UNIT 3

WHERE AM I?

CONTENTS
*PLACES IN A CITY
*WEATHER

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 *MY FAMILY

LESSON 1
WEATHER AND CLOTHES
Vocabulary about weather and clothes, common verbs, present continuous.

1 CONVERSATION
A. Read the following dialogue. Listen to the teacher pronunciation and intonation.
Andrea: Hi Carlos¡ How are you?
Carlos: Fine thanks. Hey nice dress, you look really beautiful
Andrea: Really? Thank you! I like your jacket and t-shirt too.
Carlos: It is just the way I use to wear almost everyday.
Andrea: so, what do you like to wear?
Carlos: I like to wear a t-shirt, pants and sneakers and you?
Andrea: I like to wear a sweater, jeans, skirt, shoes and boots.

B. Practice with a partner.

C. Try to describe what clothes are you wearing today using the following vocabulary

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LANGUAGE FOCUS
I like to… / I don’t like to… / I wear … / he-she wears / ( you-we-they) wear

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3 PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
According to the example complete with your personal information.
I like to wear jeans, sneakers and t-shirts, but in weekends I wear shoes, pants, shirt and sweaters
Write tree different kinds of clothes you wear during tree different days of the week.

 _____________________________________________________________

 _____________________________________________________________

 ______________________________________________________________

Describe the clothes of 3 persons in this picture.

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  She wears a white skirt and a yellow blouse

 ________________________________________________________________

 ________________________________________________________________

 ________________________________________________________________

4 GRAMMAR FOCUS

I AM
 A BLUE DRESS
YOU  BLACK SHOES
 A WHITE SHIRT
WE ARE WEARING  A BLUE JACKET
 A PINK SKIRT
THEY  RED SOCKS
 A YELLOW
HE / SHE /IT IS BLOUSE

5 COMPLETE THE SENTENCES ACCORDING TO THE PICTURE.

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 Hi, my name is Paula.
It is___________ today.
I am wearing orange __gloves_, a red ________________,
A blue __________________ and red_________________.

Hello, My name is Carlos.

It is _______________ today.
I am wearing a green _____________, red_______________,
Blue _______________ and red and white _______________________.

Hello, mi name is Alberto.

It is_______________ today.
I am wearing a green __________________, a red_____________________,
A blue______________________ and brown ______________________.

6 LANGUAGE FOCUS
What’s the weather like today?
It is sunny It is cloudy. It is rainy. It is foggy It is windy

Seasons

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 It is winter It is spring It is summer It is fall

 In summer; the weather today is sunny and hot.

 In spring; the weather is rainy and warm.
 In winter; the weather is rainy and cold.
 In fall; the weather is cloudy and windy.

Answer the questions

 What’s the weather like in your city today?

 What are the seasons in our country? Are they the same as in the United States?

 What’s the weather you like the most?

7 MATCH THE QUESTIONS WITH THE CORRECT ANSWERS

 What’s the weather like today?

 What do you wear on a sunny
day?
 What are you wearing today?
 What do you like to wear

 I like to wear caps

 I am wearing a shirt and jeans
 I wear shorts and t-shirts
 It is rainy

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8 READ THE LETTER AND SEND ANOTHER ONE WITH YOUR OWN
INFORMATION. MARK THE ANSWERS TRUE (T) OR FALSE (F).

Dear friend.

I am in San Andres Island for vacations. The weather here is perfect! Today is a sunny and
windy day. I wear shorts and t-shirts almost all the time, but today I am wearing my new
shorts and sneakers and my favorite t-shirt. I am listening to music and playing with my new
friends. In the hotel I am reading the book you gave me, it is great! Thanks.

I want to know about you, just write me.

Luisa F.

Checking comprehension TRUE FALSE

 Luisa is in Cartagena. T F
 The day is cloudy and rainy. T F
 Luisa is playing with her friends. T F
 Luisa is wearing shorts and a t-shirt. T F
 Luisa is reading a newspaper. T F

WRITE YOUR OWN LETTER.

