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 ENGLISH TWO:
MY UNIVERSITY,
ALL ABOUT DIVERSITY
THEMATIC UNIT: A PLACE FOR LEARNING AND HAVING FUN
THEMATIC CONTENT: VIBE, CELEBRATION AND FUN ON CAMPUS

TASK: Your team will do the following:

a) select a place or event; b) take or collect pictures of it;
c) write a description about what people do and why you chose it;
and d) post the product of your work on the website.

Context: The university wants to develop the English language website, and your group will
be in charge of writing about different places or events on campus.

GOALS:
• Identify the structure of an ad
• Write an ad for a university event
• Arrange orally an attendance to a university event

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LANGUAGE FOCUS
Personality Traits: My math professor is a very kind person. My sister was very
naive.  
Recreative and Sport Activities: On weekends. I play cards with my classmates.
We rarely practice soccer in the campus.
Idiomatic Expressions (Idioms): Early bird, night owl, blind date, to get along with, to hang out,
to be a good pal, etc.
Simple Present Vs. Present Continuous: I am reading about quantum physics at the momento. I
prefer to read scientific articles.
Adverbs: (very, really, quite, so, a bit) This semester. My English class is a bit more difficult. I
really love science.  
Relative Pronouns: Who / That   Students who did not pass the test can have another chance next
week. The only subject that I do not like is mandatory.
Professions and Occupations: Lawyer, doctor, engineer, administrator, actor, sportman,
University Expressions: graduate, undergraduate, college, university, faculty, dean, campus,
register, etc. Many undergraduate students take summer courses in June.
Present Continuous to Express Future: In December. I am doing my practicum or internship at
the hospital.
WH Questions: where did you go to school? What subject did you like the most when you were
at school?

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Simple Past: Last year, we had a wonderful holiday. we did not have any trouble.  
Modal Verbs: Must - Mustn’t - Have (Not) to: If you want to have a successful academic life
you must study hard. You mustn’t eat in class.
University Buildings and Places:   library, museum, sport facilities, biology lab, main square,
cafeteria, computer´s room.
Food Vocabulary: Soup, bread, rice potatoes, beverages, main dishes, dessert, lunch, dinner.
Cultural Activities: exhibition, conference, workshop, presentation etc.  
Conjunctions: (and, but, because) My classmate would like to postpone the test but we cannot.
Word Order: (Adjectives and Nouns) I love that really old big green antique car.
Place, Time and Manner Adverbs: My mother always speaks loudly to attract my attention.
Future Tense: Will This term will finish in December.

Final -ed : /t/ cooked-worked; /Id/

wanted-needed; /d/ loved-called; Sonidos
Pronunciation
Plosives: /p/ pal, party; /t/ tomato, tall; /k/
kind, kiss; Nasal: / / singing, bringing.

ACTION ONE: Read about different events, select one and create an advertisement to
promote it. 3

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BRAINSTORMING
a. Think about different places and events the university has, list them in
the chart below. Look up the words in your dictionary you do not know.

PLACES EVENTS
 b. Now compare your list with a classmate’s and help each other complete each other’s chart.

WHILE
READING
Read this ad from the Oxford University.

Sleeping Sense

Speaker Russell Foster

z z
Event date
Event time


9 Jun 2016
19:00 – 21:00 zz
Venue Sheldonian Theatre
Broad Street
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX1 3AZ
Event Type Concerts
Event Cost Free
Disabled access? Yes
Booking required Required
Online Booking Book online here
Further information https://goo.gl/tBF4PH

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A CONCERT COMBINING CUTTINGEDGE RESEARCH WITH SUBLIME MUSIC

Working with the Sleep and circadian Neuroscience Institute, musicians and pupils
around Oxford, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment has been composing new
music inspired by the science of sleep and circadian biology.

Features soprano Elin Manahan Thomas & harpsichordist Christopher Bucknall;

includes extracts from Purcell’s “The Fairy Queen” & “Goldberg Variations; Involves
world-leading circadian expert Professor Russell Foster.

c. Answer the following questions about this ad:

What information can you get from the ad? Check? or in case you check (x), complete
the information.
CHECK INFORMATION
Speaker Russell Foster
Place
Allotted time
Guests
Transportation
Other services (food,
translation, etc.)
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 Which information do you think is missing?

d. Visit the link https://goo.gl/Jli3CU to explore it and answer:

Would you be interested in attending this event? Why?

