APRIL 6TH

Aim: At the end of the lesson Students will be able to exchange information about typical teenagers

Are these situations familiar to you?

Can you describe a typical Chilean teenager?

Why do you think they behave that way?

INSTRUCTIONS

Read the poem Complaints

Find some cognates (words that are similar in English and in Spanish)

Identify connectors (linking words)

General ideas about the poem

LOOK AT THE PICTURES

Find sentences in the poem COMPLAINTS that are related to them. Write them under each photo.

READ THE POEM GETTING OLDER

Identify these ideas mentioned in the poem

A.Everybody speak loudly

B.You’re growing older

C.You feel exhausted

Complete the dialogue (page 19) with information that is true for you

A: Do you recognize yourself in the poem?

B: Yes/no, because my feelings …………………, I ……………….and my room is ………………….. What about you?

A: Well, I recognize / I don’t recognize myself because …………………..I don’t think ………………and my music …………………

LANGUAGE SPOT

Talking to a friend, or sending them a message .

The music is too loud, and boring .

Teenagers sleep a lot, but they are always sleepy, anyway.

ConnectorsIntroduce an

additional idea.Introduce an

alternative idea.Introduce a

contrast between ideas .

We use …………….when we want to express a ……………. Between two ideas.

We use …………….when we want to express a ……………. ideas.

We use …………….when we want to express a …………….ideas.

ACTIVITY:FIND EXAMPLES

THAT INCLUDE THE WORDS MENTIONED ABOVE.

USE AND, OR, BUT to connect the following sentences.

Teenagers don’t talk with their parents. They a lot with their friends.

Teenagers like loud music. They like sports.

Teenagers like to be with friends. They like to spend a lot of time in their rooms.

Teenager sleep a lot. They are always sleepy, anyway