ITM English Level 3

Topics: Relevant events that happened in Colombia. Learning outcome: Talk about important events that happened in the past. Say when things happened. Say what you were doing when some relevant events happened. Functional language: In 2012, Mariana Pajón won her first Olympic medal. Last year Nairo Quintana won La Vuelta. What were you doing when Guns and Roses played in the Atanasio Girardot. I was working. I couldn’t go to the concert. What were you doing when Nacional won? When Nacional won, I was celebrating with my friends. What were you doing when Guns and Roses came to Medellín? Time expressions: the day before yesterday, yesterday morning, last night, last week, last month, last year, last Saturday, one week ago, in 1990, in March, on Sunday, once upon a time, etc. Activity 1 - Accidental inventions Where did the ideas for these "accidental inventions" come from? Matches, teflon, potato chips, ice-cream cones, Coca Cola, post-it notes ...

Topics: My school years. Time expressions. Learning outcome: Say what you did in your school years. Functional language: Where did you study high school? I went to Santo Domingo school in 2010.  Were you a good student? Yes, I was. Did you repeat any grade? Yes, I did. I repeated the eighth grade. Why did you repeat? Because I failed Algebra. Activity 0 - Reading Task review The teacher will give you your Reading Task back and will provide you with feedback. Activity 1 - Thinking back In groups of 3 people, you will play the game Thinking back . Activity 2 - Anecdotes in English Since this week we are working with the most interesting stories from your school years, it is important to understand how people tell stories in English. Have you ever had any similar anecdote? How similar? How different? Activity 3 - School subjects School years are a fundamental part of our lives. We spend several years there. Do you remember you...

Topics: My last vacation Reading Task (20%) Learning outcome: Say what you did on your last vacation. Activity 1 Complete video workshop from previous class. Activity 2 Go around the class and interview 2 classmates based on the copy. Activity 3 Reading Task (20%)

Topic: My last vacation Learning outcomes: Say what you did last week. Ask and say where people were. Say where you were. Functional language: Where did you go on your last vacation?  I went to Cartagena. How long did you stay? I stayed there for five days?  Who did you go with? I went with my family? What did you do there? I went to the beach and swam in the beautiful sea. Time expressions: last month, a year ago, in 2015, in June, on Sunday, etc. Activity 0 - Signing of Compromiso Académico and Review from the previous class Let's verify your answers to the workshop from last class. Activity 1 - Vocabulary: Vacation problems Match the sentences with the images: I got sunburned. I lost my passport. I was in an accident. There was no air-conditioning. They canceled my flight. I exercised too much. I forgot my camera. The hotel was too noisy. I didn't like the food. Content 1 - Video: How was your vacation? Act...