Libro De Ingles......1 Año De Bachellerato

ENGLISH
Unit
Meeting salvadoran personalities

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Objectives:
At the end of the unit you will be able to: Interpret oral and written English language discourse related to appointments, personal interviews, goals and Salvadoran personalities by listening to classmates, teacher and audio material. Produce spoken and written English language discourse related to appointments, personalinterviews, goals and Salvadoran personalities. Value the importance of English to learn about oneself and others by cooperatively sharing information and experiences with peers in order to appreciate his/her personal and cultural environment.

Unit 1 Meeting Salvadoran Personalities

Listening Speaking Reading Writing

Grammar Vocabulary Pronunciation

Lesson 1 Personal goals

Lesson 2Biographies of Salvadoran personalities

Lesson 3 Expressions to make appointments

Lesson 4 Commonly used questions for personal interviews

Lesson 5 Occupations

Unit Guidelines
In this unit you will learn how to talk about your personal goals, make appointments and prepare yourself for a job interview. You will also learn about important Salvadoran writers and their works.

Introduction:Hands on!
In the unit 1 project, you will prepare yourself for the job search by exploring your personal goals and by brainstorming the skills that you have to offer. At the end of the unit, you will write a cover letter designed to make your resume stand out. The unit 1 project is called “Job preparation”.

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Unit One

Lesson 1

What are your plans for thefuture?
Getting started!
hat are your plans for the future? Do you think mastering the English language can open new and better opportunities for you? Why? How do you prepare for a job interview? What goes in a cover letter? What specific words do you use when describing someone’s character? Achievement indicators
I can talk about someone’s life using proper vocabulary and grammar. I can engage in aconversation about personal goals and experiences with confidence.

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Conversation and more
Listen to and read the conversation Sarah is having with her friend Ana over her cell phone.
A: Hi, Ana. Did you call me? B: Yes, I did. I was reading the classified section in today’s

Activity
Write complete answers to the following questions.
1. Why did Ana call Sarah? 2. What is Sarah goingto apply for? 3. Who helps take care of Sarah’s daughter?

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A: B: A: B: A:

newspaper and saw an ad about an opening for a secretary at the middle school. I thought you might be interested. I saw that, too. I think I am going to apply. Do you meet all of the requirements? Yes, I do. And now that my mom helps take care of my daughter, I am available. I’m going to send them my resume. That’sgreat, Sarah. Listen, I have to go now. Good luck. I’ll call you tonight, ok. Ok. Bye.

Don’t forget!
When reading in English, try to learn the meaning of new words from the context. If you can’t make an educated guess about the meaning of a word, then look it up in a dictionary.

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UNIT 1 Time to read
Read the following paragraphs several times. During the firstreading, do not stop to look up new words in a dictionary. After reading the passage several times, use a dictionary to look up any new words. Herbert W. Armstrong in his book “The Seven Laws of Success” wrote: “The very first law of success is to be able to define success! Once you have learned what success is, make that your goal in life. Do you know that most people go on through life without agoal at all? In fact, most people, as I’ve said before, do not know, and do not apply, a single one of the seven laws of success! Most people never think of having any purpose in life. They are not going anywhere in particular. If you have saved up money for a trip to Paris, or Rome, or London for your vacation or holiday, you spend a lot of time in excited anticipation planning your trip—but...