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GENERAL ENGLISH I

DESCRIPTION OF THE COURSE

Objective

At the end of the course, you will be able to communicate in English in everyday situations at a basic level.
You will be able to use the four skills (listening, speaking, writing and reading) to undertake meaningful real
tasks. Another objective of the course is to make you feel confident using English in different daily situations,
and to acquire practical tools and criteria to assess your learning process.

Methodology

For learning a foreign language successfully, you must be responsible for your own learning and exercise
that responsibility through preparing your lessons before classes, doing homework, working on your tasks,
your portfolio, and assessing your process. It is also necessary to use the target language as medium of
classroom communication, channel of learning, and tool for reflection. For this reason, all classes will be
given in English.

Your teacher will provide you with material, links to practice the topics and to acquire strategies, and access
to an educational platform (CANVAS). In addition, you will have to register your process on an online
portfolio that will be an important tool to evaluate your progress and receive constant feedback from your
teacher, your classmates, and yourself.

As previously mentioned, you are expected to work on tasks, which will help you practice and interiorize the
topics studied in each term.

You will also participate in a workshop once a week, which aims at developing your communicative abilities
in the business field through a series of fun and didactic activities.

Tasks

As part of the work you will do for this class, you will have to create three tasks (one task per term) and some
mini-tasks that will be part of the step-by-step process you will start working on from the first term. These
activities are aimed at enhancing your linguistic, communicative and technological skills.
TASK FIRST TERM

First term: My family, my surroundings and I


Descripti Picture gallery presenting myself, my closest relatives, and my favorite rooms in my house.
on Each picture must include a short description. This gallery can be done in Carbonmade.com
and must be uploaded in Canvas.
Tools Carbonmade.com - CANVAS
Topics TOPIC 2: IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN MY LIFE TOPIC 3: MY HOUSE

Language Verb BE, Family members, possessive There is/are, prepositions of place
content adjectives
Mini- Create your family tree with three Take a picture of your favorite room in your
tasks generations (grandparents, parents, house.
children).
Take a picture of it and send it to your Bring it to the class, show it to your
teacher. classmate(s), describe the room and explain
the reason why you like it. Answer these
 Include a description of your family questions:
(names, nationalities, occupations,
and other interesting information  Where is it?
you want to include)  What do you do there?
 Write two sentences about your  What objects are there?
favorite relative.  Where are they located?
 Why do you like it?
Suggeste https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMZSQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBzDe
d sMrHZI vJ6XFQ
links/tool (how to draw a simple family tree) (people saying what their favorite room is)
s https://www.familyecho.com/ https://busyteacher.org/classroom_activitie
(application to make a family tree) s-vocabulary/houseflatrooms-worksheets/
(worksheets to practice parts of the house)
TASK SECOND TERM

Second term: My talents and abilities


Descriptio Short video of myself showcasing my talent and showing what I normally do to improve it
n and what I’m doing at the moment to do so.
Tools Cellphone camera - CANVAS
Topics TOPIC 5: MY ABILITIES AND TALENTS TOPIC 6: OUR DAILY LIVES
Language Can/can’t Simple present
content
Mini-tasks Complete the following chart based on the Having in mind the abilities you recorded
things you CAN/CAN’T do. Look at the in topic 5, think of each ability and:
example.
 Answer these questions:
ABILITY CAN CAN’T SPECIFIC
INFORMATION
1. What do you do to improve the
Cook X Pasta ability?
Dance 2. How often do you do it?
Play an instrument 3. Do you do it with other people?
Play a sport 4. Where do you do it?
Draw
Swim
 Write a 60-word paragraph
 Make sentences with each item (Add connecting these ideas with the
one more). abilities you have.

