Learning objective 1 (Speaking)

Ninth grade
First term 2017
Boston International School

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 Objective(s):
To express opinions about home, using as a resource
tenses and knowledge of other cultures.

Learning objective(s):
Using the conjugations of the tenses depending on the
context.

Biblical principle (crafted for the specific logro of the subject):

We are one in Christ

Jhon 14:23
Jesus answered and said to him, If anyone loves Me, he will keep
My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and
make Our home with him

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 Target vocabulary for the week (House Arrest
House Cleaning
Houseboat
Housebreaking
Housecoat
Houseflies
Household
Housekeeper
Housewarming
Housewife
Housework

Pronunciation practice: Sozo Exchange letter A

http://sozoexchange.com/

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 Think about a famous place you want to visit, this is my pick:

New activity: every day you get to present a worlds landmark. One
student per day
Idioms:
http://www.idiomsite.com/

We will learn one idiom per day

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 SPEAKING PROJECT:

CROSS-CULTURAL ENCOUNTER

POINTERS FOR STUDENTS

We select : Argentina, Nigeria, Usa, Japan and Mexico.
Choose a landmark of the country you have chosen.
Design a presentation that contains the historical background.
Design a presentation that contains cultural aspects around the chosen
landmark, remember to bear in mind Christian standards and our Schools
handbook while designing the material (Please include the biblical
principal of this indicator)
The use of grammar and vocabulary studied during this indicator is
compulsory.
Group: 3
Due date: February 20 2017

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 Contents

1 No place like home 7 Getting along

2 Been there, done that!
8 People and places
3 What a story! 9 Changing times
4 Nothing but the truth10 Dangerous living
5 An eye to the future 11 In your dreams
6 Making it big 12 Its never too late

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 English tense usage
2 elements

time aspect
all time simple
now continuous
future perfect
past
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 time - usually obvious

all time: She has a new cell phone.

now: Shes texting her friends.

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 time - usually obvious

all time: She has a new cell phone.

now: Shes texting her friends.

future: He will be walking soon.

past: They went to the movies.

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 present tense form future

Present Continuous:
Shes going out tonight.

Present Simple (timetable):

The plane goes to Texas at 4:00 pm today.

Present Simple (subordinate clause):

When you go home, please water the plants.

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 simple aspect

a habit or a complete action

She has a new cell phone.

When Ive watched the DVD, Ill return it.
They bought a new car.
She was always on time for class.
It snowed a lot during our ski trip.
We will be there at 9:00 every morning.

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 continuous aspect

focuses on duration, in progress (not permanent)

Im studying Portuguese while I am in Brazil.

They were dancing for hours and hours.
Ive been studying English for years.
Come by at 8:00. Well be waiting for you.

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 perfect aspect

action completed before another time

or the exact time is not important

Have you ever been to the U.S.?

When I arrived, Peter had left.
Have you seen my wallet anywhere?
I had met him in 1992 at college.

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 Select the correct verb tense
Present Perfect
Present Continuous
Present Simple

Im studying at a school in Sao Paulo.

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 Select the correct verb tense
Future Perfect
Future Continuous
Future Simple

I will be working as a gardener next year.

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 Select the correct verb tense
Past Perfect
Past Continuous
Past Simple

Have you ever been to a Japanese

garden?

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 Present Continuous - refers to future
Present Simple - all time

isnt has been

went
Past Perfect - some time before now
did stay
Past Simple - complete
did have Future Continuous - duration

did
held
Does
does seem
are doing
are visiting

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 formal spoken language

Hello. Im doing
How are well, thank
you? you. How
are you?

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 missing words
colloquial language OK. You?

Hows it
going?

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 Find the colloquial language

That is some awesome

dancing.

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 What does it mean?

Their dancing is really great.

That is some awesome

dancing.

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 Find the colloquial language

Those shades look way cool

on her.

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 What does it mean?
Those sunglasses look
really good on her.
Those shades look way cool
on her.

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 my buddy = my friend

I dont get it = I dont understand it

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 this stuff = an unknown item
(that the speaker may not recognize)

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 totally psyched = really excited

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SPEAKING PROJECT:

CROSS-CULTURAL ENCOUNTER

POINTERS FOR STUDENTS

We select : Argentina, Nigeria, Usa, Japan and Mexico.
Choose a landmark of the country you have chosen.
Design a presentation that contains the historical background.
Design a presentation that contains cultural aspects around the
chosen landmark, remember to bear in mind Christian standards and
our Schools handbook while designing the material (Please include
the biblical principal of this indicator)
The use of grammar and vocabulary studied during this indicator is
compulsory.
Group: 3
Due date: February 20 2017

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