Simple and Continuous

Unit1: Interesting LivesMr. Rodriguez

1Unit 1 ObjectivesVolunteering, read the unit`s objectives for the class.2 Pair work: What activities do you find more interesting? Explain.

Talk about what activities you are interesting in3Pair work- Talk about the following:What kind of people do you find interesting? What interesting things do they do?

Do you know any famous people? What are they famous for?

What would make your life interesting?

Discuss these question with your partner.4Who, from the pictures, do you think had the most interesting life? What do you know about them?

5What do you have in common with Melida?What makes her life interesting in your opinion?Scan her article on Page 2

Discuss the questions with your partnerHow to Have an Interesting Life

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Check out this interesting suggestions from wikihow 7Simple and Continuous Verbs (Review)

Let`s review Simple and Continuous verbs. What do you remember from the LMs8

How long have you been learning English?

Have you ever had your name in a newspaper?

Tell your teacher which of the following questions is a COMPLETED ACTION and which one is an ONGOING one Participate in class by telling your teacher which one 9Have you ever had your name in a newspaper?(completed action)

How long have you been learning English?(ongoing action)

Simple forms: used to describe events situations that are completed, factual, permanent or repeated.

Continuous forms: used to describe events and situations that are in progress or temporary.LMS Review Turn to page 2 , read the questions and number them with the following:

1. Completed Actions 2. Permanent Situations3. Ongoing Actions4. Temporary Situations

Example:Have you ever lived in another country? 1

1. Completed actions:

Have you ever lived in another country?

When did you last buy yourself a treat?

What did you do for your last birthday?

What is the nicest thing anyone has ever done for you?

2. Permanent Situations:

What is your favorite way of spending an evening?

What do you do?

Who or what is the greatest love of your life?

3. Ongoing actions:

How long have you been living here?

What kind of music are you listening to currently?

4.Temporary Situations:

What were you doing at this time yesterday?Individually, write complete answers for the following questions:

Students write the answer for the questions above to practice written grammar. Then share your answers with your partner.17Check (correct) your partners answers

INTERVIEWING A CELEBRITYChoose a person that you really know from the slides.

You will represent this person

Choose a celebrity you will represent19

Go around the classroom and interview some celebrities using the following questions:When your teacher says: switch find another personWhat is your name? How old are you?

How long have you been living here?

Have you ever lived in another country?

What kind of music are you listening to currently?

What is your favorite way of spending an evening? What do you do?

Use these question to orally practice your English24What is your name? How old are you?

When did you last buy yourself a treat?

What did you do for your last birthday?

What is the nicest thing anyone has ever done for you?

Who or what is the greatest love of your life?

What were you doing at this time yesterday?

Reductions in questions

Read the questions for your classmate reducing the sounds of the auxiliary verbs and pronoun you. Turn to page 3, and complete the questions and answers on Exercise 2: AThe EndLesson B: Its a Long StoryMr. Rodriguez

Talk about the following:Have you ever lived abroad?If you won a scholarship to move away ,would you easily go for it?Would you like to move away from Honduras? Where?What are three things you would take with you if you moved away from your country?What is an interesting place in the world to live nowadays?Where would you like to travel on your next vacation?Are you interested in Asian culture?What do you know about South Korean culture?30For Fun:

Seoul Check out this picture of Seoul and ten things you can do there video33http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNxxpc80_s0Watch this short video about Seoul: Ten things you can do there

34Listen to Dans story. Write the missing verbs (A worksheet will be provided by your teacher)

Discuss with your partner what Dan talks about

Remember what Dan talks about 36

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Talk about the following:What gets your attention about Dans story?

Why did he want to move to South Korea?

Is Dan a successful man in your opinion?

Would you move to Seoul, too?

