Direct Book Basic
Direct Book Basic
Direct Book Basic
Es un fiel reflejo de lo que día a día estaremos avanzando en clases. Este material está
alineado a toda la enseñanza que tu estarás viendo en clases de manera presencial.
Esto es todo lo que aprenderás:
BASIC 1 BASIC 2
PAG PAG
BASIC
7. Simple past 18 19. Past perfect continuous 42
8. Simple future 20 20. Future in the past 44
9. Present continuous 22 21. there is - there are 46
10. Past continuous 24 22. much vs many 48
11. Future continuous 26 23. some vs any 50
12. Present Perfect 28 24. so-too 52
25. How can i get there? 54
LEVEL
26. Birthdays 56
BASIC 3 27. Vacations
28. Dating Someone
58
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PAG 29. Spare time 62
31. Paranormal Activity 65 30. WhatsApp 64
32. Weather and Seasons 66
33. Traffic 68
34. Money 69
35. My goals 70 BASIC 4
36. Friend Zone 71 PAG
37. Privacy 72
51. Embarrassing Moments 86
38. Wishes 73
52. My first job 87
39. Movies 74
53. Dreams 88
40. Love and Money 75
54. Life moments 89
41. Traveling 76
55. Animals 90
42. Fire Department 77
56. Friendship 91
43. Stress and Pressure 78
57. Summer time 92
44. First Aid 79
58. Cheating 93
45. Memes 80
59. The Airport 94
46. The hospital 81
60. Motivation 95
47. Pranks 82
61. Lies 96
48. Pollution 83
62. Memories from childhood 97
49. Annoying people 84
63. Music 98
50. Facebook 85
64. Natural disasters 99
65. Healthy lifestyle 100
66. My own business 101
67. Inventions 102
68. Customer Service 103
This publication is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception
69. Smoking 104
and to the provision of relevant collective licensing agreements,
no reproduction of any part may take place without the written 70. Hotels 105
permission of Direct English.
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c. ASKING AND GIVING PERSONAL
INFORMATION
Body Parts
HOW TO INTRODUCE What’s your first name?
Hand
YOURSELF What’s your last name?
Where are you from?
Mouth Nose Ear Eye
What nationality are you?
What’s your phone number?
How old are you? Head
a My phone number is
b My first name is Niurka
c I am from Italy
d I am Portuguese
e I am thirty years old
Learn how to introduce yourself to others f My last name is Martínez Neck
Different greetings, formal and informal For more info check Shoulder
prezi number 2
Chest
d. TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF
GOOD EVENING! GOOD NIGHT! That’s all/ that’s basically it/ that’s it Finger
Nice to meet you / nice meeting you!
Finger nail
Pronunciaton tip
b. FORMAL AND NON - FORMAL GREETINGS
To create the ‘m sound’/m/, the lips are pressed together, causing the
air to be blocked from leaving the mounth.
Knee
Practice with
your coach with
excellent
/m/ SOUND
Here are some words that start with /m/
e. COMMON CLASSROOM QUESTIONS
FORMAL pronunciation
and intonation! may mother
Can I go to the restroom?
Calf ( Leg)
Meet million
Hello
How are you doing?
HOW ARE YOU?
May I go get some water?
Here are some words with the /m/ in the middle
Hi WHAT’S UP? Repeat, please.
WHAT’S NEW family woman How do you say...............?
Hey WHAT´S GOING ON?
american company
What time is it?
NON - FORMAL And here are some words that end with an /m/ What day is today? Foot Heel
from time
them come
Toe Toe nail
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c. WH - QUESTIONS the Alphabet
WHAT IS THE Phonetic
“Wh word” + “to be” + pronoun letter pronunciation Alphabet
VERB TO BE? A ei
WH questions are very common in English. B bi
See how to use them.
C si
WHO is a person. D di
WHAT is a thing or an action. E i
WHEN is a time. F ef
WHERE is a place. G gi
WHY the reason something happened.
HOW
H eich
asking about manner or asking about
condition or quality. I ai
Learn how to use the verb to be in present.
J jei
What is this? = ¿Qué es esto?
Where is he/she= ¿Dónde está él / ella? K kei
Learn how to use the verb to be in past. For more info check
prezi number 3 When is it? = ¿Cuándo es eso? L el
What are they? = ¿Qué son ellos? M em
N en
a. VERB TO BE IN PRESENT AND PAST c. VERB TO BE IN PRESENT AND PAST
Let's practice
O
P
ou
pi
Pair up the followuing questions with 3 different Q kiu
We will learn the meaning of the verb “to be” in
spanish. POSITIVE NEGATIVE QUESTION classmates R ar
PRESENT S es
I am I am not Am I? When is your birthday? T ti
AM = Soy, Estoy. Where were you born?
IS = Es, Está. Where are you from? U iu
You are You are not Are you? What is your name?
ARE = Eres, Estas, Somos, Estamos, Son , Están. What is your address?
What is your surname V vi
What is your e-mail
We are We are not Are we? address?
/ last name? W dabeliu
PAST Are you married / single?
How old are you? X exs
WAS = Era, Fui, Fue, Estaba, Estuve.
They are They are not Are they? Y wai
WERE = Eras, Eramos, Eran, Fuiste, Fuimos.
Fueron, Estabas, Estuvieron, Estuvimos. Z set
He is He is not Is he?
DAYS, MONTHS Select the correct answer for the following sen-
tences.
When talking about a month in general we use
AND NUMBERS IN
1. I have two brothers. The ..... brother is called
Terence.
JANUARY - FEBRUARY a two
MARCH - APRIL b second
MAY - JUNE
JULY - AUGUST
SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2. I live at ..... Maynard Drive.
NOVEMBER - DECEMBER a wenty-two
When talking about a day we use b twenty-second
Learn how to read amounts in English and
prepositions before months and days. For more info check ON 3. I didn’t do very well in the competition. I only
prezi number 4
came ..... .
