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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 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
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
ne
(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

E.g: 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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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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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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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
c
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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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somewhat well. without help.

I can follow simple commands.

I can understand and use
vocabulary related to school.

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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
6 Food art
Pronunciation
4

Ar
/b/ and /v/

t
Calculations
Explaining recipes 7 and measurements
3

M
to prepare your

at
favorite food

h
ish
gl
En

Quantifiers, simple Typical

present tense, review 2 Let’s Start 8 Ecuadorian

So
food
Cooking!

ci
al
St
ud
Fruits, vegetables,

ie
dairy, grains and 1

s
proteins

Values

9 Health care

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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 Lesson A

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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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, www.foodandtravel.com. 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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 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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 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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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

c
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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edu
Min

proteins grains vitamins fiber

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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
uc
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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 Oral Communication
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. - Which genres do you like?
Put a minus sign (-) beside the ones you do Oh, so you like ...
not like. - Why do you like ...?
- Which genre do you like
• Write the reason you like them or the reason the best?
you don’t like them. You can write, “I like jazz
because…” or “I don’t like jazz because…” • Then, change so that the other classmate can
ask the questions.
• Put a star (*) next to the genre you like the best.
Tip
• Pair work. Ask a classmate about
Genre is pro
his/her choices. nounced
with a zh sou
nd.
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“Best” is used to compare more than genre. type of music

two objects. 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.
Before you read the interview, you need to review
Interview sounds like a similar word
the vocabulary for instruments: in Spanish: entrevista. Did you see that?

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
than the maracas. I really like guitars. They
Exercise 1. Listen to the names of the instruments. sound cooler than the saxophone. And, my
Practice the names of the instruments with a
favorite is the keyboard. I can play it louder
classmate. Listen again and practice again.
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
the role of Justin, and the other takes the role Exercise 3. Use these adjectives to make
of the of the radio show host. Then, change. sentences to compare two instruments.

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

Eg.: The harp is softer than the drums.

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 Oral Communication
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
• Listen to the dialogue
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• Vocabulary

might. maybe, possibly

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 Oral Communication
Interview With a Musician

Insertar photos de estos musicos:Shakira, Marta Gomez,

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.
E.g.: 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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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 1. Prepare a small presentation about a musician
his violin teachers. Look at the questions or a group that you like to listen to. Give three
before you listen! Then, listen to the audio reasons why you like their music and when you
again. Answer True (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 his teacher.
4. Finally, give your presentation to the
entire class.

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

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

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Fill in the blank with the correct
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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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: E.g.: The Quichua Mashis group is newer than the
faster than richer than older than Kidz Bop group.

Add more... than when the adjective a.

has three syllables or more. b.
Example: c.
more intelligent than
more wonderful than d.

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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the most beautiful
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the most impressive

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Assessment

Reading
My band is such a gr
Read the following description of a band eat group! Alan is in
charge of playing th
and then make a drawing of it. It's ok to use e drums and he likes
hit them with sticks to
comic drawings! like a rockstar! Jose
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
comparative and superlative forms writing a song that will become very famous
of the adjectives you hear. in the future. Present 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. c. Choose a group who can sing your song.

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d. d. Name several countries where the group

will sing your song.
e.

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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
group. Use a topic sentence. Give three reasons
related to music. Write as many words as
why you like them. Use a concluding sentence.
you can!

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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 English What's new in the news?
Pedagogical Module 4
Curricular Threads: Communication and Cultural Awareness,
Oral Communication, Reading, Writing, Language Through the Arts

Fifth Grade EGB

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Let's Talk About

the News
The way we receive news has changed
a lot over hundreds of years. We
used to spread information by telling
one person, and then they would
go tell other people either walking,
running or on a horse. It used to take
a long time for people to know any
information about important events.
Now, things are different. We can
get any information we want from
many different places like newspapers,
televisions and the internet!
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Nowadays, you can get news from a lot of different places.

How many news sources can you think of?

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Communication and Cultural Awareness

Social Studies

How did people communicate before newspapers?

