INGLÉS III

Unidad 1 – Moving Around

Autoras de contenido: Prof. Cecilia Carfi y Prof. Maria Inés Blanco

Diseño Didáctico: Mg. Carla Ferreyra Solari
Diseño Gráfico: Lic. Paula Bruzzese
 Unit 1
Moving Around

LESSON 1
Metas de Aprendizaje

• Comprender y expresar reglas

LESSON 2
(lo que es necesario y lo que no, lo que está permitido y lo que no)
• Comprender señales de tránsito

LESSON 3 • Disculparse y responder a disculpas

• Comprender y responder a situaciones e instancias en un aeropuerto

RECUERDE QUE USTED CUENTA CON LA PRESENCIA Y EL APOYO DE SU TUTOR/A EN EL AULA VIRTUAL, A LO LARGO DE LA CURSADA.

EL/ELLA ESTARÁ A DISPOSICIÓN PARA ACOMPAÑARLO DURANTE EL PROCESO DE APRENDIZAJE DEL IDIOMA.
SI SURGEN DUDAS U OBSTÁCULOS QUE DIFICULTAN LA EXPERIENCIA O LA COMPRENSIÓN DE LOS CONTENIDOS DURANTE LA
RESOLUCIÓN DE LAS PROPUESTAS, POR FAVOR, COMUNÍQUESE CON ÉL/ELLA PARA QUE PUEDA BRINDARLE LAS ORIENTACIONES QUE
LE PERMITIRÁN RESOLVERLAS.

¡APROVECHE TODOS LOS MEDIOS QUE PROVEE EL CAMPUS PARA ESTAR COMUNICADOS!
 Lesson 1
In this lesson, we are going to work with structures and vocabulary related
to transport: types of transport in different cities. For that purpose, we ask
you to do the following:
THINK: How do you prefer to travel around your city? (by bus / by subway / by
car / by motorbike / by bicycle / on foot? Why? In your opinion, what are the
advantages and disadvantages of each of them
READING
Now, read the following text related to the use of bicycles as a mean of
transport in big cities. It is a trend that is becoming more and more
common. Are you for or against?
Sometimes big cities and bicycles don’t get along. But nowadays that is not
completely true. Milan, in Italy, for instance, is a bike-proof city due to its
many parks, its bike lanes and the fact that it is a city with almost no hills.
There is a wonderful bike path that runs along Corso Buenos Aires, that allows
you to ride through astonishing views of the city. And, best of all, while
avoiding heavy traffic in rush hours.
You can rent a bike by means of the BikeMi service, managed by the city hall.
Using it is simple. You have to choose the type of subscription you need (daily,
weekly or yearly). Once you receive the text message to unlock the bike, go to
one of the BikeMe stations, enter the code, choose between a regular or an
electric bike, and just … ride!
BikeMi, Milan’s bike sharing service, is free for a 30-minute ride. You can check
the stations map online, and check which of the nearest stations hast the
highest number of free slots.
Users have to be 16 years old or older. BikeMi has 3650 regular bikes and 1150
electric bikes (150 of which have a child seat), There are 105 stations in Milan.
The service is available from 7 am to 12 midnight.
 Lesson 1

After reading the text above, Why don’t we check some adjectives useful to describe the pros and cons of
decide: TRUE or FALSE? the different types of transport? Here you are an activity that will help you:

1. You have to leave the bike in the same station from which you took it. ____ VOCABULARY
2. You can get a bike at 5 am. ____
3. It costs nothing for half-an-hour rides. ____ DO THE ACTIVITY Now, use two of the adjectives to

4. You need a code to pick up a bike from a station. ____ describe each of the following:

5. There are 3650 electric bikes in BikeMi. ____

6. You have to be at least sixteen years of age to use BikeMi. ____ Cycling
Driving a car
Travelling by subway

Do some research about the bike sharing service in Buenos Aires, and answer:

a) What is the system called in B.A.?

b) How many bikes are there?
c) How many stations are there? SHARE
d) For how long is the use of a bike free? YOUR
ANSWERS
e) How old do users have to be?
 Lesson 1

Permission
CAN is often used to ask for and give permission.
Can I turn right at this corner?
And if we are talking about transport, we all know that there are several Sure! You can turn right here.
rules that we have to be aware of and follow. So let’s see how to express Can I ride a bike out of the bikes lane?
them. Check the following:

Prohibition
GRAMMAR CAN’T is used to show that something is prohibited – it is not allowed.
CAN’T tells us that something is against the rules.
PERMISSION, PROHIBITION, OBLIGATION, NO OBLIGATION

You can’t smoke here, sir.

To express permission, prohibition, obligation and no obligation we usually use You can’t wear casual clothes in that theatre.
modal verbs. You can’t park your car in avenues.

A modal verb is a type of verb that, rather than describing an action or a state, Obligation
is used to give a certain modality to an action or a state – that is: likelihood, HAVE TO is used to express obligation.
ability, permission, request, capacity, suggestions, order, obligation, or advice. HAVE TO shows us that the obligation comes from somebody else. It’s a
Modal verbs always accompany an infinitive form of the verb that describes law or a rule and the speaker can’t change it.
the action or state.