MONDAY - TUESDAY -
WEDNESDAY - THURSDAY -FRIDAY a nine
a.
SATURDAY - SUNDAY b ninth
LET’S PRACTICE THE NUMBERS
Exception: When you say a month but also 4. Marguerite was the ..... to arrive.
mention the day or date you can use ON.
ONES TENS TWENTIES THIRTIES FORTIES TENS a one
On April 2nd, On November 24th.
0 zero, oh, nil 10 ten 20 twenty 30 thirty 40 forty 10 ten b first
1 one 11 eleven 21 twenty - one 31 thirty - one 41 forty - one 20 twenty
two 12 twelve 22 twenty - two 32 thirty - two 42 forty - two 30 thirty
c.
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3 three 13 thirteen 23 twenty - three 33 thirty - three 43 forty - three 40 forty 5. I’d like ..... potatoes please.
ORDINAL NUMBERS
4 four 14 fourteen 24 twenty - four 34 thirty - four 44 forty - four 50 fifty a third
5 five 15 fifteen 25 twenty - five 35 thirty - five 45 forty - five 60 sixty
6 six 16 sixteen 26 twenty - six 36 thirty - six 46 forty - six 70 seventy b three
7 seven 17 seventeen 27 twenty - seven 37 thirty - seven 47 forty - seven 80 eighty
1st Fist 11th Eleventh 21st Twenty first
8 eight 18 eighteen 28 twenty - eight 38 thirty - eight 48 forty - eight 90 ninety
2nd Second 12th Twelfth 22nd Twenty second
9 nine 19 nineteen 29 twenty - nine 39 thirty - nine 49 forty - nine 3rd Third 13th Thirteenth 23rd Twenty third
4th Fourth 14th Fourteenth 30th Thirtieth
HUNDREDS THOUSANDS 5th Fifth 15th Fifteenth 40th Fortieth
1,000 one thousand 6th Sixth 16th Sixteenth 50th Fiftieth
100
200
one hundred
two hundred 10,000 ten thousand Fluency Exercise 7th Seventh 17th Seventeent 60th Sixtieth
100,000 one hundred thousand 8th Eighth 18th Eighteenth 70th Seventieth
300 three hundred Read out loud the following numbers
1,000,000 one million 9th Ninth 19th Ninteenth 80th eightieth
400 four hundred
10,000,000 ten million don’t forget the TH sound.
500 five hundred 10th Tenth 20th Twentieth 90th ninetieth
100,000,000 one hundred million
TH
600 six hundred 1,000,000,000 one billion
700 seven hundred ten billion
10,000,000,000 Remember ,ordinals are numbers we use when
800 eight hundred 100,,000,000,000 one hundred billion
nine hundred 1,000,000,000,000
we want to put things in order.
900 one trillion
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b. OBJECT PRONOUNS
d. DESCRIBING PEOPLE
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
You will know how to use object pronouns.
AND OBJECT PRONOUNS Pay attention and then make your own
HEIGHT
a. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
GRAMMAR TEST c. HAVE VS HAS
Examples She is average height.
Complete the next chart using possessive Learn the differences and how to use have My husband is six feet.
SUBJECT POSSESSIVE
PRONOUNS ADJECTIVE
adjective. and has. They are heavy.
I I have a shirt MY My shirt is green She is serious.
YOU You have a book YOUR Your book is new
1. Where is (I) ...........book? HAVE/HAS = TENER
HE He has a pillow HI S Hi s pillow is soft
She is a serious person.
SHE She has a dog HER Her dog is small 2. Here is (we) ......... teacher. I
It
IT It has a bone IT S Its bone is old You Use with verb Have (has, have) or Be (am, is, are):
Have He Has
WE We have a bird OUR Our birds is noisy
3. She goes to school with (she) ......... brother. We
YOU You have a house YOUR Your house is big She I have green eyes or My eyes are green.
They
THEY They have a car THEI R Thei r car is slow
4. (They) ......... father works in a car factory. He has brown eyes or His eyes are brown.
Example
YOUR: Possessive Adjective ITS: Possessive Adjective They have no hair or They are bald.
You need to bring your The dog played with its ball. 5. (You) ......... laptop is very expensive. I have a black car / We have a with car. She has long, blond, or Her hair is long, blond,
dictionary.
Robert Pattinson(he) has a Porshe curly hair and curly.
YOU’RE: You are (contraction) IT’S : It is (contraction) Megan Fox (she) has a Camaro
You’re an excellent student. It’s very hot right now.
MINI QUIZ
Use have or has
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE
A: What is your name? A: These are our children. I ........................ a car.
B: My name is albert. B: What are their names? She ................. a bag.
A: Where is her coat?
They ............... a house.
B: Her coat is over there on the chair. It ................. two legs.
He ................. a pencil.
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The use of ‘a’ or ‘an’ depends on the opening
sound of the word, not the actual letter with
which it begins.
telling the time
A -AN / THIS - THAT/
THESE - THOSE VOWEL “u” consonant sound “y”
use “a”
It’s one o’clock It’s five to one It’s quarter to three
Consonant sound “y” a unicorn It’s two o’clock It’s ten to seven It’s quarter to five
use “an”
It’s five past one It’s quarter past three It’s quarter past five
Vowel sound “u” an umbrella
use “an”
2:00 It’s............................................ o´clock
2:05 It’s five..........................................past
2:10 It’s ten........................................... past
It’s half past .......................................
It’s twenty - five to.......................
It’s twenty to.......................................
2:30
2:35
2:40
2:15 It’s quarter...............................past It’s quarter to ................................... 2:45
Near Far a hat an hour 2:20 It’s twenty............................... past It’s ten to.................................................. 2:50
The undefined article ‘a’ is the same for all genders. Consonant sound Vowel sound 2:25 It’s twenty - five ............... past It’s five to................................................. 2:55
THIS THAT
a boy a girl a cat
GRAMMAR TEST
Singular
..... car
THESE THOSE
We use IT IS or IT’S to answer a
..... Iphone question that asks for the time
Plural
right now.