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*FINAL ACTIVITY
Try to describe what kind of clothes we can wear for each season.
Example: IN SUMMER I WEAR A T-SHIRT AND SHORTS.

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LESSON 2 PLACES IN A CITY
Vocabulary about Places, giving directions and commands.

1 Write the correct preposition (far from - near from - beside - behind - between -
across from), using the map.

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 -Where is the police station?
The police station is______ the bank and the store.
Vocabulary kee
-Where is the movie theater?
The movie theater is______ the restaurant.
Is there a _______ near here?
-Where is the store?
On the corner, on the left, on
The store is______ the police station.
the right
-Where is the train station?
straight on, straight ahead
The train station is______ the bank.
Traffic lights
-Where is the hospital?
Is it far?
The hospital is______ the church.
-Where is the school?
The school is______ the drugstore.

1. Turn right – 2.Turn

left -Opposite – 3.Go
straight on

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2 What's the best way to the post office?

(Use the map for orientation, and use the prepositions in the box)

1. Excuse me, where is the post office, please?

2. ______________at the next corner
3. Then ____________until you come to the traffic
lights
4. ______________there
5. The post office is ___________to the cinema

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 3 PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT
Look at the map, listen the teacher’s pronunciation, read the invitation and choose A, B,
or C.

Dear Liliana,

I’m in my new house now!! Its on Santander Avenue.

Please come to my party!!! Leave the train station and turn right. Go along Paralela Avenue
until church. Turn left onto Second Street. Go along until you find the store, my house is in
the corner in front of the store on Second street. I’ll be waiting for you!
Love .
Luisa.
 What letter is Luisa’s house? A,B or C

4 PRACTICE AND TALK WITH YOUR FRIEND ABOUT YOU.

Look at the example in exercise number 3 and talk about yourself.
1. What is the name or the number of your street?
2. What is your house number?

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 3. How is your house? Make a short description.

5 GRAMMAR FOCUS

-There is/ There`s a Police station on Santander Avenue. It is between the bank and the store.
- Is there a church across the street from the restaurant?
- There is not / There isn’t a school next to the bank.

Answer these questions about your house

 What kind of places are near to your house?

 What important places are in your neighborhood?

6 Practice the dialogue below and try to change some of the places and the directions in
order to guide a tourist

Taxi Driver: Hello, how are you?

Tourist: Fine thank you
Taxi Driver: Where to?
Tourist: I want to know some places of this beautiful city
Taxi Driver: Do you want to know some places in the city or
outside?
Tourist: the most important here in the city
Taxi Driver: ok, no problem. I’ll show you some of them, the
most notables.
Tourist: ok thank you
Taxi Driver: we can begin in a place near here, is “El Bosque
Popular”, it is a park where people go to have a good time
Tourist: and how can I arrive there from here, from the airport?
Taxi Driver: you go out of the airport; you walk straight until the avenue and then you
walk through the avenue and in the final part of the avenue you turn left until San Marcel.
After you arrive to San Marcel, you walk up until you find a group of buildings and in front
of that; you can see “El Bosque Popular”.
Tourist: and if I want to know some places in the down town, how can I arrive there?
Taxi Driver: if you want to go from the airport, you need a taxi, so the taxi driver can guide
you until that part.
Tourist: and can you tell me some of the most important places there?
Taxi Driver: you can find and know the cathedral, the mayoralty, the main square and
some other places like stores, shops, cafés, etc; and of course the Estelar, Las Colinas hotel.
Tourist: ok, so, can you ride me there, please?
Taxi Driver: with pleasure.

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 Excuse me...
Where is ...?
How do I get to ...?
What's the way to ...?
Can you tell me the way to... ?

7
Using the most common prepositions and expressions ask to your classmate How
do you get or go to the following places:

-Plaza de Bolivar

-Cable Plaza

-The Colinas/ Escorial/ Varuna Hotel.

