NATIONAL AUTONOMOUS

UNIVERSITY OF CHOTA
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SELF-EDUCATIONAL

ENGLISH I

CIVIL ENGINEERING

Synthesizes the different tenses of the verbs studied

orally and in written way, applying a communicative
COURSE
sense based on the language as a second language and
COMPETENCE in accordance with the foreign code.

Author:
Mg. Ever Jaime Tapia Rojas

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 INDEX
I. PROLOGUE.......................................................................................................................................... 3
II. DEVELOPMENT OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................................... 4
UNIT OF LEARNING I ............................................................................................................................... 5
1. INTROCUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 6
1.1. Presentation and context ....................................................................................................... 6
1.2. General competence .............................................................................................................. 6
1.3. Specific competence ............................................................................................................... 6
1.4. Attitudes ................................................................................................................................. 6
1.5. Contents ................................................................................................................................. 6
2. DEVELPMENT OF TOPICS ................................................................................................................ 7
2.1. Topic 01 (First Week): Greetings............................................... ¡Error! Marcador no definido.
2.2. Topic 02 (First Week): Verb to be & Subject Pronouns ............. ¡Error! Marcador no definido.
2.3. Topic 03 (Second Week): Possessive Adjectives ....................... ¡Error! Marcador no definido.
2.4. Topic 04 (Second Week): Question Words ............................... ¡Error! Marcador no definido.
2.5. Topic 05 (Third Week): The Verb Have Got .............................. ¡Error! Marcador no definido.
2.6. Topic 06 (Third Week): The Verb Have Got Part II .................... ¡Error! Marcador no definido.
2.7. Topic 07 (Fourth Week): Present Simple Affirmative Form ...... ¡Error! Marcador no definido.
2.8. Topic 08 (Fourth Week): Present Simple Part II ........................ ¡Error! Marcador no definido.
2.9. Topic 09 (Fifth Week): Can ...................................................................................................... 9
2.10. Topic 10 (Fifth Week): Review and Pecha Kucha Organization ......................................... 14
2.11. Topic 11 (Sixth Week): There is/there are ............................ ¡Error! Marcador no definido.
2.12. Topic 12 (Sixth Week): Plurals, Countable and Uncountable Nouns .... ¡Error! Marcador no
definido.
2.13. Topic 13 (Seventh Week): This, that, these and those .......... ¡Error! Marcador no definido.
2.14. Topic 14 (Seventh Week): Pecha Kucha Presentation .......... ¡Error! Marcador no definido.
2.15. Topic 15, 16 (Eighth Week): Practice and Mid Term Exam ... ¡Error! Marcador no definido.
3. QUIZZES ............................................................................................ ¡Error! Marcador no definido.
4. SELF EVALUATION............................................................................. ¡Error! Marcador no definido.
III. GLOSSARY ..................................................................................................................................... 19
IV. BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES........................................................................................................ 20

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I. PROLOGUE

The development of this course is of virtual

nature, aimed at developing the four language
skills in the student: listening, reading, speaking
and writing; in such a way that through them
innovation, creativity, criticism and decision-
making can be fostered in the development of
autonomous learning, based on the communicative
approach and taking as a reference the Common
European Framework of Reference.
This course is the continuity of learning general
English obtained in Basic Education, aimed at a
university and professional level; acquiring the
necessary functionality in real contexts.
. Para lo cual el estudiante realizará presentaciones
personales, de su familia y amigos; así como
también descripciones de eventos pasados
importantes vinculado lo que aprende con su
carrera profesional, entendiendo que la asignatura
de Inglés I, pertenece al área de Estudios
Generales.
In the development of each unit, the student is
required to be able to express themselves
adequately, both orally and in written way; using
grammatical structures correctly. For this, the
student will make personal presentations, from his
family and friends; as well as descriptions of
important past events aligned to what they learn
with their professional career, understanding that
the course of English I belongs to the General
Studies Area.
Las unidades de aprendizaje que se desarrollan en
la presente asignatura son dos y se denominan:
I. Nice to Meet You.
II. What do you do?

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 II.

Prepositions of place
Greetings, The verb to be:
(+) ,(-) ,(?) form Subject
The imperative
pronouns
Present continuous
Possessive adjectives -
-Present simple-adverbs of Question words.
frequency
- Prepositions of time- The verb have got: (+), (-),
Questions (?) form
--Present simple, Present
continuous Present simple / do / does,
DEVELOPMENT OF CONTENTS

- Practice of present simple (-) ,(?) form

and present continuous
-Can,
-Review and Pecha Kucha
-The possessive case criteria
-Possession/who/whose
There is/there are; some/any
-Plurals, countable
--Reading: The Lucky Number
and uncountable
-Was/Were
nouns
-This/That – These/Those
-Pecha Kucha Presentation
Past simple
UNIT LEARNING I: NICE TO MEET YOU

UNIT LEARNING II: WHAT DO YOU DO?

