Date: From June 22nd to June 26th (17th week)

Performance Indicator: express oral and written ideas based on the planned thematic

contents and previously worked vocabulary.

Class purposes: Mention personal points of view about a specific topic

Express agreement or disagreement

Basic information:

PROVERBS

Proverbs are short sayings or phrases that refer to accepted commonplace truths based on practical experience or common sense; furthermore, they are a very important part of the culture and the expression of peoples wisdom throw centuries of spoken tradition. Proverbs carry a lot of sense and they are usually mentioned when advicing people how to behave properly, that’s why , most of the times, we listen to them from our parents or elders because, as the proverb says “Experience is the comb that nature gives us when we are bald”.

Exercise 1:

Listen to the following video and try to identify what do the proverbs mentioned in the video refer to. Pay special attention to the pronunciation of the woman when she speaks

Exercise 2 :

Answer, in your English notebook, the following questions about the video:

a. Did you like the video? Why?

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b. Does the woman speak American English or British English?

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c. What is your favorite proverb on the video? Why?

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Exercise 3 :

Copy the following proverbs agreement or disagreement chart in your notebook; then, Put a cross mark (x) in the corresponding box (I agree / I disagree) to express your agreement or disagreement about the following proverbs: