UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA

DIRECCIÓN ACADÉMICA – SEDE BOGOTÁ

DIRECCIÓN NACIONAL DE INNOVACIÓN ACADÉMICA –

DNIA

PROGRAMA DE SEGUNDA LENGUA – PLE

 PROGRAMA DE SEGUNDA
LENGUA- PLE

INGLÉS LEVEL I

CÓDIGO DE LA ASIGNATURA:
1000044
 UNIT 1
TALKING ABOUT
PEOPLE
WELCOME TO UNIT 1
• Welcome!

In this unit you are going to talk about yourselves and people. You
will describe influential people around the world. Also, professionals
from the University that have enriched our lives and field of studies.
Mapa temático
• (tabla de contenido y/o gráfico)

Syllabus
Level A1.1
Unit 1
Objectives

Students will know how to express themselves regarding their personal and
educational domain.

1. Describing people’s lives

2. Talking about people and expressing opinions.
Previous knowledge - Content

The previous knowledge is included in the syllabus, as ‘Talking about

people’ is the first unit of the programme.
SPEAKING
Activity 1:
Look at following pictures. Do you know them? They are some important people around the
world. In pairs, talk to a partner and discuss what you know about them. Write down your
findings, start with their names. (Use your notebook).

Taken from:
http://www.biography.com/people
Activity 2: Drag the personal information of the people above according to the
facts provided in the chart to its corresponding picture.

Stephen Tenzin Gyatso Joanne Oprah Gail

Rodolfo Llinas
NAME William (The 14th Dalai Rowling (J. K. Winfrey (Oprah
Riascos
Hawking Lama) Rowling) Winfrey)
media
proprietor, talk English
novelist,
show host, theoretical Professor of
OCCUPATION Spiritual leader screenwriter and
actress, physicist, Neuroscience
film producer
producer, and cosmologist
philanthropist

PLACE OF
Oxford Taktser Bogotá Kosciusko Yate
ORIGIN

British /
NATIONALITY Colombian British / English American Chinese
English
OPRAH WINFREY DALAI LAMA J. K. ROWLING
RODOLFO LLINÁS STEPHEN
HAWKING
 RESPUESTAS
ACTIVIDAD 2
DALAI LAMA J. K. ROWLING
OPRAH WINFREY
American Spiritual leader novelist, screenwriter and film
producer
media proprietor, talk show host, Chinese
actress, producer, and Yate
philanthropist Taktser
British / English
Kosciusko
 RESPUESTAS
ACTIVIDAD 2
RODOLFO LLINÁS STEPHEN HAWKING

Professor of Neuroscience Author of the book ‘A Brief

History of Time’
Bogotá
Oxford
Colombian
British / English
 SPEAKING
DESCRIBING PEOPLE

In order to describe people take into account the chart below:

Introducing a person: This is…

Profession / Occupation: He/She is a/an + profession.
Place of origin: He/She is from + place of origin.
Nationality: He/She is + nationality.
Education: He studied at…
Achievements: He/She is famous /known for…
Activity 3.1:

Choose one of the characters in activity 2 and describe him/her

in terms of features expressed in the chart. (Group work)
Activity 3.2:
Based on what you have described and the information given, talk to
your group and decide who the most influential person is among them.
Give reasons. Get to an agreement with your group. (Classwork)

USEFUL EXPRESSION: GIVING

OPINIONS

Who do you think is the most…?

I think the most influential person is …
In my opinion…
 WRITING
Activity 4.
Go to Moodle to develop this task and find activity 4.

Write a paragraph about the person you chose in your group, and explain the decisions you made.

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LISTENING
Activity 5.1. What do you know about Emmanuel Macron?. Discuss with a partner.

Video taken from:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKkDGmDxVFo&spfreload=10
Activity 5.2. Watch the video, and choose the correct answer.
1. Emmanuel Macron is a…
a. left wing politician.
b. right wing politician.
c. political messiah.
d. none of the above.

2. For French people what kind of person he is a…

a. provincial boy from outside the
establishment.
b. new man out of politics.
c. new face of hope. Taken from:
http://www.politico.eu/article/how-frances-
d. all of the above. emmanuel-macron-lost-the-uber-war/
3. What opinion do people have of him?
a. He is charm, secretive, and persuasive.
b. He is stubborn, charm, and secretive.
c. He is reserved, charm, and moody.
d. all of the above.
 RESPUESTAS
Activity 5.2.

1. C
2. D
3. A
SPEAKING
Activity 5.3.

Macron met his wife at school, and his marriage is considered an unusual love
affair. Do you agree with that? Why? Give reasons. (Classwork)

USEFUL LANGUAGE: EXPRESSING

AGREEMENT AND DISAGREEMENT

In my opinion…
I think/believe/consider…
I don’t agree…
I agree…
I’m not sure….
READING
Activity 6.1.: Read the information about Manuel Elkin Patarroyo.
Manuel Elkin Patarroyo
PERSONAL DETAILS
Born November 3, 1946 (age 70)
Ataco, Tolima, Colombia

Education National University of

Colombia (MD)
Rockefeller University (Ph.D)
Known for Malaria license
MEDICAL CAREER
Profession Doctor
Institutions Hospital San Juan de Dios,
Bogota, National University of
Colombia
Specialism Pathologist
Research Immunology
Taken from: Notable prizes Prince of Asturias
http://caracol.com.co/radio/2011/03/27/internacional/ Awards (1994) Robert Koch
1301259660_445735.html Prize (1994)
WRITING
Activity 6.2. According to the information above, write a paragraph
about Manuel Elkin Patarroyo. Use the prompts given. Use your
notebook.

This is ….
He was born…
He is from…
He is a / an…
He is married to…
He studied at…
He is famous / known for…
Activity 6.3.: Write a biography about the most remarkable person in your field of studies in
terms of.

Go to Moodle to develop this task and find activity 6.3.

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Bibliografía
Manuel Elkin Patarroyo:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Elkin_Patarroyo
Lista de recursos utilizados

1. Stephen Hawking photo: http://www.biography.com/people/stephen-hawking-9331710

2. Dalai Lama photo: http://www.biography.com/people/dalai-lama-9264833
3. Oprah Winfrey: http://www.biography.com/people/oprah-winfrey-9534419
4. J. K. Rowling: http://www.biography.com/people/jk-rowling-40998
5. Emmanuel Macron photo slide 19: https://www.theatlantic.com/news/archive/2017/02/macron-
economics/515919/
6. Emmanuel Macron photo slide 20: http://www.politico.eu/article/how-frances-emmanuel-
macron-lost-the-uber-war/
7. Manuel Elkin Patarroyo:
http://caracol.com.co/radio/2011/03/27/internacional/1301259660_445735.html
8. Video slide 20: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKkDGmDxVFo&spfreload=10
Créditos
PLE Coordinator
Nohra Cecila Vargas Buitrago
MA in ELT
Universidad Nacional de Colombia

ELT Editor
Paula Melissa Vera Diettes
MA in Linguistics
Professor for Explora UN Mundo and the Intensive English
Programme
Universidad Nacional de Colombia