UNIT 9.

5: MEANS OF TRANSPORT
3rd Term Week Hours
Content Competencies

1.(CLC)
1. Means of transport: mobility of people and goods. Communicating verbally and in written
form. Using specific vocabulary related to
2. Road vehicles: car, bus, truck, motorcycle. Elements of the
the means of transport. Processing
road; road safety measures.
information from both oral and written
3. The railway. Characteristics of a train station: trains, sources.
passengers, etc. 3.(DC)
Finding and analysing content using the
4. Ships and boats: water transports and their spaces: oceans, different information and communication
seas, rivers and lakes. Ports. Different types of boats: technologies.
passenger, ships, sailing boat, cargo ship, fishing. 4.(L2L)
Developing skills to obtain meaningful
5. Planes. Characteristics of airports: planes, passengers, information and assimilate it as personal
control tower, terminal building, runway.
knowledge. Learning from and with
others.
6. City transport: bus, taxi, bycicly, motorbike and
underground. Private and public transport and their 5.(SCC)
differences. Importance of public transport. Participating actively and responsibly in
group learning activities, respecting the
7.Evaluation of the importance of basic road safety measures. group and its individuals.
6.(SIE)
Demonstrating initiative, assertiveness
and social skills to relate to others,
cooperate and work in groups.
Communicating own ideas.
7.(CAE)
Being aware of our society, where and
how we live, and our means of transport.
Methodology Materials
The methodology used is characterised by: -Text book, unit 10.
-Establishing links with prior learning, done by way of -Unit revision worksheets.
activities and tasks with clear objectives adapted to -Audiovisual materials.
students' needs and interests. -Computers.
-Being active and encouraging participation, which favours -Story: ants on the move.
their capacity for autonomous learnign; being -Vocabulary sheets.
communicative with the aim of a progressive -Flashcards.
developmnent of their communication skills, with -An underground ticket.
information being presented in different forms and -Suitcase.
formats that require different ways of being understood -Costumes.
and communicated. -Pen and papers.
-Being motivating, which is achieved by showing students
the purpose and usefulness of what they are directly
learning, and using materials designed to motivate.
-Promoting teamwork, providing guidelines for how they
can take collective decisions, organise and distribute
responsibilities.
- Being suitable for students of different abilities, by taking
different paces and styles of learning, and different levels
of developmental maturity, into account.
 Objectives of the Unit

1. Understand the importance of transport in daily life.

2. Recognise the characteristic elements on a road.
3. Identify the names of road vehicles.
4. Indicate the characteristic elements of a railway station.
5. Recognise the features of water transport.
6. Identify the characteristic elements present in an airport.
7. Identify the differences between public and private transport.
8. Recognise safety road measures and appropiate behaviours when travelling by public and/or
private transport.
Evaluation criteria Activities
The students should be able to: 1. Where can you see...?
2. How can we move inside a town or
1. Observe the immediate surroundings and identify the
city?
different means of transport.
3. Public transport.
2. State the names of different road vehicles and the
4. Guess the flashcards.
characteristic elements associated with them
5. We are actors: behaving on transports.
3. Identify appropiate measures and attitudes in public
6. Group work: transport quiz.
and private transport.
7. Debate: which means of transport is
4. State the names of the elements related to rail, water
the best?
and air transport.
8. What have we learned?
5. Identify the differences between public and private
transport in a city or town.
6. Match types of transport with things related to them.
7. Distinguish the uses of different means of transport (of
passenger and/or goods)
8. Read, listen and state, in a proper manner, easy texts
related to the unit.
Tests
This unit will be assessed by:
-Continous obeservation of the student's motivation, participation and attitude.
-Realization of the activities proposed.
-Group work (collaboration, listeting to others, aceptation of ideas)
-Rubric of acquired knowledge.
-Assessment worksheet.

Measures for students with social needs

These activities are designed to be modified and adapted to the different and various needs of the
students present in the classroom that have any kind of special needs, so every one of them have access
to an education and to the content that is being taught. These measures will include:
- Collaboration work: Students that have some difficulties in following the program will be helped by those
students that are more advanced, in a way that prevents them from falling behind the rest and also
fosters empathy and collaboration among them.
- Individualized attention. When necessary, the teacher will work and help directly when problems arise.
- Revision and/or extension activities: Revision activities for those who need more reinforcement and
extension activities for those who have acquire the knowledge so they can go further with the content.