8
WRITING EXCERSISE

Write a short composition about the way you go from your house to the Cathedral

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DRAW A MAP.
Look at the map on exercise number 3. Draw a new one and include at least 8 places.
Choose a place and a classmate. Your classmate should try to guess where is your
place located or where you are by asking questions using the vocabulary viewed.

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Lesson 3 my family
LOOK AT THE FOLLOWING CHART, PAY ATTENTION TO THE
1
EXPLANATION BELOW.

* Frankie is Jacob´s
*Maria is Anny´s MOTHER GRANDFATHER

*John is Anny´s BROTHER *Anny is Sara´s SISTER

*Sara is Frankie`s DAUGHTER *Jacob is John´s SON

STRATEGY

*WHO IS JACOB`S GRANDMOTHER?

*WHO IS SARA´S BROTHER?
*WHO IS JOHN`S FATHER?

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Lesson 3
What about you?
2
Complete the family tree with information about your
family:

My grandfather’s name is__________ _____________

________________

My father’s name is __________ ________________

My uncle’s name is
________________

My brother’s name is ____________ ________________

3
Share the previous information with your classmates in
class.

4
Now, discuss with your partners about your family.
Ok tell me, what is your mother’s name?
My mother’s name is Silvia, and what
about your mother?
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 Lesson 3
Listen and complete the information about Jack.
5

Hi, my name is Lola, I am eighty years old.

Now, I am mother and grandmother. TRAC
I live in _________ with my children and K

Grand-children in _____________.
In this picture I am in a meeting with all my family.
I have 4 daughters, 3 __________ and 7 grand-
children
My grand-daughters are very cute. Their names are
Susanne and Danna.
I am so happy because they are here, and they are very
special for me.

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 7. Now, write a short paragraph about your family, tell us about
them.

Organize the words:

• H -R-U-A-D-T-E-G
________________
• D-L-C -I-R-N-H-E
________________
• G-D-S A-R-O-N-N
________________
• E-H-T-M-O-R
*FINAL ACTIVITY
Try to describe what kind of clothes we can wear for each season.
Example: IN SUMMER I WEAR A T-SHIRT AND SHORTS.

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UNIT 3

LESSON 1
APRENDI A B M R
Describir las prendas que uso
Identificar las prendas utilizadas para cada
estación del año
Reconocer las diferentes estaciones del año
Discutir sobre el clima de mi ciudad

Si califica su aprendizaje como Malo (M) o Regular (R), explique cuáles

considera que han sido sus debilidades

¿Qué recomendaciones tiene para ayudarle a superar estas

debilidades?
 ¿Cómo le puede ayudar su profesor?
 ¿Cómo le pueden ayudar sus compañeros?
 ¿Cómo se puede ayudar usted mismo?

LESSON 2

APRENDI A B M R
Nombrar los principales lugares de mi ciudad
Comprender direcciones básicas
Reconocer las preposiciones de lugar

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 Si califica su aprendizaje como Malo (M) o Regular (R), explique cuáles
considera que han sido sus debilidades

¿Qué recomendaciones tiene para ayudarle a superar estas

debilidades?
 ¿Cómo le puede ayudar su profesor?
 ¿Cómo le pueden ayudar sus compañeros?
 ¿Cómo se puede ayudar usted mismo?

LESSON 3

APRENDI A B M R
Describir los principales miembros de mi familia
Discutir con mis compañeros sobre sus familias
Escribir pequeños párrafos que hablen sobre mi
familia

Si califica su aprendizaje como Malo (M) o Regular (R), explique cuáles

considera que han sido sus debilidades

¿Qué recomendaciones tiene para ayudarle a superar estas

debilidades?
 ¿Cómo le puede ayudar su profesor?
 ¿Cómo le pueden ayudar sus compañeros?
 ¿Cómo se puede ayudar usted mismo?

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