English What do you know

Pedagogical Module 1 about your school?

Curricular Threads: Communication and Cultural Awareness,
Oral Communication, Reading, Writing, Language Through the Arts

Fifth Grade EGB

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Back to
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I like to go back to school!
It is exciting to learn about
new things. It is lots of fun
to meet other kids and make
new friends! I always bring
my notebook and pencil
to class. I sit at my desk
in my classroom and listen
to my teacher. I love school!
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What do you like about your school?

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 Lesson A

Communication and Cultural Awareness

My School

Exercise 1. Complete the following information.

I am in grade:
School:
Teacher:
My favorite
subject:
My best friend’s name:

On the first day of school, I feel:

My favorite
school celebration:

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Exercise 2. Now, ask a partner about their answers.

Write the questions first.

Example: Grade: What grade are you in?

a. School:

b. Grade:

c. Teacher:

d. Favorite subject:
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e. Best friend’s name:

f. Favorite school celebration:

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 Oral Communication
How do you introduce yourself to your friends?

Introductions
Exercise 1. Listen to these students and how they introduce themselves.

Audio
Listen to the dialogue

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Exercise 2. Fill in the blanks with the missing
information in each sentence. Exercise 3.
a. Eleanor is Now it is your turn. Stand up and introduce
years old and she lives with her mother yourself. You can talk about your family and
and aunt. where you live. Tell your classmates about
your favorite subject in school and your
b. is favorite game to play during recess.
Frank´s sister.

c. Frank has a favorite sport and it is

d. Eleanor´s teacher, Rose, is very

with everybody.
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Vocabulary

to introduce. to tell someone

your name

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 Reading
John's First Day at School
Exercise 1. Before you read, make a list of three topics
that you think are in the reading. Write them in your
notebook. Remember the title!

Exercise 2. Pair work. Look at the information on your

list. Check the ones that are in the reading.

on his first day at school.

John had a wonderful day
friends ran to hug him.
When he arrived, his best rstood
a lot at the class. He unde
Then, his teacher smiled yed
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everything that she talke
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. He asked his mother:
and it followed him home
f course,” said his mother.
“Can I keep the puppy?” “O
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So, John went to sleep wi
next to his bed.

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Exercise 3. Write the sentences from the story
under the correct pictures. Check your answers
with a partner. One of the pictures is not in this story!

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recess. a time at school

when children play

bell. signal to start or

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end class

follow. walk behind

someone or something

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 Writing
My Goals
Grammar Tip
Exercise 1. This is the beginning of a new school year.
What do you want to do this year? Remember to use “going to”
Here is a sample goal: with future plans.

I am going to study English every day.

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

take care of take care of my

my books notebooks
do my read
homework every day

listen to the write

teacher stories

pay write
attention poems
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Vocabulary
Exercise 2. Pair work. Share your goals with a partner.
goal. a plan that guides you
Ask: “What are your goals for this year?”

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Language Through the Arts

Value: Road safety

There are rules to follow when we

are walking to and from school
Be careful when you walk to school. These rules can
save your life!
Use crosswalks to cross a street.

Walk on the sidewalk facing traffic so cars can see you.

Follow traffic lights and road signs. If you need to cross

a street, wait for the green light.

Concentrate on the street. Do not look at

your cell phone.

Do not talk to strangers or get in an unfamiliar vehicle.

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Exercise 1. Form groups of three. Each group should make a big
poster with the list of pedestrian safety rules. You can decorate
your poster with drawings or pictures from magazines.
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Exercise 2. Write a paragraph. Describe what you do when

you go to school.

Vocabulary

rule. regulation
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crosswalk. a marked place

to cross the street

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 Oral Communication

How well do you know your classmate?

Exercise 1. Pair work.

Ask and answer.

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An Interview with My Classmate

What is your name? How old are you?

What is your favorite subject What is your favorite food

this school year? to eat for lunch?

What do you like to do at recess? Who are your friends at school?

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Exercise 2. When you finish, prepare a presentation for the class

and tell everybody about your classmate.

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 Lesson B

Communication and Cultural Awareness

Social Studies

My Qualities Tip
In this exercise, there are words
similar
Exercise 1. Everyone has different qualities. to Spanish. Can you guess the
meaning
Look at the list. Put a star if you are always of adventure, generous, adult, res
pectful?
like this. Put a check if you are sometimes
like this.

I am a good friend.

I am a good listener.

I like to help others.

I don’t give up.

I like new adventures.

I am generous; I like to share what I have.

I am not a bully.

I am respectful.

I say “thank you.”

Exercise 2. Pair work. Now, share your

answers with a partner. Ask, “What is one
of your qualities? What is another one?”

Vocabulary

qualities. good things about people

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give up. stop doing something

bully. someone who says ugly things

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to people

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 Oral Communication

Do you like to go to school?

Schools

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Exercise 1. Listen to the description about a school.
Write True (T) or False (F) next to each sentence.

a. Most kids do not like school very much.

b. School is one of the worst times in a person’s life.

c. You can never do science experiments.

d. You see and play with your friends five days a week.
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e. You get a bad grade when you study. Listen to the recording

Exercise 2.

Telephone Game
The class forms two groups
and each group stands in
a line. The teacher whispers
a sentence about the school
into the ear of the last student
in the line. Then, each player
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whispers the sentence to their

classmate in front of them until
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they reach the first student who

has to say the sentence out loud.
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Language Through the Arts

Math

Bar Graph
Exercise 1. Pair work. Write the name of these objects under
the picture. Next, go around the classroom and count all of the
objects. Then, color the squares of the number of objects.
Now, you have a bar graph!

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 Oral Communication
What words do you use to talk about someone’s things?

Whose Pencil Is This?

Exercise 1. Student A collects one pencil

from each student in the group. He holds up
the pencil and asks: “Whose pencil is this?”
Student B says, “It’s Susana’s pencil.”
Group work. Divide into groups of 4-5.
Exercise 2. Take turns. Use different things:
books, clothes, backpacks, shoes.

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Possessive Nouns

To show possession, add an ‘s to a noun.

This is Juan’s book. If the noun is plural, add s’.
It’s his book.

This is Maria’s sweater.

It’s her sweater.

These are the

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teacher’s glasses.

These are the teachers’ glasses.

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Reading
Exercise 1. Review the simple present tense.

I, You, We, They He, She, It

eat sleep write go

c
eats sleeps writes goes

du
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(no need to add -s or -es)

Mi
(add -s or -es)

We use the simple present tense to talk about routines.

Exercise 2. Read about the Robinson family routine. Circle all the verbs
in the simple present tense that you find.

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My family loves to have everything neat and clean every morning.
My mother makes the bed before she goes to work. I set the table
for our breakfast, and my father washes the dishes after we eat our food.
Then, my sister Susan takes out the the garbage, and finally we take the
bus to school.

Exercise 3. Your turn! Write about your family’s routines using

the verbs from the box in the simple present tense. You can talk
about yourself and your family.

sleep work wash eat go walk

Example: My dad works late.

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 Writing
The Zoo Comes to School

Imagine! An elephant escapes from a zoo, and arrives at your

school! Don’t be scared! Write a description of the elephant
for the zookeeper.

1. The elephant’s ears are very big.

2. (eyes)

3. (tail)

4. (legs)

And now, a giraffe arrives behind him!

Write the description!

1.

2.

3.

4.

And now, two tigers.

1.

2.

3.

4.
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Vocabulary

scare. to make someone

feel afraid

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Assessment

Speaking Grammar
Choose a verb from the box and fill each blank with the verb
in the simple present.

finish visit be like run

1. I all the way home after school.

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2. Many students their exams on time.

3. He to see his mother
every day.
Talk about your parents 4. Those books very old.

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to the class. Describe your

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5. Susy her family
mother and your father and
every week.
explain what they look like and
their jobs to your classmates.

Writing
Write a paragraph of 20-25 words describing the activities that
you do at home during the weekend. Use the simple present tense.
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Vocabulary
Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

school book glue board teacher

a. I was cutting many pictures and now I need the to paste

them on my poster.
b. My has beautiful classrooms and a great playground.
c. My teacher writes sentences on the , and I have to
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copy them.
d. María Elena is going to read a about cats and dogs.
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e. Ms. Marcia Arellano is the name of our new .