..... ship
-What time is it? - It’s is half past
four
..... elephant -What’s the time? - It’s twenty to five
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c. ADVERBS OF FREQUENCY d. REMEMBER
After this lesson students will be able to speak in I hardly ever get angry
Simple Present using and following the correct gram-
mar structure for plural and singular pronouns.
For more info check 0% Never Vegetarians never eat meat
prezi number 7 y 8
FORM: I Go
singular
Who do you
work
Subject + Verb (base form) + What
like
When
s/es in third person + Complement HE
think
Where
Why
does SHE
IT study ?
plural
How live
YOU
How often hAVE
WE
AUXILIARIES: How much
do
THEY
eat
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b. -ED ENDINGS c. VERBS TYPES AND AUX
SIMPLE PAST The pronunciation of words ending in -ED de- As you already know we have 2 types of
pends on the final consonant (sound). There are verbs REGULARS and IRREGULARS and they
three ways to pronounce ED: have some differences and you can identify
them in the chart below.
/d/ /t/
Irregular Verb: Regular Verbs:
/b/ robbed / tʃ / watched Drink - Drank - Drunk Work - Worked
/ dʒ / judged /f/ laughed Sleep - Slept - Slept Play - Played
/g/ plugged /k/ talked Speak - Spoke - Spoken Walk - Walked
/l/ pulled /p/ dropped
/m/ named /s/ missed
IRREGULAR have 3 di- In PAST TENSE you
/n/ cleaned /ʃ/ pushed
fferent ways present only have two ways
/ŋ/ banged
past and participle present and past,
/ð/ breathed
and most of the time past participle is the
For more info check /v/ loved
they change the way same as simple past
prezi number 9 y 10 /z/ closed
they are written and and you only add ED
pronounced. at the end.
/ ld /
POSITIVE
a. SIMPLE PRESENT STRUCTURE • I lived in Spain
• You talked to the doctor
/t/
/d/
wanted
ended
Aux: Did (for all subjects)
• He needed help
• She looked at the birds
words ending in a vowel sound allow, show, try
The simple past is a verb tense that is used to
talk about things that happened or existed
before now.
• It ate cookies
• We wrote poems
• They came with me
used the /d/ sound:
allowed played
d. Regular verbs or ED ENDINGS
showed tried
Positive form: Rule #1
NEGATIVE VOICED SOUNDS - If the last letter of the verb ends in an
Subject+V in Past+complement • I did not live in Spain Unvoiced sound, the ED is pronounced as ‘’T’’.
• You did not talk to him Involve a strong vibration of the vocal chords Examples:
Negative form: • He did not need help
Subject+ DID NOT+ V base form+ complement Watch / Watched (t) Work/ Worked
• She did not look at me Clean, love, close, name, pull
• It did not eat cookies - Feel the vibration of the Rule #2
Contracted form: • We did not write poems vocal chords in your throat. - If the last letter of the verb ends in a Voiced
didn´t • They did not come with me sound, the ED is pronounced as ‘’D’’.
UNVOICED SOUNDS Example:
Question:
DID+ subject+V base form+complement+ ? QUESTION Play/ Played Grab/Grabbed
• Did I live in Spain? Less vibration of the vocal chords
• Did you talk to the doctor? Rule #3
• Did he need help? Watch, laugh, talk, ask For those verbs ending with ‘’D’’ or ‘’T’’
• Did she look at the birds? - Sounds are made closer to the final ED sound is pronounced as ‘’ID’’.
• Did It eat cookies? the mounth. Example:
• Did we write poems? Add/ Added Decide/ Decided
• Did they come with me?
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PRACTICE TIME
b. WH - QUESTION
Example:
form: WH+will+subject+verb+complement+? Well, after class I will go back home and I will
have lunch because I am hungry, then I will
take a nap for a while after that I will do my
homework later I will practice my English.......
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TRANSLATION
c. WHAT ARE THEY DOING?
TIME
PRESENT CONTINUOUS Remember, if you want to make questions you Translate the following sentences using the
will only change subject and verb “to be” correct form of Present Continuous
position and you add “?” at the end.
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GRAMMAR TEST
Read and analyze the following statements and
c. SPELLING FORM OF - ING FORM
PAST CONTINUOUS put the verbs into the correct form (past pro-
gressive). Translate the next sentences using the
grammar you have reviewed
Example:
....dinner.
NEGATIVE
b. COMMON CONNECTORS
What Were You Doing When…?
FIX ............................................................................................................................
OFFER ..................................................................................................................
• I was not drinking soda
• WHEN • FIRST OF ALL •WHILE Example: What were you doing last Tuesday
• You were not taking a shower
night at dinner time? or What were you doing
• He was not driving his a car
I was playing Soccer WHEN I Broke my leg. when twin towers fell down?
• She was not cooking lunch
• It was not raining day
I was eating lunch WHILE I was watching tv. Answer: I was doing laundry when my mom ca-
• We were not studying English
lled or I was driving my car when I heard about
• They were not exercising
FIRST OF ALL I was not there when it happe- 9/11.
ned.
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GRAMMAR TEST
b. PREPOSITIONS ON, AT, IN
FUTURE CONTINUOUS Look at the chart below and learn the rules of
1. Alex ................................................... late. He’s stuck in traffic.
will arriving
will be arriving
TRANSLATION
a. FUTURE CONTINUOUS STRUCTURE
TIME
Choose the correct preposition and form correct
time phases. 3. What time ................................................................. for the party?
• I will be traveling • I will not be traveling Para la otra semana estaremos sentados
c.
4. I ............................................................... English 2 next semester.
•ou will be cooking • You will not be cooking en la playa
SCRAMBLED SENTECES
• He will be acting • He will not be acting
• She will be attending • She will not be attending Estaré viendo las noticias a las 9
• We will be paying • We will not be paying will took
Ellos estarán bailando toda la noche Put the words in the correct order to make sen-
• You will be giving • You will not be giving will taking
tences.
