UNIT 4: MY FUTURE
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12 Jan 2024
4 ESO: MY FUTURE
17 Nov 2020
1BAC. UNIT 3: SPORT.
SPEAKING / ACTIVATING PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE.
Can you recognize these sports celebrities? Where are they from? What sports do they excel in? What are their achievements? When did they reach them? Have they broken any record? And won any medals?
(ANSWERS BELOW)
POWERPOINT: Cover for Unit 3, find pictures of your favorite sports
VOCABULARY: PICTIONARY OF IMAGES (26/11/20)
SLIDE 1: COVER (collage of your favourite sports)
SLIDE 2.1: Look up the words on your Students Book related to sports, find pictures and invent a sentence for each set of words (at least 5). Examples
SPORT |
PLACE |
ARTICLE |
Tennis |
Court |
Racquet |
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1. Rafa Nadal plays tennis with a modern racket... what type of court surface does he prefer?
*court= cancha (de tenis) **bounce= rebote
SLIDE 2.2. Look for 10 sports for each category and find pictures for some of them
PLAY (with a ball) | GO (+ -ing) | DO |
Football | Boxing | Judo |
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SLIDE 2.3a 2.3b 2.3c. (...) Look for the vocabulary and pictures of these disciplines:
SWIMMING:
- 4 types of stroke (crol, braza, espaldas y mariposa)
- 2 team sports in a swimming pool
ATHLETICS: What are the main modalities of Athletics? (sportspartner.com.pt)
- 4 categories of race (carreras)
- 4 categories of throws (lanzamientos)
- 3 types of jump (altura/javalina/distancia)
MARTIAL ARTS: Martial arts - Wikipedia
- 3 punching martial arts
- 3 kicking martial arts
- 3 throwing martial arts
BASKETBALL: Basketball Vocabulary | Vocabulary | EnglishClub
- Find these words: falta, driblar, botar, tiro libre, tiempo muerto.
CHESS: find the name of all pieces (it can be an image) and the following words:
jaque mate, damas.
Have a go! Juega al ajedrez online contra el ordenador - Chess.com
READING AND WRITING (19/11/20)
Search information about the lives of a famous Spanish sport celebrity. Write an introduction and select the 10 most important facts of their biographies.
Jot down the year, the headline, and a brief description. Additionally, you can find a photography or video. Don't forget to save the sources of information (websites...)
Create TIMELINE with your data: https://flippity.net/Timeline.htm
Source: https://flippity.net/
SPEAKING AND LISTENING
Get ready for an oral presentation to your classmates.
SLIDES 4 & 5:
WRITING; Choose 2 sports celebrities of your choice (a man and a woman) and answer to the questions. Example: Ona Carbonell is from... She is a great... She has won... in the [Place] (Olympics/World Championship) in [year]. She has broken the record of... She has won a total of... gold/silver/bronze medals. Groups of 2)
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ANSWERS: Ona Carbonell, Rafa Nadal, Pau Gasol, María Bernabeu, Andrés Iniesta, Mireia Belmonte, Blanca Fernández Ochoa, Marc Márquez, Alberto Contador, Gisela Pulido, Javier Fernández, Lydia Valentín.
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SLIDE 6: Reading: Read the article and answer the questions. IN CLASS
(CNN) Athletic Bilbao forward Inaki Williams said he was "sad" after suffering alleged racist abuse from a rival set of fans during a Spanish league match.
COMPREHENSION: The 6 wh- (and more)
- Who is the protagonist of the piece?
- Which is his position when he plays football?
- What are the 'ultras'?
- When and where do the events happen?
- How does he feel after the match?
- Why? (2 reasons)
- How long had he been a layer for Athletic de Bilbao?
- How old was he a the moment?
- Where didthe he post 'NO TO RACISM'?
- Which record does he achieve?
*Make sure you understand all the bolded words.
SLIDE 7: DEBATE
- Is racism a problem in sport events in your country?
- What are the sanctions a team receive if its supporters misbehave in this sense?
- How can we solve the problem?
- Which sports can you practise in your country?
- What championships or sport events have been held in your country? Which ones will be hold?
- Should betting companies get advertised in sports events, players shirts or on TV?
*hold held held; hold a tournament= celebrar un torneo
GLOSSARY: soccer player positions
SLIDE 8
WRITING Opinion essay. Should Andorra celebrate the next Winter Olympics with Barcelona?
Follow the instructions on your Students Book and Workbook (writing an opinion essay)
GRAMMAR (03/12/20)
SLIDE 9a 9b 9c... (copy paste the sreenshot of your result of the following exercises)
Future tense explanation: https://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/future_tense.htm
Exercises:
- a) writing will/going to/present continuous: https://www.liveworksheets.com/ru249790sp
- b) test type: https://www.liveworksheets.com/rq322239zq
- c) future continuous and perfect: https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b1-b2/future-continuous-and-future-perfect/
- d) EXTRA: comic future continuous ad perfect: https://es.liveworksheets.com/gf1026554mu
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EXTRA: THANKSGIVING DAY:
https://en.islcollective.com/video-lessons/friends-thanksgiving-vocabulary
20 May 2020
4ESO. UNITS 8+9. Robots, apps, AI: essay. Tense revision (5 June)
1) LISTENING + SPEAKING: Watch this futuristic short video.
1a) L: Answer the questions and send your correction: https://www.liveworksheets.com/qf28477sz
1b) S: Send an audio (.mp3) with your opinion and how do you imagine the future in 2050
- Use the Future tense: In the future, there will be.../ there won't be...: habrá / no habrá).