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What do you know about your school?
Assessment

Reading Listening
1. Read the story.
Maya's New Backpack
Maya was excited to start a new school year. Listen to your teacher and write down
She was excited to see her friends again and the words from the vocabulary list.
to meet her new teacher. She was most excited a.
about her new backpack. She sat down on the
floor with all her new school supplies and her b.
bright pink backpack. c.
First, Maya put her colored pencils in the d.
backpack. Next, she put her scissors in
the backpack. e.

When she had everything in its place, Maya f.

carefully zipped up the backpack and put it
next to the door. She smiled as she thought
of what a great year it was going to be!

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Source: [Link]

2. Put the events from the story

in the correct order.
a. Maya sat on the floor
with her backpack.
b. Maya put her backpack
near the door.
c. Maya put the colored pencils
in the backpack.
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d. Maya was excited to see
her friends again.
e. Maya was excited to
start school.

I’m completing this self-evaluation based on what I learned in the module.

Self-evaluation I check the box that most applies to me.

I do it I can’t do it
Topics I do it very well. I can improve.
somewhat well. without help.

I can talk about myself.

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I can talk about my classmates.

I can write affirmative and negative sentences
in simple present tense.

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 Lesson C

Communication and Cultural Awareness

Poem: My Good Friend

I think of you as my friend,
because together we have a good time,
you are someone I can play games with,
but without a fight or crossing the line.
You are not my twin or my cousin, but I love you so,
because I know that if someone bothers me, you’ll say “No.”
I hope we have good memories for the rest of our lives,
because smiles and funny stories…

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that is what true friendship provides.

Mine
Exercise 1. What is friendship for you? Close your eyes for
a moment and think of all the words you know about friends
and friendship. Then, write them all in the blank spaces.
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Friendship

Exercise 2. Now, think of your own definition for the word friend
Vocabulary and write it down on these lines.
fight. to use physical force
with someone

twin. a brother or sister that

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looks exactly like you

bother. to annoy someone

provide. give

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 Oral Communication

Physical Education

Let’s Play Simon Says

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Exercise 1. All the students • Jump • Move like a robot

stand up in a circle. If the teacher
starts the sentence with • Hop on your right foot • Move forward one step
“Simon says...” then you perform
• Stamp your feet • Put your hands on
that action, but if the teacher
your stomach
doesn’t say, “Simon says…” then • Turn around
you do not perform that action. • Bend your knees
• Wave goodbye
The student who doesn’t • Clap your hands
pay attention and performs • Cross your arms
the action without the beginning, • Raise your left arm
• Shake your left hand
“Simon says…” loses and leaves • Shake your body
the circle. Then, he or she sits • Stick your tongue out
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down in silence. • Say your name

• Dance
The winner is the last student
• Swim
standing with the teacher.

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Reading
An Eco-Friendly School
Exercise 1. Read the article and complete
the sentences with the correct information
Nueva Esperanza is a community
from the text.
school in Cabuyal beach, close to
Jama in the province of Manabí.
It started in 2008 and protects
the environment. a. When did the school open?

It is one of 80 “eco-friendly” schools

because it has an ecological structure that
uses only local materials like wood, cane,
and palm leaves.
It uses education based on motivation
and gives students the skills they need.
The local community pays for the school. b. Who pays for the school?
It is not on a street, but in front of the
ocean so students study enjoying the
breeze and waves!
Summary taken from El Universo

c. What does the school

give the students?

d. Where is the school?

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Vocabulary
e. Why is it “eco-friendly”?
environment. the area around us

cane. a long and hard stem used

for building houses
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breeze. a fresh current of air

waves. movement of the water

in the ocean

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 Writing

How to be a
successful student.
Go for 10/10!

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Exercise 1. Make a pamphlet. Give suggestions on how to be
a successful student.

1. Do your homework every day.

2.
How to Be a 3.
Successful
4.
Student
5.
6.
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Exercise 2. Pair work. Share your ideas with a partner.

Ask: “What did you write on how to be a successful student?”
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Vocabulary

successful. does excellent work

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Language Through the Arts

Waste for School Supplies

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At the beginning of a school year, we all feel If you have a notebook with just a few
very excited to go to school and start using our pages used and the rest is not used, take out
school supplies. At the end of the school year we the pages you used and reuse the notebook
sometimes have supplies that we didn’t use. next year.
What can we do with these extra supplies? Source: CLIL

Exercise 1. Pair work. Make a list of other things you can recycle
at the end of the school year.
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school supplies. all the

materials that we use in
school like notebooks,
Exercise 2. Now, prepare a poster with big drawings for your list. glue or pencils
Write the words under your drawings.

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How do you protect the environment?

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My School Protects the Environment
Exercise 1. Pair work. Imagine that someone asks you

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to create a new ecological school.

a. Write a list of five things that you would like

the school to have.
You can ask your group:
b. Prepare a poster with your list. “What does our ecological
school need?” Take turns
c. Present your ideas to another group or to the class
asking the question!
and show your special “eco-friendly” school.
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Assessment

Reading
I have the best classroo
Read the following description of a classroom m in the school
because I have the best
and then draw it. teacher, Lorena!
She is not only a teacher
but also a writer,
so the computer on the
desk is hers. I have
a friend called Jason. He
sits next to me, and
we share the sitting spac
e, so the big desk is
his too! There are som
e books about animals
in the Reading Corner
that belong to Carla
and Sonia, so we can sa
y the books are theirs.
There is a girl’s backpa
ck with a drawing of
a unicorn next to the do
or.

Listening
Listen to your teacher or to the Audio
recording and write down the words Listen to the recording
that complete each command.
a. your feet.
b. Turn .
c. Cross out your
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d. Shake your left .
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e. like a robot.

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 Assessment What do you know about your school?

Speaking Vocabulary
Imagine a very modern school. Describe the school Unscramble the following words about school.
to your teacher and friends.

a. lleb

b. ressec

c. chertea
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d. koob

e. dske

Writing
Write 5 commands that your mother or grandmother
gives to the children in your family.

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Grammar
Match the question with the correct answer.
a. Why is Monica crying? 1. Its name is Puffy.
b. Where is the new music classroom? 2. Because she lost her ball this morning.
c. What is the dog’s name? 3. You boil water with salt and then add in the pasta.
d. When is your birthday party? 4. My party starts tomorrow afternoon.
e. How do you cook pasta? 5. It is on the second floor next to the stairs.

I’m completing this self-evaluation based on what I learned in the module

Self-evaluation I check the box that most applies to me.

I do it I can’t do it
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Topics I do it very well. I can improve.

somewhat well. without help.

I can follow simple commands.

I can understand and use
vocabulary related to school.

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 Project
Make a Booklet Called
“My Classmates”

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Materials
• 10 sheets of letter size paper (A4)

• 20 cm. of wool
Directions
• Scissors
• Fold each sheet of paper in half and cut it.
• Hole puncher
• Put all the pieces together.
• Pencil and colors
• Punch two holes on one side and put the wool
through the holes.

• Tie it with a bow.

• On the front cover of your booklet draw a picture

of yourself.
Grammar Tip
• On each page of the booklet draw a picture of one
Remember the rules for the
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of your classmates.
present tense:
• Under the picture write a sentence about that
Use -s or -es if the subject is
student using a verb in the present tense.
he, she or it.

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 English What are your
Pedagogical Module 2 favorite foods?
Curricular Threads: Communication and Cultural Awareness,
Oral Communication, Reading, Writing, Language Through the Arts

Fifth Grade EGB

Food in Ecuador 5
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Pronunciation
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Explaining recipes 7 and measurements
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Food, food, food!

I love to eat different foods! There are
many types of foods in Ecuador. We have
many fruits and vegetables. We also have
dairy products like milk and butter and
meat from animals. My favorite food is
fritada. What is your favorite food?
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Using the words from the text, complete the • I like

following sentences. Share your answers with
your classmate. • I don’t like

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Communication and Cultural Awareness

What foods do you like to eat?

Important Foods
Exercise 1. Complete the categories in the circle with
Every time you eat, the words from the box.
you put food inside your
body. There are different
types of food, and we usually
mix them when we are
preparing a recipe. Fruits
and vegetables are very
important in your diet to
grow strong. Dairy is food
made with milk and it has
calcium which is good for
your bones. Grains provide
us with energy that help
our muscles to stay strong.

