Unit Tasks

1. SKILLS 4 TO 3
INTERCULTURAL
AWARENESS

2. SKILLS 1 TO 3

3. GENERAL OBJECTIVES
• Develop your ability to use English in all language skills areas
• Express yourself confidently in class discussions
• Use strategies to overcome difficulties in conversations
• Recycle previous language and activate new content
• Summarize main ideas and some details from reading & listening content
• Write short texts from simple research reports & personal experience
• Self-evaluate and peer-evaluate the learning process
• Become more autonomous learners

4. ORIENTATION
SESSION
• Facilities
• Library
• Multimedia lab
• Tutoring sessions
• The Book / CD
• The online platform
• Community page
• dictionary
• assessment process
• Class participation
• Peer-assessment
• ONLINE CHECKLIST
• Tasks & mini-tasks
• Attendance and punctuality
• Cell phone use in class

5. Online platform
register
ORIENTATION
SESSION
Significantprogress.wordpress.com
Online CHECKLIST
Colombobogota.edu.co

6. Skills 4
TASKS
BLOCK TASK
VIDEO MAGAZINE

7. SKILLS 4
TASKS
 U.1: Cultural Differences: We are open-minded, aren’t we ?
 U.2: Video sketch: At the doctor’s office
 U.3: Video sketch: Persuade others to buy a product

8. UNIT ONE
MAKE SMALL TALK
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 Paragraph
 Cultural Differences: We are open minded, are we?
Use Microsoft World “F7” to correct your writing

9. 1  REGISTRATION - ONLINE PLATFORM
2  Web Search: WHAT IS A TOPIC SENTENCE and A PARAGRAPH?
3  PARAGRAPH for PEER CORRECTION: We’re open-minded, aren’t we?
4  PARAGRAPH FINAL DRAFT: We’re open-minded, aren’t we?

10. PREVIEW
Make Small Talk
 Read - Summarize etiquette guidelines for an international business meeting
 Listen - Summarize a conversation between two people at the meeting
 Speak - Discuss and reflect on right or wrong behaviors
- Discuss etiquette guidelines in Colombia
 Online Platform Registration - Print Screen
 Class preparation – Lesson one

11. QUOTES

12. CULTURAL AWARENESS
UNIT TASK
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Paragraph
 Cultural Differences: How open minded are you?
Use Microsoft World “F7” to correct your writing

13. LESSON 1
Make Small Talk
ShareOnline Platform Registration - Print Screen
 Listen: - Summarize ideas from two people meeting & making small talk
 Gramr: - Identify form, meaning and pronunciation of Tag Questions
 Speak: - Simulate greeting a classmate to make small talk to activate content
 Web search: What is a Topic Sentence and a Paragraph ? - Print Screen
 Class preparation – Lesson two

14. QUOTES

15. LESSON 2
Describe a busy schedule
Web search: What is a paragraph and a topic sentence? - Print Screen
 Grammar: - Identify form, use and meaning of the PAST PERFECT
 Listen: - Identify the Past Perfect in the dialogue
- Summarize someone describing a busy schedule
 Speak: - Use the conversation model to describe a busy day
- Don’t stop! Continue the conversation to activate content
- Report findings to share info with the class
 PARAGRAPH for PEER CORRECTION
 Class preparation – Lesson three

16. QUOTES

17. LESSON 3
Developing your Cultural Awareness
Search: What is a Topic Sentence and a Paragraph ? - Print Screen
 Voc. - Become familiar with voc. Related to Manners & Etiquette
- Complete statements to activate content
 Listen - Identify main ideas about etiquette & manners from callers in radio show
- Identify supporting details
 Speak: - Discuss your opinion about etiquette & manners in Colombia
 PARAGRAPH - FINAL DRAFT
 Class preparation - Lesson four

18. QUOTES

19. LESSON 4
Discuss how culture changes over time
Return PARAGRAPH and Evaluation Form for final correction
 Read - Identify main idea & some details about old-fashioned table manners
- Discuss answers to questions about the reading
 Speak: - Discuss & compare how culture changes over time
- Provide support for your answers
 Final Paragraph - Make final corrections based on feedback
 Class preparation - Preview : Unit 2 – Health Matters

20. QUOTES