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Unit 2: Talking about our relationship with other people

Lesson A – C • At the end of the topic, you will be able to talk about the different relationships you maintain with other people, through the use of vocabulary, grammar, and exercises, according to the program.

Unit objective Lesson A objective

At the end of this lesson you will be able to: • Talk about your circle of friends using relative cluases. What relationship do you have with other people? Warm-up Which do you enjoy most? Where can you make friends? Vocabulary: People we know

•Buddy / pal = Amigo •Co-worker = Compañero de trabajo •Boyfriend = Novio •Acquaintance = Conocido •Girlfriend = Novia •Classmate = Compañero de salon Grammar: Relative Use Relative clauses: Refers to the combination of two sentences that share the same subject or in a single statement.

• To join two sentences you need to use relative . This pronoun functions as the subject or object of the relative . • In English there are three that will be the base of your relative clauses. • That = Used to refer to a person or a thing. • = Used to refer to a person. • Which = Used only to refer to a thing. • Elliptical relative pronoun = Occurs when the relative pronoun is omitted. Form Types of relative clauses

In subject relative clauses, the relative pronoun is the subject of the in the second clause. I watched: I found the money. The money was lost. => I found the money that/which was lost. In object relative clauses, the relative pronoun is the object of the verb in the second clause. I watched: I found the money. Bree lost the money. => I found the money (that/which) Bree lost. In the example above, the relative pronoun is being used as the direct object of the verb lost. For this reason, it could be omitted from the . That or who?

• When we want to join two clauses that refer to the same person., we can apply who / that to substitute the subject of the second sentence. Observe: I found the boy. The boy was lost. => I found the boy who/that was lost. In conversations • It’s more common to hear who to refer to people.. • It’s more common to use that to refer to things or objects. • Which is not that common in conversations. Exercise Instructions: Combine each pair of sentences using relative clauses. More than answer is possible.

1. I have a really good friend. She works at a local radio station. 2. There was a really funny guy in my high school. He was always telling jokes. 3. One of my friends from class has a football. His favorite team signed it. 4. I have a new friend. I met him in my kickboxing class. 5. My friend and I saw a movie last night. It made us both cry. Conversation circle Instructions: Discuss the following questions together. Try to answer with as much detail as you can. • Who’s your closest friend? How did you meet? • How many friends do you have on your social networking site? • Do you have any friends that you occasionallycontact? • Who were your friends when you were growing up? • Are you still in touch with the friends you grew up with? • Do you have any friends that have exciting lives? Explain why? • Do you have any friends who are very different from you? How are they different? Lesson B objective

At the end of this lesson you will be able to: • talk about dating using phrasal . Do you know anyone who married their high school sweetheart? Warm-up

Do you think it is a great idea? Vocabulary: Phrasal verbs

Vocabulary in context High school sweethearts

• They grew up in a small town. = Ellos crecieron en un • Long-distance relationship. = Relación a larga distancia. pueblo pequeño. • They decided to break up. = Decidieron terminar su • They hung out with the same crowd. = Se juntaban relación. con las mismas personas. • Single = Soltero / soltera • Going out = Salir en plan de novios. • Be married = Estar casado • First love = el primer amor • Happily, ever after. = Feliz es por siempre. Audio & Exercises

Instructions: Put the story in the correct order.. Then listen to the audio and check your answers. Audio Instructions: Which verbs in the story mean the same as the underlined words. 1. Steve and Anna spent their childhood in the same town. 2. Steve and Anna started dating. 3. Anna went somewhere else to college. 4. Steve and Anna decided to stop dating. Instructions: Complete the chart with phrasal verbs from the story. along away back down up out Write back Grammar: Phrasal verbs Use & Form Phrasal verbs: Combination of a verb + / preposition. These type of verb phrases tend to have a very distinct meaning depending on the participle or preposition used at the end. • Phrasal verbs can be transitive (they ask for an object) or intransitive (they don't ask you for an object). Transative phrasal verbs Intransative phrasal verbs Phrasal verb + object I went back home. We have been going out recently. My date pulled out her wallet. Jim and Pam got married. We worked it out. She went away to college. • When a phrasal verb is transitive, the object can be placed in the middle of the verb. He called her up last night. / Brian called Evelyn up last night. • When the phrasal verb is intransitive, the verb cannot be separated. We get along pretty well. / Evelyn and I get along well. Exercise Instructions: Complete the opinions with the phrasal verbs in the word box.

