ESCUELA DE COMUNICACIONES MILITARES

ENGLISH 5

SOUVENIRS

Generic Competences

1. Capacity for abstraction, analysis, and synthesis

2. Ability to apply knowledge in practice

3. Social responsibility and commitment to citizenship

SKILL COMMUNICATIVE CONTENTS

COMPETENCE

Listening Students will complete

information.
Present perfect simple
Reading Students will read about
buying souvenirs. Vocabulary:

Writing Students will write about Souvenirs

what they or their families
buy as souvenirs.

Speaking Students will discuss in

pairs or groups options
about what is a good
souvenir, considering
different aspects.

1. Let’s review present perfect

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODt_xD5OhK8

2. Let’s put into practice

http://www.english-4u.de/pres_perf_ex1.htm

http://www.english-4u.de/pres_perf_ex2.htm
3. READING
 a. Read and check some questions about souvenirs.
b. Answer the previous questions and keep them in mind for the final exercise.
http://www.esldiscussions.com/s/souvenirs.html

STUDENT A´s ANSWERS

1) I think in keychains with city name on it, ornaments too.

2) I think It’s fine because the city in known.

3) I put them in the living room of my house, in my room, on my TV.

4) Yes, I do. Once I bought a small bag and time after that I looked and said It´s so ugly.

5) They have so many souvenirs, small hats, clothing, keychains, figurines.

6) Yes I do. Once I took small jars of shampoo and soaps.

7) Yes, I think so, also bring them more memories.

8) Sometimes the quality of the products that are worth more is better.

9) Are pleasant objects that help you remember a place where you may not return.

10) A gift doesn´t have to refer to a place while the souvenir if refers to a particular place

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT SOUVENIRS

Souvenirs are funny things. Most of us feel we need to buy a souvenir when we go to
another country. Then when we get home we put it on top of the television. When visitors
come, we tell them about it and where we got it. A lot of the souvenirs we buy are rubbish.
I have a long history of buying things that look horrible, are cheap and don’t really match
my house – just because they are souvenirs. It’s almost as if we are programmed to buy a
souvenir. I know some people who spend hours wandering around souvenir shops. What a
waste of time. I decided never to buy a souvenir again. I’d much rather spend my time
doing something more interesting. The best souvenirs are memories and photos.

c. Keeping in mind the previous reading, practice solving this exercise.

http://www.listenaminute.com/s/souvenirs-sq.htm
 4. LISTENING

 Listen and practice these conversations.

http://www.eslfast.com/robot/topics/travel/travel22.htm
 5. WRITING
Check the link and practice the activities (cards / learn / speller / test / scatter / race) in
order to practice your writing ability about the vocabulary

https://quizlet.com/28804387/flashcards

6. SPEAKING
Using the reading the questions and the activities tell your partners “I have received ……”
as a souvenir and tell them why do you like it or not. You must mention 3 different
souvenirs you have received.

 I have received a little umbrella, It´s so pretty

 I have received from my aunt a pair of blue earrings. I like them so much

 I have received a silver purse so delicate

7. PROBLEM SOLVING
You are going to travel abroad and you feel you have to bring some souvenirs to your
family, discuss with your partners what would be the best souvenir for your father, mother,
brother, sister, wife, daughter and son. Keep in mind you don’t have too much money.

 The best souvenir from my father is a big hat with too many colors

 The best souvenir from my mother are elephant figurines. She adores them

 The best souvenir from my brother is something about soccer or nature

 The best souvenir from my sister is clothing.

8. EVALUATION
Include evidence of your problem solving and writing in your portfolio.