English Course

Alonso Leal Godinez

spaceman1708@gmail.com

Why to study a second language?

You will Become a Multitasker
o You become smarter. Your memory improves

Free access to more than one

culture
The limits of my language are the limits of my
world.
Ludwig Wittgenstein

Learning a Third Language Gets

Easier

Youll become someone

else.

What do you need?

MOTIVATION
STUDY
ORDER

What do you need to know

LINGUISTICS
Grammar
Morphology
Syntax
Context

skills
strategy/ strategies
Communicative competence.
What?
When?
How?

How did you learn Korean?

INPUT IN ENGLISH

How many tenses does English have?

23?
14?
7?
6?

present
present continuous
past
past continuous
future
future progressive

Present perfect
present perfect continuous

Past perfect
past perfect progressive

future perfect
future perfect progressive

University

ICSHU HAS 13 BACHELOR PROGRAMS

In total there are approximately 6540 students
in ICSHU
THE LELI PROGRAM HAS AROUND 217
STUDENTS

The pabellon universitario

receives 2349 students daily.
The richest man makes
3,456,786 dollars a year.

Tuesday March 10th 2015

Homework check up
Speaking session
o Feedback
Grammar
Present simple and present continuous
Exercises
Reading
Activities
Homework Assignment

UNDER THE DOME

What do you think about the title of the lesson?
Is it a movie, a song, a band, or a tv show?
What is your favorite tv show?

It is a book written by
Stephen King

What is the show about?

TASK: Imagine that the event that happened in

Chester's Mill happens in your city. (Pachuca or
even Campestre).
Make a list of the problems that the city would
have.

TAKE THREE MINUTES TO THINK AND

BRAINSTORM SOME IDEAS.

Helpful vocabulary

Risk
Tragedy
Council meeting
Water source
illments
Murders
Lack of medicines
Anarchy

How would you solve the problem in the city?

Speak about the solutions and what do you
consider the most important problem.

Grammar
PRESENT SIMPLE
For habits and
routines.
Facts
Schedules in the
future

I always have breakfast at 7.

She never does her homework.
We usually eat at home.
I watch TV every day
He works in a farm
They study ELT in the university
He does not/ doesnt watch tv

FACTS
the sun comes from the east

USA is in North America.

The sky is blue.

The match starts at 8:00 pm

The plane leaves at 3:00 pm

Present continuous

Things that you do in the moment

 You are learning English now.

You are not swimming now.
Are you sleeping?
I am sitting.
I am not standing.
Is he sitting or standing?
They are reading their books.
They are not watching television.

Longer actions in progress

I am studying to become a doctor.
I am not studying to become a dentist.
I am reading the book Tom Sawyer.

Near future
I am meeting some friends after work.
I am not going to the party tonight.
I am eating with my girlfriend today

March 18th 2015

Grammar review
Writing: Book review
Vocabulary session
Past simple and past continuous
Speaking: Empowerment of women

What are the functions of the

present simple?
For habits and
routines.
Facts
Schedules in the
future

Functions for present continuous

Things that you do in the moment
Longer actions in progress
Near future

Writing
Writing a book
chapter review.

Writing activity
Write including 5 out of the 7 following elements:
Title of the book
Genre
The author
The characters
Setting
Plot

Genres of writing
Descriptive Writing
Expository Writing
Journals and Letters
Narrative Writing
Persuasive Writing
Poetry Writing

Write a review of a chapter of a book.

e.g: The book that I read is called One day written by
David Nichollis. The genre of the book is narrative. Its a
romantic novel. The main characters are Dexter and
Emma. The story takes place in 1988 in some places of
London, USA and Europe. There are many references to
modern music, literature and trends of pop culture. The plot
is focused in a young couple that met in the university.
They are both young and once a year they met in the same
specific date, their lives crosses in different ways.

New Vocabulary

past simple
Wallace painted the house. (1 hour)
I read a novel yesterday (30 minutes)
I went to the movies last week (1
minutes)
I bought chocolates for my girlfriend
(1 minute)

Past continuous
OUTGOING ACTIONS IN THE PAST.
Yesterday I took a shower.
I was taking a shower when my girlfriend called
me. (20 minutes)

What do you think of these classes so far?

What would you like to practice more?
SPEAKING
What do you think about the relationships?

March 25th 2015

LISTENING
GRAMMAR TENSES: FUTURE & FUTURE
PROGRESSIVE
SPEAKING: The weather in Pachuca/Korea
CATEGORIES

Do you know this band?

Future and future progressive

WILL AND GOING TO.

will-Spot decisions
Are you going to the party?
Yes I am going.

I think it will rain

I think it is going to rain
(evidence)

Going to

FUTURE PLANS
On july I am going to the United States.
Kim is going to Korea on July
I am going to
He/she it is going to
We are going to Six Flags

Will
I will
He will
She will
You will
we will
they will

April 9th 2015

PLAN FOR THE CLASS- 1 HOUR

Categories game
2nd conditional
Reading Activity
Speaking-Teaching

Future Continuous has two different forms: "will be doing "

and "be going to be doing.
You will be waiting for her when her plane arrives tonight.
Are you going to be waiting for her when her plane
arrives tonight?
You are not going to be waiting for her when her plane
arrives tonight.

USES

USE 1 Interrupted Action in the Future

Use the Future Continuous to indicate that a longer
action in the future will be interrupted by a shorter action
in the future. Remember this can be a real interruption or
just an interruption in time.

 I will be watching TV when she arrives tonight.

I will be waiting for you when your bus arrives.
He will be studying at the library tonight, so he will not
see Jennifer when she arrives.

USE 2 Specific Time as an

Interruption in the Future

Accomplishments (present perfect)

I have participated in 4 spelling

Bee competitions
I have won the spelling bee
competition in LELI

I have got a TOEFL itp

certification of 590 points
I have travelled to Acapulco
I have won a medal

HOMEWORK
1. Write in a paragraph your accomplishments
in 200 words.
2. Choose a song that you like in English and
bring the lyrics
3. Send me an inbox in English or a whatsapp.
Before Monday.

Present perfect (use)

experiences
accomplishments
things that have a
consequence in the present

Write three accomplishments and

two experiences
I have gotten the price of science in the elementary school.
I have passed exam for the exchange student.
I have worked at the factory of LG in the vacation.
I have visted to all of the Korea
I have played the computer games when I was a kid

HAVE (exceptions)
LIKE
BELIEVE
IMAGINE
I liked or I like.
I am liking videogames X
I have believed that you are wrong. X
I believed you were right

Match the sentences

a)I have always
b) She has
c) They have
d) My teacher
e) My brother

1.gone out with her friends many times

2. has been to London twice
3. studied abroad
4. cleaned my room
5. has won a marathon

STATIVE VERBS
LIKE
IMAGINE

Present perfect progressive

I have been working in

UAEH for 5 years

Write someone who

HAS BEEN TO A VERY HOT COUNTRY
HAS BEEN TO A KARAOKE BAR
HAS BEEN TO A BIG SPORTS EVENT
HAS BEEN TO AN OPERA
HAS BEEN TO ANOTHER CONTINENT
HAS BEEN TO A BIG POP CONCERT

1. ___________________ Tokyo or Kyoto?

a. Have you been
b) Have you been to
c) have you be to
2. Ive read the book, but I Havent ___________ the movie.
b. see
b) saw
c)seen
3. Have you ever met anyone famous?
Yes I _________,
c. have
b. do
c. did