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Unit 9: Away from home

Online session 2

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Unit 9: Away from home

Session 2 communicative objective

• By the end of this session, you will be able to talk about what you need to
have if you want to study abroad.

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 Where can you study abroad in English?
• Read these ads with information about countries where you can study.
• Where would you like to study? Why?
free

3-5 minutes
Warm up
whole class 3
 Learning English

Pre • Read all the following ways to learn English.

• How would you rate them: a, b or c?
production 1

1. taking part in an exchange program a. It’s very useful. It really

2. listening to songs on the radio works!

3. watchingTV and films without subtitles b. It helps, but you need to

4. reading books and newspapers complement it.

5. taking grammar lessons c. It doesn’t work much

6. taking conversation lessons actually.

7. studying with a private tutor

8. taking face-to-face lessons
9. taking online lessons
8 minutes
10. traveling abroad

whole class

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 Learning English
• Work in pairs.
• Discuss the ideas in the box. Expand on your answer. Ask follow-up questions.
Production 1 Ask your classmates :

How do you feel about ...? How useful do you think ... is?

1. taking part in an exchange program a. It’s very useful. It really

2. listening to songs on the radio works!

3. watchingTV and films without subtitles b. It helps. But you need to

4. reading books and newspapers complement it.

5. taking grammar lessons c. It doesn’t work much

6. taking conversation lessons actually.

7. studying with a private tutor

14 minutes
8. taking face-to-face lessons
9. taking online lessons
pairwork
10. traveling abroad

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 Learning English

Feedback What’s the most useful way to learn English for you?

6 minutes

whole class

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 Get ready to study abroad
• Read the checklist of what you need to have if you want to study abroad.
Pre • Imagine you have a friend who will travel to study abroad.
• You want to know if he/she is ready.
production 2 • What questions can you ask?

Example:

Have you saved enough money?

6 minutes

whole class

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 Get ready to study abroad
Production 2 • Work in pairs. Read your role cards.
• Role-play a conversation.

Have you … yet?

Student A Have you …?

Your friend will travel to study abroad for a Yes, I have. I’ve already …
year. Ask him/her questions to know if No, I haven’t. …
he/she is ready.
Yes! I’ve just …

Student B Word bank

• accent
You will travel abroad next month. Your • exchange student
friend is asking you questions to know if you • homesick
are ready. Answer his/her questions. • international
• keep in touch
• miss
14 minutes • opportunity
• overseas
• roommate
pairwork • study exchange program
• study program
• transfer
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 Get ready to study abroad

Feedback Is your friend ready?

6 minutes

whole class

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Summary

Now I can…

✓ talk about what you need to have if you want to study abroad.

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Preparation for
next class

Reinforce Unit 9.
Do Grammar Practice component exercises.
Work on the Enrichment Practice component.

Study the Use of English file.

Check out the Practice Resources folder.

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Sources
🞄https://thenounproject.com/
🞄https://www.shutterstock.com/
🞄https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/diccionario/ingles-
espanol/credit
🞄https://www.topuniversities.com/

🞄English Discoveries Student platform

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