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Banana Pasta Tomato

Cheese Rice Fish

Ice cream Egg Apple

Vocabulary
Carrot Steak Yogurt Chicken
recipe. instructions to prepare
food
Exercise 2. Pair work. Look up two different examples
fruit. foods like apples or for each type of food and write them on the lines.
bananas that grow on a tree

vegetables. a plant that you • Fruits:

eat; for example a potato,
• Dairy:
an onion
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dairy. products made from milk • Grains:

calcium. an important mineral • Vegetables:

found in dairy products
• Proteins:
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What foods are there in your kitchen?

Game: Which One Is My Kitchen?

Exercise 1. Listen to your teacher or the audio and draw
Audio
the food in the correct place inside the picture.
Listen to the recording

Tip

Ask for clarification

Sometimes when we talk,
we don’t understand what
the other person says,
and we need to ask for
clarification. Use these
sentences to clarify:
• I'm sorry; I think
I don't understand.
• Can you repeat
that, please?
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Exercise 2.

Pair work. Use the first drawing of the kitchen and draw different
food in it. Now, sit down with a classmate. Take turns to describe
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Kitchen A Kitchen B
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Reading

What food is good for you?

Exercise 1. Pair work. Ask a partner: "In which category do we put ...?"

Broccoli Beans Rice Grapes Bananas Pasta Crackers Milk

Cheese Fish Yogurt Peaches Cabbage Lettuce Peas Meat Chicken

Fruit Vegetables Grains Protein Dairy

The Food Plate You Need

We all eat food to get the energy our body needs.
Sometimes, we do not make the choices that help us
stay healthy. The image you see here represents a
healthy way of eating: 50% of our daily diet should
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include fruits and vegetables. Eat meat, beans and

nuts because they have the protein you need.
When you choose dairy products like milk, cheese
or yogurt, you get calcium for your bones. Finally,
remember to include some grains like rice, pasta
or bread. Healthy choices will get you the food you
need, but you can also have candy like chocolate or
marshmallows sometimes!

Vocabulary
Exercise 2. Test your partner. Ask your partner the
choice. what we choose; following questions:
what we decide
a. What does 50% (per cent) refer to in the reading?
stay healthy. when you keep
your body without illnesses b. Give two examples of dairy products.
bone. hard part of the body
c. Do dairy products contain calcium?
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that makes the skeleton

candy. sweet foods like d. Give two examples of grains.

chocolate or caramel
e. Give two examples of candy.

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 Writing

What do people from other countries eat?

Foods Around the World

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Kimoto is a Chinese photographer. Last month, I visited Japan. I took this
She is also passionate about good food. photo
of a Japanese family and their food. In
She travels around the world and takes general, they
don’t eat any fast food, such as hambur
a lot of photos of what people eat and gers or pizza.
In their traditional diet there are no dair
drink in different countries. Then, she y products,
and they eat a lot of rice and fish. But
writes a blog, [Link]. now, things
are changing, and some young Japane
se people
Here is one of her blog entries. go to McDonald’s on the weekends.

Some, Any/No

Quantifier Affirmative Negative Questions

We need
Some
some milk.

There is no milk today.

No I have no milk.
Note: The verb is affirmative with no.

Any
There isn’t any milk. Is there
You can use any instead any milk?
Note: The verb is negative with any.
of no with a negative verb.

Vocabulary
A lot means very often
or very much. blog. your activities that you write and put on
the internet
I drink milk a lot. fast food. food that is served very quickly because
it is already made, it is usually unhealthy
Do you drink water?
A lot. traditional. customs that have continued in a group
of people for a long time
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I am a lot taller now

than 10 years ago. diet. the type of food that someone usually eats

Tip

R
Exercise 1. In Ecuador, people have different diets depending
on the region they live in. Chose a region (Mountains, Coast,
emember to use
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or Amazon) and write a blog entry about the diet they have there. a capital letter at th
You can use Kimoto’s blog as an example. e
beginning and a pe
riod
Exercise 2. Compare your blog entry with three of your at the end of every
sentence.
classmates, and decide which family has the best diet.
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Language Through the Arts
Art

Do you know what food art is?

There are many kinds of art, but one of the most

beautiful and tastiest is food. Food art is the art
of preparing, cooking and presenting food in
a beautiful way. Many food artists share their
creations and inspire us with some awesome food.

Exercise 1. Pair work. Look at the following

Wikimedia commons / Pdpics

images and identify the foods that the food
artist has used.

a.

b.

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Exercise 2. Pair work. Now it is time for you

to create your food art.

• Step 1: On a sheet of paper, draw a plate.

• Step 2: Make a list of foods.

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• Step 3: Bring a small amount of the foods

to class, or cut them out of a magazine.
Make your creation!

• Step 4: Present your creation to the class.

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Vocabulary
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awesome. extremely good

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 Oral Communication
Funny Dialogues with Food
Exercise 1. Here you have a group of mini situations related to
food. Sit down with a friend and choose one that you want to
prepare. Remember to write a funny dialogue, to use the verbs in
simple present or present progressive and the vocabulary words
that you are learning in this module. You have a space to write
the dialogue at the end of this page.

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1A 1B
You are Ecuadorian. You are walking
You are a tourist in Ecuador, but you
down the street when a tourist stops
do not like the food here. You are
you and asks something. But he only
very, very hungry. Ask somebody
speaks English.
in the street for help.

2A You are in a restaurant and you just

2B
You are a waiter and a person asks
finished your dish. It's time to order for a delicious desert. Explain all
a dessert. You call the waiter to ask the options you have and help this
for recommendations. person choose one.

3A 3B You are A’s neighbor. You want to know

You need to buy fruits and vegetables
e.
at the market. Discuss the price and the recipe of their famous chocolate cak
quality of some food with the vendor. Ask for the ingredients and steps for
preparing it.

Now, write the dialogue in this space:

A:

B:

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Communication and Cultural Awareness

How can I order in a café?

At a Café Exercise 2. Pair work. Practice this conversation:

Waiter/waitress: Next, please!

What would you like?

Andy: Can I have a pizza, please?

Waiter/waitress: What pizza would

you like?
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Tip Waiter/waitress: Anything else?

“Café” is a French word we use in English. Andy: Yeah, I’d like some chocolate cake.
It is pronounced with two syllables, and the Waiter/waitress: Would you like a drink?
a is pronounced as the “a” in cat.
Andy: Yes, can I have a coke, please?

Waiter/waitress: OK, so that’s a Margarita

Audio pizza, a chocolate cake and a coke?
Listen to the recording What’s your table number?

Andy: Table 53. How much is that?

Exercise 1. Listen to the following conversation Waiter/waitress: That’s $10 (dollars), please.
and answer these questions.
Andy: Here you are.
a. Does the customer order a cheeseburger
or a double hamburger?
Exercise 3. Pair work. With this menu, practice
a conversation in a café.

b. What kind of cake does the customer order? Student A: Waiter/waitress

Student B: Customer

c. Is she going to order a drink?

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English uses
d. What is the table number of the customer? “Good night” only
to say goodbye!
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Customer: phrases Waiter/Waitress: phrases

to order in a café or restaurant to take an order in a café
• Start with a greeting: • What would you like to order?
“Hi/Hello, Good morning/Good evening.”
• Anything else?
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• To order, you can use sentences like:

"Can I have …please? I’d like... please". • Would you like a drink?
• Thank you.

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 Oral Communication
Do you like to eat healthy food?

Healthy Snacks Tip

Exercise 1. Pair work. Look at the following pictures, and decide with
your teacher and classmates if they are healthy snacks or not. Give You can ask: Is this
good reasons for your answers, and circle only the healthy snacks. a healthy snack?
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Exercise 2. Complete the following sentences with vocabulary about
food. (You can check the previous pages to remember more words!)

1. Apples, , and are

examples of healthy snacks.

2. I like to eat lots of like chocolate or

marshmallows.

3. Cookies and french fries are examples of

snacks.

4. , , and
are examples of grains.

5. Cheese, milk and yogurt are examples of .

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Language Through the Arts
Do you know what culinary art is?

Culinary Art

Culinary artists have to prepare food that tastes delicious and also
looks beautiful. They need to know about cooking techniques,
and also about nutrition. If you want to learn how to cook,
you need to start with a recipe and follow it step by step.
Here are some ways to cook:

• Bake • Peel
• Fry • Chop

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• Toast • Slice

Exercise 1. Match these cooking verbs with the images.

There is one extra verb.

peel fry mix bake

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toast chop slice

Vocabulary

bake. to cook inside an oven

Exercise 2. Pair work. Ask and answer with a partner.
fry. to cook food in hot oil
a. What foods can you fry?
toast. to make bread or other
food warm, crisp, and brown b. What foods can you bake?
by putting it near high heat
c. What foods can you mix?
peel. to remove the skin
of fruits and vegetables d. What foods can you slice?
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chop. to cut something into e. What foods can you toast?

pieces with a knife
f. What foods can you chop?
slice. to cut something into
thin, flat pieces g. What foods can you peel?

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 Oral Communication
Math

Do you know how to bake cookies?

Cooking
Exercise 1. Pair work. Ask and answer
the questions.

a. Do you like to cook? Why/why not?

b. Who taught you how to cook?

c. What are your favorite foods/dishes

to cook?

d. D
o you think it is important for both men and

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women to know how to cook? Why or why not?

e. Who cooks in your home? Your mom

or your dad?

Do you know that the measures of weight and It is important to know the different
temperature vary depending on the country? measurement systems, so that you can prepare
So, if you read an American recipe, you will recipes from different parts of the world.
find that the temperature is given in Fahrenheit
instead of Centigrade. If you read a European
recipe, the weight is given in
kilograms instead of ounces.
So, let’s do some math here.

Note: To convert Fahrenheit into

Centigrade: subtract 32; then,
multiply by 5 and divide by 9.
To convert Centigrade into
Fahrenheit: multiply by 9;
then, divide by 5 and add 32.
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Exercise 2. Work in pairs and solve the following math problems.

• To bake your cookies, you will need to heat • To bake a chicken, you will need to heat
your oven at 350°F. Change Fahrenheit your oven at 220°C. Change Centigrade
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into Centigrade. into Fahrenheit.

350°F = °C 220°C = °F

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Reading

What are essential kitchen tools?

Kitchen Tools

Exercise 1. Work in groups of three. Write a list Exercise 3. Draw a picture of each of the tools
of the top five essential tools in a kitchen. in the boxes below.
If you don’t know the words, ask your teacher.

Knives Cutting boards

Mixing bowls Scale

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Exercise 2. Compare your tools with the tools

chefs suggest you should have in your kitchen. Can opener Colander

Essential Kitchen Tools

Remember, cooking is an art, but to
Vegetable peeler Spoons
do a great job you need good tools.
Here is a list of important cooking
tools:
1. knives, 2. cutting boards,
3. mixing bowls, 4. scale,
5. can opener, 6. colander Whisks Spatulas
7. vegetable peeler, 8. spoons
9. whisks, 10. spatulas. Exercise 4. When you go home, go to the kitchen
in your house and answer the questions below.

a. What kitchen tools from your drawings

do you have at home?

b. What other kitchen tools (different from

the drawings) do you have at home?
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c. Ask your mom or dad which kitchen tools they

consider essential for cooking. Write the
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names of the tools in English and bring them

to class to share.
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 Writing

What is your favorite recipe?

Apple Crisp

Exercise 1. Read this recipe and put the steps in order.

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Apple crisp is a very popular recipe.
Second, place them in a baking dish.
To start, peel and cut apples.
Then, add some salt and cinnamon.
Finally, spread this mixture over the apples
and bake about 45 minutes.
After that, in a bowl, mix the sugar, flour,
and butter (use a fork to do this).
The aroma from baking apple crisp is amazing.

Exercise 2. Write your favorite recipe in the space below, and then
get together with three of your classmates and share your recipes.

Your name:
Recipe name:
Note: Your recipe name can be in Spanish.

Write your recipe below.

List of ingredients:
Use some of these connectors:
To start, first, first of all, after,
then, finally, to finish.
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Recipe:

List of tools: Tip

The words in light bl

ue are
called connectors. Th
ey are
very useful to connec
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organize your ideas. In
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recipe, the connectors
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 Assessment

Reading
Write numbers next to the sentences to put the recipe in order:
Put the vegetables in a large pot.
After 10 minutes, add the beans and the rice.
Get 2 carrots, 1 onion, 1 celery stalk, 1 potato, a cup
of rice and a cup of beans.
Add some broth (which is a liquid with chicken
or meat flavor) to the pot and cook everything.
Finally, add some spices like salt, pepper, cumin or garlic
powder to make the soup tasty.
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Wash all the ingredients, and cut all them in small pieces.

Listening
Listen to the following audio and answer the questions below. Audio
Listen to the recording
a. Write one example of a recipe that needs chocolate powder.

b. What does the audio say about chocolate?

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c. Write three products that factories make with chocolate.

Writing
In this unit you have listened to your classmates’ favorite recipes.
Choose one of their recipes and write it below.

Classmate's name: Write the recipe below. Use some of these

connectors: To start, first, first of all, after, then,
Recipe’s name: finally, to finish.
List of ingredients: List of tools: Recipe:
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 Assessment What are your favorite foods?
¿Xxxxxxx?

Vocabulary Speaking
Role Play
Choose the correct answer for each sentence:
Student A:
a. Apples and bananas are examples of You are a waiter/waitress ready to take your
customer's order.
grains fruits dairy
Student B:
b. A dairy product has this which is good
for your bones. You go to a restaurant and order some food.

chocolate salt calcium

c. An example of protein is
bread carrots eggs

d. A cracker is made from

dairy grains vegetables
e. Butter and milk are

dairy fruits protein products

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Grammar
Use the words from the box to write sentences:

some no a lot any

•
•
ikep

•
Fre

I'm completing this self-evaluation based on what I learned in the module

Self-evaluation I check the box that most applies to me.

I do it I do it I can’t do it
Topics I can improve.
very well. somewhat well. without help.
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I can use vocabulary related to different types of food.

I can use some quantifiers to describe what people eat.
I can order food in a café or restaurant.

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 Lesson C

Communication and Cultural Awareness

Social Studies

Breakfast in Ecuador
Sometimes, we just have time for a quick
breakfast with coffee or milk and bread.
But, during the weekend, when the family
has more time, the different regions in
Ecuador have a delicious variety of meals.
In the Highland Region, it is typical to
prepare mote pillo or tamales and humitas.
In the Coastal Region, people prepare
a delicious encebollado, ceviche or even
bolones and empanadas de verde filled with
chicharrón or cheese with a cup of coffee.
In each city or town, there are a lot of

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bakeries where people buy bread. Breakfast
is served with fruit like papaya, pineapple,
babaco, chirimoya, granadilla and beverages,
like colada de avena (quaker), horchata or
just juice made from these fruits.
Adapted from: [Link]

Exercise 1. Pair work. Read the text again and complete

the squares with all the food that corresponds.

Coastal Region

Tip

It’s difficult to translate

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names of dishes, so many

times in English, we use the
same word. For example,
ceviche is called “ceviche”
in English.

Highland Region

Vocabulary

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meal. the food you eat regularly

bakery. a place to prepare

and sell bread

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 Oral Communication
Let’s Play with Vocabulary Words
Have some fun playing this speaking game!

The Describing Game

For this game, your teacher will

divide the class into two groups.
Here’s what you need to do:
1. Taking turns, one student of
each group will go to the front
of the class, facing the class,
with his/her back to the board.
2. In silence, the teacher will write
a vocabulary word on the board.
3. One by one, the rest of the team
will describe that word.
The team will win a point if the
student in front of the class guesses
the secret word correctly.

