UNIT 4Lesson 1

CURSO: 1° Medio.TIEMPO: 90 minutosOBJETIVOS DE APRENDIZAJE: Identificar información específica y seguir instrucciones al leer textos sobre saludos y tradiciones. Establecer conexiones y comparaciones entre lo leído acerca de tradiciones, mitos y festividades y temas actuales de interés global; por ejemplo: tradiciones más conocidas.NOTA: Este objetivo está basado en los Objetivos de Aprendizaje priorizados del Programa de Estudio de I Medio. 

UNIT 4LESSON 1

ÚTILES RECOMENDADOS: Texto del estudiante 1° Medio Cuaderno de inglés o 2 hojas en blanco. Lápiz grafito y goma. Pictionary (Incluido al final de esta guía)

SECTION 1: SETTING THE CONTEXT1. Look at the pictures and answer question A to C.

“Customs tell a man who he is, where he belongs,what he must do. Better illogical customs thannone; men cannot live together without them.”

Robert A. Heinlein, Citizen of the Galaxy(Source: Pictures taken from 1st Graders student’s book)

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a) Why do you think this picture was placed at the beginning of this unit?

b) What is the first word that comes to mind when you look at it? Why?

c) What do you think the quotation means?

2. Match the traditions (a - h) with the pictures (1 - 8).

A birthday party A camel raceA wedding ceremony EasterBonfire Night HalloweenLa Tirana festival New Year’s Eve

(Source: Activity and pictures taken from 1st Graders student’s book)

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3. Match the words in the box with their definitions (a - c).

a) :

An occasion for celebrating, especially a day or time of religious significance that happens at regular intervals.

b) :

A social gathering of many people who meet for pleasure or amusement.

c) :

The act of showing joy and happiness at a special event.

4. Reflect with your family and answer these questions.

a) Which activities in exercise 2 are traditional in Chile?

b) Do you celebrate them with your family or in your region?

c) What other celebrations are traditional with your family or in your region?

(Source: Activity and pictures taken from 1st Graders student’s book)

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SECTION 2: LET’S PRACTICEThe way we greet people in our country is also a tradition,

some of us kiss on the cheek and others shake their hands. Let’s see greetings around the World.

5. Match the greetings (a - h) to the corresponding pictures (1 - 8), write the number in the box.

a) kiss on the cheek e) stick out tongueb) hug f) handshakec) high five g) nodd) bow h) wai (palms pressed)

6. Do you know other greeting forms? Draw and name them in the box bellow.

(Source: taken from 1st Graders teacher’s book)

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7. Now, use the previous words from activity 5 and number clues in the article to fill in the blanks.

(Source: taken from 1st Graders teacher’s book)

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SECTION 3: LET’S CONSTRUCT AND APPLY YOUR KNOWLEDGE

8. Read the different descriptions and identify which tradition they refer to. Write the name of the tradition in the box.

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(Source: taken from 1st Graders teacher’s book)

9. Think about a tradition that is celebrated in your city or country. Complete the chart with the information you know about it.

Tradition:

Date

Reasons for celebration

Decorations

Food

Traditional activities

More modern activities

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(Source: Adapted from 1st Graders teacher’s book)

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SECTION 4: Sponge Activity10. Find 12 words from the Pictionary in this wordsearch.

(Source: Original material)

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SECTION 5: PICTIONARY

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(Source: images taken from Google generic images)

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