Stories and literary texts
Inglés · Unit 1: Jobs
Qué aprenderás
- Understand literary texts by identifying central ideas, relevant details, sequence, characters, setting and connections. Use reading strategies before, during and after reading to predict, infer, confirm, summarize and support comprehension.
- Use English about work, occupations, personal qualities, money and saving.
- Communicate meaning before seeking perfect translation.
Sofía is nervous before her first job interview. She prepares examples of situations where she solved a problem, helped a team, and learned from a mistake. During the interview, she listens carefully before answering.
En televisores, la síntesis de voz depende del navegador. No se fuerza una voz inglesa sobre explicaciones en español.Goal
Understand literary texts by identifying central ideas, relevant details, sequence, characters, setting and connections. Use reading strategies before, during and after reading to predict, infer, confirm, summarize and support comprehension. En «Stories and literary texts», conecta este paso con una evidencia concreta: Sofía prepares evidence of her skills and practices careful communication.
- Remember: first identify who communicates, for what purpose and in what situation; then use vocabulary and grammar to build meaning.
- Understand before translating
- Use English in context
- Check meaning with evidence
Input
Sofía is nervous before her first job interview. She prepares examples of situations where she solved a problem, helped a team, and learned from a mistake. During the interview, she listens carefully before answering.
- What is the main message?
- Which detail supports it?
- What is the writer's or speaker's purpose?
Meaning first
Context: work, occupations, personal qualities, money and saving. The input is short, age-appropriate and designed for First Year of Chilean secondary education. Focus: Understand literary texts by identifying central ideas, relevant details, sequence, characters, setting and connections. Use reading strategies before, during and after reading to predict, infer, confirm, summarize and support comprehension..
- Main idea
- Relevant detail
- Purpose or response
Useful language
Learn expressions as chunks and reuse them in a new sentence: in my opinion; according to; I’m interested in; however; because; first/then/finally. En «Stories and literary texts», conecta este paso con una evidencia concreta: Sofía prepares evidence of her skills and practices careful communication.
- Say it aloud
- Change one element
- Use it in a new context
Language tool
Grammar supports communication. Notice word order, verb time, connectors, quantities and descriptive language in the input; choose the form that makes your intended meaning clear. En «Stories and literary texts», conecta este paso con una evidencia concreta: Sofía prepares evidence of her skills and practices careful communication.
- Meaning
- Form
- New example
Guided practice
Complete the task in English. First identify the communicative purpose; then select useful language; finally produce or interpret the message and check whether it makes sense. En «Stories and literary texts», conecta este paso con una evidencia concreta: Sofía prepares evidence of her skills and practices careful communication.
- Purpose
- Language
- Check
Common mistakes
Avoid translating word by word, choosing an answer because one familiar word appears, or producing isolated grammar with no communicative purpose. En «Stories and literary texts», conecta este paso con una evidencia concreta: Sofía prepares evidence of her skills and practices careful communication.
- Use context
- Read/listen beyond one word
- Prioritize intelligibility
Transfer
Use the same strategy in a different situation related to work, occupations, personal qualities, money and saving. Change the people, purpose or details while keeping the communication skill. En «Stories and literary texts», conecta este paso con una evidencia concreta: Sofía prepares evidence of her skills and practices careful communication.
- New situation
- Same strategy
- Independent response
Closure
Say what you understood or communicated, which strategy helped you and one expression you can reuse. En «Stories and literary texts», conecta este paso con una evidencia concreta: Sofía prepares evidence of her skills and practices careful communication.
- Message
- Strategy
- Reusable English
Actividad de desarrollo
Write 120–180 words in English about work, occupations, personal qualities, money and saving. Organize your message for a clear purpose, include relevant details, use connectors, and revise vocabulary, verb forms, spelling and punctuation before finishing.
Práctica
- The text says the situation has no useful information.
- Sofía prepares evidence of her skills and practices careful communication.
- The text argues that everyone should make the same choice.
- The text focuses only on an unrelated detail.
- The opposite of the situation is stated.
- A fact not mentioned in the text is given as certain.
- She prepares examples about teamwork and problem solving.
- The text says there are no relevant details.
- To give unrelated instructions with no connection to the topic.
- To prove that only one personal choice is acceptable.
- To list vocabulary without communicating a message.
- To show practical ways to prepare for an interview.
- Identify the main message first, then return to specific details and context.
- Translate every word before deciding what the text is about.
- Choose an answer as soon as one familiar word appears.
- Ignore context and focus only on verb forms.