Book Structure Each unit presents the objectives that students are meant to accomplish based on the MEP program. This book follows a structure that allows the students to:
Turn it on! Activate their previous knowledge on the subject through pictures, questions or short readings so that they can establish connections to the new material that will be covered. This also works as a diagnostic activity for the teacher to decide about any adaptations or changes.
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What's new ?
Learn or review vocabulary related to the topic using engaging activities such as crosswords, matching, picture analysis, etc. The vocabulary will help them advance in the unit in a smooth way.
Get the tools Analyze and learn the rules of the language in a very simple way and with examples taken from the readings studied before. The teacher expands on the explanations and examples in class. Students have a space in which they can take notes or write questions to ask in class.
Practice makes perfect Put into practice the structures and rules previously analyzed with exercises and practices related to the topic. Review the material and internalize it for the following activities.
Let's read about... Identify new vocabulary related to the topic and grammatical structures that will be analyzed later through readings, articles, tales, etc., that include pre, during and post reading exercises. The readings will work as examples for the following exercises and activities.
Leave your words Write sentences, paragraphs or essays in which they apply the vocabulary and structures covered in the unit.
what do you say? Develop conversations, drills, information gap activities or oral presentations about the topic applying the new structures.
Check yourself Check that the objectives of the unit were covered and understood once all the activities and exercises are done.
TABLE OF CONTENTS uNIT 1
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Exchange Greetings, Leave Takings and Introductions • Numbers, Days of the Week, Months of the Year,
uNIT 2
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Introduce Oneself to Others • Verb to Be, Contractions, • Pronouns • Possessive Adjectives
uNIT 3
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Directions or Instructions • Requests • Agreeing and Disagreeing
uNIT 4
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How a Dictionary Is Organized • The Alphabet • Kinds of Dictionary
uNIT 5
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Classroom Objects • Demonstrative Adjectives • Yes/No Questions with Be • Have and Has
uNIT 6
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Location of People • Prepositions • There Is / There Are • Present Progressive
uNIT 7
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Description of Something • Telling the Time • Adjectives and colors
uNIT 8
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Goods and Services • Count and Non-Count Nouns • How Many / How Much
uNIT 9
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Instructions • Sequencers • Imperative Form
Unit 6... LOCATION OF PEOPLE AND OBJECTS At the end of this unit you will be able to... SPEAKING • Respond with single words or short phrases to what is seen or heard. • Ask and respond to questions in clearly defined situations. READING • Respond to written or visual stimuli. WRITING • Label and select appropriate words to complete short phrases or sentences.
Let's read about... Listen to the following dialogues and answer the questions. Study each situation. Then Check with a partner.
Leave your words According to the dialogue, answer these two questions. Where are Hector and his coworkers?
LOOKING FOR... Situation 1: Hector is a joker. He likes to make jokes on his friends. Today he decided to make one to his coworkers. They are at the office. It’s 9 o’clock.
_______________________________________ _______________________________________ Where is the basket?
Jerry: Hey Anna? Where is my calculator? Anna: I don’t know Jerry. Mario: Guys, where are my pen and pencil? Jerry and Anna: We don’t know Mario. Jenny: Where is my ruler and eraser? Mario: And where is my cell phone? Anna: Oh my God!
_______________________________________ _____________________________ What is Mario looking for? _______________________________________ _____________________________
Jerry: OK, Hector! Where are they? Hector: He he! They are in the basket. Mario: And where is the basket? Hector: It’s under my desk. Jenny: Oh, Hector, that’s not funny!
What’s going on? _______________________________________ _____________________________
N E W What's new ? Places “Around Town” A. Check this vocabulary. Use this vocabulary to make a game (like Bingo, Tic Tac Toe, charades or “Stop”). You can create flashcards or pictionaries to memorize the vocabulary. Keywords: Movie Theatre Laundromat Library Park Restaurant Hospital Drugs Store Parking lot Grocery store Shops Supermarket Club Bus stop
Post office
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Houses Suburbs Barbershop Internet Café Building Chinese restaurant A cafeteria Bus station Travel agency Department store Gym Parks Entertaining club B. Look for the words related to places in this letter soup. Share them with your classmate. X
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C. How many shops and places can you name? Make a list with your classmate.
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Get the tools
PREPOSITIONS
A. Pay attention to the use of the prepositions in the following examples. Listen and repeat.
Examples:
The dot is above the box. The dot is between the boxes. The dot is in front of the box. The dot is on the box. The dot is on the right. The dot is opposite the box.
The dot is behind the box. The dot is in the box. The dot is next to the box. The dot is on the left. The dot is under the box. The dot is near the boxes.
Practice makes perfect A. Look at the illustrations and read the sentences. Match the sentences with the correct illustration. Not all sentences match with the pictures.
1. The ball is in (inside) the box.
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2. The cat is on the desk. B) 3. The lamp is between the beds.
5. The students are around Mr. Elderly. C) 6. The dog is outside its house.
7. The pen is next to the pencils. D) 8. Two ladies are getting into the swimming pool.
9. The bee is flying over the flowers.
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10. The boy is getting out of the pool.
11. The cat is under the chair.
12. The girl is leaning against the corner.
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B. Answer these questions based on the picture. Use the correct preposition. Provide long answers only. Work with a partner. Write two other sentences using the same preposition. 1. Where is the book? ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ 2. Where are the balls? ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ 3. Where is the boy? ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ 4. Where is the dog? ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ 5. Where is the boy? ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ 6. Where are the people? ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________