2nd
SEMESTER
CLASS PORTFOLIO
Student:_____________________________
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Specialty:____________________________
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Carta Padres de Familia
Estimados padres de familia
Por medio de la presente me permito presentarme. Soy el profesor Carlos Enrique Arias Vázquez
titular de la asignatura de Inglés II que se imparte en el centro educativo en el cual se encuentra
inscrito su hijo o hija (CBTis 226). Asimismo, me permito informarle de la manera más atenta que
el alumno o alumna no podrá hacer uso de sus celulares durante la clase, esto con el fin de
aprovechar al máximo el aprendizaje que adquirirán durante esta, para así evitar distracciones
inquietantes que pueden limitar su aprovechamiento escolar. Le solicito amablemente que si
existiera alguna emergencia se le informara al o a la estudiante por medio del plantel, o bien, de
manera personal.
Sin más por el momento les envío un cordial saludo quedando a su disposición para cualquier
duda.
Contacto CBTis 226: 3414126850
Atte.
Lic. Carlos Enrique Arias Vázquez.
Nombre y firma de enterado
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English II
Teacher Carlos Arias
Assessment Criteria
Class work 20%
Exam 20%
Projects 20%
Portfolio 40%
Important information
Class work: this aspect comprises the active and correctly participation in class, respect the rules
and his/her classmates and the teacher. Likewise, the student has to bring the material and
assignment to class.
Quiz: at de end of each mid-term, the student will take a quiz to measure his/her academic
progress.
Projects: Every mid-term, the student will present projects that are going to help him/her to learn
and develop his/her languages skills.
Portfolio: Students’ material is going to be based on the portfolio given by the teacher. They
have to print it and bring it to class. Every mid-term students have to give it to be checked, if this
is complete and well organized they wil have the points proposed.
Students
Regular Students: the regular students are those who take the class and accomplish the rules
and the statements.
Exempt students: The student will be exempt if he/she show a good language level throw a
grammar and oral exam. If the interested student shows an official certification (TOEFL/Trinity
College) will be exempt automatically.
Note: an exempt student will skip the class, but if there is the opportunity to help other
students he/she will assigned to help.
Special students: if the student did not show a good level of language in the grammar and oral
exam to be exempt, but the teacher sees good level and opportunities to be better, the students
must work by himself/herself on each project and prepare for the exam.
Rules
Student, remember to follow the next rules to have a good environment during the class and to
take advantage of the learning.
Respect: remember to take turns when someone is speaking or participating, during that time
you have to listen to this person.
Cellphones: cellphones are not allowed during the class, that’s why I am sending a letter to your
parents. You have to turn off them or keep them in silence away from you (in your backpacks).
Cleanliness: keep your classroom clean, no one likes to study in a dirty place/environment.
Punctuality: the student has a 5 minutes tolerance; they can use this time to go out, to the
restroom or water. If the teacher is taking attendance and the student is late but he/she arrives
before the teacher finishes, he/she can have a LATE MARK, after this they can take the class but
with an ABSENCE.
NOTE: 3 late marks are equal to an absence.
Absences: to justify an absence the student must to present and absence note. To present this
absence note the student has 72 hours after the absence but this won’t give him/her the right to
deliver any classwork or assignment on that day.
Permission: ask for permission to go out or to enter to the classroom (in English).
NOTE: after the break the student does not have permission to go out (water, restroom, etc.)
If you follow the previous rules, there will be a harmonious class and everyone is going to take
advantage of the learning.
And remember, it is up to you to work or not to work in class, just remember that this is part of
your learning and there are no excuses.
English II
1st Mid-term
Unit 1
Lesson 1
Competence: Students will communicate, interact, and
collaborate with others.
Component Content
Communication and Collaborative work in
interpersonal relationships. classroom as a basis for the
integration of the learning
Integration of learning community.
communities
Contextualization of
learning communities
through students' interests
and academic experiences.
Learning Outcome
Activating prior knowledge.
Specific Content
How do I ask for the products
I need in different situations?
Review
Activity 1
Read about the next influential blogger and answer the questions
Answer the next questions
1. What’s his name?
___________________________________________________
2. Where is he from?
___________________________________________________
3. What does he do?
___________________________________________________
Activity 2
Design your own blog and add the next information:
Personal information (name, age, nationality)
A short introduction
Interests
Hobbies
Favorite music & movies
E-mail address
Activity 3
Read the next
Rocco lives in Los Angeles. He is 35 years old. He is a taxi driver. He drives a taxi. He works
eighth hours every weekday. On Sundays, he doesn’t drive his taxi. He stays at home. He
watches TV and eats with his family. His wife’s name is Ariel. Rocco and Ariel have three
children. Their children’s names are Mandy, Samuel and Lindy. Mandy is 14 years old,
Samuel is 12 years old and lindy is 9 years old. The children go to school every weekday.
They are very good students. The children don´t fail subjects at school. Every weekend,
Samuel plays soccer and Mandy and Lindy dance ballet. Rocco carries a picture of his family
in his wallet. Rocco and Ariel are very proud of their children.
Read the text again and complete the information with the words below.
is ies negative are s carries verbs
The underline words are: _______________.
In the third person singular (he/she/it) the verbs take an __________.
