Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Module 2
WARM UP. Quiz. Now that you know what NGOs are, lets take
a look at the different social problems that they try to solve or
minimise.
2) How much money do you think a family of four living in poverty has to survive on each
week?
a) 349 b) 387 c) 423
10) If there is a natural disaster with a lot of injured people, which of these NGOs is going to
be there?
a) RED CROSS b) ACNUR c) NOBODY
1. - Pair work activity. Look at the cartoons video about Present Perfect simple.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2hcJECNQDlc#!
These are the sentences you can find in the different images. Watch the video and identify the
sentences for each image. Write its corresponding number next to them
Now, look at the bold part of the sentences. Which are the two elements of them?
1b- Now, listen to your teacher explanation about the present perfect simple form and write your
notes down below. Ppt presentation in the yellowsubmarine
2.- Pair work. Remember verb list of irregular verbs! Write the participle form of the following
verbs
Come Hide
Do Keep
Eat Lose
Drink Mean
Go Meet
Feel Pay
fight read
3.- Your are writing a letter to a friend. In the letter you give news about
yourself and other people. Use the words given to make sentences. Use
the Present Perfect Tense
Dear Chris,
Lots of things have happened since I last wrote to you.
4. - Read and complete that text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Look at the given
clue!
The richest woman in the UK is now Joanne Kathleen Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter
books. But life .. (not be-present perfect simple) easy for her.
She was born on 31st July 1965 and ..(start-past simple) writing at the early
age of six. At school she ..(be-past simple) quiet and ..(not like-past
simple) sport much. Her favourite subjects ..(be-past simple) English and
Modern Languages. After school she ..(study-past simple) French at Exeter
University and she later ..(become-past simple) a bilingual secretary. She
..(not enjoy-past simple) her life as a secretary and when she was 26 she
..(leave-past simple) the Uk to teach English in Portugal. She ..(meet-past simple)
and married a journalist and their daughter, Jessica, was born in 1993. The marriage ..(end-
past simple) in divorce and Ms Rowling moved to Edinburgh, Scotland. It was during this period that
she ..(start-past simple) her first Harry Potter novel, which she ..(write-past simple)
in a caf while her daughter was asleep.
She ..(publish-past simple) Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone in 1997
and in the same year she ..(win-past simple) one of the most important books
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awards in Britain. Since then millions of people ..(read-present perfect simple) her
books in many different languages, and millions ..(see-present perfect simple) the
Harry Potter films. Everybody ..(know-present simple) who she is and everybody
..(heard-present perfect simple) of the famous character she has created. Harry Potter is
possibly the most famous boy in the world.
Post-reading activity. Now, answer these questions using the correct and complete answers.
6- Lets revise the present perfect! You are going to interview your classmates and complete your
HAVE YOU EVER form!
Use the example sentences and then, add 4 more by your own. Be creative but realistic!
Remember that you need NAMES to complete your form.
Eg. HAVE YOU EVER VISITED PARIS? Yes, Maria has visited
Paris
7a.- Gap Fill Exercise: fill in the blanks using the vocabulary above.
1. Sports star David Beckham was _________________ when the ambulance arrived and so the paramedics could
not communicate with him.
2. Beckham was _____________________ in the football match and could not play for several months.
VOCABULARY
3. Mr. Beckham could _____________________ in the hospital, but felt more comfortable going home
instead.
5. In order to _______________ an injury, football players usually warm up prior to the match.
6. Players who appear to be asleep after a football accident are not ____________. They are unconscious.
7. When a player is injured, they receive _______ ________ immediately and then may go to the hospital.
8. How can football players _____________ their strength? They exercise regularly and maintain a balanced and
proper diet.
L S D W I W Z K U N B M Q G U N M
X Y Z M U P Y S N X E W R E U I R
U P B R Z I X S S W E V V B Z F N
R R E Q A W Z V L E U A X R Z U F
R E E R R F Y A K W L M S R Q A O
B E K E F G N O I T C E T O R P H
C L F P T K H U P H T D M X Q N F
VOCABULARY
P H T U B N V W M D N P B O Q Z N
M U A C G Y U Y J G I L B N H B Z
B Z P R V E A L N Q Q S P R N H X
S S N W I Z E M O C I Z A L N Q F
F D G J L T H G J V Z M W B L A N
W I N W L C Y X K I A U P Q L U M
K A H W Q O P T N N X I F I R E Q
D Q A A C B H O Q Y L C F Y R J D
T N E M N O R I V N E N A H P R O
T V O A A A I H H H J W Q R A N E
AIDS
CHARITY
DISABLED
HOMELESS
ORPHANENVIRONMENT
PROTECTION
REFUGEE
VOLUNTEER
LISTENING comprehension
10. - Volunteering in school. Pre-listening comprehension. Answer these questions. (V., 2.31)
11.- Listen to that song and complete the different parts according with the instructions given.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAsTlnjvetI
[Verse 1]
_______ (7)I'm waiting for this cough syrup to come down, come down
________ (8) I'd run away
________ (9) If I could find a way to see this straight
________ (10) to some fortune that I should have found by now
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[Chorus:]
And so I run now to the things they said could not restore me
Restore life the way straight it should be
I'm waiting for this cough syrup to come alone down
12.- EVER, NEVER, ALREADY, YET. Listen to your teacher explaining the usage of these adverbs for
the present perfect and write notes down below.
