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Editable SubTask 1
Editable SubTask 1
Sofia recently made a new friend online. Her name is Sarah. Using the
Reading &
information in the chart below, fill in the post she wrote on Sofia’s wall.
Writing
Name: Sarah
Family Name:Adams
Age: 45 years old
Nationality: French
Occupation: artist
Marital Status: single
Interests: drawing, painting, photography and languages
E-mail: sarartist@geomail.com
this message on your wall to tell you about myself: I live in Canada, but I am not Canadian.
French 45
I am from France, so I am ____________________, and I am __________________ years old.
single
I am not married; I am __________________________. I teach painting and sculpture at an
artist
arts institute in Montreal. I am an ___________________________, so I think we have some
things in common: We are teachers and we both have pets. I also have a cat. Its name is
drawing, painting, photography
Taylor. In my free time I like ____________________________________________________,
and I like languages. I want to learn Spanish, so I am looking for a keypal. I hope you are
sarartist@geomail.com
the one! My e-mail is___________________________________________________________.
verbs
adjectives
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Structure
Practice
1. Look at the following mind map. What can you tell the class about yourself using verb to be?
Write sentences in the bubbles provided. Then share the information with your class.
ABOUT
ME
2. Choose one of your classmates and listen to his/her ideas. Write them on the lines below
using he/she and the correct form of verb to be. Introduce your classmate to others. Follow
this example:
This is Mariana./She is 27 years old. /She is Colombian.
This is Sophia. Sophia loves mexican food.
___________________________________ _____________________________________
She 25 years old. She doesn’t like to listen to vallenato.
___________________________________ _____________________________________
She is not very tall. She is 1.55 meters tall. She has two cats.
___________________________________ _____________________________________
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Listening
Adultos
1 Carlos Brazilian
3 Michael Colombian
4 Maria Amnerican
5 Michiko
Thai
6 Jackie England
french
7 Jonathan
Travelers
Miguel (M), Robert (R) and Keiko (K) recently met at the airport. Read their conversations at
the coffee shop and fill in the blanks with the correct form of verb to be.
is
M: Hello, My name _________ Miguel.
R: Nice to meet you! I´m Robert, from San Francisco in the
Is
U.S. ___________ this your first time here in London?
is
M: Yes, it ___________. am
I __________ really happy here.
are
R: Where __________ you from, Miguel?
am
M: I __________ Colombian. I’m from Bogota, Colombia.
R: How nice! My best friend is Colombian, too.
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an architect 4 a dentist 7 a maid 10 a teacher
a postman a secretary a builder a waiter
a shop clerk a housewife a driver a guard
Reading
about it
PRESENT SIMPLE: Using Verbs
I am Luis, and I am a
photographer. I am Affirmative Form
from Spain, but I live
in Mexico. I love my I
work
job because I do many You
live in Mexico
interesting things: I We
study
meet nice people, travel + They
a lot and see beautiful
places. He works
She lives in Spain
I always take my camera with me. I am not It studies
often in an office, like other professionals.
I usually work outdoors. I take photos of
people, places and nature. My job is great!
Use The Present Simple when you want to
Understanding the reading:
• talk about facts or generalizations:
Circle the best alternative in each case. I live in Mexico. I love my job.
a. Luis is/isn’t a photographer.
• describe repetitive actions (habit):
b. He is from/lives in Mexico. I always take my camera with me.
c. Luis takes photos of people/food.
• describe scheduled events in the future:
d. He works indoors/outdoors. Tomorrow I have a job interview.
e. Luis loves/hates his job. 5
Video Task
Adultos
1. Match the occupation on the left to the description of the duties on the right.
2. Watch the videoclip and check your answers (some occupations from the video are not
included in the activity).
3. Circle the verbs in the descriptions. Why do they end in “s”?
a. an accountant j
1. ___________ cuts men’s hair.
d. an artist 4. ___________
a calculates taxes and takes care of finances.
e. a chef
f
5. ___________ makes things from wood.
f. a carpenter b
6. ___________ acts in movies, on TV and in plays.
g. an engineer i
7. ___________ treats sick people.
j. a barber
h
10. ___________ grows vegetables at a farm.
Video source: ISSofBC ESL (2014,Jul 28). Work: Job duties A-J. [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8TjnvB7rDQ
Practice
How about you? What is your job? What are some of your responsibilities? Write them on
the lines below. Share your work with your classmates and teacher.
I am a businessperson
I am a / an ____________________________________________________.
I have my own recycling company
I work /study in _____________________________________________. At work / In school I...
I buy and sell recycling material
a. ___________________________________________________________________________.
I make sure that the workers classify the material correctly
b. ___________________________________________________________________________.
I organize the recycling material
c. ___________________________________________________________________________.
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Vocabulary
Building Adultos
How do you spend your free time? Match the names to the
LEISURE TIME! photos. Add three more activities to the list and write them
on the lines in blank. Do you have any of the hobbies in the
photos?
I
1. playing videogames ________ A B
H
2. skating _________
B
3. going to the gym_________
E
4. playing board games _________
C
5. eating out ________
F
6. swimming ________ C D
G
7. riding a bike ________
A
8. chatting online ________
D
9. traveling __________
J
10. going shopping ____________
riding a horse E F
11. _________________________
reading a book
12. _________________________
drawing
13. _________________________
G H
I J
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Structure
I love chatting online.
Expressing Interests:Verbs+ing/nouns
a. Include personal information you consider relevant in an online profile (name, origin, age, status, etc).
b. Talk about your occupation and main interests.
c. Write complete sentences separated with periods (.) and commas (,) when necessary.
d. You may use the model provided at the beginning of this pedagogic activity, but remember that your
profile should have your own information.
e. This is a graded activity. Grading criteria will be discussed with your teacher.
____________________________________________________
(your complete name)
...
Just now
__________________________________________________________________________________
Mi name is Juan David Uribe.
__________________________________________________________________________________
I am from Medellín, Colombia but I currently live in Santa Fe de Antioquia.
__________________________________________________________________________________
I am single and live with my two dogs.
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
I have a recycling company and I work from Monday to Saturday.
__________________________________________________________________________________
In my free time I like to ride horses, go out to eat with my friends,
__________________________________________________________________________________
play video games, watch movies and sometimes I go to visit my family.
__________________________________________________________________________________
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