UNIT 1. Food from the Earth
Unit Goals:
- Compare what people usually do with what they are doing now.
- Identify regional staple foods.
- Talk about traditional family dishes.
- Understand how a regional food becomes an international dish.
Grammar:
- Verb tense review:
- Simple present tense vs. Present continuos tense: I eat rice every day/ She´s cooking fisth now.
- Simple past tense (regular and irregular): We learned how to make pizza yesterday.
Vocabulary:
- Geographical regions.
- Climate.
- Food staples.
Listening:
- Focused listening.
- An interview: rice farming.
Speaking and Pronunciation:
- Comparing different regions: discussing their climate and their food.
- Linking sounds: final consonant followed by a vowel.
Reading and Writing:
- “A slice of History”.
- Responding to an email.
UNIT 2. Communication
Unit Goals:
- Communicate with people from different cultures.
- Make small talk with new people.
- Use small talk to break the ice.
- Learn how professionals break the ice.
Grammar:
- Present perfect tense: He has traveled to many countries.
- Signal words: already, ever yet: Have you ever seen a giraffe?
Vocabulary:
- Culture, communication and gestures.
- Small talk.
Listening:
- Listening for general understanding.
- Conversations: small talk.
Speaking and Pronunciation:
- Talking about what you have or haven´t done.
- Making small talk. Have or has vs.
- Contractions.
Reading and Writing:
- “Taking Pictures of the World”.
- Writing opinions.
UNIT 3. Cities
Unit Goals:
- Describe your city or town.
- Explain what makes a good neighborhood.
- Discuss an action plan.
- Make predictions about cities in the future.
Grammar:
- Future with will: The city will be cleaner.
- Will + time clauses: I´ll check out the neighborhood before I rent an apartment.
Vocabulary:
Listening:
- General and focuses listening.
- A radio interview: Jardin Nomade in Paris.
Speaking and Pronunciation:
- Discussing good and bad elements in a neighborhood.
- Predicting the future of cities.
- Emphatic stress.
Reading and Writing:
- “Megacities”.
- Writing a paragraph.
UNIT 4. The Body
Unit Goals:
- Discuss ways to stay healthy
- Talk about lifestyles
- Suggest helpful natural remedies
- Understand how germs affect the body
Grammar:
- Review of comparatives, superlatives, and equatives: The skin is the body´s largest organ.
- Infinitive of purpose: You can drink tea with honey to help a sore throat.
Vocabulary:
- Human organs.
- Parts of the body.
- Everyday aliments.
Listening:
- Focused listening.
- A doctor’s appointment.
Speaking and Pronunciation:
- Talking about food and ingredients that are good for you.
- Suggesting easy remedies.
- Linking with comparatives and superlatives.
Reading and Writing:
- “Tiny Invaders”.
- Writing an excuse for a sick child.
UNIT 5. Challenges
Unit Goals:
- Talk about facing challenges
- Reflect on past accomplishments
- Use too and enough to talk about abilities
- Describe a personal challenge
Grammar:
- Simple past tense vs.past continuous tense: We were eating dinner when you called.
- Enough, not enough, too + adjective: He was old enough to sail alone.
Vocabulary:
- Physical and mental challenges.
- Phrasal verbs.
Listening:
- Listening of general understanding.
- An interview: Jenny Daltry, herpetologist.
Speaking and Pronunciation:
- Discussing challenges.
- Talking about abilities.
- Words that end in -ed.
Reading and Writing:
- “Arctic Dreams and Nightmares”.
- Writing a journal entry.
UNIT 6. Transitions
Unit Goals:
- Use the simple past and past perfect tense to talk about milestones in your life.
- Talk about the best age to do something in your life.
- Use how questions to get more information.
- Describe an important transition in your life.
Grammar:
- Simple past tense vs.
- Present perfect tense: I lived alone in 2005/ I´ve lived alone for six years now.
- How + adjective or adverb: How tall is he?
Vocabulary:
- Stages of life.
- Adjectives of age: youthful, childish, mature.
Listening:
- General and focused listening.
- A radio program: healthy tips from an Okinawan centenarian.
Speaking and Pronunciation:
- Talking about something you did.
- Discussing the best age for life transitions.
- Ə sound.
Reading and Writing:
- “Coming of Age the Apache Way”.
- Writing a paragraph to describe a life transition.
UNIT 7. Luxuries
Unit Goals:
- Explain how we get luxury items.
- Talk about needs and wants.
- Discuss what makes people´s lives better.
- Evaluate the way advertising creates desire for products.
