Unit PlanningSkills: What students should be able to do by the time the course (unit) is completed.Knowledge: What students should know and understand by the time the course (unit) is completed.Attitude: What the students opinions will be about the subject matter of the course (unit) by the time it is complete. Unit 3: Could you do me a favor? (Favors; formal and informal requests; messages).Speaking: Making unusual requests; making indirect requests; accepting and declining requests.Grammar: Request with modals; if clauses and gerunds; indirect requests.Pronunciation/Listening: Unreleased consonants; listening to people making, accepting and declining requests; listening to people making plans, asking for a favor and giving an excuse.Writing/Reading: Writing an informal e-mail request: Yes or No; learning about the way people in different cultures respond yes or no.Outline learning objectives:Knowledge: Identify some aspects about favors. Recognize and make requests with modals, if clauses and gerunds in context. Learn collocations of words used for making requests and responding. Recognizing referents.

Skills: Making indirect request with statements, imperatives, yes/no and wh- questions. Accepting and declining indirect requests. Passing on and responding to indirect requests. Using unreleased consonants to sound natural. Listening for specific information. Recognizing requests on telephone conversations. Writing an informal e-mail request. Recognizing indirect requests made in context. Scanning texts for main ideas and details.

Attitudes: Realizing the importance of learning English so as to be a successful student and professional. Having a strong desire to learn all aspects of English. Being interested in looking for contents to foster English proficiency, even those not related to school assignments. Considering language learning not just as a school subject but as an opportunity to achieve ultimate goals and to expand horizons and perspectives.