TASK 2 - THEMATIC CONTENT 1

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 ENGLISH TWO:
MY UNIVERSITY,
ALL ABOUT DIVERSITY
THEMATIC UNIT: WHO I WANT TO BE, WHAT I WANT TO BE
THEMATIC CONTENT: POINT OF DEPARTURE: MY ACADEMIC PROGRAM

TASK: You and your classmates are in charge of the interview. Ask the
person questions concerning his/her personal and educational background,
academic interests and plans. Share the interview with your classmates
(either in video or podcast format),Write one paragraph description of your
interviewee.

Context: You and your team members are going to interview a professional from your
academic unit.

INPUT: VIDEO: Career video https://goo.gl/BmZreW

GOALS:
• Interview a professor about education background, academic interests and plans.
• Talk about career goals and expectations
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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: Watch an interview of a scholar and take notes about their experiences, 3
knowledges and generalities of their job.

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PRE
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LANGUAGE FOCUS
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a.Complete the following crossword

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1: The study of living things.

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2: Preparing food for eating.
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3: The study of past events.
11 4: The study of the buying and
12 13 selling of goods or services.
14 15 5: The study and activity of using
computers.
16 6: The study of the language that is
17 18 spoken in the UK.
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7: The study of the weather,
mountains, seas, lakes, etc.
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8: The ability to read and write.
9: The study and activity of using
computers.
 10: The study of the buying and selling of goods or services.
11: The study of numbers, shapes and space (short form).
12: The study of communication used by the people of a particular country.
13: The study of arithmetic that deals with points, lines, angles and shapes.
14: The study of substances and how they change when they combine.
15: Study related to plays and acting.
16: The study of the structure and behavior of the physical world.
17: The study of sounds that are made by playing instruments or singing.
18: The playing of games at school.
19: The activity of painting, drawing and making sculptures.
20: The study of natural forces, such as energy, heat, light, etc…
Resource taken from used for educational purposes only: https://goo.gl/fKSlQ6

b. Write at least five sentences related to your high school

life using the words you learned from the crossword or Remember: When we use verbs
the clues: such as: love, like, dislike, enjoy,
practice, finish, continue, start,
and hate, the next verb should
Example: When I was in high school I loved playing
have –ing.
instruments.

WHILE
LISTENING
Watch the interview to English teacher, Karen. Take notes below about the
most relevant information related to her career. https://goo.gl/MhQFJv

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w w w. w i k i h o w. c o m / Ta k e -
Notes to check how to take
notes.

Outlining is one of the

easiest and most common
ways to take notes.
It consists of marking on your
notes when they start a new
topic, then note each sub
category as it is addressed.
This is a model of an outline
that you can use:

Subject of the report

I. Main Idea
A. Supporting detail
B. Supporting detail
C. Supporting detail
II. Main Idea
A. Supporting detail
B. Supporting detail
C. Supporting detail
III. Main Idea
A. Supporting detail
B. Supporting detail
C. Supporting detail

POST
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SPEAKING
Join two or three classmates and talk about Karen’s professional life. Try
to recall most of the information as a group so you can participate in the
whole class discussion.
Use these questions to support your discussion:

1. How long has she been a teacher?

2. Why did she become an English teacher? (She mentions two reasons)

3. What kind of students does she have?

4. What does her job require?

5. Which is one of her most important jobs?

6. What is teaching about?

7. Which are the requirements to be an English teacher?

8. What opportunities does a Master’s degree facilitate?

 9. What about a PhD program?

10. What is the National Board Certification Program?

11. What does this program demand from teachers?

12. Which is the best part of her job?

13. What is one of the most rewarding things?

14. Which is the worst part of her job?

15. Which is her final advice for people who pursue teaching English?

ACTION TWO: Write additional questions to go deeper into the reasons the scholar had
for choosing their profession, including its advantages and disadvantages.

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b. Organize the following words to form accurate questions:

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1. did – high – where – finish – you – school ?

2. subject – favorite – was – your – which ?

3. was – which – least – your – favorite – subject ?

4. why – university – choose – you – did – this ?

5. did – program – why – choose – you – academic – this ?

c. In pairs, ask each other the questions above to talk about yourselves. You can ask extra
questions to have more details.

d. Remember how to formulate accurate questions based on the following chart.

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 QUESTIONS

The basic rule for asking questions in English is straightforward: Invert the order
of the subject and the first auxiliary verb.
• It is snowing. = Is it snowing?
• He can speak German. = Can he speak German?
• They have lived here a long time. = Have they lived here a long time?
• She will arrive at ten o’clock. = Will she arrive at ten o’clock?
• He was driving fast. = Was he driving fast?
• You have been smoking. = Have you been smoking?

If there is no auxiliary, use “do”, “does”, or “did”.

• You speak fluent French. = Do you speak fluent French?
• She lives in Brussels. = Does she live in Brussels?
• They lived in Manchester. = Did they live in Manchester?
• He had an accident. = Did he have an accident?

Most questions with question words are made in the same way:
• How often does she use it?
• Why don’t you come?
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• Where do you work?
• How many did you buy?
• What time did you go?
• Which one do you like?
• Whose car were you driving?
Note who, what and which can be the subject. Compare:
• Who is coming to lunch? (who is the subject of the verb)
• Who do you want to invite to lunch? (you is the subject of the verb)
• What happened? (what is the subject of the verb)
• What did you do? (you is the subject of the verb)

Note the position of the prepositions in these questions:

• Who did you speak to?
• What are you looking at?
• Where does he come from?
Adapted from: http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/questions1/menu.php
 WHILE
WRITING
Taking into account the correct structure of questions, formulate eight
extra questions you would ask Karen about her professional life.

1. ____________________________________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________________________________________

3. ____________________________________________________________________________

4. ____________________________________________________________________________

5. ____________________________________________________________________________

6. ____________________________________________________________________________

7. ____________________________________________________________________________

8. ____________________________________________________________________________

POST
SPEAKING

a) Join a classmate and exchange your questions

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For example, take into account if:

They follow any of these structures:
oAuxiliar + Subject + Complement ?
oWh- + Auxiliar + Subject + Complement ?
They ask about professional information only

c) Share your questions with the whole group and discuss

What’s your impression about Karen as a teacher?

What can you infer from her answers?
Would she answer all your questions? Why?

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 LANGUAGE FOCUS
Let’s check the uses of the Simple past form: After you read the following chart,
choose a classmate and discuss the uses and rules of the Simple Past Tense.

Use of Simple Past

• Action inthe past taking place once, never or several times.

Example: He visited his parents every weekend.
• Action in the past taking place one after the other. Look at these sentences from
Example: He came in, took off his coat and sat down. Karen’s interview. Can you
• Action in the past taking place in the middle of another identify regular and irregular
action. verbs? Circle the regular ones
Example: When I was having breakfast, the phone suddenly and underline the irregular
rang. ones:
• if senrences type II (If I talked,....)
Example: If I had a lot of money, I would share it with you.
- I chose it initially because
English was one of my favorite
Signal Words of Simple Past subjects in high school.
• yesterday, 2 minutes ago, in 1990, the other day, last Friday - I really loved reading and
literature.
Exceptions in Spelling when Adding ‘ed’
- I realized that another passion
Exceptions in spelling when adding ed Example is working with people.
- Those two blended together
After a final e only add d Love – loved and I went to university to
Final consonant after a short stressed vowel Admit –Admitted become an English teacher.
or i as final consonant after a vowel is doubled Travel – Travelled
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Final y after a consonant becomes i Hurry – hurried
Adapted from: https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-past