Lengua

Extranjera
IV

Junio

2010

RECTORA GENERAL
Marco Antonio Corts Guardado
VICERRECTORA GENERAL
Miguel ngel Navarro Navarro
SECRETARA GENERAL
Jos Alfredo Pea Ramos
DIRECCIN GENERAL DEL SEMS
Ruth Padilla Muoz
SECRETARA ACADMICA
Albert Hctor Medel Ruiz
SECRETARA ADMINISTRATIVA
Jaime Gutirrez Chvez
DIRECCIN DE EDUCACIN PROPEDUTICA
Mara de Jess Haro del Real
DIRECCIN DE EDUCACIN CONTNUA ABIERTA
Y A DISTANCIA
Zeferino Aguayo lvarez
AUTORES
Camacho Real Claudia
Macas Esparza Martha Estela
Saldaa Schleske Martha
Zavala Solano Jos Carlos
ASESOR PEDAGOGICO
Luna Rizo Marisol

PRESENTACIN

Esimportantequereconozcaslaimportanciadedominaryaprenderotralengua,comoeselingls
dentrodelambienteescolar,culturalysocialparaquepuedasexpresarteescrito,verbalyoralen
todoslosmbitosenlosquetedesempees.
ElpropsitoprimordialdeestaGuaesquedesarrollestushabilidadescomunicativasenloscuatro
elementos del idioma (leer, escribir, escuchar y hablar). Dentro de esta vas a encontrar las
actividades de aprendizaje que te van ayudar a expresar las inconformidades y quejas cuando
realizas tus compras; tambin manifestando las preferencias sobre la personalidad y apariencia
fsicadelaspersonas;utilizandohistoriasyeventosdramticosqueestuvieronsucediendo;quete
puedan ayudar a predecir situaciones diversas con base en a la informacin obtenida. Hablar
acercadehbitosescolarespasadosydelascostumbresdeotrospasesysobrelasconsecuencias
hipotticasquesedesprendendediferentesacciones.
EstaunidadformapartedelacompetenciagenricadenominadaComunicacin,formapartede
lasunidadesbsicasdeLenguaExtranjeraquerevisarsentubachillerato.Elcursoestintegrado
porseismdulos:elprimeroIvebeenkeepingmyselfbusyestenfocadoenlapartedelusodel
PresenteContinuo utilizandoel forand with.Elsegundo,Couldyoutellmewhosheis?harsusode
lasPreguntasIndirectassobrecontenidostelevisivos.Eltercero,Lifeismadedaybyday,utilizarsla
Voz pasiva quetepermitaanalizarelarte.Paraelcuarto,OntheNews,seaplicaeluso Clausulas
relativas para analizar diferentes tipos de personalidad. En el quinto, Technology and you, es
importante el uso de los infinitivos y gerundios para describir la influencia de la tecnologa en tu
entorno.Porltimoparaelsexto,Haveyoueverheardsuchastorybefore?,seutilizarel pasado
perfectoparaelanlisisdetextos.

METODOLOGA
La presente gua te ayudar, en coordinacin de profesor a que desarrolles actividades de
aprendizajequeteproporcionenlosconocimientos,habilidadesyherramientasnecesariasquese
requierenparapoderexpresarseenlalenguainglesa.
Losmdulosdelprimeroalquintoseencuentranestructurasdelasiguientemanera:

Titulo
Presentacin
Objetivodeaprendizaje
Actividadpreliminar
Actividadesdeaprendizaje
Actividadintegradora

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cuyopropsitoesqueintegrestodoslosconocimientosadquiridosenlosdemsmdulosenun
productofinalqueserevaluadoportuprofesor.Alfinaldeesteguaseencuentranelvocabulario

queconsultastealoslargodelcurso,ademslasrespuestasdelosejerciciosquerealizastepara
quepuedenserconsultadosalfinalizarlos.
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porlosprofesores,quetienenquehacertellegarestearchivo,paraquepuedantrabajarenconl.

COMPETENCIA ESPECFICA
Desarrolla y aplica las habilidades lingsticas en un nivel intermedio alto para comunicarse en
ingls en situaciones cotidianas en forma oral y escrita, segn el marco de referencia de la
CommonEuropeanFramework(C.E.F.)

OBJETIVO GENERAL
AlfinaldeestaGuadeAprendizajeelalumnohabrdesarrolladoenformasistemticaysostenida
lascuatrohabilidadeslingsticasdelidiomaingls:auditivas,lectoras,escritasyorales,teniendo
comomarcodereferencialasestructurasgramaticalesdesarrolladasenelcurso.

CONTENIDO TEMTICO

I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.

Ivebeenkeepingmyselfbusy
Couldyoutellmewhosheis?
Lifeismadedaybyday
OntheNews
Technologyandyou
Haveyoueverheardsuchastorybefore?

Module 1:
IVE BEEN KEEPING MYSELF BUSY
Presentation
This module seeks to develop mostly your reading and writing skills to stimulate class
discussion. The exercises consist of fluency-focused pair and group work. The topics were
well-selected to give you expanded practice on the present perfect continuous with for
/since, vocabulary, writing and telling stories and poems. The model language activities
will lead and allow you to personalize the information and adjust them to real-world
situations. This module also promotes online stories that you might find of high interest.
Before you begin, think about the things you have been doing lately. Have you been
studying enough? What things have you been doing to stay healthy? What things have you
been doing to improve your reading? Or maybe you have been looking for a part-time job.
Whatever the activities you have been doing, this guide will help you practice a little more
on this topic. Try to get the best of it.
Learning Objective:
Describing activities which started at an unspecified time in the past and are still going on
in the present using The Present Perfect Continuous with for/since.
Activity 1: What have you been doing lately?
Read about what these people have been doing lately.

Melissa Garcia is an 18 year old university student from Chicago and has lots of
friends.Shehasbeenspendingherweekendsdoinghomeworkforthelastcoupleofweeks.But
she is thinking of leaving school soon because she doesnt have enough money to continue her
education.Shehasbeenlookingforajob,butunfortunatelywithnoluck.

Arturo Guzman is a 35 year old man from Mexico. He works for an important
software company in Guadalajara. He has been traveling to different countries since 2005. He
planstostarthisownbusinesssoon.Luckily,hehassavedmoneyfortheinvestment.

JessicaJones,a27yearoldwomanfromCanada.ShehasbeenteachingEnglishfor
two years. She prepares her classes very carefully to make them more interesting. She really
enjoysbeingateacher;however,shewouldliketofindabetterpayingjob.

Group work. Discuss the things you have been doing lately. Are they similar to Melissas,
Arturos or Jessicas activities? Then make a scrapbook and share it with your classmates.
A: Well, I have been studying a lot lately.
B: I have been helping my father for two days.
C: Well, I need money, so I have been looking for a job
since last month.
To make your scrapbook you will need:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Cardboard paper
Scissors
Glue
Photographs (minium 20)
Labels to describe your activities

How to make:
1. Cut your cardboard paper into pages
2. Cut some labels
3. Glue your photographs and leave room to
paste your label under the photograph
4. Write the sentence to describe your picture.

Ivebeenstudyingatthelibraryeveryday.

Activity 2: Talking about the stars

Answer these questions:
Have you been watching any good movies?
Who are your favorite stars?
What do you like about them?
What qualities do you find in these stars?
Make groups of five students. Watch a movie on TV or rent a video. You may want to
choose some movies of famous stars listed in the box or your own.
1. Heath Ledger
2 Christian Bale
3 Morgan Freeman
4 James Franco
5 Seth Rogen
6 Robert Pattinson
7 Blake Lively
8 Maggie Gyllenhaal
9 Angelina Jolie
10 Johnny Depp

Prepare
After you have watched the movie, discuss the things you would like to say about the stars.
Add any extra information you know about
them.
Create
Make a poster. Find pictures of these famous
stars and paste them. Use the poster as a model.
Bring the poster to class.
Present
Show your poster to your class. Tell the students
what you think and know about these stars.
Activity 3: Young entertainers

JuliaRobertsisoneof
myfavoritetalented
stars.Shehasbeen
filmingmoviessince

IthinkBruce
Willisisoneof
themosttalented
stars.Hehas
beenplaying
excellentroles
for.

Read about this young TV entertainer. Then answer the

questions.

This young TV entertainer was born Destiny

Hope Cyrus, her sunny personality soon changed
her name to Miley at home. Daughter of country
star and actor, Bill Ray Cyrus, nicknamed her
"Miley" because she is "always smiling". Now
Disney Channel lovers know her as Miley Cyrus,
the star of Disneys newest original show: Hannah
Montana, where Miley plays the role of a regular
girl called Miley Stewart who has a double life as the biggest singing superstar.
At the age of 12, she earned the role of Disneys new TV queen. "All this hard work Ive
done my entire life is about to pay off," she says. She is not only taking into account the
auditions which started with 1000 girls, but all the dedication she put in singing and
acting for years. Miley has been taking extra parts in her Dads shows for a long time,
most recently casted for an episode in his drama series Doc" as well as in the role of
Ruthie in "Big Fish", at the age of eight.
She has been singing and playing the guitar a huge part of her life too. She assures she
has written over 100 songs already. In fact, one of them will be featured in Hannah
Montana. She is now recording one new song per episode so that will make over 20 songs
by the end of the season; however, no soundtrack has been confirmed as of now. When
asked about the soundtrack, Miley stated by now the goal is making the best show
possible plus there will be a Hannah Montana soundtrack over the summer, "or a Miley
Cyrus album" she added. Soundtrack or not, Miley Cyrus will certainly be releasing an
album sooner or later. She is signed with Hollywood Records for a four-album record
deal.
Miley was chosen for the role of Hannah Montana by Gary Marsh, Disney Channel
entertainment president because they saw a girl who has this natural ebullience and loves
every minute of her life, which shows in her demeanor and performance.
When she's not performing, Miley enjoys the company of her five siblings, Christopher,
Braison Chance, Brandi, Trace and Noah Lindsey, and her dog Loco who lives with them
in Los Angeles. The rest of her dogs, cats, horses, chickens and cows had to stay at their
Nashville, Tennessee home when they moved to LA last December 2005 to start the

filming. Miley had to say goodbye to her whole-life friends, so her new lifestyle also
includes long hours on the phone plus the LA need: shopping. "I'm a big shoe person.
Sometimes I'll be punky, the next day I'll be preppy. Every day after work, my mom and I
go shopping. My dad is about to kill me. I say, we need it, daddy!
Her hobbies include her job: dancing, cheerleading, singing, playing the guitar and
writing music. She states, "As soon as I step on that stage, nothing matters. I don't think
of it as work. It's just so much fun."
Source: http:// www.miley-cyrus.com/bio.php

1) What is Hannah Montanas real name?

1) WhatisHannah
2) How long has Hannah Montana been famous?
Montanasreal
3) Why did her father nickname her Miley?
name?
4) What role did she earn on Disneys channel?
Herrealname
5) What has she been doing on her dads show?
is.
6) What has been a huge part of her life?
7) What is her goal?
8) What personal quality did Disney Channels director find in Hannah Montana?
9) What does she enjoy doing when she is not performing?
10) What do her hobbies include?
Activity 4: Writing
Read Marios incomplete email where he talks about some of Hannah Montanas personal
qualities and talents. Use the present perfect or the present perfect continuous to complete
it. After you compare your answers with a partner, send a classmate an email about your
favorite entertainer.

