STUDY GUIDE

A2

WEEK 3-4

Third Semester
By: Adriana Alvarez
e-mail : adrianaalvarez@mail.uniatlantico.edu.co

Theme: PEOPLE (unit 1)

 Student’s
name:________________________

Theme : PEOPLE (UNIT 1)

Period I :
Week 3 / 4 : May 29th- June 3rd
GOALS : Students must be able to :
1. TALK ABOUT WHERE ARE YOU FROM
2. TALK ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW
3. ASK FOR AND GIVE INFORMATION
4. WRITE AN ONLINE PROFILE

VOCABULARY 1. COUNTRIES AND NATIONALITIES watch the video and

practice with the image below.

. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yttQNWCXMKk
Everyday English : Asking for and giving information

1. TALK ABOUT WHERE ARE YOU FROM

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2. TALK ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW

ACTIVITY A
1. Watch the following video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9PsgBhtsnE

2. To improve your pronunciation, watch the video about countries

and nationalities.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yttQNWCXMKk

3. VOCABULARY 2. ADJECTIVES :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=S74GGTa445w&feature=e
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READING

Read the text and do the comprehension activities below.

My sister Lisa
She is really pretty. Her
personality is very moody.
One day she is very happy
and the next day sad.
However, she is very friendly.
ACTIVITIES
1. Read the sentences and decide if they are True or False:

True False
Lisa is pretty.
Lisa always is happy.
Lisa’s personality is moody.
She has few friends in her school.
Her boyfriend is angry.
Lisa and her boyfriend are popular.
1. Answer the questions about the text (Use LONG ANSWERS):
Is Lisa pretty?

How is Lisa’s personality?

How is Lisa’s boyfriend?

GRAMMAR
Be: questions

To be questions Short answers

 1. Practice: Write in the box the correct form of the verb to be in interrogative
according with the sentence.

a) she your sister?

b) he your boyfriend?

c) you from Russia?

d) I a fantastic singer?

e) Suzi and Claudia from Spain?

f) you and I students?

g) I in this photo?

h) scientists.

Complete the jokes with the verb "to be":

a. you wearing your wedding ring on the wrong finger?

Yes I , I married the wrong woman.

b. A very drunk man comes out of the bar and sees another very drunk man.
He looks up in the sky and says, " that the sun or the moon?"
The other drunk man answers, "I don't know. I a stranger here myself."

c. Two cows standing in a field.

One says to the other " you worried about
Mad Cow Disease?"
The other one says "No, It doesn't worry me, I a horse!"

2. Practice: Write in the box questions with verb to be and according with the pictures.
a) ?

No, I’m not scruffy. I’m elegant.

b) ?

Yes, she is short.

c) ?

No, it isn’t curly. It’s straight.

d) ?

Yes, it’s heavy.

e) ?

No, it isn’t thin. It’s thick

f) ?

Yes, it’s full.

Writing
 WRITING TASK 1:
Paste a photo with a friend of yours and write a paragraph, talking about a
friend who lives in another country or city, describe him / her, use
adjectives.
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WRITING TASK 2

1. Write a profile about you. You can see the model below to help
you. You must take into account the following information :

a. Your name
b. Your nationality
c. Your hometown
d. Your job
e. What you like

Example :
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SPEAKING :

Prepare a 2 minutes speech and record it using https://vocaroo.com/ You should

describe yourself taking into account your profile, use the verb to be and
adjectives. It is important to say and spell your full name, age, nationality,
languages you speak, likes and personality.