Activities Program

English VIII International Business Students

Textbook: Interchange 2 (Units 6-10) Fourth Edition
Teacher: Edward Tamayo
Class N1: February 4th
1. Introducing the course to students:
Teachers name and information
Methodology (attached file)
Game rules

2. Activity: Lets suppose your teacher is having a birthday party. Tell me

your name and what are you going to bring as present so depending on
your present I decide if you are invited or not
3. Conversation & Writing
What did you do on vacations? Where did you go or stay? Have you ever
tried scuba diving?
Writing: What should I do there?

4. Vocabulary
Do your parents bother you? What do they do to bother you? What do
you do about it?
Listening: Book page 36 activity 2 exercises A and B

5. Grammar: Two part verbs; will for responding to requests

Two parts verbs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aMkqOnlV2w
Book page 37 activity 3

Extra activity
Phrasal verbs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obfE7rA6ZzM

6. Homework: Book page 38 activity 5 (Word power)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPuqJR4NEB4

Class N2: February 11th

1. Checking homework and questions
2. Reading: Book page 41 activity 12 (How to ask for a favor)
Pronunciation
Vocabulary
Page 41 exercise A

3. Grammar: Modal + Simple form verb Vs. Would you mind + Gerund

 Modals review: http://www.eslgamesplus.com/modal-verbs-can-couldmight-must-should-would-catapult/

Book page 39 activity 8 exercise A
Book page 39 activity 7: Have you ever made similar request? When?

4. Apologies
Online video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tw1FqV7gZ6k
Book page 40 activity 9

Homework: Answer the placement test Ill provide you

Class N3: February 18th
1. Checking the test
2. Conversation: Book page 44 Snapshot. Circle the things you use every
day. Which invention do you think is the most important? the least
important? Why?
3. Grammar: Infinitives and gerunds for uses and purposes
Writing: Book page 45 Activity 3 exercise A (more than one combination
is possible)
How do you use your computer?

4. Discussion: What do you think about people using facebook all day?
People Pro facebook and people against facebook

5. Computers vocabulary Book page 46 Activity 5

Homework: Reading about International marketing
Class N4: February 25th
1. Conversation Club: Whats international marketing stand for?
main idea of the text? Types
2. Listening I: Off-line and proud of it Book page 46 Activity 6 Exercise
A (Answer the questions)
3. Listening II: Vocabulary conversation book page 47 Activity 7 Exercise
A
4. Grammar: Imperatives + infinitives for giving suggestions (Make sure
to)
5. Listening III: Book page 48 Activity 9 Exercises A and B
6. Reading Book page 49
Homework (10%): Portfolio Units 6 and 7 (Top date to deliver
March 4th)
Class N5: March 4th

Midterm I Units 6 and 7

Class N6: March 11th

1. Midterm feedback and questions
2. Vocabulary: Holidays and Festivals
Book page 50 Activity 1
2. Introducing Grammar: Writing on the board

Chinese New Year is a day When Chinese celebrate

with fireworks

Main clause
Relative clause
Relative Clauses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASlCTRjHB7Y
Explanation
Collations: book page 50 Activity 2

3. Conversation:
Activity: Book page 51 Activity 4 Exercise A
Which is your favorite holiday? Which one do you consider is the best?
Why?

4. Listening: Rio Carnival

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgr7HhWyTts
What do they people celebrate on this carnival?
How many spectators are there?
Whats the purpose of women dressing out with high heels and customs?

