B1-II Work Plan 2019-1

(This schedule may be subject to change throughout the course)

WEEK DATE UNIT OBJECTIVES/EVALUATIONS ONLINE PLATFORM

18-22 March Introduction Ice-breakers / Explanation of the course

1
 Listen and understand the main points of someone telling about a
university experience.
2
25-29 March  Tell about a past experience from university. Friday March 29 at 12PM
 Use vocabulary building strategies independently. Open Sequence 1
Unit 1:
 Read personal messages requesting advice about university life.
 Ask questions about advice in relation to university life.
University
 Respond to questions asking for advice about university life.
3
1-5 April
Life  Write a comparative paragraph about high school life and university
life (or 2 aspects of university life).
 Use the writing process with some support.
LAMS Final Task 1 (Comparative Paragraph) Monday April 8 at 12PM
4 8-12 April Close Sequence 1
Open Sequence 2
 Read and identify the main points in a news article about a
15-19 April controversial contemporary social problem. (Scan, Skim)
5
Unit 2:  Use reading strategies to understand complex sentences.
 Understand a video/audio on a social problem.
Social  Summarize a social issue and state an opinion with reasons.
6 22-26 April  Give a recommendation to prevent/solve a social problem in Chile.
Problems  Take part in a group discussion about a social problem.
Monday April 29 at 12PM
29 April-3 May LAMS Final Task 2 (Video)
7 Close Sequence 2
Open Sequence 3
6-10 May Written Test 1 / Oral Evaluation 1 (Midterm)
8

13-17 May  Read a basic science article about a contemporary environmental

9 issue.
 Write a paragraph on a contemporary environmental topic,
predicting consequences or future trends.
Unit 3:  Use exploratory strategies to develop language structures.
10 20-24 May  Understand questions asking about future trends/consequences.
Environment  Summarize an environmental issue and state an opinion with
reasons, predicting consequences or future trends.
 Ask questions about future trends/consequences.
Monday May 27 at 12PM
27-31 May LAMS Final Task 3 (Survey)
11 Close Sequence 3
Open Sequence 4
3-7 June  Read a text about a controversial contemporary technology issue.
12
 Understand video/audio texts on a contemporary technology issue.
 Read personal messages requesting information and opinions in
Unit 4: relation to technology.
10-14 June
13  Summarize a technology issue and state an opinion with reasons.
Technology
 Write an argumentative essay related to a technology issue.
Monday June 17 at 12PM
17-21 June LAMS Final Task 4 (Argumentative Essay)
14 Close Sequence 4

Monday June 24 at 12PM

15 24-28 June Written Test 2 / Oral Evaluation 2 (Final Exam) Upload Final Task 4
(Argumentative Essay) to
Educandus
1-5 July Oral Evaluation 2 (Final Exam)
16

8-12 July Oral Evaluation 2 (Final Exam)

17

18 15-19 July Make-up test: Wednesday July 17 / Optional test: Thursday July 18

ACTAS by Friday July 19

Holidays:
 March 20th suspension of activities from 13.10hrs  July 15th -16th
 April 3rd, 4th,5th, suspension of activities from 13.10 hrs
 April 19th
 May 1st
 May 20th-21st