People and Places - Unit 1

Textbook - Look at pages 2 - 3

GOAL 1 - Discuss why you live where you do.

Conclusion

Where are these people?

Vocabulary

Why do these people live in these places?

Read A. Complete B.

Vocabulary studied:

page 4

Unit Goals

1. Discuss reasons for living where you do.

2. Describe a new place.

3. Describe what you would like in the Mission District.

• ancient
• inhabit
• hunting
• herding
• fishing
• sail
• employment
• migration
• occur
• political

EXTRA:

1. Write your own sentence for each vocabulary word.

2. Write another sentence for each word, using the words in another form, if possible.

ancient, inhabit, hunting, herding, fishing, sail, employment, migration, occur, political, tropical, temperate, snowy, rainy, arid, frigid, mission, community, multicultural, comfortable, traditions, Latin America, murals, churches, arts, Spanish, Central, special, integration

Grammar studied:

Grammar

present perfect, present perfect continuous,

so+ adjective + that

present perfect vs present perfect continuous

Next units choice

Topics choices

the 'result' is important

the 'action' is important

'experiences'

how long...

since

for

how often...

how many (times)

how much

Conversation

complete page 5 - first exercise

EXTRAS - worksheets

Close your textbook and listen.

Name three reasons why the place is interesting to live.

Tell your partner: Why do you live where you live?

Has your family lived there for a long time?

What do you like and dislike there?

Have you ever moved to a new place?

(Use present perfect and present perfect continuous)

speaking activity

GOAL 2 - Describe a new place.

Vocabulary

snowy

temperate

tropical

Try to find things you have done more of or been doing longer than your partner.

(Your answer is a higher number than your partner's answer.)

rainy

frigid

arid

GOAL 3 - Describe what you would like in the Mission District.

Grammar

A.Match the words and definitions - pg 8

so + adjective + that

B. Fill in the blanks.

What do you know about San Francisco, California?

Use: 'how long' 'how much'

'how many' 'how often'

He was so tired that he fell asleep while studying.

EXTRA: Name all the different climates you have visited.

What might attract people to San Francisco?

When immigrants come to a new place, what do they bring with them?

Let's watch a video

While watching, complete A - pg. 12

The climate is so dry that water is brought in on trucks.

Complete B - pg. 13

Write a paragraph of 10 - 12 sentences about what you would enjoy if you lived in the Mission District.

You have been living in Canada now for a short time.

Tell your partner about life in Canada so far - first impressions, your new home, the people etc.

Use vocabulary and grammar we have learned:

tropical, temperate, snowy, rainy, arid, frigid

so + adjective + that

Complete B/C on page 9

People and Places - Unit 1