English V - Week 6 - Stories of Survival

Introduction: Hello everyone, and welcome to Week 6 of the course English V at Universidad Castro Carazo term IC 2024. In today's class we are talking about stories of survival and ways to describe past events in vivid and entertaining ways. 

Goals: In today's class we will

• Use narrative tenses and colorful adverbs to tell an original story of survival.
• Read about real people who survived an emergency in the ocean and compare their experiences.

Guiding Questions: By the end of today's class you will be able to provide a thoughtful response to the following questions

• How can I narrate events in the past?
• How can adverbs help me add detail to stories?

Warm Up: Would You Rather

Spin the wheel and make a choice. Compare your choice with your partners.

Task 1: Listening Practice

Your teacher will play an audio and you need to click the link below and follow his instructions. 

• Group Link: CLICK HERE

Task 2: Grammar Practice

Click your group link below and follow the instructions to complete the grammar practice. 

• Group 1: CLICK HERE
• Group 2: CLICK HERE
• Group 3: CLICK HERE
• Group 4: CLICK HERE
• Group 5: CLICK HERE
• Group 6: CLICK HERE

Task 3: Story of Survival

Click your group links below and follow the instructions in the document. 

• Group 1: CLICK HERE
• Group 2: CLICK HERE
• Group 3: CLICK HERE
• Group 4: CLICK HERE
• Group 5: CLICK HERE
• Group 6: CLICK HERE

Spin the Wheel to Discover Your 5 Scenes

Task 4: Real Stories of Survival

Now you are going to read a story about ocean survival. Click your group link below and follow the instructions in the document. 

• Group 1: Story A -  CLICK HERE
• Group 2: Story B -  CLICK HERE
• Group 3: Story C - CLICK HERE
• Group 4: Story A - CLICK HERE
• Group 5: Story B - CLICK HERE
• Group 6: Story C - CLICK HERE

Task 5: Group Discussion

Talk about these questions with your partners.

• Do you like stories of adventure and survival? 
• Are there any movies, stories, or tv shows related to this topic that you like?
• What characteristics do you think successful survivors have?
• How do you think an experience like this can change a person?