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Pronunciation of /b/ and /v/
Exercise 1. Listen to your teacher or the audio Tip
and pronounce the words correctly: ;
with your lips closed
"b" is pronounced er
• ban, van by placing your low
"v" is pronounced
• bat, vat h.
Audio lip between the teet
• boat, vote
Listen to the recording
• berry, very

Exercise 2. Take turns listening to these Exercise 3. Circle the b’s and put a square around
sentences, and then reading them. the v’s. With a partner, pronounce all of the b
words, then, all of the v words. Then, take turns
a. Jim is not feeling very well, and it looks
reading the sentences. Careful with the v words!
like he ate a poisonous berry.
Remember where to put your lip.
b. We couldn't decide what to name
a. My friend brought a little lamb home.
the boat, so we had a vote.
b. He went on holiday for about six weeks.
c. I asked the store assistant which vest
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would suit my new shirt the best. c. I'm hoping for better weather tomorrow
to visit our grandparents.
d. I bet that the vet is going to tell
you that there's nothing wrong d. Can you please record our song and later
with your cat. upload the video on YouTube?
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Reading

Exercise 1. Pair work. Choose and circle the word that doesn’t
belong on each line.

a. Apple Melon Desk Grapes

b. Notebook Egg Chicken Meat

c. Bread Crackers Pencil Rice

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du
ne
Mi

d. Carrot Backpack Lettuce Tomato

e. Ruler Milk Yogurt Cheese

We all need to eat healthy food. Potato chips, cookies and candy
are delicious, but you cannot eat a lot of it and be healthy.
Eating healthy food is good for our bones, muscles and even
our hair and nails. It is important to choose from all of the food
groups that you can find in your house. For example, grains are
important for getting you the fiber that your digestive system
needs, and you can find them in rice, oatmeal and bread. Milk,
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yogurt, butter and cheese are important to get strong bones

because these dairy products have a lot of calcium. Proteins like
beans, fish, meat and nuts are as important as eggs and chicken
in your daily diet. And finally, combining everything with a lot
of vegetables and fruits will help you to receive the minerals and
vitamins that your body needs.

Vocabulary
Exercise 2. Choose the best answer for each question.
fiber. a plant that is really
important to eat to have a. What food will help you to get strong bones?
good health
protein fruits dairy grains
oatmeal. made from crushed
oats
b. Eating healthy food will make you
mineral. a chemical your body
needs to stay healthy sorry sick strong important

c. If you eat vegetables and fruits you will get

minerals fat water bones

d. This type of food is delicious, but not healthy.

apples carrots candy meat

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e. Grains help you because they provide

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proteins grains vitamins fiber

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 Writing

The teacher gives each student a tangerine.

The students will have to look at the tangerine,
smell it, touch it, peel it, listen to it, and eat it.
While they do this, they need to think about
what they see, smell, touch, hear, and taste.

When they finish their tangerine, they can

write about what they experienced.
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Fr

Exercise 1. Write a short paragraph about what you experienced

when you ate the tangerine. What did you see? What did you smell?
What did you taste? Remember to ask your teacher if you need a new
word: “How do you say... in English?”

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Use the simple past tense.
Start with a topic sentence, like:

When I ate the tangerine, I felt many different sensations.

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Remember to use a
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concluding sentence.

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Language Through the Arts
Peanut Butter and Jelly
Exercise 1. This a very popular song among
children in the United States. Listen to the song Audio
Listen to the recording
and draw a picture of the underlined lines.

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Lyrics Drawings

Peanut Butter and Jelly.

Peanut, peanut butter ~ and jelly!
First you take the peanuts, and you crunch ‘em
you crunch ‘em.

Then you take the peanuts and you mash ‘em,

you mash ‘em.
Peanut, peanut butter and jelly.
Peanut, peanut butter and jelly.

Then you take the bread and you spread it,

you spread it.
Peanut, peanut butter and jelly.
Peanut, peanut butter and jelly.

Next you take the grapes and you pick ‘em,

you pick ‘em.
Peanut, peanut butter and jelly.
Peanut, peanut butter and jelly.

Then you take the grapes and you squish ‘em,

you squish ‘em.
Peanut, peanut butter and jelly.
Peanut, peanut butter and jelly.

Then you take the bread and you spread it,

you spread it.
Peanut, peanut butter and jelly.
Peanut, peanut butter and jelly.

Now you take the sandwich and you eat it, Tip
you eat it. Them is p
(Mouth full) ronounce
'em in ma d
MMMM, MMM MMMMM. MMM. MM ny songs
to keep th
e rhythm.

Game: Vocabulary Basketball

Exercise 2. Divide the class into two groups. If the answer is correct, the group gets one point
and the chance to throw a ball into the trash can
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Each group takes a turn answering a vocabulary

(the ball can be made with recycled paper). If the
question about food groups. The teacher will then
team makes a basket, they get an extra point.
ask questions. Here is an example: “What food is
brown on the outside and white on the inside?” You can use the words from the other pages.

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 Oral Communication
Strange Foods

Exercise 1. Ask and answer these

questions with a partner.

• What is the strangest food you have

ever eaten?

• What do you do if you see some

strange food on your plate?

• Do your parents tell you to always

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try strange foods?

Exercise 2. Look carefully at the image

of the food on the plate. Ask and answer
with a partner.

• Which animal do you think it is?

Exercise 4. Here you have pictures of two more
• Why do you think it is on a green leaf? dishes at the restaurant. Ask and answer these
questions with a partner.
• Would you eat that dish?
a. Which animals do you see in each photo?

Audio b. Do you want to eat them?

Listen to the recording
c. If a tourist comes to your city or town, what
foods can be strange to him/her?
You are going to hear a radio announcement
about a famous restaurant: The Strangest
Food in the World.

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Exercise 3. Look at the images of the
strange foods and their names. Now, listen
to the audio and circle the foods that are in
the audio.
rose petal soup

milk soup
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snails avocado
ice cream
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clams
rice ice Vocabulary
cream
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strange. not common

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Assessment

Reading
Read this description of a fish ceviche
and then write True (T) or False (F)
next to each sentence.

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h ceviche, you
To make a great fis
h into small
need to cut fresh fis
mix it with a lot of
pieces. Then, you d”
e or le m on ju ic e until it is “cooke
lim t
prepare a mix of ho
in this juice. Next,
ns, and salt to give
peppers, red onio Are these statements True (T) or False (F)?
dish.
extra flavor to the
,
s into small pieces a. To make this ceviche,
Cut some tomatoe
(green or yellow) you need cooked shrimp.
some bell peppers ix
. Don’t forget to m
and a lot of cilantro it b. You can only use
en, try it to see if
everything and th ld add purple onions.
nally, you shou
has enough salt. Fi in
ble oil and cool it c. Tomatoes have to be cut
a little bit of vegeta ea t,
e re fr ig er at or . W hen it is time to in squares, but without the seeds.
th ate
and in the same pl
serve individually o d. You need to put in
so m e ch if le s, pa ta cones or even tostad
put spinach instead of cilantro.
or canguil.
licious! e. Serve this ceviche
It is going to be de
with tostado if you want.

Listening
Listen to this chef who works at a restaurant. He’s talking about Audio
good foods. Match column A and column B. Listen to the recording

Column A Column B

a. Cereals like rice broccoli and spinach will give you good nutrition.

b. Proteins are inside most beans that you eat.

c. Vegetables like are examples of protein.

d. There are fruits provide you with fiber.

e. Good seeds for every season.

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 Assessment What are your favorite foods?

Speaking Writing
Describe your favorite breakfast meal to Write two examples of each food group that you
your teacher. Remember to use the vocabulary have at home.
words and the quantifiers that you learned
in this module. Dairy:

Fruit:
Vocabulary
Describe in your own words Vegetables:
these vocabulary words.
a. carrot d. rice Protein:
b. meat e. cake
Grains:
c. bread
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ed
in
M

Grammar

Write sentences about the food you eat every day. Use some, any and a lot.
E.g.: I eat a lot of rice every day.

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.
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I’m completing this self-evaluation based on what I learned in the module

Self-evaluation
I check the box that most applies to me.
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I do it I can’t do it
Topics I do it very well. I can improve.
somewhat well. without help.

I can talk about my food preferences.

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Typical
Ecuadorian Food

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Tip

Remember the rules for Directions

some and any when you
write your recipe. • Each student writes the complete recipe
on a A4 cardboard at home and brings it
to the class the next day.
• Hang all the recipes on the walls of the
The class brainstorms typical Ecuadorian classroom, or on a bulletin board that
foods. (It’s ok to say the names of the foods in the teacher prepares. Then, decorate
Spanish!) The teacher writes the list on the the recipes with drawings and pictures
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board. Each student chooses one of the dishes of food.

and, as homework, investigates the recipe to • Display your beautiful bulletin board
prepare this dish. for everybody to see!

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 English What instrument
Pedagogical Module 3 would you like to play?
Curricular Thread: Communication and Cultural Awareness,
Oral Communication, Reading, Writing, Language Through the Arts

Fifth Grade EGB

Interviews 4

Ecuadorian
5

So
music
My favorite music 3

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lSa
tu
die
ish

s
gl

Comparatives,
2
En

superlatives Music
Music 6 from Africa

Everywhere

M
us
ic
Music,
adjectives 1

Values

7 Respect

Violinist from age 2!

Alex Jimbo Viteri is a young musician
from Guayaquil. He began to play the violin
at age 2 and played his first solo at age 6.

When he was 10 years old, he won

the competition “Young Ecuadorian
Soloists.” Today, he plays in many
countries with many different orchestras.
What a talented Ecuadorian!
You can find out more about this talented
musician at: [Link]
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Do you think that it is easy to be a musician? Do you know any musicians your age?

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 Lesson A

Communication and Cultural Awareness

Value: Respect

What’s your opinion? Everyone has an opinion

about things! It’s important to listen to others’
opinions and respect those opinions.

• Sit in two circles in the classroom. You need

a pencil and a small piece of paper. On the
paper, write the name of a musician or a
group. Write your opinion. “I like Shakira.”
or “I don’t like Shakira."
• Crumple up your paper. Make it small.
• The teacher will point at you
and say: “Go!” Throw the paper
to a [Link] should open Ask your
the paper and say the sentence teacher if you don’t
out loud to the class. They know a word!
can use this structure: "(Your “How do you say
name) like/doesn't like (name cantante
of singer).” Then, that student in English?
can throw their paper to the
another classmate.
• Continue until everyone has
a chance to throw their paper.

Guess the word!

Look at the context and the
words around “crumple.”
It says to make the paper small.
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Here is a drawing of a crumpled

paper ball.
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Look at all the types of music! They are called genres.
How many genres do you know?

Alternative rock Punk Reggaeton Soul blues

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Lullabies Sing-along Modern pop Classic rock

Opera Country music Electronic music Salsa Jazz

• Make a list of 5 genres you are familiar with. You can ask:
• Put a plus sign (+) beside the ones you like. Put - Which genres do you like?
a minus sign (-) beside the ones you do not like. Oh, so you like ...
- Why do you like ...?
• Write the reason you like them or the reason - Which genre do you like
you don’t like them. You can write, “I like jazz the best?
because…” or “I don’t like jazz because…”
• Then, change so that the other classmate can ask
• Put a star (*) next to the genre you like the best. the questions.
• Pair work. Ask a classmate about Tip
his/her choices. Genre is pro
nounced
with a zh sou
nd.
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Vocabulary
“Best” is used to compare
more than two objects. genre. type of music
It means more than good! reason. tells why; similar to the Spanish word razón

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Reading
Here is an interview with Justin Bieber. He is on the
program Music Scene at Radio 567 about Tip
a concert in Mexico next week.
Interview sounds like a similar word
Before you read the interview, you need to review in Spanish: entrevista. Did you see that?
the vocabulary for instruments:

1 Guitar

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5 Maracas
6 Accordion
4 Saxophone

3 Harp
2 Keyboard/Piano Interview with Justin Bieber
Here we are at Radio 567, with our program
Music Scene. Last night we talked to Justin
Bieber in a phone interview to ask him about
his favorite instruments. You can listen to our
7 Violin interview now.
8 Drums
Music Scene: Hey, Justin, how are you tonight?
Grammar Tip
Justin: I’m doing just fine. I have a big concert
When you want to compare two things, next week in Mexico.
add -er to the adjective with one syllable
+ than. If the adjective has more than one Music Scene: Well, we wanted to ask about
syllable, add “more” + than. your favorite instruments.
Justin: Great! I love drums. They are louder
Exercise 1. Listen to the names of the instruments. than the maracas. I really like guitars. They
Practice the names of the instruments with sound cooler than the saxophone. And, my
a classmate. Listen again and practice again. favorite is the keyboard. I can play it louder
or softer than the other instruments.
Now, read the interview and check your answers.
Music Scene: Thanks for your time Justin!
Exercise 2. Take turns reading the parts of the Good luck with your concert next week.
dialogue in the interview in the box on the right
the right side outloud. One classmate can take
Exercise 3. Use these adjectives to make sentences
the role of Justin, and the other takes the role
to compare two instruments.
of the of the radio show host. Then, change.

Vocabulary soft, loud, big, small, cool, interesting, expensive

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cool. great
Exercise 4. Underline the comparisons in the
loud. a lot of volume
dialogue with Justin.
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soft. a little volume

Example: The harp is softer than the drums.
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Exercise 1. Now, you try it. Sing with the music.
Exercise 2. Here’s a challenge! Fill in the empty
Rewriting Lyrics
spaces with your own instruments. Then, practice
Words in a song are called “lyrics.” singing it together.
Here is a popular song with words missing.
Listen to the song and write the words you
hear in the blanks. The more we sing together, the more we

The more we sing together, the more we play together, the more we sing together,

together, the more the happier we’ll be.

we together, The more we play the

the happier we’ll be. the more we play the ,

The more we play the the more we play the ,

the more we play the , the happier we’ll be.

the more we play the , The more we play the

the happier we’ll be. the more we play the ,

The more we play the the more we play the ,

the more we play the , the happier we’ll be.

the more we play the ,

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challenge. something difficult

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Musical Instruments from South America
There are many different instruments that musicians in the Andes use
to play music. Some of them are string instruments; others are types of
drums, and most of them need the musicians to blow to make sounds.

Charango

Quena

Wankara
Tarka
Siku

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Interesting fact Exercise 1. Imagine you are part of an Andean band and you can
choose any musical instrument to play. Draw the instrument inside
Did you know that Ecuador the box. Why did you choose it? Write two reasons on the lines.
has an Andean Instrument Share your drawing and reasons with a classmate.
Symphony orchestra with
more than 20 musicians?

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b.
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Exercise 2. Choose a traditional musical instrument and find 3-5

interesting facts about the instrument. Prepare a small poster with
drawings and a list of all the information you have. Share your poster
with the class.
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The Quichua Mashis are a Latin folk music band from Ecuador.
They have performed in many parts of the in the United States.
Now they have their own music company called QM records in
Seattle, Washington, and they have produced several CDs.

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Exercise 1. Listen to a dialogue between the manager
of the Mashis and a music producer who wants them
to come to Guayaquil.
Before you listen, predict what the two people might talk
about. Write three questions you think the manager or the
producer might want to know. Now, share your questions
with the whole class.
a.
b.
c.

Exercise 2. Now, listen to the dialogue. The manager

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asked three questions. Did you guess which questions

he was going to ask?
Listen to the dialogue again. Work with a classmate
and write the three questions.
Audio
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 Lesson B

Communication and Cultural Awareness

Young Musicians Around Even though Serena is talented, she has to

the World work very hard to be an excellent pianist.
She practices four or five hours
Serena Wang was 10 years old when she played a day, every day.
the piano for the first time with a symphony
orchestra in China. Can you imagine playing
the piano in front of 500 people with 50 other
musicians? After that concert, everyone was
astonished by Serena’s talent. When she was
15, she was invited to play with the United
Nations in a special ceremony. In December,
2016, she appeared as a soloist with the China
Philharmonic Orchestra when they toured
the United States.
Serena started her piano lesson when she was
four. After playing for only eight months, she
won a prize. When she was five, she became
the youngest winner for piano playing at a

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university in the United States. Since then,
she has won award after award, and she
became quite famous!

Everyone has special talents. Maybe your talent will not be the best Exercise 2. Pair work. One
in the world, but it makes you different from others. classmate asks these questions
and the other classmate answers
Exercise 1. Look at the boxes and identify the talent in each one. Then,
them. Then, change.
mark them with the amount of talent you have for each one using: None
(N), Some (S), or a lot (AL). a. Do you play the piano?
Would you like to learn?
b. What are your special talents:
sports, cooking, math,
writing, singing, drawing,
or something else?
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c. Do you practice your talent

every day? Do you practice
for hours each day? What do
you think would happen if
you practice your talent for
four hours every day?
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Interview With a Musician

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Katy Pery, Jorge Drexler, Justin Biever

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Exercise 1. Choose your favorite musician. Imagine they are coming
to Ecuador for a concert! Work with another classmate to prepare an
interview with them by phone. Write four interview questions together.
Then, role play the interview. One student can be the interviewer, and
the other student can be the musician. Then, change partners, and repeat
the interview with the new questions.
Sample questions: How long…how many...when...why...who...where?

