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Before starting the Units and getting ready for an amazing trip along Route 66, it is essential to be motivated and willing to learn.

I asked students: Why is English useful in real life? What are the advantages of speaking English?

They found some reasons to study English and made a departure board to see where learning a language can take us.

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Where is he from? What language does he speak?

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Italian Lesson with Luigi and Guido! | Pixar Cars

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Vocabulary and pronunciation Unit 1:
Brazil/Brazilian, France/French, Italy/Italian, Japan/Japanese, Poland/Polish, Spain/Spanish, UK/British, USA/American, Australia/Australian

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PRESENT SIMPLE

Where are you from?

Where is he/she from?

I’m from Australia
He/She is from France

I’m Australian
He/She is French

What language do you speak?

I speak English
He/She speaks French

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When little Madlenka circles around her block, she sees the whole world. She meets the Latin American grocer, the Asian shopkeeper, the Indian news vendor, the Italian ice cream man, the German lady who sits by the window and more!

Read this book and discuss: Do you know anyone from another country that lives in your city? Isn't it enriching to meet people from around the world?

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‘I speak Andalusian’

After introducing different English accents from the characters of the Pixar movie Cars, like the Tow Mater Southern American accent, we will watch this clip of Toy Story, compare and discuss the Andalusian dialect:

What character do you think is more intelligent in this clip? Who is more friendly? Is Andalusian a language? How is it different from the standard Spanish? What Andalusian words or expressions do you know?

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How Does Spanish Buzz Lightyear Sound In Spanish?

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Passports are necessary if you'd like to travel abroad as they verify your identity and nationality. Fill in the gaps with your personal information and we will be ready to start our adventure in the USA!

We will use this passport in every Unit as a notebook for vocabulary and grammar review. Don't forget to write the new words you've just learnt!