English World 3
Rocío Galicia Rocío Galicia
Dear Student: I wrote English World to help you succeed in all your school studies. This program will help you learn the English Language you need to study language arts, social studies, math and science. You will learn how to speak to family members, classmates and teachers in English. The activities will help you improve your English skills. Good Luck! RocĂo Galicia
Unit
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Communities What are some ways that communities are alike and different?
Vocabulary to Know! Mini- autobiographies: Stories about communities……………………………………………….. Reading 1: Literature and poetry. Prepare to read ………………………………….………………………… Vocabulary in context Reading Strategy: Understand character. Cool Hector By Vivian Binnamin…………………………….. Review and Practice …………………………………………. Phonics and Fluency Comprehension Grammar and Writing Unit 1 Wrap- Up The Big Question ……………………………………………………….
UNIT 1 Your community is where you live with your family. It is where you play with your friends and go to school. It´s the place where you meet people.
READINGS
1 COOL HECTOR
ABC MAKING FRIENDS
UNIT REVIEW
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? WHAT ARE SOME WAYS THAT COMMUNITIES ARE ALIKE AND DIFFERENT?
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QUICK WRITE!! Look at the pictures that go with the readings. Pick one. Write what you think that reading will be about.
Listen and Speaking: You will talk about what children and adults do in different communities. Writing: What do you like to do with your fami.ly? You will write about a special day
Words to know:
1. City 2. Neighborhood 3. Town 4. Village 5. Bus driver 6. Police Officer 7. Mail carrier 8. Teacher 9. Playground 10. Soccer field 11. Beach 12. Baseball field 13. People
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Stories about Communities:
My family live in a suburb. The suburb is near big city in Ilinois. A suburb has many houses. My friends and I take the yellow bus to go to school. In the afternoon, we do our homework. Then all children play outside.
The communities where They live are very different. Can you describe your community? What kinds of places are there?
My family and I live in a small town in Andes. The Andes are mountains in Chie. There is no school I my town. I go to school in another town. It is thirty miles away! The ride to school is long but I love living in the mountains.
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Cool Hector is a poem about a boy going around his neighborhood. WORDS IN CONTEXT 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
This bike is so neat! The people are celebrating. What luck! I caught the ball!! I give my grandmother a flower. The mail carrier delivers the mail every afternoon.
PRACTICE
Hector likes to talk to people in his community. What do you like to do in your community? Why?
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By Vivian Binnami n Hector skips along the street. He thinks, “This city is SO neat!” To lots of people on his way, he says, “¡Hola1 How´s your day?” When Hector walks right by the park a big, black dog begins to bark. Hector sees it catches on his first try. Hector goes into the store picks out an orange and then one more.
He sees a pretty flower to buy. Hector is a really nice guy! Hector sees the mail truck. “Oh!” He says aloud. “What luck?” Ms. Rodriguez drops some mail, Hector´s there. He does not fail. Hector likes to ride the bus, so he hopes the Number Ten with Gus. Gus lets Hector close the door. ( Hector did it once before)
Hector buys something to eat, choosing something cool and sweet. Then he gives his mom the ice. Hector´s really very NICE!
Think it over! 1. 2. 3. 4.
Where is Hector? Who does Hector do by the park? Wow does Hector help people? How do you know Hector is nice?
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Reading 1
Phonics: Short Vowels: The vowels are a, e, i, o , u. The other letters are called consonants. The words in the chart have short vowels:
Can
bed
sit
top
bus
Rule Box A Word may have a short vowel when: ďƒź The word has just one vowel. ďƒź The word has a consonant before and after the vowel. Example:
Cat
Pup
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Fluency: Read for speed and accuracy: You should read quickly. But never read so quickly than you lose your understanding. PRACTICE
Read for one minute. Count the words you read. Study any hard words. Read and count again.
Hector skips along the street. He thinks, “This city is SO neat!” To lots of people on his way, he says, “¡Hola! How´s your day?” When Hector walks right by the park, a big black dog begins to bark. He catches it on his first try. Hector goes into the store, picks out a pretty flower to buy. Hector´s really quite a guy! Hector sees the mail truck.
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Character: A character is a person in a story or poem. You can learn about characters by what they say or do. PRACTICE
Read each sentence. Then choose the word that describes better what Hector is like.
a. Helpful b. Busy
1. 2.
3. 4.
c. busy d. friendly
_____ Hector says “¡Hola!” to people. _____ Hector walks by the park, goes to a store, and rides the bus. _____ Hect0r picks up the mail. _____ Hector gives his mom the ice.
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Nouns: Words than name people, places and things are nouns. In the sentence below, the words in red type are nouns. Hector goes into the store, picks out an orange and then one more. He sees the pretty flower to buy. Hector´s really quite a guy! PRACTICE
Read the sentence with a partner. Take turns and write each noun. 1. 2. 3. 4.
A boy rides a bike. Our friends smile and wave. A neighbor walks his dog. The school is near my house. 10
Write a description A description tells what someone or something is like. Paz wrote a description of a park in his neighborhood.. The park in my neigborhood is very busy. My friends and I play ball. The little children play in the sandbox. The parents sit on benches and talk. Everyone is doing something.
PRACTICE
Choose one place in your community. Write a description of it. Tell what the place is like. 1. 2.
Start with a sentence that names the place. Write sentences that tell about the place.
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? What are some ways that communities are alike and different?
Written Lists List three things you like about your community and three things you wish you could change. Do the same for a community from one of the stories.
Oral Conversation Talk with someone who has moved to your community from another place. Find out how the two communities are alike and different. Share what
Visual/Active Postcards Make a postcard that shows the community in Cool Hector. Make a postcard that shows your community.
you learn.
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Letters
Town Song
Comic Strip
Write a letter to a character in one of the stories. Tell three things about your community.
Write new words to Cool Hector To create the song The People in Our Town. Teach others to sing your song.
Choose a community in another country. Find out about it. Create a comic strip that shows how children go to school or have fun in that community
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