Interviewer: Good evening. This is (your name) in (name of your

town). Can I ask you some questions about your concert in Ecuador?
Musician: Of course! I'm happy to answer!
Interviewer:
Musician:
Interviewer:
Musician:
Interviewer:
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Interviewer: Ok, thank you so much!

Musician: Any time!

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Solve a Problem in Your Classroom

“Why is having music in the

classroom sometimes
a good/bad idea?”

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Exercise 1. Problem: Students want to have Another person can be the secretary. They write
music in the classroom while they work silently. the answers. Then, several students write the ideas
Many teachers want silence. What happens in on the board.
your classroom?
f. The teacher decides if the reasons are good, and
a. In your notebook, write the question: if the students can listen to music sometimes,
“Do you like to have music in our class when or on special occasions. Remember, you have
you work silently?” to respect the teacher’s decision.
b. Then, ask five classmates the question.
Write their answers.
c. The teacher can then ask the class to raise their
hands if they would like to have music in the
classroom sometimes. She can then write the
number of students on the board, and ask the
students to give reasons for their proposal.
d. The teacher then divides the students into two
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e. In your group, list three reasons to support Vocabulary
your proposal. One person should be the leader.
proposal. plan

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 Oral Communication

Do you like poems?

Exercise 1. Poems often are the base of the Read the poem silently.
lyrics (words) for a song. Here is a silly poem
with rhythm. It’s full of the letter “r”. Look at Then, read it aloud to yourself. Now, listen to
the pronunciation tip before you read and listen the poem again. Then, get with a partner and
to the song. read the poem.
Say the poem to your classmate. Then, ask them to
tell you which words you said correctly with the "r"
and which words you need to work on. You can ask:
"Am I pronouncing the "r" correctly in the word...?
Red Rock Roll
Rhythm
Tip
Rosey is a red hen, a red hen,
a red hen. The “r” in English is pronounced with the tip
of the tongue curled up at the bottom
Rosey has rhythm, of your mouth. In Spanish, you touch the top
rhythm, rhythm. of your mouth when you pronounce it. In
Rosey is a red hen, a red hen, English, you do the opposite!
a red hen,
Rosey is a red hen who likes
Exercise 2. With a classmate, make a list of all
rock and roll.
the words you know with “r” in your notebooks.
Then, practice saying the words on your list.

Words with “r”:

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your list. Then, practice saying those sentences out

loud. Remember the pronunciation tip!
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Reading

Do you think music can make us healthy?

Exercise 1. Think! Do you agree or disagree that

English and Spanish words are similar? Discuss why
or why not with a classmate.
When you read a story or an article you do not have
to know all of the words to understand the ideas. You
can use the words you know in Spanish to help you
understand new words in English!
For example, what do you think the word "calm"
means? Yes, "calma." In the following paragraph,

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there are many words that are similar to Spanish.
Exercise 2. See if you can guess the meaning of the
underlined words. Write the underlined words.
Work with a classmate. Ask him/her: “What do
you think “music” means in Spanish?”

1. Music can help us to be healthy. Did

you know that thousands of years ago, Exercise 3. Write True (T) or False (F) next to
kings used to have singers sing their each sentence.
songs to help them keep calm. a. Music is healthy for us.
2. The military use music to build
b. Music can build confidence.
confidence and courage.
3. Soccer events provide music to get c. Music can make soccer teams win games.
people enthusiastic. d. Music can only help students in one way.
4. School-children use music to memorize
e. Music makes dental patients nervous.
their ABCs.
5. Music also helps you to concentrate
and focus more than just being Exercise 4. Some of the sentences in the paragraph
in silence. show how music can make us healthy. One sentence
is not really healthy.
6. Shopping malls play music to get
people to stay in the mall and buy Which one is not really healthy? Why?
more things.
7. Dentists play music to help calm Tip
nervous patients.
8. Plants grow faster and greener when “dis” makes a word opposite
they are exposed to soft classical music.
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Grammar Tip Vocabulary

Did you see the comparative forms faster and agree. think the same
greener in the paragraph? disagree. think differently

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 Writing
Social Studies

Exercise 1. Read the Music Culture online newsletter on young,

Ecuadorian musicians.

May 20, 2019

A new generation of talented musicians are
emerging in Ecuador, preserving the country’s
musical traditions, and at the same time,
creating new music. Here is an important,
new musician.

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Mateo Kingman
Mateo Kingman has emerged as one of the most
interesting young musicians in Ecuadorian music,
combining musical traditions from the past and

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present. He incorporates hip-hop with folklore.
His music is filled with jungle-like sound effects,
and many of his songs have nature as a central
theme. Mateo grew up in the Amazon city of
Macas, near the Shuar tribe, which influenced
how he sees the world.

Exercise 2. Imagine it is 10 years from now and you are becoming an

important Ecuadorian musician.

Here is a new musician you should know about:

(Your name)
(Your name) has emerged as
one of the key musicians in Ecuadorian music.
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preserve. to keep
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combine. to put together

jungle. many trees together,

in a tropical climate, like in
the Amazon

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Assessment

Reading
1. Read the story.

Akim Camara was only two yea

rs old and still wearing
diapers and speaking baby-talk
, but he could remember
the songs he heard and the nam
es of all of the orchestral
instruments. His father asked
a teacher to teach him the
violin. Akim participated happil
y and, with lots of practice,
he learned how to play very fas
t. He performed at the age of
three in a Christmas concert.
The famous violinist Andre
Rieu heard of the child’s talent
, and took him to play in a
large concert. The audience cla
pped and clapped for the
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little violinist. Since then, he has

played all over the world.

2. Answer the questions.

a. How old was Akim Camara when he first played in public?
b. What was his talent?
c. Did he like to play and practice?
d. Who is Andre Rieu?
e. Where does Akim Camara play now?

Listening Speaking
Listen to the story of Akim, told by one of his 1. Prepare a small presentation about a musician
violin teachers. Look at the questions before you or a group that you like to listen to. Give three
listen! Then, listen to the audio again. Answer True reasons why you like their music and when you
(T) or False (F). usually listen to it.
a. Akim’s teacher talks about You can start your presentation like this:
a concert when Akim was “One of my favorite singers/bands/
two years old. groups is …”
b. Akim listened to a song 2. Practice your presentation to yourself,
many times, and then, in a low voice.
he memorized it.
3. Then, get into a small group of three or
c. Akim practiced four students. Each one practices his/her
the violin every day. presentation for the group. The other
students listen and give a thumbs up or
d. Akim and his teacher thumbs down after they listen. If they
were very happy when give a thumbs down, they should give
he was playing the violin.
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a reason why.
e. Akim didn’t like 4. Finally, give your presentation to the
his teacher. entire class.

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 Assessment What instrument would¿Xxxxxxx?
you like to play?

Writing Vocabulary
Write a paragraph describing the music that Complete the sentences with the words from the box:
you prefer to listen to. Use a topic sentence.
Give three reasons for your opinion. Then, music sing musician
include a concluding sentence. Use the simple
present tense.
concert show

a. I want to go to a high school musical

next month.

b. I prefer to listen to classical

, not rap.

c. My neighbors in Italian,
and no one understands what they say.

d. Akim will perform on a TV

on Channel 9,
Sunday afternoon.

e. He was a very famous

when he was alive, and he had many fans.

Grammar
Fill in the blank with the correct

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comparative forms.
a. Akim is (young) than his violin teacher.
b. Akim is probably the (good) baby violinist in the world.
c. Akim probably learned (fast) than other children.
d. Serena was (old) than Akim when she started playing music.
e. Andean music is (popular) than classical music in Ecuador.

I’m completing this self-evaluation of what I learned in the module

Self-evaluation I check the box that most applies to me.

I do it I do it I can’t do it
Topics I can improve.
very well. somewhat well. without help.
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I can interview a musician.

I can compare things.
I can write about my favorite music and musician.

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 Lesson C

Communication and Cultural Awareness

Music

Children all over the world like to sing

and play instruments. Here is an adaptation
from a traditional song in Africa.
Most rivers in Africa depend on the rain.
During the dry season, they look like
a brown, curvy snake. In the rainy season,
it rains and rains and rains. There is
thunder and lightning. And horrible

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flying ants always appear right before
the first big storms!

Tip Where Is the Rain?