Activity 5: Personal qualities

Most of our personal qualities are from things we learned from our parents, from school or
on our own. Where have you learned some of them? Check the boxes, then make groups
of five and tell your classmates how you have been developing each personal quality. Use
some of the activities listed in the second box below or your own ideas.
From my parents

From school

On my own

creativity

communication skills

patience

self-confidence

affection for others

politeness

collaboration

appreciation for art

competitiveness

perseverance

Some activities

A: Ive been learning to appreciate art by

going to art galleries.
B: You can also learn it by visiting some
museums.
C: Well, Ive been learning to be creative
from my mother who is an Interior Decorator.
Ivebeenlearningto
bepoliteeversinceI
joinedtheboycotts.

GoodthingIve
beentakingspeech
classes.

going to art galleries

taking art classes
visiting museums
acting in a play
playing in a sports team
volunteering in boycotts
taking a public speaking course

Visitingsickpeopleformanyyears
hasbeenmakingmeamore
affectiveperson.

Activity 6: Writing poetry

Read the verses of the short story poem. Use the picture clues in the box to complete the
missing words. Then underline the words that rhyme.

I_____Nick Jonas, he is my favorite young TV _____

Hes been _____ since the year two thousand and _____
This great star not only sings but dances and plays the _____
His effort has helped him to open a successful _____
He has recorded _____ with his brothers in their famous _____
He also filmed his first movie which was spectacular
Because of his talent and personal qualities, he was given a _____
Thanks to Disney, he is now one of the _____ most popular

Activity 7: Poetry contest

Are you good at writing poetry? In groups of three use the model poem above to write a
similar one about your favorite star. Think about the pictures you might use to describe it.
Be prepared to say your poem and show your pictures to the class. Invite students to be
judges from other English groups to decide which poem is the best.

Activity 8: Practice grammar and online stories

Practice The Present Perfect Continuous and read different stories on the following web
page: http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/present_perfect_continuous.html
Click any of the squares; you will find all kinds of fun and interesting activities to reinforce
your English.

ImgladIhavea
placewhereto
practicemyEnglish

Activity 9: Reading: Born to be a star

Read the Yuridias story. Then complete the activities that follow.

Yuridia Francisca Gaxiola Flores was born in Hermosillo, Sonora. Her parents
decide to move to La Mesa, Arizona where they managed to settle down. She is
daughter of music lovers; her father is a composer and her mother an amateur singer.
She has two sisters and two brothers.
She has been singing since the age of five and has demonstrated big interest in music
and the piano. She is considered to be a very patient person and likes imitating Gloria
Trevi. One of her favorite composer is Ricardo Arjona.
While studying in 12th grade in high school, she was chosen to take part in a singing
contest in a Mexican television reality show called La Academia the fourth
generation of TV Azteca where she won second place.
Undoubtfully, Yurida was born to be a star. She has been selling many discs with
topics she interpreted in La Academia, from which she emphasizes the topic My
Character success of Patricia Loaiza, Angel, version in Spanish composed and sung
by Robbie Williams who managed to place her in first places in all of Latin America.
His second single Damned Spring also managed to obtain the same success of the
topic Angel. Another success was when she interpreted Friend in a short duet
with Yahir who was another contestant of the same reality show.
Yuridias most recent hit is As I Nobody Has Loved You (original song, This
Aint a Love Song by Bon Jovi, versioned and sung by them in Spanish. The song
Habla el Corazon, after one week of having gone out reached platinum disc for more
than 100,000 copies. The disc has overcome 200,000 copies, reaching double disc of
platinum.
ACouple of years ago, Yuridia was living with her fianc Edgar Guerrero with
whom check
she had a son; Phoenix Guerrero Gaxiola. Her popularity has been continuing
Voculary
to grow placing her as one of the best singers of La Academia.
Source:http://www.todomusic.cominfosobreyuridia493

Match the words on the left with their meanings of the right. Then compare you answer
with a partner.
1. settle down (line 2)

a. success

2. amateur (line 3)

b. tolerant and perseverant

3. patient (line 6)

c. interpreted

4. generation (line 10)

d. production

5. emphasizes (line 12)

e. stabilize

6. obtain (line 15)

f. a short composition for two voices

7. hit (line 18)

g. heaviest metal

8. duet (Line 16)

h. give more importance

9. versioned (line 19)

i. hobbyist, nonprofessional

10. platinum (lines 20, 22)

j. to gain or earn

Complete the chart.

Once you have read the text Born To Be A Star and checked the vocabulary, complete
the chart with the main idea and summary.
Main Idea

Summary

Personal information about Yuridia

Born in Hermosillo, Sonora, daughter of

music lovers.

Her interests
Her participation in a singing contest

Summary
__Yuridawasborntobeastar.Shehasbeensinging
since_______________________________________
_____________________________________________

Final Activity: What do you think?

Plan
In groups of four or five, discuss these questions.
Have you ever bought a pirated DVD or CD?
Have you been downloading illegal music or movies from the Internet?
Whats your opinion of people who download or buy pirated copies?
Do you think people should be penalized?

A: Have you ever bought a pirated DVDs

or CD?
B: No, I havent. I think it is illegal.
C: How about you, Alejandra?
D: Yes, I have. Since last year, but I know
I shouldnt.
A: Have you been downloading.. ?
C: Well, I havent. But I have a friend hes
been downloading music for many
years now.
Prepare
Group work. Divide into two teams: The pro team argues why people should download
free music and movies, and the con should argue why not. Before you do this, you
should have done some research on the topic to have evidence to support your argument.
Write a speech and be prepared to respond during the debate.
Present
Class activity Have a class debate. Use the information you wrote for your speech to
support what you are saying. Remember you will be trying to convince the other team that
you are right.

Gee,ImgladI
haventbeen
piratingany
movies or music,

Ithinkitsnotright
topiratemoviesor
musicbecause
Well,Ivebeen
downloadingmusicfor
ayearnowbecauseCDs
aretooexpensiveandI
think

Evaluation
Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Score

(5 points)

(3 points)

(1 point)

(0 point)

(total points)

Aspect

Grammar

Proper use of The

Present Perfect
continuous Have you
been? to talk about
pirate movies and
music.

Minor grammar
difficulties arose
to talk about
pirate movies
and music.

Many minor
grammatical
errors led to a
breakdown in
communication
to talk about
pirate movies
and music.

Severe
grammatical
errors limited the
conversation to
talk about pirate
movies and
music.

Vocabulary

Vocabulary was used to

express ideas
eloquently.

Minor
difficulties arose
from
inappropriate
use of
vocabulary.

Some difficulties
due to lack of
vocabulary
and/or bad
dictation.

Communications
was severely
limited due to the
lack of
vocabulary.

Fluency

Student acted the

conversation with
fluency during the
debate.

Minor
difficulties to
maintain the
conversation
during the
debate.

A few long
pauses, more
effort was
required to
maintain the
conversation
during the
debate.

Too many long

pauses, much
more effort was
required to
maintain the
conversation
during the debate.

Listening

Student acknowledged
all
statements
and
questions, responding in
an appropriate way.

Student
acknowledged
most statements
and question
incorporating
many of them to
the conversation.

Student failed to
acknowledge
some statements
or didnt answer
some questions
appropriately
during the
conversation.

Student
didnt
understand most
of the questions
and statements,
used notes most
of the time.

Voice and nonverbal

communication

Pronunciation was
clear, facial and body
expressions were used
to enhance
communication.

Could have
made
communication
more efficient by
using better
pronunciation
and non-verbal
communication.

Some
communication
problems arose
due to students
unclear
pronunciation
and/or lack of
non- verbal
expression.

Communication
was very
confusing,
student had much
difficulty hearing.

Information

Enough information
was used to support
argument during the
debate

Information was
used to support
argument during
the debate

Not enough
evidence was
used to support
argument during
the debate

No information
was used to
support argument
during the debate

Self-evaluation
Check ( ) the column according how well you can do this things.
Ican...

Verywell.

Describe activities which started at an unspecified time in

the past and are still going on in the present using The
Present Perfect Continuous with for/since.

Well Nottoowell

Ask and answer questions about TV stars.

Write poems with words that rhyme.

Read and understand the main idea in a text and write a

summary.

Listen to other peoples opinion and give my own to

debate about pirate movies and music.

Ifyouansweredverywell,congratulations!

Module 2:
COULD YOU TELL ME WHO SHE IS?
Presentation
This module will help you to reinforce the language of asking indirect questions to learn
about people and their preferences. You will interact with different writing, speaking,
listening and reading activities.
Through these activities you will get in touch with real life situations that will help you
experience social and personal context where you can use the language to communicate.
Before you begin, think about the things and the people you may want to learn about, for
example: What Madonnas real name is or what she is famous for.
Learning Objective:
Asking indirect questions using the auxiliary verbs do/does, and modals can, could in
different contexts.
Learning Activities:
Activity 1: Do you know who they are?
Look at the following pictures and ask your partner if he/she knows who they are. Use the
model below.

A:
B:
A:
B:

Do you know who the person in picture number one is?

Sure, she is Ruth Padilla, director of S.E.M.S.
Can you tell me what S.E.M.S. stands for?
It means: Sistema de Educacin Media Superior

Activity 2: Could you tell me what they are famous for?

Look at the following pictures and ask your partner if he/she knows what they are famous
for. Follow the example.
at

A: Could you tell me what Pedro Infante is famous for?

B: Of course, he was a singer and actor who became famous
for movies like Escuela de Vagabundos, it was very
funny, Los Tres Garca, a nice trilogy about a family
named Garca, Pepe el Toro, a dramatic movie. . .
Activity 3: Do you like puzzles?
Read the clues and complete the crossword puzzle. Could you say who these famous
politicians are? If you do not know the answers, investigate them.

WELL-KNOWN POLITICIANS IN MEXICO

Down
1.- Do you know how Ma. De la Soledad Leona Camila Vicario Fernndez de San
Salvador is better known? (last name)
2.- Could you say who was called El Siervo de la Nacin? (last name)
3.- Do you know who the Benemrito de las Amricas was? (last name)
4.- Which D.F. governor took office in 2006? (last name)
5.- Could you say what the initials for the self-named Legitimate President in Mexico
are? (initials)
Across
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Could you say who Doroteo Arango was better known? (last name)
Do you know who El Padre de la Patria was? (last name)
Could you say which president took office in 2006? (last name)
Could you say what the name of picture number four in the activity one is? (last name)
Do you know which president took office in the year 2000? (last name)

1
a
2

3 b

4
c

5
d

Activity 4: Board game. I wonder if you know....

To play this game just follow these instructions:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Work in groups of three players.

Use a dice.
Each student needs a marker (a
coin or a small object).
Put the markers on start.

5.
6.
7.
8.

Each student takes turns rolling the dice.

Advance the number of spaces on your dice.
The student who threw the dice has to read
the question and answer it.
The student to get to finish first is the
winner.

Doyouthink
Mxicohas
problems?
Givetwoexamples.

Iwonderifyoucan
nametenanimals

Couldyoutellme
whatthetimeis?