• They will be making • They will not be making
El no estará jugando por la tarde will be taking
to / the / she / Will / tonight? / party / be / going
INTERROGATIVE
Estarás manejando hacia sonsonete
mañana? room? / sleeping / be / I / Will / in / this
• Will I be traveling? • Will he be paying?
• Will you be cooking? • Will you be giving? staying / with / friends. / be / he / will
• Will he be acting? • Will we be making? Estarán esperandonos hasta la noche?
• Will she be attending? with / Jane / evening / be / I’ll / this / eating
CONTRACTED FORM : I’ll be / I won´t be be / I’ll / clothes. / ironing / my
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b. PRESENT PERFECT QUESTION
c. SHARE THE TRUTH
work ................................................................................................................................
a. PRESENT PERFECT STRUCTURE
Study ..............................................................................................................................
GRAMMAR TEST
We will pratice Questions in Present Perfect.
Pay ...................................................................................................................................
FORM: Write questions in present perfect simple with
the words below.
Dance ............................................................................................................................
Subject+have/has+verb(Past Participle)+ Complement
• you / answer / the question
Play .................................................................................................................................
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE ................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................
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b. CONDITIONAL 1 c. READING TECNIQUE
0,1st CONDITIONAL
The type 1 conditional is used to refer to the pre- Dear Melissa,
sent or future where the situation is real.
I hope you are well. Guess what! I am having a
big party next week at my house and I am invi-
If clause Main clause
ting all my close friends. The theme of the par-
ty is going to be Harry Potter, so all must dress
If + simple present simple future
accordingly. You would make a great witch! I
need to let everyone know by Wednesday sin-
ce I am throwing the party next Saturday. Sam
If you don´t hurry you will miss the train.
If it rains today you will get wet. is going to decorate the house and my mother is
For more info check going bake a cake and make lots of food. There
prezi number 21
is going to be music and dancing as well. John is
going to be the DJ. You can stay over at my hou-
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b. HOW TO USE ´WOULD´ c. LET’S GET FLUENCY
DESIRES (would) Make couples and ask the question below. Provi-
Would for desire or inclination. de details!
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GRAMMAR TEST
c. LET´S READ
Make a short conversation including the state-
MODAL VERBS ment you can see inside the circles and use MO-
DAL VERBS.
Jenny works for the City of Colorado Springs.
She cleans up parks in the city. She works five
days a week, Monday through Friday.
a. GRAMMAR REVIEW
• Monday
Type and Use Modal Verb Examples Select the correct option to complete the sentence
according to previous information, modal verbs.
•I can speak English.
• City of Colorado Springs
ABILITY Can, Could •He could run 10 km, now he has lost
practice.
• 1. I didn’t feel very well yesterday. I ................... eat
• Five days a week
•You can’t go out tonight. anything.
PERMISSION Can, Could, May •May I sit here?
•Could you help me?
• Parks
• cannot
ADVICE Should •You should do your homework.
•I shouldn’t drink alcohol.
• couldn’t
•People mustn’t smoke in class.
OBLIGATION Must, Have to •We don’t have to go to the party. • mustn’t
•if we don’t want to.
3. How many days does she work?
POSSIBLITY Might, May, Could, Can
•It might rain today.
•Rachel may come to the party. 2. You ............ look at me when I am talking to you.
•if she feels better. • Monday five days
• could
• Two days
• should
• would • Friday
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b. GRAMMAR REVIEW
2nd CONDITIONAL Now you can know how to use if-clause and the verb to be.
Past
If + Simple + Would + Verb
,
Students will be able to develop a deeper unders- Look at these examples:
tanding of the nature of a conversation about pos- For more info check
sibilities, gain confidence producing oral expres- prezi number 24
sions of more than three sentences at a time. If I were rich, I would If he were taller, he If she was more
not work at all. would love to play hard - working, she
basketball. would have a better
job in her company
IF Condition Result
Let's practice GRAMMAR TEST
Complete the Conditional Sentences (Type II) by
Past Simple Would + base verb Discuss the question below with 3 different class- putting the verbs into the correct form.
mates.
If I married Mary I would be happy If we (have) ............................................................a yacht, we (sail)
1.If you were an animal, what animal would you
If Ram became rich She would marry him be?
............................................the seven seas.
If It snowed next July Would you be surprised? 2. What would you like to do if you were a mem-
If he (have) ........................................... more time, he (learn) ....
ber of the opposite sex for one day?
If It snowed next July What would you do? 3. If you could go on a date with anyone in the
........................................ karate.
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SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVE
(Used to compare 3 or more things)
SUPERLATIVES AND “The blue whale is the biggest animal in the world”
COMPARATIVES
Two syllables endign in
Two or more
One syllable “y”-change “y” to “i” and
syllables
add est
a. GRAMMAR REVIEW
b. GRAMMAR CHECK c. GRAMMAR REVIEW
Comparative adjectives are used to compare differences between the two objects they modify
Look at the pictures and compare them using the 1. Who is the ................. (tall) person in your family?
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVE information you have learned.
(Used to compare 2 things) 2. My mum is the ....................................(good) cook in the
“The elephant is bigger than the mouse” world.
Form: +er than Form: +ier than Form: More...than 4. What’s the .............................(dangerous) animal in the
Example: Hulk is stronger than Spiderman. world?
Bigger than Easier than more beautiful than
Smaller than Busier than more dangerous than 5. Ethan is the................................(happy) boy that I know.
Nicer than Prettier than more intelligent than
6. Where are the................................(nice) beaches in your
Taller than Heavier than more understanding than
country?
Shorter than Funnier than more complex than
Stronger than Smellier than more interesting than 7. She bought the ..............................(big) cake in the shop.
Weaker than Happier than more difficult than
8. Who is the.......................................(famous) singer in your
Longer that Friendlier than more frustrating than country?
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b. GRAMMAR REVIEW
PRESENT PERFECT
The present perfect continuous (progressive) ex-
CONTINUOUS presses an action that has recently stopped or is
still going on.
