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ENGLISH 2 – week 9
Centro de Lenguas y Cultura
Uniminuto
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 Objectives of the wee
k
Students are able to write and
speak about anecdotes regarding
their most memorable vacation .

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let´s remember how to
tell anecdotes in
English
Telling a pers
onal
anecdote
in English

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Tips for telling good
anecdotes in english

× Activity: (15 × How to

minutes)
master the art of s
torytelling
Read the following
text and write 5
useful ideas for your
own anecdotes.

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Let´s go deeper into t
he topic

× How to Tell a Story

in English - Using
Past Tense
× Take notes

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A holiday to have th
e time of you life!
Reading comprehension
Read the following passage and
answer the questions. Click here:
“Many Australian families spend their summer
holidays at the beach. My family usually go
camping on the Great Ocean Road or we visit
my grandparents who live on the Gold Coast.
Either way, we often spend the whole day at
the beach. We build sand castles and play with
our beach ball in the shallow water…”

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Accomodation and lodging
× Hotel Vocabulary List
× This is a hotel vocabulary list.
You will find here definitions
of vocabulary items related to
hotels along with clear
examples. Click!

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nightlife
When you arrive to a new
city or town, do you hit
some bars and venues?
Do you like to party at
new and exiting places?

Do we have any party

animals in the room?

Let´s share experiences

about it

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Task: Talking about past ho
liday experiences
Let´s practice some vocabulary related to trips and adventure travel
Prepare a powerpoint presentation providing the
following information. Include pictures of yourself and
your beloved ones in those lovely places.
× What is the most unforgetable vacation that you
remember?
× Where did you go?
× Who did you go with?
× How long for?
× What did you do there?
× Tell us about lodging and accomodation?
× How was the food like?
× Why is it the most remakable holiday
(anecdotes)?

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Task
× Every student must prepare a two
minutes oral presentation about
his/her best trip experience.

× Here you can find some advice on

how to write a proper script to support
an oral presentation, click!

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Task: Instructions -Destination
-Dates (when did you go?)
× The speech must be an organized -Lodging
sequence of cohesive and concise
phrases. It must be rich in detail, -Company
unfolding a wide range of adjectives, -Hot spots
verbal tenses, nouns, connectors.
-Leisure activities
-Food
× Make sure to include the following
-Nightlife/Party time
aspects in your presentation:
-Anecdotes (unforgettable
moments)
× Recommended source
-Prices

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Do you
have
See you next class

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