Practice: Write a short text

Practice: write a paragraph describing his/her free time
talking about his/her past activities.
events. MID TERM EXAM I

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FINAL EXAM
 UNIT OF LEARNING I

NICE TO MEET YOU

SPECIFIC COMPETENCE

At the end of this unit, students will be able to

communicate orally and in written way using the
grammatical structures of the verb “to be” correctly as well
as, they will differentiate the grammatical structures of the
"Simple Present and the Present Continuous".

Author:
Mg. Ever Jaime Tapia Rojas

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1. INTROCUCTION
1.1. Presentation and context
The development of the area of English I, will be developed in a non-face-to-face mode, so it requires
a lot of willingness and personal will to achieve the competence of the unit, although it is true,
learning face-to-face has its own advantages, however, support will not be neglected so that the
student can achieve the expected learning. In this academic year 2020-I, they will be accompanied
through the Google Meet platform provided by the University, which they can access from the place
they are using any device that is connected to the internet. In this unit, we will help you to use the
various learning tools used by the Classroom platform in order to become familiar and interact with
the teacher so that the contents of the subject can be developed, as well as the activities, self-
evaluations and evaluations that lead to Communicating in oral and written form using the
grammatical structures of the verb "to be" correctly as well as differentiating the grammatical
structures of "Simple Present and Present Continuous".

1.2. General competence

Synthesizes the different tenses of the verbs studied orally and in written way, applying a
communicative sense based on the language as a second language and in accordance with the foreign
code.

1.3. Specific competence

At the end of this unit, students will be able to communicate orally and in written way using the
grammatical structures of the verb “to be” correctly as well as, they will Differentiate the grammatical
structures of the "Simple Present and the Present Continuous".

1.4. Attitudes
 Helps his/her classmates
 Organizes his/her study times.
 Respect for the rules of coexistence.
 Sense of organization.
 Perseverance in tasks.

1.5. Contents
Unit Learning 01
 First week
Greetings
The verb to be: (+) ,(-) ,(?) form
Subject pronouns
 Second week
Possessive adjectives
Question words.

 Third week
The verb have got: (+), (-), (?) form
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  Fourth week
Present simple / do / does, (-) ,(?) form
 Fifth week
Comparisons
Can,
 Sixth week
There is/there are
some/any-Plurals
countable and uncountable nouns
 Seventh week
This/That – These/Those
Reading: The Lucky Number
 Eight week
Practice: Write a short text describing his/her free time activities
Mid Term Exam I

2. DEVELPMENT OF TOPICS

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 TOPIC 09

Can

Performance: Students will be able express

ability though different sentences.

Author:
Mg. Ever Jaime Tapia Rojas
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 1.6. Topic 09 (Fifth Week): Can

A. Grammar.

CAN / CAN'T
Affirmative Question Negative
I can swim. Can I swim? I can't swim
You can swim. Can you swim? You can't swim
He can swim. Can he swim? He can't swim
She can swim. Can she swim? She can't swim
It can swim. Can it swim? It can't swim
We can swim. Can we swim? We can't swim
You can swim. Can you swim? You can't swim
They can swim. Can they swim? They can't swim

Short Answers
We use can / can't to show ability in
Yes, I / he / they can
the present.
No, you / she / we can't e.g. I can ride a bike.
can't = cannot Giraffes can eat leaves from tall trees.
in formal English

B. Complete the sentences with can/can’t.

can fly.
1. A fly .........
can get some books from the bookstore.
2. We .........
't
can't speak.
3. Elephants .........
can't read.
4. Babies .........
can't do the exercise. It’s difficult.
5. Peter .........
can climb trees.
6. Cats .........
7. Superman .........can fly.

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C. Put the words in the correct order.

1. speak / English. / can / I

I can speak english.
....................................................................................
2. play / Tom / can’t / guitar. / the
Tom can't the play guitar.
....................................................................................
3. Mary / play / can’t / Jane / football. / and
Mary and jane can't play football.
....................................................................................
4. bike. / children / ride / the / can / a
The children can ride a bike.
...........................................................................

D. Look at the pictures and give short answers.

1. Can she drive a car?

No she can't
......................................
2. Can she play the guitar?
yes,she can
.................................
3. Can they fly?
yes, they can
..................................................
4. Can it climb a tree?
no, it can't
......................................
5. Can it jump?
yes, it can
...................................................
6. Can he write? yes, he can
.................................................

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E. Write short answers.

No. she can't

1. Can your mum drive a car? .............................
No, I can't
2. Can you play the guitar? ..................................
yes, I can a little
3. Can you speak English? ...................................
Yes, they can
4. Can your friends play football? .............................
yes, I can
5. Can you ride a horse? ........................................
yes, he can
6. Can your friend speak English? ................................
yes, I can
7. Can you play chess? ....................................
yes, he can
8. Can your father swim?..................................

F. Complete the survey. first, answer the questions. then interview 2 clasmates

QUESTION YOU CLASSMATE 1 CLASSMATE 2

Can you swim?

