Day 16

 

OBJECTIVES

* Listening to the description of a city

* Practice sounds sh and ch

* Reviewing Past Tenses


LISTENING:

A.Task:  Let´s visit another city... 

What is the city? How different is the pronunciation of this name in Spanish and in English?

Where would you advice a visitor to go?

What is Hanbok style?

What do you think are the main attractions in Seoul?

What is the name of the river that goes through Seoul?


PRONUNCIATION: Contrasting the sounds -sh  and  -ch

Check this video.

Try pronouncing:

sh     ship, push, delicious

ch     chip, chair, church

IV. Practicing the sounds sh and ch

a. The Sound -sh

sheep - cheap

shore - chore

shin - chin

shoe - chew

ship - chip

she´s - cheese

sherry - cherry

shock - chock

sheer - cheer


SPEAKING: Let´s play Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? 

Instructions:

1. Each student will be assigned a trivia question, and will have 30 seconds to respond it.

2. If the answer is correct, the student advances to the next round. If the answer is incorrect, the student is eliminated.

3. There will be a first round, a second round, a third round, until we have a CHAMPION, A MILLIONAIRE. 

4. The prize is a bonus point that will be added to the grade of your First Written Test.


GRAMMAR

A. Last chance to review the Present Tenses in English

Simple Present

The pandemic makes us feel somewhat isolated.  It is a difficult time in our lives.

Present Progressive

We are wearing masks and keeping distance from others.

Present Perfect

This past two years have been difficult for the entire world.

Present Perfect Progressive

Everyone has been trying to adjust to a new reality.


B. An introduction to the Past Tenses 

Simple Past

Past Progressive/Continous

Past Perfect 

Past Perfect Progressive

Video



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