Canyousaythree
reasonswhy
smokingisbadfor
yourhealth?

Whatcouldwedo
incaseofan
earthquake?
Giveanexample
Doyouthinkdrug
dealersare
quarrellingamong
themselves?

Couldyoudescribe
whatyouare
wearingtoday?

Couldyousaythe
numbers1to20
backwards?

Goaheadone

Canyouexplain
whattheGlobal
warmingis?

Couldyounamethe
longestriverinthe
world?

Couldyounamethe
highestmountainin
theworld?

Doyouknowwhere
thebiggestlakein
Mexicois?

Couldyouspellyour
teachersfirstand
lastnames?

Canyoutelluswhen
thefirstMexican
Constitutionwas
written?

Gobackone
Couldyousaywho
discovered
America?

Couldyousaywhat
thenameofthe
borderriver
betweenMexicoand
USAis?

Couldyousaywhen Couldyousaywhat
Americawas
thenameofthelast
discovered?
Aztecemperorwas?

Activity 5: Lets talk about art

Do you know how to observe art work? When people dont know they normally ask for
someone elses opinion.
Make small groups and discuss the following questions:

Could you say who Velzquez was?

Can you explain the meaning of Meninas?
Do you know who the Meninas are?
Where do you think the painting was done?
What do you think the girls are doing?
How many types of painting do you know of?

Activity 6: Analyzing: Las Meninas

After reading each paragraph analysis and answering the questions write a short opinion
and compare it.

Lets watch it by frames. In this frame we have from left to

right a girl named Maria Agustina Sarmiento bowing and
offering a little red jar to princess Margarita of Austria.
Margarita, who is at the center of the composition, is a lovely
six year old girl. She accepts the jar while she is watching us.
Further to the right we can
see another menina, Isabel de
Velasco, who also show her
respect to the princess by
bowing. The next person is
Maribrbola,
a
German
macro cephalic dwarf, who is also watching us. There is
also Nicolasillo Pertusato, who looks like a boy, but he was
a naughty dwarf kicking the mastin lying on the floor.

Increasing your vocabulary:

1. Do you know why Maria Agustina Sarmiento and Isabel de Velasco are bowing?
2. How the two dwarfs are different
3. Can you name other dog breeds.
The painter Velzquez is further back to the left. Hes holding a
brush in the right hand and the palette and other brushes with the
left one. He is getting inspired to paint the king and queen. He has
painted himself as a very elegant forty year old gentleman when he
was already fifty-seven.
In front of him is the back of the
canvas on an easel.
Now backbround on the right, we
can see two characters: lady
Marcela Ulloa, lady under
guard and an unidentified
gentleman who would be a servant of the court. He hold
his hands together while listening the conversation of the
lady. In order to emphazise the distance and space,
Velzquez put them both in the dark and more sketched than the meninas.

4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.

Can you explain what an easel and a canvas are?

What is meant by sketched?
Have you ever seen other Velzquez master pieces?
Could you explain what a lady under guard does?
Why do you think Velzquez portrayed himself as a younger man?
How do you think he managed to paint himself in the portrait?

There is a paneled wood door at the bottom. It opens to a much

lighted room, and Jos Nieto, court chamberlain is on the stairs. We
dont know if he goes or comes. He has a hat in his left hand and
hes wearing an elegant black cloak. The light
makes the stairs, the door and Jos Nieto shine.
Hanging on the wall we can see a mirror. It
reflect the king, the queen and a red curtain. We
dont know if they are still posing for Velzquez
or if they are entering in the room in that
moment.
10. Explain what a court chamberlain does
11. Why cloaks were considered elegant?
12. Who the king and queen were at that time?
The room is large with a high ceiling. It might be the painter
studio that is why there are big paintings on the walls
(currently identified). There are windows in the right wall
alternately open and close, which accentuates the feeling of
depth and real atmosphere. The size of the figures, almost
natural underscores their presence in a credible space.
Technically the picture is unbeatable. The set of perspectives
used is unique. It produces an effect in the atmosphere in
the environment represented, as if the painter had painted the
air between the figures. The first perspective observed is
linear, guiding our eyes toward the bottom, making us
believe in a strong three-dimensionality. This amazing effect
if reinforced by a neutral ground, moving toward our position, with spaces alternately
illuminated and darkened to emphasize the effect of restraining.
The other perspective is the aerial, progressive blurring of the contours and tonal ranges
degradation will increase distance and remoteness. Top it off, Velzquez put a hole in the

center illuminated (the open door) that opens into a room where we cant see the end, that
is, the picture has an unlimited scope. This combination of aerial and linear perspective is
what has fascinated everyone, expert or not, since the seventeenth century.
The color range used by Velzquez in this work is limited and contained, predominantly
gray and ocher, however he applies strong color like red fire on small detail of dress for
girls as bows, hair barrettes and floral decorations. This way he breaks the monotony of
color and attracts our attention. The quality of representation of bright silks with very light
gray and white are of stunning beauty.

13. What techniques did Velzquez use to make this painting?

14. What effects did these techniques give the painting?
15. Why do you think light gray and white give the painting stunning beauty?
Information based on:
J. Carlos (2010, s/f). Mensaje dirigido al correo
electrnico yahoo.
Activity 7: Online activities
Students are finding that going online to practice their English and being able to do quizzes
is beneficial for their learning progress. You can do the same by visiting the following web
sites:
http://perso.wanadoo.es/autoEnglish/gr.inqu.p.htm
http://www.egeacademy.com/blog/exercises/indirect-questions-exercises/
http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/indirectques.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CbUwUeyNJ4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElagVbT498Y&feature=related
Final Activity: Making your own piece of art
Individual work. Make up your own piece of art. It can be a drawing, a picture, a painting,
a sculpture, a song, etc. Depending on what you decide to do, remember to be creative with
different materials and colors. Give it a name.
Written Analysis
Describe your piece of art by explaining what it is made of, what inspired you, why you
named like you did. You are to do your presentation orally without using your notes. Other
students are going to ask you indirect questions about your piece of art, e.g.
Can you tell us what inspired you to write the song?

Do you think the colors you used express your feelings?

Evaluation
Aspect

Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Score

(5 points)

(3 points)

(1 point)

(0 point)

(total points)

Grammar

Grammar was used to

communicate
effectively.

Minor
grammar
difficulties
arose.

Many
minor
grammatical
errors led to a
breakdown in
communication.

Severe
grammatical
errors
limited
the conversation.

Vocabulary

Vocabulary was used

to
express
ideas
eloquently.

Minor
difficulties
arose
from
inappropriate
use
of
vocabulary.

Some
difficulties due
to
lack
of
vocabulary
and/or
bad
dictation.

Communication
was
severely
limited due to
the
lack
of
vocabulary.

Speaking

Student talks about

his/her piece of art
with fluency.

Minor
difficulties to
talk
about
his/her piece of
art.

A few long
pauses during
the
presentation,
more effort was
required.

Too many long

pauses
during
the presentation,
much
more
effort
was
required.

Listening

Student acknowledged
all statements and
questions, responding
in an appropriate way.

Student
acknowledged
most statements
and
question
incorporating
many of them
to
the
conversation.

Student failed
to acknowledge
some
statements or
didnt answer
some questions
appropriately
during
the
conversation.

Student didnt
understand most
of the questions
and statements,
used notes most
of the time.

Writing

Student was able to

write
a
well
sequenced,
clear,
logical and coherent
description taking care
of grammar, spelling
and punctuation.

Student needed
more effort in
writing his/her
story.

Student failed
to write his/her
description in a
well sequenced,
clear,
logical
and
coherent
way.

Student didnt
write
his/her
description

Self-evaluation
Check ( ) the column according to the things you can or cant do.
Ican...

Verywell

Well

Nottoowell

useindirect questions with do, does, can, could.

understandananalysis

communicatemyideasaboutpiecesofart.

describemyownpieceofart

Ifyouansweredverywell,congratulations!

Module 3:
LIFE IS MADE DAY BY DAY
Presentation
In English speaking countries the way the language is formed varies a little from what
Mexicans are accustomed to. It is due to several cultural and educational reasons that we
are not going to discuss in this module, but we consider it is important for you to know and
identify. The Passive Voice is one of those different ways of how the target language,
English, is structured. This common English countries construction is very useful to
describe daily actions and situations. In this module, we are inviting you to recognize,
identify, analyze and use the mentioned structure in order to enhance your English. We also
hope you have fun while learning through all these activities and find them quite interesting
and useful.
Learning Objective
Students will recognize, identify, analyze and use The Passive Voice structure throughout
all the activities in this module.

Cartoon Strip

Activity 1: Completing a verb chart

Complete the chart with the correct forms of each verb. Compare your answers with a
classmate. If you dont remember the tenses, you can look them up in a dictionary.

PRESENT

PAST

PAST
PARTICIPLE

read

think

loved

see

Played

Taught

Walk

Work

Invented

stopped

Written

go

flew

Activity 2: Completing the blanks

Can you identify the following inventions, discoveries and artwork, and their inventors or
creators? Check them out and write a sentence related to them using The Passive Voice.
Follow the example, then share and discuss them with a classmate.

The oldest wheel was created by the Mesopotamians over five millenniums ago.

__________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

Activity 3: Checking the correct sentences

Put a check mark ( ) if the sentences are correct or an ( ) if they are incorrect. Correct
the ones that are wrong and rewrite them on your notebook. Compare with a classmate.
1. Angels and Demons was written by Dan Brown.
2. John and Sylvie was visited by their grandchildren last Sunday. ____
3. The documents were print just on time. ____
4. Im sorry Sir, but this letter was sended after the context. ____
5. The gunpowder was invented by the Chinese people thousands of years ago. ____
6. Georges mother wanted the bedroom fixed immediately. ____
7. The sequel of the movie Three jewels for the queen is direct by John Quo. ____
8. Do you know if the new Amandas CD was release last Sunday? ____
9. Ancient vessels were found during the excavation. ____
10. Viva la Vida was painted by Frida Kahlo. ____
11. Were Saint John of the Cross painted by Dal? ____
12. Where were the mortal remains of Saint Joan of Arc found? ____
13. This equipment wasnt shipped on time. ____
14. Rachels car werent payed in cash. ____
15. My house is visited every year by the Swallows. ____

Activity 4: Changing to Passive Voice

Read the following text with a classmate. Write as many sentences as you can using The
Passive Voice structure. Then compare them with other classmates.

Last Saturday my friend Blanca and I went to

downtown to hang around and buy some stuff we
needed. We were walking down the streets looking for
beauty supplies stores. She wanted to buy some
makeup; a lip liner, lipsticks and eye shadows. Blanca
tried on different brands until she found exactly what

she wanted. Later, after an hour, we went to buy some

seeds, spices and herbs I needed from the market.
Among the herbs I needed to buy, there was one that I
specially needed to get; something to relief gastritis for
a good friend. Blanca told me Cuachalalate herb was
pretty good for that condition; so I purchased it. We

were very hungry and went to a Chinese restaurant to

eat something. We ate a lot; shrimp, roast potatoes,
vegetable rolls and rice which were some of the meals
we enjoyed. After those delicious dishes we said good
bye; Blanca gave me a kiss and told me she was very

happy about that wonderful afternoon we spent

together. I think we need to do this again soon.

