A Tribute to New York - Navarra
A Tribute to New York - Navarra
A Tribute to New York - Navarra
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Pilar San<strong>to</strong>s Tambo A <strong>Tribute</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong><br />
words (7, 10)<br />
• Ignoring difficult words (2, 9, 10)<br />
• Understanding key information (8, 9,<br />
10)<br />
• Recognising key words (9)<br />
• Appreciating literature (8)<br />
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• Writing a balanced argument (7, 10)<br />
• Writing a sequenced argument (7, 10)<br />
• Writing a narrative (9, 10)<br />
As I have explained in the introduction, this unit is somehow unusual because it focuses<br />
mainly on communicative skills, namely the written skills. It is <strong>to</strong> be unders<strong>to</strong>od that<br />
communicative skills cannot take place without language itself, but it is very difficult <strong>to</strong><br />
predict beforehand all the communicative functions, all the vocabulary or all the<br />
phonetic aspects that will spring from this unit. I will try, however, <strong>to</strong> list the ones that<br />
are bound <strong>to</strong> be studied in more or less depth.<br />
2.A. Language functions:<br />
• Expressing opinions<br />
• Expressing hypothesis<br />
• Expressing interests and preferences<br />
• Expressing causes and consequences<br />
• Describing places<br />
2.B. Grammar:<br />
• Passive sentences<br />
• Conditional sentences<br />
• Relative sentences<br />
• Reported speech<br />
• Different types of compound sentences: concessive, purpose, etc.<br />
• Revision of different verb tenses<br />
• Revision of some modal verbs<br />
2.C. Vocabulary:<br />
• Spelling of American words<br />
• Hobbies and interests<br />
• Connec<strong>to</strong>rs<br />
• In general, the vocabulary related <strong>to</strong> the sociocultural aspects listed below<br />
2.D. Phonetics:<br />
• Rhythm and in<strong>to</strong>nation