 Practice the pronunciation of CAN and  Give it to your teacher and keep
CAN’T and record those sentences. the feedback because you will
need it for the big task.
 Send the recording to your teacher.
Suggested https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FYRYLx http://www.eslpages.com/skills/writing/w
links/tool kKKs rite-ten-sentences-daily-routine-in-english
s (pronunciation of CAN vs CAN’T) (Sample to write about a person’s routine
Phone recoder – use of simple connectors)
WhatsApp
TASK THIRD TERM

Third term: Who I am


Description Digital story presenting important events from my past, myself, my family, my house, my
neighborhood, my routine and my talents. This story can be created with any on the tools
suggested and uploaded in CANVAS.
Tools Moviemaker - Wevideo.com* -Video creator and editor
Topics TOPIC 9: MY LAST VACATION TOPIC 10: LIFE EVENTS
Language Past simple to talk about last Simple past to talk about life events
content vacation
Mini-tasks  Participate in the forum  Create a mind-map to share in the class
your teacher will create in about your most important time events. You
CANVAS. Start by can use these headings: CHILDHOOD –
answering these two ADOLESCENCE – ADULTHOOD
questions:
 Be ready to explain it in class, talking about
1. What was your favorite each heading, the words/concepts you
holiday? included and explaining why you remember
2. Why did you like it? them. Your presentation will last about 2
minutes.
 Interact with at least two
people of the class, asking
them specific questions
about their holidays.
 Answer your classmates’
questions.

Suggested CANVAS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLWV0XN7K1g


links/tools (How to create a simple mind map)
https://coggle.it/?lang=es
(herramienta para crear y compartir mapas
mentales)

Cardboard
Colors

Workshop

You will develop a series of workshop sessions to learn vocabulary related to the tourism world and develop
communicative skills needed in this field. These sessions will take place after each topic and will be carried
out through fun, dynamic and real-based situations that will allow you to experience the use of the foreign
language in a professional context.

Portfolio content

In the portfolio, you will have the opportunity to reflect on your process, and to include evidence of your
learning experience in and out of the classroom (activities, pictures, games, videos, etc.)
Attendance

Attendance to every class is advisable because you need constant practice in speaking; and your teacher
needs to give you feedback on your progress with respect to how you communicate with others in English.
Also, during the classes you will have the opportunity to answer questions concerning concepts or structures
of the language.

Evaluation
The purpose of the evaluation is to measure your academic achievement throughout the course and to
identify specific aspects you can improve. To do this, coursework will include written and oral quizzes and
classwork, a task per each term, two term exams, a final exam, and a portfolio.

GRADING

FIRST 30% Task 1 5%


Quizzes and classwork 5%
Portfolio 5%
Exam 1 15%
SECOND 30% Task 2 5%
Quizzes and classwork 5%
Portfolio 5%
Exam 2 15%
FINAL 40% Portfolio 5%
Final task 10%
Quizzes and classwork 5%
Final Exam 20%

Class topics
These are the topics you will study throughout the semester.

FIRST TERM

FIRST TASK: MY FAMILY, SURROUNDINGS AND I: Picture gallery

FUNCTIONAL VOCABULARY
TOPIC/ACTIVITY GRAMMAR CONTENTS
CONTENTS CONTENTS

INTRODUCTORY
SESSION Explanation of rules, methodology, evaluation, portfolio, important dates, etc.
(1 session)

- The alphabet
- Giving personal - Simple Present with BE
Topic 1: information (name, (I, You) – Affirmative, - Numbers 1-10
occupation, nationality, negative and
WHO AM I? – - Countries and
phone number, email interrogative sentences
WHO ARE YOU? nationalities
(3 sessions) address, age) and asking - Simple Present - Familiar places
others about it questions and sentences (university, work,
with LIVE, WORK, and company, neighborhood)
STUDY
- Email addresses (at,
- Telling others where I
dot)
live/work/study

Workshop This session will be devoted to the business English workshop

(1 session)