Tip
Exercise 1. Pair work. Ask and answer this question with
a partner. What do you know about the Chasquis, the Memories
is like the
messengers from the Inca Empire? word, “me Spanish
morias.” R
to look for emember
similar wo
to help yo rds
u understa
nd text.
The Chasquis
The Inca Empire was very big and they
needed to communicate information
and news. There were no newspapers,

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magazines, or books, so they trained young
men called Chasquis. These Chasquis were
excellent runners.They could run very
fast for hours. They also had an excellent
memory. They could memorize every
message perfectly. When they met another
Chasqui, they told the new Chasqui the
message. Then, the new Chasqui memorized
the message and ran to tell the next Chasqui.

Exercise 2. Underline the examples of could in the text.

Grammar Tip

Could/Couldn't
Could and couldn't are used with the past tense.
Can and can't are used with the present tense.
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The Chasquis could run long distances.

The Chasquis couldn’t read newspapers.

Exercise 3. All of the statements are false. Can you correct them?

Vocabulary a. The Chasquis coutldn't run fast.

memory. the ability to

remember something
b. The Chasquis could communicate with newspapers.
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memorize. to remember
something perfectly

message. a piece of c. The Incas couldn't communicate their news.

information you tell someone

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Reading

What do newspapers do?

A Newspaper

Exercise 1. Check the sections that you think are

in a newspaper. There are many
words that are si
in English and Sp milar
a. Sports
anish. Those wor
called cognates. F ds are
or example, "nat
English and nacion ional" in
b. Articles about events al in Spanish mea
same. As you read n the
, circle the cognat
c. Stories the text. es in

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d. Poems

e. Opinion sections

NEW S PAPERS
The most important task of a newspaper is to
inform. It informs about politics, sports,
culture, and technology. The information is
about national and international events. Many
people say that a newspaper is like a school
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because it helps people learn information, form

their opinions about problems, and choose
their political leaders.
In addition, newspapers also have sections to
entertain us and give us practical information,
like movie schedules or cultural events. Create a newspaper for your
school! What is its name?

Exercise 2. Pair work. Choose five sections for

your newspaper with a partner. You can say:
“Let’s include a politics section.”

Politics Society Culture

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List of Good
School Festivals
Students
Vocabulary

inform. to tell people about specific information

Practical Ads (books and school
politics. the activities of the government or Information material to buy or sell)
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of the people who influence how a country

is governed

schedule. a list of activities of days and hours Lost and Found Others Technology

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Language Through the Arts

Do you know what rice paper is?

Rice Paper

Exercise 1. Do you eat rice everyday? With a partner, brainstorm

other uses for rice. Use your imagination! Your teacher will make a
list on the board of all of your ideas.
Now, read an article of how rice is used in Egypt.

Deaf People Make Paper From Rice

Look at a map to see where Egypt is. Lots of rice grows in
Egypt. After the harvest, workers separate the rice for food
and the straw that is left. Most of the time, the workers burn
the straw. But one organization had a creative idea.
It takes the straw and makes paper from it.
They don't burn much straw, so this is better for the air in
the cities in Egypt. The organization is special for another
reason. It also gives handicapped people jobs because deaf people
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make the paper. They also make things from the paper, like
newspapers, boxes and bags.
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Vocabulary

deaf. someone who cannot

hear or listen to sounds

harvest. the time when

people collect the plants
that are ready to eat

straw. the dry stems from

grain plants like rice or wheat

burn. to put something

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on fire

handicapped. people who

cannot hear, see, or walk Exercise 3. What did you learn after reading this newspaper
article? Write three sentences in your own words. You can start
with, “I learned....”
Exercise 2. Pair work. Ask and
answer these questions. •

a. What’s the main idea of

the article?
•
c. What does the organization
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make with the straw?

•
d. How is this good for the
environment?

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Science

How Paper is Made

Now you know that some paper is made

from rice, but most paper is not made
from rice. How do you think paper for
newspapers and magazines is made?

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Exercise 1. Work individually. In
column 1, write notes of everything
you know about making paper.
Then, in column 2, write two or three
questions that you have about how
paper is made.

1. What I Know 2. What I Want to Know 3. What I Learned

Social Studies

Exercise 2. Listen to an expert talk about how paper is made. Exercise 3. Write notes in
Look at the questions to get an idea of what he is going to say. column 3 with new information
Then, learn the vocabulary words. Finally, listen again and circle that you learned about how to
the correct answer. make paper.
• What is the first thing you need to make paper?
a. leaves b. paper c. trees

• After the bark is removed, they cut the trees into…

a. small b. medium c. big wood

wood chips wood chips chips
• What do they use to cook the wood chips?

a. oil b. water c. paper Vocabulary

• Why do they mix it with chemicals? bark. the brown exterior that
covers trees
a. to make it b. to make c. to make
stronger it softer it darker remove. take something away
from its place
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• What’s the last thing they do? chips. small pieces of wood
a. remove b. cut the c. press chemicals. a prepared
the water paper the paper substance used to make things

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 Oral Communication

What is a smartphone used for?

