UNIVERSIDAD ABIERTA PARA ADULTOS UAPA ESCUELA DE IDIOMAS PROGRAMA DE LA ASIGNATURA ELEMENTARY ENGLISH I

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1 UNIVERSIDAD ABIERTA PARA ADULTOS UAPA ESCUELA DE IDIOMAS PROGRAMA DE LA ASIGNATURA ELEMENTARY ENGLISH I Code: ING-113 Prerequisite: High School Credits :4 Description: Elementary English I is the first contact participants will have with the English language in their Modern s career at the university, so this level implies that the contents presented are part of the strong foundation we re looking forward to setting since the very beginning. In this first level, participants start their English studies by having a 00 unit in which they get familiar with the basic knowledge they need to go ahead on the elevator; it means participants first get to know the simple in order to go into the complex. The rest of the units to be taught in the level are: 01, 02, 03, 04, and 05. In addition, there s a review unit and there are some suggested units to be covered as the lab activities; the lab units are taken from the World workbook. This class has the following general aims listed below, so that at the end participants will be able to do everything previously purposed: Exchange personal Identify classroom objects; Introduce themselves; Ask for personal Spell words; Use classroom language properly; Identify countries and nationalities; Write s; Complete membership forms; Talk about food; Order a meal; Ask and answer about internet habits;

2 Talk about likes and dislikes; Write about their communities; Exchange information about their family members; Talk about locations and city facilities; Use simple expressions of agreement and disagreement; Talk about eating habits; Use technology vocabulary; Talk about jobs and describe job duties. Tests: There are two tests to be done in this first level; one is planned for the time after covering the 00, 01, and 02 units; the other one is to be done for the rest: 03, 04, and 05. Purposes: Unit 00: The basics Vocabulary: 1. Say one s name and introduce oneself; 2. Learn the letters of the alphabet to spell one s name and other words; 3. Distinguish between capital and small letters; 4. Learn the numbers and count; 5. Tell the time in English; 6. Identify objects by using this, that, these, and those ; a. To be (simple form); b. Demonstrative adjectives (this, that, these, and those); c. Subject pronouns; d. The prepositions onin-at for time expressions; e. The indefinite article: a/ an; f. Basic plural rules. -Classroom objects; -Days of the week; -Months of the year; -Classroom expressions; -Colors. *Every participant will say his/ her name and will also spell it; *Pair work: They will share their phone numbers, after learning the basic numbers; *Participants will do a written exercise in which they tell (write) the time; *Participants identify objects by looking at different pictures. a. A written composition to introduce oneself; b. Dictation (based on every topic discussed); c. Participation; d. Oral personal introduction; e. Workbook unit 00 exercises. ; 7. Give personal 8. Learn the days of the week and the months of the year; 9. Practice some time expressions by using on, in,

3 at ; 10. Learn some useful classroom expressions. Purposes: Unit 01: At first Vocabulary: 1. Make a self introduction and of other people; 2. Exchange personal 3. Identify countries and nationalities; 4. Complete a registration form; 5. Learn what a key pal is. a. To be (present simple); b. Possessive adjectives; -Expressions exchange personal -Countries nationalities; to and - language (@= at;.= dot; lower case; UPPER CASE; alloneword). *Pair work: Participants will exchange personal *Self-introduction: Some participants make a selfintroduction in front of the group; *Celebrity role play: Participants simulate they are celebrities and make a selfintroduction (name, age, nationality, city of residence); a. Write an to a key pal; b. Participation; c. Write an introduction of another person; d. Workbook unit 01 exercises. ; *Chain sentences page T13); *The nationality game: Two groups. The teacher says the country and participants have to say the capital, the nationality, and the official language of the country said.

4 Unit 02: My technology Vocabulary: 1. Exchange information about possessions; 2. Talk about celebrations; 3. Learn technology items names; 4. Talk about internet habits; 5. Learn simple expressions to agree and disagree. a. The verb Have (simple present); b. Simple present tense of other verbs. -Internet vocabulary; -Technology vocabulary; -Celebrations (birthday, anniversary, Christmas); -Expressions to agree and disagree (simple ones). *Participants identify all the technology items in the classroom; *They exchange information (in a dialogue) about the technology tags they possess; *Memory game page T20); *Class directory (name, phone number, ). a. Participation; b. Pair work speaking activities; c. Reading comprehension; d. Workbook unit 02 exercises. ;

5 Unit 03: Good for you Vocabulary: 1. Talk about favorite food; 2. Expand our food vocabulary; 3. Identify food from different parts of the world; 4. Use expressions of quantities; 5. Talk about likes and dislikes on food; 6. Prepare a food festival. a. A/ an/ some/ a lot of; b. Many/ much; c. How many/ how much; -Food vocabulary (starters, main courses, desserts, drinks); -Drink words; -Junk food names; -Nutrients (proteins, vitamins, carbohydrates, fat, minerals). *Pair work: Participants will get together and will talk about what they like to eat; *Role play: They will order a meal in a restaurant; * They read articles about healthy and unhealthy food; *Participants make a list of international food; *They prepare a food festival. a. A writing about what we like and don t like to eat; b. Oral presentation about our favorite food; c. Reading comprehension; d. Do a survey about food habits; e. Participation; f. Workbook unit 03 exercises. ;

6 Unit 04: Where I live Vocabulary: 1. Talk about city facilities; 2. Describe one s community; 3. Exchange information about the place where one lives; 4. Talk about cities, towns, or villages we d like to visit; 5. Write about one s ideal mall/ city/ town/ village. a. There is/ there are; b. Prepositions of place; -City facilities; -Store and mall facilities; -Expressions to buy things at malls and stores; *Role play: Shopping at a store; *Pair work: Participants will take part in dialogues about what one likes and dislikes shopping for; * Participants will make an oral presentation about their cities/ towns/ villages; *Role play: They will make a customer service call. a. Write a description of one s city/ town/ village; b. Dictation: The description of a city/ town/ village; c. Participation; d. Oral presentation; e. Workbook unit 04 exercises. ;

7 Unit 05: At work Vocabulary: 1. Identify family members; 2. Write about one s family members (names, age, jobs, hobbies); 3. Talk about one s job; 4. Describe job duties; 5. Take part in a job interview; 6. Discuss about the ideal job. a. Possessive s and of; b. Present simple; -Family members; -Job names; -Job duties; -Expressions for a job interview. *Participants identify jobs on pictures; *Role play: They will participate in a job interview; * Jobs brainstorm page T42); *Guess the duty page T42); *Running dictation T44). a. Participation; b. Reading comprehension (family business readings); c. Writing about one s job; f. Workbook unit 05 exercises. ; lab units for this level: 1) Greetings and intros; 2) Countries and nationalities; 3) Interesting products; 4) Activities and interests.