Unit # 1

NEW MILLENIUM
SWBAT: Write a 5-6 sentence paragraph comparing and contrasting two different groups of people.

-Look at the following images and discuss, how did these 21st Century inventions change the world?
-Rank them from least important to the most important.
SWBAT:
Write a 5-6
sentence
paragraph
comparing
and
contrasting
two different
groups of
people.
SWBAT: Write a 5-6 sentence paragraph comparing and contrasting two
different groups of people.

1) Discuss the questions below.

a) Do you think that people from different generations share

important characteristics?
b) What identifiable generations do you know?
c) Which generation do you belong to?
d) Are there any real differences in how people from
different generations approach work?
SWBAT: Write a 5-6 sentence paragraph comparing and contrasting two different
groups of people.

2) Watch the following video about stereotyping millennials

https://youtu.be/Sz0o9clVQu8 and answer the questions.

● What is a stereotype?
● Do you think this video stereotypes millennials?
● What stereotypes of millennials are used in this video?
● How true do you think they are?
● How do you think millennials could respond to these
accusations?
● Why do you think they make this comedy about millennials?
SWBAT: Write a 5-6 sentence paragraph comparing and contrasting two different
groups of people.
3) You will read the following article called “This Is How Millennials Will Change Management” Look at the words
that appear as “vocabulary words” in the text. Find their meaning in a dictionary and make sure you write a
sentence with each word. (these can be found as exercise # 2 in the same page. MAKE SURE TO MAKE A
COPY) This Is How Millennials Will Change Management

4) Research about millennials and Gen Z. What are the similarities and differences between both? Make your own
copy of the following graphic organizer and complete it. Compare and Contrast Graphic Organizer

5) Write a 5-6 sentence paragraph in which you compare and contrast the similarities and differences between
Gen Z’s and Millenials.
6) Post your paragraph in this document.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G9aJxZXK6f3c2gAGJjOyp15fM81DPzbbIYUkRJSaW7I/edit?usp=sharing

7) Using the rubric you will peer edit one of your classmates’ paragraphs. Write helpful feedback.

Assessment Tool: Writing rubric

https://docs.google.com/document/d/11BLvT9kG_bOQVE872a4RBXJWGzdImKo7BdBqfzIX4HE/edit?usp=sharing
SWBAT: Use the simple past and past progressive to talk about actions that were interrupted.

- Let’s read the following passage and talk about what you notice:

"I remember that day well. The birds were singing, the sun was shining, and the
children were playing games peacefully. At that moment, I saw Alex and fell in
love."

Let’s watch the following video: Past Progressive

What is the past simple and the past progressive/continuous?

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/a1-a2-grammar/past-continu
ous-and-past-simple
Use the simple past and past progressive to talk about actions that were
interrupted.

Go to the following link and create your own copy of the

document. In it you will find various past simple-past
progressive exercises. Complete them individually and turn
them into Learning Task # 2.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1648LRgYOp47VnYjJO
GXu-IxyEhBOjSFCU18xZWNtGS8/edit?usp=sharing
SWBAT: Explain the importance of a 21st century invention using
established vocabulary.

- Let’s practice listening and reading skills. Go to the following links and do the
assignments in each. Take a picture of your results for each and post it in
Listening and Reading Assignments in UAMVirtual.

https://www.examenglish.com/leveltest/listening_level_test.htm

https://www.examenglish.com/B1/b1_reading_job_application.htm

https://www.examenglish.com/B1/b1_reading_hotel_reviews.htm
SWBAT: Explain the importance of a 21st century invention using
established vocabulary.

Choose one of those 5 pictures from the introduction and make a presentation
with your groups in which you explain the inventions in depth.

Guide yourselves with the following questions:

1) What is the invention?

2) Who created it?
3) Why is it so important?
4) How was the world before this invention.
5) How is the world after it and how it will be in the future because of it.
6) Other facts you can find.
SWBAT: Answer questions using complete sentences that relate to
innovation.

1) Watch the following video:

https://youtu.be/bNUfZ3_VkuE

a) Which do you consider the most important and why?

b) Which do you consider the least important and why?
c) Are there any other inventions not mentioned there that are
important? Which?
SWBAT: Answer questions using complete sentences that relate to
innovation.

3) Choose 2 of the inventions you just watched.

4) Research about the inventions and in a Google Document answer the following
questions:

a) Why are these 2 inventions important?

b) How did these 2 inventions change the world?
c) How do you think the effects of these inventions affect the world today?
d) How do you think it will keep affecting the world in the future?

5) Post the document in learning task # 3

6) Get in your breakout rooms and discuss your inventions and questions with your
partners.
 Final Unit Project

For your final Unit Project you will design a 21st century invention. In
your group you will do this. Decide what type of invention and what it
works for.

Follow the guiding questions:

1) What is the invention called?

2) What is special about it?
3) How can people use it?
4) What are the characteristics of it?
5) What is the price.
6) Any other facts about it. Speaking Rubric
 Writing Task

Think about one of the 21st centuries most useful inventions (not the one
you worked on before) and one 21st century invention that is useless.
Write down a 5-6 sentence paragraph in which talk about the following:

a) What are both inventions and when they were invented?

b) Why are they famous for?
c) Explain the utility of both, one being useful and the other one being
useless.
d) How do people use these?
e) How do these inventions affect people in positive and negative ways?

Writing Rubric