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I’m in the swimming pool

Hello, how are you?

Let’s sing a happy song!

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THE ENGLISH VILLAGE

WELCOME TO

Football is my favourite sport!

This vegetable garden is so beautiful!

I love coming to the cafeteria.

Farm animals are lovely!

Unit

1THE PEOPLE, THE SCHOOL, THE CLASSROOM

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Listening• Identify topic and

general ideas.• Make predictions based on

previous knowledge.

Reading• Identify cognates.• Show comprehension of

explicit information.• Identify purpose of a text.• Identify key words and

expressions.

Oral expression• Greeting.• Give and follow

instructions.• Describe everyday activities.

Writing• Write personal information.• Write an e-mail.• Describe everyday activities.

Getting into it!1. Look at the pictures on Page 9. Have you ever been in a similar situation? When?

2. Do you remember your fi rst day of school? Did you enjoy it? Explain.

3. Complete the dialogues on Page 9 with the following expressions.

• Fine, thanks • How are you? • Where are you from?

4. Copy this dialogue in your notebook and complete it with your information. Then, practice it with your partner and change roles.

A: Hello, what’s your name?

B: … .

A: … ?

B: I’m … .

A: … are you from?

B: I’m from … .

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I’m Gonzalo

Hello, what’s your name?

?I’m from Chile.

Hi, children. ?

, and you?

Unit

1VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT

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1 Study each card. Use a dictionary to verify the meaning of the words.

Accommodation1

The program includes accommodation for the students.

Students4

In Chile, students in elementary and secondary schools wear uniforms.

Facilities2

The local school has a good sports � eld and other recreational facilities.

United Kingdom(the UK)

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The United Kingdom consists of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

School3

There is a big school in my city.

Tutors6

Tutors help children with their homework.

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Unit

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2 Read the text about the English Village. Find and highlight the words you studied. Would you like to go to the English Village?

3 Complete the dialogue with the expressions in the box. Then practise and role-play it with your partner.

• Hello... • What’s... • Where are you... • Hi! • I'm from • Nice to meet you!

Brittany: … , I’m Brittany. … your name?

Kevin: … ! I’m Kevin.

Brittany: … !

Kevin: … from?

Brittany: … the USA.

The English Village is a special place in Chile. Students live three weeks there and practise English with children from different Chilean schools. All the activities are in English. The tutors are from the USA and the UK. The village has accommodation and many recreational facilities: computer room, gym, cafeteria, swimming pool, etc.

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Before listening

1 Write the number of the picture next to the corresponding place.

a. Big Ben, London, England.

b. Buoy marking where the Esmeralda sank, Iquique, Chile.

c. Chillán Cathedral, Chillán, Chile.

d. Statue of Liberty, New York, the USA.

e. Maipú Temple, Santiago, Chile.

f. Shepherd’s Monument, Coyhaique, Chile.

g. Opera House, Sydney, Australia.

2 What do you know about English speaking countries? In which ways are they similar or diff erent to your country? Discuss.

3 You are going to listen to some people talking. Take a look at the pictures here. Predict what you think the text is going to be about.

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IN THIS LESSON YOU WILL:

• fi nd and show comprehension of information about diff erent people and places.

• show comprehension of short written texts.

• complete dialogues and cards with specifi c information.

• produce and reproduce dialogues to share personal information.

THE PARTICIPANTSLesson 1