- Giving information
Topic 2: about important people - Simple Present with BE
IMPORTANT (He, She, It, We, They) – -Occupations
in my life (name,
PEOPLE IN MY occupation, nationality, Affirmative, negative and - Family members
LIFE phone number, email interrogative sentences

(3 sessions) address, age) and asking - Possessive adjectives


others about it

Workshop This session will be devoted to the business English workshop

(1 session)

SELF-
ASSESSMENT 1 Session in which you will be able to reflect upon your learning process so far.
(1 session)

- Rooms in the house


(bedroom, kitchen,
- There is / There are bathroom, living room,
(Affirmative, negative dining room, and garage)
Topic 3: and interrogative
- Describing my house,
sentences) - Furniture and things in
MY HOUSE house items and their
each room (bed, table,
location - Prepositions of place
(3 sessions) chair, closet, and sofa)
(next to/in front
of/behind/in/on) - Appliances (TV,
microwave, fridge, lamp,
and stove)

Workshop This session will be devoted to the business English workshop

(1 session)

SECOND TERM

SECOND TASK: MY TALENTS AND ABILITIES: Short video


FUNCTIONAL VOCABULARY
TOPIC/ACTIVITY GRAMMAR CONTENTS
CONTENTS CONTENTS

- Describing places in my - Prepositions of place (next - Places in town


city to/in front of/across (movie theater,
from/behind/between/on the restaurant, mall,
corner of) museum, bus station,
and school)
Topic 4: -
-Places in my
MY TOWN
neighborhood
(3 sessions) (bakery, stationery
store, supermarket,
grocery store, bus
stop, and park)

SELF-ASSESSMENT
2 Session in which you will be able to reflect upon your learning process so far.
(1 session)

Workshop This session will be devoted to the business English workshop

(1 session)

Topic 5: - Sports (play soccer/


- Talking about my volleyball/
MY ABILITIES AND
abilities and talents basketball, swim, do
TALENTS - Can / Can’t – Affirmative,
karate/yoga)
- Asking others about negative and interrogative
(3 sessions)
what they can and can’t sentences - Arts (draw, paint,
do sing, dance, and act)

Workshop This session will be devoted to the business English workshop

(1 session)

SELF-ASSESSMENT
3 Session in which you will be able to reflect upon your learning process so far.
(1 session)

Topic 6: - Talking about my - Simple present – OTHER - Routines (get up,


routines and my family’s VERBS take a shower, brush
OUR DAILY LIVES
routines my teeth, have
(4 sessions) breakfast, go to
-
school, do
homework, go to bed)

- Meals in the day


- Time expressions
(in the morning, at
night, every day, on
weekends)

Workshop This session will be devoted to the business English workshop

(1 session)

FINAL TERM

THIRD TASK: WHO I AM: Digital story

FUNCTIONAL VOCABULARY
TOPIC/ACTIVITY GRAMMAR CONTENTS
CONTENTS CONTENTS

-Describing the activities - Time expressions


- Present continuous –
Topic 7: I’m doing at the moment for present
Affirmative, negative and
of speaking continuous (now, at
WHAT’S GOING ON interrogative sentences
the moment,
- Talking about
(3 sessions) -Present simple vs Present currently)
temporary changes in my
continuous
routine

SELF-ASSESSMENT
4 Session in which you will be able to reflect upon your learning process so far.
(1 session)

Workshop
This session will be devoted to the business English workshop
(1 session)

- Talking about things, -Leisure activities


people and activities I like (going
Topic 8: OUR LIKES
/ dislike and the degree to shopping/clubbing/jo
AND INTERESTS - Like + noun vs like +ing / -
which I do it gging, reading,
Dislike /don’t like + ing watching Netflix)
(3 sessions)
- Love + ing, enjoy+ing - Food (meat,
- Object pronouns vegetables, dairy
products, fast food,
and desserts)

- Intensifiers (really,
very much)

Workshop This session will be devoted to the business English workshop

(1 session)
SELF-ASSESSMENT
5 Session in which you will be able to reflect upon your learning process so far.
(1 session)

