English Course For Beginners

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English Course Alonso Leal Godinez [email protected]

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A small presentation that may serve as a guide to a basic English course. Designed for an A2 student. It includes activities for the four skills and images to convey meaning. If you want to design a small English course for a non native speaker this document can be really useful.

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English CourseAlonso Leal [email protected]

Why to study a second language?You will Become a MultitaskerYou become smarter. Your memory improves

Free access to more than one cultureThe limits of my language are the limits of my world.Ludwig Wittgenstein

Learning a Third Language Gets Easier

Youll become someone else.

What do you need?MOTIVATION

STUDY

ORDER

What do you need to knowLINGUISTICSGrammarMorphology SyntaxContext

skillsstrategy/ strategiesCommunicative competence.What?When? How?

How did you learn Korean?INPUT IN ENGLISH

23?14?7?6?How many tenses does English have?presentPresent perfectpresent continuous present perfect continuouspast Past perfect past continuous past perfect progressivefuturefuture perfectfuture progressivefuture perfect progressive

University

ICSHU HAS 13 BACHELOR PROGRAMS

In total there are approximately 6540 students in ICSHU

THE LELI PROGRAM HAS AROUND 217 STUDENTS

The pabellon universitario receives 2349 students daily.

The richest man makes 3,456,786 dollars a year.Tuesday March 10th 2015Homework check upSpeaking sessionFeedbackGrammar Present simple and present continuousExercisesReadingActivitiesHomework Assignment

UNDER THE DOMEWhat do you think about the title of the lesson?

Is it a movie, a song, a band, or a tv show?

What is your favorite tv show?It is a book written by Stephen King

What is the show about?

TASK: Imagine that the event that happened in Chester's Mill happens in your city. (Pachuca or even Campestre).

Make a list of the problems that the city would have.

TAKE THREE MINUTES TO THINK AND BRAINSTORM SOME IDEAS.

Helpful vocabularyRiskTragedyCouncil meetingWater sourceillmentsMurdersLack of medicinesAnarchy

How would you solve the problem in the city? Speak about the solutions and what do you consider the most important problem.

GrammarPRESENT SIMPLE

For habits and routines. FactsSchedules in the future

I always have breakfast at 7.She never does her homework.We usually eat at home.I watch TV every dayHe works in a farmThey study ELT in the universityHe does not/ doesnt watch tvFACTSthe sun comes from the east

USA is in North America.

The sky is blue.

The match starts at 8:00 pm

The plane leaves at 3:00 pm

Present continuous

Things that you do in the moment

You are learning English now.You are not swimming now.Are you sleeping?I am sitting.I am not standing.Is he sitting or standing?They are reading their books.They are not watching television.What are you doing?Why aren't you doing your homework?

Longer actions in progressI am studying to become a doctor.I am not studying to become a dentist.I am reading the book Tom Sawyer.

Near futureI am meeting some friends after work.I am not going to the party tonight.I am eating with my girlfriend today

March 18th 2015Grammar reviewWriting: Book reviewVocabulary sessionPast simple and past continuousSpeaking: Empowerment of womenWhat are the functions of the present simple?For habits and routines. FactsSchedules in the futureFunctions for present continuousThings that you do in the moment

Longer actions in progress

Near future

WritingWriting a book chapter review.

Writing activityWrite including 5 out of the 7 following elements:Title of the bookGenreThe authorThe charactersSettingPlot

Genres of writingDescriptive Writing

Expository Writing

Journals and Letters

Narrative Writing

Persuasive Writing

Poetry WritingWrite a review of a chapter of a book. e.g: The book that I read is called One day written by David Nichollis. The genre of the book is narrative. Its a romantic novel. The main characters are Dexter and Emma. The story takes place in 1988 in some places of London, USA and Europe. There are many references to modern music, literature and trends of pop culture. The plot is focused in a young couple that met in the university. They are both young and once a year they met in the same specific date, their lives crosses in different ways.

New Vocabulary

past simple Wallace painted the house. (1 hour)I read a novel yesterday (30 minutes)I went to the movies last week (1 minutes)I bought chocolates for my girlfriend (1 minute)

Past continuousOUTGOING ACTIONS IN THE PAST.Yesterday I took a shower. I was taking a shower when my girlfriend called me. (20 minutes)

What do you think of these classes so far?

What would you like to practice more?

SPEAKING

What do you think about the relationships?

March 25th 2015LISTENING

GRAMMAR TENSES: FUTURE & FUTURE PROGRESSIVE

SPEAKING: The weather in Pachuca/Korea

CATEGORIES

Do you know this band?

Future and future progressiveWILL AND GOING TO.will-Spot decisionsAre you going to the party? Yes I am going.I think it will rain I think it is going to rain (evidence)Going toFUTURE PLANSOn july I am going to the United States.Kim is going to Korea on JulyI am going toHe/she it is going toWe are going to Six Flags

WillI willHe willShe willYou willwe willthey will

April 9th 2015PLAN FOR THE CLASS- 1 HOURCategories game2nd conditionalReading ActivitySpeaking-Teaching

Future Continuous has two different forms: "will be doing " and "be going to be doing.

You will be waiting for her when her plane arrives tonight.Are you going to be waiting for her when her plane arrives tonight?You are not going to be waiting for her when her plane arrives tonight.

USES

USE 1 Interrupted Action in the FutureUse the Future Continuous to indicate that a longer action in the future will be interrupted by a shorter action in the future. Remember this can be a real interruption or just an interruption in time.I will be watching TV when she arrives tonight.I will be waiting for you when your bus arrives.He will be studying at the library tonight, so he will not see Jennifer when she arrives.

USE 2 Specific Time as an Interruption in the FutureAccomplishments (present perfect)I have participated in 4 spelling Bee competitionsI have won the spelling bee competition in LELII have got a TOEFL itp certification of 590 pointsI have travelled to AcapulcoI have won a medalHOMEWORKWrite in a paragraph your accomplishments in 200 words.Choose a song that you like in English and bring the lyrics3. Send me an inbox in English or a whatsapp. Before Monday.Present perfect (use)experiencesaccomplishmentsthings that have a consequence in the presentWrite three accomplishments and two experiencesI have gotten the price of science in the elementary school.I have passed exam for the exchange student.I have worked at the factory of LG in the vacation.

I have visted to all of the KoreaI have played the computer games when I was a kidHAVE (exceptions)LIKE BELIEVEIMAGINE

I liked or I like. I am liking videogames XI have believed that you are wrong. XI believed you were right

Match the sentences

a)I have always1.gone out with her friends many timesb) She has 2. has been to London twicec) They have 3. studied abroadd) My teacher4. cleaned my roome) My brother 5. has won a marathon STATIVE VERBSLIKEIMAGINE

Present perfect progressiveI have been working in UAEH for 5 yearsWrite someone whoHAS BEEN TO A VERY HOT COUNTRY

HAS BEEN TO A KARAOKE BAR

HAS BEEN TO A BIG SPORTS EVENT

HAS BEEN TO AN OPERA

HAS BEEN TO ANOTHER CONTINENT

HAS BEEN TO A BIG POP CONCERT___________________ Tokyo or Kyoto?Have you been b) Have you been to c) have you be to2. Ive read the book, but I Havent ___________ the movie.seeb) sawc)seen3. Have you ever met anyone famous?Yes I _________,have b. doc. did