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)

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.

Content

 Talk about pastimes

 Share information about pastimes

 Exchange information about pastimes

EVIDENCE UNIT 1