Smartphones
Exercise 1. Write about two uses of smartphones. Share
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Exercise 2. Listen to a person talk about the uses of smartphones
and complete the text with the words that are missing.
• A smartphone is a cell phone that lets you do more than
make and
phone calls and send messages.
With a smartphone you can:
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ep
Fre
• Take, show, ,
and send photos and videos. Tip

• Access the , lary you

To study vocabu
receive and send emails. s. On
can use flashcard
write the
• Use the GPS to locate and navigate. one side you can
other
word and on the
• Play and music, ion of the
write the definit
and audio. to write
word. It’s better
finition
• See the a short, simple de
and time. of the word.
• Set an alarm clock, timer and stopwatch.
• Check the temperature and Vocabulary

information.
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missing. absent; not able

to be found
Exercise 3. Work in pairs. Cover the text and try to remember all
locate. find the place
the uses of a smartphone. Make a list of the uses. Then, uncover
or position of something
the text and see how much you remembered.
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Reading

What are some safety rules about internet use?

The Internet

Class discussion
Exercise 1. With your teacher and classmates
discuss the questions below.
a. Do you have internet access?
b. What do you use the internet for?
c. What are some dangers of the internet?
d. How can you protect yourself and others from
those dangers?

Exercise 2. What is the objective of

this paragraph?
a. To persuade teachers and students to use the
internet in class.
b. To discuss the positive aspects of the internet.
c. To discuss the positive and negative aspects
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of the internet.

Internet Safety Exercise 3. Individually, complete this table.

The internet can be a wonderful tool for you. Use information from the text and from the
It can be helpful to do your homework, find class discussion.
practical information, communicate with
friends and family, and play educational games. Internet
On the other hand, the internet can also cause
some serious probelms for you. For example, Positive Aspects Negative Aspects
bullies, called cyberbullies, can use the internet
to be mean to other people. The worst of all is
an online predator. This is someone who tries to
to become your friend with a false name. They
might ask you to meet them, but you should
never talk to or meet someone your family
doesn't know. It could be very dangerous!
You need to be smart when you use the internet.
Always talk to your parents and teachers about
any dangers you see.

Vocabulary
How can you prevent some of the dangers?
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cyberbully. somone who says mean things on the

internet to hurt someone else

dangerous. something bad that can hurt you

Exercise 4. Work in pairs. Compare your answers
with a classmate.

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Assessment

Listening
Listen to the audio about some differences
between magazines and newspapers. Identify the four
differences between a magazine and a newspaper.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Grammar
These sentences have mistakes. Correct the mistakes
and rewrite the sentences on the lines below.
a. I could read the newspaper when I was a baby.

b. I couldn't cry when I was a baby.

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c. I couldn't wave my hands when I was a baby.

d. I could sing songs when I was a baby.

Vocabulary
Organize the syllables to complete the words
and match them with the pictures.

a. ga ma zi ne

b. tise ver ad ment 1 2

c. per news pa
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d. phone smart
3 4

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 What's new in the news?
¿Xxxxxxx?
Assessment

Reading/Speaking
1. Read the news article below. 2. Identify the answers to these questions from
the news article: Who? What? Where?
When? Why? How? Then, discuss the
d answers with a partner.
School Receives Awar
ool, located in
Yesterday, Castle Oaks Public Sch
ard for
Ontario, Canada, received an aw
Community Spirit.
d up their
The students of the school cleane
bage every day
neighborhood by picking up gar
sented by the
for two weeks. The award was pre
, who gives
organization Community Giving
ards a year.
out three Community Spirit Aw
blic School,
The principal of Castle Oaks Pu
of the students!
David Smith, said, “I am so proud

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d they have
They were dedicated, I am please
won this award.”
rning, we spent 15
Student Mia Lee said, “Every mo
in the neighborhood.”
minutes picking up the garbage
p their
Students plan to continue to kee
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neighborhood clean.