- Time expressions
for past events
(yesterday, last ___,
in, ago)

- Holiday
Topic 9: MY LAST - Expressing location and destinations (beach,
- Past simple with be (all
HOLIDAY feelings in the past mountains, and
pronouns) – Affirmative,
countryside)
(3 - Giving information negative and interrogative
about previous holiday - Holiday activities
sessions) - Regular verbs
experiences (traveling, relaxing,
going…, spending
time with someone)

- Transport (bus,
plane, car, train, taxi,
boat, bike, cable car)

Workshop This session will be devoted to the business English workshop

(1 session)

- Life stages
- Giving details about
(childhood,
Topic 10: LIFE memorable experiences - Past simple with regular adolescence,
EVENTS and milestones and irregular verbs – adulthood)
(3 sessions) - Asking and answering Affirmative, negative and
interrogative Life events
questions about
(graduate, get
meaningful past events
married, start work)

SELF-ASSESSMENT
6 Session in which you will be able to reflect upon your learning process so far.
(1 session)

Important dates
The following are the dates on which key activities will be carried out.

TERM EXAM – TASK PRESENTATION

1st TERM September 2nd – September 7th

(August 5th – September 7th)


2nd TERM October 15th – October 19th

(September 9th – October 19th)

FINAL TERM November 25th – November 30th

(October 21st – November 23rd)


REFERENCES:

TOPIC 1

Cognados:

http://blogpara-aprenderingles.blogspot.com.co/2012/12/cognados-en-ingles.html

My personal information:
http://www.elllo.org/english/0151/170-Naju-Introduction.htm
http://www.vocabulary.cl/Basic/Personal_Information.htm
https://www.thoughtco.com/beginner-dialogues-giving-and-requesting-1210038
http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=6160

TOPIC 2

Family:

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/family/exercises?04
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/vocabulary-exercise-people-family.php

Occupations:

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/vocabulary-exercise-jobs.php
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/vocabulary-exercises/jobs

TOPIC 3

The house:
http://www.agendaweb.org/vocabulary/house_furniture-exercises.html
https://matchthememory.com/partsofthehouse
http://www.elllo.org/english/0151/152-Clare-House.htm

There is/are:
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/various/there_is_there_are2.htm

Mind maps:
http://madridingles.net/como-aprender-el-vocabulario-usando-mapas-mentales/

TOPIC 4

My town:
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/vocabulary-exercises/places-town
http://www.elllo.org/english/beginner/B05-SarahJohn-Hometown-HerTown.htm

Giving and asking for directions:


https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/vocabulary/directions
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening-skills-practice/giving-directions
How to start a blog:
https://www.ciudadano2cero.com/como-crear-un-blog/

TOPIC 5

Abilities:

https://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/listening-song-I-can't-dance.php
http://www.grammar.cl/Games/Can_Cannot.htm

TOPIC 6

Daily routines:
http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/vocabulary-exercises/daily-routine
http://www.elllo.org/english/1051/1092-Gareth-Routine.htm

TOPIC 7

Activities now

https://www.tefl.net/elt/ideas/grammar/fun-games-for-present-continuous/

TOPIC 8

Likes and dislikes:

http://ourbasic1.blogspot.com.co/2010/02/likes-and-dislikes.html

TOPIC 9

My vacation:
https://alumnoscch219a.wordpress.com/2017/03/09/my-last-vacation/
https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-87345.php

Sequences markers:
https://www.engvid.com/english-writing-sequencing-first-next-finally/

TOPIC 10

My childhood:
http://childhoodmemories3.blogspot.com.co/p/blog-page.html
http://www.elllo.org/video/1201/V1250-On-Childhood.htm
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/past_simple-exercises.html

Other connectors:
https://www.myenglishteacher.eu/ask/question/list-of-sentence-connectors-in-english/

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