B1-II Work Plan 2022-1

(This schedule may be subject to change throughout the course)

Teacher's information
Name: Gemma Louise Green
Email address: ggreen@utalca.cl

WK DATE UNIT OBJECTIVES/EVALUATIONS LAMS/HOMEWORK

1 14 – 18 March Intro Week MARCHA BLANCA

2 21 – 25 March  Read and understand main ideas and details about

university life.
 Learn new words by exploring texts and applying
vocabulary strategies.
 Listen and understand the main points of someone
telling about a university experience. Open LAMS sequences
Unit 1
 Tell about a past experience from university. 1 and 2
Transitioning to
28 March –  Read and respond to personal messages requesting
3 University Life
April 1 advice in relation to university life. Monday March28th @
 Ask questions and respond to questions asking for 8.30am
advice in relation to university life.
 Write a comparative paragraph about high school life
and university life (or about two aspects of university
life).
Use the writing process with support.
Semana de Mechones
4 4 – 8 April (No evaluations this week. For those who have classes before suspension of activities
please review material for Unit 1.
Unit 1 – Reading Portfolio
5 11 – 15 April Read a text about how university is different from high
school and complete the activities based on the text.
6 18 – 22 April  Read and identify the main points in a news article,
about a social problem.
Unit 2  Use reading strategies to understand complex
Contemporary sentences.
Social  Understand a video/audio on a social problem.
7 25 – 29 April Problems  Explain some listening strategies.
 Explain a social problem and state an opinion with
reasons.
Give a recommendation to prevent/solve a social
problem in Chile.
8 2 – 6 May Unit 3  Read a basic science article about a contemporary Close LAMS sequences
9 9 – 13 May Human Impact on environmental issue. 1 and 2
the Environment  Listen and report information about environmental
issues. Open LAMS sequences
 Write a paragraph on a contemporary environmental 3 and 4
topic, predicting consequences or future trends.
 Use exploratory strategies to develop language Friday May 13th @1pm
structures.
 Ask and answer questions about future trends/
consequences.
 Explain an environmental issue and its consequences or
future trends.
Speaking Portfolio Units 2 and 3 – Speaking Portfolio
Talk to your teacher for approximately 1 minute,
responding to a question about either an environmental or
10 16 – 20 May social issue, giving your opinion, a reason and examples.
(predicting consequences or future trends/offering a
solution)

11 23 – 27 May  Read a text about a controversial contemporary

technology issue.
Unit 4  Understand video/audio texts on a contemporary
Technology in Our technology issue.
30 May – 3 Lives  Read and respond to personal messages requesting
12
June information and opinions in relation to technology.
Explain a technology issue and state an opinion with
reasons. Write an argumentative paragraph related to
a technology issue.
Unit 4 – Listening Portfolio
13 6 – 10 June Listen to an audio about a technological issue and
complete the activities based on the audio.

14 13 – 17 June FINAL WRITTEN TEST

15 20 – 24 June INDEPENDENT STUDY WEEK (NO CLASSES)

27 June – 1 Close LAMS

16
July Sequences 3 and 4
FINAL ORAL EVALUATION
17 4 – 8 July
Friday July 8th @1pm.
MAKE UP & OPTIONALS
18 11 – 15 July Make-up test: Monday 11 July
Optional test: Tuesday 12 July

Important Dates: 2022-1

April 1 – Calendarization Due
April 5-6: Freshmen activities: no classes after 13:10
April 7: No classes after 11:00
April 14: (Thurs) No classes after 13:10
April 15: (Friday) No classes (Good Friday)
June 20: (Monday) No classes
June 21: (Tuesday) National First People’s Day (No classes)
June 22-25: (Wed-Saturday) Independent Study Week (No classes for students)
June 27: San Pedro y San Pablo (No classes)