Rhyme looks like a word • The giraffe and the elephant went for a walk.
in Spanish. Can you guess They stopped near a tree and started to talk;
the word? • "I wish it would rain," said the giraffe with a sigh.
"I'm tired of watching the clouds pass by!"
• "Yes," said the elephant, "Where is the rain?
I wish I could eat green leaves again.
• The sun is so hot, and the ground is so dry;
Vocabulary When will the rain fall from the sky?"

snake. a long, thin reptile • Later in the day the sky turned grey,
The flying ants flew out to say,
thunder. a loud noise
when it rains • "The rain is coming! We smell it in the air!
lightning. a flash of bright
And in the distance, thunder we hear!"
light in the sky that is
• The giraffe and the elephant looked up at the sky
produced by electricity
when it rains And heard the black eagle give his cry,
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ant. a tiny insect • "The rain has come; the rivers will flow;
The dry season is over; now the green grass
sigh. a sound that people
make when they are sad
will grow!"

cloud. white shapes in the sky

leaf/leaves. the small, green

parts that grow on trees Exercise 1. Pair work. In your notebooks, write the words at the end
ground. earth of the lines that rhyme. Some of them are not exact rhymes. Put a star
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next to those.
smell. to perceive
with your nose Exercise 2. Listen to the song as a chant. Get into pairs. Practice
saying two lines. Then, all of the class stands up, and the pairs
eagle. a large bird
recite the song.
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 Oral Communication
Your Very Own Rap
Directions:
1. Choose a topic. Make sure you know lots of
words in English about the topic. It could be
food, family, school, music, or something else.
2. Think of all of your words and make a list.
Use only short words.

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3. Try to find words that rhyme with words in
your list. Ask your classmates and your teacher
for help with words that rhyme. You can ask:
“What word rhymes with...? Snoop Dog

TOPIC: weather
(but now you can’t use this one)
• Words and rhymes:
(other words that rhyme
with them)

rain/game

sun/fun
snow/blow

coat/cold (not a rhyme, but it

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sounds similar and that's ok too)

4. Create a rap on your topic, and add some rhythm to it (you can
use a musical instrument if you want). Each sentence should have
3-4 words to keep the rhythm. Write 2-3 lines. You could have
something like this: “I like the sun. It is fun. I hate the snow.
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Go, go, go.”

5. Ask a classmate for help. Then, share your rap with him/her.
Then, share with the class.
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Reading

Kidz Kidz Bop is a singing

Bop
group of children who sing
contemporary popular songs.
The group has existed for a
long time. When the children
grow up, they leave the group,
and different children apply to
enter. The songs they sing are
the most poular songs on the
charts or on the radio. Because
the songs they sing are for
other children, they often
change the lyrics that are not
appropriate for young people.
They make the lyrics more
“kid friendly.”
The group is popular with
many children, teenagers,
and even adults. The
company has sold more
than 16 million albums,
and today, has expanded to
include merchandise, music
videos, and talent search
competitions.
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ercise 1. Pair work. W ith a classmate, write two quest
Ex swer
er pair of students, ask and an
about the reading. With anoth Vocabulary
the questions. existed. similar to the
rt
, decide you are going to sta
Exercise 2. With a classmate ?
Spanish word existe
hat’s the name of your group
a children’s singing group. W y charts. give information
to sing in it? Where are the
How many children are going about many things
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going to sing? Present your merchandise. things

to buy and sell

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Grammar Tip Exercise 1. Compare the groups Kidz Bop and the
Quichua Mashis.
Remember, when we compare two nouns,
we use the comparative form of the adjective. Use your opinion, the information from the texts,
When we compare three or more nouns, and the adjectives below.
we use the superlative form.
famous old young cool
Comparatives
Add -er to the adjective, and than, popular well-known interesting
when the word is short.
Example: The Quichua Mashis group is newer than
Example:
the Kidz Bop group.
faster than richer than older than
a.
Add more... than when the adjective
has three syllables or more. b.

Example: c.
more intelligent than
d.
more wonderful than
e.
f.
Superlatives
g.
Add the and -est to the adjective when
the word is short.
Example:
the smartest the biggest the coldest

Add the most to the adjective, when the

word has three syllables or more.
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Example:
the most beautiful
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the most impressive

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Language Through the Arts

Mind Mapping
Mind mapping is a way
to organize information
on a topic that you are
familiar with. It is an
easy way to brainstorm
your thoughts. Because
you use colors, it helps
you to visually structure
your ideas to help
remember things.
A mind map is a diagram
that helps you see how
the information in your
diagram is related.

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Exercise 1. Get out your colors!
a. Draw a circle in the middle
of a blank page. Turn the page
on its side. Write “MUSIC”
in the circle.
b. Draw 4-5 very short
lines going away from the
circle. Now, change colors.

Music
At the end of each line, draw
another circle, a little bit
smaller than the one in the
center. Write words related to
music. For example, one word
can be “musicians.” Change
colors again! Draw two lines
from each new circle and two
new circles. In the new circles,
write words related to the
new word.
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Now, do two or three more

mind maps about any topic
you want!

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 Oral Communication

What is the most popular song you know right now?

Beto works for a large music company in Mexico.

He gets information on all of the music that is
played on radio stations. He checks to see how
many people listen to the song. Then, he puts all
of the information on charts, and decides which
songs are the most popular songs of the week.

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Exercise 1. Pair work. With a classmate, make Exercise 2. Share your Number 1 song with the
a list of the songs you think should be on Beto’s class. The teacher can keep track of the songs on the
list this week. board to see which song is Number 1 in the class.
Exercise 3. Again, with a partner, write five
questions you want to ask Beto about his work.
Most Popular
Use the present tense.
Songs of the Week

1
Questions for Beto
2
1.
3 ?
2.
4
?
5 3.
?
Student A: Which song do you want
to put first? 4.

Student B: I think .... goes first. ?

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Student A: I agree/I don’t agree. 5.

I think that .... goes ?
first this week.

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Assessment

Reading
My band is such a gr
eat group! Alan is in
Read the following description of a band charge of playing th
e drums and he likes
and then make a drawing of it. It's ok to use hit them with sticks to
like a rockstar! Jose
comic drawings! our guitar hero and ph is
he is always creatin
songs and lyrics. N g new
athaly is the vocal si
and she has a swee ng er
t voice that every au
likes to hear. My br dience
other Ernest plays
violin, and I play th th e
e triangle and the flu
depending on the so te,
ng and the melody
we need. th at

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Listening Speaking
Dictation: Listen to your teacher and write the Imagine that you have the chance of writing a song
comparative and superlative forms that will become very famous in the future. Present
of the adjectives you hear. your choices to the class.
a. a. Describe what the song will be about.
b. b. Say what language you will write the
song in.
c.
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c. Choose a group who can sing your song.

d.
d. Name several countries where the group
e. will sing your song.
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 Assessment What instrument would you like to play?

Grammar
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the adjective.

a. Salsa is (loud) than baby lullabies.

b. The violin has the (beautiful) sound of all the instruments.

c. Shakira is the (good) dancer of all.

d. The drums are (difficult) to play than the guitar.

e. I think Marta has the (pretty) voice of all of the singers.

Writing Vocabulary
Write a paragraph about your favorite music Write sentences with vocabulary words related to
group. Use a topic sentence. Give three reasons music. Write as many words as you can!
why you like them. Use a concluding sentence.

I’m completing this self-evaluation based on what I learned in the module

Self-evaluation I check the box that most applies to me.

I do it I can’t do it
Topics I do it very well. I can improve.
somewhat well. without help.
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I can write questions about a reading.

I can write a story about an animal musician.
I can use the comparative and superlative
form of the adjectives in my sentences.

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 Project

Making
Materials
a Balloon
you will need:
Drum
• A large can, a bowl
or a flower pot.
• A large balloon. Maybe
you need two or three,
in case you pop one!
• Scissors
• Tape

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Steps to make the drum:

1. One end of your can or pot needs to be open.
2. Cut the balloon at the smallest part. Vocabulary

3. Stretch the balloon over the opening. balloon. plastic circle that
expands when you blow in it
4. Ask a classmate to help hold the balloon while you put the
tape around the balloon. pop. explode
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5. Now you are ready to play. What can you use for sticks? stretch. expand

sticks. plural of stick; long,

Ask your teacher to bring some music for you to play along
thin pieces of wood used to
with. The whole class can play together. play the drums

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