UNIT PLAN

A. General information:Unit Title: People I loveSubject area: EnglishClassroom/level: 8th B level A1.1

B. Communicative Competence Components:

Linguistic Component Sociolinguistic Component Pragmatic Component

Have a basic knowledge of words related to family members, physical appearance and parts of the body.

Describe and identify physical appearance.

Ask and answer questions to describe family members.

C. UNIT RATIONALE

This unit gives students an opportunity to identify relationships among different members of a family. Students will see the importance of respecting others' physical appearance and value the family.

D. OVERVIEW/GOALS:

At the end of the unit students will describe themselves and others.

Objectives Content Learning Activities Days

To identify family members

Words related to family members

Use flashcards and pictures to introduce the vocabulary.

To recognize and use content related to physical appearance

Words related to human body

Introduce the structure of the unit

To provide descriptions applying the correct vocabulary and adjectives

Simple Present Tense with the verb to be

Explain the functions of adjectives

Possessive adjectives

Group students to find information about physical description

E. List of resources

Viewpoints Teacher's Guide No. 8www.discoveryeducation.com/students

English Grammar in Use Teachers Edition

F. List of materials

Viewpoints Student's book No. 8Viewpoints teacher's Guide No. 8Set of Basic-FlashcardsAudio Cds

G. ASSESSMENTInstruments Strategies

Evaluation per lesson Get familiar with new wordsPractice questions and answers

Grammar QuizComplete sentences using the appropriate verb to BeListen and check the correct description

Oral PresentationPresentation of a Project related to family members

H. Explanation of how the unit addresses a particular profile.

In this unit, students will be provided with 3 worksheets with extra exercises about the use of the Simple Present Tense