Unit 1

Journeys

Course Description

  • Level of learners
    Undergraduate students at level A2 based on CEFR standard.
  • Class accommodation
    30 students.
  • Objectives
    1. Describe their hometown orally.
    2. Compare two or more things orally.
  • Target tasks
    1. Students understand how to use “am, is, are” and “there is, there are” to describe places around their hometown.
    2. Students understand how to use comparative and superlative comparison to compare two or more things.

PERIOD 1

Describing Your Hometown

How to Make Descriptive Sentences

We can use a sentence with “to be” (am, is, are) or “there is…”, “there are…” to make descriptive sentences.

• I + am + …
• He/She/It/Singular subjects + is + …
• You/We/They/Plural subjects + are + …
• There is + singular noun + …
• There are + plural noun + …

Ex: There are three city parks in my hometown. They are huge. 

Practice

Talk with Andy. Describe the following places in your hometown:

• Supermarkets
• A city park
• Movie theatres
• Local markets
• Schools and universities.

Ex: Can Tho University is very large. There are many schools in the university... 

Production

Select ONE of the given topics and talk with Andy. Describe the places.

• Tourist attractions in Vietnam
• Shopping malls in hometown
• Eating places around Can Tho City
• Entertaining places around Can Tho City

Ex: Can Tho is an attractive place. There are tourist attractions such as Cai Rang Floating market, Ninh Kieu Wharf, and My Khanh Tourists... 

* Submit the recordings and screenshots of the chat sessions to teacher for assessment HERE.

PERIOD 2

Comparisons

Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

Practice

Talk with Andy. Compare the following things:

• Australia/Antarctica
• A card / A bicycle
• Rock-climbing / Surfing
• Travel by air / by sea
• An elephant / a lion
• A holiday in the city / camping in the countryside
• Paris / New York
• Train journeys / plane journeys

Ex: Australia is smaller than Antarctica. Antarctica is the biggest.

Production

Select ONE of the given topics and talk with Andy. Compare the things.

• Places or cities
• Sports or free-time activities
• Types of travel
• Types of holiday
• Places in the city
• Types of transport
• Famous people
• The most famous city
• The oldest city
• The most beautiful place
• The most popular place for tourists
• The best place to visit
• The hottest month
• The coldest month
• The cheapest way to travel

Ex: There are many big cities in the world. New York is the biggest city in America. It is bigger than Washington Capital...

* Submit the recordings and screenshots of the chat sessions to teacher for assessment HERE.

PERIOD 3

Practice Pronunciation

Type in the words you found difficult on Cambridge Online Dictionary to listen to the pronunciation of the words and orally repeat after listening to practice pronunciation.

Production

Select ONE of the given topics and talk with Andy. Describe and compare the things.

• Describe and compare your hometown with a friend’s hometown.
• Describe and compare a supermarket with a local market in your hometown.
• Describe and compare Vietnam with a country in the world.

Ex: I love my hometown. It is peaceful and windy in summer. However, your hometown is bigger than my hometown...

* Submit the recordings and screenshots of the chat sessions to teacher for assessment HERE.

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