FOR / SINCE
READING comprehension
Read these extracts from the leaflet youve got as example of the project. Then,
answer the questions below.
DIEGO (9, Nicaragua): I ve always wanted to go to school but my parents work all
day and we dont have money so, I help them in the fields.
BIANCA (12, Paraguay): School? I went to school when I was young, from 3
to 6 years old but then, my mother started working in a factory 12 hours a day
and I had to take care of my brothers and sisters. We are 7 and I have to
prepare them the breakfast, lunch and dinner. I have to clean the house, I have
to pick up water from the well (3km away). I would like to go to school
HALEP (15, Congo): when I was a child I used to go to school with my friends. Now,
there is war in my country and children cant attend schools because there arent
schools. Besides, some children are taken by guerrillas and forced to go to war, kill
people and even, to kill their parents. I am angry and sad for my country.
15c. Speaking in pairs. Discuss with a partner the situation of these children. Give your opinion
about it. Then, explain it to your teacher.
Do you feel lucky for going to school?
WRITING
Dear friend,
My name is Bianca and I am from Nicaragua, a small South American country. I love my country
because its green and full of live but there are a lot of problems, too. Life is hard in Nicaragua. What
about your country?
We are 10 people in my family: my parents (Lena and Joshua), and my sisters: Erika (2), Salma (4),
Elena (11) and my brothers: Toni (8), Diego (10), Alejandro (14) and me, Bianca and I am 13 years
old. I am the older girl, so I have to take care of all my brothers or sisters. We live in a small house
now, but we have lived in the forest in a hut for many years. I dont go to school but I would like to
go. I get up at 5 every day and I take my little brothers and sisters to school. We have one hour on
food. Then, I come back home and I prepare the lunch and tidy the house. My brother, Alejandro, is
working in the fields with my father and my mother is working in a factory. I have to take care of my
sisters and brothers all day.
Love,
Bianca.
2 Personal introduction
Yours, Kisses,
16b. WRITING PROJECT 1. Now, answer her in a separated paper and give it to
your teacher to check.
GRAMMAR CORNER
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1b) When do we use the present perfect? Underline the correct answers.
2b) Write down a minimum of 5 sentences in present perfect from the song. Translate
them.
2c. Now, what is this song about? What is the message of the song? (10-
20words)
4.- Since or For? Complete the sentences. Read this introduction about the usage of
SINCE / FOR in the present perfect simple.
Eg. I have played basketball since 1990 // I have played basketball for 20 years
5.- Tense quiz show! Play in pairs to that game. One against the other and write down the
name of the winner.
LISTENING CORNER
While listening. Now, listen to the recording on-line and answer the questions below.
7.- How have you been?. Pre-listening activities. Be sure that you know the meaning of
these words and expressions. Check in a dictionary! Be careful because some
of them may be false friends.
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While listening. Now, listen to the conversation and complete it on-line. Then, answer the
questions. Remember to answer them with correct and complete answers.
WRITING CORNER
Paragraph three/last paragraph: explain why I have to stop writing you because I have to
you stop writing study for my Science exam. I am looking
forward to seeing you during the summer.
Include a complimentary close: Your friend,
Dont use regards , best wishes because
they are not appropriate in informal Maria
letters.
Write a comma after the word.
Thank you for your letter. I was pleased to hear that you are in good health.
It was really nice hearing from you. I am glad that you like your new school.
Do write soon.
Writing. Its time to write a letter to a friend. Explain him what have you done this week. (70-80)
READING CORNER
10.- Planning my leaflet. Read the instruction on how to create a leaflet (its your project
this module) and answer the questions below.
Have you understood the text the first time? Yes, I did // No, I didnt
Have you checked any word of vocabulary? Which one? ____________________________
Do you think this page is useful for you? Why? _________________________________________
Post reading activity. Start thinking about the design of your leaflet. Which parts are you
going to include?
11.- My daughter illness. Pre-reading. Do you know what do these words mean?
Illness: to breath:
Manage: Lungs:
Now, read the text online and answer the questions below.
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
12.- Reading a letter. Pre-reading task. Be sure you know the meaning of these words. If
not, check it in www.wordreference.com
Business: to lead=
Customers: drive them away=
13.- Steffi Graf. Do you know who is Steffi Graf? Choose: a singer a tennis player
Now, you are going to read a text about her, complete the activities online.
Look at this sentence: she learned to play tennis when she was
very young
Look at this sentence: Since then, she has won more than 20 important
competitions
This sentence since then, she has won moret han 20 important
competitions is a PRESENT PERFECT SENTENCE.
Have+ Past particple Verb
We use it for actions that are unfinished or that we dont know if they are finished or not.
GAMES CORNER
EXTRA: if you want as an extra activity , you can write a summary of the things you have done in
this corner.
SPEAKING CORNER
15.- Speaking 1: Look at these pictures and describe them first- Then, give your opinion about them.
Prepare your speaking by looking for words in the dictionary if you need it.
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16.-Speaking 2. Look at this video about the pronounciation of ed. Take notes.
Practice these sounds.
MY LIST OF VOCABULARY
Practice on-line and copy the new words you have learnt in this
unit:
Giving and asking for directions, places in town, means of
transport, prepositions, ......
Objectives
Qu he aprs en aquesta unitat? Grau assolitment(1-10)