After this lesson students will be able to talk For more info check TRANSLATION Let's practice
TIME
about experiences you have had in the past. prezi number 26 y 27
Subject + Aux. + BEEN + Verb(ING) + Complement. ............................................................................................................................... What kinds of movies have
El ha estado trabajando demasiado.
you been watching recently?
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE To be honest, I have been watching horror movies
...............................................................................................................................
because......
• I have been living • I have NOT been living • Have I been living ?
Tú has estado lavando el piso.
• You have been working • You have NOT been working • Have you been working ?
• He has been studying • He has NOT been studying • Has he been studying ? ...............................................................................................................................
• She has been listening • She has NOT been listening • Has she been listening ?
• It has been sleeping • It has NOT been sleeping • Has it been sleeping ?
¿Adónde han estado estudiando ultimamente?
• You have been teaching • You have NOT been teaching • Have you been teaching ?
• We have been waiting • We have NOT been waiting • Have we been waiting ? ...............................................................................................................................
• They have been using • They have NOT been using • Have they been using ?
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GRAMMAR TEST TRANSLATION
TIME
PAST PERFECT a. The old man ......................................................... on the corner until
you came.
PROGRESSIVE has slept had been sleeping
Él había estado tomando leche del carton
cuando mi mama entro a la conica.
.....................................................................................................................
b. I ................................................................................ the violin before my dad
Él había estado trabajando en la compa-
arrived. ñia por cinco años cuando lo ascendie-
ron.
had been practicing have slept
.....................................................................................................................
• I had been listening • I had NOT been listening • Had I been listening Let's practice
• You had been looking • You had NOT been looking • Had you been looking Stand up and choose a talk parther to answer the followuing questions. Take turns.
• He had been waiting • He had NOT been waiting • Had he been waiting
• She had been sleeping • She had NOT been sleeping • Had she been sleeping What had you been doing yesterday before going to bed?
• It had been going • It had NOT been going • Had It been going
• We had been playing • We had NOT been playing • Had we been playing
• You had been singing • You had NOT been singing • Had you been singing
• They had been writing • They had NOT been writing • Had They been writing
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b. ENGLISH GRAMMAR
FUTURE IN THE PAST Future in the past is used to express A PLAN you thought in the past would happen in the future.
The future in the past – “Was/Were going to” Wasn’t your friend going to visit you?
Yo te dije el iba a venir a la fiesta. ¿No iba tu amigo a visitarme?
(¿No tenía tu amigo planeado visitarme)
we use BE GOING TO to talk about the future.
Scenario:
you finish your day at work (4 o´clock) and you Joshua dijo que Sam iba a traer a su GRAMMAR TEST
tell your friend: hermana.
Your coach will divide the class in two teams different members will go to the board to complete the
“I´m going to call you at 8 pm”. sentences then your coach will check them.
future plan Yo sentía que la fiesta iba a ser un desa-
tre. TEAM: TEAM:
At 8 pm you forget to call your friend and you
have to apologize. I knew youwto the party. (go) Sorry, I.............................................................you today, but I forgot.
(call)
It´s 9 pm you call your friend: Yo pense que iba a ser buen almuerzo.
You were home early. I thought you....................................................
squash with Alex tonight. (play) I knew you.............................................................to the party. (go)
“I´m sorry, I was going to call you at 8 pm
But I forgot it”
Sorry, I......................................................................you today, but I forgot. I............................................................. the car, but I thought I didn’t
(call) really need it and decided not to do it. (buy)
I...............................................................................the car, but I thought I didn’t You were home early. I thought you.....................................................
really need it and decided not to do it. (buy) squash with Alex tonight. (play)
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21
b. GRAMMAR REVIEW
TIME
THERE IS / THE ARE CONTRACTIONS Hay una gran cocina en mi apartamento.
c.
are.
GRAMMAR CHECK No hay 5 sillas en la mesa.
......................................................................................................................
Make sentences using THERE ARE and THERE IS
a. GRAMMAR REVIEW to refer to the following objects. No hay muchas cosas debajo de la cama.
......................................................................................................................
d. GRAMMAR CHECK
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GRAMMAR TEST
It’s time for you to know when to use Many and Much.
MUCH / MANY
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23
GRAMMAR TEST
TIME
Read and write on the line SOME or ANY to com-
SOME VS ANY plete the sentences.
Este trabajo llevara algun tiempo.
1. Have you got .......................................................................................... tomatoes?
.....................................................................................................................
techo.
3. Did you get the ketchup? No, they hadn’t
.....................................................................................................................
We begin with a review of the distinction between
For more info check
got ........................................................... .
the use of some and a/an with countable and
prezi number 33 ¿Tienes algun hermano o hermana?
uncountable nouns.
get .................................................. .
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b. EITHER-NEITHER
How To Agree In English We use either or Neither to express agreement in negative statement.
(SO - TOO)
a. TOO-SO
PERSON A PERSON B
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a. HOW CAN I GET TO.........?
HOW CAN I GET THERE? Now stand up a select a point in the map and also choose a destination ask to your classmate the
question:
a. GRAMMAR REVIEW
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b. NEW VOCABULARY Let's practice
BIRTHDAYS Check out these new Vocabulary and practice
Make Couples And Practice the Next Question
with your classmates, switch couple every
the correct pronunciation, then make a sentence minute, use prepositions.
using them.
What is your date of birth?
a.
candles
GRAMMAR REVIEW TRANSLATION
TIME
Let’s review the use of prepositions of time in - on - at.
c. PLANNING A BITHDAY PARTY
Yo tengo una reunion a las 9 a.m.
IN General
.....................................................................................................................
• My grandmother was born in 1927. YEAR Make groups and make a Plan to celebrate
• The river near my house is dry in summer. SEASON a birthday party for your trainer. La tienda cierra a medianoche.
• The company was founded in the 19th century. CENTURY
Example: .....................................................................................................................
