UNIT 1
SOCIALIZING
OBJETIVES
• Understand forms of interaction using classroom language. • Identify ways of meeting new people (formal and informal greetings, introductions, and leave-takings. • Use ways of extending, accepting, and refusing invitations. • Mention the importance of speaking English in Costa Rica. • Write personal information to make new friends. • Identify personal pronouns. • Undertand Simple Present with BE. Friendship is nice and makes us feel happy. Good friends are valuable. We need to take care of our friends, listen to them and be there when they need us. Friendship gives us inspiration, support, fun, inspiration and love. In this book we will learn how to make and respect them. Ready for the English learning adventure?
a. Listen and read la folowing dialogue. • Alberto: Hello! My name is Alberto. • Andrea: Hi. How are you Alberto? • Alberto: Fine, thank you. How about you? • • • • • • • • •
Andrea: Fine thanks. Are you from here, from Costa Rica? Alberto: No, I am Chilean, I am here studing. Andrea: How long have you been here? Alberto: Two years. Andrea: Nice! Well, I have to go. Alberto: Ok, see you around. Andrea: See you. Alberto: Take care. Andrea: Bye.
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Personal pronouns. The personal pronouns are: I
She He
It
We
You
They
Examples: I am _______________ Ana and I= WE My mother = SHE Catalina and Luis = THEY My father = HE Catalina= SHE The computer = IT Luis= HE The computers= THEY
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UNIT 2 • • • • • • •
TAKING CARE OF MY BODY
OBJETIVES
Identify external and internal body organs. Know some diseases and epidemics in Costa Rica. Know some symptoms and treatment of uncommon diseases. Learn ways of fighting common diseases in Costa Rica. Learn about feelings and emotions. Know about health centers. Use WH-question words.
Listen and complete the sentences. Flu is the common name for influenza. It’s a virus that infects the respiratory ______________ (system). Often when you’re sick with a virus, your _____________(body) builds up a defense system by making antibodies against it. That means you usually don’t get that particular virus again. Unfortunately, flu viruses change each ____________(year). So you aren’t protected from getting the flu forever. Read the dialogue and then practice it with a classmate. Pablo and his mother are at Doctor Mora´s office.
Dr. Mora: What`s the matter, Mrs. Castro? Mom: Pablo has a cold. Pablo: I have a sore throat, a cough, a headache, and all my body hurts. Dr. Mora: Do you have a __________(fever)? Pablo: I think so. Dr. Mora: I´ll take your temperature. Oh, it´s 39º. Do you have an earache? Pablo: I don’t think so Dr. Mora: Let me check your throat. Open your mouth. Uhmm it`s red! Pablo: Oh ______________(doctor), I´m feeling bad. MOM: I’m worry becouse he has an exam tomorrow. Dr. Mora: He will feel better. He should stay in bed and I will prescribe him some medicines. Pablo and his Mom: Thank ____________(you) very much! Write TRUE or FALSE for each statement 1. Pablo is sick._______________________
4. Pablo should stay in bed._____________
2. Pablo does not have a fever.__________
5. Pablo´s throat is red._________________
3. Pablo has a earache.________________
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chicken pox
asthma
cough
bleed
broken leg
stomachache
cold
headache
fever
backache
faint
flue
earache
sore throat
swollen thumb
stuffy nose
heart attack
sneeze
sunburn
dizzy
UNIT 3 • • • • •
MY FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
OBJETIVES
Identify family members and family relationships. Learn about types of families in Costa Rica. Learn about likes and dislikes about the duties in my family. Identify furniture according to parts of the house . Identify prepositions of place.
married MALE
Grandfather
FEMALE
Grandmother Uncle
married
Sister
Father Mother Brother
Aunt Cousin Cousin
You Grandson
Listen to the following story and complete each sentence.
Family relationships We Love our __________! We are twins; we were born the same day, almost at the same time. We have a big family: grandparents, parents, brothers, ___________ , siblings aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews. Our father is the husband of our mother, and our mother is the wife of our father. Our mother is the daughter-in-law of our grandparents because, ____________ you get married, you get a new family and that’s wonderful!
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Where is/ Where are… No, they aren’t.
Are they under the desk? Are they next to the stereo?
Zoe, are my glasses in your room?
Are they in front of the TV? Are they behind your bag?
Where are my glasses?
No, they aren’t.
Are they on your head?
they No, n’t. are
s!
p Oo
Prepositions of place
Singular
In
Where is the photograph? It´s…
On
Where is_____________? It´s…
Under Plural
Behind Between In front of
Where are the flowers? They´re…
Next to
Where are__________? They´re…
Near
a. Answer the questions below. 1. Where is the cat?
4. Where is the cat?
____________________________.
_______________________.
5. Where is the cat?
5. Where is the cat?
_________________.
___________________.
3. Where is the cat?
6. Where is the cat?
_________________________.
_______________________.
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UNIT 4
COSTA RICAN CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS
OBJETIVES
• Identify types of food and beverages. • Identify typical dishes and beverages in Costa Rica. • Know different forms for entertainment. • Identify and describe places for entertainment. Waiter / Waitress • Know about Costa Rican folk tales, legends, and songs. • Use the articles a/an. • Use some and any.
Hello! How are you? May I help you?
Fine, thank you. I would like to have some breakfast please.
Would you like “Gallo Pinto” and eggs? Excellent! Can I bring you something else?
Yes, please. And I would like a glass of blackberry juice too.
No, thank you. Just the bill.
