UNIT 4

CARS AND DRIVING

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UNIT 4 OBJECTIVES

CREATING YOUR MAGAZINE

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Decide on the type of magazine that you want as a group

Decide on your topic and collect info for your magazine article

OUTLINE the info for your magazine article

SKILLS TWO

OBJECTIVES

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Continue improving your writing skills

Apply the writing skills concepts to write your magazine article

Decide what kind of magazine you want as a group

Decide on the article you want to write for your magazine

Focus on the outline, the introduction and the body of your article

Revise and edit your writing using online proofreading tools

Use assessment formats for self-correction and peer-correction

WRITING TASK

ARTICLE MAGAZINE

O U T L I N EI. INTRO

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II. BODY

POINT OF CONTRAST ●

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POINT IN FAVOR ●

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II. CONCLUSION ●

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1 Web Search: SELECT TOPIC & FIND INFORMATION

2 Web Search: PRE- WRITING: BASICS

3 Web Search: THE BASICS OF OUTLINING

4 OUTLINING: OUTLINE YOUR MAGAZINE ARTICLE

PREVIEW

Car Types

Discuss the topic you might be interested in for your magazine article { see unit topics }

Voc. - Become familiar with types of cars

Listen - Summarize a conversation at a car rental agency

Speak - Discuss to explain what factors influence the choice to rent a car

- Reflect and explain in what situations it is good to rent a car

• Don’t stop! Continue interaction to recycle language & strategies

Magazine Web Search: Find sources for your topic - Print Screen + highlight key ideas

Class preparation – Lesson one

WRITING TASK

ARTICLE MAGAZINE

O U T L I N EI. INTRO

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II. BODY

POINT OF CONTRAST

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POINT IN FAVOR

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II. CONCLUSION

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LESSON 1

Describe a car accident

Share web search info about your magazine topic { Print Screen + highlight key ideas }

Voc. - Become familiar with car parts

Listen - Summarize conversations about car accidents

Gram. - Understand form and use of the Past Continuous

Speak - Describe a car accident to activate content

• Don’t stop! Continue interaction to recycle language & strategies

Short reading: The Basics of Pre-writing { Print Screen page + comment }

• Pre-write two contradictory opinions about your topic { two opposite views }

• Print Screen Page & bring it to class to share it.

Class preparation – Lesson two

LESSON 2

Report a problem with a car

Share pre-writing activity: Two opposite opinions about your topic { Print Screen page }

Voc. - Become familiar with some phrasal verbs related to cars

Grammr. - Identify the form of separable Phrasal Verbs

Listen: - Summarize a conversation about car problems

Speak: - Simulate reporting a car problem & a car accident

• Don’t stop! Continue interaction to recycle language & strategies

Short reading: The Basics of Outlining { Print Screen page + comment }

• Based on the reading, start outlining your magazine article

Class preparation – Lesson two

LESSON 3

Rent a car

Share the basics of outlining { Print Screen + reflection }

Read - Recommend types of cars for customers at a car rental agency

Listen - Summarize phone conversations at a car rental agency

- Explain if callers rented a car or not

Speak: - Role-play phone calls to a car agency to activate content

• Don’t stop! Continue interaction to recycle language & strategies

Outline: Bring the outline of your magazine article { Peer Assessment }

• Outline your magazine article

Class Prep. - Lesson four

ARTICLE MAGAZINE

O U T L I N EI. INTRO

● TOPIC SENTENCE { THEME & OPINION } - ONE SENTENCE

● THESIS STATEMENT { YOUR VIEW OR OPINION } - ONE SENTENCE

II. BODY

POINT OF CONTRAST {VIEW THAT DISAGREES WITH YOUR OPINION} - ONE SENTENCE

● SUPPORT - ONE SENTENCE

● SUPPORT - ONE SENTENCE

POINT IN FAVOR {VIEW THAT AGREES WITH YOUR OPINION} - ONE SENTENCE

● SUPPORT - ONE SENTENCE

● SUPPORT - ONE SENTENCE

II. CONCLUSION

● AGREEMENT WITH YOUR THESIS STATEMENT - ONE SENTENCE

LESSON 4

Discuss Good & Bad Driving

Share your outline for your magazine article { peer assessment }

Vocab. - Become familiar with verbs related to aggressive driving

Read - Identify tips for good driving

Speak - Discuss and share good & bad driving behavior in Bogotá

- Support your ideas in regards to consequences

• Don’t stop! Continue interaction to recycle language & strategies

Assessment: Assess your partner’s outline { Complete assessment format }

• Give suggestions on how to improve the outline { Action Plan }

Class Prep. - Unit 6: Preview + Lesson One