Homework: Write a story of 15 lines using the relative clauses at

least 5 times
Class N7: March 18th
1. Checking homework and questions
2. Customs around the world
5 sports that you have never heard of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=tYGaYg74XJw
Reading: Book page activity 13 exercise A
Thats an interesting custom: book page 54 activity 12 / Do you know a
custom in Colombia for each of the statements

3. Grammar: Adverbial clauses of time (When, After, Before)

Explanation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzV7NTBB_Pk
Time clauses and vocabulary: Book page 54 activity 10

4. Conversation: What do you think about marriage? What if you and

your partner have different ideas?
Relax time:
http://www.engames.eu/time_clauses/timeclauses_fling_game.html
Homework: Book page 57 Progress check Activities 3 (Writing)
and 4 (Listening)
Homework: Answer the test Ill provide you

Class N8: March 25th

1. Checking the test
2. Listening: Book page 58 Activity 2
Listen to the conversation
Practice
Identify past, present, and future

3. Vocabulary: Snapshot Book page 58 Activity 1

Which of these past, present and future developments are the most
important? Why?

4. Grammar: Time contrast

Book page 59 Activity 3
Writing: How have your neighborhood changed?
5. Pronunciation
Stress syllables: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08qBN29mIBs
Intonation in time phrases (Hasta 4:41):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbs5aoqFtVQ

6. Activity: Losing you accent

Play Role: create a conversation where you try to imitate a North
American person talking in Spanish
Lets talk in English: Video Exercises (4:41 until the end)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbs5aoqFtVQ

7. Homework: In 5 lines write a description about yourself. How

have you changed?
Reading: International Marketing
Class N9: April 8th
1. Conversation club
2. Grammar: Conditional sentences
If you dont save money you wont... Vs. If you had Money you could

 Possible situation = If you have

Consequence = Youll be able

3. Vocabulary and grammar practice

Book page 62 activity 10 Match and Share

4. Group activity: Choose three possible events from Act. 10. One
student completes a consequence; the next student adds a
consequence. Example on page 62 Activity 11
5. Reading: Are you in love? Page 63 Activity 13
Homework (10%): TOEIC simulation test
http://www.english-test.net/toeic/
Class N10: April 15th
Midterm II Units 8 and 9
Class N11: April 22nd
1. Midterm Feedback and questions
2. Vocabulary: Book page 64 Activity 1 (Eight important job skills)
Which of the skills do you consider is the most important?
Listen and practice: I need a job. Page 64 Activity 2
Skills for an interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqeghm8Uut8

3. Grammar: Expressing likes + gerunds

I love traveling I dont mind working
4. Vocabulary: The right Job Book page 66 Activity 5
5. Role play: One of you is going to be the interviewer and the other is
looking for a job. Use the Vocabulary page 66 to do the conversation
Homework: Book page 66 Activity 6 Exercises A and B
Class N12: April 29th
The activities day (works for a 0.5 in the worst grade of the students):
After dividing the whole group into (5) groups, each group got to
participate on one of the activities saying a number. The activities are:
1. Role play: Play a scene from the movie you want
2. Vocabulary searching 1: go outside the classroom with a dictionary or
translator, then write a story and share it to the class.
3. Vocabulary searching 2: go outside the classroom with a dictionary or
translator, then make a video or (play role a teacher) teaching the other
students the new vocabulary.

4. The theater scene: Represent a piece of the book Ill provide you
5. Karaoke party The winner would have 0.8 in the worst grade
Class N13: May 6th
1. Checking homework: Book page 66 Activity 6 Exercises A and B
2. Online Game: http://www.eslgamesplus.com/useful-interviewexpressions-spin/

3. Vocabulary: adjectives for job skills

Book page 67 Activity 8
Conversation: What could be the perfect job for you?
Jobs song/ Vocabulary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBXaupIJHr8

3. Grammar: Clauses with Because

Reading/Pronunciation: Page 67 Activity 9
Book page 68 Activity 10 Exercises A and B

4. Listening. Page 67 Exercise 8 C

5. Progress check page 71 exercise 4 Discussion about Job profile
Homework: International Marketing Reading
Class N14: May 13th
1. Final conversation club (0.5 added on the grade you need)
2. Placement Test in group
3. Review of the topics you need
Class N15: May 20th
Final Exam (30%)
Class N16: May 27th
Feedback and questions
Good bye day