Learning Unit I: Pastimes, directions and plans (Level A1.2/Personal)
Main competences for Learning
Unit I 1. Exchange information about pastimes (A1.2.1)
2. Ask and give directions to get to places (A1.2.2)
3. Make plans to do things together (A1.2.3)
Content
Talk about pastimes
Share information about pastimes
Exchange information about pastimes
Talk about pastimes
Name and write pastimes (e.g., read, listen to music, play sports, go to the movies, dance, exercise, go for a walk, talk to friends, play tennis/golf/football/baseball, play the piano/guitar, etc.)
Listen to and say statements to indicate frequency (e.g. I run every day / She goes to the movies once a week / He often travels / Sometimes I go to museums / I never go skating, etc.) and time (e.g. I play video games two hours a day / She visits her family every Sunday / We watch TV at the weekend, etc.)
PRONUNCIATION FOCUS: Practice difference between /s/ and /sh/ (e.g. she, see, shopping, singing) GRAMMAR FOCUS: Express regularity of pastimes using the present simple tense with adverbs of frequency
VOCABULARY FOCUS: Pastimes, games and sports.