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The right choice

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RAP: Resolver problemas del entorno sobre la base de las funciones comunicativas pertinentes a cada situacin

Target language: Modales. Adjetivos para dar cuenta de emociones y opiniones, y de las situaciones u objetos. Informacin personal: datos de identificacin, intereses, hbitos, datos de la historia familiar.

Function: Identificar problemas del entorno. Discutir al respecto de procesos, actitudes, eventos y necesidades relacionadas con la situacin problema. Proponer alternativas de solucin. Predecir las consecuencias de las alternativas propuestas

Evaluation Criteria: Describe problemas del entorno a partir de elementos gramaticales y lexicales. Estable interacciones comunicativas que fundamenten la solucin de los problemas del entorno. Expresa las causas y consecuencias de cada alternativa de solucin a partir de las funciones comunicativas aplicables.

I love tv shows and trivia games. Today Im going to the right choice. Do you want to join me, today? If so, rst, read what you are going to learn during this week, and then take your notebook and come on!

3.1 I MUST CHANGE MY LIFE

3.2 TRIVIA GAME

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3.1. I MUST CHANGE MY LIFE

INTRO

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1. When did everything change to Enrique?

a. Two years agob. When he got a new job and started his careerc. Both

2. What was Enrique like two years ago?

a. He was activeb. He was a busy personc. He was very relaxed

3. Where did most of Enriques activities take place?

a. At the Universityb. At homec At his girlfriends

4. What activity did not Enrique do two years ago? a. He went to the universityb. He shared time with his friends c. None

5. What does Enrique have to do in his new life?

a. He has to pay bills b. He must studyc. Both

Answer the following questions about Enriques life.COMPREHENSION

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Look how Betty and Enrique explain some of the different modal expressions used in the T.V show situation:

Modal Verbs

Should Must

Have to Can

Could Might

The modal verbs are:

Can is used to ask for, give and say permission. E.g can I go to the show?Could is more formal and polite than can. E.g could you lend me your pensil? May is more formal and polite than could. E.g may I ask you some questions Sr.?

A modal verb is used to make known communicative functions like:

1. Permission2. Ability3. Obligation4. Prohibition5. Advice6. possibility7. probability

It is not complicated. Just pay attention!

Mustnt talks about a prohibition that comes from the speaker.E.g we mustnt be lazy people.Cant shows that something is against the rules. E.g you cant speak during the test.

Have to say that the obligation does not come from the speaker. And the speaker can not change it.E.g they have to respond different questions about the daily life.Must shows that the obligation comes from the speaker. E.g I must change my life.

Can shows ability in the present or future. E.g she can speak English. Could talks about skills in the past. E.g she could not speak English when she was six.

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Which modal verbs are there in the reading?

OBLIGATION

PERMISSION

ABILITY PROHIBITION

How Can I use them?

INFORMAL

CANCOULD

MAY

FORMAL

LEARN

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Must is used when the speaker knows that the statement is true. E.g she must eat healthy, she is a sportwoman.Might and May express a weak probability.E.g they might travel to barranquilla, they want to know its carnival. Should suggests that the statement is true. E.g It is midnight, he should be at home.

Could, Might and May are used with possible statements in the present or future. But they are unsure.E.g It could be sunny todayE.g it may go shopping tomorrowE.g you might not be on time.Can shows a posibility with general statementsE.g you can burn yourself with fire Cant is used when something is impossible. E.g he cant be your dad, he is dead.

Should is used to give recommendations.E.g you should tidy up your room.

POSSIBILITY ADVICE PROBABILITY 1.Modal verbs are not modify. You can not add s, es or ing.2.The main verb does not have changes too. E.g I may go downtown.

MAY is the modal verb. GO is the Main verb3.If you want to use modal verbs in past, follow the next structure. Subject Modal verb have main verb (past parciple) complement. E.g you sholud have arrived earlier, the meeting ended an hour ago.

I forgot some tips

Now, you can practice

Wow! Modal verbs are longer useful. I must practice a lot.

