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MILESTONES
LESSON A SMALL STEPS
Ask & Answer
What is your future goal?

My goal is to finish my English classes

in order to graduate this year.
Unit Goals
1. Talk about stages of life.
2. Make predictions and talk
about future needs and plans.
3. Identify and discuss important
milestones in life.
4. Speculate about the likelihood
of something happening.
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VIDEO
 What would you like to do
when you retire?

When I retire, I would like

to travel around the world
in my van with my dog.

Really? Where would you go to?

I’d go to The Highlands, like

Puno so I can see The
Titicaca Lake.
 Word bank

Retirement: When
someone gets older Community: A group of people living
and stops working. together.
 Word bank

Retirement community: A place where older people live.

 Do you know anyone who lives
in a “retirement home”?
+ Yes, I do.
-No, I don’t.
At what age do people in
your country retire?
In my country people
retire at age ___.

What’s something you think

they miss the most?
Maybe they miss their
family and being able to
do things on their own.
Is there something that you were not
able do because of your age?
What was it? Explain what happened.
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VOCABULARY
 Infant Toddler Kid
0-18 months 18 months – 3 years 3-12 years

Teenager Adult Elder

13-19 years 20-60 years 60+ years
 What happens when you are a/an
______?
stage
Infant Toddler
0-18 months 18 months – 3 years

When you’re a /an _____, you ________.

stage

What memories do you have of when

you were a ____? Kid
3-12 years
Teenager
13-19 years
stage

I remember when I was a ____________, I

stage
used to _________.

Adult Elder
20-60 years 60+ years
Do you agree with Peggy, Fred
or Dr. Garcia?
I agree with ____
because…

How would you raise your

children if you had a family?
If I had a family, I
would _______
 What did you find more
interesting from the video? Do you agree with the
I think that… statements from video?
+Yes, I do because…
-No, I don’t because…

Take Notes
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LISTENING
 Which words do you think are the
most important in this sentence?

I have to buy a book

Content words are Function words are
stressed unstressed

• Nouns: Car, bank, key. • Pronouns: I, you, we.

• Verbs: Read, eat, dance. • Articles: a ,an ,the .
• Adjectives: Big, red, tall. • Prepositions: to, for, at.
• Adverbs: Fast, well, softly. • Conjunctions: and, but, or.
When did you last
hear a speech?
I heard a speech…

Where was it?

It was at…

What was it about?

It was about…
 In pairs, create a speech.
Now present your speech to the class.

Include:
• Who is it for?
• Where would it be?
• What’s the message of the
speech?
• What sayings would you use?

Example:
Our speech will be for students who will start to study English.
“Today is the start of a new beginning. Studying English will
open many doors for you.”
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SPEAKING
 Do you know how to drive?
+Yes, I do.
-No, I don’t

How do you get a driver’s

license in your country?
First, you need to______,
then _______.
Useful Expressions
Talking about plans and needs
Planning + infinitive:
• We’re planning to study together.
• He’s planning to take the test.
Going + Infinitive:
• We’re going to study together.
• He’s going to take the test.
Need + Infinitive
• We need to study together.
• He needs to take the test.
Thinking about + gerund
• We’re thinking about studying together.
• He’s thinking about taking the test.
 Ask and answer
What are your plans for the
next 5 years?
Well, I want to ________

How are you planning to do it?

I’m planning to do it by
________
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GRAMMAR
 Read the sentences.
Select the correct answers.
1. I will travel to Brazil some day.
2. Wait! I’ll help you.
3. I am going to finish school next year.
4. You’ll pass this class.
1. What does sentence 1 refer to?
a. A prediction
b. A decision made at the moment
c. A plan
2. What does sentence 2 refer to?
a. A prediction
b. A decision made at the moment
c. A plan
3. What does sentence 3 refer to?
a. A prediction
b. A decision made at the moment
c. A plan
4. What does sentence 4 refer to?
a. A prediction
b. A decision made at the moment
c. A plan
Review of the future forms
Make a prediction:

Subject + will + verb + complement

You will pass this class.

They will study again.

I missed too many classes.

Don’t worry, you will pass.
Review of the future forms
Make a prediction using be going to:

Subject + be + going to + verb + complement

Eliana is going to do the project with us.

Ana and me are going to choose letter A.
Review of the future forms
Quick Decisions

Subject + will + verb + complement

I will help my mom.

They will have the chicken nuggets.

Wait… I’ll go with you!

Review of the future forms
Future plans going to:

Subject + be + going to + verb + complement

We are going to study Law in Catolica.

Javier is going to fail I01. He missed 5
classes.
Future plans with present continuous

Subject + be + -ing + complement

Sam is studying Medicine. He is going

to Cayetano.
Review of the future forms
Scheduled events

Subject + verb (s) + complement

The kids go to school in March.

My family travels to Japan each year.
 Work in pairs:
Well, I want to ________

What about you?

What are you going to do after
this pandemic?

I ______________
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COMMUNICATION
 What do you think about
these topics?
Work in groups.