• My birthday is in January. MONTH
• We need to have this report ready in 15 minutes. LENGTH OF TIME We are going to go to ........................................... Jane fue a casa a la hora de almuerzo.
•I will return it to you on Wednesday. DAY OF THE WEEK En los Estados Unidos, usualmente neva en
We are going to invite .........................................
•They got married on Friday the 13th. SPECIFIC DAY Diciembre.
•I ate much meat on Eid ul Adha. SPECIFIC DATE
.....................................................................................................................
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27
GRAMMAR TEST
TIME
VACATIONS She is ........................................................................... because she got
a new car.
Mi vacacion fue relajante. Me senti relajado.
......................................................................................................................
excited exciting
Ella se sintió cansada despues de trabajar
She got ........................................................................ because the
todo el día.
book she was reading was really.
......................................................................................................................
bored boring
Tu te ves demasiado emocionado.
The are ....................................................................... because the
.....................................................................................................................
movie is ............................................................................. .
For more info check El tiene un habito muy molesto de siempre
Today you will know how to create adjectives
from the base form of some verbs.
prezi number 37 bored boring
interrumpir.
.....................................................................................................................
b. VACATIONS
Your Coach will make groups of 3 and you will answer
the following question.
Talk About Your Last In order to have fluency answer the following
questions within your answer:
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c. DEBATE
• I am not sure / certain, but...
DATING
• As far as I know...
Who are more faithful? Boys or Girls? • As far as I understand / Can see, ...
• As I see it...
Example: In my opinion boys are more
• I’d say that...
faithful because....
• I’d suggest that...
• I’d like to point out that..
Expressing Opinions • I believe that...
• What I mean is...
• In my opinion... • As for me, I think...
• In my view... • If you ask my opinion...
• In my experience... • It seems to me...
After this lesson students will be able to connect • As far as I’m concerned... • From my point of view...
ideas using relative pronouns. For more info check • Speaking for myself... • I might be wrong but..
prezi number 38
• Personally, I think... • If I am not mistaken...
• Personally, I believe (feel)... • I am of mixed opinions...
• I tend to think that.. • about / on this...
a. RELATIVE PRONOUNS • I am sure / certain / convinced that... • I have no opinion in this matter...
Let's practice
Choose a role, practice and act it out.
b. DATING
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GRAMMAR TEST
c. MY SPARE TIME
Solve the following items on your notebook, Then
MY SPARE TIME your coach will randomly select some of you to
come to the board and write the answer!
You Coach will explain how to use the phra-
ses below in order to talk about preferences
(Like and dislikes).
LIKE
2. Leila enjoys ................................................................. love stories.
(Tell)
We will learn how to talk about things they like/
love or hate. At the end they should be able to talk For more info check
about their hobbies as well. prezi number 39
I enjoy ...............................................................................................................
3. Do you mind ...........................................................................me wash
I love ....................................................................................................................
a. GRAMMAR CHECK Check the next grammar review to reinforce the gram-
mar tense you have learned so far and provide your
the dishes? (help)
I am passionate about ..................................................................
own examples.
I am passionate about .................................................................
4. I can’t stop...................................................................................... when I
VERBS FOLLOWED BY GERUNDS I am fan of ..................................................................................................
watch Mr Been. (laugh)
Avoid- He avoided talking to her. I am into .........................................................................................................
Finish- He finished doing his homework.
Consider-She considered moving to New York. 8. If Sara keeps...........................................................................to work DON’T LIKE
Discuss- We discussed working at the company. late, she’ll have problems with the boss. (come)
Dislike- She dislikes working after 5 PM.
Feel like- she feels like traveling. (study) I can’t stand ................................................................................................
Worth- It’s worth seeing.
.......................................................................................drives me crazy
The gerund is commonly used after quite 10. Are you................................................................................... in Africa? I am sick of ...................................................................................................
a few different verbs. The most common
verbs are shown here. (live) It’s not my thing......................................................................................
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30 WhatsApp 31 PARANORMAL
ACTIVITY
Pair up and answer the question below. Then Pair up and answer the question below. Then
share your answer with the class. Use the following vocabulary to tell a story about
a scary moment you have had in your life. share your opinion with the class.
What is WhatsApp? Do you believe in ghost? Why?
b. DESCRIBING
Let's practice
Example:
Your trainer will select some students to
I use the kiss emoji when i chat with my girl-
give their opinion about the following
friend.
questions.
Let's practice
Example:
How do you Download Whatsapp? In my Opinion when you die you go to hea-
ven or hell according to your behaviors in
Example: First you go to Play Store and look for life.
the app.
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NEW VOCABULARY
your pronunciation then make a sentence using it.
WEATHER AND SEASONS EXAMPLE: We’ll plant the seeds next spring.
Winter Spring
a.
Fall Summer
Weather and Seasons
Why?
up, Plus I love snow. c. WEATHER FORECAST Pretend you are a reporter and make your predictions
using GOING TO work in couples and then go to the front.
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32 TRAFFIC 33 MONEY
Today you will be able to talk about the After this lesson students will be able to Talk
disadvantages and advantages of some about Money affairs also Learn new vocabulary
For more info check related to the topic. For more info check
means of transporation.
prezi number 43 prezi number 44
Sell something in front of the class by practicing 2. When does the father usually give his son
the expressions provided.
money?
1. Traffic Jam. 2. Lane 3. Sidewalk 4. Pedestrian
A. on Friday
5. Footbridge 6. Crowded • It´s Cheap
B. on Saturday
• 70%off
C. on Sunday
Let's practice • Take advantage of the promotion
• Special Offer 3. Where does the man get money to pay his
After this lesson students will be able to use voca- Example:
bulary they will learn today. • 20% off son?
In my Opinion Public Transportation in our A. in his bedroom
• Only for today
What is your Opinion about B. at the bank
country is so complicated because...........................
Public Transportation in El • It is a limited time offer
C. from the bookstand
Salvador?
