ENGLISH FIRST COURSE Unit One Lesson 2 Biographies

ENGLISH FIRST COURSE Unit One Lesson 2: Biographies of Salvadoran Personalities : When’s the deadline for that homework? Achievement indicators - can write a biographical passage with accuracy and creativity. - can organize events from a biographical text with a chronological sequence.

Questions to answer after the topic ends: 1. Do you have a favorite Salvadoran author? 2. What’s the most recent book you have read? 3. Can you say your email address in English? 4. What are voiced and unvoiced consonants?

Warm-up: Write the biography in the correct order. Use numbers. (P. 203) His pen name was “Salarrué. ” He published “Cuentos de Cipotes. ” ___In 1922 he married the Salvadoran painter, Zélie Lardé. He was a writer as well as a painter. ___He died in Los Planes de Renderos on November 27, 1975. ___They had three daughters, Olga, Aída and Maya, all three of whom ended up working in the field of arts. ____ By the end of the 1920 s, he started working as the editor of the newspaper “Patria. ” ___He studied at the Corcoran School of Arts in Washington D. C. from 1916 to 1919. ____He was born in Sonsonate on October 22, 1899

Activity 2: (in class)Draw the computer parts and accessories next to the respective name. (P. 202) - cpu (central processing unit) - cd - keyboard - mouse - cd-rom - mouse pad - speaker - memory stick - monitor/screen - printer

Activity: (in class) email (P. 202) The word “email” (electronic mail) can be used either as a verb or as a noun. In English there are many words that can function either as a verb or as a noun. In the following examples, “email” is used as a noun: -What’s your email address? -I didn’t receive your email. In the following examples, the words download and email function as verbs: • I can’t download that file. • He already downloaded the pictures. • Please email me your resume. • She emailed us the pictures. • ( NOTE: @= “at” ; . = “dot” )

Activity 3: (in class) (P 202) Write the initials that stand for the following phrases • • • 1. world wide web: _______ 2. compact disk: ________ 3. read only memory: _______ 4. curriculum vitae: _________ 5. random access memory: _______

Activity 4: (in class) Listen to these email addresses. (P. 202) 1. martinezw@yahoo. com 2. kdhernandez@pct. org. sv • Now, listen to the following email addresses. Write the email addresses as you hear them.

Activity: (P. 204) Listen to and read the following short conversations • Conversation 1 A: Have you heard the news? Sandra got a bonus this month. B: No kidding! A: Yes, she saw more than a hundred computers this month. • Conversation 2 A: Will you apply for the scholarship? B: No, I won’t. My GPA is too low. (GPA= Grade Point Average) A: Sorry to hear that. • Conversation 3 A: I’m planning to get a part-time job instead of a full-time one. B: Really? How come? A: I want to con tinue studying.

Activity 8: Answer the following questions about the short conversations (P. 204) 1. In conversation #1, Sandra was given a bonus. What did Sandra get a bonus for? 2. In conversation #2, speaker B will not apply for a scholarship. Did speaker B get good grades or bad grades in school? 3. In conversation #3, speaker A does not want a full time job. Why does he only want to work part time?

Activity: Look at the following objects that are located in the office. (P. 205) VOCABULARY: 1. chair 2. filing cabinet 3. desk 4. bulletin board 5. chart 6. trash can 7. water cooler 8. light 9. air conditioner 10. outlet

Activity 9: (P. 205) Complete the following sentences using the vocabulary from last slide: 1. Where’s the _____? I need to plug in my computer right away. 2. It’s hot in here. Why don’t you turn on the __. 3. Please throw all this garbage into the _____. 4. The _____ is locked. I’ll get the key. 5. The boss has posted the company announcements on the ______.

Activity: (P. 206) (in class) Present perfect: negative and interrogative forms NEGATIVE FORM SUBJECT He Diane and I Andrea They HAVE OR HAS has have NOT not not PAST PARTICIPLE slept handed in scanned filled out COMPLEMENT well. the project the documents. the forms INTERROGATIVE FORM HAVE OR HAS Has Have SUBJECT Brenda you PAST PARTICIPLE paid gone COMPLEMENT the tuition fee? to guatemala?

Activity 10: (P. 205) Use the words given below to complete the sentences. work permit boarding pass survey passport birth certificate ID driver’s license warranty 1. The date, time, and location of a baby’s birth are all included in the ____. 2. A ____ asks questions of people to get an idea of their opinions, habits, etc. 3. Show your ___ and your ____ when you are about to get on an airplane. 4. An ____ can be any form of identification but is often a driver’s license or passport. 5. When living in a foreign country, you may need a ______ before you can get a job. 6. Make sure you have your _____ before driving a car. 7. If the refrigerator breaks down, the _____ covers all repairs for three years.

Activity 15: (P. 207) Write the name of the document that contains the following information. 1. A message or information in writing sent by one person or department to another in the same business organization. ____ 2. This document guarantees that if the product fails, it will be replaced. _____ 3. A document recording a baby’s birth. ____ 4. Your official permission to drive a car. _____ 5. A collection of information regarding people’s opinions, behavior, etc. _____