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Upper Intermediate 2
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 About the course
Upper Intermediate 2 is a course that comprises 30 lessons of 75 minutes + 16 hours of digital content (a total
of 53.5 hours). It is divided into four units of work.

Part 1: Culture shock (Lessons 1-6)

Part 2: Going wild (Lessons 7-14)

Part 3: The key to success (Lessons 16-21)

Part 4: Party animals, unite! (Lessons 22-29)

Each lesson contains a Communicative Objective.

Book used for the Upper Intermediate 2 course - Outcomes Upper Intermediate (Units 6-10)

adapted title: John Lennon - Nowhere Boy (ISBN 9781407170039)

LXP - Plataforma de experiência gamificada - digital content

 Assessment

Progress checks: At the end of each unit of work, you will have access to a Progress Check.
In the Progress Check, you will have the opportunity to assess your listening and reading
comprehension as well as your use of English, according to the content you learned. You
will also be able to revisit communicative objectives and reflect on your own learning. The
Progress Checks are a great opportunity for you to keep track of your progress and an
amazing study resource.

Progress check 1, 2, 3 and 4

 10/08 - Session 1 - Proposing a group trip

Homework
Self-study
e-Campus: Part 1

Extensive reading

Get acquainted with all of the resources available to you!

LXP - Plataforma de
experiência gamificada Don't forget the LXP is part of the course!
Part 1 - Culture shock Do it every week to boost your English!
Activities 1 - 8
Course breakdown - you can find information about homew
ork here
 Language - suggestions Vocabulary
A camping trip
I suggest going to Europe in the summer. Go camping
Go for walks
I recommend trying that Mexican restaurant.
Go hiking
She recommends trying meditation to relieve stress. To value
How about trying this restaurant?
Sleep in a tent
It's worth it!
How about going back to school to get your master's degree? Global warming
They should go on a group tour to….. Floods
Forest fires
They could go shopping there.
Drought - dry
Comparative / Superlative
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13TLUMw6og0

We used the
comparative and
superlative adjectives
to compare places / kinds of
trips during the lesson.
Let's recap!
Session 2 - Evaluating holiday experiences

Essential vocabulary!!!!!
Student's book - page 52 ex 1

Listening
Student's book page 42 ex 4
Session 2 - Evaluating holiday experiences

Grammar - Modifiers - Student's book page 52 and 172, 173

Session 2 - Evaluating holiday experiences
We did p. 53 ex 8
Grammar - Modifiers - Student's book page 52 and 172, 173 and we talked about
We talked about negative questions
p. 53 ex 11
Session 2 - Evaluating holiday experiences

What to do after classs

Self-study
Workbook: p. 34-35 ex. 1, 3 and 5

e-Campus: Part 1

Extensive reading

Plataforma de experiência gamificada - Sessions 1 and 2

Don't forget the activities on the platform are mandatory due to the fact
that they're part of the course.
 Session 3 - Planning
a course of action to deal with
an accommodation problem

Introduction of the lesson

What kind of accommodation do you usually book when you go on holiday?

Have you ever been disappointed with your choice?

What other problems do people usually encounter when travelling?

Listening - SB p.54 - Exercise 3

Practice more on plataforma gamificada!!!
It is commonly used to
talk about personal
treatments you receive
SB p. 55 ex 10
(hair cut, teeth pulled,
nose pierced, etc.) or for
jobs involving the house
and machines (house
decorated, car cleaned,
boiler mended, etc.).

Get - more
colloquial

explanation and exercise

s - have something done
Self-study - 19/08
Workbook: p. 36 ex. 1
e-Campus: Part 1
Extensive reading
Plataforma de experiência gamificada
Session 3
Session 4 - Compiling a useful survival guide for culture shock - 19/08

We started discussing these aspects of cultural differences:

What are some common difficulties people have when

adjusting to a different country?

Are there any actions to minimise the impact of these factors?