Writing
Plan a news report.
Think about any topic
that is important
to your school or
community. Think of
some ideas to the key
questions: Who?
What? Where? When?
How? Then write the
news article.

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 use vocabulary related

to newspapers and magazines.
I can use “could” and “couldn’t”
to talk about past events.

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 Oral Communication

How much television is too much television?

Advantages and Disadvantages of Watching TV

Exercise 1. Listen to the audio. Then, add the

main points using the words in the boxes.

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1 to 2 hours per day

violence

obesity

some education programs

a. Number of hours of TV children should watch:

b. Dangers of watching too much TV:

c. Advantages of television:

Exercise 2. Work in groups of five. Find out information about your

classmates' television habits.
Step 1: Interview five classmates and complete the survey below.

Television Survey Chart

Do you
Do you eat Do you talk to Do you watch
Do you wear exercise at
Hours dinner while others while TV before
Name glasses? least 1 hour
per day? watching TV? watching TV? school?
per day?
Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No

Name:
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Step 2: Write five interesting facts you discovered about

your classmates’ television habits. For example: Alan watches
more than five hours of television per day. He exercises less
than an hour per day. He eats dinner while watching TV.

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 Assessment What's new in the news?

Grammar
Write five complete sentences about the things that tourists could and
couldn't do in Ecuador. Use the words in the boxes to help you.

Visit Cotopaxi Swim Kangaroo Elephant

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Vocabulary Speaking
Imagine you meet a person who has never heard In pairs, tell your partner about the things you
about the words below. Write a definition and could and couldn’t do when you were five.
figure out how you could explain the concepts to
them, (you can use example, drawings, etc.)
a. Radio

b. TV

c. Smartphone
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d. Internet

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 use could and couldn’t.

I can use the past simple tense with the verb
"to be" or other verbs.

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 English People Who Inspire Us
Pedagogical Module 6
Curricular Threads: Communication and Cultural Awareness,
Oral Communication, Reading, Writing, Language Through the Arts

Fifth Grade EGB

Vowel sounds: pull/pool – pat/pot 3

History: people who
4 have made important

So
contributions

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Inspire Us

Values

Community Taking care of

9 Determination 8 participation 7 Gender equality 6 the environment

Who is someone you admire?

Is it your parents, a teacher,
or someone famous?
We usually admire people that
do or have done great things
that inspire us. For example,
a lot of people admire
teachers because they teach
generations of children new
and important things.
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Who are role models? Is there a famous person you admire? Can you become an inspiring person?

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 Lesson A

Communication and Cultural Awareness

Who is your hero?

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Mother Teresa Ghandi Your Grandmother

Simón Bolivar Antonio Valencia

Exercise 1. Pair work. Choose a person from the photos above

or any other person you admire and answer these questions:
1. Where is he/she from?

2. What is his/her profession or occupation?

Vocabulary
3. Is he/she dead or alive?
brave. ready to face pain
or danger; courageous

clever. intelligent 4. What did he/she do?

generous. willing to give
or share; not selfish

hard-working. a person who

5. Why do you admire this person?
works hard

honest. truthful, real or sincere

Exercise 2. Pair work. Learn the vocabulary words and answer
popular. liked by many people
the question below.
empathetic. understands the
problems of others
Which of these adjectives would you use to describe the person
you chose in Exercise 1?
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grateful. feels thankful for

what he/she has

determined. keeps on going;

does not give up

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Role Models
We all need people who we can look up to and Exercise 2. Individual work. List two more
admire. We want to be like they are. Here is an qualities that you think role models can have.
article about role models. It’s adapted from an Share them with a partner.
online magazine called Roots of Actions. 1.

2.

A positive role model inspires children to be

better in the future. Role models come into
young people’s lives in a variety of ways. They
are educators, parents, religious leaders, and
other leaders. Anyone can inspire and guide
a child.
When children are about 10 years old, they can
see positive and negative behaviors of people.
It’s very important to talk about the good and
bad qualities of people who children admire.
In families and at schools are good places
to talk.
Qualities of a Positive Role Model
1. A Role Model Shows Passion
Role models show passion for their work and
have the capacity to inspire others with their
passion. They are very dedicated to their work.
2. A Role Model Shows Acceptance
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of Other People
They are kind and nice to everyone, even if
Exercise 1. Pair work. Check the kinds of people they are very different.
who can be good role models:
3. A Role Model is Determined

teachers friends A brave person is not a person who is never

afraid. A courageous person has problems, can
be afraid, but he/she keeps trying.
parents religious leaders
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Exercise 3. Individual work. Choose the quality

Vocabulary
you want to have the most. Share it with
behaviour. the way we act a partner. You can ask, “What quality do you
want to have the most?”