1. What is Enrique like?

a. Lazy and disinterestedb. Relaxed but cleverc. Short and fatd. Self-centred or egocentric

2. What is the first that Enrique should do to start balancing his life?

a. Enrique must quit schoolb. He should keep eating junk foodc. He must spend more time in front of the TVd. He should organize more his duties in order to maximize his free time

3. What do you think it is the right choice for Enriques future at this time?

a. He must continue going to parties and have fun.b. He should take care more of his girlfriend and less of his studies.c. He has to pursue a career and become a professional.d. He might keep travelling and quit his job and his studies.

4. Based on Enriques bad habits and his desire to change his life, what do you think it is the healthiest activity choice?

a. He can ride bicycle on Sunday. It is free.b. He can go hiking to a mountain nearby, where he can enjoy perfect landscapes.c. He can start exercising in the gym.d. All the above.

5. What cultural activities could he do to have fun and enjoy himself?

a. He can go to theaters; there are some free museums and fairs downtown.b. He could stay at home, play video games and watch filmsc. He should go to parties more often and become a party animald. He should do some of the activities in option A, but with his girlfriend.

I.Now that you know a bit more about Enrique, answer this questions in order to help him make the right decisions:

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PRACTICE

1. The contestants have to respond different questions about the daily life

a. Permissionb. Abilityc. Obligationd. Prohibition

2. He can go to theaters; there are some free museums and fairs downtown.

a. Obligationb. Prohibitionc. Adviced. Possibility

II.Read the following modal expressions and choose the co-rrect communicative function:

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3. He could stay at home, play video games and watch films.

a. Permissionb. Abilityc. Prohibitiond. Probability

4. He should take care more his girlfriend as well as his studies.

a. Permissionb. Obligationc. Prohibitiond. Advice

5. I could even start working out in the gym or do some outdoors

a. Permissionb. Abilityc. Prohibitiond. Probability

1. It _____ be the doctor, I called him because our son is sick and he is at the door.

a. Must b. Could c. Cand. May

2. She ____ ride bicycle when she was a little kid. Now, she ______ do it.

a. Have to, can b. Has to, couldc. Can, could d. Couldnt, can

III.Choose the right modal verb that best completes the following sentences

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3. You ______ smoke in this area, It is not allowed.

a. Couldb. Mustntc. Mayd. Cant

4. They have lived in Barranquilla all their life. They _______ not know where the National Theatre is.

a. Might b. Cant c. Has to d. Must

5. He _______ break up with his girlfriend. She has another man.

a. Should b. Have to c. Can d. Might

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Complete the paragraph with the right choice from the box

If I want to get in shape I can start taking some simple steps:

I __________ stop staying up late watching TV in that way, I ______ sleep 8 hours. There is always lots of fruit in the fridge so I know I ________ eat healthy it is just sometimes I do not always want to, and since I have a bicycle and I __________ ride it on the weekends. What it is clear is that I ______ be strong.

could should can must can

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CULTURE & TIPS

VIDEO

TIP

TASK 1

Now that Enrique knows a little bit more about what things he needs to change, you will have to help him create a resolution chart for a week where you can suggest different activities and give some pieces of advice related to food, habits and the money he won in the TV show.

Write sentences that Enrique can, could, might, may, must, has to and should do in order to improve his boring life and give some reasons why you think Enrique can follow this advice.

Follow the next example and make your own chart in a new document, that you should send to your tutor through the platform. Please, name your file, like this: Your full name_Task 1

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Help Enrique answer these general knowledge questions in or order to win the prize. Choose a question:

HISTORY SCIENCE

WHO GETS THE RIGHT CHOICE?

