Escuela de Ciencias del Lenguaje

Sección de Lenguas para Fines Generales y Académicos

Inglés con Fines Generales y Académicos I

Unit 1: My life and my preferences

Unit task: A day in the life of a student at Univalle
Lesson task: Introduce yourself to the class1
Skills involved: Listening, speaking, writing.
EGP: Introducing yourself
EGAP: Identifying the speech situation
Grammar & Vocab: To Be
Time: 6 hours

Pre-Task
1. Look at the picture. Then, answer the questions below.

● Who are they?

● Are they happy?
● Where are they?

2. Watch the video and then answer orally.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkXcNZckW28 (Only until second 53)

● What names do you remember? _______________________

● Where are some people from? ________________________
● Are they at work? __________________________________

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This class material was designed by Luz Marina Faustino and Norbella Miranda (2020-2).
 ● Are they on vacation? _______________________________
3. Have a look at the following charts and do some practice before listening to a new
part of the video.

If

you need help with the alphabet in English,

listen and practice here:
https://www.passporttoenglish.com/Beginning-English/Basic-English/Letters-in-
English.html
4. Watch the following ways to introduce yourself. Discuss the information with your
class and then practice pronunciation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYYLe06dJjE

5. Work in pairs in breakout rooms. Read the conversation below with a classmate.
Then, change the underlined words, make a new conversation using your own
information and practice. Be ready to share your conversation with the rest of the
class when you return to the main room.

Andrés: So, Ana. Where are you from?

Ana: I am from the Atlantic coast.
Andrés: So, you are costeña, eh? Sounds cool. Are you from Santa Marta?
Ana: No, I’m from Barranquilla. And you? What’s your name?
Andrés: I am Andrés.
Ana: Where are you from?
Andrés: I am from the coffee region.
Ana: Wow! The coffee region! I love that place. Which city are you from?
Andrés: I am from Armenia.
Ana: How old are you?
Andrés: I am 20 (years old). How old are you?
Ana: I am 18 (years old).

Adapted from World English 1, Cengage Learning

Add questions to continue talking about yourselves. See some examples of questions
below and add more questions of your choice. When you hear a bell ringing, return to
the main room. Be ready to share your work with the rest of the class.
 - And what do you study?
- What is your favorite subject?
- What’s your phone number?
- …….

● If you need help with numbers in English, listen and practice here:
http://www.languageguide.org/english/numbers/

During -Task:
6. Individual work: You will introduce yourself orally to the rest of the group, adding
more information than you provided the first day of class. You will need this- here’s
our country and nationality:

- Change the text below to adapt it to your own information.

My name is Adriana.
I am Colombian.
I am from Cali, the traditional land of the Lilies indigenous people.
I am 25 years old.
I graduated from Santa Librada School in 2019.
I am an Industrial Design student.
I am in the second semester.
I am single / married / divorced / in a relationship.

- Now, write a sticky note on Jamboard OR a post on Padlet with this

information about yourself. Your teacher will provide you with the link.
Make sure to start your sentences with a capital letter, to write complete
sentences and to finish your sentences with a period.

-
correctly.
Colombia-- Colom
Practice your self-introduction. Make sure you pronounce key words
Remember that you can type your sentences on this link
https://howjsay.com to hear and practice pronunciation.

- Now, introduce yourself orally to the rest of the class.

Post-Task
7. Google form. Complete the listening exercise; your teacher will provide the link.
8. Clarity English.
Complete or/and revise your work about the Verb Be in Clarity (Am/Is/ARE).
Follow this link:
 https://sites.google.com/correounivalle.edu.co/licenciasysoftwareunivalle/clarity-
english?authuser=0

● Tense Buster
● Elementary
● Am/Is/Are

9. Complete this exercise online:

Beginner 1 | Lesson 1 | Be Verb
Meet the Teachers
Two teachers introduce themselves and talk about their families.
http://www.elllo.org/english/grammar/L1-01-AimeeTodd-Intros-BeVerb.htm

10. Complete this exercise online. First day of a class: A teacher’s introduction
https://www.esl-lab.com/academic-english/college-classes/

What’s the teacher’s name?

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