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Grade 9B
Week 2 · escucha
Class 9 of 10 · Mon 14 Sep · 1:04

Young people talking about goals

Listening: young people talking about goals · week review before the Speaking Lab.
Listening strategy

Dos escuchas, dos objetivos

First listening
What is it about? Who?
Just the general idea. Don't write.
Second listening
The exact details
What they are going to do, when, why. Now you do write.
In the Saber test the listening is played twice. We practise the same way.
Audio 1 · escucha dos veces

Andrés, 15, Cali

A
Andrés
Hi, I'm Andrés. I'm fifteen and I'm in ninth grade in Cali.
A
Andrés
I prefer sports to sitting at a desk, so I'm going to study physical education.
A
Andrés
This year I'm going to train every afternoon. Next year I'm going to try out for a club.
A
Andrés
I'm not going to give up, even if it's hard.
Questions: What does he prefer? What is he going to study? What is he NOT going to do?
Audio 1 · pregunta 1

What is Andrés going to study?

APsychology
BEngineering
CPhysical education
DMedicine
Audio 1 · pregunta 2

What is he NOT going to do?

ATrain every afternoon
BGive up
CTry out for a club
DStudy
Audio 2 · escucha dos veces

Valeria, 14, Palmira

V
Valeria
Hello, my name is Valeria. I'm fourteen and I live in Palmira.
V
Valeria
I would rather help people than work with machines. I can't stand seeing people sad.
V
Valeria
So I'm going to major in psychology. First, I'm going to apply for a scholarship in Cali.
V
Valeria
Look at my grades this year: I'm going to get it!
Questions: What does she prefer? What is her first step? What evidence does she give?
Audio 2 · pregunta 1

What is Valeria going to do first?

AApply for a scholarship
BMove to Bogotá
CWork with machines
DStart a business
Audio 2 · pregunta 2

Why does she say 'I'm going to get it'?

AShe prefers machines
BShe is sad
CShe lives in Palmira
DHer grades are evidence
Audio 3 · escucha dos veces

Two friends in the school yard

J
Juan
Hey Sofía, what are you going to do after graduation?
S
Sofía
I'm going to study environmental engineering. I'd rather work outdoors, you know.
J
Juan
Cool. I'm going to take a gap year first. I'm going to work and save money.
S
Sofía
Smart. Are you going to travel?
J
Juan
Yes! I'm going to visit my uncle in Canada. He says it's going to snow the whole time!
Questions: What is Sofía going to study? What is Juan going to do first? What prediction is there?
Audio 3 · pregunta 1

What is Juan going to do first?

AStudy engineering
BTake a gap year and work
CVisit Canada
DGo to university
Audio 3 · pregunta 2

Which sentence is a prediction with evidence?

AI'm going to study engineering
BI'm going to visit my uncle
CIt's going to snow the whole time
DI'd rather work outdoors
What you heard · contractions

This is how it really sounds

Written: I am going to study. Heard: /aɪm ˈɡʌnə/.
She's = She is.
We're = We are. «not» fuerte.
What're = What are. Very fast.
It's = It is.
I'd = I would. The d is barely heard.
Review · the week on one screen

Preferences + plans

To prefer
I prefer X to Y.
I would rather X than Y.
I would prefer to X rather than Y.
I would rather not.
To plan
I am going to + verbo.
She is going to + verbo.
They are going to + verbo.
I am not going to + verbo.
Together: I would rather X than Y, so I am going to Z. That is your pitch for the next hour.
Something to think about
1/4
In Colombia, about one in four young people is neither studying nor working.
DANE, Gran Encuesta Integrada de Hogares, young people aged 15 to 28, 2023. A clear plan is the best protection.
What are you going to do to be in the other three quarters?
Level up · coach tip

Listen twice, with two goals

First listen: gist only. Who is speaking? What is the topic? Don't write. Second listen: details. Numbers, names, negatives. If you try to catch everything the first time, you catch nothing.
Level up · reading · Transcript · A Third Voice

«Hi, I'm Daniela. I'm fifteen and I'm from Jamundí. People think I'm going to be a footballer because I'm on the school team, but honestly, I would rather be a sports physiotherapist than a player. Why? Look at my knee: I've had two injuries, and the person who helped me most was the physio. So, first I'm going to finish school with good grades in biology. Then I'm going to study in Cali, not in Bogotá, because I want to stay close to my team. And I'm not going to stop playing, but the field is going to be my lab, not my job.»

Level up · reading · 1 of 2

What is Daniela's evidence for her plan?

AHer good grades
BHer two injuries and the physio who helped her
CHer team in Bogotá
DHer love of football
Level up · reading · 2 of 2

What does «the field is going to be my lab» mean?

AShe is going to build a laboratory
BShe is going to stop playing
CShe is going to learn from playing
DShe is going to teach biology
Match

Match the word with its meaning

gist
detail
injury
physiotherapist
honestly
close to
physical damage to the body
expert who treats injuries with exercise
the general idea
near
telling the truth
a specific piece of information
Fill in the gap

Complete each sentence

because
would rather
not going to
so
going to
Look at
I   be a physiotherapist than a player.
First, I'm   finish school.
I'm   stop playing football.
I love my team,   I'm going to stay in Cali.
I'm going to study biology   I want to help players.
  my knee: two injuries this year.
After learning

What you heard

Three young people, three plans, all with a preference first. Just like yours.
Next hour: Speaking Lab 2 · My Next 5 Years Pitch. Take out your three goals from Workshop 1.2.
Class score
0/20