Universidad Técnica Nacional General competence:

Programa Institucional de Idiomas para el Trabajo

Talking about oneself, close people and immediate surroundings so that
students can hold a simple conversation to ask and provide information
through basic conversations in social contexts where they meet new people.

Specific competences:
Campus: Cañas
Unit 1 Providing personal and general information about me
Professor: Doribeth Jarquin Calvo Unit 2: Providing and asking about personal and general
Course Schedule: Friday Night information people around me
Unit 3: Describing relatives, friends and known places
Student Attention Hour: 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Week Evaluation Learning Outcome Content Strategies

Unit 1: Providing personal and general information about me

Week 1 Diagnostic test Introducing myself Course introduction Compensation strategy: guess
Jan. 22nd meaning through gestures. (identify
Exchanging greetings and cultural differences through body
Vocabulary
farewells language)
Greetings:
Formal: Hello, how are you? How are you doing? How do you
do?

Informal: Hi

Farewells: Bye-bye, see you, see you later, tomorrow, on

Saturday, take care

Alphabet: a, b, c, d…

Classroom instructions and objects

https://aliciateacher2.wordpress.com/vocabulary/classroom-objects-
and-instructions/

Sample Language
 Hello! Let me introduce myself. My name is Marco. My last
name is Araya. My nick name is Maviar. I lived in Alajuela. My
phone number is 88103892. My address is Ciruelas, Calle
Sanches, Residential Malaga, house 132. My e-mail is
maviar@gmaill.com. I work in UTN. I study Teaching. Thank
you.

Online Resources

http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Speech-Introducing-Yourself

http://twominenglish.com/video/2-
Introducing_Yourself_in_English_Learn_to_speak_english.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZOgdnKJ5Sc

https://youtu.be/OqaL1YP0pNM

https://youtu.be/pchHogD_mhE

Week 2 Asking and answering questions Vocabulary Metacognitive strategy:

Jan. 29nd about personal information Same as previous lesson. organizing materials by keeping a
record of work done in order to
Do you…? University majors: Human Resources Administration, Accounting use it in future classes.
and Finance, Customs Administration, Information Technology
What, where, how Engineering, Software Engineering, Commerce, Business
Management, etc.
Am, is, are…?
Months: January, February, March…

Sample Language

A: What is your name?

B: My name is _______.

A: What is your surname / last name?

B. My surname / last name is _______.

A: Do you have a nickname?

B. Yes, my nickname is _______ or No, I don't.

A: What do you do?

B. I am a _______.

A: Where do you work?

B. I work at _______.
 A: Are you married / single?
B: Yes, I am. or No I'm not.

A: How old are you?

B: I am _______ years old.

A: When is your birthday?

B: My birthday is on the _______ of _______.

A: Where were you born?

B. I was born in _______.

A: Where are you from?

B. I am from _______.

A: What is your address?

B. My address is _______.

A: What is your phone number?

B: My phone number is _______.

A: What is your cell phone number?

B: My cell phone number is _______.

A: What is your e-mail address?

B: My e-mail address is _______.

A; what do you study

A: how do you spell

Online Resources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpRA8rjtass

http://es.slideshare.net/mariagarcia/asking-for-personal-
information
Week 2 Describing UTN majors and Vocabulary Social strategy: recognize formal
Jan. 29th professions and their obligations Professional responsibilities and informal greetings and leave-
(have to, need to) takings considering cultural
To control , to check ,to analyze, to develop, to file, to answer, to differences
What do…? write, to read, to meet, to design, to provide, to inform, to support, to
help
What skills do you…?
Adjectives
hard-working, independent, creative, sociable, well-organized, good
at languages, fun, ambitious, trustworthy, energetic, flexible, good at
teamwork, good at time management, artistic, good with people,
 competitive, physically fit, productive, good at money making, good
at following orders, smart, clean, polite, patient, confident, clever,
good at giving orders

Sample Language

A: What do you study?

B: I study Accounting and Finance.

A: What do you do?

B: I am a human resources manager.

A: What skills do you need to be an accountant?

B: I have to be well-organize, competitive, smart and clean.

Online Resources

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6ibe5V9eDA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBQKawgKul4

Week 3 Listening short Describing my daily routine Cognitive strategy: Analyzing

Feb. 05th test Asking and answering questions Vocabulary language by comparing syntactical
5% about my daily routines Words of frequency: differences and similarities in
questions and statements
How often do you…?
Phonological issues (intonation of
statements and questions)

Time

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven,
twelve, o´clock, a.m., p.m., in the morning, at noon, in the
afternoon, in the evening, at night, at midnight, at, around, before,
after

Daily actions
Note: the audio for this vocabulary is in
http://www.saberingles.com.ar/lists/daily.html

Sample Language

A: Hi! Tell me about your daily activities. What do you do in the

morning?

