English 3: Unit 4. Growing up.

Learning outcome: 4.1 Aplica expresiones de experiencias pasadas en contextos sociales o laborales a
través de interacción oral. (Integrada Competencia Genérica Autogestión)

Assessment criteria: 4.1.1.Formulando preguntas y respuestas sobre el origen propio y de un interlocutor.

4.1.2.Evaluando gustos y aversiones.
4.1.3.Conversando sobre el tiempo que estuvieron o que duró una acción.
4.1.4.Formulando preguntas y respuestas sobre un pasado terminado.
4.1.5.Planificando objetivos para el desarrollo de su propio aprendizaje (largo plazo).

Contents:

 Expresiones de pasado.
 Frases para mencionar lugar y fecha de nacimento.
 Asignaturas del colegio

Class1

Class 2

Unit’s prezi: https://prezi.com/zagbln1zxqfc/unit-4-growing-up/?present=1

June 13th: Unit 4 practice.

June 17th: Unit 4 practice.

June 20th: No classes.

June 24th: Portfolio delivering and role-play practice

June 27th: No classes.

June 1st: Role-play. (No second chances)

July 5th: Unit 5.

July 4th: Unit 5.

July 8th: Unit 5.

July 11th: Test.

July 15th: Portfolio marks, averages, and review for the exam.

July 18th: Exam.

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 Exercise 1: Read the following paragraph and identify past structures.

I was born in Ramos Mejía, Buenos Aires in 1981. I grew up in a neighbourhood called
Villa Sarmiento. My parents were born in Rosario and my sister was born in Buenos Aires. I
studied at Juan XXIII school from 1986 to 1993. I moved to La Serena, Chile in 2001 and
13 years ago I started University in La Serena. I teach English at Inacap since 2013.

Exercise 2: Pay attention to the following questions and answers. Identify mistakes and
correct them according to the paragraph.

a) Where did you study? I studied at Juan XXIII school for 5 years.
b) When did you start University? I started University in 2010.
c) Where did you grow up? I grew up in Rosario.
d) Where were you born? I was born in Villa Sarmiento.
e) When were you born? I was born in 1982.
f) Where were your parents born? My father was born in Buenos Aires and my
mother was born in Rosario.

Exercise 3: Complete the following questions and answer them with your own
information:

g) Where____ you study when you were a child?___________________________

h) When _____ you start University? _____________________________________
i) Where ____ you grow up? ___________________________________________
j) Where ____ you born? _______________________________________________
k) When _____you born? _______________________________________________
l) Where _____ your parents born? ______________________________________

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Exercise 4:

Exercise 5: Complete the questions using was-were-did and answer them.

1. _________________________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________________
3. _________________________________________________________________
4. _________________________________________________________________
5. ________________________________________________________________

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Exercise 6: Write the years in numbers or words

Exercise 7: Complete the conversations using did-didn’t, was-wasn’t, were-weren’t

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Exercise 8:

Exercise 9: Unscramble the questions and answer them

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Exercise 10: A Complete the following questions:

a) Where ________ Ling born?

b) Where ______ her parents born?

c) When ____ they move to Sao Paulo?

d) How long ______ Ling live in Sao Paulo?

e) _______ she grow up bilingual?

Exercise 10: B Listen here https://prezi.com/zagbln1zxqfc/unit-4-growing-up/?present=1

and answer the questions above.

a) .
b) .
c) .
d) .
e) .

Exercise 11: School subjects. Read the following school subjects and say. What subjects did you
like? What subjects you didn’t? Complete with was or were when necessary.

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 a) I loved _________ and __________ . They____________ my favorite subjects.
b) I liked geometry and algebra I was very good at it.

c) I didn’t like _________. It _____ boring.

d) I hated____________. I ______ terrible at it.

Exercise 12: Complete the questions using was-were or did and answer them, add 2 more
questions.

a) What school ____ you go to?

___________________________________________________________________
b) What _____ your favorite subjects? Why?

____________________________________________________________________
c) What subjects _________you hate?

_____________________________________________________________________
d) Who ____ your best friends at high school? _________________________________

e) ______you better at Math or Languages? ___________________________________

f) ________ you like Physics? Why? _________________________________________

g) _____________________________________________________________________

h) _____________________________________________________________________