Handout Unit 1 Cultural Elements
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Teacher's name: Mrs. Patricia Binder Vargas
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Unit main objective
Handout objective
Demonstrate understanding of information and explicit theme in short and simple texts related to traditions, music and literature from others countries contemplating the communicative functions related events and habits in the past recognizing thematic unit vocabulary and key words.
The purpose of this handout is to encourage the students to put into practice the contents studied in class in order to acquire the language in a dynamic and meaningful way. Students will be given this handout to recognize; vocabulary, tenses, Chilean celebrations and communicative functions.
Item I
1.- Look at the picture and identify the type of celebration. Circle the correct option. Sport
Histori c
Religious
2.- Work in pair, and find the meaning of those words. a. Mass: ___________ c. Heritage: _________
b. Festivity: ____________ d. Culture: ____________
3.- Unscramble the words to form eight verbs . 1.od _________
2.awcth ________
3. korw ________
4.andce _______
5.og _________
6.wsim _________
7.yapr_________
8.doof ________
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Item II Reading
4.- Read the following text and fill the gaps with the information given in the box. the image of Jesus of Nazareth
on an island so small
One of the most important religious in festivities in the south of Chile is Nazareno de Caguach . It take place in Chiloé a) ____________________ it doesn´t appear on the map. People can reach it after two hours of navigation from Achao, or they can take a boat that leaves at around six in the morning from Dalcahue. The first traditional celebration began in 1778 when a Franciscan Missionary Hilario Martinez, brought b) _____________________ from Spain and five communities of the island began to adore it with special devotion.
traditional music and singing
the present temple
In 1919, a big fire damaged almost all the church, but the community managed to rescue the original image. In 1925, the five communities of the island finished the construction of c)___________________ the festivity. The celebration begins at 11 in the morning with a mass outside the church, accompanied by d)____________________. After lunch, there is a procession. Local people take the statues and religious figures from the church and parade the around the town.
5.- Read the text again and answer these questions. a. How people can get to the island? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 2
b. When the celebration begin? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________
c. What happened in 1919? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________
d. How people celebrate? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________
Item III Writing
6.- Write a short paragraph about any celebration in your country. (40 words) __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________
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