Read the texts to get more information about cultural aspects of our culture, so you
can have more ideas next class.
Dealing With Culture
10 Things That Might Shock In Brazil - Some Avoiding Culture
Shock You in São Paulo Advice For New Expats Shock In Brazil: How
To Blend In
Survival guide for a foreigner coming to Brazil - 24/08 Before correction
Survival guide for a foreigner coming to Brazil - 24/08

After correction
 To be improved: 24/08
Avoid + verb + ing
E.g.: Avoid using your mobile phone in public places.
Useful language for a guide:

My (main/personal) recommendation is/would be …

You'd better …
In this (kind of) situation, I (would) always recommend/advise …
(I think/I really think) you need to/must/should …
It is usually a good idea to …
My suggestion/advice is (to) …
It's essential to..
Don't forget to…
If I were you, I'd …
Another important point is…
You can't miss…
_______________ is worth visiting.
Make sure you (don't) …
The sooner you…, the better..
 24/08

Self-study
e-Campus: Part 1
Extensive listening

Plataforma de experiência
gamificada - session 4
 Session 5 - Learning about cultural differences - 26/08

Today we talked about:

- adjusting to new surroundings

- if it's easier to adapt to a big city or small towns
- challenges newcomers would face in adjusting to life in your area
- We did a reading activity in which students had to summarise ideas in a text.
(Student's book pages 56, 57)
- We talked about the challenges of living in Hong Kong
 Session 5 - Learning about cultural differences - 21/08
Vocabulary

find your feet - to become familiar with and confident in a new situation:
Did it take you long to find your feet when you started your new job?

take the mickey - laugh at someone and make them feel silly

jet lag - the feeling of tiredness and confusion that people experience after making a long
journey by plane to a place where the time is different from the place they left.

settle down - to become familiar with a place and to feel happy and confident in it

pace - the speed at which someone of something moves, or with something happens or
changes

have a moan - complain

 Session 5 - Learning about cultural differences - 21/08
Vocabulary

can't bear - you dislike something very much

you lot - you people
must dash - used for saying that you must leave quickly because you are in a hurry
smoothly - without difficulties, problems or delays
you're better off - To be in a preferable position or situation. Oh, honey, you're better off
without him
steer clear - stay away from something
as far as - is concerned - as regards the interests or case of —.
"the measures are irrelevant as far as inflation is concerned"
reassure - say or do something to remove the doubts or fears of (someone)
 Session 5 - Learning about cultural differences - 21/08
Vocabulary
 Plataforma de experiência
gamificada
session 5

Self-study
Workbook: p. 37 ex. 3-5
e-Campus: Part 1
Extensive reading & listening

Course breakdown - you can find information about homew

ork here
 Writing an email of advice to a friend living abroad - 28/08

What we did:

Student's book page 150 ex 2 and 4

Self-study
Communicative Writing 1: an e-mail of advice - Find instructions on Google
Classroom
e-Campus: Part 1
Extensive reading & listening
This language is expected to be
used in your Communicative writing.

1. (If I was/were) in that (that

kind of) situation, I'd ...
2. Have you thought about ...?
3. If it was/were me, I'd ...
4. Make sure you (don't) ...
5. The sooner you ... the
better.
6. Whatever you do, don't...
7. Your only option is to ...
8. You have no choice but
to ...
 Session 6 - Writing an email of advice to a friend living abroad - 28/08

In this session:

- We talked about how to write an email of advice to a friend living abroad

Here are the instructions:

Your friend has been studying in London for the last six months on a 1-year scholarship program. He/she has sent
you an email venting his/her frustration related to the food, the weather, the pace of life and the way people behave
in London. You are concerned that he/she might give up studying, return home and waste this fantastic opportunity.
You therefore decide to reach out to him/her to advise and reassure him/her.

Check out the writing guide on plataforma gamificada or click here

 Session 6 - Writing an email of advice to a friend living abroad - 28/08

Self-study
Communicative Writing 1: an e-mail of advice - Google classroom
e-Campus: Part 1
Extensive reading & listening

Plataforma de experiência gamificada - Session 6 + Progress check 1

 Session 6 - Writing an email of advice to a friend living abroad - 28/08

In this session:

- We talked about how to write an email of advice to a friend living abroad

Here are the instructions:

Your friend has been studying in London for the last six months on a 1-year scholarship program. He/she has sent you an email venting
his/her frustration related to the food, the weather, the pace of life and the way people behave in London. You are concerned that he/she
might give up studying, return home and waste this fantastic opportunity. You therefore decide to reach out to him/her to advise and
reassure him/her.