Do you have to attend lessons every day?

We are going to focus on the modals used to express: Paul has to work on Saturdays.
In Italy you have to buy a TV licence every year.
 Lesson 1
How do we use verbs with the means of transport? Let’s check that:

VOCABULARY

TRANSPORT COLLOCATIONS
No obligation
CAR
TAXI
We use DON’T HAVE TO / DOESN’T HAVE TO to show that there is no SUBWAY
obligation. You can do something if you want to, but it’s not compulsory. TRAIN
Go by BIKE
PLANE
You don’t have to wear a suit in our office. You can wear a suit if you want to, BUS
but it’s OK if you don’t. HELICOPTER
MOTORBIKE
Sam is happy because he doesn’t have to get up early on weekends.
There's a lift in the building, so she doesn’t have to climb the stairs.
BUT . . . Go on foot (!)

CATCH / TAKE a/the BUS/TRAIN/SUBWAY/TAXI

GET ON / GET OFF BUS/TRAIN/SUBWAY/MOTORBIKE/BICY
a/the CLE/PLANE
We have seen how to express that GET INTO / GET OUT CAR/TAXI/HELICOPTER
OF a/the
something is necessary or it is not, and that DO THE DRIVE a/the CAR/TAXI/BUS
something is permitted or it is not. Now, ACTIVITY MOTORBIKE/BICYCLE/HORSE
RIDE a/the
give a try to the following activity: FLY a/the PLANE/HELICOPTER
WAIT FOR a/the BUS/TRAIN/SUBWAY/TAXI
TRAVEL BY ROAD / RAIL / WATER
 Lesson 1

Now, read carefully: find the mistakes and decide what the correct form would
be:

I usually go to work by foot, but sometimes I take a bike.

_______ _______

Susan waits by the bus at the bus stop and then she gets into it.

_______ _______

I love driving a motorbike.

_______

We get out of the subway at the last station.

_______

He really enjoys driving a helicopter.

_______
 Lesson 2

In this lesson, we are going to read about the use of definite and indefinite articles and we are also going to
learn how to apologise. And … do you like travelling by plane? Well, we will share a video with lots of
useful expressions for every step of your flight!

GRAMMAR

When do we say “A bus” and when “THE bus”? Why do we say “in THE United Kingdom”, but “in Argentina”?
Read and find out:

INDEFINITE
Indefinite articles are used with non-specific singular
countable nouns. We refer to any item of the kind, in
general.
(eg: a pen / a book / an icecream / an easy test).
We use A when the word that follows the article starts
in a consonant sound; if it begins with a vowel sound,
we should use AN.
We also use the indefinite article before professions
and occupations in the singular (eg: She is a doctor / He
is an accountant.
ARTICLES
DEFINITE
The definite article THE, on the other hand, refers to a
specific noun, whether countable or uncountable,
singular or plural. So we use it when we are talking
about one or more items in particular (eg: I have eaten
THE cookies that you bought yesterday / Please, give
me THE pen that is on your desk / You can’t imagine
THE happiness I felt when you told me THE news).
We usually use THE before nouns when there is only
one (eg: the sun / the White House / the Colosseum).
We also use THE in superlatives (eg: the best student /
the most interesting story / the happiest memories).
“ZERO” ARTICLE
Non-specific plural countable nouns, and
uncountable nouns don’t use articles. So, if we are
speaking in general, and not referring to any specific
items, we should say, for instance, I like apples / I
bought pens and notebooks / Pollution is a huge
threat.
We usually use zero article (no article) before cities
and countries (Rome is the capital city of Italy), and
with certain phrases (eg: by plane, on foot, at
school, at home, on holiday, on Monday, at night)
 Lesson 2

USE OF ENGLISH
FIND OUT:

Why do we say A university and AN hour?

USE OF ENGLISH: APOLOGISING
Why do we say THE United States of America and THE United Kingdom?
Can you provide further examples of these two kinds?
When you apologise you tell someone that you are sorry for having done
something that has caused some inconvenience or unhappiness.
1. And now, let’s check your use of articles. How would you fill in these
blanks: a, an, the or x (no article)?
Read the following dialogues and focus your attention on the words and
a) I love _____ thrillers.
expressions in bold type:
b) Are you coming to _____ university tomorrow?
c) I believe that _____sympathy is what we need in our societies.
A: Sorry! (bumping into someone).
d) I bought _____ new music system last week.
B: No problem.
e) Would you like to go to _____ night club where we first met?
A: You forgot to call me this morning.
f) I think _____ woman over there used to be my English teacher at _____
B: Sorry about that. I woke up late.
school.
A: I'm sorry (stepping on someone's foot).
g) I read _____CV Paul sent me yesterday.
B: Don’t worry.
h) Ann is wearing _____ colourful blouse and _____ blue jeans.
A: I'm sorry for being late. I’ve missed the train.
i) Steve is _____ good guy.
B: That’s OK. No problem. Please have a seat.
j) My brother is _____ electrical engineer.
 Lesson 2