Last Saturday my friend Blanca and I went to downtown to hang around and buy some
stuff we needed.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Last Saturday some stuff was bought by Blanca and me.

____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________

Activity 5: Having fun online

How much have you learned about The Passive Voice? Do you feel more confident using
this structure? For extra practice you can visit these web pages listed below. You can work
with a classmate. Your answers can be checked right there.

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cramup/grammar/passive/exercises
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cramup/grammar/passive/exercises?02
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cramup/grammar/passive/exercises?simplepresent
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cramup/grammar/passive/exercises?simplepast
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cramup/tests/hadrianswall
http://www.nonstopenglish.com/lang/es/exercise.asp?exid=921

Activity 6:

Lets play

Instructions:
1. A moderator is named by all the classmates. Then, the moderator divides the class
into six teams.
2. The moderator assigns different categories to each team; they can be about sports,
science, culture, art, history, geography, etc.
3. Each team has to write five questions for the category assigned and they should be
given to the moderator who will be reading later the questions.
4. Each question is worth 10 points and the moderator decides which one from each
category has double value.
5. Each team will pick a piece of paper with a number on it, from the moderator, in the
order in which they are going to participate. Every student from each team take
turns answering the questions.
6. The moderator will read the question aloud: for example, "Who painted the Mona
Lisa?"
7. Other teams will have a chance to answer if the first team cannot respond correctly.
The answer must be given in The Passive Voice. E.g.: The Mona Lisa was painted
by Leonardo Da Vinci.
8. There is a time limit of 60 seconds to answer each question.
9. The moderator will be registering the points for each team.
10. The game ends when all answers have been completed.
11. The team with the most points wins.

Activity 7: At the art museum

The local museum is being visited by Carlos and Yanoh in their town. They are admiring
the wonderful paintings and discussing about the authors and their masterpieces. The
dialogue is not in order, so you have to rearrange and read it out loud with a classmate.
Make up a dialogue with your own ideas. Do not forget The Passive Voice.

_1_Yanoh: Carlos, did you know Salvador Dal was a Spanish

painter, sculptor, graphic artist and a designer?
___Carlos: Great! I love Van Gogh. Hes one of my favorite
painters; I love everything he made. I dont know many things
about him, but Ive read he had a though life. His painting
reflects his troubled life.
___Yanoh: Youre right, theyre incredible! They look so
natural. What is in the next showroom?
___Carlos: Whatever, all his paintings were done with a lot of

emotion and passion. Look at these flowers in the vase, arent

they exceptional?
___Yanoh: Youre right. Im starving. Lets get something to
eat.
___Carlos: I think, therere some of Leonardo da Vincis master
pieces. I cant wait to see The Mona Lisa. I believe its the best
piece of art Ive ever seen!
___Yanoh: As I know, some of his paintings were made after
he had a love deception. I read he cut his ear because of it.

___Yanoh: Of course it is! Ive read it was painted as a selfportrait. That it was da Vinci himself who was the model of his
painting.
___Carlos: Well, I know he was a painter and that the Christ
of Saint John of the Cross was painted by him, but I dont know

much about Dal. Hey Yanoh, look at those Fridas paintings!

Arent they wonderful?
___Carlos: Hey Yanoh, I think we need to take a little break
and get something to eat. We can continue going through all this
beauty after a wonderful meal.
___Yanoh: Sure they are! I love her paintings; especially Viva
la Vida. I think it was painted while she was recovering from a
leg surgery or something like that. Hey Carlos, why dont we go
to the next showroom, I think there are some of Van Goghs
paintings there.

Activity 8: Animal documentary

How many times have you seen animal documentaries? Do you consider them interesting
or boring? Do you think you have learned anything from them?
In the following whale documentary you will find many amazing and unknown facts about
whales. Read the text in silence and answer the questions below, then share them with a
classmate.

BlueWhales
Blue whales are the largest animals ever known to have lived on Earth. The oceans are
ruled by these magnificent marine mammals. Their tongues alone can weigh as much as an
elephant and their hearts as much as an automobile.
Mindboggling dimensions are reached by the blue whales because of a diet
composed nearly exclusively of tiny shrimplike animals called krill. During certain
timesof the year, four to eight tons of krill are eaten per day by the earths largest
animal,theendangeredbluewhale.
Blue whales are baleen whales, which mean they have fringed plates of fingernail-like
material, called baleen, attached to their upper jaws. How do they feed? First, enormous
mouthfuls of water are gulped by the giant animals to feed, expanding the pleated skin on
their throats and bellies to take them in. Then the whale's massive tongue forces the water
out through the thin, overlapping baleen plates. Thousands of krill are left behindand
then swallowed.
Blue whales look true blue underwater, but on the surface their coloring is more a mottled
blue-gray. Their underbellies take on a yellowish hue from the millions of microorganisms
that take up residence in their skin. The blue whales have a broad, flat head and a long,
tapered body that ends in wide, triangular flukes.
Worlds oceans are occupied and visited by blue whales. Occasionally they swim in small
groups, but usually alone or in pairs. Polar water is used to feed these mammals during
summer time, but they undertake lengthy migrations towards the Equator as the winter
arrives.
The oceans are cruised at more than five miles an hour by these graceful swimmers, but
accelerate to more than twenty miles an hour when they are agitated. Blue whales are
among the loudest animals on the planet. A series of pulses, groans, and moans are emitted
by these animals; and it is thought that, in good conditions, blue whales can hear each other
up to one thousand miles away. Scientists think they use these vocalizations not only to
communicate, but, along with their excellent hearing, to sonar-navigate the lightless ocean
depths.

Blue whale calves enter the world already ranking among the planet's largest creatures.
After about a year inside its mother's womb, a baby blue whale emerges weighing up to
three tons and stretching to twenty-five feet. Nothing but mother's milk is gorged by the
baby and gains about two hundred pounds every day for its first year.
Between ten thousand and twenty-five thousand blue whales are believed to still swim the
world's oceans. Aggressive hunting in the 1900s by whalers seeking whale oil drove them
to the brink of extinction. Between 1900 and the mid-1960s, some three hundred and sixty
thousand blue whales were slaughtered. They finally came under protection with the 1966
International Whaling Commission, but they have managed only a minor recovery since
then.
Blue whales have few predators but are known to fall victim to attacks by sharks and killer
whales, and many are injured or die each year from impacts with large ships. Blue whales
are currently classified as endangered on the World Conservation Union (IUCN) Red List.

Informationbasedon:
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/bluewhale.html

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

What does the author mean by mind-boggling in paragraph two?

Why these whales are called blue whales?
Where do the blue whales emigrate during winter time?
At what speed do the blue whales swim when they are agitated?
How do these mammals communicate?
How much does a calf of a whale weight when it is born?
Which are the main predators of these magnificent animals?

Final Activity: Being an animal journalist

Make teams of five students and do an investigation about an animal you want to know
about. Gather information (life-style, dietary, the length of its life, etc.) from different
sources and write a brief essay. Present it to your classmates as if you were an animal
journalist. Bring sufficient creative images, drawings or posters of the animal you chose
and its environment. Every team member must also participate during the presentation.
Check the whale documentary above to get ideas.

Evaluation
Aspect

Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

(5points)

(3points)

(1point)

(0point)

Images

Manycreativeimagesduring Somecreativeimages Afewimagesduring

thepresentation.
wereincludedduring thepresentation.
thepresentation.

Grammar

AccurateuseofThePassive Minorerrorsintheuse PooruseofThePassive BadornulluseofThe

Voicestructure.
ofThePassiveVoice
Voicestructure.
PassiveVoicestructure.
structure.

Information Accurate,extensiveand
interestinginvestigation.

Written
skills

Enoughinformation
andqualityinthe
investigation

Scarceamountof
investigationand
quality.

Imagesarenotincluded
duringthepresentation.

Inaccurateand
insufficientinvestigation.

Veryclear,appropriate,and Clear,appropriate,and Unclear,inappropriate, Severeproblemsin

coherentwayofwritingthe coherentwayof
andincoherentwayof writingtheinformation
writingtheinformation writingtheinformation required.
informationrequired.
requiredwithminor required.
errors.

Presentation Veryorganized,clear,
coherentandfluent
presentation.

Minorerrorsinthe
organization,clearness
coherenceorfluency
duringthe
presentation.

Lotsoferrorsinthe
Unorganized,unclear,
organization,clearness, incoherentornotfluent
coherenceorfluency presentation.
duringthe
presentation.

Self-evaluation
Check ( ) the column according to the things you can or cant do.
Ican...

Verywell

useThePassiveVoicewiththepastparticipleofregularand
irregularverbs.

Well Nottoowell

askandansweraboutwhatwasmade,said,seen,etc.by
someone.

comprehenddifferentreadingsthatarewrittenwithThe
PassiveVoice.

usemyownideastowriteadialogueusingThePassive
Voice.

investigateandwriteadocumentaboutanimalsusingThe
PassiveVoice.

Ifyouansweredverywell,congratulations!

Module 4:
ON THE NEWS
Presentation
This module has the goal to help you feel more confident and competent interacting with
reading, writing, listening and speaking language skills. The activities are designed to guide
you through real life situations supported on different individual and group social practice.
The main subject of this module creates a background so you can communicate using the
passive voice and relatives clauses which, who and that. Before you begin, take some time
to ask yourself why news is so important? How do you find out about whats going on in
the world? Which aspects of the news are you most interested in? What major events are on
the news right now? You will find you are in a marvelous, but sometimes freaky and
interesting world.

Learning Objective:
Describing and talking about past events using passive voice and relative clauses which,
who and that.

Activity 1: Are you updated on the news?

Do you think that you know whats happening around the world? Lets find out.
Find out about your classmates news habits. Make teams of eight members and answer
individually the following survey. Use the survey results to write a report about the groups
interest on news.

1.

2.

How often do you keep up with the news?

a)

a) TV
b) radio c) newspapers
f) other___________

c) less than once a week

d) magazines

e) Internet

What news are you most interested in?

a) local

4.

b) once or twice a week

Where do you usually get the news?

3.

every day

b) national

c) international

What three topics are you most interest in?

a)

current events
e) celebrities

b) sports
f) the arts

c) business
g) the weather

d) science and technology

h) other_________

HelpNote

NewsSurveyreport
Almost 80% of the students in my team class keep up the news every day.
About 20% of us keep with the news only once or twice a week.
Approximately two out of three students watch the news on TV...
The majority of students have access to Internet...

Activity 2: Most recent news!

Read the news stories below and write a headline for each one. Use the passive voice simple past tense to
compose the new titles.

1.Terrorist destroys car

on main street

2. Plant eats man in tropical

forest

3.Bull chases famous

bullfighter

4.Giant steps on a man, marvelous

movie effects in Giants land film

5.Space camera runs over

a martian

6.Traffic accident causes

injures to many passengers

7.The Wall Street thief

strikes again

8.Cat attacks his owner

1.

A car was destroyed by terrorist on Main street

2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Activity 3: Increasing Vocabulary

Look at the adjectives on the left. Highlight the word that is typically used with each one.

Latest UK weather Forecasts from

Freak

a)rain

b) hailstorm

c) earthquake

Heavy

a)wildfire

b)tornado

c)rain

Minor

a)earthquake

b)rain

c)wind

Flash

a)tornado

b)earthquake

c)flood

catastrophic

a)thunder

b)wildfire

c) hailstones

For each sentence below, cross out the word or phrase that cannot be used to complete it.

Abuildingwas__________bylightning.
a) damagedb)destroyedc)injuredd)strucke)hit

_________wasdisruptedbyanicestormyesterday.
a) Electricalpowerb)Ashoppingmallc)Trafficd)Telephoneservice
e)Trainservice

Twopeoplewere________injured.
a) seriouslyb)criticallyc)severelyd)partiallye)slightly

Thevillagewasstruckby_________.
a) anearthquakeb)lighteningc)ahurricaned)hailstonese)rain

Use relative clauses which, who and that to write the meaning of the words below:
HelpNote
Newsreporter:
Magazine:

Person

Thing

Subject who/that

which/that

Object

which/that

Who/that

Example A clown is someone who

makes you laugh.
An elephant is an animal
that lives in hot countries.

Periodicpaper
publicationwhich
reportsevents
containingpictures
andstoriesand
articlesofinterest.

TrafficAccident:

Storm:
Hero:

Activity 4: Online world news stories

Top Breaking News Headlines

Go online and access http://www.esl-lab.com/worldnews/worldnewsrd1.htm.

Listen to different news stories. Select the correct answer which describes each one. Check
your answers and your score.

Activity 5: Extra, extra read all about it!

I. Before reading the text, answer these

questions:
1. What space travel books and / or
films do you know about?
2. Do you think it is possible for people
to travel to other planets?
Source: http://vanda51.blogspot.com

LIFEONMARS

Spaceships were seen in the sky above

New York. Cities all over the USA
have been attacked. We believe that the
invaders were from Mars.

When those words were broadcasted on the radio in 1938,

thousands of Americans ran out from their homes. Roads were
blocked by cars as people tried to escape from Martians. In fact, it
was just a play called The War of the Worlds. The play was based
on a story that was written by H.G. Wells in 1898. In the story,
Earth is attacked by spaceships that come from Mars. We now
know that there aren't any aliens in Mars. The Red Planet has
been visited by several space probes, and photographs were taken
by the Mars Orbital Surveyor every day. All the pictures show a
cold, dead planet, and no signs of life were found there. Has it
always been a dead planet?

American scientists believe that they

have found signs of life on Mars. These
signs werent found on the Red Planet
itself; they were found in Antarctica in a
small meteorite called ALH84001. The
Earth is hit by millions of meteorites
every year. This particular meteorite
came from Mars. It is billions of years
old and contains fossils that look like
bacteria.

Not everyone agrees that the fossils in the meteorite are bacteria so there are many plans to
send astronauts to Mars.

The Earth won't be invaded by Martians, as H.G. Wells thought. Instead, Mars will be visited
by people from Earth. It will be a difficult, dangerous and expense journey. We might only find
bacteria but this will show that life can exist on other planets.

II. Skim the texts above and answer the questions.

1. What does the following refer to?
a) H. G. Wells
_________________________________________________________________________
b) ALH84001
_________________________________________________________________________
c) The Red Planet
_________________________________________________________________________
d) The Mars Orbital Surveyor
_________________________________________________________________________
2. Why will astronauts be sent to Mars?
_________________________________________________________________________
III. Answer true (T) or false (F) for each statement.
Statement
Answer
1. New York was attacked by Martians in
1938.

2. Space probes have found signs of life on

Mars.

3. People thought that the radio play was

real.

4. ALH84001 was found in the Antarctica.

5. Meteorites don't hit the earth very often.

6. All scientists agree that ALH 84001

contains fossils of bacteria.

7. Astronauts will be sent to Mars next year.

8. We know there is life on other planets.

Activity 6: Bombs away with peoples stories

Do you talk or read about celebrities news?
Many magazines or headlines gossip about celebrities; you can look up issues like the
"Most Beautiful People", "The Best Dressed", and "The Sexiest Man Alive", Celebrity
lifestyle, The best actor or actress of the year. People love to know about the stories
behind the heroes, villains, and lovers on the screen. Use your celebrity knowledge to win
this game. Lets play bombs away!
How to play:
Bombs Away is an old favorite Navy Game where two players try to sink each other's
hidden ships. Each player has an ocean game board. The player who sinks the majority of
the enemys ships wins.
1. Each player draws 6 ships (2 of each kind shown below) hidden from the opponents
view.

2.Players take turns calling out their "shots" attempting to get "hits" on the opponent's
ships in order to sink them. Strategy and some luck must be combined to be the first to
locate and sink all 6 opponent's ships to win the game.

3. To call out shots or enemy attack, you say a verb from the square (on the top line) and
use it make a question about a celebrity (side vertical line) using the passive voice simple
past tense and relative clauses. Example: Was Brad Pitt married to Jennifer Aniston?
Whats the name of the celebrity who acted in the movie Interview with a Vampire?
4. If the question matches the shaded boat area, you sink the enemys ship and continue
playing the game. Sink as many the enemy ships you can. If the question doesnt match the
shaded boat area the opponent player gets a turn again.
For every sinking ship you get a point.

Yourscore:

Enemiesscore:

The player with the highest score wins. Example:

OX

XX

acted
Megan Fox

Brad Pitt

Jonas Brothers

Angelina Jolie

Robert Pattinson

kicked

attacked

married

kissed

loved

hit

seen

run over

Jonny Depp

Evangeline Lilly

acted

Megan Fox

Brad Pitt

JonasBrothers

Angelina Jolie

kicked

attacked

married

kissed

loved

hit

seen

run over

Robert Pattinson

Jonny Depp

Evangeline Lilly

Final Activity: Breaking the news

1. Group work; imagine you are going to be on a TV News Program. Think about all the
things you need to do to make a creative news report.
2. Make a team of four members; choose four different events to follow up on. They can be
events occurred in the following topics: education, fiction, entertainment, technology or
common interest life stories.

3. Each team writes about a news report with interesting titles. Set up scenery, supporting
charts, pictures or materials related to each news report. Make sure to use the language
learnt.
4. Give your news program a name. Act out as news reporters and have it film.
5. Show your video in class to your teacher and classmates for feedback.
Example of some news reports:

Technology
New green cars were showed in
a fancy motor display: the
future in motion

Incredible News
Reporter was attacked by a
pelican on live

Published January 12, 2010

Entertainment News
Avatar was fallen Short at the
Oscars, and the Experts Weigh in
on Why

March 8th of 2010

Wednesday, 17 February 2010

Avatar was awarded with 3

Oscars for Best Visual Effects,
Best Cinematography, and Best
Art Direction. The film The Hurt
Locker won the nomination for
Best Picture.
Hybrid and electric cars were the
stars of a motor shows in Geneva,
Italy. They were showed with
glamour under the spotlights.
The recent launched technology is
supposed to guarantee zero
emissions but the expensive
technologies could take 5 to 10
years to really hit European and
American roads.

An Australian weather man was

attacked by a pelican as he
presented the forecast on the
breakfast program.

The sci-fi epic had been critically

acclaimed, far more widely seen
and was widely heralded for its
breakthrough technology. And it
boasted the deep-pocket backing
of a major Hollywood studio.

Channel Nine's Steve Jacobs was

broadcasting live from Taronga
Zoo, when Marnie the pelican
launched at him as the weather
graphics were showed.

Maybe, it was considered as an

attack, the political right on the
movie's plot, which was seen as a
spotlight on America's Iraq
incursion?
Or was "Avatar" doomed because
it was sci-fi, a genre that rarely
has been rewarded by the Oscar?

Meanwhile automakers work

improving petrol and diesel cars
to meet short-term targets.

Evaluation
Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Score

(5 points)

(3 points)

(1 point)

(0 point)

(total points)

Aspect

Minor spelling and Many spelling and Severe spelling and

punctuation errors. punctuation errors. punctuation errors.

Writing

Correct spelling.

Grammar

Uses relative
Uses relative
clauses with who, clauses with who,
which, that; simple which, that; simple
past passive voice past passive voice
to talk and write
to talk and write
about the news
about the news
appropriately.
with minor errors.

Vocabulary

Uses vocabulary to Minor difficulties Some difficulties in Severely limited

the use vocabulary. lack of vocabulary.
express past events arose from
eloquently.
inappropriate use of
vocabulary.

Fluency

Student speaks with Minor difficulties

fluency while
to maintain fluency
exposing a news
while exposing a
report.
news report.

Listening

Student failed to Student

didnt
Student
Student
acknowledged all acknowledged most acknowledge some understand most of
statements or didnt the questions and
statements
and statements and
answer some
statements,
used
questions,
question.
questions
responding in an
notes most of the
appropriately.
appropriate way.
time.

Uses relative
Uses relative
clauses with who, clauses with who,
which, that; simple which, that; s
past passive voice simple past passive
to talk and write
voice to talk and
about the news
write about the
with difficulty.
news incorrectly.

A few long pauses,

more effort was
required to
maintain fluency
while exposing a
news report.

Too many long

pauses, much more
effort was required
to maintain
clearness and
fluency while
exposing a news
report.

Voice and non- Pronunciation was

verbal
clear, facial and
communication
body expressions
were used to
enhance
communication.

Could have made

communication
more efficient by
using better
pronunciation and
non-verbal
communication.

Some
Communication
communication
was very
problems arose due confusing, student
to students unclear had much difficulty
pronunciation
hearing.
and/or lack of nonverbal expression.

Information

Information was
used to support
the news
description.

Not enough
evidence was used
to support the news
description.

Enough
information was
used to support the
news description.

No information was
not clear or does
not correspond to
the main news
event.

Self-evaluation
Check ( ) the column according to the things you can or cant do.
Ican...

Verywell

describerecentnewsusingsimplepastpassivevoiceand
relativeclauseswhich,thatandwhowritedefinitions

Nottowell

usevocabularytocommunicateappropriatelyinawrittenor
oralway

makeupstoriesforshortnewsevents

Ifyouansweredverywell,congratulations!

Well

Module 5:
TECHNOLOGY AND YOU
Presentation
The activities presented in this module correspond to the topic of modern technology and
inventions and how they have affected our lives. It provides stimulating extra practice
integrating the four skills which promote genuine interaction and authentic communication
using infinitives and gerunds to describe uses and purposes. Furthermore, this module
invites you to visit the suggested websites where you can do more research about new
inventions.
Think about what technologies you use today that didnt exist when you were a child.
What is one of your favorite technological inventions? Do you think using some devices
has made your life easier? It is likely that you will find out more things about technology
you did not know about once you have gone through all the activities, so get started and
learn more about it.

Learning objectives:
Discussing modern technology and inventions using infinitives and gerunds to describe
uses and purposes.

Activity 1: Whats this used for?

Which objects do you use every day or often? Check the boxes, and then practice with a
partner asking what each one is used for.

A:
B:
A:
B:
A:

What is a cell phone used for?

It is used for sending text messages.
What is a USB memory used for?
It is used to save documents.
What is..

Activity 2: Users Manual

Read the following users manuals. Do you know which of the objects above they belong
to?

