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Can you understand the dialog? What are they talkig about?

(Vocês conseguem compreender o diálogo? Sobre o que eles estão falando?)

Coca Cola Commercial

Could you understand the messages? What did they say?

(Vocês conseguiram compreender as mensagens? O que diziam?)

Some Interesting/Useful Websites

Hello students,

Sempre que possível postarei sugestões de sites, livros, séries, filmes e materiais que podem ajudar a dar um up no Inglês. Vou começar com alguns sites com dicas para estudantes de Inglês, tanto begginers (iniciantes), como intermediate (intermediários) e advanced (avançados):

- http://www.englishexperts.com.br/

- http://www.denilsodelima.blogspot.com/

- http://www.teclasap.com.br/blog/#axzz1n51uaLoO

Se vocês conhecem outros sites interessantes, sintam-se a vontade para sugerir para os colegas.

xoxo

Teacher Deise

Unit Plan – 9º Ano Matutino / 9º Ano Vespertino

Theme: Did Anybody Watch the News?

Contents:

· Body Language

· Compounds of some, any and no

· Verb Tenses (review)

Objectives:

· To amplify the vocabulary related to body language/ emotions/feelings.

· To ask and answer questions using the compounds of some, any and no: someone, anybody, nothing…

· To master the use of the verb tenses already learned: Simple Present, Present Continuous, Simple Past (regular and irregular verbs), Simple Future (will), and Immediate Future (going to).

Activities:

1^stClass:

§ Ice Breaker: The Names’ Chain

§ Explanation: Methodology, book, evaluations, etc.

§ Remember some useful expressions in English, e.g., “How do I say ____ in English”, How do you spell _____?”, “Can you repeat, please?”, “May I go to the restroom?”, etc.

§ Power Point Presentation: Emotions

§ Book: Activity page 10

§ Video: Watch a scene from the tv series “Lie to Me”, and debate it

§ Book: - Activity 2, page 11.

- Activity 10, page 15

§ Grammar Explanation: Compounds of some/any/no

§ Book: Activities 1 and 2, page 13

§ Homework: Readings, pages 16 and 17

2^nd Class:

§ Dialog pages 4 and 5.

§ Book: - Finding Out, page 6

- Activity 1, page 11.

§ Grammar Review: Simple Present/ Present Continuous/ Simple Past

§ Book: -Activity 3, page 12

§ Extra Activities: Simple Present/ Present Continuous/ Simple Past + Compounds of some/any/no

§ Homework: - Writing, page 15

- Activities 3 and 4, page 13

- Activity 6, page 14

3^rd Class:

§ Listening, page 6

§ Grammar Explanation: Simple Future (will)/ Immediate Future (going to)

§ Book: Activities 5 and 7, page 14

§ Extra Activities: Will/ Going to

§ Pronunciation Corner, page 12: Write the dialog of the Pronunciation Corner in pieces of paper, for students to order as they listen. Practice the ‘th’ sound.

§ Game: Tic Tac Toe (all content)

§ Homework: - Activities 8 and 9, page 14 and 15

- Practice the ‘th’ sound

- Checking your performance

Unit Plan – 8º Ano Matutino/ 8º Ano Vespertino

Theme: Cookies or Biscuits?

Contents:

· Verb To Be (Simple Present and Simple Past – Review)

· Past Continuous Tense: Affirmative, Interrogative and Negative Forms

· American English x British English

Objectives:

· To identify some pronunciation and vocabulary particularities between British and American English, recognizing their differences in an inclusive way;

· Review the forms and situations where the Verb To Be should be employed in the Simple Present;

· Identify the process of formation of the Past Continuous Tense, using this verb tense in concrete situations.

Activities:

1^stClass:

§ Ice Breaker: The Names’ Chain

§ Explanation: Methodology, book, evaluations, etc.

§ Remember some useful expressions in English, e.g., “How do I say ____ in English”, How do you spell _____?”, “Can you repeat, please?”, “May I go to the restroom?”, etc.

§ Warm Up: Compare Portuguese from Brazil and Portuguese from Portugal (also Brazilian Portuguese from the North and the South, among others)

§ Homework: - Match the Columns, page 9 (try to find words that present just some spelling differences, look the other words up on the dictionary)

2^nd Class:

§ Memory Game: British/American Words

§ Movie Scene: British/American Accents (if there is not enough time, provide the link so students can watch at home and debate in the following class).

§ Book: - Dialog pages 4 and 5.

§ Homework: - Activity 3, page 11

3^rd Class:

§ Book: Finding Out, page 6 + Listening

§ Grammar Review: Verb To Be (Simple Present/ Simple Past)

§ Book: - Activity 1, page 9

§ Extra Activity: Simple Present/ Simple Past

§ Homework: Reading, pages 14 and 15 (bring information about ‘leetspeak’).

4^th Class:

§ Song: Simple Present/Simple Past

§ Grammar Explanation: Present Continuous

§ Book: - Activity 1, Page 11

§ Pronunciation Corner, page 12

§ Homework: - Activity 4, page 12

- Pronunciation Practice (‘th’ sound)

5^th Class:

§ Grammar Explanation: Past Continuous

Book: - Activities 2 and 3, page 10

- Activity 5, page 12

§ Homework: - Activity 2, page 11

- Activities 6 and 7, page 13

6^th Class:

§ Grammar: Adverbs of Frequency (extra material)

§ Book: Writing, page 14

§ Game: Tic Tac Toe (all content)

§ Homework: - Reading, pages 16 and 17

- Watch a video about Creole English

- Checking your performance

Unit Plan – 7º Ano Matutino/ 7º Ano Vespertino

Theme: What Are You Doing?

Contents:

· Present Continuous Tense

· School Objects

· School Subjects

· School Commands

· Sports

Objectives:

· To live communicative situations where the English Language is employed in order to promote social groups interaction;

· To identify and name school objects;

· To recognize and name school subjects, as well as some sports;

· To understand and use simple commands related to school routine;

· To ask and answer questions using the Present Continuous Tense, recognizing its contexts of use.

Activities:

1^stClass:

§ Ice Breaker: The Names’ Chain

§ Explanation: Methodology, book, evaluations, etc.

§ Remember some useful expressions in English, e.g., “How do I say ____ in English”, How do you spell _____?”, “Can you repeat, please?”, “May I go to the restroom?”, etc.

§ Warm Up: Talk about moving to other schools/ cities, etc.

§ Book: - Dialog pages 4 and 5.

- Finding Out, page 6

- School Subjects, page 9

- School Commands, page 9

§ Homework: - Activity 2, page 13.

- Activity 1, page 12.

2^nd Class:

§ In a circle, take school objects from a box, and ask students whether they know these things names.

§ Memory Game: After they are familiarized with the names of the school objects, play the memory game with pictures/names.

§ Book: Activity page 8 (read aloud)

§ Activity 3, page 12

§ Power Point Presentation: Sports(What are they doing?)

§ Book: - 1^st Activity, page 10

- Activity 1, Page 11

§ Homework: - 2^nd Activity, page 10

- Reading, page 15

3^rd Class:

§ Listening, page 6

§ Grammar Explanation: Present Continuous Tense

§ Book: - Activity 2, Page 11

- Activity 3, page 15

§ Extra Activity: Present Continuous Tense (What are they doing?)

§ Pronunciation Corner: Write the tong twister’s parts in pieces of paper, for students to order as they listen. Practice it.

§ Game: Tic Tac Toe (all content)

§ Homework: - Activity 4, page 14

- Writing, page 14

- Checking your performance