Introducción

¡Bienvenidos al tema del Transporte! En esta unidad, vamos a hablar sobre los medios de transporte que nos permiten desplazarnos dentro y fuera de nuestra ciudad, de nuestro país e, incluso, de nuestro planeta. La pregunta que queremos responder es: ¿cómo nos movemos?

Welcome to the topic of Transport! In this unit, we will talk about the means of transportation that allow us to move within and outside our city, our country, and even our planet. The question we want to answer is: How do we move around?

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Lines of inquiry
  • Factual: How many transportation methods do you know?
  • Conceptual: How do we move around? 
  • Debatable: Should we prioritize mobility over health and life?
ATLs
  • Thinking: Transfer: Students will use known words and structures in different contexts.
  • Thinking: Critical thinking: Students will reflect about the communicative intention behind the choice of past tenses.
  • Thinking: Creative: Students will imagine and present a transportation mode of the future.
  • Social: Collaboration: Students will work in groups to present a proposal and to debate about the priorities for the future evolution of transportation.
  • Research: Students will research transportation systems and services.
  • Communication:  Students will engage in role-plays, discussions and debates.
  • Self-management: Organization: Students will use the resources to self-learn concepts and consolidate skills before and after lessons through reading, research, revision, and practice.
  • Self-management: Reflection: Students will self-test and reflect on their progress by revisiting the opening worksheet at the end of the unit.
TOK
  • To what extent does transportation reflect human progress?
  • How does our knowledge of the world depend on our ability to move through it?
  • In what ways do transport innovations change our perception of space and time?
  • How does transportation influence cultural exchange and the spread of knowledge?
  • To what extent does access to transport shape equality of opportunity?
  • How do different cultures value mobility and movement?
  • What does the design of a transport system reveal about the priorities of a society?
  • What ethical responsibilities come with the development of new modes of transport?
  • How does the way we travel reflect our moral choices?
  • What does the way I travel say about who I am?

Also in this unit:

  • What skills or strategies do we use to communicate or understand a message in a language we do not master? 
  • How do we convey emotions beyond words?
  • What is the point of filler words?
  • Why do people use foreign words when communicating within their own language community?