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I Want to Be a Positive Role Model determined

Exercise 1. Individual Work. Fill out the chart with your qualities.
Share with a partner. Ask: “What qualities do you have? /
What qualities do you want to have?”

Sometimes I want to
I have this I never have
Qualities quality. I have this have this
this quality.
quality. quality.

Brave empathetic

Determined

Generous

Hard-working

Honest

Grateful

Empathetic

Exercise 2. Individual work. Choose one of the qualities that you grateful
have. Write a paragraph with two or three examples of things
that you do that show that quality.
Topic Sentence: Name the quality
Example 1:

Example 2:

brave

Example 3:

Concluding sentence: Say why the quality is important.

honest
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hard-working
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generous
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Which positive qualities are more important for you?

What´s Important to Me

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Exercise 1. Pair work. Write the comparative forms
of these adjectives:

honest generous hard working

determined brave happy nice

tall taller
Now, review the information and decide if you are right!

Grammar
Comparative Adjectives
One-syllable adjectives
1. Form the comparative forms of a
one-syllable adjective by adding –er.
large
Examples: long – longer; tall – taller

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2. If the one-syllable adjective ends with an e,
just add –r for the comparative form.
Examples: cute – cuter; large – larger
larger
Two or more syllables adjectives
1. If the two-syllable adjectives ends with –y,
change the y to i and add –er for the comparative form.
Examples: happy – happier; crazy – crazier
2. With words of more than one syllable, you form the
comparative with more. Superlatives
Examples: honest – more honest; famous – more famous 1. Add the end -est to the
adjective when the word
is short.
Exercise 2. Take the same list, and write the superlatives.
Then read these rules, and decide if you are right. Example: the smartest the
thickest / the greatest
Exericse 3. Pair work. Practice the following dialogue: 2. With words of more than
Student 1: Which quality is more important for you, X or Y?” one syllable, add,
“The most”,
Student 2: The most important quality for me is ….. because.
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Example: the most famous

What about you?
Student 1: ...

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Language Through the Arts

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Sebastián Carrasco never gives up; he is still
doing sports

Did you get dressed this morning? Did you walk to school or take the
bus? Sebastian Carrasco used to do the same things easily. He used to
climb mountains in Ecuador, Peru and Argentina.
But then, he had a fall while he was mountain climbing, and hurt his
back in 2015. He had to learn everything again, how to get dressed
and how to move, but this time, he had to learn how to move with
a wheelchair because he could never walk again. But Sebastian was
determined. He just kept working.
He decided to climb Kilimanjaro, one of the highest mountains in the
world. He used a handbike to push himself up to the top.
What a hero! And now, he continues to climb, “One More Summit”
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at a time.

Pair work. Ask and answer.

1. What is the biggest challenge that you have had in your life?

2. What happened, and how did you respond?

ep
ik 3. What is your opinion of Santiago Carrasco?
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Vocabulary 4. Write two questions you would ask if he came to your class.
challenge. something difficult
to face

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Science

Greta, the Girl Who Cares About Exercise 4. Individual work. Decide if the facts
Climate Change about Greta Thunberg are True (T) or False (F).
Correct the false statements.

1. Greta was 9 years old the first time she

learned about climate change.

2. Greta was very upset when she learned

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about climate change.

3. Everyone took her seriously.

Young Swedish Girl Protests Against Climate Change

4. Greta was on strike because her parents
Exercise 1. Study the Vocabulary below. didn´t buy her the things she needed.

Vocabulary
5. Greta’s parents tried to stop her.
made the news. to do something important
enough to be in the news

shocked. upset because something

bad happened
Exercise 5. Pair work. Where in Ecuador can we
strike. to stop working
see the effects of climate change?
take someone seriously. to respect what a person
says or does

Exercise 2. Pair work. Read what Greta wrote on

Twitter and ask a partner what they think
it means.
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“We children don’t do as you tell us to do; we

do as you do. And if you adults don’t care about
my future, neither will I. I will school strike for
the climate until election day.”