Can you speak English?

Can you write letters and e-

mails?

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G. Order the words to make questions.

can I borrow your pencil?

can I ask a you question?

can you help me please?

can you close the door?

can I open the windows?

'
can I eat some candies?

can you give me some water?

H. Look for extra info here.

http://www.slideshare.net/MJSIMOES/abilitiescan-powerpoint
http://www.slideshare.net/btlsvr/can-cant-abilities?related=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a91oTyA0Oq8

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 TOPIC 10

Performance: Students will be able to Review

different topics in a practice and get to know the
aspects and the criteria to be assess in their Pecha
Kucha presentations.

Author:
Mg. Ever Jaime Tapia Rojas

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 1.7. Topic 10 (Fifth Week): Review and Pecha Kucha Organization

A. Students only give a presentation of 6 slides with 20 seconds each.

SLIDE 01

 Choose a photo of your own and paste in ppt.

 Use only clues if necessary, otherwise only photos
 Say your name and surnames.
 Say where you come from.
 Say your age.
 Say your hobby.
 Say what career you study.
 Say what cycle you are in.

SLIDE 02

 Paste a picture of your family

 Say how many members there are in your family.
 Say how many siblings you have.
 Describe your family one by one, saying names, age, occupation, where
they live.

SLIDE 03

 Describe your daily routine

 use different pictures for each action (at least 8 actions)

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 SLIDE 04

 Say where you studied primary and high school.

 Say who your best friends were.
 Say what your favorite subject was.
 Say who your favorite teacher was.

SLIDE 05

 Describe your favorite celebrity: soccer player, artist, singer, actor, and
writer.
 Mention all basic information.

SLIDE 06

 Free topic.

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B. Students are explained the way they will do their presentations.

C. Links to look for this strategy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3F1h_BbUx0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o55VcjHipPI

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2.1. Class 09-week 5

Quiz 09

a. Read the next paragraphs and answer the questions.

Nicholas James Vujicic

My name is Nicholas James Vujicic. I have a strange illness called Tetra-
amelia syndrome. I don’t have arms and legs. But I can do many different
things. I can do the things people with 2 legs and 2 arms do, but I can do
them in a different way. For example, I can swim, I can roller skate, and I
can write using my mouth. And the most important, I can play with my little
son.

What health problem does Nicholas have?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
What can Nicholas James Vujicic do? Write 4 abilities:
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Daniel Tammet

Daniel Tammet is from England. He has autistics savant syndrome. His

memory is extraordinary. He can remember the 22 514 digits of the
mathematical PI number. People can only remember that PI is 3.14.16.
Tammet can speak 16 different languages. He can write books and give
conferences.

What health problem does Daniel have?

……………………………………………………………………………………………….

What can Daniel Tammet do? Write 3 abilities:

……………………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………

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2.2. Class 10-week 5

Quiz 10

a. In this part you can watch the videos or you can ask your teacher for help

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3F1h_BbUx0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o55VcjHipPI

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III. GLOSSARY
 Answer /ˈænsər/ (verb) A spoken or written reply, as to a question.
 Ask /æsk/ (noun) To put a question to; inquire of.
 British /ˈbrɪtɪʃ/ (Adjective) The people of Great Britain.
 Figure /ˈfɪgjər/ (noun) A written or printed symbol representing something.
 Listen /ˈlɪsən/ (verb) To make an effort to hear something.
 Meet /mit/ (noun) Formerly known as Hangouts Meet, is the platform for Google video
calls, allowing virtual meetings or online presentations, within the scope of telework or
Internet education.
 Pecha Kucha /pecha Kucha/ (noun) It is an strategy used to give presentations of twenty
slides in twenty seconds each.
 Prologue /ˈproʊlɑg/ (noun) It is an opening to a story that establishes the context and gives
background details
 Self-Educational /self-edʒəˈkeɪʃənəl/ (noun) Referred to a guide used for autonomous
learning.

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IV. BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES

Evans, V. & Dooley, J. (2012). Prime time 1. Student book &workbook. Edit. Express Publishing.

Evans, V. & Dooley, J. (2012). Prime time 1. Workbook and grammar. Edit. Express Publishing.

Evans, V. & Dooley, J. (2010). Upload 1. Student book and workbook. EU: Express Publishing.

Harmer, J. (2007). How to Teach English. New Edition. Pearson Education Limited.

LONGMAN EDITORS. (2010). Longman Dictionary Pocket. Inglés – Español- Inglés. Second Edition.

Milne, J. (2005). The Lucky Number. Macmillan Publishers Limited

Murphy, R. (1997). Essential Grammar in Use. Second Edition. Cambridge University Press.

Richards, J. C. & Bohlke, D. (2012). Four Corners 1. First Edition. Cambridge University Press.

Saslow, J. & Ascher, A. (2013). Top notch fundamentals. 2nd Edition. US: Pearson.

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