1.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Try to keep it away from the sun and

closed to protect the screen.
Remember to recharge it before the
battery dies.
Dont forget to save all your documents
before you turn it off.
Clean the keyboard with the
recommended cleaner.
When connecting to the internet, dont
forget to writeyour password.

Place your copy in the

machine where the arrow
is pointing down
Dial the number where you
are sending your
document.
Listen for the tone.
Press send.
Hang up the receiver.

2.
3.
4.
5.

1.) Make sure all the red, yellow and

white cables are connected.
2.) Turn it on.
3.) Set the volume.
4.) Check that both speakers are
working correctly.
5.) Program AM/FM stations.
6.) Tune in to your favorite station.

1.)
2.)
3.)
4.)
5.)

Charge it for at least 12 hours.

Turn it on.
Dont forget to dial the area code.
Press the send button.
If you get a voice mail, make sure
to leave a message.

TROUBLESHOOTING
Problem

1.

2.

3.

4.
5.

Click the Start button on the

bottom left corner of the
display.
When a small menu opens,
click on Explore with your
mouse.
Find the drive called
Removable disk (X:) which
appears on the left of the
Explore window.
Click the left mouse button.
The data on your device will
appear in the right half of
the screen, and may be
accessed and modified.

..

Check if:

Doesnt turn on.

Make sure that the power

cord is connected into an
electrical outlet.

The screen is fuzzy.

Make sure the antenna is

adjusted

There is no sound.
Only a few channels are
viewed.

The picture is too dark

Check if the volume is

adjusted.

Check if all the channels

programmed.
Check the brightness
buttons

..

Activity 3: Modern technology

Read the selection. As you read, note the different items of technology and what they are
used for. Then work with a partner to answer the questions below. Compare your answers
with other pairs.
Today modern technology has made our lives easier. Just about everyone has a computer at
home for communicating with other people from all over the world. It has helped us in
many other ways too. For example, you can cook food easily without making a mess in
your kitchen by using a microwave instead of your stove. Now you dont have to worry
about washing dishes with your hands. Dishwashers are save and easy to use. They are used
to wash all your dishes in a matter of minutes saving you time in comparison with the old
fashion way.
Have you ever thought about what life would be like without todays modern technology?
People who cant afford to buy a computer, use a typewriter for writing a letter or report
which can be stressful and time consuming since there is no spell check to correct errors.
Technology has gone through radical changes since its first inventions. Both the computer
and the telephone have changed substantially. Now there are hand-held computers which
are used for sending and receiving e-mails when you are away from your computer.
Likewise with cell phones which are used to write, send and read messages from just about
any remote location.
There are a lot more items of technology that sometimes we are not aware what they are
used for. In case you didnt know, satellites are used for studying the weather, DNA
fingerprinting is used to identify criminals, and robots are sometimes used for performing
different tasks that might be dangerous.
Although it is considered that many items of technology make our lives easier and quicker,
many people dislike the production of technology because they feel it creates financial
problems when buying some of these items because they are too expensive like computers
for instance. In spite of some peoples opinions, technology indeed has showed good results
and has been making life easier for many who dont have time to do many things. Just
imagine yourself without the use of some of these objects of technology mentioned earlier.
How would they affect your life?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

What is the main idea in the reading? What made you decide?
Are there any comparisons made? If so, what and how is it being compared?
What two things mentioned have changed radically?
Which item of technology performs dangerous tasks?
What are some peoples opinions about technology?
Discuss how your life would be affected without modern technology.

Activity 4: Writing your own essay

Learn more about modern technology by connecting to different websites. Once you have
found the information, write an essay to describe items of technology with its use and
purpose. You may use some of the listed items from the box to do your research or think of
your own.

calculator
IPod

camcorder

Internet

telephone answering machine

electronic address book

World Wide Web

video games
CD walkman

Activity 5: Advantages and disadvantages of new technology

Although most people find that technology has many good advantages, some users fear new
technology, others feel cost can be high when there is a breakdown with any kind of
equipment because they require experts to do the repair. Moreover the initial hardware and
software of computers and online connection can be costly as well. Most equipment rapidly
gets outdated.
What other reasons do you think people fear when using new technology? Why do some
find it beneficial? Complete the chart with the advantages and disadvantages of the
technology mentioned in the first column. Then compare with your classmates, do you
agree or disagree?

TECHNOLOGY
Airplanes
Calculators
Camcorders
Cd players
Cd Rom drives

ADVANTAGES
Trips are shorter

DISADVANTAGES
Airfare can be expensive

Cell phones
Compact disks
Computers
Digital videos
E-mails
Fax machines
Ipods
Laser discs
Liquid crystal displays
Microwaves
Modems
Photocopy machine
Printer
Projectors
Scanners
Slide projectors
Tape recorders
Televisions
Text books
The Internet
Transparencies,
projectors
Type writers
Videogames

overhead

Web sites
Word processors
X - Ray machines
A.
B.
C.
D.

Whats your opinion about airplanes?

I think its a fast way to travel
Yes, but it can be very expensive. Id rather take the bus
Yes, youre right, but what about traveling to Europe for example

Activity 6: Everyday techno actions

Match the pictures with the imperative sentences in the table below. Then practice with a
partner.

A. Put them away

B. Hook it up

C. Look it up

D. Pick it up

E. Put it down

F. Print it out

G. Put them on

H. Take them off

I. Take it apart

J. Throw it away

K. Turn it down

L. Turn it up

A:Inpictureone,heshookingupthecomputer.
B:Inpicturetwo,shesturninguptheradio.

Activity 7: Online activities

Visit these online sites to practice and learn something more about
technology.
http://www.eslflow.com/technology_worksheet.pdf
http://www.eslflow.com/Best_Inventions.pdf
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/pdfs/techineq_actsheet.pdf
http://www.tefl-magic.com/noframes/material/acro/approvedisapprove.pdf
http://advancedenglish2.wordpress.com/2009/12/22/listening-comprehension/

Final Activity: Advertising your invention

Instructions:
Make groups of three, each student invents a modern technology device that would make a
persons life easier, give its characteristics and say what it is used for. Then imagine you
are going to advertise it by making a pamphlet attractive enough to get buyers attention.
Exchange pamphlets with other groups. Each student chooses the device he or she would
like to buy describes it and says what it is used for and why they think it can be useful to
them.

MEGA MAID X

Tired of cooking, cleaning the house,

washing clothes? Now you can relax and
forget about doing all the hard work at home.
Let Mega Maid X do the job for you. It is a
robot which is made of stainless steel and
needs no batteries. It is used for doing
your shopping, answering your phone and
and many other things.
This easy to use robot has a life time warranty
at a reasonable price. It was designed by
women who were tired of cleaning their houses
all day. So if you have been looking for
something to make your life easier,
MEGAMAID X is your solution!

Evaluation:
Aspect

Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Score

(5 points)

(3 points)

(1 point)

(0 point)

(total points)

Grammar

Grammar was used to

communicate
effectively.

Minor
grammar
difficulties
arose.

Many
minor
grammatical
errors led to a
breakdown in
communication.

Severe
grammatical
errors
limited
the conversation.

Writing

Student was able to

write
a
well
sequenced,
clear,
logical and coherent
pamphlet describing a
modern technological
device.

Student needed
more effort in
writing his/her
pamphlet.

Student failed
to write his/her
pamphlet in a
well sequenced,
clear,
logical
and
coherent
way.

Student failed to
write
his/her
pamphlet.

Speaking

Student
discusses
about the invention he
or she would like to
buy with fluency.

Student
discusses about
the invention he
or she would
like to buy with
minor
difficulties.

Student
discusses about
the invention he
or she would
like to buy with
much difficulty.

Student
was
unable to discuss
about
the
invention he or
she would like
to buy.

Self-evaluation
Check ( ) the column according to the things you can or cant do.
I can . . .
use infinitives and gerunds to talk about uses and
purposes.
follow instructions on a manual.
talk about advantages and disadvantages about modern
technology.
give and follow instructions using imperative sentences.
advertise my inventions.
If you answered very well, congratulations!

Very well

Well Not too well

MODULE 6 HAVE YOU EVER HEARD SUCH A STORY BEFORE?

Presentation
It is important to adapt fresh ideas and techniques to review and practice your English. The
supplementary activities in this module were well selected to help you develop reading
strategies and skills such as, skimming the text for main ideas, scanning for specific
information or details, guessing meaning from context and inferring.
You will be reading a variety of texts types from newspapers, articles, and letters.
Moreover, you will be expected to write your own stories using The past perfect; adjectives
and adverbs to describe tragic accidents and mysteries with incredible story endings.
Before you get started, think about some incredible stories you have heard or read about.
Can you describe what happened? Why did you find the story incredible or interesting?
Learning objectives
Describing an event that occurred before another event or time period in the past;
modifying text using adjectives and adverbs.
Activity 1 What happened?
Complete parts of different stories. In column A, use the verbs in simple past or past
continuous; then in column B, use the verbs in the simple past or the past participle.
A

1. President George Bush was giving (give) a speech

friend..(take)
when a man threw (throw) two shoes at him.
immediately.
2. The elevator.. (break down) while I
he.
. (go) to the fifth floor.

a. Luckily, my
me to the hospital

b. It was a good thing

(buy) some candles.

3. We the street when a car..

ducked
(crash) into a tree

c. Fortunately, he had
down before they hit him.
.

4. He.. (watch) TV when the lights, (go out).

..right

d. Luckily, it someone
away.

5. I. (play) soccer when I (break)

leg.

e. Fortunately, the owner ..

(have ) his seat belt on.

Match column A with column B to complete the stories. Add more information of your
own to end each story. Too make it more interesting, use drawing to show the sequence of
the story. Take turns reading your stories to other students. Follow the example given:

President George Bush was giving a speech in a conference in the prime ministers office
when a man threw two shoes at him. Fortunately, he had ducked down before the shoes
hit him. This incident happened while he was visiting Iraq.
Activity 2 Sound strange but its true
Have you ever read a tabloid? They are specialized newspapers that talk about people with
incredible stories and leave the reader wondering if they are really true. Read the incredible
story about a dog that saved his owner.

Buddy the Alsatian Saves His Owner Joe

Chris Trott had answered many phone calls when on duty for an answering emergency
phone line but never one from a dog. She wouldnt have been blamed for hanging up, but
something told her that the urgency of the whimpering and barking was for a special reason
which made Chris stay on the line. Immediately, after checking the incoming phone
number, Chris realized that the line belonged to Joe Stalnaker, a man known to be
susceptible to seizures.
The truth to this phone rescue was that Joe had pre-programmed the buttons on his phone to
dial 911, so all his dog Buddy had to do was to pick up the phone in his mouth. One of his

teeth was almost certain to hold down one of the keys for 3 seconds and thus trigger the
dialing.
Something very similar had happened twice before, unfortunately, Joe is subjected to
seizures after suffering a brain injury while serving in the army. His dog Buddy arrived at
the age of 8 weeks courtesy of 'Paws With A Cause', which trains miracle dogs like Buddy
to help people like Joe.
Surprisingly, there have been other similar cases of miracle dog rescues; for example,
Leana Beasley's Rottweiler called Faith seeks help by pressing a speed-dial button with her
nose. Right after the operator answered, Faith barked down the phone so that the
emergency services operator realized Leana needed medical assistance.

