1 OPENER

Look at the photo.

Guess: Which of these words are in there?
Boat dolphin geography museum ocean
Radio restaurant sailing sea stars train

THEORY
We are going to watch a video, where is explained the
present progressive and simple present and their
differences.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dToboUPXdxE
2 PRESENTATION

Steves sister is working on boat this summer. Read

hear e-mail and identify the simple present and
present progressive.
Hello!
We`re sailing from Miami to Barbados in the
Caribbean, and I`m having a fabulous time. I`m
writing this on a laptop computer. It`s a beautiful
day, the sun is shining, and dolphins are playing
around the boat right now!
What`s a typical day like at sea? Well, I get up at
seven, and we have breakfast at eight- we have coffee
and toast. At nine, I go on watch for three hours. At
noon, I start cooking lunch, and we have lunch at 1
pm. In the afternoon, we read and sunbathe. At five, I
write e-mails, and at six, we listen to the news on the
radio. We have dinner at seven, and go on watch again
at eight- I sit outside and look at the stars. And at nine
I go to sleep!
Now it`s time to listen to the news.
Love,
Cathy
3 COMPREHENSION
True or false? Correct the false sentences.
1 Cathy is sailing top Miami.
2 The Weather is sunny.

3
4
5
6

They have tea and toast for breakfast.

She starts cooking lunch at twelve o clock.
In the afternoon, she listens to the radio.
They listen to the news before dinner.

4 GRAMMAR
Complete.
Simple Present
At noon, I start cooking lunch.
In the afternoon, they
She
-

(sit) outside and

(read) and sunbathe.

(look) at the start.

We use the simple present to talk about routines.

Present Progressive
Were sailing from Miami to Barbados.
She

(have) a fabulous time.

Dolphins

(play) around the boat right now.

We use present progressive to talk about what is

happening now

5 GRAMMAR PRACTICE

Answer the questions about routines on the boat what

time
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Does Cathy get up?

Do they have breakfast?
Does Cathy go on watch?
Do they have lunch?
Does Cathy write e-mails?
Do they listen to the news?
Do they have dinner?
Does Cathy go to sleep?

7 READING
Read the conversation. Then match the job
descriptions with the photos.

SARA

My father plays the trumpet and saxophone with a jazz band

Called UpBeat. Theres a great music scene in Mexico.

DOMINIC My mother teaches math and French at a school in Montreal.

OLGA

My mother translates English into Russian at international

Conferences. She sometimes works at the United Nations in New
York.

STEVE

Dad works with the New York Police Department, and he drives
a police car. He helps when there are traffic accidents.

ANITA

Mom works at New York General Hospital.

She takes care of people who are sick or hurt.
She often works at night.

RYAN

My father works for continental Airlines. He flies planes to the far

Eats ----- thats why hes often away from home.

1 VOCABULARY
Ask and answer questions about the people in the photos. Choose from
these jobs.

Jobs
Cleaner doctor electrician firefighter
hairdresser interpreter journalist model
musician nurse pilot police officer
salesperson taxi driver teacher waiter

Now read answer the next in exercise 6 again. What are the people doing in
the photos?
1
2
3
4
5
6

Christine is teaching math/French.

Paul is driving a taxi/police car.
David is flying to a Brazil/japan.
Rani is taking care of woman/man.
Chico is playing the saxophone/trumpet.
Valentina is speaking Russian/English.

2 PRONUNCIATION
Watch the video; know some other professions
and occupations, while practicing their
pronunciation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwTDqG62_Vk

Teacher writer- nurse- doctor- dentisthairdresser- dancer- plumber- singer- painterlawyer- manager.

3 SPEAKING
Ask other students questions about their family.

4 WRITING
Choose two famous people. Write about what they do, and say what you
think theyre doing right now. Show your notes to other students.

Adriana Lima is a model. She models clothes at fashion shows. I think she`s
reading her e-mail right now.
2 WHOSE TURN IS IT?

Possesives
Question: Whose?
Expressing posession
Posessive pronouns

1 OPENER
Which of these can you see in the photo?

A bag - a bottle of water a camera a cap a silver earring French

fries - a magazine - a quiz - a quiz machine sneakers sunglasses
sweatshirt

2 THEORY
In the following videos you can learn the correct use of the possessive
and the question whose:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SBCVMw1gjo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_l8mUJIlyo

3 PRESENTATION
Anita
Sara
Steve
Carlos
Anita

Excellent, Sara!
Thanks. Who to plays next?
Whose turn is it?
I think its mine.
No. it is not yours. Its Steve s turn.

