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Unit 1 …. ……………………………… 6 Unit 2. Teacher’s Guide Unit 1 ……………. Teacher’s Guide Unit 2 ……. Text Transcripts: Listening and Comprehension ……. All the information given above was taken into consideration during the development of the two units. The themes, the written texts, the audios and even the images were chosen based on their relevance to the students’ lives. In the first unit the students will have contact with different texts and activities related to great achievements of women. The main text shows the biography of Marie Curie, who was the first person in the world to win two Nobel Prizes and in the second unit they will have the opportunity to learn a lot of things related to games and the main text is Sonic the Hedgehog movie synopsis, which is based on the global blockbuster videogame franchise from Sega.

Both course book units were produced aiming the development of the four ability skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) through communicative tasks and the texts. Which of these women do you know? Talk about some of them, for example, say their names, their careers, their birthplaces, etc. ly/2wWbSgF https://bit. ly/3b1o5Q4 _________________________ ________________________ https://bit. ly/39WavgC https://bit. ly/2Uavm99 _________________________ _________________________ https://bit. Nobel Prizes - Where did Marie Curie grow up? Death - Scientific discoveries 3. Read the text carefully and answer the questions below. a) Where was Marie born? [ ] France [ ] Poland [ ] Germany [ ] Spain b) Which elements of the periodic table did Marie discover? [ ] krypton [ ] radium [ ] polonium [ ] phosphorus c) How did she die? [ ] During a car crash [ ] In a laboratory’s explosion [ ] From overexposure to radiation 4. Are the following statements true or false? a) [ ] Marie Curie was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.

b) [ ] Her birth name was Manya. Can you play any of these games? Check [] the ones you can. ly/33oPdFK https://bit. ly/2Qjtr16 [ ] [ ] https://bit. ly/2Wh9jR1 https://bit. ly/2U9qGk1 3. com/watch?v=z4l3-_yub5A> Accessed on March 16, 2020. a) The main character in the film is: [ ] Amelia [ ] Olivia [ ] Phiona b) The film is about: [ ] A girl that sees her world rapidly change after being introduced to chess. A young orphan that is sent to live with siblings in their fifties and sixties. A Latina teenager that wants to be a superstar singer and actress. Read the sentences below and try to guess the correct word to complete the statements. Check [] the correct option: I. “Marie Curie grew up in Warsaw, Poland where she was born on November 7, 1867.

” II. “In 1911 Marie won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering the two elements, polonium and radium. ” III. Read about a Brazilian woman who achieved her dream of flying changing a professional scenario that had always been exclusively male before. Now, do the activities below: a) Fill the gaps with the appropriate form of the verbs in the box. Read more at: <https://journalofwonder. embraer. com/global/en/89-brazils-first-women-pilots-inspiring-stories>. Now it is your turn to write a short biography. Choose a woman to write about and make a draft. Look below at the information it should contain: • Name • Place and date of birth • General information about her life • Notable works/ achievements • Place and date of death 2. Write a first version of your text. If necessary, check the activities and examples on the previous page as a reference.

• Familiarize yourself with the topic and prepare you presentation. • Practice your presentation out loud until you are confident with it. • Choose what visual aids you will use to help you. • Research oratory techniques. • Ensure a good night's sleep. The main text shows Sonic the Hedgehog movie synopsis, that is based on the global blockbuster videogame franchise from Sega. All over the unit you will be engaged in activities that feature the following elements: Genre: Movie synopisis Vocabulary: Videogame genres Grammar: Passive voice WARMING UP 1. What do these images have in common? 2. How many games can you name in the images below? 3. What other game would you include here? http://abre. On which platform do you play? 5. Do you usually play games alone or with friends? After you speak… 3. Share your results with a group and answer the questions below.

Take notes of the answers to report to your class. a) What are the most popular games among the students in your classroom? b) Are your favorite games among the most popular ones? c) Can you come to any conclusions? Useful language I think… In my opinion… I believe… Yes, I agree. ai/aQNc http://abre. ai/aQNe http://abre. ai/aSYv __________________ __________________ __________________ _________________ 3. Match three of the games in activity 2 to the definitions below. Write their names. sonicthehedgehogmovie. com/synopsis/sis/> Accessed on FEB/2020 4. Now, read the text carefully and answer the question below: a) What is the purpose of the text? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ b) What is the title of the movie? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ c) Who are the main actors? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Are the following statements about the movie true or false? a) [ ] It was directed by Jeff Fowler b) [ ] It tells the story of the world’s speediest hedgehog on Earth c) [ ] It has Jim Carey as a part of the production d) [ ] It is a live-action adventure comedy e) [ ] It is based on a franchise from Nintendo 6.

