Oficina de Bilingüismo

Fundación Universitaria Tecnologico Comfenalco

ENGLISH 1
SELF-STUDY GUIDE
FIRST TERM

Teacher: Carmen Sofia Barrios Serrano

Welcoming paragraph:

Hello my dear students. I would like to welcome you all to this new experience,
first of all by letting you know that you can always count on me for whatever you
need through-out this process. I am sure we will have a lot of fun and also learn
many interesting things.

Methodology:

 As you already know we will be developing our classes online. For which
we will be using the platforms Teams and Ferrum.
 I will schedule meetings every week through the platform Teams.
 I will upload all the information regarding the classes on Ferrum.
 We will develop our classes in three terms. Each term we will work on a
different communicative subject.
 Every term I will share with you on Ferrum a self-study guide, such as this
one, with different activities in order for you to work on autonomously.
The guide is divided in 4 stages.

Stage 1: Warm-up.
Stage 2: Topic presentation.
Stage 3: Practice. INTERACT App
Stage 4: Project.

 We will cover each aspect of the guide each week on our meeting on
Teams.

Communicative objectives:

• Greeting and saying goodbye

• Introducing oneself and others
• Exchanging basic personal information
 • Describing daily activities
• Identifying and describing people
• Telling about jobs
• Expressing likes and dislikes
• Talking about spare-time activities
• Talking about routines"

Stage 1
Warm-up

Warm-up space:

Answer the following questions

1. What’s your name?

2. How old are you?

3. Where are you from?

4. Where do you live?

5. What´s your favorite TV program?

6. What’s your hobby?

7. Who is your favorite singer?

8. What is your favorite music?

9. What is your favorite food?

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ACTIVITY
Complete the following example of a Facebook profile with your own answers.
 Stage 2
Topic Presentation

Presentation of the unit’s function and language space:

Functions and language
 Introduce yourself
 Articles a/an
 Possessives: my/your/his/her
 Present simple form of Be
 Ask and answer questions about your daily activities
 Telling the time and asking about routines
 Talk about your family
 This is/Possessives My/his/he
 Talk about what people like

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Activity: write a or an
1. There is   green English book on the desk.

2. She's reading   old comic.

3. They've got   idea.

4. He is drinking   cup of coffee.

5. The girl is   pilot.

6. Leipzig has   airport.

 7. This is   expensive bike.

8. Look! There's   bird flying.

9. My father is   honest person.

10. My friend likes to be   astronaut.

On line activity

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/nouns/exercises
Video extra explanation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rF070hPFbas&app=desktop
 Talk about what people like

Open your book on page 25 and complete the exercises:

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 Examples:

When expressing likes and dislikes using the simple present:

I like apples
You dislike bananas Don’t like…
We enjoy eating pears
They prefer eating pizza

She likes hot dogs Doesn’t like…

He likes hamburgers

Do you like…?
Yes, I do
No, I don’t

Does she like…?

Yes, she does

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No, she doesn’t

Example:

Complete with your own answer

Do you like pizza?

What kind of pizza do you like?

Does your mom like pizza too?

What kind of pizza does your mom like?

Open your book on page 27 and complete the exercise.

 Talk about yourself (likes and dislikes)
Complete with your own information

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 1. Likes and dislikes + ing

Answer:
What do you enjoy reading? What do you like to eat? What do you love to study?

What do you like writing about? What sport do you enjoy practicing?
ACTIVITY: What is your favorite food?? What are the ingredients of your
favorite food? Do you like fast food?? Which is your favorite?
Circle doesn’t or don’t to complete each sentence.

1. An astronaut on the International Space Station doesn’t / don’t have a lot

of free time.

2. Astronauts doesn’t / don’t work all day on Saturday.

3. An astronaut doesn’t / don’t have the same schedule every day.

4. We doesn’t / don’t work on weekends.

5. I doesn’t / don’t work in an office.

6. My office doesn’t / don’t have a window.

7. She doesn’t / don’t travel for her job.

8. You doesn’t / don’t have a busy schedule.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1YMiGsdjxM
What’s your job /Occupation? Write a short description
 Stage 3
Practice App

Interact App activities 1 -6

Stage 4
Project

Project
Create a PowerPoint presentation about your favorite restaurant in Cartagena,
describe the place and the food they offer. Explain why this is your favorite
place.

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