CARLOS

Sorry. But it is not his. It really is mine.

STEVE

Hey. Whats the problem? We can have two teams and

All play at the same time.
Good idea. Steve you play with me and Anita can play
With Carlos.

CARLOS

But I want to play with you.

Dont get mad, Carlos. Its only a game.

3 COMPREHESION
Match the questions with the answers. There is one wrong answer.
1. Who is playing on the quiz machine?

2. Whose turn is it?

3. Does Anita think it`s Steve`s turn?
4. What is Steve`s turn?
5. Does Carlos want to play with Anita?
6. Who gets angry?

a. Yes, she does.

b. Carlos does.
c. Carlos thinks it`s his.
d. No, Carlos isn`t.
e. No, he doesnt.
f.

Sara is.

g. They can all play at the same time.

4 GRAMMAR
Complete

Possessive
Adjectives

possessive
pronouns

My
Your
His/her
Our
Your
Their

______
______
______/hers
ours
yours
theirs

5 GRAMMAR PRACTICE
Complete with possessive pronouns.
These are Dominics sneakers. Theyre his
1

Thats my bag. Its ____

2 This is our dinner. Its ____

3 These are your CD. Theyre ____
4 The sunglasses are Steves. Theyre ____
5 Theyre Ryan and Amys books. Theyre _____
6 That guitar is Anitas. Its _____

7 SPEAKING
Look carefully at the photo on page 12. Ask and answer questions about
these things.
Black T-shirt blue bag silver earring French fries blue top gray
sweatshirt pink top - watch - sunglasses - white cap

Whose is the blue bag?.

Its Anitas

Whose are the sunglasses?

Theyre Steves

8 PRONUNCIATION
Listen to the following and read the subtitles to practice the
pronunciation with the possessive pronouns:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwBFOK5kgHA

9 WRITING
Dominic and Olga find three bags: a red one, a blue one, and a green
one. But they do not know whose bags they are: Carlos`s, Sara`s, or
Rosie`s.
OLGA
Let`s see what`s inside the red one. Whose CDs are
these?
DOMINIC
Sara`s.
OLGA

They aren`t Carlo`s. they`re in Spanish, I think they`re

Yes, it`s Sara`s bag.

Continue the dialogue.

3 ITS SUNNER

Comparative adjetives (-er, more)

Making comparisons (1)

1 OPENER
Whats the weather like today?
Is it sunny or rainy, hot or cold?
2 THEORY
Let`s watch a video to know forming the comparative adjectives

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7oxnrsghto
3 PRESENTATION

Read the following dates:

IS THE WEATHER CHANGING?
YES

NO

Its sunnier. Word temperatures are

0.6C higher than 140 years ago. The
Earth is hotter now than any time in the
Last 200 years.

Changes in temperature arent

new. Over hundreds of years the
Earth gets hotter and then it gets
Colder again.

The Ocean is getting higher. Its about

10 to 25 cm higher than 100 year ago.

We cant be sure about what is

Happening in Antarctica and the
Arctic Ocean.

The seasons are changing. In many

Countries spring comers three weeks
Earlier and autumn starts and is
longer.

We dont have a lot of information

about seasons in other parts of
the world.

Its rainier in some parts of the world

and drier in others. The weather is
Wetter in winter in northern Europe and
North America. In the tropics Its drier
in summer.

Rain is a more difficult problem

than temperature. We dont know
how much it rains over the ocean.

3 COMPREHENSION
Choose the correct word.
1 the Heart is hotter/ colder now than 200 year ago.
2 the Ocean is higher/ hitter than 100 years ago.
3 Spring in many countries is earlier/later.
4 Autumn in many countries is shorter/longer.
5 Winter is rainier/sunnier in the north.
6 Summer in the tropics is drier/ wetter.
7 Changes in temperature are new/old.
7

its easer/more difficult to be sure about rain.