I think robots will take our jobs

Robots doing our chores because humans do things slower.
Life after this pandemic
Life in other planets
Yeah! I think so, too. Robots can
Next generation phones do many things like ______
Picture References
Slide 1 Elderly dancing: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2012/06/19/20/23/emotional-50309_960_720.jpg

Slide 2 Woman: https://images.pexels.com/photos/1139317/pexels-photo-1139317.jpeg

Slide 3 Background: https://images.pexels.com/photos/787472/pexels-photo-787472.jpeg

Slide 4 Elderly holding hands: https://images.pexels.com/photos/339620/pexels-photo-339620.jpeg

Road: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1469854523086-cc02fe5d8800?ixlib=rb-
Slide 5
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Man: https://images.pexels.com/photos/3831645/pexels-photo-3831645.jpeg
Slide 6 Community: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1542315099045-93937d70c67a?ixlib=rb-
1.2.1&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&auto=format&fit=crop&w=1950&q=80
Slide 7 Couple: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1524067217094-584e94e61106?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&auto=format&fit=crop&w=700&q=60

Grandparents: https://get.pxhere.com/photo/man-person-people-portrait-lifestyle-grandmother-senior-citizen-outdoors-family-happy-
Slide 8
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Plane: https://get.pxhere.com/photo/flight-sky-air-clouds-atmosphere-horizon-aviation-air-travel-airplane-cloud-dawn-wing-airliner-sea-aircraft-
water-airline-evening-meteorological-phenomenon-calm-sunset-dusk-1439161.jpg
Slide 9 Party: https://c.pxhere.com/photos/8d/b7/colourful_colorful_crowd_arms_raised_silhouette-1282768.jpg!d
Driving: https://c.pxhere.com/photos/ef/cd/car_man_drive_watch_hand-118477.jpg!d
Roller coaster: https://get.pxhere.com/photo/outdoor-recreation-nonbuilding-structure-801875.jpg

Slide 10 Hands: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2018/01/31/09/42/people-3120717_960_720.jpg

Picture References
Infant: https://images.pexels.com/photos/789786/pexels-photo-789786.jpeg
Toddler: https://images.pexels.com/photos/3849987/pexels-photo-3849987.jpeg
Kid: https://images.pexels.com/photos/1619719/pexels-photo-1619719.jpeg
Slide 11
Teen: https://images.pexels.com/photos/2124916/pexels-photo-2124916.jpeg
Adult: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/06/20/22/14/men-2425121_960_720.jpg
Elder: https://images.pexels.com/photos/834863/pexels-photo-834863.jpeg

Infant: https://images.pexels.com/photos/789786/pexels-photo-789786.jpeg
Toddler: https://images.pexels.com/photos/3849987/pexels-photo-3849987.jpeg
Kid: https://images.pexels.com/photos/1619719/pexels-photo-1619719.jpeg
Slide 12
Teen: https://images.pexels.com/photos/2124916/pexels-photo-2124916.jpeg
Adult: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/06/20/22/14/men-2425121_960_720.jpg
Elder: https://images.pexels.com/photos/834863/pexels-photo-834863.jpeg

Slide 13 Family: https://images.pexels.com/photos/834508/pexels-photo-834508.jpeg

Family walking: https://images.pexels.com/photos/2253879/pexels-photo-2253879.jpeg

Slide 14 Youtube logo: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/YouTube_full-color_icon_%282017%29.svg/1200px-YouTube_full-
color_icon_%282017%29.svg.png
Slide 15 Speech: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1544531586-fde5298cdd40?ixlib
Slide 16 Listen icon: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/09/29/00/39/ear-icon-2797533_960_720.png
Slide 17 Conference: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1551818255-e6e10975bc17?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid
Wedding: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1527529482837-4698179dc6ce?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid
Slide 18 Thanksgiving: https://get.pxhere.com/photo/dinner-turkey-traditional-fashion-accessory-341281.jpg
Talking icon: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/09/28/22/14/speech-icon-2797263_960_720.png
Picture References
Driving: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1553782097-130fef5d3e27?ixlib=rb-
Slide 19
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Slide 20 Driver: https://images.pexels.com/photos/7433/pexels-photo.jpg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&dpr=1&w=500

People talking https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2019/09/23/12/37/people-4498458_960_720.png

Slide 22
Talking icon: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/09/28/22/14/speech-icon-2797263_960_720.png

Slide 23 Walking: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2014/07/10/10/19/steps-388914_960_720.jpg

Slide 24 Read icon: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/09/28/22/43/database-search-2797375__340.png

Slide 27 Running: https://image.freepik.com/free-vector/office-man-woman-running_74855-4440.jpg

Slide 30 People on the background: https://images.pexels.com/photos/4427957/pexels-photo-4427957.jpeg

Slide 31 Fortune teller: https://images.pexels.com/photos/3088369/pexels-photo-3088369.jpeg

Slide 32 Talking icon: https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/09/28/22/14/speech-icon-2797263_960_720.png