B: I always wake up at 5 o´clock. After that, I take a shower. Then

I have breakfast and go to work at about 7:30. I start work at 8 am.

A: How often do you prepare your breakfast?

B: I always prepare my breakfast. How about you? What is your

daily routine at night?

A: First, I get home at 6pm. I usually have to check e-mails and the
agenda for next day. Second, I always prepare dinner for my family.
We have dinner together, then I do my homework and study. At
around 11pm, I go to bed. Oh my God! What time is it?

B: It´s 10:30, yes I know! It´s time to go back to work.

For individual outcome

I usually get up at a quarter past seven – that’s seven fifteen in the

morning. I have breakfast at eight o’clock and then take the bus to
work at half past eight. I usually arrive at work at a quarter to nine.
 Sometimes, the bus is late and I arrive at about nine. My morning is
usually pretty busy and I like taking a coffee break at twenty to
eleven if possible. I then work to lunchtime at noon. In the
afternoon, I usually have another break at three fifteen. I usually
finish work at a quarter to five and arrive home around six in the
evening. At night, I usually go to bed at eleven o’clock.

Online Resources
http://www.vocabulary.cl/Lists/Daily_Routines.htm

http://www.agendaweb.org/vocabulary/daily-routines-
exercises.html

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-
vocabulary/vocabulary-exercises/daily-routine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiXAWq852Ts

http://www.learnenglish.de/basics/time.html

Week 4 Reading short Describing my place of work or Vocabulary Cognitive strategy: Analyzing
Feb 12th test study University: building, cafeteria, administrative office, financial language through the usage
5% office, entrance, parking lot, security office, Rector´s office, Vice pronunciation of contractions
rectory office, classmates, classrooms

Place of work: company, enterprise, office, section, area, service, to

produce, to offer, to sell.

Sample Language

Place of study: I study at UTN. It´s a public university. It has 5

campuses in different parts of Costa Rica. I study in Central campus.
It is in Alajuela. It has 6 buildings for classes, one for the
administrative work, a cafeteria and some recreational areas.

Place of work: I work for Trinito. It is a software designing

company. It is in San José. The building has 5 different departments.
I work in the sales department. The company produces software for
intelligent cellphones.

Online Resources
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NyRTVnYkrc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2PCwXMsqmc

Week 5 Written short Describing my personal needs Vocabulary Metacognitive strategy: monitoring the
Feb. 19th test /asking for help. (need/can/may) to use, to explain, to go, to describe, to call, to go to the restroom, to use of language structures when
5% sleep, to take a break, to study, to do the homework, to start a students ask questions
To borrow project, to go to the dentist/doctor, professor, Mr., Mrs.

To lend Sample language

A: I need a pen. I can´t write with this pencil. Can I borrow one?
B. Here! I can lend you mine.
A: Oh! But, It is black. Excuse me, teacher! Can I use a black pen to
answer the questions?
C: No problem at all.
B: I need to eat something. What time is the break?
A: Break is at 9: 30.
B: Teacher, May I go to the restroom to drink water, please.
C: Sure, go ahead.
A: Teacher, I don´t understand this instruction. Can you explain
that?
C: It´s simple. Just describe each part of the classroom.
A: Oh! I need to study more.

Online Resources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pchHogD_mhE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7kK989HiRQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTVHMDCmskE

Week 6
Feb. 26th Oral mid-term
20%
 Unit 2: Providing and asking personal and general information about people around me

Week 7 I Oral Giving personal information about my Vocabulary Cognitive strategy: analyzing
March 04th Activity friends and family. Check lesson 2 language emphasizing word order
5%
Does…. She, he, his, her, ´s Cognitive strategy: language
Nuclear family: grandparents, grandfather, grandmother, parents, analysis emphasizing the use of s
She loves father, mother, siblings, brother, sister, children, son, daughter when talking about someone else
He studies

She cooks Sample Language

A: What is your father´s name?

B: His name is _______./ My father´s name is…

A: What is his surname / last name?

B. His surname / last name is _______.

A: Does he have a nickname?

B. Yes, his nickname is _______ or No, I don't.

A: What does your mother do?

B. She is a _______.

A: Where does she work?

B. She works at _______.

A: What is her phone number?

B: Her phone number is _______.

A: What is your brother´s cell phone number?

B: HIs cell phone number is _______.

A: What is his e-mail address?

B: His e-mail address is _______.