1. It’s more fun to go out with someone you know than to go on a blind date. 2. If you don’t ______well with your boyfriend’s or girlfriend’s family., you relationship won’t ______. 3. It’s good to date a lot of different people before you ______with one person.

4. After you ______with someone, you should try and stay friends. Break up go back move away 5. You should never ______to someone you’ve broken up with. sign up work out get along 6. If you want to meet someone, it’s a good idea to ______for a class. go out settle down turn out 7. First dates usually ______to be a disaster! 8. Relationships never work out when one person has to ______. write back 9. When a close friend sends you an email, you should ______immediately. • Do you agree with the opinions in the last slide? Pair work Discuss them with a partner. Conversation circle Instructions: Answer the following questions together.

1. Do you think it’s OK to go out with more than one person at a time? 2. What should you do if you’re not getting along with your boyfriend or girlfriend? 3. Do you think relationships can work out if you work in the same place? 4. Is it OK to go out with someone who is a lot older or younger than you? 5. What’s a good age to settle down? 6. What’s the best way to break up with someone? Lesson C objectives

At the end of this lesson you will be able to: • Read an about online dating. • Write an article about your circle of friends. Where did you used to make friends when you were a kid or a teenager? Warm-up Where do you meet and make friends now? Vocabulary in context: Online Dating VOCABULARY • According to new research. = De acuerdo a una nueva • Mainstream = Popular investigación. • Delay marriage = Posponer el matrimonio • Online dating = Citas virtuales • Dating website = Sitio web para citas • Online encounter = Encuentro virtual • Fall for each other = Enamorarse del uno al • Potential partner = Posible pareja atro • Surveys show that… = Las encuestas revelan que… • Eligible partner = Pareja ideal • Social stigma = Una mala opinión de alguien o algo Reading: Online dating Article

Follow-up questions

•What have studies found about online dating? •What’s the reason for its popularity? Exercise Instructions: Read the article again. Choose the correct words to make the sentences true according to the article.

1. Seventeen percent of people who get married now meet on the internet / through friends. 2. Meeting people through friends is more / less common than meeting online. 3. A third of people looking for romance don’t use / use dating websites. 4. Online dating is now considered more acceptable / dangerous. 5. One reason why people try online dating is because they live farther away from their place of work / original community. 6. Blatt says that meeting online is like / not like meeting g at an actual place, such as a party. Instructions: With a partner determine if you agree Pair work or not with the opinions in the last slide. Speaking: Getting back in touch Instructions: Answer the following questions with a partner. Pair work • Do friends lose touch with each other? • Have you ever lost touch with a friend? Listening: Getting back in touch Exercise & audio Instructions: Listen to a man talk about his old friends. Does he want to get back in touch with them? Check mark the boxes in the chart below.

Audio Why did he loose touch with his old friends? Write your answer in the last column. Writing: Unforgettable memories Instructions: Think about a friend. Tell a partner about this person using the following questions. 1 What is your friend like? Pair work 2 How did you meet? 3 Why did you become friends? 4 What do you have in common? 5 What do you do together? Applying both y neither Using both and both of us

• Both is usually placed after the verb to be. We’re both from the smae town. • Both is also placed between the subject and the verb. We both love action movies. • Both can be placed in the middle of the auxiliary and the main verb. We’ve both seen The fast and the furious five times. • You can use Both of us as the subject of the sentence to emphasize. Both of us have seen The fast and the furious five times. Using neither of us

• Apply neither of us as the subject of a negative statement. Neither of us has seen that movie. Neither of us thought that was great idea. Neither of us was very good at art. • This expression should be used with singular verbs. Neither of us was very good at art. Neither of us has made that decision yet. Exercise Instructions: Write an article about one of your friends. Use both and neither to talk about the things you have in common. Conclusions

Something valuable we learned about this lesson was to always cherish the moments we have with all people we met along the way. Our past helps us understand the importance of our present and what we want to achieve.. Hopefully this unit left a great impression on you, just as your anecdotes will for future generations to come. Bibliography

• McCarthy, M., McCarten, J., Sandiford, H. (2014). Touchstone Level 4 (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press. • McCarthy, M., McCarten, J., Sandiford, H. (2014). Touchstone Level 4 workbook (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press. • Swick, E. (2005) For ESL Learners. Mc Graw Hill.