What would you like to drink?
Would like some fruit salad?
I’d like some water please.
Yes, please. / No, thanks.
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I would=I’d
Food Vocabulary
Coconut
Pear
Banana
Apple
Kiwi
Papaya
Lemon
Peach
Watermelon
Orange
Avocado
Grapes
a. Do you like fruit salad? Write in the spaces below how to make a fruit salad, add any ingredients you will need.
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UNIT 5 • • • •
HOLIDAYS AND CELEBRATIONS IN MY COUNTRY
OBJETIVES
Learn about holidays and celebrations in Costa Rica. Learn about food, beverages, music, and dances for holidays and celebrations in Costa Rica. Use ordinal numbers. Use time.
Holidays in Costa Rica a. Listen to the text and write the missing words. • Holy Week is one of the most important festivities celebrated in Costa Rica. It honors the passing and resurrection of Jesus Christ. During this week, many _________ fast, especially on Good Friday. If you are under ___________ years old or more than 60 years old, you are allowed to reduce the normal amount of food. However, there is a special menu for these days. You have to avoid any kind of meat, especially red meat. Many families like to cook ________ pudding, cod soup, or prepare many recipes with tuna. They usually bake sweet bread and empanadas filled with “chiverre”. Many people assist to different Christian activities in the church or walking with saint statues. They normally ___________ comfortable clothing. • Diablitos Party is a festival of history. Held in the Boruca Indian Village of Rey Curré, it describes the fight between the Indians and the Spanish with __________ wooden masks and costumes playing flute and drum music. Participants wear gangoche sacks. Chicha, an alcoholic drink, is served during the party. Women begin preparing chicha about __________ days before the celebration. They sell local made crafts and in the evening there is dancing and fireworks! It’s a three-day festival at the end of _______________ or beginning of January.
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a. Read the sentences. Then write the clock hands in each clock.
b. Use frequently, then, after, finally, at last, before, in the beginning, according to the pictures. Look at the example. He frequently wakes up at 5:00am.
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UNIT 6 • • • • • •
COSTA RICAN BEAUTIES
OBJETIVES
Know about the most visited places in Costa Rica. Identify the seven provinces of Costa Rica. Know about cultural diversity. Learn about human rights. Learn about children’s rights and responsabilities. Learn the weather
Hello! Can I help you?
Most visited places in costa rica
Yes, please. How do you get to Peninsula de Osa?
Our friends say that it‛s wonderful!
Beaches Manuel Antonio is one of the most popular National Park beaches in Costa Rica. Playas Tamarindo and Jacó are popular as surfing beaches. Playa Montezuma/Mal País is the most popular “undiscovered” beach destination in Costa Rica. Nicoya Peninsula has a vast majority of international tourist traffic and income and are continuing to grow. Volcanoes The majority of families in Costa Rica would immediately think of Arenal’s lava flows as one of the most popular volcanic destination, but Irazú and Poás are both are highly visited volcanoes. Hiking Corcovado National Park and Chirripó Peak attrack most of the hikers in Costa Rica. You don’t necessarily even need a tent. Corcovado has some limited space at the back of the ranger stations, and Chirripó has a refuge system that includes 60 bunks near the summit.
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Guanacaste
Guanacaste is a beautiful province in Costa Rica located in the northwestern part of the country, along the Pacific Coast. It was part of the Nicaraguan territory before its independence from Spain, but in ____________ 25th, 1824 the territory of Guanacaste was annexed to Costa Rica. Guanacaste’s land is flat, with some exceptions such as the Nicoya Peninsula. The Guanacaste __________ is Costa Rica’s national tree.
a. Draw what is requested. Guanacaste tree
Sabanero
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UNIT 7 • • • •
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
OBJETIVES
Know the use and misuse of natural resources. Understand the influence of technology on the environment. Learn about natural disasters and ways of preventing them Use of should/shouldn’t
The Earth Day, every day (From the ABC teach) Earth Day is on April 22nd every year. Earth Day is a day to remember to take care of our planet, Earth. We can take care of our planet by keeping it clean. We can keep Earth clean by following the rule of “reduce, reuse, and recycle.” Reduce means use less. We can reduce our use of resources like water or gasoline. Reuse means use again, rather than throw things away. We can reuse many things, such as jars, plastic bags, and boxes. Recycle means to make something new from something old. We can keep Earth clean by recycling materials such as aluminum, paper, and plastic. If we take these materials to a recycling center, they can be used again in a different way. On Earth Day, we remind ourselves and everyone on Earth that we must do these things. We must do these things every day, not just on Earth Day. We must all do our part, and we can make a difference. On April 22nd, remind everyone you know that every. day is Earth Day!
a. Match the words with their meanings. 1. Recycle ( 2. Reuse ( 3. Reduce (
) ) )
a. to use something over again b. to use less of something c. to use a material and make it into something else
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Recycle and WIN!!!! Instructions: Everybody will put a small object in the start line, next the first student will use a dice (see page 103 to arm the dice) to determine the number of spaces to move, then he or she has to read the words in the space and explain how to recycle the objects. Then everybody will continue arrive to the finish line.
Plรกstica Milk bags cartons
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ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES
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Old cellphones
back
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Glass jars GO BACK
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Old books
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8
7
5
6 go
3 Plastic bottles
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2
Food scraps 1 Old books
Old Old shoes pencils
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Soda Egg Paper cans cartons bags
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WIN A Junk food Old toys TURN
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Peels of fruits
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go
WIN A TURN
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