ENGLISH FIRST COURSE Unit One Lesson 1 Personal

ENGLISH FIRST COURSE Unit One Lesson 1: Personal Goals: WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR THE FUTURE?

AGENDA • • • Answer the questions at the end of the topic Unit 1 Project: “Job Preparation” (explanation) Warm-up: Goals in my life Activity 1: Questionnaire Activity 2: Exercise Activity 3: Exercise about trends Activity 5: Positive meaning of trends Activity: Exercise about Sara´s goals Activity: Present Perfect vs Simple Past Activity: Exercise Present Perfect vs Simple Past Activity: Correct form of the verb Activity: Arrange the words in the correct order to make sentences • Activity: present perfect vs irregular verbs

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS (P. 193) • What are your plans for the future? • Do you think mastering the English language can give you new and better opportunities for you? Why? • How do you prepare for a job interview? What goes in a cover letter? • What specific words do you use when describing someone’s character?

Unit 1 project: “Job preparation”. In the unit 1 project, you will prepare yourself for the job search by exploring your personal goals and by brainstorming the skills that you have to offer. At the end of the unit, you will write a cover letter designed to make your resume stand out.

Warm-up: “Goals in my Life” • • Have the Ss. know what a goal is. Give examples of goals. Ask them express their own goals Let them choose from the list some goals (skills, interests, qualities, etc. )

LIST OF GOALS 1. To be a very wealthy person. 20. To have deep enduring relationships. 2. To be famous. 21. To have enough money to buy everything I want. 3. To have my name known by many people. 4. To help people in need. 5. To share my life with someone I love. 6. To work for the betterment of society. 7. To have many expensive possessions. 8. To feel that there are people who really love me, 9. To be admired by many people. 10. To be financially successful. 11. To know and accept who I really am. 12. To assist people who need it, asking nothing in return. 13. To work to make the world a better place. 14. To have committed, intimate relationships. 15. To achieve the "look" I've been after. 16. To help others improve their lives. 17. To be rich. 18. To be admired by lots of different people. 19. At the end of my life, to be able to look back on my life as meaningful and complete.

ACTIVITY 3: Choose the word that best completes the sentence. (p. 194) sociable sympathetic outgoing romantic polite pessimistic conceited fussy optimistic selfish 1. Someone with an excessive concern with his abilities, achievements, etc. is _____. 2. Someone who is friendly and enjoys the company of others is _______. 3. A _______ person always sees things in a negative way. 4. Little kids are ____ when they are picky and difficult to please. 5. Someone who tries to understand share other people’s problems is __. 6. A person who is _______ is willing to try new things. 7. Someone who sees the world as full of promise and possibility is ______. 8. He wanted to show that he could be ______ by arriving with flowers. 9. If you only worry about yourself, people will think you are _______. 10. A _______ person will hold the door open for others, remember their manners at the dinner table, and never use foul language.

ACTIVITY 5: Which of the following words have a positive meaning? (P. 195) • • • 1. energetic _________ 2. patient _________ 3. aggressive _________ 4. moody __________ 5. organized __________ 6. rude __________ 7. kind __________ 8. insensitive __________ 9. reckless __________ 10. loyal __________

Activity: (in class)Present perfect vs. simple past (P. 198) Both the “present perfect” and the “simple past” refer to events or actions in the past. The main differences are as follows: (P: 198) 1. The simple past refers to events that started at a specific time in the past and finished in the past, while the present perfect does not specify exactly when the event took place. Examples: We went to Chalatenango last month. (Specific time = Simple past) We have gone to Chalatenango. (Indefinite time = Present perfect) 2. The present perfect can also refer to an action that started in the past, continues in the present, and might take place again in the future. Examples: They have lived here for five years. (They continue living here). She has studied English for three years. (She continues studying). • The present perfect tense follows this basic structure. • Study the examples carefully Subject Has or have Past participle Complement Carlos has played soccer for ten years. You have studied a lot. She has been to China. We have seen the movie twice

Activity 10: Write “simple past” or “present perfect” according to the tense of each sentence. ( P. 198) 1. She wrote the book Estrellas en el Pozo. _____ 2. David Escobar Galindo has written many books. ____ 3. We have studied that lesson. ____ 4. Julio was sick yesterday. ____ 5. Rosa has been sick for two weeks. _______

Activity 11: Write the correct form of the verb in parenthesis in order to complete each sentence. (P. 198) 1. Angela has ____ the information about Claudia Lars. (print) 2. George has _____ his homework. (finish) 3. They have _____ the rules many times. (break) 4. We have ______ for two hours. (swim) 5. They have _____ late twice during this week. (come) 6. Sarah has _____ for several hours. (sleep) 7. You have _____ too much. (drive) 8. He has _____ two houses. (build) 9. I have _____ the newspaper. (read) 10. The game has _____ canceled. (be)

Activity 12: (do it in class)Arrange the words in the correct order to make sentences. (P. 199) 1. has/ mistake / a / made / friend / my ___________________ 2. manager / faxes / sent / the / two / has ___________________ 3. to / the / have / wait / employees / agreed ___________________

Activity 13: Change the following sentences to make the present perfect. Make all the necessary changes to the irregular verbs. (P. 199) 1. We sent the email. ___________ 2. They worked together. __________ 3. Diana wrote two pages. _________ 4. Andrea sang beautifully. _________ 5. You swam a lot. ____________ 6. I ate breakfast. _____________ 7. Alberto attached the file. _________