ISE II (B2) Conversation Class Schedule

Lesson planner
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Lesson 1: Collaborative task (50 min)
Teacher chooses topic. Student needs to ask for more details. Feedback.
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Lesson 2: Topic task (50 min)
Student chooses topic. Student draws a mind map with teacher's help.
Student exposes topic for 1 minute. Teacher asks questions. Feedback.
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Lesson 3: Reinforcement (50 min)
Mock exam for collaborative and topic tasks. Feedback.
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Lesson 4 8: Conversation task (50 min or 75 min)
We will cover 1 topic per lesson going through vocabulary, possible discussion questions
and mock dialogue.

Fees
First 3 lessons: 4
Standard fee: 5,50 (50 min) and 8,00 (75 min)

Lesson 1
TOP 5 MISTAKES SPANISH SPEAKERS MAKE IN ENGLISH
When learning a new language, everyone makes the same mistakes. This is the fun part of learning
a language! When you make mistakes you can learn from themtaking your language learning to a
whole new level.
1. Missing Subject
This mistake happens because the subject in Spanish isnt always necessary. In English, however, it
most definitely is! Es importante estudiar todos los das. is correct in Spanish, but when we go to
translate this, many people say, Is important to study every day. Can you find the mistake? It
should say, It is important to study every day. In English, you must specify the subject. it may be
a small word but it makes a big difference!
2. Not using the present perfect
This infamous mistake occurs due to the difference in sentence construction used in Spanish. When
were talking about how long we have been somewhere in English, we say I have been living in
Ecuador for 3 years. or I have lived in Ecuador for 3 years. However, in Spanish this is not the
case! In Spanish we say, Llevo 3 aos en Ecuador. Completely different! Anytime you want to
talk about how long you have been doing something, make sure to use the present perfect.
3. The or no the?
One of the most difficult aspects of learning English is the lack of rules. I know, English would be
so much easier if we just stuck to (obeyed) the rules! The confusion with the or no the is
always problematic for Spanish speakers because the use of the in Spanish is much more
common than in English. Think about it for a moment. If we were to talk about children and adults
in general, we would say, Los nios son ms inocentes que los adultos. This is a perfectly correct
sentence in Spanish. However, The children are more innocent than the adults. is not correct.
Because we are talking about children and adults in general, we must say, Children are more
innocent than adults. The is generally only used for specific things.
4. Prepositions
Oh prepositions! Prepositions may be the most disliked part of the English language for many
learners. When faced with a difficult challenge such as prepositions, you have two options. Option
one is to become extremely frustrated and decide that English is crazy and give up. Or you can
accept the fact that learning languages is a process, not a marathon and learn these little monsters
one relaxed step at a time. Prepositions are simply different in English and Spanish and by learning
all the prepositions by way of a list is the worst thing you can do. Learn a few prepositions a day in
context.
5.Subject-verb agreement
Finally, we have reached our last and most common mistake. An example of this mistake would
be, Everyone love that movie. The correct sentence is Everyone loves that movie. Everyone is
a singular noun, even though it includes many people. We call these collective nouns. A Collective

noun is a collection of things taken as a whole and take the singular form of the verb. Other
examples where we use the singular form of the verb in English is with the following collective
nouns: anybody, somebody, anyone, everybody, someone, anything, everything, something etc