module 2 // Unit 2

Expanding Knowledge » We Can Do Great Things!

Some programmes offer many options to public schools in Colombia.
1.   Speak Talk about what you can and can’t do.

English classes for public Really? I can’t act.

schools in Colombia Theatre’s interesting It’s a bit boring to
to me. I can act in me. But I can play
front of people. the guitar.

dance painting

crafts performing arts

Wow! I can’t play an

instrument, but I can …
drama instrumental music

Ask five questions with Can you …? to a different

2.   Write partner. Write the answers and report to your class. 21st Century Skills
· Critical Thinking
Do you know your
Yes, I can.
QUESTIONS YES NO school rules?
Do you follow them?
1. Can you do crafts?
2. Can you play a sport? No, I can’t.
3. Can you …?
4. …? Yadira can do crafts.
Can you do She can play the piano.
5. …?
crafts? She can’t …
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With your class, make a list of the things you can or can’t do in different
3.   Speak parts of the school. Use the Word Bank.

We can eat in the We can play in the playground,

Word Bank cafeteria, but we can’t but we can’t play in the library.
eat play eat in the classroom.
run arrive late
yell speak loudly
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Unit »3
Objectives
» I can describe habits and personal care
routines.
» I can express the times and the days when

My Health Care I do activities.

» I can exchange personal information
Routine about daily activities.

In Context » On a Normal Day, I ...

1.   Write Put the days in the correct order and choose which activities you want to do.

Community Centre
Healthy Week Programme

Tue s d ayt We dne s d

ay
Fr id ay ng S u n d ay
H ow to ea Le t’s ru n
Are you slee pi
Game s day at Th u rs d ay!
h ea lt h il y? to ge th er ! th e ce nt re ! C oo k ing cl
a ss
wel l?

I want to
do ‘Let’s run together!’
S at u rd ay
on
on Wednesday. I want Mot iv ati
to run fast! Ta k ing ca
re Mo n d ay
ou rs el ve s
of

2.   Speak Match the pictures with the daily routines. Then, tell a partner.

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spend time
drink brush do cook
comb your hair with your sleep well
water teeth exercise healthy food
family

In the morning, he In the afternoon, he

brushes his teeth. spends time with
his family. In the morning
In the afternoon
In the evening
At night
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42 3.    Listen Listen and put the activities in the correct order.

Valerie Castagna
She meets her friends.
She eats vegetables, cereals and fish.
She jumps on the floor.
She goes to the gym.
She goes home.
She combs her hair.
She jumps on trampolines.
She reads magazines.

4.   Speak Tell your partner what you do on a normal day.

On a normal day, in the

morning, I usually … In the
Final task activity! afternoon, I always …

Study Tip
You can recycle
vocabulary from
earlier units.

Make a list of different activities your family does during the week.
5.   Write Tell your class.

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swimming On Saturdays, we
class usually go to a swimming
class together. On Tuesdays,
we sometimes … On
Wednesdays, we always …
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Read the routine of a Latin American swimming champion. Tick (✔)

6.   Read true or false.

I wake up at 4.30 every day. I arrive at the pool at 5 a.m. Then, I swim
for two hours. After I finish, I go home. I have breakfast before I take
a shower. I go to school at 7.45 and I finish at 2.45. After school, I go
swimming again. I usually arrive home for dinner at 6.30. Sometimes I’m
late because I swim more.
True False
1. He wakes up very early every day.
2. First, he takes a shower. Then, he has breakfast.
3. He has breakfast at school.
4. He goes swimming before and after school.
5. He always has dinner at 6.30.

7.   Write Interview a sports star. Write four questions. Use the Useful Expressions.

What time do you wake up?

What sport do you do?
Do you do your sport in the afternoon?
Final task activity! What do you do after practice?

Role-play. Be a sports star and an interviewer. Ask and answer questions.

8.   Speak Vote for your favourite interview in class.

What sport do I play football.

you do?

When do you I practise every day.

play football?
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What time do I usually practise

you practise? at 5.30 p.m.

I always take a
What do you do break and then
before practise? eat something.
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Listen and complete the chart. Then, write what healthy and unhealthy
44 3.    Listen routines Gina has.

Final task
activity!

Healthy activities Unhealthy activities

... ...
Gina has some
healthy routines.
For example, she ...

Describe each picture and say which activities are very good or not so
4.   Speak good for your body.

1. 2.  3. 

swimming eating a burger studying in bed

4.  5.  6. 

eating fruits and

going to bed late using dental floss
vegetables
7.   8.  9. 

staying in all day drinking fizzy drinks washing your hands

Say which activities in exercise 4 you do. Say who has a healthy routine
74 5.   Speak in your group.

I always go swimming on I sometimes eat a burger

holiday. It’s really good on Saturdays. It isn’t so
for me. good for me.

I never go swimming.
I don’t like it. It isn’t so Yes. And she’s … it’s …
good for me. for your body.

In my group, Carla has a He’s swimming. It’s very

healthy routine. good for your body!
She likes to ... and ...
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Preparing Your Task » The Healthy Day

Listen to a report about the routines of Colombian students.
45 1.    Listen Complete the diagram. Then, compare with a partner.

How H ow
1.  4. 
often? often?
... ...

How Healthy Unhealthy H ow

2.  5. 
often? routines routines often?
... ...

H ow 3.  6.  H ow
often? often?
... ...

In Colombia, Aha! But students don’t

students like … like … That’s unhealthy.
That’s healthy.

Talk to a partner and describe your healthy/unhealthy routines

2.   Speak at school/home.

I have some healthy I have some unhealthy

routines at school. routines at home.
For example, I … For example, I …

3.   Speak Use the information to describe the routine of a Colombian student.

Ramiro is from Bogotá

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
√ √ √ √ √
Watch TV in the in the in the in the in the
afternoon afternoon afternoon morning morning
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√ √ √ √ √ √ √
Brush teeth
3 times 3 times 3 times 3 times 3 times 3 times 3 times
√ √
Drink water
2 times 3 times
√ Ramiro sometimes
Play video √
in the
games all day watches TV in the
evening
afternoons, he
√ √ √
Do sports in the in the in the always brushes his
afternoon evening morning teeth three times
√ √ a day. He …
Chat with √
in the in the
friends at night
afternoon afternoon
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Match the activities and

1.   Speak ay football.
corresponding nouns. I use my legs to pl

1 play football my legs

2 play an instrument my legs
3 run upstairs my arms
4 brush hair my arms
5 play at the playground my arms and legs
6 dancing my eyes
7 watch TV my whole body

2.   Read Look at the table. Complete the sentences.

Juana and
Me Charlie My mum
Helene
Monday football sing dance work in a laboratory
play guitar in my
Tuesday band work in a laboratory

Wednesday draw pictures ride bikes work in a laboratory

play in the
Thursday playground basketball work in a laboratory

Friday dance with friends dance with friends work in a laboratory

1. On Mondays, Charlie sings .

2. On , Helena and Juana ride bikes.
3. Mum works in a laboratory .
4. On Fridays, dance with friends.
5. On Tuesdays, play guitar in my band.
6. On , I play in the playground.

When do you do these activities? Write

3.   Write sentences.
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every day on Mondays on Tuesdays on Wednesdays on Thursdays on Fridays
at the weekend on Saturdays on Sundays in the morning at lunchtime in the evening

football play an instrument run upstairs brush hair play at the playground dance
play with toys hike brush my teeth go to school learn English play in a band

I go to school every day. I learn English on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. I play
an instrument after school on Thursdays and play in a band at the weekend.