Social practice of the language.

Social practice of the language (Social purpose):

Understand and use information about goods and services. Specific competence (didactic purpose):

Give and receive information for performing community service.

Achievement (s):

*Identifies topic, purpose and intended audience.

*Predicts the general meaning from words and expressions similar to those of the mother tongue.

*Distinguishes expressions in oral exchanges.

*Produces expressions to provide information.

*Adjusts volume and speed when constructing oral text. Environment :

Familiar and Community.

DIDACTIC SEQUENCES Description of the activities for each learning

ACTIVITIES Learning to know Learning to do Learning to be

Week 1

1. Welcome students to the new school. An ice break activity. (Fruit cocktail) Vocabulary: watermelon, mango, Fruit cocktail. One of the ss will say the name of a fruit and his/her partner will tell his /her partner´s name to the rest of the group. (mango-right, watermelon-left, cocktail everybody moves) Confidence-

2. Classroom rules explained by teacher Ss will learn new vocabulary. Ss will write some rules they should follow in the class.

3. Classroom rules explained by teacher and classroom vocabulary, they´ll need in class. Ss will learn new vocabulary. Ss will paste the photocopies in their notebooks and look up new vocabulary they´ll need in English class.

ACTIVITIES Learning to know Learning to do Learning to be

Week 2

1. Diagnostic Test They´ll have an English test to know how much they know.

2. Feed back (I´ll give them the answers) Ss will realize how much they know. Check their tests.

3. Review classroom vocabulary Listen the sentences and practice them. Participate during oral practices.

Week 3

1. Ss will introduce themselves by practicing dialogs Ss will structure dialogs as examples given by the teacher in class They´ll practice dialogs with their own information Ss will participate in oral exchanges and foster confidence.

2. Teacher will guide them to write the dialogs they practiced orally last class and will introduce numbers, months and days, people titles (Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms) They will write a dialog with the structure explained by me.(opening, body, closure) They will write a dialog in pairs. Cooperative work with their partners.

3. We´ll practice the alphabet by singing. The alphabet Ss will practice a song about the alphabet in order to learn it. They will foster confidence.

Week 4

1. Students will practice spelling in class by dictating different words to their partners ( countries and nationalities) Spelling. Ss will practice spelling of some words. They will foster confidence.

2. Students will practice spelling in class by dictating different words to their partners Spelling. Ss will practice spelling of some words. They will foster confidence.

3. Students will write in their notebooks the most difficult words to spell for them. Spell and writing. Ss will practice spelling of some words. They will foster confidence.

Week 5

1. Review greetings, dates, vocabulary (countries, nationalities, professions and occupations numbers, etc,) and dialogs about introductions Words necessary for the social practice of the language.

Some expressions. Ss will answer some exercises about sentences used in class. Cooperative work with their partners.

2. Review greetings, dates, vocabulary (countries, nationalities, professions and occupations numbers, etc,) and dialogs about introductions Words necessary for the social practice of the language.

Some expressions. Ss will answer some exercises about sentences used in class. Cooperative work with their partners.

3. SS will have a written test. Ss will answer some exercises about what they have already studied.

Week 6

1. Feedback

2. Ss will recognize the use of verb “To be” by reading some sentences. Ss will identify the different meanings between the mother tongue and English language by reading different texts. Practice and Memorize verb to be

3. Elaborate some sentences using verb to be and check spelling of the words.

Use of personal pronouns. Ss will identify the different meanings between the mother tongue and English language by reading different texts. Make sentences

Week 7

1. Check exercises in their notebooks and their sheets. Review. Feedback with their partners. Cooperative work with their partners.

2. Ss will recognize the composition of expressions to provide information about their classmates. Review. Feedback with their partners and teacher. Cooperative work with their partners.

3. Ss will have a Test about pronouns and verb “to be” Use of structured sentences. Ss will have test-

Week 8

1. Ss will choose a classmate to act out a dialog about different topics Using whole learned vocabulary ss will use structured sentences. Ss will write a dialog with the help of their partners and teacher. Cooperative work

2. Feedback about the test they had last week Using whole learned vocabulary ss will use structured sentences. Cooperative work and confidence.

3. Presentation of dialogs in front of class. Ss will act out the dialogs they made last class. Cooperative work and confidence.

Week 9

1. Review All vocabulary, sentences, adjectives, pronouns, etc.

4. Bimestrial EnglishTest

5. Feedback

Assessment of the achievements

Participation in class 30%, homework and projects 30%, assessment 30% and attendance and behavior 10%

Comments:

Curricular Standards to work

COMPREHENSION

Understand main ideas in spoken texts of familiar and common matters.

PRODUCTION

Participate in exchanges on everyday topics and familiar environments

MULTIMODALITY

Use visual resources to complement the general meaning of oral and written texts.

ATTITUDES TOWARDS LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION

Show confidence and assertiveness in oral and written interaction.

We will also work reading comprehension for helping Spanish area.

Social practice of the language (Social purpose):

Understand and use information about goods and services. Specific competence (didactic purpose):

Give and receive information for performing community service.

Achievement (s):

*Identifies topic, purpose and intended audience.

*Predicts the general meaning from words and expressions similar to those of the mother tongue.

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