4 GRAMMAR
Complete

ADJETIVE

COMPARATIVE

Cold
High
Short
Late
Big
Hot
Wet
Dry
Easy
Sunny
Difficult
Famous
Expensive
Popular

cold____
________
________
later
bigger
hotter
wet____
drier
________
________
more difficult
_______ famous
_______ expensive
_______ popular

Irregular
Good
Bad

better
worse

5 GRAMMAR PRACTICE
Write true sentences using comparative adjectives.
The tropies
Chinese
New Yorks population
Ryans hair
The Artic
A cellphone

Jennifer lopez
Olgas bag

Big
Cold
Difficult
Expensive
Famous
Short
Small
sunny

The tropics are sunnier than Antarctica

Chinese is more difficult than English
6 VOCABULARY
Complete the words words for the four seasons
Sp______ su__________ a _______ w_________

Math these words with the pictures.

Cloudy rainy sunny windy

Antarctica
Emglish
Steves
Her backpack
Joss Stone
Brazil
A calculator
Washingtons

7 PRONUNCIATION
Listen to the following song, in practice the comparative adjectives:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7ph7zh7em4

8 SPEAKING
Read is the weather changing? Again. What is happening in your country?
Think about these questions:

Temperature: is it hotter in summer and colder in winter now?

Rain: is it wetter or drier in the different seasons now?

Season: are the times of the seasons changing?

Is it hotter in summer now?

Is it wetter in spring now?

9 WRITING
Look at chart in exercise 7 and write a paragraph comparing todayss
weather in your town/city and the cities in the chart.

Our weather is better/worse than Londons

Its hotter/ colder in New York than here.

4 QUESTIONNAIRE
INTEGRATED SKILLS

WHICH IS YOUR
FAVORITE COLOR?
A Red or yellow.
B Brown or gray.
C Blue or green.

WHEN YOU ARE

SHOPPING, DO YOU
A know what you want and buy it?
B ask for a friends help?
C compare thing in lots of stores?

WHEN YOU ARE TALKING TO

SOMEONE, DO YOU.
A touch you r hair or face?
B touch the person you are talking to?
C fold your arms?

DO YOU LIKE IT MORE

WHEN YOU ARE
A alone?
B with lots of people?
C with two or three friends?

WHEN YOU SEE SOMETHING

FUNNY, DO YOU
A laugh a lot?
B laugh?
C smile?

WHICH IS EASER WHEN

YOU HAVE A PROBLEM?
A to call someone
B to e-mail someone.
C to go and see someone.

WHICH IS YOUR FAVORITE

TIME OF THE DAY?
A the morning.
B the afternoon.
C late at night.

WHICH IS YOUR FAVORITE

EVENING ACTIVITY?
A Watching TV.
B Talking to a friend.
C Going to a party.

HOW OFTEN DO YOU WEAR THE

SAME CLOTHES THE NEXT DAY?
A Sometimes
B never.
C Very often.

WHEN YOU ARE ANGRY WITH

PEOPLE, DO YOU
A shout at them?
B discuss the problem with them?
C Say nothing?

1 OPENER
Choose two of these adjective to describe you
Personality

Personality adjectives
Careful - confident - friendly - happy helpful
Open quiet serious shy

2 READING
Read and answer the questionnaire.

3 LISTENING
Listen and write down your partners answers to the questionnaire.

4 SPEAKING
Compare your answers with other students. What do your answers say about
your personality? Is there anything you want to change in the description of
your personality?

5 WRITING

Use your answers to the questionnaire and write a

paragraph about your personality.

ATTITUDE AND
APTITUDE AFTER THE
COURSE
By the time the unit is completed, students can
demonstrate that they have the capacity to talk about
themselves and other people; to give information
about own actions or related to others. On the other
hand, students will be able to recognize and accept
other personalities and, indeed, they could establish
better personal relationships, in and out the class.

REALISTIC TIMELINE
The unit is designed to be developed in one month. It
is divided in four parts, so, every week is going to be
focused on just one part.
There are three classes a week (Monday, Wednesday
and Friday).
On Monday's classes, is going to be carried out the
opener, the theory, the presentation and the

comprehension.
On Wednesdays classes, students will practice
grammar, reading and vocabulary.
On Fridays classes, the time will be invested to
work pronunciation, speaking and writing.
The three classes of the last week will be used for
working in the integrate skills.