DEPARTAMENTO DE IDIOMAS DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE CUENCA

PASLE A1 (Programa Académico de Suficiencia en Lenguas Extranjeras)

UNIT 6: TALENTS

SPEAKING SKILL
Interview a classmate about his/her abilities or talents.

BRAINSTORM
You are going to interview a classmate to find out more about his/her abilities or talents.

Complete the word map with abilities or talents from the list. You can add other ideas.

bake a cake
make friends Music Art

give advice …………………………… ……………………………

fix a car …………………………… ……………………………

give presentations ………………………….. …………………………..

make decisions …………………………… ……………………………

play chess …………………………….. ……………………………..

play a musical
instrument Abilities
ride a horse and Talents
Other
Sports
sing English songs
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take photos
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write with your left
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hand …………………………..
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draw well ……………………………
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swim well ……………………………..
speak languages
tell good jokes
play videogames

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PLAN
Look at your brainstorm and circle EIGHT things you would like to ask your classmate. Then write questions to
ask one of your classmates (1 yes/no question and 2 follow-up questions of each category). Pay attention to how
to make Yes/No Questions and Wh-Questions (for additional information). Review the language chart that we
studied in class.

Interview Questions
Asking for additional information
Yes/No Questions (Where…? /Who…? /How…? How often…?
What…? When…? Why…?)
Example: Example:
Can you speak more than one language? What languages can you speak?
Do you know how to speak 2 languages? How good are you speaking that language?
Are you good at speaking languages? How often do you speak that language?
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SPEAK
Take turns to interview your classmates. Ask for repetition if needed. During the interview, use interjections
(really?, wow!, etc.) when appropriate. When you answer the yes/no questions, make sure you add some
information whether your answer is affirmative or negative.

Example:

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WRITING SKILL
Review 2
REMEMBER!

Basic Coordinating Conjunctions Exercise: and, but, or

Complete the sentences by choosing the best coordinating conjunction (and, but,
or) for each space. Be careful with the punctuation.

1. I know the answer _______ I can’t tell you.

2. We should go by train ________ we should go by plane.
3. Mark has a small house ________ it feels spacious.
4. They don’t like meat ________ they don’t drink cow milk.
5. My sister studies a lot _______ she never passes her exams.
6. You can stay here _______ you can wait for him. It is up to you.
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Review 2
Punctuation and Capitalization

Rewrite the text correctly. There are 13 capital letters, 9 periods, and 4 commas.

all the towns in morocco have small specialty food shops they sell cheese sugar fruits and
vegetables these shops replace the largest supermarkets and offer good quality food in some of
these smaller shops grocers do not usually want you to touch the fruit and vegetables they choose
for you and price it they also bag your groceries
there are two major supermarkets chains in morocco: marjane and macro they are big
supermarkets with everything you need you even find sections with fast food restaurants and
pizzerias

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Writing Task
Write a short text about a talented person.

Plan
Think of a talented person you know and admire (a friend or a family member)
Complete the chart below with his/her information. Write only KEY WORDS.

A talented person

Who is this person? ……………………..

What does this person do? …………………….
How old is this person? ……………………
What talents or abilities does this person have?
a) Sports talents b) Artistic talents
✓ …………………………. ✓ ………………………………
✓ …………………………. ✓ ………………………………
How often does this person do this ability? How often does this person do this ability?
……………………. …………………….
Where does this person do this ability? Where does this person do this ability?
……………………. …………………….
c) Unusual talents d) other talents
✓ …………………………. ✓ ………………………………
✓ …………………………. ✓ ………………………………
How often does this person do this ability? How often does this person do this ability?
……………………. …………………….
Where does this person do this ability? Where does this person do this ability?
……………………. …………………….
Why do you admire this person? Reasons:
1. ………………………………………
2. ………………………………………

Instructions:
Look at your PLAN and write an 100-120 text about a talented person using the learned
vocabulary and grammar (very good at, pretty good at, really good at, great, brilliant, well, can’t/
can, know how to, etc.), and basic rules of punctuation and capitalization.

Your text should include simple sentences, compound sentences, and the coordinating
conjunctions (and, but, or).

Share your text on the evirtual.

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