Online Resources
https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/family.htm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEWXE_V4Mqw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yS6pjSPw5c
 Week 8 Describing my classmates´ and family Vocabulary Communication strategy:
March 11th ´s daily routines Review vocabulary from lesson 4 developing students fluency
through communication

Sample Language

Individual outcome:

My friend Lucy studies from Monday to Friday. She always goes

to school by bus. She has breakfast at 8:30. She gets to school at
9:30. She attends different classes in the morning. Lucy has
lunch at noon. She goes to her favorite restaurant “Friends”. She
goes back to school until 5:00 pm. She gets home at 6:00. She
watches TV at night. She loves soup operas. She goes to bed at
10 pm.

Online Resources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZM3bvxzosU

http://www.mes-games.com/family.php

Week 9 Listening Asking and answering questions about Vocabulary Value respect: showing respect
March 18th Short Test my classmates and family’s daily Review vocabulary from lesson 4 when describing other people
5% routine
Memory related strategy: using
How often does…? Sample language visual aims to recreate a mental
picture
A: Hi! Tell me about your daily activities. What do you do in
the morning?

B: I always wake up at 5 o´clock. After that, I take a shower.

Then I have breakfast and go to work at about 7:30. I start work
at 8 am.

A: How often do you prepare your breakfast?

B: I always prepare my breakfast. How about you? What is

your daily routine at night?

A: First, I get home at 6pm. I usually have to check e-mails and

the agenda for next day. Second, I always prepare dinner for my
family. We have dinner together, then I do my homework and
study. At around 11pm, I go to bed. Oh my God! What time is
it?
 B: It´s 10:30, yes I know! It´s time to go back to work.

Online Resources
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/do_does.htm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Qb99jxYPxg

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?
id=7392

Week 0
March 25th
HOLY WEEK
Unit 3: Describing relatives, friends and known places

Week 10 II Oral Activity Describing the people I know Vocabulary

April 01st 5% physically and personally. Personality: sociable, beautiful, happy, handsome, intelligent,
nice, kind, organized, neat, messy
Am
Appearance: tall, short, chubby, thin, elderly, young, old,
Is he… middle-aged, heavy, slim, average height, average weight, black,
brown hair, blond, fair complexion, tan complexion

Sample Language

A: What is your brother like?

B: Oh! He is serious, responsible and hard-working.

A: What does he look like?

B: He is tall and slim. He has brown eyes and dark hair.

A: Is he handsome?

B: Yes, he is.

Online Resources
http://www.learnenglish.de/basics/appearances.html
 http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?
id=7392

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n2ma_4sy_8

Week 11 Heteroevaluation 5% Describing my city Vocabulary Authenticity: using real

April 08th Adjectives: modern, old, large ,small ,interesting, boring, situations and materials
Asking and answering exciting, beautiful, ugly, expensive, cheap, polluted, clean,
questions about my noisy, quiet, calm, crowded, busy, nice, warm, cool, hot, cold,
community (there is there are, safe, dangerous, fresh, traditional, humid
are there is there)
Buildings/ places: library, supermarket, school, high school,
butcher shop, hardware store, grocery store, store, church, park,
hospital, bank, hotel, airport, parking lot, mall, police office, fire
station, movie theater, cinema, flower shop, restaurant, shoe
store, clothing store, fitness center, gym, internet,

Sample Language

A: What´s the name of your community?/ Where are you

from?

B: It´s Ciruelas/ I am from Ciruelas

A: Is there a bank in your community?

B: No, there isn´t. There are many services but no banks.

A: Are there educational centers.

B: Oh yes! There are 3 schools, 2 high schools, and 4

universities: 2 private and 2 public ones.

A: It is crowded?

B: Not really! It´s very country side: safe, fresh and relax.

A: Good for you.

Individual outcome:
I live in Grecia. It is beautiful place. There are flowers and trees.
 There are a lot of animals. There aren’t any discos. Grecia isn’t
dangerous. It is very safe and clean. There is a supermarket next
to the bank. There is a library behind the church.

Online Resources
http://www.passporttoenglish.com/Intermediate-English/
Lesson13/Vocabulary.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LZwXicYWl4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXCBx8uLrL0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUzW4sknrYo

Week 12 Describing locations around Vocabulary

April 15th the city (prepositions of place) Prepositions: next to, between, in front of, behind, near, across
from, far away from , on the corner of, in, at, close to
Sample Language

A: Excuse me. Is there an internet café in this neighborhood?

B: Yes, there is one between the post office and the public
library.

A: What´s the café like?

B: It´s not too big but it has a big sign on the door. It think it is
green. Oh! you can see the computers through the window.

A: Is there a university nearby?

B: Yes, there is one across the central park.

A: Thanks.

Online Resources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UJxEinW0Xs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o74062d5UI4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq8bI-6zga4

Week 13
 Final oral test
April 22nd
20%

Week 14
April 29th FINAL GRADES