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34 MY GOALS 35 FRIEND ZONE
At the end of the class you will be able to: At the end of this lesson students will be
-Talk about short and long term goals. able to express ideas about friend zone.
For more info check For more info check
-Write specific action plan to reach your goals.
prezi number 45 prezi number 46
b. FLUENCY TIME
Write 1 short term goal and 1 long term goal
on you note book!
Your coach will teach how to pronounce and use Pair up and share an experience about any Your coach will teach you how to pronounce and Invent what they are wishing according to each
the following words in context. privacy issue you have had. use the following words. picture you will see below.
Example:
Let's practice d.
taking a shower she grabbed my cellphone
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38 MOVIES 39 LOVE AND MONEY
Your coach will teach you how to talk about your Pair up and prepare an exposition about the to-
Stand up and answer the following questions, then share your answers in front of the class.
favorite movie. pic below, then some students will go to the front.
Why do people prefer money over love?
What is your favorite type of
movies? explain why?
b. MOVIES
b. DEBATE
GROUP 1: Money is more important to you.
After this lesson students will be able to:
What is more important in your life? MONEY OR GROUP 2: Love is more important to you .
•Talk about their favorite movie. LOVE?
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Pair up and answer the following questions with Pair up and share your experience about your last Repeat after your coach the words below and Pair and answer the questions below. Then
the new vocabulary trip then your trainer will select some students to make sentences. Remember to use the tense we share your answers with the class.
come to the front. review today.
• What do you think is the role of the fire de-
Do you like to travel? Tell us about your Last Trip
Example:
The firefighters have been helping people for
partment?
c.
Belice is a BORING place to live.
COMPARISONS
Oxford is a CHARMING English city.
Liverpool is a COSMOPOLITAN city. Make Couples and discuss with your partner
the following questions.
the beach in Honduras offers EXCITING activities.
-What are the differences between Fire Depart-
ments in El Salvador and Fire Departments in
c. DEBATE
• To Travel Young but broke
other countries?
What is better? • Traveling When you are old but with money.
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PRESSURE
43 FIRST AID
a. NEW VOCABULARY
a. NEW VOCABULARY b. HELPING YOUR FRIEND
Get some new words related to today’s topic STRESS and use them in the class. Did you already know these words? Learn these Explain what would you do if your friend was
new vocabulary and repeat after your coach, pro- in one of the next accidents.
vide the best articulation.
b.
• What are the main cause of stress in your life?
WARM UP Make couples and answer the question below, • You were alone in your house and you broke
• How well do you handle stress? then switch couples every two minutes. your leg, but you don´t have credit on your pho-
ne.
Work in pairs in the following questions and then • When do you feel fully stressed out?
share with the class
• Do you think taking medication to reduce stress
is a good idea?
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Pair up and answer the questions below with a Make Groups and create a story about the ori-
least 3 different classmates. Then Share your gin of memes.
answers with the rest of the class.
Example:
• What is a Meme? They were created in 2007 when a guy was rea-
lly drunk and high so he thought.....
• What are memes used for? Syringe Surgery Surgeon Stethoscope Pills Stretcher Thermometer
b. A) You just saw an embarrassing meme of you the next images below.
DESCRIBING on Smara la Gabana fan page write a message
to the admin and tell the admin to delete the
Hospitals in Other Countries.
meme about you or you will......
Look at the following pictures and describe when B) You are the admin, answer the message. • Service
you can use each of them. • Administrator
Role Play 2 • beds
• Staff
A) Your Best friend is the admin of one of the • Equipment
most famous pages on facebook, tell him or • Efficiency
her to post a meme of your ex boyfriend/girl-
friend because he/she just broke up with you. Hospitals in El Salvador.
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ROLE PLAY 2
b.
B) Ask him or her to stop doing that.
LET´S GET STARTED A) You are about to play a prank on your
dad.
a. ANNOYING PEOPLE
WHAT DO YOU USE FACEBOOK FOR?
Work in pairs and practice with your class-
mate, then some students will share their
• Social Network • Post
I use Facebook to keep in touch with all my
In this lesson students will be able to: answers with the rest of the class. fellas and relatives. I use it to share pictu-
• Chat •Upload
res, video or you can recall them as moments.
• Talk about Annoying people.
What kind of Annoying people do you Know? I get to know about affairs happening in this
(Friends, Family, Classmates, Coaches etc). world.
• Also explain how to handle those kind of
situations.(Annoying people)
Example: Well I have a friend that every
I read funny memes and post here. I interact
with unknowns and make them friends. Let's practice
It’s an awesome application. It brought the
time I say something positive about revolution. Explain to your class why you had to close
one of my things for example about my you Facebook Account.
car, He always has to say something
Choose a talk partner and answer the next I have another friend who..... • How do you create a FB Account?
questions, switch couples 2 or 3 times then Make groups and answer the following questions
your coach will select some students to share then get ready to go to the front and talk.
CONTINUE WITH THE STORY
their answer.
b.
• Make up a story Using the example you
• What is your definition of an Annoying
HANDLING ANNOYING SITUATIONS What is Facebook? have below.
Person?
One day I was checking FB and all of sudden
• Do you consider yourself an Annoying
Explain to your partner how do you handle the What is Instagram? one of my friends sent me a crazy message
next situation. through Facebook saying.....
person? Why?
When you have done something wrong and your What is Youtube?
friends or parent have noticed, how do you treat
them when they become annoying?
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MOMENTS
51 MY FIRST
JOB
To be mortified Make couples and share a story about an em- Pair up and ask the question below then share Up and pretend you are having a real job inter-
“I was mortified when my pants fell down in barrassing moment you have had in the past. your answers with your mates view so ask the questions below and giPairve
front of the entire school.” you best answers.
What is the most embarrassing mo-
To be shamed by somebody ment in your life? What is a Job? 1 .Do you have Job Experience?
“His mother shamed him into cleaning his room.”
Have you ever had a Job? 2 . Why would you like to work
To lose face here?