MOVIES ENGLISHCOLOMBIA

1 1 1 11

2 2 2 22

3 3 3 33

HISTORY

1. When did Christopher Columbus discover America?

a. October 12th 1492b. July 20th 1810c. August 7th 1920d. July 4th 1790

INTRO

3.2. TRIVIA GAME

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2. Who said: I know that I know nothing

a. Platob. Pythagorasc. Socratesd. Aristotle

3. When did the first man land on the moon?

a. In 1959b. In 1945c. In 1969d. In 1975

SCIENCE

4. Whats the third planet of the solar system?

a. Plutob. Marsc. Saturnd. The earth

5. What animal looks like a horse, it has black stripes and can run very fast

a. Elephantb. Zebrac. Ponyd. Giraffe

6. Why is Einstein most famous for?

a. He was bad at Mathsb. His theories inspired the construction of the atomic bombc. His hair styled. His theory of relativity

MOVIES

7. Who was the actor that became President of United States?

a. Barack Obamab. George Bushc. Bill Clintond. Ronald Reagan

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8. Who has starred the Indiana Jones saga?

a. George Clooneyb. Brad Pittc. Val Kilmerd. Harrison Ford

9. Where was The Lord of the Rings filmed?

a. In Icelandb. In Englandc. In New Zealandd. In Scotland

COLOMBIA

10. He has been the most famous car racer in the history of Colombia

a. Camilo Villegasb. Carlos Valderramac. Juan Pablo Montoyad. Alvaro Uribe

11. Who wrote One Hundred Years of Solitude?

a. Mario Vargas Llosab. Julio Cortzarc. Gabriel Garca Mrquezd. Miguel de Unamuno

12. What is the highest mountain in Colombia?

a. Aconcaguab. Cocuyc. Pico de Colnd. Nevado del Ruiz

ENGLISH

13. Water ___ at 100 degrees

a. Does b. Does boilsc. Boild. Boils

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14. A camel ___ live in the dessert for days without any water

a. Canb. Shouldc. Mustd. Has to

15. The fist crewed mission _____ land on Mars in twenty years

a. Mayb. Shouldc. Mustd. Could or Might

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Watch the next video about Rock and Roll: video 8: Rock and Roll.

Then, write a composition about your favorite type of music. Include its origins, cultural impact, dance style, singers and so on. Share what you have written in the thematic forum.

Watch the next video about New York: video 6: New York City.

Then, try to answer the next questions:-Have you been to New York City?-If so. What is your favorite place and thing to do in the city?-Why is New York called The big apple?-If you havent gone to New York, yet. Would you like to go? Why? What would you do there?

Prepare your answers and get ready to share them with your tutor and classmates in the online session thatll be scheduled by your tutor during the week.

SPEAKING WRITING

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Final ConsiderationsRemember:

You use should when offering advice.

You use must when expressing obligation.

You use could when expressing oportunity,

ability or permission for a possible future.

You use might when expressing possibility.

You use may when expressing permission or being

allowed to do something, as opposed to whether or not it is

physically possible to do it.

You use can when expressing oportunity, ability or

permission in the present time.

1The activities that you must carry out in this learning guide are:

Task 1 Online Session Thematic Forum

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Lder de Proyecto: Jairo Antonio Castro Casas

Expertos temticos: Javier Gmez Zapata Andrea Gonzlez Mosquera Ivon Mirit Molina Barrios

Asesor Pedaggico: Mnica Patricia Osorio Martnez

Guionistas: Beatriz Helena Duque Ospina scar Daro Cardozo Garzn scar Ivn Pineda Cespedes

Lder de Proyecto: Jairo Antonio Castro Casas

Expertos temticos: Javier Gmez Zapata Andrea Gonzlez Mosquera Ivon Mirit Molina Barrios

Asesor Pedaggico: Mnica Patricia Osorio Martnez

Guionistas: Beatriz Helena Duque Ospina scar Daro Cardozo Garzn scar Ivn Pineda Cespedes

Programadores: Diego Rodrguez Ortegn Jos Felix Arizala Segura Mayra Durango

Equipo de Diseo: Gabriel David Surez Vargas Guillermo Armando Aponte Celis Jhonny Ronald Narvez Olarte Julin Mauricio Milln Bonilla Leonardo Stiglich Campos

Programadores: Diego Rodrguez Ortegn Jos Felix Arizala Segura Mayra Durango

Equipo de Diseo: Gabriel David Surez Vargas Guillermo Armando Aponte Celis Jhonny Ronald Narvez Olarte Julin Mauricio Milln Bonilla Leonardo Stiglich Campos

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