Tell your partner what gets your attention from the reading38Turn to page 4, and work on Exercise 1:B

Ss check their answers

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VERBS WITH DIFFERENT MEANING REVIEWRead aloud the following sentences

Lets review these important verbs; 41stopstop+ verb + -ing (not do the activity again)I stopped talking to her.

stop+ to +verb (stop an activity and begin another)I stopped to talk to her and texted my ex.

trytry+ verb+ -ing (experiment with something)

I tried taking a nap, and I felt better.

try + to + verb (make an attempt at something)

I tried to cheat on the test, but the teacher was checking me out all the time.

remember + verb + -ing (think of something that happened before now.)I remember going to the party.

remember + to + verb (not forget to perform an action) Remember to do the LMS before the quiz.

remember Gerunds and Infinitiveshttp://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/structures/gerund_infinitive.htm

Difference in meaninghttp://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/gerund_infinitive_difference.htm

Lets play a gameClick on the first link to play this reviewing game for Gerunds and Infinitives45Use 6 verbs from Dans story, and write 6 TRUE sentences about you.Example: verb: end up

I always end up going out somewhere on the weekend.46MOTTOESNever stop doing the things that you enjoy doing.

Never stop working on the LMS.(Or you will not enjoy passing this class.)

Asentence,phrase,orwordexpressingthespiritorpurpose ofaperson,organization,city,etc.,andofteninscribedona badge,banner,etc. (Dictionary.com)

Creating your own MottoGet in groups of four and create an original motto

The best motto gets one extra point

Lesson C: Conversation Strategy

Mr. RodriguezTalk about the following:Do you like to tell stories?

What stories have you heard about recently?

Are you good at telling stories? Are you good at getting peoples attention?

How dramatic are you when telling a story?

How do you start a story?

How do you end a story?

Using the questions talk about the picture

Who are these people?Where are they? What are they doing in that place?What do you think they are talking about?Does their conversation seem interesting?Who seems to be more interested in the conversation?

Turn to page 6

Underline the verbs in the conversation on page 6Now, listen to it and notice how Juan uses present tense at key moments in his story Role play the conversation

Now work on Exercise 1: B (same page) Change the underlined verbs to the simple present or present continuous to make the story more dramatic.Example:

danced: simple past dance: present simpleCheck your answers

STRATEGY

This These That Those

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcPQO8_qxIM

Example: We were on this trail, and there were all these trees.

Check exercise 2:A, page 7 and Example: Choose a story you will rewrite. Replace a, an, and some with this or these

(Do not choose the same story of your partner) Ss rewrite the story. Teachers shows the answers. Students read the new stories for their classmate59Now read the story to your classmate highlighting the important people, things, and events.

Writing a Story ChainForm groups of 4 people

Your teacher will give each member of the group a story

Each member of the group will have 30 seconds to add one sentence to the story. (Use the conversation strategies)

Here are the stories titles for groupsYou should meet my cousin. She is into crazy people.

Weird things always happen to my friend.

My uncle is the luckiest person in the world.

My brother married a crazy jealous woman

My sister got robbed yesterday

Lets start!

Now, each original story teller read the story for his group members

What is the best story in you group? Did you use the conversation strategies? Where can you include them?

Listen to Aaron telling a story; then orally answer the questions with your partnerChatter Bug-Talk about the following:

Lesson D_Against the oddsMr. Rodriguez

Read the definition of the following phrase and tell your partner about a experience like this you have gone through

Give your partner a definition or an example of how to use the following:

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Read about the company where Pat works for. What do you think about it?

Ss read about this company70Discuss the questionsWhat kind of activities was Pat into when she was in high school?

When did Pat start getting interested in civil-engineering?

What is Pats mom motto? And what does it mean?

What was Pats counselor opinion when she told him that she wanted to be an engineer and not a lawyer or an interior decorator?

How many people told Pat it was a bad idea to become an engineer?

Where did Pat get her degree as a civil engineer and what was her average?

What do you think made Pat prove everyone wrong?

What are some different definitions of success?

How do you define success?

What kind of people do you usually think of as being successful?

What is a challenge you want to face but are avoiding or are afraid of?

How do you think facing the challenge would change you?

Actor Christopher Reeve: what do you know about him?

Read the following article from Time Magazine about actor Christopher Reeve. Write down important details about him. Prepare to answer some questions

Talk about the article What movies did Christopher Reeve star in?

What was Reeve doing when he hurt his neck?

Who did Reeve have to relay on for help?

What does the Christopher Revee Paralysis Foundation do?Now with your partner join another team and talk about the most challenging thing you have ever done

Writing Activity

Write about something interesting that happened to you one time. Use and highlight gerunds and infinitives from page 4. (Use at least five)

Example:

One day I went to Utila and I remember thinking about not going because...