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Unit structure
10
T12
Organization of the unit: The challenges
1.
La llegada
The initial pages contain three elements:
A
fotonovela
that shows the arrival of the participants in the country. This section
presents the vocabulary and the grammar of the unit in context. The story
is followed by comprehension activities.
A section with
Expresiones útiles
.
A page titled
¿Quién ganará?
where, students make predictions about which team will
win this stage of the challenge.
3.
El encuentro
After the challenges, a double-page titled
Todo junto
provides communicative activities
that integrate the vocabulary and the structures taught throughout the unit.
As a closing to the story line, the four teams meet at a culturally significant place
(El encuentro)
and talk about the tasks they have completed, using the structures
and the vocabulary presented in the unit. At the end, students vote for the team they
consider the winner.
The first part of the unit tells the story of the
challenges that the teams will face in each country.
2.
The
Desafíos
On these pages, the target linguistic concepts are developed in greater detail.
Each
Desafío
comprises 8 or 10 pages in which vocabulary, grammar,
and communication are developed.