Check out the writing guide on plataforma gamificada or click here

 Session 6 - Writing an email of advice to a friend living abroad - 28/08

Self-study
Communicative Writing 1: an e-mail of advice - Google classroom
e-Campus: Part 1
Extensive reading & listening

Plataforma de experiência gamificada - Session 6 + Progress check 1

Model text
Student's book page 150.
 Session 7 - Designing a wildlife campaign - 28/08
We worked on this
task.

Your local club wants to take a more active and

eco-friendly stance and raise the community’s
awareness of conservation issues by launching a
Wildlife Campaign. Members who submit a
winning campaign proposal will be awarded with
lifetime membership.

Our campaigns
Self-study
Workbook: p. 45 – Vocabulary Builder Quiz 7
e-Campus: Part 2
Extensive listening
Plataforma de experiência gamificada:
session 7
We have no class on
September 4th

Have fun!!
 Session 8 - Debating the role of animals

What was done:

Student's Book p. 65 or p.187
Student's Book p.64 - Exercise 5
Grammar - Participle Clauses

Self-study
Workbook: p. 42 ex. 1 and 2
e-Campus: Part 2
Extensive reading
Plataforma de experiência gamificada - Session 8
 Session 9 - Evaluating our impact on the environment

What we did:

Student's Book p.66 - Exercise 2

Student's Book p.67 - Exercises 6-7
Student's Book p.67 - Exercise 8
Crime rate is increasing.
It’s dangerous country sometimes because of robberies.
There are criminal organisations in incarceration system and in the political system.
Our country has a problem with basic education.
Violence is cultural.
Big cities tend to be violent.
Be careful with street robberies.
Pickpockets
Grab your bag
Another point is that we have different neighbourhoods.
Social inequality
I know where the rough areas are.
It’s a safe area.
There are rough areas.
lately
There have been some kidnap cases near my school.
Raise awareness
Public politics
Efficiency of the police system
Murder, rape,
Kidnapping
Packed with homeless
Session 10 - Evaluating the age of majority

In this lesson, we had a speaking task.

“Should 11-year-olds be
charged with adult crimes?”

Read the article. Is the answer

to the question above the same
as it’d be in Brazil?

http://gg.gg/ui2s10
Self-study
Workbook: p. 46 ex. 3 and 4
e-Campus: Part 2
LXP - Session 10
Session 11 - Describing crimes

Listening activity
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Self-study
Workbook: p. 46 ex. 1 & 2
e-Campus: Part 2
Extensive reading
LXP - Session 11
Session 12 - Assessing the role of security forces

Reading
Vocabulary
Self-study
Workbook: p. 48 ex. 3 and 4
e-Campus: Part 2
Extensive reading & listening
LXP -Session 12
Session 16 - Putting together an action plan to advance your career OR to make
your secondary school years count
Speaking tasks
 Videos

How to advance your Planning for high school

career students

http://gg.gg/uphei http://gg.gg/uphf8
10 habits to help you 12 ways to advance your
advance your career career in 5 min

http://gg.gg/uphnf http://gg.gg/uphoi
 10 habits of highly What is the secret behind
effective students successful students?

http://gg.gg/uphpj http://gg.gg/uphpx
Self-study
Workbook: p. 52 exs. 5 & 6
e-Campus: Part 3
Extensive listening
LXP - Session 16
Session 17 - Assessing working life
Vocabulary - SB - p. 80
Self-study
Workbook: p. 52 ex. 2
e-Campus: Part 3
Extensive listening
LXP - Session 17
Providing guidance for academic or professional success
SB - p. 82
The reality is...

Speaking

Exercises
The reality is...

exercises
Self-study
Student's Book: p. 177 ex. 2
Workbook: p. 54 ex. 2
e-Campus: Part 3
Extensive listening
LXP - Session 18
Session 20 - Analysing presentations
Useful phrases for presentations
More useful
language
for
presentations
Give a presentation
You and your classmates have
been asked to put together a
brief presentation on a topic
of your interest.
Hey, guys!
Choose something you
want to talk about and
prepare a brief presentation.
It's a great idea to use the
vocabulary we learned in
session 20.