Now, compare your answers with a classmate and rewrite the false sentences to make them true. How was it called? [ ] Nintendo [ ] Atari [ ] Odyssey c) How much money did Pac-Man arcade game earn during the first year of its release? [ ] $1 billion [ ] $1 million [ ] $100 billion d) Which was the earliest videogame to have a story? [ ] Space invaders [ ] Asteroids [ ] Donkey Kong Listening 3. Listen to the audio of the video A Brief Story of Video Games and check [] if your predictions were correct. Available at <https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=x24KoVNliMk> Accessed on March 16, 2020. com/games/arcade/ Accessed on FEB/2020> GRAMMAR 1. Read the statements below then write T (True) or F (False). V. “Videogames are used by scientists, the military, and people like you. ” VI. Who – person - object - written - experiences - passive voice a) The passive voice is used to show interest in the ___________or ___________ that ____________an action.

b) Sometimes we use the ____________because we don't know or don’t want to express ____________ performed the action. c) The passive voice is used mainly in ____________texts. Circle the best form to complete this short synopsis about Pokémon: Detective Pikachu. Complete the statements with information from the image below and the verbs from the box in the appropriate form. What is the purpose of a movie synopsis? Writing 3. Now it is your turn to write a movie synopsis. Choose a movie you have watched. Look below at the information it should contain: • The title • The director’s name • The protagonists • If the movie is based whether on a book or on a videogame • The positive and negative aspects of the movie 4. Write a first version of your movie synopsis. The teacher can write some useful language on the board to help the students.

Personal answer Activity 2 The students must check the professions that they would like to choose and if they are not in the options listed they can write others. The teacher must check their comprehension about the vocabulary. Personal answer Activity 3 The students must use the professions available on activity 2 to write the professions of the women in the pictures on activity 1. Answer key singer soccer player journalist writer model scientist LET’S READ! Before you read… The teacher is suggested to read the questions with the students and make sure that they understood the meaning. Answer key a) T b) F Her birth name was Maria Sklodowska c) F Her dad taught Math and Physics d) T e) F Her mom was headmistress at a girl's school After you read… Activity 6 The teacher can ask the students to discuss the questions in pairs or in small groups.

The students can write key-words and the teacher can help them with new vocabulary. The speaking activities can be a challenge, so the teacher must encourage the students the paraphrase to express some ideas in an alternative way. Personal answer LET’S LISTEN! Before you listen… Activity 1 The teacher must promote a discussion with the whole class and help them with vocabulary related to games. The teacher can write, if necessary, a list of games (in English) on the board to help the class. The students can write key-words and the teacher can help them with new English vocabulary. The speaking activities can be a challenge, so the teacher must encourage the students to paraphrase to express some ideas in an alternative way. Personal answer GRAMMAR Activity 1 The students must read some statements taken from the reading section and check the correct option.

Answer key a) In a specific time in the past. Activity 2 The students must fill the gaps with the words in bold from exercise 1. Personal answer Writing Activity 1 The students must write a biography. They can choose a woman to write about and make a draft. The teacher can suggest the students to choose non-famous women, like women in their neighborhood. Personal answer Activity 2 and 3 The teacher must highlight the characteristics of the Biography genre. A good strategy can be to share with them some biographies and ask them to point their main characteristics. If necessary the teacher can write a list of useful words on the board. The speaking activities can be a challenge, so the teacher must encourage the students to paraphrase to express some ideas in an alternative way.

The teacher can ask other questions to explore the topic and lead the discussion. Personal answer SPEAKING Before you speak… Activity 1 The students must make a list of their favorite games. The teacher can suggest the students to share their answers with their classmates. If necessary the teacher can write a list of useful words on the board. The speaking activities can be a challenge, so the teacher must encourage the students to paraphrase to express some ideas in an alternative way. The teacher can ask other questions to explore the topic and lead the discussion. Personal answer Reading Activity 3 The students must quick read the text and check its characteristics. The teacher must explore the Synopsis genre. After you read… Activity 7 The teacher can ask the students to discuss the questions in pairs or in small groups.

The students can write key-words and the teacher can help them with new vocabulary. The speaking activities can be a challenge, so the teacher must encourage the students to paraphrase to express some ideas in an alternative way. Personal answer LET’S LISTEN! Before you listen… Activity 1 The teacher must promote a discussion with the whole about their previous knowledge about the history of the videogames. Personal answer Activity 2 and 3 The students must read some questions and try to predict the correct answers. The speaking activities can be a challenge, so the teacher must encourage the students to paraphrase to express some ideas in an alternative way. Personal answer GRAMMAR Activity 1 The students must read some statements taken from the reading section and check the correct options. Answer key b c Activity 2 The students must complete some rules with the words in the box.

