English III · A1.3. National Autonomous University of Honduras, Faculty of Humanities and Arts, Department of Foreign Languages, English Section. PhD. Bessy Mendoza, MSc. Leonel Madrid. Students planning together on campus, with the flag of Canada, autumn maple leaves, mountains and Toronto.
English III · Lesson 2 · Step 1 of 5

URA + SofIA: Lesson URA and SofIA assistants

Resource · not graded
What you bring
From Lesson 1 (What's on the menu?): your product, your glossary and «I can understand a menu.»
What this prepares you for
The forum asks you to use Would like, could, will (decisions) with your classmates.

Goal of the lesson

I can order food and book a table politely.

Puedo pedir comida y reservar una mesa con cortesía.

Open the URA of Lesson 2 · I PAC

The URA has the explanation, audio, examples by career and the Cultural Corner of the I PAC. Take notes: you will use them in the forum.

Would like, could, will (decisions)

Order: I'd like… · Could I have…? Book: Could I book a table for four? Decide now: I'll have the soup.

WaiterCustomer
Are you ready to order?Yes, I'll have the salad, please.
What would you like to drink?I'd like an orange juice.
Anything else?Could I have the bill, please?
How many people?A table for four at 7 p.m., please.
En español

«Will» para decisiones del momento: «I'll have the fish» (voy a pedir el pescado). «Could» hace la petición más cortés.

Your AI assistants: SofIA

Recommended for this lesson: SofIA Comunicativa, about would like, could and will for decisions. SofIA asks your name, your career and your lesson, then helps you step by step. It explains, gives hints and helps you create your own mini-lesson, flashcards or practice. It never does graded work for you.

Available: SofIA Gramatical · SofIA Léxica · SofIA Fonética · SofIA Comunicativa · SofIA Profesional · SofIA Cultural.

Open SofIA for Lesson 2 · I PAC

Your career, your examples

I PAC · January – MayHeritage & festivalFebruary (about 10 days) · approx.Quebec City, Canada

Cultural Corner · Quebec Winter Carnival (Carnaval de Québec)

This week: At the Quebec Winter Carnival people drink hot chocolate and eat maple taffy. Write your order at a food stand: «I'd like… Could I have…?».

The first Quebec Winter Carnival was in 1894. Last year, Bonhomme, the snowman, opened the carnival. Next February, people are going to visit his ice palace.

Key words

  • snowman muñeco de nieve
  • parade desfile
  • ice palace palacio de hielo

Fact

Bonhomme Carnaval is the mascot: a snowman with a red hat and a colourful belt. The carnival is in French and English.

Your career

  • Health sciences: Staying warm and safe in the cold.
  • Engineering & technology: Building with ice and snow.
  • Business & economics: Winter tourism in Quebec.
  • Education, humanities & communication: A bilingual festival: French and English.
  • Environment, agriculture & tourism: Snow, ice and climate.
Mirror Honduras. Compare the Quebec Winter Carnival with the Carnaval de La Ceiba: what is similar? What is different?

Official source

Mission: Find the name of the carnival mascot. Write 2 sentences about him.

Cultural competency: I can say what Quebec Winter Carnival is (February), use Would like, could, will (decisions) to talk about it, and compare it with Honduras.

See it in my I PAC Cultural Passport

Language bridge · plurilingual and intercultural

Use every language you know to learn English, and use English to understand other people.

English ↔ SpanishNotice the difference

I'll have… (decision now) = Voy a pedir… · Could I have…? = ¿Me podría traer…?

Other languagesFrench · Portuguese · Italian · German

I'll have…: Je vais prendre… (FR) · Eu vou querer… (PT) · Prendo… (IT) · Ich nehme… (DE).

Observe, compare, reflectIntercultural

Tipping (15–20 %) is common in Canadian restaurants. What is the custom in Honduras?

Mediation challengeBuild a bridge for someone

Order for a friend with a food allergy: explain to the server what your friend can't eat.

Your languages count: ask at home or in your community how to say it in Garífuna, Miskitu, the English of the Bay Islands or any other language you know, and add it to your glossary. Add it to «My languages» in your Passport →

Arts Corner · MusicMontreal, Canada · 1925–2007

Oscar Peterson

Oscar Peterson (jazz piano)

Oscar Peterson was a jazz pianist from Montreal. He played very fast and he won many prizes.

You use it in: 2 · Forum · Activity 5

Para docentes

Fuente de datos: data/source/in103_lessons.js (lección 2). Ingreso al UNAH Virtual Campus: data/links.json. H5P (práctica del sitio y calificado del Campus): data/h5p/. Anuncios: data/anuncios.json. Títulos y porcentajes según el Calendario. Inglés I: 12 lecciones (decisión de la Sección, 26-10-2026); las actividades 1–38 no cambian. Regenerar con python3 generator/build.py.