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e. Read the following ad from UMASS University and identify the type of information it
presents. Draw lines and/or arrows.

Seminar: ‘Socioeconomic Development and

Food Security’
Event Details
May 24, 2016
3:00 pm
Stockbridge Hall
Room: 303
UMass Amherst Campus
Handicap access available

Arturo Osorio-Fernandez, assistant professor at Rutgers Business School, will discuss an urban
food security model to help diagnose urban food systems and their shortcomings.
Food security has been identified by the FAO as one of the pillars of socioeconomic development.
Food security needs to address not only the lack of physical availability of food, as currently
suggested by the literature, but also affordability, quality, and safety to be truly comprehensive.

In his talk, Osorio-Fernandez will touch on current understandings of food deserts and food
swamps. The concept of food brownfields, places where conditions lead to above-average safety
risks associated with food consumption, is introduced. Conditions in food-insecure communities
are explored and contrasted to those in food-secure areas. These disparities inform suggestions on
how to provide innovative mechanisms to leverage entrepreneurial initiatives to achieve true food
security in poverty stricken areas. Policy-driven recommendations and future venues of research
are subsequently advanced.
Taken from used for educational purposes only: http://www.umass.edu/events/seminar-socioeconomic
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WRITING

a. Gather the information you may need to create an ad to promote a

University event. Use the chart below to organize the information.

Type of information Content

Date: September 2016

b. Write your ad, and have a classmate read it, check it and give your feedback about it.
Some of the aspects you can check in each other’s text are:
6 Completion (Does it have all the necessary information?)
Form (Does it follow a logic order?)
Accuracy (Is the text correctly written in terms of grammar and vocabulary?)

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c. Now, taking into account your classmate’s comments on your text and using some visual
support; create the ad you will present to the group. Do it on your computer.

Include: Use:

• Name of the event • A digital app (power point, prezi, etc.)

• Speaker or presenter • Pictures
• Place • A nice layout
• Date • Nice and different fonts
• Time
• Cost
• Requirements / Instructions
• Brief description
• (Additional information)

ACTION TWO: Look for events going on campus, select one, and share your decision with
the class saying why.
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LANGUAGE FOCUS

a.Watch the video and answer the following questions. https://goo.gl/s79Ewb

What is Rob doing at the moment Steve calls?

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Is their conversation on Saturday?

What are Rob’s plans for Saturday?

Does Rob have plans for Sunday?

What is Steve’s plan for Sunday?

Does Rob accept Steve’s invitation?

b. Make a list of your plans for next week tense

Next week, I am visiting my cousins to celebrate their graduation.
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Let’s explore how to pronounce plosive sounds in English.

a. Watch the video and complete the following chart with the missing sounds.
Then provide examples of words with those sounds. https://goo.gl/TvJ2vi

Type Bilabial Lingua-alveolar Lingua-velar

Sound
/p/
Examples

Sound

Examples plop – pool – carpet

b. Read your words aloud. Pay special attention to the correct pronunciation of the plosive
sounds.
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Intonation Patterns
a. Join a classmate and prepare a conversation in which
you discuss your plans for next week and arrange • Wh-word questions: falling
to attend a University event. Use your notes and intonation
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information from previous exercises to complete your
conversation. intonation
• Statements: falling intonation
• Question-Tags: 'chat' - falling;
b. Practice your conversation with your partner. Make 'check' - rising
sure you use the correct intonation pattern according • Lists: rising, rising, rising, falling
to the type of sentence, and be careful with the
pronunciation of plosive sounds too.

c. Share your decision with the class saying why.

Notes: In this space, you can write notes from the conversation you had with your classmate.

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SPEAKING

a. Perform a role play in front of the class (in pairs or in groups of three). Remember some of the
tips from the first unit on how to deliver oral presentation. These tips are useful for any kind of
public speaking:

• Smile at your audience.

• Feel confident about your presentation.
• Make eye contact.
• Be sure to have inflection in your voice.
• Use hand motions.