Answer key a) Person Object Experiences b) Passive voice who c) formal Activity 3 The students must circle the best form to complete a short synopsis about Pokémon: Detective Pikachu. Was directed Was written Is based Was produced Based Came out Activity 4 The students must complete the statements with information from the image and the verbs from the box in the appropriate form. Personal answer After you write… Activity 4 The teacher can create a project to publish the student’s work. TEXT TRANSCRIPTS: LISTENING COMPREHENSION Unit 1 - Queen of Katwe - Official Trailer Phiona: Mama Can you do big things from such a small place? Nakku: Don’t think about such things. Phiona: Why not? Nakku: You’ll be disappointed. Unknown: Hey Phiona how is your life? Phiona: It is fine! Robert: Thank God! Let me say what is your name? Phiona: Phiona.

Robert: Venus would you please show Phiona how to move the pieces? Venus: In chess the small one can become the big one. Robert: Where is that for you? Phiona’s opponent: You didn’t get this it is not like in ghetto. Phiona: I don’t need to win. Phiona: Check mate. Judge: This year’s Gold medalist is Phiona Mutesi. Robert: Your children are blessed because they have a mother will never give up on them. In fact, the earliest U. S. video game patent on record was in 1948, and at the time it was referred to as a cathode-ray tube amusement device. That’s a mouthful! Some of the earliest video games include the Nimrod computer, OXO, Tennis for Two, and my personal favorite, Space war! But none of these early video games were ever sold to the public because they were either too huge or too expensive to get out of the lab.

This all changed when a man named Ralph Baer looked at his television screen and wondered how else it might be used. It featured iconic actors, like me, and it went on to become the second highest selling arcade game of all time. Space Invaders also helped kick off what is known as the Golden Age of Arcade Games. In response, Atari followed with the release of the arcade game Asteroids, which ranked sixth on the list of highest selling arcade games. It was a good game, but it’s no Space Invaders. By 1980, color came to arcade games, and this was also the year that another video gaming milestone was born. The story went a bit like this: Donkey Kong is the pet of a carpenter named Jumpman. Jumpman mistreats his pet ape, so the ape steals his girlfriend, leaving the game player to assume the role of Jumpman and rescue the girl.

Jumpman was eventually renamed to Mario. Other iconic arcade games from the early 80s include Frogger, Dragon’s Lair, and Mario Brothers. Perhaps the last iconic game considered to be part of the Golden Age of Arcade Games is Double Dragon. The activities, in an integrated and contextualized way, aim at giving voice to learners by raising discussions and inviting them to reflect upon their background knowledge. The units are divided in sections, whose objectives will be detailed moreover. The sections present in both units are: Warming up (section that opens the units), Grammar (section that focus on linguistic content) and sections that present activities for the development of the four language skills (speaking: Let’s talk!, writing: Let’s write!, listening: Let’s listening! and reading: Let’s read!). There are also activities aimed at developing vocabulary in a contextualized way that are available in the vocabulary section.

In addition to the sections mentioned above, strategies were created throughout the units in order to contemplate and enrich the content presented. Strategies like top-down and bottom-up processing were also explored. Richards (2009) claims that: Top-down processing, on the other hand, refers to the use of background knowledge in understanding the meaning of a message. Whereas bottom-up processing goes from language to meaning, top-down processing goes from meaning to language. RICHARDS, 2009, p. In both units students are supposed to answer some questions related to the listening topic in other to get a general view based on their background knowledge to make sense of what they are listening to (top-down) and after that they need to listen to the audio carefully to answer more specific questions focused on individual words and phrases (bottom-up).

None of the activities of these units require complex answers from students, as learning to speak goes beyond the domain of syntactic strings and vocabulary. Writing The textual production of these units is based on the approach of writing as a process associated with genres. In the approach of writing as a process, conform says (RAIMES, 1998) there is an emphasis on planning and developing ideas and producing multiple drafts of a text, giving relevance to the recursive, non-linear character of writing, in other words, students have the opportunity to produce a textual genre with many revisions and different types of feedback, for example, from the teacher and colleagues. According to Ur (1996), “Rewriting is very important: not only because it reinforces learning, but also because rewriting is an integral part of the writing process as a whole.

” As previously said, both units provide students with samples of authentic texts, so the teacher can explore the genres with the students before starting the process of writing, and this preliminary study can help in the development of written activities. There is the development of different activities of comprehension and production, both written and oral. Thus, lexical items are approached in contextualized ways. In addition, the teacher’s guide suggests the teacher to encourage the student to seek more vocabularies on the topic to expand their knowledge, because it is known that “It is important to enrich the students' vocabulary, but it is even more important to provide the tools for them to discover the meanings of the words by themselves. ” (HOLDEN; ROGERS, p. apud PATZLAFF et al, 2008, p. Base Nacional Comum Curricular.

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