TOUCHSTONE 2

UNIT 1 MAKING FRIENDS

OPENING QUESTIONS

Where do you make friends?

What questions can you ask a new

friend?
IN THIS UNIT, YOU LEARN HOW
TO…
1. Ask questions to get to know your classmates using the simple
present.
2. Talk about your favorite things.
3. Use responses with too and either to show what you have in
common.
4. Start conversations with people you don´t know.
5. Use actually to give new or surprising information.
6. Write a (how to )article using correct punctuation.
QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR NAME

1- What is your name? My name is Yurleidis

2- What does your name mean? Yurleidis comes
from the English words “Your ladies”.
3- Are you named after someone? No, I am not.
4- Do you like your name? Yes, I like it.
 QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR LIFE
STYLE
1- Are you a full time student? Yes, I am. But I also work in
the evenings
If yes… What is your major? I study Medicine.
If no… What do you do for a living? I help my father in a
liquor store
2- How do you get to class? (work) I get to class by Mototaxi
3- How long does it take? It takes about 20 minutes.
QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR
HOME AND FAMILY
1- Where do you live? I live in Urbanizacion Universal.
2- Do you like your neighborhood? Yes, I do. I have a good
relationship with my neighbours.
3- Do you live alone or with your family? I live with my family
4- Where are your parents from? My father is from Sampues
and my mother is from Toluviejo.
QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR
FRIENDS
1- Do you often make Friends online? No, I don’t
2- What is your best friend like? My best friend is Sindy. She
is medium high and beautiful. She is a good person.
3- What does your best friend do? She is a teacher like me.
4-What do you and your Friends do when you get together?
We usually eat out and some times we go shopping
 BUILDING VOCABULARY
WEEKEND ACTIVITIES/TV
SHOWS/FOOD/CLOTHES
1.What do you usually do on weekends?
2.Do you watch TV?
3.What is your favorite food?
4.Are you crazy about fashion?
WRITING UNIT 1 MAKING
FRIENDS
Choose one of the following topics and write a text. Write 70 to 80 words.
1. Who you are… (include information like: name, home & family,
Friends, life style, weekend activities, food, clothes, likes & dislikes,
etc.)
2. My best friend… … (include information like: name, home & family,
Friends, life style, weekend activities, food, clothes, likes & dislikes,
etc.)
3. How to improve… (your friendships, social life and your English)
• INTRODUCE YOURSELF

Hello my name is Yurleidis Bravo. I am from

Sincelejo. I am 24 years old and I am an
English teacher. I work at an English Institute
(CDI) in CECAR Sincelejo. I am single and I
don´t have children. I live with my family.
 FOCUS ON SPEAKING…
STARTING A CONVERSATION WITH A
STRANGER
1. You and a stranger are looking at some clothes in a store window. The
clothes are beautiful but expensive.
2. You are walking on the beach. Someone with a dog is walking toward
you.
3. You meet someone new at a party. The person is wearing an
interesting ring.
4. You’re sitting on a park bench on a hot day. A person next to you is
reading a newspaper.