Grammar:
- Present passive voice: Jewelry is given as a gift.
- Passive voice with by (present tense): This blouse was made by well-paid workers.
Vocabulary:
- Luxury items.
- Import/export items.
- Past participles of irregular verbs.
Listening:
- Focused listening.
- Discussions: the world flower market.
Speaking and Pronunciation:
- Discussing luxuries and necessities.
- Talking about improving your life.
- Sentence stress: content vs. function words.
Reading and Writing:
- “Perfume: The Essence of illusion”.
- Writing a magazine ad.
UNIT 8. Nature
Unit Goals:
- Use conditionals to talk about real situations.
- Talk about possible future situations.
- Describe what animals do.
- Give your opinion about a problem in nature.
Grammar:
- Real conditionals in the future: If I have time tomorrow, I´ll call you.
- Quantifiers (review): Raccoons eat many different kinds of food.
Vocabulary:
- Nouns and adjectives to describe animals.
- Adverbs of manner.
Listening:
- Listening for general understanding and for specific information.
- A radio program: the bluefin tuna.
Speaking and Pronunciation:
- Role-playing to promote environmental action to make oceans sustainable.
- Phrases in sentences.
Reading and Writing:
- “Return of the Gray Wolf”.
- Writing a paragraph to give an opinion.
UNIT 9. Life in the Past
Unit Goals:
- Discuss life in the past.
- Talk about your grandparents´ daily lifes.
- Compare past and present ways of getting things done.
- Consider the impact of the Columbian Exchange.
Grammar:
- Used to/ would: Native Americans used to make their shoes out of deerskin.
- Past passive voice: Igloos were built with blocks of ice.
Vocabulary:
- Activities and artifacts.
- Indian innovations.
- Separable phrasal verbs.
Listening:
- Focused and general listening.
- An interview: archaeologist´s excavation.
Speaking and Pronunciation:
- Discussing daily life in the past based on archaeological discoveries.
- Reduction of used to.
Reading and Writing:
- “The Columbian Exchange”.
- Writing a journal entry of life in an imaginary world.
UNIT 10. Travel
Unit Goals:
- Talk about preparations for a trip.
- Talk about different kinds of vacations.
- Use English at the airport.
- Discuss the pros and cons of tourism.
Grammar:
- Modals of necessity: I must make a reservation.
- Modals of prohibition: You must not take pictures here.
Vocabulary:
- Travel preparations.
- Vacations.
- At the airport.
Listening:
- Listening for general understanding.
- Conversations: vacations.
Speaking and Pronunciation:
- Planning a dream vacation.
- Making your way through the airport.
- Reduction of have to, has to, got to.
Reading and Writing:
- “Tourists or Trees?”
- Writing a paragraph about the positive impact of tourism.
UNIT 11. Careers
Unit Goals:
- Discuss career choices.
- Ask and answer job-related questions.
- Talk about career planning.
- Identify career qualifications.
Grammar:
- Modals for giving advice: You should choose a career that fits your personality.
- Indefinite pronouns: Everyone in the audience was laughing.
- Vocabulary: Career decisions. Participial adjectives.
Listening:
- Listening for general understanding.
- An interview: a restaurant owner in Thailand.
Speaking and Pronunciation:
- Role-playing job interviews.
- Intonation in questions.
Reading and Writing:
- “Maria Fadiman: Ethnobotanist”.
- Filling- out a dream job questionnaire.
UNIT 12. Celebrations
Unit Goals:
- Describe a festival.
- Compare holidays in different countries.
- Talk about personal celebrations.
- Share holiday traditions.
Grammar:
- As...as: New Year´s is as exciting as National Day.
- Would rather: I´d rather have a big party.
Vocabulary:
- Festivals and holidays.
- Greetings for celebrations.
Listening:
- Listening for general and specific information.
- Discussions: local celebrations or holidays.
Speaking and Pronunciation:
- Comparing different international celebrations.
- Question intonation with lists.
Reading and Writing:
- “Starting a New Tradition”.
- Writing a substantiated opinion.
* CONTENIDO DEL MATERIAL
- Libro del Alumno: WORLD ENGLISH 2 (Teoría + Ejercicios).
- Workbook: WORLD ENGLISH 2.
- CD con Audiciones de WORLD ENGLISH 2.
- Audiciones referidas en el manual, y además actividades extra de carácter interactivo para cada una de las unidades. Al final de cada unidad encontramos un texto referido a un documental de National Geographic, el cual se nos presenta en formato audiovisual.
- CD con SOLUCIONARIO del LIBRO y del WORKBOOK.