Unit 2: Achilles Heel: Overcoming obstacles.
LISTENING AND SPEAKING IV
Exploration
Questions to start
Have you heard about
Achilles in the mythology?
Who was he?
What do we use the
expression Achilles heel
for?
Have you faced any difficult
situation?
Which is your opinion
regarding disabled people?
Cristina Kathalina Morocho Pintado
Competences Introduction and structure
2.1 Focus on the topic:
Compares and contrast Overcoming obstacles
different sources of
information.
Infers information that is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
not explicit. =2MGMvEnoD6U&t=36s
Listens to main ideas
and specific details. 2.2 Focus on Listening: Dreams
Expresses opinions of flying and overcoming obstacles
using the vocabulary of / The Achilles track club climbs
the unit. Mount Kilimanjaro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=XwSgvZdOKQs
2.3 Focus on Speaking: Thought
groups / Sharing a personal story
Self-Evaluation 2
Application
Read and complete the
activities in the book (Teacher
will tell students which
activities).
Answer the interview you
have on your book.
Prepare the materials to start
interviewing three classmates
using the same interview.
Focus on which the most
difficult obstacle to overcome
is and which the least difficult
is. Ask them how the
overcame their obstacles.
Compare your answers and
the ones gotten from your
classmates. Prepare yourself
to share similarities and
differences to the rest of the
class.
Participate in the academic
forum: Spaces for disabled
people
Unit 2: Achilles Heel: Overcoming obstacles.

RUBRIC

CATEGORY 10 - 8 7-5 4-2 2-0

Comprehension Student is able to Student is able to Student is able to Student is unable
accurately answer accurately answer accurately answer to accurately
almost all most questions a few questions answer questions
questions posed by posed by teacher posed by teacher posed by teacher
teacher about the about the topic. about the topic. about the topic.
topic.

Vocabulary Uses a variety of Makes a few Uses basic Uses basic

words with no mistakes at the vocabulary and vocabulary and
mistakes that do time of using expressions and expressions and
not interfere the vocabulary and makes many makes too many
understanding of expressions. mistakes. mistakes.
the topic.

Content Shows a full Shows a good Shows a good Does not seem to
understanding of understanding of understanding of understand the
the topic. the topic. parts of the topic. topic very well.
Fluency Speaks clearly and Speaks clearly and Speaks clearly and Often mumbles or
precisely all (100- precisely all (100- precisely most ( can not be
95%) the time, and 95%) the time, but 94-85%) of the understood OR
mispronounces no mispronounces time. mispronounces
words. one word. Mispronounces no more than one
more than one word.
word.
Props Student uses Student uses a few Student uses 1 The student uses
several props prop that shows prop, which no props OR the
(could include considerable improves the props chosen
costume) that work/creativity and presentation. detract from the
show considerable which make the presentation.
work/creativity and presentation better.
which make the
presentation better.
Uses Complete Always (99-100% Mostly (80-98%) Sometimes (70- Rarely speaks in
Sentences of time) speaks in speaks in complete 80%) speaks in complete
complete sentences. complete sentences.
sentences. sentences.

Cristina Kathalina Morocho Pintado