Greta’s climate strike made the news.

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Exercise 3. Individual work. Listen to some

information about Greta Thunberg and
take notes.
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Do you worry about the planet?

Exercise 1. Pair work. Greta was named Person

of the Year by Time Magazine. Write two Greta’s life changed the day she watched a
questions you would ask her when she found out documentary for the first time. It was about
about her nomination. climate. Greta couldn’t stop thinking about
the images she saw. “Oh! This is horrible”, she
1. thought. “I want to change the world !” But
Greta was only a girl. She thought that people
would listen if she started a strike at school,
2. and decided not to go to school anymore. So
she made a sign and sat outside the Parliament
of Sweden. Some people listened to Greta
and supported her. Little by little the number
of people grew to millions. Greta spoke, and
people listened. Oh! How happy Greta was!
She had the opportunity to speak at the United
Nations! After some time, the journalists
from an important magazine, Time Magazine,
decided to choose her as Person of the Year.
“I’m happy, but this is just the beginning!”
she shouted.
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Exercise 2. Pair work. The first sentence says

that Greta's life changed. Name two ways
it changed.

1.
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2.

Exercise 3. Individual work. Answer

Vocabulary
these questions.
documentary. a movie or TV program that talks 1. What changed Greta’s life?
about real events
2. What did Greta decide to do?
supported. to agree with or approve of someone
or something 3. What did other people do?
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United Nations. an international organization 4. How many people supported her?

to connect countries around the world
5. Where did Greta speak?

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Assessment
Math

Listening Grammar
Listen to Santiago Carrasco talk about Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the
his accident. Answer the questions. comparative or superlative.

1. Where did Santiago have the accident? 1. Santiago Carrasco is

(determined) mountain climber in Ecuador.

2. What happened? 2. Malala is

(famous) young woman from Pakistan.

3. Kilimanjaro is
3. Did he know that he was seriously hurt?
(high) than Cotopaxi.

4. My grandfather is still works.

4. Could he move his legs?
He is
(hardworking) than his sons.
5. How did he get to the hospital?
5. My friend, Juan, is
(responsible) than I am.

Writing
Write a paragraph about your favorite hero. Explain why they are
important and give three reasons why you like them.
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 Assessment People Who Inspire Us

Reading

Tránsito Amaguaña was an Ecuadorian leader of the indigenous

movement. She was awarded the Premio Eugenio Espejo in 2003
by President Lucio Gutiérrez for her work with her community.
She was married at the age of 15 and quickly had two children.
Tránsito’s husband was cruel. In 1930, she helped to start the
first indigenous organization of her country and took part in 26
marches to the capital, Quito, to demand justice for her people.
Quito was 66 kilometers from her home, and Tránsito walked
carrying her two children.

True (T) or False (F)? Give a reason.

1. Tránsito was determined.

2. Tránsito was cruel.

3. Tránsito was popular.

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Speaking
Here are some adjectives you learned in this module.
They all describe qualities. Take turns to discuss which Indígena Ecuatorinana

one you think is the most important one. Give a reason.

brave generous
popular

honest hard working

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

I can use vocabulary related to people’s qualities.

I can form sentences using the comparative and

superlative form.
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Assessment

Listening
Listen to a reporter ask a student about her favorite
soccer player.
1. Where is he from?

2. Is he married?

3. How many children does he have?

4. Does he speak English?

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Speaking
In pairs, take turns to answer these questions.
1. Who is your most inspiring person in Ecuador?
2. What do you know about him/her?

Reading
Read this text and answer the questions.

Dolores Cacuango was an important indigenous leader. Cacuango

was one of the people who started the Ecuadorian Federation
of Indians (FEI), to help Ecuadorian Indians to have more
opportunities. She was born in an hacienda in 1881 in northern
Ecuador. She worked as a servant in Quito from the age of 15, and
then, she returned to the hacienda to work for her community.
She couldn’t read because she didn’t go to school, but she helped
start the first Quechua-Spanish bilingual schools
in Ecuador’s indigenous communities.

1. Was Dolores Cacuango an indigenous leader?

2. Where was she born?

3. What indigenous organization did she start?

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4. What kind of schools did she start?

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