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READY FOR FCE
SYLLABUS Area: Foreign Languages (English) Unit 1: LIFESTYLE OBJECTIVES 1. Learn new vocabulary about clothes and use it to orally express likes
and dislikes in a spontaneous and comprehensible way.
2. Understand a written text about teenage models and be able to
interpret it with criticism by using the relevant comprehension
strategies.
3. Read a text in an autonomous way and enjoy reading as a source of
pleasure, information and leisure.
4. Use frequency adverbs to talk about habitual behaviour.
5. Notice the differences of use between 'used to' and 'would'.
6. Understand expressions with 'Get'. Grasp its different meanings in
certain expressions, and think about the way the foreign language
works in different contexts.
7. Listen to a text about special occasions and its connexion with
clothes and appearance. Match each speaker with the right occasion.
8. Learn the differences between 'be used to', 'get used to' and 'used
to' and be able to use these expressions when talking about personal
circumstances.
9. Talk about several photographs and the lifestyles they show. Use the
language knowledge learnt till the moment in order to talk coherently
and with correction.
10. Write informal letters by using appropriate expressions already learnt
throughout the unit.
11. Transform sentences by following a given pattern.
12. Evaluate the progress done till this point so as to participate in
the learning process.
CONTENTS GRAMMAR
Habitual behaviour in the present:
> Present simple for habitual actions
> Frequency adverbs: always, often, rarely, usually, normally,
frequently, sometimes, occasionally, seldom, hardly ever, etc.
> Present continuous + always
> Adjectives alternative to frequency adverbs.
> Tend to + infinitive
> Will + infinitive
> Keep on + gerund
Habitual behaviour in the past:
> Past simple + frequency verbs
> Used to + infinitive
> Would + infinitive
> Be used to / Get used to + noun or gerund
VOCABULARY Topic: Clothes and different lifestyles. . Items of clothing: belt, blazer, blouse, boots, bow tie, (baseball)
cap, cardigan, dinner jacket, dress, dressing gown, dungarees, fancy
dress, hat, helmet, high-heeled shoes, (sports) jacket, jeans, jumper,
pullover, sweater, overcoat, raincoat, scarf, shirt, shoes, shorts,
skirt, slippers, socks, suit, sweatshirt, swimming costume, swimming
trunks, top, T-shirt, tie, tights, tracksuit, trainers, trousers,
waistcoat.
. Jewellery: bracelet, necklace, brooch, pendant, earrings, ring.
. Adjectives-The pattern of clothes: checked, plain, flowery, spotted,
patterned, striped,
. Other adjectives for clothes: baggy, casual, colourful, designer,
formal, long-sleeved, loose-fitting, pleated, second-hand, shabby,
short-sleeved, smart, tasteful, tight-fitting, trendy,
(un)fashionable, waterproof, worn out.
. Materials for clothes: cotton, denim, leather, woollen, nylon, silk,
suede.
. Verbs for clothing: dress up as sbdy/sthg, fit, get (un)dressed, go
with, match, put on, suit, take off, wear.
USE OF ENGLISH
> Instructions in class: Look at the following extracts..., read the
following instructions..., Write six sentences..., Discuss the
following questions..., etc.
> Transformations: to get over / recovery, to get rid of / throw away,
tend to / usually, without + ing, used to + infinitive / would +
infinitive, get used to + ing, looking forward to / can't wait to, had
better + infinitive / ought to + infinitive.
PRONUNCIATION
. Students learn the right pronunciation in English through the
Listening activities, and the use of the Class CDs.
. Students practice their pronunciation in English through the Speaking
activities.
COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS LISTENING
1. Listen to five people talking about their appearance in certain
occasions.
2. Matching exercise.
3. Answer questions about the text.
4. Talk about personal attitudes related to the situations heard.
5. Listen to the classmates when talking about descriptions and
lifestyles.
SPEAKING 1. Make a description of the student's favourite clothes.
2. Talk about the lifestyle of a teenage model.
3. React to the text about teenage models by giving personal opinions.
4. Use frequency adverbs to say whether certain sentences are true or
false.
