LEARNING OBJECTIVES/ COMPETENCIES.-
8 hours
UNIT 7 ¨In the City¨.- The students will be able to ask and give directions about places in
their neighborhood in oral and written form, using the prepositions of place, appropriate
vocabulary and pronunciation.
CONTENTS OF UNIT
Linguistic factors
GRAMMAR: Prepositions of place (test) activities
 Revision of the prepositions of place
 To locate places in the city or neighborhood using prepositions of place
VOCABULARY: (write them correctly, to identify them, when listening and reading them, use
them when speaking ) Test/ activities
 gas station
 bakery
 bus stop
 mailbox
 bank
 post office
 pet store
 dental clinic
 subway station
 library
 theater
 gym
 hair salon
 newsstand
LISTENING: activity
 Is this your neighborhood? (SS will listen to a conversation)
 Skills: Listen for accuracy: Listening for details or scanning or listening for specific
information
PRONUNCIATION: activities
 Stress in three syllable words (SS will listen to some sentences so they can notice
the stress on some syllables).
 Drill (Activity)
SPEAKING: (fluency, accuracy: grammar, use of vocabulary, pronunciation)
 Asking for and giving directions
 Asking about a specific place
 Asking about a place in general
WRITING: spelling, capital letters, appropriate grammar. (test and with an activity)
 Dictation (activity)
How are we going to assess?
Homework
Activities in the class
Tests
Non- linguistic aspects: Classroom activities
Participation
Group work
Assessment plan
•
b) What would be assessed informally? (Through observation in normal classroom
conditions)
Writing: spelling, capital letters, appropriate grammar.
GRAMMAR: Prepositions of place
VOCABULARY: (write them correctly, to identify them, when listening and reading them, Use
them when speaking )
LISTENING: Is this your neighborhood? (SS will listen to a conversation)
 Skills: Listen for accuracy: Listening for details or scanning or listening for specific
information
PRONUNCIATION: Stress in three syllable words (SS will listen to some sentences so they can
notice the stress on some syllables).
 Drill (Activity)
SPEAKING: (fluency, accuracy: grammar, use of vocabulary, pronunciation)
 Asking for and giving directions
 Asking about a specific place
 Asking about a place in general
Non- linguistic aspects:
 Participation
 Group work
• c) What would be assessed formally (Through tests)?
GRAMMAR: Prepositions of place
VOCABULARY: (write them correctly, to identify them, when listening and reading them, Use
them when speaking )
Writing: spelling, capital letters, appropriate grammar.
•
d) What would be the weight? Represent it in percentages
1.-Informal: 60%
 Writing: 10%--- GRAMMAR: 15%-- VOCABULARY: 5%--- LISTENING: 5%--- PRONUNCIATION: 5%--- SPEAKING: 15%-- Non- linguistic aspects:5% ----
ACTIVITIES:
1.-WHAT CAN YOU DO?.-T will display different pictures of places in a town or city. SS will make a
list of things they can do at one of those places. Each S will read his/her activities out loud so
another S can guess which place is he/she talking about.
 Vocabulary: 5%
 Listening: 5%
4
3
2
1
VOCABULARY
Uses a varied
vocabulary
appropriate for
the unit, and also
enhances the
sentences using
vocabulary from
previous units.
Uses a varied
vocabulary that is
appropriate for
the unit.
Uses a varied
The vocabulary
vocabulary that is was not varied.
occasionally a little
too simple.
LISTENINGListener focuses
attention on
speaker.
ALL of the Time
MOST of the Time SOME of the Time NONE of the Time
2.-POSTCARD.- Each S will browse through the internet looking for a picture of their favorite city.
After that, each S will write a postcard to a relative or friend describing the city.
 Writing: 10%
 Grammar:15%
4
WRITINGWriter makes no
Capitalization and errors in
Punctuation
capitalization and
punctuation.
GRAMMAR &
spelling
3
2
1
Writer makes 1-2
errors in
capitalization and
punctuation.
Writer makes 3-4
errors in
capitalization and
punctuation.
Writer makes
more than 4 errors
in capitalization
and punctuation.
Writer makes no Writer makes 1-2 Writer makes 3-4 Writer makes
errors in grammar errors in grammar errors in grammar more than 4 errors
or spelling.
and/or spelling.
and/or spelling
in grammar and/or
spelling.
3.-TREASURE HUNT.- The SS will work in pairs. The T will provide each team with a map, each
team will write directions on their map so another team can find the treasure´s location.
 Speaking:15%
 Pronunciation:5%
 Non-linguistic:5%
4
3
2
1
SPEAKING
Speaks fluently
without
hesitation.
Speaks fluently
without much
hesitation.
Speaks fluently
with a little
hesitation.
Speaks with
frequent
hesitation.
PRONUNCIATION
Speech and
pronunciation are
clear and easily
understood.
Speech and
pronunciation are
usually clear and
easily understood.
Speech and
pronunciation may
not always be
easily understood.
Speech and
pronunciation are
not easily
understood.
NON-LINGUISTIC
(participation and
group work)
A definite leader A strong group
A satisfactory
who contributes a member who tries group member
lot of effort.
hard!
who does what is
required.
Almost always
Usually listens to,
listens to, shares shares, with, and Often listens to,
with, and supports supports the
shares with, and
the efforts of
efforts of others. supports the
others. Tries to
Does not cause
efforts of others,
keep people
problems in the
but sometimes is
working well
group.
not a good team
together.
member.
May refuse to
participate.
Rarely listens to,
shares with, and
supports the
efforts of others.
Often is not a
good team player.
2.- Formal: 40%
 GRAMMAR:25%
GRAMMAR: Prepositions of place (test) activities
 Revision of the prepositions of place
 To locate places in the city or neighborhood using prepositions of place
 VOCABULARY: 5%
VOCABULARY: (write them correctly, to identify them, when listening and reading them, use
them when speaking ) Test/ activities
 gas station
 bakery
 bus stop
 mailbox
 bank
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post office
pet store
dental clinic
subway station
library
theater
gym
hair salon
newsstand
Writing: 10%