UNIVERSIDAD PONTIFICIA BOLIVARIANA CENTRO DE LENGUAS

CURSOS INTENSIVOS PRIMER BIMESTRE 2021

ENGLISH V NRC: 50234 VIRTUAL (60 HOURS)
PROFESSOR: MARTHA CABALLERO
SCHEDULE: MON., TUE., WED., THU. FROM 6:30 TO 9 P.M.

DATE: TUESDAY, JANUARY 19TH, 2021

1. SELF-INTRODUCTION ( 6 STUDENTS +10= 16 // 6 MISSING FOR TOMORROW… GET READY!)

2. TOPIC 1: MAKING A DIFFERENCE

2.1. VIDEO: CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO WATCH A VIDEO CALLED "Unsung Hero". IT ONLY LASTS 3:05. TAKE NOTES AND
GET
READY TO COMMENT ON THE VIDEO. KEEP IN MIND THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS TO ORGANIZE YOUR NOTE TAKING:

WHAT TYPE OF VIDEO IS IT?

WHAT INFORMATION DO YOU HAVE ON THE VIDEO?
WHAT IS THE VIDEO ABOUT?
WHO ARE THE CHARACTERS IN THE STORY? WHERE ARE THEY? HOW ARE THEY
CONNECTED?
WHAT IS THE MORAL OF THE STORY TOLD IN THE VIDEO?
WHAT IS IT THAT YOU DESIRE MOST IN YOUR LIFE?

LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uawa2gbcnju

2.2. TOPIC 1: MAKING A DIFFERENCE 

 
  Listening  Reading  Speaking  Writing+ Grammar  Vocabulary 
Writing
worksheets 
Unit 1: Making a Inspiring Food rescue Talking about Writing about Review of Collocations to
Difference   dreams  mission   ways to help  someone who present and describe giving
C: People who have   People who have has made a past tenses  help 
made a difference  made a difference in
F: Talking about difference  your life 
present and past Helping your How are you
actions   audience going to make
visualize  the
difference? 
 
2.3. LISTENING PRACTICE:  dooooooooooooooooooooooooo
GO TO: HTTPS://LEARNENGLISHTEENS.BRITISHCOUNCIL.ORG/SKILLS/LISTENING-SKILLS-PRACTICE/IMPORTANT-PEOPLE 
Listen to five speakers talking about important people in their lives. During the lesson time, we will work on 
speakers A and B. At home, listen to speakers C, D and E and do exercises in the website to practise and
improve your listening skills. 
 
 
 
 
3. INDIVIDUAL QUIZ:
Complete the text below with the correct present, past or future form of the verbs in brackets. Sometimes 
there is more than one possible answer.  
 
I 1 (want) _____ to be a vet ever since I was little. I 2 (not have) _____ any brothers or sisters and so I 3 (do)
_____ everything with my dog, Goldie, when I 4 (grow up) ____. 
Goldie was my best friend! These days we 5 (have) _____ another dog, Sparkle,
a cat, two rabbits and two budgerigars, and I 6 (look) _____ after them all. At the moment the cat isn’t well, so
I 7 (let) _____ her sleep in my room so I can take care of her. When I 8 (wake) _____
up this morning she 9 (sleep) _____ on my bed and she 10 (look) _____ very happy! Next month I 11 (start)
_____ working on a farm one day a week. I 12 (work) _____ with cows, sheep and horses and I
hope that I 13 (gain) _____ some useful experience with farm animals by the time I go to university. 
 
 
4. HOMEWORK:
4.1. CHECK YOUR INSTITUTIONAL EMAIL. DOWNLOAD THE FILES SENT AND WORK ON THE FILE CALLED “WRITING TASK 1: SELF-
REFLECTION:HOW ABOUT YOU?”. GET READY TO SHARE IT WITH THE CLASS TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20TH, 2020 AT
6:30 P.M. 4.1. REVISE SU CORREO ELECTRÓNICO INSTITUCIONAL. DESCARGUE LOS ARCHIVOS ENVIADOS Y
TRABAJE EN EL ARCHIVO LLAMADO "TAREA DE ESCRITURA 1: AUTO REFLEXIÓN: ¿QUÉ TAL USTED?".
PREPÁRESE PARA COMPARTIRLO CON LA CLASE MAÑANA, MIÉRCOLES, 20 DE ENERO,

4.2. REVIEW THE PRESENT AND PAST TENSES

4.3. At home, listen to speakers C, D and E and do exercises in the website to practise and improve your
listening skills:  GO TO: HTTPS://LEARNENGLISHTEENS.BRITISHCOUNCIL.ORG/SKILLS/LISTENING-SKILLS-PRACTICE/IMPORTANT-
PEOPLE