- The future passive: All housework will be done by robots, for example, cooking will mean activating a 3D printer of your food...
- Use vocabulary related to all topics we have dealt during the year: school, jobs, leisure, art, routines, food, transport, houses, sport, environment, technology, medicine... you name it! (min. 60 seconds; format .mp3)
2) READING + WRITING: https://www.liveworksheets.com/ur392604rz
2a) R: Complete the worksheet and send your results (don't do the writing here)
2b) W: Write a for/against essay about the use of Robots following the model.
3) GR: Tenses review: https://www.liveworksheets.com/bf1712cx

Extra! Pronunciation: https://www.liveworksheets.com/kk298qt

Extra point on Classdojo!
5 May 2015
ESO3: Extreme sports... do you dare?
WARM UP: Watch this video... which extreme sports can you spot?
http://tx.english-ch.com/teacher/rina/ex.jpg
Classify these sports into the following categories: LAND WATER AIR
Have you ever practised any of them?
Would you like to practise any of them?
WRITING: WISH LIST- 10 things I want to do before I am 25.
1. I want to...
2. I would like to...
3. I'd love to...
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Example: I want to do bungee jumping in New Zealand!
SPEAKING: Now comment your list with your colleagues. What sports would you do? Which ones you wouldn't do? Why?
LISTENING: Listen to this podcast. What ten extreme sports are mentioned?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I7iQZwbiSw
1- What does the B in BASE mean? B________ Antennas Spans (Bridges) and Earth (cliffs)
2 - Kayaking is also known as: a) cliff diving b) caving c) canoeing
3 - You can explore caves if you practise this sport: c _ _ _ _ _
4 - Choose the correct option: white / blue / black water rafting
5 - A synonym for skydiving is p _ _ _ ch _ _ _ _ _
READING
The origins of bungee jumping. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bungee_jumping
1. Where was the world's first permanent commercial bungee site opened? K_____ B____, in N__ Z_____.
2. When and where did they perform the world's highest jump at (233 metres)? At the M_____ T_____, in A____ 2____.
3. The main material of the elastc rope used in bungee juming is....? L______
4. In what famous French monument did they jump in the 1980s? The E_____ T ______
5. The land-diving ritual on Pentecost has been claimed as an inspiration by AJ Hackett. In what island country is it performed? V_____
EXTRA: Can you mention 5 variants of this sport?
More info @ http://www.ajhackett.com/
GRAMMAR:
- Future (will and going to): http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/future-exercises.html
- Conditionals: http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/conditional-verbs-exercises.html (focus on First conditional)
- Present Perfect: http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/present_perfect-exercises.html
GAMES
https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-games/present-perfect-experiences
REVISION:
19 May 2014
ESO3: Bedrooms of the future
How would you design your bedroom if you lived in 2050?
Describe the bed, the walls, and all the gadgets you would use!
8 May 2014
ESO3: Modals and scenarios for the future
What might life be like in the future?
READING: "We face an infinite number of futures". When I was your age we imagined a future with flying cars, teletransportation, and the capacity to minimize objects and keep them in our pockets.
Well... we are still waiting for flying cars but actually, we have sort of seen the other possibilities come true: twenty years ago we had to send a letter, a picture or a film through the post and it would take a long time to get from Spain to, say... New Zealand.
Every two minutes, we take as many photos as all of humanity took during the 1800s.
Same with the minimization of objects... Have you got a smart phone? Well, look at the picture below and think about the changes we've had in just a couple of decades!SPEAKING: Comment on the picture below and imagine how technology would be in 20 years time.
Everything in this 1991 RadioShack ad exists in a single smartphone.
Imagine you have a "time machine"
Let's stop in the mid-way and watch a video on what will life be like in 2015. Hyper innovation:
LISTENING: http://www.theguardian.com/futurescapes/video/what-will-life-be-like-in-2025-scenario-one-hyper-innovation-video
What are the innovations mentioned? Do you agree or disagree? What do you think it will happen?
WRITING: Write an essay on this topic: "Technology will control our lives in the future"
Instructions (revise 'your' modals):
You have to structure it into an Introduction, a Body (pros and cons) and a Conclusion.
You don't have to check innovations on the Internet.
You can list advantages and disadvantages of technological innovations
...or you could even invent future gadgets too.
You shall give your opinion. You should not use informal language.
You may include a creative title. You also might include pictures.
You must be punctual. Therefore, you must not be late in give it in!
And remember: you need to double-check your work before printing it off (spelling, tenses, connectors...)
You ought to see the TIPS below!
NOTE: try to work in pairs, one giving reasons in favor of the thesis and the other against it.
TIPS ON FLUENCY (CONNECTORS):
First, write a short paragraph introducing the topic.
Then, try to use these expressions in the body of your composition (ideally two paragraphs: positive and negative effects of technology):
a) On the one hand, on the other hand... firstly, secondly... (to introduce arguments)
b) Furthermore, in addition, moreover (to add information)
c) However, nevertheless (to contradict an argument)
d) For example for instance (to exemplify)
To end up you can use:
e) In conclusion, finally, to sum up (to finish)...
f) ... I think, I consider, in my opinion... (to give your opinion)
5 Jun 2012
31 May 2012
ESO4: The Future. Hopi prediction.
The Nine Signs of Hopi Prophecy (From White Feather, Bear Clan, Hopi Tribe)
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