Sesión 1

Propósito

• Students will practice and notice the use of present perfect and for and since.
• Write about their lives using present perfect.
• Interact with classmates in writing(Padlet platform)
•  They will complete a video assignment to be exposed, learn expressions and the way advice is given., and some additional communicative resources.

Mini-task: Students have to think about these topics ( Home, In which part of the city, how long in there, favorite reasons to live there; Things they possess, what, how long; Relationships, how long, how did they meet) and then, write  an entry in padlet reporting everything. AFterwards, they had to interact by asking and answering questions to eachother in the same platform.

Duración

4 hours

Actividad Docente

• Start the class by asking students If you want a healthy relaionship, do you need to be healthy? And then they classified healthy and unhealthy habits.  What do you do to keep fit and healthy? Which unhealthy habits do you have?
• Guide students to practice and notice the used of present perfect and for and since, through the Reading and gramar exercises in unit 6.2.
•  Design a Video assignment for students to be exposed and learn expressions and the way advice is given and some additional communicative resources.

Actividad Estudiante

• Students have a Reading check at the beginning of the class (Related to Reading assignent given in the previous session.)
• Complete the reading and grammar exercises assigned of unit 6.2
• Students have to think about these topics ( Home, In which part of the city, how long in there, favorite reasons to live there; Things they possess, what, how long; Relationships, how long, how did they meet) and then, write an entry in padlet reporting everything. AFterwards, they had to interact by asking and answering questions to eachother in the same platform.
• Independent Work: Video assignment: Students have to watch parts of two movies suggested. Then watch 3 videos and answer some questions. As product of this assignment they have to think about a relationship problem that had happened to them or a friend and write it down in a detailed paragraph (using simple present, simple past and present perfect) also (connectors and, but, so, because). They must bring the paragraph to the next session.

Sesión 2

Propósito

• Students will prepare the first part of the task Video Interview .

Writing the Interview: In class In pairs students write the script of the interview.

Duración

4 hours

Actividad Docente

• Provide any assistence students might need to write the script.
• Create a checklist for students to give feedback to each other.

Actividad Estudiante

• Students give feedback about the videos.(Video assignment)
• In pairs students write the script of the interview. The idea is for them  to talk about a relationship dilema, they use the one they had written about in the paragraph assignment. They neeed to include simple past, present perfect, connectors, relationships vocabulary…… in the script. First:they think about the questions, then they write them down. third, they Answer the questions.
• Giving peer feedback, students then give the script to another pair and give eachother feedback using the checklist given by the teacher.
• Students make the necessary corrections
• Students record the video and upload it to Edmodo.

Sesión 3

Propósito

• Students familiarize with the parts that should be included in a letter of advice.
• Students practice writing a letter of advice,

Mini-task: with the  dilemma given by the teacher students have to write a draft of the letter of advice they would write for that situation. (My bestfriend told me last week, she was a bit suspicious that her boyfriend was cheating on her. I thought she was paranoid because he looked very much in love, but last weekend I saw him kissing another girl. Should I tell her?).

Final Task: They have to select two interviews in the platform Edmodo and write two letters of advice to those two different relationship dilemas and also answer any question posed to their dilemma.

Duración

4 hours

Actividad Docente

• Provide and explain the different parts a letter of advice should have: 1. A short summary of the situation. 2. predicting what will/migh/may happen with the situation if solutions are not found. 3. Some ideas about what the person should do (give tips using Imperatives, Modal verbs, Infinitives). 4. Some support explaining your tips. 5. A question for the reader to think about.

Actividad Estudiante

• In small groups they write the letter of advice to the dilemma posed by the teacher.
• Then, they switch papers and another group has to check the letter with the checklist and the points they were supposed to include.
• Stduents reflect on it and correct it.

• As homework, Final Task: In the Edmodo platform, students have to select two interviews created by their classmates and write two letters of advice to those two different relationship dilemas and also answer any question posed to their dilemma.

Sesión 4

Propósito

Duración

Actividad Docente

Actividad Estudiante