Activity 3 Rearranging the story

Some parts of the story you have just read are all mixed up. Rearrange and
rewrite it, then compare it with your classmates. Take turns retelling the story.

Surprisingly,therehavebeen
othersimilarcasesofmiracle
dogrescues;
Right after the operator answered,
Faithbarkeddownthephone

so all his dog Buddy had to do was to

pick up the phone in his mouth.

but never one from a dog.

LeanaBeasley'sRottweiler

calledFaithseekshelpby
pressingaspeeddialbutton
withhernose

Chris realized that the

incoming call belonged
to Joe Stalmaker, known
to be susceptible to
seizures.

She wouldnt have been blamed for

hanging up,

Joe had pre-programmed the

buttons on his phone to dial
911

Oneofhisteethwas
almostcertaintohold
downoneofthekeysfor
dialing.
Chris had answered many phone calls

Chrishad
answered
manyphone
calls.

so the emergency
service operator
realized Leana needed
help medical assistance
but something told her that
the urgency of the whimpering
and barking was for a reason.

Activity 3 An incredible ending

In groups of five, read the beginning of the story. Think of a good headline for each one,
then continue the story and finish it with an incredible ending. Put the stories together to
create a tabloid newspaper. Use pictures to go with each article. Be as creative as possible.
Share your newspaper with the class.

Tabloidstories
Strangebuttrue
In Houston, Texas people had reported
to the police a strange object flying
over their houses. Police thought it was
only an illusion until one day.

A teenager boy was found after being attacked by a

crocodile. Witnesses said that they had seen the boy .

An eight month baby was kidnapped by a woman who had

worked for the family for many years. After weeks of
investigation the police found.

A dangerous snake had crawled into an

old womans house and lived there for
years. The snake had slept on her bed
without her knowing until one day her
neighbor saw the snake on the bed.

Fifty years ago, a woman from

Chicago had lost a diamond
ring which was valued over one
million dollars. She received a
letter from someone who.

Actvity 4 Online stories

Some web sites offer you free online stories. Look at the box below. This particular web
site has many incredible stories you can download for free. Choose to read the one you
find the most interesting and incredible. Take notes as you will need them for Activity 5
where you will be sharing these stories in your own words to other classmates.

Http: www.sdlback.comskins/Skin_1/free_samples/SBT_Book_1.pdf

Activity 5 I want to hear more

Make groups of four to five students. Share each others stories. Ask follow up
questions to get more information.
The story I read online
about two sisters who
hadnt seen each other
for 45 years.

Well, their parent had

separatedandonestayed
withthemotherandthe
otherone

Really, and what happened? Why

hadnt they seen each other in such
a long time?

I want to hear more. Did they

ever reunite?

Activity 6 Now thats a mystery!

Some events are just a coincidence while others may be a mystery, a disaster or any other
kind of situation. Look at the words in the box. Choose three words from the box to write
about three events.

coincidence disaster mystery misfortune

lucky break triumph
emergency

I had just gotten home from work when

the doorbell rang. It was a flower shop
delivering some flowers. I asked who
had sent them to me but the man said he
didnt know because someone had left no
name. Its been four months ago since I
received the flowers and I still dont
know who sent them to me.

(mystery)

After you finish, read them in groups. Other classmates guess which word best describes
each situation.
Activity 7 Create your own board game
After you have designed your own game board, you may complete the squares with the
ideas below. The objective of this board game is to help you review this module or any of
the previous ones. You can use the ideas below or your own. Instructions must be includes
too.

Ideas for filling in the squares:

Vocabulary words
Parts of speech
Story comprehension questions

Go
ahead2
spaces

START

Miss one
turn

Goback2
spaces

Goback
2spaces

Goahead2
spaces

Miss
oneturn

Goahead2
spaces

Take
END

Goback
2spaces

Takethe

Takean
extraturn

Takean
extraturn
Goahead2
spaces

Takean
extraturn

Activity 8 Reading a diary

Do you keep a diary? Most diaries are not for written publication. They are considered to
be personal information where people write about life and their feelings. What you are
about to read is part of a diary written by a Jewish girl (Anne Frank) living Holland during
World War II when Germany invaded Holland. Many Jewish people were taken to
concentration camps where most were killed. In March 1945, three months before her
sixteenth birthday and two months before liberation of Holland, Anne died in the
concentration camp of Bergen-Belsen. Her diary was found there.

After you have read Anne Franks first entry to her diary, answer the activity that
follows.

The Diary of a Young Girl

by Anne Frank

Saturday, 20 June, 1942

Its an odd idea for someone like me to keep a diary; not only because I have never one
so before, but because it seems to me that neither I- nor for the matter anyone else- will be
interested in the unbosoming of a thirteen year old schoolgirl. Still, what does that matter?
I want to write, but more than that, I want to bring out all kinds of things that lie buried
deep in my heart.
Let me put it more clearly, since no one will believe that a girl of thirteen feels herself
quite alone in the world, nor is it so. I have darling parents and a sister of sixteen. I know
about thirty people whom one might call friends- I have strings of boy friends, anxious to
catch a glimpse of me and who, failing that, peep at me through mirrors in class. I have
relations, aunts and uncles, who are darling too, a good home, no- I dont seem to lack
anything. But its the same with all my friends, just fun and joking nothing more. I can
never bring myself to talk of anything outside the common round. I dont want to set down
a series of bald facts like most people do, but I want this diary itself to be my friend, and I
shall call my friend Kitty. I will start by sketching in brief the story of my life.
My father was thirty-six when he married my mother, who was then twenty-five. My
sister Margot was born in 1926 in Frankfort-on-Main. I followed on June 12, 1929, and as
we are Jewish, we emigrated to Holland in 1933.

The rest of our family, however, felt the impact of Hitler-s anti-Jewish laws, so life was
filled with anxiety. In 1939 after the pogroms, my two uncles (my mothers brother)
escaped to the U.S.A. My old grandmother came to us; she was the seventy-three. After
May 1940 good times rapidly fled: first the war, then the capitulation, followed by the
arrival of the Germans, which is when the sufferings of us Jews really began. Anti-Jewish
decrees followed each other in quick succession. Jews must wear a yellow star. Jews must
hand in their bicycles. Jews are banned from trams and are forbidden to drive. Jews are
only allowed to do their shopping between three and five oclock and then only in shops
which bear the placard Jewish shop.Jews must be indoors by eight oclock and cannot
even sit in their own gardens after that hour. Jews are forbidden to visit theaters, cinemas,
and other places of entertainment. Jews many not take part in public sports. Swimming
baths, tennis courts, hockey fields, and other sports grounds are all prohibited to them. Jews
may not visit Christians. Jews must go to Jewish schools, and many more restrictions of a
similar kind.
So we could not do this and were forbidden to do that. But life went on in spite of it
all Our freedom was strictly limited. Yet things were still bearable.
Granny died in January 1942; no one will ever know how much she is present in my
thoughts and how much I love her still.
Yours, Anne

Developing comprehension skills

1.
2.
3.
4.

In her first diary entry, what were Annes reasons for keeping a diary?
Why did she name her diary Kitty?
What are some facts she mentions about life in Holland in the early 1940s.
Whom was she referring to when she says, The rest of our family felt the impact
of Hitler-s anti-Jewish laws, so life was filled with anxiety.
5. Mention some things that were forbidden for the Jewish people.
6. Would you say that her grandmother was special to her? Why?

Writing a diary. If you have not already written a diary, begin to write a personal one.
Make daily entries for at least two weeks. Then make comments with your classmates
about the events in your life. Make a description of the things that interest you. At the end
of the two weeks, select three entries you would like to share with others. Revise them so
that they are understandable to others, and then make a clean copy of those three entries for
your classmates to read.

Source: Reading Literature The McDougal Littell English Program Orange Level;
McDougal, Little & Company, Evanston Illinois, New York, Dallas, Sacramento

Final Activity Writing about a tragic story

Do you know anyone whose life ended in tragedy? Was this person a friend, a family
member or a celebrity you know? Write your own story and present it to the class.
Instruction for presenting your story:

You are to gather information about the person you are going to talk about.
You can write a story about this person to study.
At the moment of presenting what you know about this person in should be in an
oral form without notes.
You can display pictures around the classroom or put them on a PowerPoint
presentation to help you while telling the story.

PrincessDianahad
been

Integrating Activity Researching a well-known mystery

Have you ever heard of Amelia Earhart? She was the first woman to fly across the
Atlantic, in 1928. She achieved a number of aviation records. On July 1, 1937, the famous
aviatrix Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan, disappeared somewhere in the
vicinity of the Phoenix Islands southwest of the Hawaiian Islands. Many theories abound
and those familiar with Saipan know that some believe that she was eventually found by the
Japanese and brought to Saipan. Others say that many researchers believe the Electra ran
out of fuel and Earhart and Noonan ditched at sea. The mysterious disappearance of Amelia
Earhart (Mrs. George P. Putnam) and her navigator, Fred Noonan along with their
Lockheed Electra -10 after the aircraft left Lae, the capital of the Australian Mandated
Territory of New Guinea, still remains a mystery today.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Earhart

Instruction for Integrating Activity:

Make groups of five students

Choose a well-known mystery you want to write about.
Research information about facts
Collect any images that describe your story
Organize your story in the order in which the events happened
Make sure to use the language learned from each module
The story should be presented on PowerPoint
All students should participate orally during the presentation.

Evaluation for Final Activity for module 6

Aspect

Grammar

Excellent

Good

Fair

Poor

Score

(5 points)

(3 points)

(1 point)

(0 point)

(total
points)

Minor grammar
difficulties arose
during the
presentation.

Many minor
grammatical errors led
to a breakdown in the
presentation.

Severe
grammatical
errors limited
the presentation.

Grammar was used to

communicate effectively.
The past perfect; adjectives and
adverbs were used to describe
an unsolved mystery.

Vocabulary

Vocabulary was used to express

ideas eloquently.

Minor
difficulties arose
from
inappropriate
use of
vocabulary.

Some difficulties due

to lack of vocabulary
and/or bad dictation.

Communication
s was severely
limited due to
the lack of
vocabulary.

Fluency

Student acted the presentation

with fluency.

Minor
difficulties to
maintain

A few long pauses,

more effort was
required to maintain

Too many long

pauses, much
more effort was

fluency during
the presentation.

fluency during the

presentation.

required to
maintain
fluency during
the presentation.

Creativity

Creative images were used in

the presentation.

Some creative
images were
used in the
presentation.

Student failed to
creative images during
the presentation

Student didnt
use any images
during
the
presentation

Voice and non-verbal

communication

Pronunciation was clear, facial

and body expressions were used
to enhance communication.

Could have
made
communication
more efficient
by using better
pronunciation
and non-verbal
communication.

Some communication
problems arose due to
students unclear
pronunciation and/or
lack of non- verbal
expression.

Communication
was very
confusing; other
students had
much difficulty
hearing.

Self-evaluation
Do you feel you have practiced enough? How well can you do the things listed? Put a
check () in the box.
I can . . .

Very well.

Use The past perfect; adjectives and adverbs to

describe an unsolved mystery;
Put stories in the sequence in which they happened
Write stories with incredible endings
Use adjectives and adverbs to describe events in the
past.

