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Mejorar las destrezas generales del Inglés a nivel oral y escrito.
A interesados que quieran aprender el idioma desde un punto de vista no sólo gramatical sino también enfocado a aprender los aspectos culturales del idioma y de un punto de vista interactivo, con la ayuda de CDs y un documental de National Geographic de cada lección.
Para que el interesado mejore en el idioma y pueda expresarse tanto por escrito como hablado de manera adecuada a un nivel de iniciado.
El material es muy gráfico y atractivo, con gran cantidad de imágenes y fotografías que ayudan a la compresión del contenido. Muy práctico y didáctico. El manual se acompaña de un CD de audio, para ayudar al alumno a practicar la pronunciación del idioma, y ejercicios interactivos para practicar la gramática, además de un soporte audiovisual de un documental de National Geographic. También se adjunta con el material el Workbook con ejercicios de apoyo a los temas tratados en el manual principal.
Friends and Family Meet and introduce people. Grammar: simple present tense: be; be + adjective. Vocabulary: greetings and introductions; family members; adjectives. Listening: listening for general understanding and specific information. Speaking and Pronunciation: talking about your family tree; /r/ sound. Reading and Writing: “Families around the World”; writing sentences to describe people. Jobs Around the World Identify jobs. Talk about countries. Grammar: be: negative; indefinite article; be + article + adjective + noun. Vocabulary: jobs; numbers; continents, countries anda cities. Listening: focused listening; people describing their jobs. Speaking and Pronunciation: asking for and giving personal information; contractions with be. Reading and Writing: “Different Farmers”; writing a paragraph to describe a person´s job. Houses and Apartments Identify rooms and objects in a house. Grammar: there is/ there are; prepositions of place. Vocabulary: rooms in a house; furniture and household objects. Listening: listening for general understanding and specific details; people talking about their houses. Speaking and Pronunciation: describing your house; final –s. Reading and Writing: “Unusual Houses”; writing descriptions of houses. Possessions Identify personal possessions. Grammar: demonstrative adjectives; possessive nouns; have. Vocabulary: personal possessions; electronic products. Listening: listening for specific information; people proving ownership. Speaking and Pronunciation: talking about the personal possessions of others; differentiating short i anda long e sounds. Reading and Writing: “Jewelry”; summarizing a class survey. Daily Activities Tell time. Grammar: simple present tense; adverbs of frequency. Vocabulary: daily activities; telling time; professional activities. Listening: listening for general understanding and specific details; describing a photographer´s work. Speaking and Pronunciation: asking and answering questions about work activities; fallling intonation on statements and information questions. Reading and Writing: “Robots at Work”; writing a job description. Getting There Ask for and give directions. Grammar: imperatives; have to. Vocabulary: city landmarks; directions; ground; transportation. Listening: listening for specific information; radio ad for a tour. Speaking and Pronunciation: ask for and give directions; yes / no questions. Reading and Writing: “Shackleton´s Epic Journey”; writing a travel journal. Free time Identify activities that are happening now. Grammar: present continuous tense; can. Vocabulary: pastimes; games and sports. Listening: listening for specific information; telephone conversation. Speaking and Pronunciation: have a phone conversation; sh and ch sounds. Reading and Writing: “Sports-Then and Now”; writing sentences about your abilities. Clothes Identify and buy clothes. Express likes and dislikes. Grammar: can / could; likes and dislikes. Vocabulary: clothes; colors. Listening: listening for specific details. Speaking and Pronunciation: describing people´s clothes; could you. Reading and Writing: “Chameleon Clothes”; writing about what people are wearing. Eat well Order a meal. Grammar: some / any; how much / how many. Vocabulary: food types; meals; count / non-count nouns. Listening: listening for specific details; conversation to confirm a shopping list. Speaking and Pronunciation: planning a dinner; and. Reading and Writing: “Special days, Special Food”; writing sentences to summarize information. Health Identify parts of the body to say how you feel. Grammar: review of simple present tense; should. Vocabulary: parts of the body; common illnesses; remedies. Listening: listening for general understanding and specific details; doctor´s appointments. Speaking and Pronunciation: describing symptoms and illnesses; giving advice; word stress. Reading and Writing: “Preventing Disease”; writing a notice board. Making Plans Plan special days. Grammar: be going to; would like (for wishes). Vocabulary: special plans; american holidays; proffesions. Listening: listening for general understanding and specific details. Speaking and Pronunciation: talking about celebrating holidays; reduced; be going to. Reading and Writing: “Life´s Milestones”; writing about one´s plans for the future. Migrations Talk about moving in the past. Grammar: simple past tense. Vocabulary: verbs + prepositions of movement; travel preparations. Listening: listening for general understanding and specific details; biographies of famous immigrants. Speaking and Pronunciation: discusing moving; -ed sounds. Reading and Writing: “Human Migration”; writing a vacation postcard. Contenido del CD: 1 CD con audiciones del libro del alumno y ejercicios interactivos. 1 CD con solucionario del libro del alumno y solucionario del libro de ejercicio.
Friends and Family
Jobs Around the World
Houses and Apartments
Possessions
Daily Activities
Getting There
Free time
Clothes
Eat well
Health
Making Plans
Migrations
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