In the third person singular (he/she/it) to verb carry is spelled ______________ this
means that the ‘y’ is replaced by ______________
Don’t and doesn’t are used to say things in the _____________ form.
Two examples of verb to be are: ___________ and ___________.
Read and complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.
Sarah __________ (to live) in Dublin, Ireland. She __________ (to speak) English. In winter, the
weather in Dublin __________ (to be) cold and snowy. She __________ (to wear) a hat, a scarf
and gloves. She also __________ (to wear) a coat and boots. When it __________ (to snow) a
lot, she __________ (not go) to school. When she __________ (to stay) at home, she
__________ (to drink) hot chocolate and __________ (to watch) TV. Sarah __________ (not
like) winter. She __________ (to like) spring. In spring, the weather __________ (to be) cool
and rainy. She __________ (to wear) a raincoat and __________ (to carry) an umbrella. Sarah
__________ (to love) the rain. When it __________ (to rain) a lot, Sarah __________ (to sing)
and __________ (to dance) in the rain.
Unit 1
Lesson 2
Competence: Students will communicate, interact, and
collaborate with others.
Component Content
Communication and Collaborative work in
interpersonal relationships. classroom as a basis for the
integration of the learning
Integration of learning community.
communities
Contextualization of
learning communities
through students' interests
and academic experiences.
Learning Outcome
To ask for the correct
amount in several products
Specific Content in different contexts.
How do I ask for the products
I need in different situations?
Countable and uncountable nouns
Activity 1
Match the sentences.
1. This is my car. a) These are my feet.
2. This is a volcano. b) Those houses are beautiful.
3. This is my foot. c) These are my cars.
4. That is Sally’s baby. d) Those are volcanoes.
5. That house is beautiful. e) Those are Sally’s babies.
Write each noun in the correct column. Decide which are countable and uncountable.
milk window glue glass children bread
dog money battery job
Countable Uncountable
1. 1.
2. 2.
3. 3.
4. 4.
5.
6.
Much & Many
Remember! Be careful! We say / We don’t say
We use many for things we We use many in positive I have many toys (NOT I have
can count: sentences. much toys.)
How many I have many games.
computers / games / There isn’t much chocolate.
sweets are there? In questions (?) and negative (NOT There isn´t many
We use much for things we sentences (-) we use much. chocolate.)
can´t count: Do you have much
How much time / water?
money / homework I don´t have much
do you have? water.
According to the teacher’s explanation, complete the sentences with how much or how
many.
1. _____________________ bones are there in the human body?
2. _____________________ sand is there in the deserts?
3. _____________________ countries are there in the world?
4. _____________________ information is there on the internet?
5. _____________________ people live in this city?
Project 1
Welcome to the show!
Get in groups of three students and prepare a show interview. One of you is going to be the
interviewer and the other two are going to be the guests. Ask for the next information.
Name/age/nationality
Profession
Routines
Spare time activities
Salary
Follow the next steps:
First write a draft of your interview and give it to the teacher on February 26th.
Once the teacher had corrected and approved your draft, prepare your oral presentation and
present it to the class from the dates of February 25th – March 8th.
Write your drafty here!
Grammar Reference
Verb To Be
We use the verb To Be to describe and to mention where someone or something is. It has the
following forms in Present Simple.
Singular Plural
I am / I’m You are / you’re
We are / we’re
Affirmative He is / he’s They are / They’re
She is / she’s
It is / It’s
I am not / I’m not You are not / You aren’t
We are not / we aren’t
Negative He is not / he isn’t They are not / they aren’t
She is not / she isn’t
It is not / it isn’t
Am I _______? Are you __________?
Are we ___________?
Interrogative Is he ________? Are they __________?
Is she ________?
Is it _________?
Possessive Adjectives
We use the Possessive Adjectives to show possession or ownership of something
Subject Possessive Adjectives Example
I My My books is red.
You Your How old is your sister?
He His His arm is broken.
She Her She washes her hair.
It Its The car is new. Its color is grey.
We Our That’s our house.
They Their They are brothers. Their father is Mr. Smith
Present Simple
We use the Present Simple to talks about things which are repeated every day, every week,
every year, etc. This things can be habits, hobbies, daily events or something that often
happens.
Subject Verb Example
I Work I work in a school.
You Watch You watch movies every Wednesday.
We Eat We eat vegetables.
They Listen to They listen to rock music in the bar.
For the 3rd person of the singular we add an –s or –es if the case.
Subject Verb Example
He Work He works in a school.
She Watch She watches horror movies.
It play It plays with the ball.
For the negative form we use DO + NOT / DOES + NOT and it is place after the subject.
Example
DO NOT / DON´T I don’t work.
You do not watch movies every Wednesday.
We don’t eat vegetables.
They do not listen to rock music.
DOES NOT / DOESN’T He does not work in a school.
She doesn’t watch horror movies.
It doesn’t play with the ball.
In the interrogative form we use DO/DOES as an auxilar.
Structure Example
Do Do + subject + verb + object ? Do I work every day?
Do you watch movies on Wednesday?
Do we eat vegetables?
Do they listen to music?
Does Does + subject +verb+ object ? Does he work is a school?
Does she watch horror movies?
Does it play?