5. Discuss several questions by using 'Get' in different contexts.
6. Answer a question about the surprise caused by a certain appearance.
7. Talk about situations using 'to get used to'.
8. Look at some photographs about lifestyles and compare them.
9. Choose one of the lifestyles shown in the photographs to change places
with. Explain the reasons of the choice. READING
1. Read an article about teenage models quite quickly an answer a
question.
2. Read a text and fill in the gaps with the missing sentences.
3. Complete the gaps in a text about a person who moved from Spain to
England.
4. Read an informal letter and answer the relevant questions.
5. Read and follow some instructions in order to write an informal
letter. WRITING
1. Write sentences making comparisons between the student's present life
and his/her life five years ago.
2. Write an informal letter by following some instructions.
3. Rewrite some sentences by using the provided words.
4. Practice the transformations and use the vocabulary about people and
clothes in several written exercises as a way to revise the contents
learnt throughout the unit.
LANGUAGE AWARENESS
> Transformations of sentences with the same meanings.
> Words that go together
> Expressions for use in informal letters
> Expressions with get
> Related words
SOCIOCULTURAL ASPECTS
. Appearance: the importance of clothes to project a certain image.
. Protection of teenagers who are encouraged to step into adult roles.
. LINKS TO OTHER SUBJECTS: Education for citizenship, psychology, IT,
etc.
WORKBOOK ACTIVITIES
. Read a magazine article and complete the table.
. Read some instructions and fill in the gaps of the text.
. Find words in the text for each of the definitions provided.
. Complete the gaps to form phrases with the same meanings as the words
in brackets.
. Complete a crossword with the clues given.
. Use the adjectives learnt to describe several items of clothing.
. Complete the gaps with some words to form a verb with get.
. Complete the gaps with the appropriate word.
. Write the appropriate noun from a box to fill in the gaps.
. Remember word combinations.
. Rewrite some sentences so as the position of the adverb of frequency
is correct.
. Distinguish the use of used to and would.
. Do sentences transformations using frequency adverbs.
. Read a text and decide which answer best fits each gap.
. Differentiate between formal and informal English in letters and e-
mails.
. Write the equivalent forms of formal and informal words.
. Read some instructions in order to write a reply to a pen friend.
. Read a model and make some indications.
. Write a letter to a British pen friend following the instructions
given. CROSS-CURRICULAR ITEMS
> Education for citizenship: Respect for people's appearance: clothes,
professions, way of living, etc.
> Information Technology: Learn to write e-mails and informal letters.
ATTITUDES AND VALUES
> Politeness in the other language.
> Effort with new vocabulary and structures.
> Interest and respect in the classmates' opinions, mother tongue,
accent, origin, etc. Good companionship in class
> Overcome mental blocking when meeting new people in the target
language
> Attentive-assertive listening
> Use of target language in class
EVALUATION TOOLS
Formative evaluation
1. Classroom observation to check both individual and global progress
2. Writing: informal letters
3. Reading: gapped text
4. Listening: multiple matching
5. Speaking: talking about photos
6. Workbook exercises
7. Photocopiable exercises Unit 1. Accumulative evaluation
8. Review 1
9. Progress test 1: units 1-3. EVALUATION CRITERIA
At the end of this unit, students are able to: . Understand the general message of a reading text about teenage models
and identify relevant details in oral messages related with it.
. Express himself/herself with fluency and using the write pronunciation
- intonation in conversations about photos.
. Understand in an autonomous way the information of written texts coming
from different sources such as informal letters.
. Use consciously his/her linguistic knowledge in order to understand a
listening about occasions and appearances.
. Analyze social aspects of the Anglo-Saxon countries, such as clothes,
likes and dislikes, etc.
. Self-study to work on complementary resources and activities offered by
Ready for FCE: CB, WK, Class CD, in order to consolidate the acquired
items. MIXED-ABILITY ACTIVITIES Consolidation activities
. Review Unit 1. (CB Unit 1)
. Progress test 1. (TB Units 1-3)
. Photocopiable exercises Unit 1. (TB Unit 1)
. Workbook activities. Extension activities
. Grammar reference unit 1. (CB Unit 1)
. Wordlist Unit 1. (CB Unit 1)
. Listening scripts Unit 1. (CB Unit 1)
. Phrasal verb list. (WB Uni