“You are going to lose face if you let the kids see
you getting yelled at by your boss.”
Let's practice Tell me about you last job. 3 .What do you know about this
Select one Role and act it then some couples company?
b.
come to the front to act it out.
WARM UP
You made prank to your friend and now he/
Let's practice 4. Why should we hire you?
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MOMENTS
a. NEW VOCABULARY
Your coach will review the vocabulary and then
one by one will give a sentence using one of the a. LIFE MOMENTS Let's Read
words below.
I remember many funny situations made me
What is the moment you
laugh but the most recent was the last Wednesday.
remember the most from
your childhood? I went with my friends to a small restaurant and
b. WHAT HAPPENED?
ven’t seen before . Suddenly, while i was sitting i fell
A) Your are sleeping and dreaming A) You had a nightmare and tell your friend smile.
about your couple cheating on you. Sud- about it.
denly you wake up really mad and start
asking your couple proving questions.
B) You analyze your friend nightmares
and provide an interpretation about it.
B) You answer all the questions your
couple is asking you with a lot of details
in order to have everything clear.
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a. NEW VOCABULARY
a. ASK THE FOLLOWING QUESTION a. NEW VOCABULARY Check out this new vocabulary and make a sentence
with each word.
Let's practice
Choose a partner, practice and act it out. a. ASK THE FOLLOWING QUESTION Let's practice
Student A: You want adopt a pet, talk to Pair up and practice with you mate. Ask the questions to at least 3 different people
your father/mother and try to and share your opinion.
Monkey Wall Penguin convince him/her Describe your Best Friend.
1. What things should a friend never do?
a good idea or explain him/her the rules 3. Can a trainer and a Student be Friends?
if he/she wants to have a pet.
a. NEW VOCABULARY
Let's practice a. NEW VOCABULARY Your coach will introduce new vocabulary in order to be
fluent and express our ideas in English.
horchatas.....
b. DESCRIBING
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Choose a talk partner and ask the question be- Repeat after your coach the following informa-
low. Then share your answer with your classma-
tes. tion about motivation.
a. Let's practice
NEW VOCABULARY
Make couples, practice and act it out.
a. WARM UP Let's practice
Make couples and practice the following ques- Pair up and act the next role play then go to the
tions, then switch couples 2 or 3 times. Role play 1 Pair up and ask the questions below. Then share front and act it out.
your answers with your classmates.
A)You just crashed your friend´s car. ROLE PLAY #2
• Define LIE in your own B) Tell him/her a lie about it. • Talk about your favorite cartoon
words A) Invite your friend to play Hide and seek
Role play 2 • Did you like your childhood? with you.
A) You woke up late, and you had to start
• How often do you lie? working early, call your boss and tell him/ • Describe your favorite Cartoon
B) You have to stay at home helping your
her a lie.
mother to do the house chores.
• Are lies good or bad? B) You are the boss, answer the call and
listen to your employee.
b.
A) You didn´t go home on time because you
DEBATE Your coach will divide the class in two groups and each Share with your class one of the most memora- were wasting your time playing with some
group has to defend their point of view. friends, so you know your parents will
ble moments of your childhood. punish you.
Group 1 (White Lies are good) Group 2 (White lies are bad)
Expressing disagreement Expressing disagreement
• I don’t think so. • I don’t think so. Example: I remember that when I was a kid B) Mom and Dad: Talk to your kid and
• (strong) No way. • (strong) No way. punish him /her if you want.
i used to play TAG and TENTARRO with my
• I’m afraid I disagree. • I’m afraid I disagree.
• (strong) I totally disagree. • (strong) I totally disagree. friends on the streets until very late, also I re-
• (strong) I’d say the exact opposite. • (strong) I’d say the exact opposite.
• Not necessarily. • Not necessarily. member that......
• That’s not always true. • That’s not always true.
• That’s not always the case. • That’s not always the case.
• No, I’m not so sure about that.
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a.
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NEW VOCABULARY
a. NEW VOCABULARY DISASTERS are hazards that cause destruction or
environmental changes.
Let's practice b.
b. NEW VOCABULARY
Choose a role play and act it out.
LET’S TALK
-Pair up and ask the next questions, switch How was your last experience with
Pair up and answer the question below. Then sha-
A) You are in Paseo el carmen. You see a sexy couples 2 or 3 times, then your coach will select natural disasters?
re your answer with the class.
boy/girl invite him/her to Dance with you. some students to go to the front and share their
answer. What would you do if you were taking
• Do you enjoy music videos?
a shower and started shaking?
• Do you like to buy expensive stereo system? How many types of natural disaster
B) You are in Paseo el carmen Say Yes or No. can you name? Which is the worst?
• What kind of music do your parents listen to?
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b. FLUENCY TIME
b. FLUENCY TIME
Answer the following questions with your class-
Pair up and ask the next questions, switch couples 2 or 3 times, then your coach will select some stu- mates, do it with at least 3 different peers.
dents to go to the front.
1. What can businesses do to succeed?
• Is it possible to have a healthy life style in modern world? 2. What is your idea of a “business”?
3. What businesses are successful in your country
• What is healthy food? industry? Why?
4. Why do you think some businesses fail?
• Do you agree with the saying: “Eat your breakfast, share your lunch with a friend and give your 5. “Business is a combination of war and sport.” Do
dinner to your enemy”? Why do people say so? you agree? Why/why not?
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a. NEW VOCABULARY
Let's Read a. NEW VOCABULARY Let's practice
You can increase your vocabulary, comprehen-
sion and melody through reading. Let’s talk about today’s topic using previous
vocabulary. Look for a peer to ask and answer.
1. Most people start smoking when they are in
their teens and are addicted by the time they 1. What are the best and
reach adulthood. Some have tried to quit but
worst things about staying
have returned to cigarettes because smoking is
such a strong addiction. It is a habit that is very
in hotels?
difficult to break. There are many different re-
asons why people smoke. 2. Are hotels common in
your country?
2. Three of the main reasons that young peo-