A: Excuse me. My child has just spilled a carton of milk on aisle 12. I'm really
• Adjectives modify nouns. In this context, APOLOGY is the noun whose
sorry.
plural form is APOLOGIES.
B: Thank you, ma'am. I'll have someone to clean it up immediately.
A: I'm terribly sorry about the broken vase.
COMMONLY USED ADJECTIVES REGISTER
B: I inherited it from my grandmother!
My humble/deepest/sincere apologies, Mr. Stuart FORMAL

A: Please accept our sincere apologies, Mr Kawasaki. We've credited your

• Look at the way to use prepositions when you apologise.
account for the last 2 nights.
B: Well, thank you.
PREPOSITIONS EXAMPLES
Apologise for something I would like to apologise for the
The expressions in the previous dialogues show you the different ways to terrible sound.
apologise. And now, pay attention to the following: Apologise to a person. You must apologise to customers
if you make a mistake.
a) Consider register and the use of adverbs, adjectives and prepositions An apology from an organization This is an apology from the
when you apologise. The following adverbs express how sorry you are. /person. member of the staff involved.
Say sorry about /for something Sorry for the mess on the
floor/Sorry about that.
COMMONLY USED ADVERBS TO APOLOGISE REGISTER
I'm so/really/very sorry Neutral
I'm awfully/genuinely/terribly sorry Formal
 Lesson 2

b) Consider the possible responses when someone apologises. What else have you learnt about apologising in this video?

ACCEPTING THE APOLOGY RESPONDING NEGATIVELY • What can you say about the expression Excuse me?
GRACEFULLY • In what cases are ing forms required?
No problem. Don’t let it happen again • Write here other interesting ideas about apologising:
That’s OK. That’s not the first time it happens.
Don’t worry about it. You’re always apologising.
Think of an apology and an excuse for the following situations.
Never mind. You always have an excuse.
Respond positively or negatively.
It doesn’t matter. I’ll think about it.

a) You’ve lost your brother’s favourite book.

b) You’ve been late to an important meeting with a client.
c) You haven’t finished a report.
LISTENING
AFTER READING THE DIALOGUES AND THEORY ABOUT
APOLOGISING, WATCH THE FOLLOWING VIDEO.
IT WILL HELP YOU TO GO ON WORKING ON THE TOPIC.
 Lesson 3

WHAT CAN YOU FIND ON A PLANE?

FOLLOW THIS LINK TO PLAY THE QUIZ!
In this lesson, we are going to concentrate on vocabulary and expressions
useful when travelling by plane and dealing with all the necessary steps at
airports. We are going to identify the parts of an airport and acquire useful
vocabulary on the topic. We will share a video with lots of useful LISTENING
expressions for every step of your flight!
WATCH THE FOLLOWING VIDEO. PAY ATTENTION TO NEW
VOCABULARY AND DO THE ACTIVITIES BELOW.

VOCABULARY
PARTS OF AN AIRPORT: read the following definitions Look at the video and then try to remember the words for the following:

duty-free shop a shop in an airport where you don't have to a) The “tunnel” that connects the gate to the plane
pay taxes on the goods you buy
departure lounge the part of an airport where you wait until b) The seat next to the “corridor”
you get on the plane c) The locker where you con stow the luggage you take with you into the cabin
gate the place in the airport where you go to get d) Another word for hand luggage
onto your flight
runway the part of an airport, like a road, which e) The luggage you don’t take with you in the cabin
planes use when arriving or departing from an f) What you can put up or down to regulate the amount of light entering
airport through the window
control tower the building in an airport which tells planes
when it is safe for them to take off and land g) What you can recline or put in an upright position
terminal building: the part of an airport where planes arrive or h) The person helping you and checking you feel comfortable during the flight
depart from
 Lesson 3

And, still from the video, find a synonym for the following: FOR FURTHER LISTENING PRACTICE, CHECK THE FOLLOWING:

LUGGAGE BATHROOM (on a plane)

https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/vocabulary/beginner-vocabulary/air-travel
HAND LUGGAGE LIFE JACKET
PLANE ECONOMY CLASS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEvSUrPpftw
SEATBACK VOMIT BAG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCyWGjDNPnY

LISTENING
WATCH THE FOLLOWING VIDEO.

After watching the video, enumerate the activities at the airport in the correct order:

____ Get an in-flight meal __1__ Queue up at the check-in counter

____ Pass through the boarding bridge ____ Sit and fasten one’s seat belts

____ Step through the scanner ____ Get one’s boarding passes

____ Go to baggage claim to get one’s bags ____ Go to the boarding gate

____ Go to the check-in counter ____ Put one’s bags on the scale

____ Go through security and put one’s carry-on bags in a tray ____ Put one’s carry-on bags into the overhead compartment

____ The plane lands ____ Say how many carry-on bags one is taking

____ Present one’s tickets and passports at the check-in desk

____ The plane takes off

This is the end of unit 1!