Well

Not very well

Understand the main idea in a text

Develop comprehension skills for reading and
understanding a diary
Write my own diary
Write and talk about tragic accidents
Talk about unsolved mysteries

MODULE 1
Vocabulary and Phrases

Phrases
No, I havent. I think its illegal.

Born To Be A Star
Are you good at writing poetry?

She has two sisters and two brothers.

Currently, Yuridia is living with her fianc Edgar

Guerrero and her son Phoenix Guerrero Gaxiola.

She has been singing since the age of five and has
demonstrated big interest in music and the piano.

Do you think people should be penalized?

She is a considered to be a very patient person and

likes imitating Gloria Trevi.

Gee, Im glad I havent been pirating any movies or

music, its illegal.

She is daughter of music lovers; her father is a

composer and her mother an amateur singer.

Have you been watching good movies recently?

Yuridia was born to be a star.

Have you ever bought a pirated DVD or CD?

Well, I havent.

He plans to start his own business soon.

Well, Ive been learning to be creativity by taking

art classes.

Hes been singing since the year two thousand and four.

Well, Ive been studying a lot lately.

I think its not right to pirate movies or music because

What qualities do you find in these stars?

Ive been learning to appreciate art by going to art

galleries.
Julia Roberts is one of m favorite talented stars.

Who are you favorite stars?

Why did her father nickname her Miley?

Vocabulary

amateur

entertainer

music

role

casted

episode

natural

series

certainly

filming

nicknamed

settle down

cheerleading

emphasizes

obtain

releasing

collaboration

for

patient

signed

competiveness

hit

perseverance

smiling

demeanor

hobbies

platinum

soundtrack

Disney

generation

politeness

superstar

daddy

goal

preformed

unfortunately

drama

guitar

queen

versioned

duet

Hollywood

recently

writing

ebullience

lately

record

written

Answers for Activity 6 Writing poetry

love, star
singing, four
guitar
door
CDs, band
hand
worlds

Answers for Activity 9

1. e
2. i
3. b
4. d
5. h
6. j
7. a
8. f
9. c
10. g

MODULE 2
Vocabulary and Phrases
Phrases
Can you explain me what this book is about?

Court chamberlain

Could you tell me what that is?

Do you know who she is?

Lady under guard

Top it off

I wonder if you can help me

Paneled wood door

Vocabulary
blurring

cloak

bow

dwarf

bowing

easel

ocher

unbeatable

canvas

environment

restraining

underscore

naughty

Answers for Activity 1 Do you know who they

are?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Ruth Padilla
Albert Einstein
Bill Gates
Emiliano Zapata
John Lennon

scope

hair barrette

sketch

Answers for Activity 2 Could you tell me what

they are famous for?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Pedro Infante Actor

Vicente Fox Politician
Frida Khalo Painter
Leonardo Da Vinci Painter, architect,
designer, etc.
Adolph Hitler - Politician

Answers for Activity 3 Do you like puzzles?

Down
1.2.3.4.5.-

Vicario
Morelos
Jurez
Ebrad
A.M.L.O.

Cross
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

Villa
Hidalgo
Caldern
Zapata
Fox

MODULE 3
Vocabulary and Phrases
Phrases
The oldest wheel was created by the
Mesopotamians over five millenniums ago.

Im starving.

Georges mother wanted the bedroom fixed

immediately.

I think we need to make a little break and get

something to eat.

Last Saturday my friend Blanca and I went to

downtown to hang around and buy some stuff we
needed.

The oceans are ruled by these magnificent marine

mammals.

We were walking down the streets.

Mind-boggling dimensions are reached by the blue

whales.
Between ten thousand and twenty-five thousand blue
whales are believed to still swim the world's oceans.
Blue whale calves enter the world already ranking
among the planet's largest creatures.

The game ends when all answers have been

completed.
I believe its the best piece of art Ive ever seen.

Vocabulary
among

fringe

magnificent

stab

ancient

gorged

mammals

stuff

attached

grid

Mesopotamians

supplies

baleen

gulp

mind-boggling

surgery

bellies

gunpowder

mottled

swallowed

brands

jewels

mouthfuls

toward

Calves

krill

pleated

upper

Earn

lengthy

purchased

vessels

eye shadows

lip liner

relief

weight

Flukes

lip stick

sequel

womb

Answers to activity 1:
read

read

read

think

thought

thought

listen

listened

listened

love

loved

loved

see

saw

seen

play

played

played

teach

taught

taught

sing

sang

sung

walk

walked

walked

work

worked

worked

invent

invent

invented

stop

stopped

stopped

write

wrote

written

dance

danced

danced

go

went

gone

fly

flew

flown

run

ran

run

Answers to activity 3:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

Angels and Demons was written by Dan Brown.

John and Sylvie were visited by their grandchildren last Sunday.
The documents were printed just on time.
Im sorry Sir, but this letter was sent after the context.
The gunpowder was invented by the Chinese people thousands of years ago.
Georges mother wanted the bedroom fixed immediately.
The sequel of the movie Three jewels for the queen is directed by John Quo.
Do you know if the new Amandas CD was released last Sunday?
Ancient vessels were found during the excavation.
Viva la Vida was painted by Frida Kahlo.
Was Saint John of the Cross painted by Dal?
Where were the mortal remains of Saint Joan of Arc found?
This equipment wasnt shipped on time.
Rachels car wasnt paid in cash.
My house is visited every year by the Swallows.

Answers to activity 7:
1: Yanoh: Carlos, did you know Salvador Dal was a Spanish painter, sculptor, graphic artist and a
designer?
2: Carlos: Well, I know he was a painter and that the Christ of Saint John of the Cross was painted by
him, but I dont know much about Dal. Hey Yanoh, look at those Fridas paintings! Arent they wonderful?
3: Yanoh: Sure they are! I love her paintings; especially Viva la Vida. I think it was painted while she was
recovering from a leg surgery or something like that. Hey Carlos, why dont we go to the next showroom, I
think there are some of Van Goghs paintings there.
4: Carlos: Great! I love Van Gogh. Hes one of my favorite painters; I love everything he made. I dont know
many things about him, but Ive read he had a though life. His painting reflects his troubled life.
5: Yanoh: As I know, some of his paintings were made after he had a love deception. I read he cut his ear
because of it.
6: Carlos: Whatever, all his paintings were done with a lot of emotion and passion. Look at these flowers in
the vase, arent they exceptional?
7: Yanoh: Youre right, theyre incredible! They look so natural. What is in the next showroom?
8: Carlos: I think, therere some of Leonardo da Vincis master pieces. I cant wait to see The Mona Lisa. I
believe its the best piece of art Ive ever seen!
9: Yanoh: Of course it is! Ive read it was painted as a self-portrait. That it was da Vinci himself who was
the model of his painting.
10: Carlos: Hey Yanoh, I think we need to take a little break and get something to eat. We can continue
going through all this beauty after a wonderful meal.
11: Yanoh: Youre right. Im starving. Lets get something to eat.

Answers to activity 8:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Amazing, astonishing, incredible, etc.

Because they look blue underwater.
Towards the Equator.
More than twenty miles an hour.
With a series of pulses, groans, and moans.
Up to three tons.
Sharks, killer whales and ships.

MODULE 4
Vocabulary and Phrases
Phrases
New York was attacked by Martians in 1938.

A building was damaged by lightning.

Was Brad Pitt married with Jennifer Aniston?

Space ships were seen in the sky above New York

Vocabulary
attacked

headline

lightning

seen

catastrophic

heavy

loved

storm

earthquake

hero

magazine

tornado

eaten

hurricane

married

was

flash

injured

minor

were

freak

kicked

newspapers

which, who, that

hailstone

kissed

news report

wildfire

Answers to activity 2:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

A car was destroyed by terrorist on Main street

A man was eaten by a plant in a tropical forest
A famous bullfighter was chased by a Bull
A man was stepped by a giant. Marvelous movie effects in
Giants Land film
A Martian was run over by a space camera
Many passengers were injured causea traffic accident
A man was robbed by his cat
Owner was attacked by his cat

Answers to activity 3
Freak: hailstorm
Heavy: rain
Minor: earthquake
Flash: Tornado
Catastrophic: wildfire

1.
2.
3.
4.

a
e, a
c
b

Answers to activity 5:
1. What does the following refer to?

1.F

5.F

a) H. G. Wells: An author of science fiction genre

2.F

6.T

b) ALH84001: Small meteorite found in Antartica

3.T

7.F

c) The Red Planet: Planet Mars

4.T

8.F

d) The Mars Orbital Surveyor: A space camera

MODULE 5
Vocabulary and Phrases
Phrases
Dial the number where you are sending your
document
Hang up the receiver
Hook it up
Removable disk

The old fashion way

The screen is fuzzy
There are hand-held computers
Turn it down / turn it up

Vocabulary
advertising

fingerprinting

manual

save

antenna

fuzzy

mess

stainless

arrow

hang-held

outdated

steel

device

in spite

pamphlet

stressful

dial

item

password

tone

dishwasher

keyboard

receiver

warranty

electrical outlet

likewise

recharge

Answers to activity 6:
A:
B:
C:
D:
E:
F:
G:
H:
I:
J:
K:
L:

12
1
11
8
9
6
4
5
7
10
3
2

Put them away

Hook it up
Look it up
Pick it up
Put it down
Print it out
Put them on
Take them off
Take it apart
Throw it away
Turn it down
Turn it up

MODULE 6
Vocabulary and Phrases

Phrases

Have you ever heard of Amelia Earhart?

I dont seem to lack anything.
I had just gotten home when the phone rang.
I want this diary itself to be my friend, and I shall call
my friend Kitty.
I want to hear more.
Jews are forbidden to visit theaters, cinemas, and other
places of entertainment.

My father was thirty-six when he married my mother.

Our freedom was strictly unlimited.
Really, what happened?
She was the first women to cross the Atlantic in 1928.
So we could not do this and were forbidden to do that.
The rest of the family, however, felt the impact of Hitlers
anti-Jewish laws, so life was filled with anxiety.

Vocabulary

abound
achieved
aircraft
assistance
barking
been
believe
blamed
brain
candles
capital
cases

coincidence
courtesy
diamond
diary
elevator
emergency
eventually
familiar
fortunately
found
fuel
illusion

immediately
injury
investigation
Japanese
kidnapped
lights
luckily
lucky break
medical
miracle
mystery
mysterious

navigator
operator
phrases
president
records
remains
rescue
researchers
seatbelt
seizures
services
young

Answers for activity 8

1.
2.
3.

4.
5.
6.

She wanted to write, but more than that, she wanted to bring out all kinds of things
that laid buried deep in her heart.
She wanted this diary itself to be her friend.
In the early 1940s good times rapidly fled: First the war, then the capitulation,
followed by the arrival of the Germans, which is when the sufferings of us Jews
really began. Anti-Jewish decrees followed each other in quick succession.
She was referring to her two uncles (her mothers brothers) whom escaped to the
U.S.A. and her old grandmother.
Jews are banned from trams and are forbidden to drive, to visit theaters, cinemas,
and other places of entertainment. (some possible answers)
Yes. Because she continued being present in her thoughts and still loved her after
her grandmother died. (possible answer)