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UTN Name: Arturo Cueva Course: 2 A2 Date: October 25th 2012 MAKE A SUMMARY OF ALL UNITS OF LEVEL 1, INCLUDING

GRAMMAR, VOCABULARY, and CONVERSATION STRATEGIES. UNIT #1: ALL ABOUT YOU Say hello, and good bye. Introduce yourself. Personal information (names, phone numbers, e-mail addresses). Spell names. Grammar The verb BE with I, YOU, and WE in statements. Yes and No Questions, and short answers. Questions with WHATS, and answers with ITS. Vocabulary Expressions to say HELLO and GOOD BYE Numbers: 0 to 10. Personal Information Everyday expressions. Conversation Strategies Ask How about you? Use everyday expressions like YEAH and THANKS. UNIT #2: IN CLASS Ask and say where people are. Name personal items and classroom objects. Ask and say where things are in a room. Make requests. Give classroom instructions. Apologize. Grammar The verb BE with HE, SHE, and THEY in statements. Articles A, AN, and THE. THIS and THESE. Noun plurals. Questions with WHERE. Possessives S and S.

Vocabulary Personal items.

Classroom objects. Prepositions and expressions of locations

Conversation Strategies Ask for help in class. Respond to THANK YOU and IM SORRY. UNIT #3: FAVORITE PEOPLE Talk about favorite celebrities. Describe peoples personalities. Talk about friends and family. Grammar Possessive adjectives. The verb BE in statements Information questions with BE. Vocabulary Types of celebrities. Basic adjectives. Adjectives to describe personality. Family members. Numbers: 10 101. Conversation Strategies Show interest by repeating information and asking questions. Use REALLY? To show interest and surprise. UNIT #4: EVERYDAY LIFE Describe a typical morning in your home. Discuss weekly routines. Get to know someone. Talk about lifestyles Grammar Simple present statements Vocabulary Verbs for everyday activities. Days of the week. Time expressions for routines. Conversation Strategies Say more than yes or no when you answer a question. Start answers with WELL, if you need time to think, or if the answer isnt a simple yes or no. UNIT #5: FREE TIME Discuss free time activities.

Talk about TV shows you like and dont like. Talk about TV viewing habits.

Grammar Simple present information questions. Frequency adverbs. Vocabulary Types of TV shows. Free time activities. Time expressions for frequency. Expressions for likes and dislikes. Conversation Strategies Ask questions in two ways to be clear and not too direct. Use I mean to repeat your ideas or to say more. UNIT #6: NEIGHBORHOODS Describe a neighborhood. Ask for and tell the time. Make suggestions. Discuss advertising. Grammar THERES and THERE ARE. Quantifiers. Adjectives before nouns. Telling time. Suggestions with LETS. Vocabulary Neighborhood places. Basic adjectives. Expressions for telling the time. Conversation Strategies Use ME TOO or ME NEITHER to show you have something in common with someone. Respond with RIGHT or I KNOW to agree with someone, or to show you are listening. UNIT #7: OUT AND ABOUT Describe the weather. Leave phone messages. Talk about sports and exercise. Say how your week is going. Give exercise advice. Grammar

Present continuous statements Yes and No Questions, and short answers and information questions. Imperatives.

Vocabulary Seasons. Weather. Sports and exercise with PLAY, DO, and GO. Common responses to good and bad news. Conversation Strategies Ask follow up questions to keep a conversation going. React with expressions like THATS GREAT! And THATS TOO BAD. UNIT #8: SHOPPING Talk about clothes. Ask for and give prices. Shop for gifts. Discuss shopping habits Grammar Like to, want to, need to, and have to. Questions with HOW MUCH?. This, these, that, those. Vocabulary Clothing and accessories. Jewelry. Colors. Shopping expressions. Prices. Time to think expressions. Conversation sounds. Conversation Strategies Take time to think using UH, UM, WELL, LETS SEE and LET ME THINK. Use sounds like UH HUH to show you are listening, and OH to show your feelings. UNIT #9: A WIDE WORLD Give sightseeing information. Talk about countries you want to travel to. Discuss international foods, places and people. Grammar Can and Cant. Vocabulary Sightseeing activities.

Countries. Regions. Languages. Nationalities.

Conversation Strategies Explain words using A KIND OF, KIND OF LIKE, and LIKE. Use LIKE to give examples. UNIT #10: BUSY LIVES Ask for and give information about the recent past. Describe the past week. Talk about how you remember things. Grammar Simple past statements Vocabulary Simple past irregular verbs. Time expressions for the past. Fixed expressions. Conversation Strategies Respond with expressions like GOOD LUCK, YOU POOR THING. Etc. Use YOU DID? To show that you are interested or surprised, or that you are listening.

UNIT #11: LOOKING BACK Describe experiences such as your first day of school or work. Talk about a vacation. Tell funny story. Grammar Simple past of BE in statements. Simple past information questions. Vocabulary Adjectives to describe feelings. Expressions with GO and GET. Conversation Strategies Show interest by answering a question and then using a similar one. Use ANYWAY to change the topic or end a conversation. UNIT #12: FABULOUS FOOD Talk about food likes and dislikes and eating habits. Make requests and offers.

Invite someone to a meal. Make recommendations.

Grammar Countable and uncountable nouns. HOW MUCH? And HOW MANY? WOULD YOU LIKE (TO)? And ID LIKE (TO). SOME and ANY A LOT OF, MUCH, and MANY. Vocabulary Foods and food groups Expressions for eating habits. Adjective to describe restaurants. Conversation Strategies Use OR SOMETHING, and OR ANYTHING to make a general statement. End YES NO questions with OR? To be less direct.

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