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We went to a party

Previous knowmledge
1 Do you like parties? Did you go to a party last weekend? Where?
2 Read the dialog. Look at the verbs in bold. Are they in present or
past tense?
3 Look at the pictures on page 9. Describe them.
Some friends meet at a party.
John: Hi!
Carta: Hello, John. I saw you last week.
I was on the bus and you were with
your father.
John: Reaily? I had a terrible toothache.
We went to the dentist.
Carla: Well, I see you don't have a
toothache anymore.
John: Are you here alone?
Carla: No way, I'm with two cousins and
two friends. I'll introduce them to you later. And you?
John: Well, I'm waiting for Sonia. She's on her way here.
Oh, look! Here she is.
Hi, Sonia, this is Carla, my classmate. Sonia: Nice to meet you,
Carla. | Carla: You too, Sonia.
John: Carla wants to introduce us to her cousins and friends.
Sonia: Cool! Where are they? We can make a nice group and have a
good time together.
Maria /sell / hats / every weekend |
Gerardo / go / school / yesterday
David and Luis / run / every
day


Andrea / visit / Arequipa / last month
Elena / play volleyball / every Saturday Saturday

* Describe events using simple present and past tense.
Identify and predict the content of a text based on the title and pictures.
Expected learning

Functions Grammar Vocabulary
Talking about present / Simple present Charity activities
activities and past / Simp|e past
events.
Kegular and irregular
Expressing opinions, verbs
Listen to the conversation. Complete the report in your notebook.
Tricia and Greg are giving a report about Scouting
GREG: Boy Scouting is a program for boys between 11 to 17 designed to achieve the
of scouting.through a vigorous outdoor program and group do not write with the
counsel of an adult scoutmaster.
TRICIA: The scouting program is divided into different groups according to age. Tiger Cubs is for
boys who are 7 years old. The program leadership and learning about community
and family. The second program is the Cub Scouts. This program
______ ethical decision making skills for boys from second to fifth grade. The
activities ________ character development, being a citizen and personal fitness.
2 Listen to the conversation. Identify the correct answer. .,
a) The scouting program is divided into groups according to
a. grade b. age c. a teacher's opinion
b) Varsity program develops
a. personal fitness b. leadership skills c. personal development
c) Venturing is a program for young people between
a. 11 to 17 years b. 14 to 20 years c. 14 to 17 years
3 Answer these questions.

a) Would you like to be a boy scout?
b) What do you think a boy scout does?
c) What are the activities that a boy scout does to help his community?
d) Do you know where you can go to become a boy scout?
e) Look for the meaning of the pictures above. Explain to the class.
leading comprehension & writing
1 Look at the logo. Discuss what you think this organization does.
2 Parts of speech: Read the definitions and classify the words from the box under the
corresponding part of speech. Check your answers on page 136.
aim build busy improve poverty sponsors stay vocational wonderful
adjective adj. - a word which modifies noun n, - a word which refers to a | verb v.-a word which
describes ar
a noun, a pronoun or an adverb. | person, place or thing. action or state.
3 Read the text. Identify the part of speech that complete each sentence.
Long time no see! I was (a) the whole summer. I worked for A my Country (Un techo para mi Pais) with some
other students in Lima.
This is a (b) organization that started in Chile in 1997, but is now active in 19 Latin American
countries. Seven guys and I (c)
a house in two days! OK, so it was only a prefabricated house with a zinc roof and a concrete floor, but still, it was a
house!
Then I for another week teaching teens computer skills. The money for the materials came from
different (e) . The main of A Roof for my Country is to (g) the quality of
life for poor families. They have lots of young people helping to
construct houses, organize health and literacy programs and provide (h) _ ________ training.You
know I always wanted to fight (i) and this summer I felt like I finally did something about it.
4 Complete the text in your notebook with the suitable words (Activity 2).
Read the text. Use verbs in simple past tense to complete
the statements.
a) Last summer Melissa QQNOTWRI*B jn Lima.
b) A Roof for my Country in Chile in 1997.
c) There seven other volunteers working with Melissa.
d) Melisa a house in two days.
e) Mellisa teens computer skills
f) Money for the materials from sponsord.

6 Look at the photos. Read the title of the article. Identify the topics
that might
appear in the article.
donating money persuading people to support charities supporting
charities
visiting disaster areas raising money to help good causes celebrities'
salaries
7 Read the text (pages 12 and 13) and check if you were right.
Many celebrities actively support charities. This support is important not only for the money and time they give, but
also because it focuses attention on the charity. These days, there are a large number of charities looking for help
with community work, child assistance, environmental protection and medical support.
Shakira is a successful singer, songwriter, dancer and philanthropist. Aside from Spanish, she speaks English and
Portuguese fluently and is very active in supporting charities.

Her Barefoot Foundation has provided 10 000 pairs of tennis shoes for poor children in her
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hometown of
Barranquilla, Colombia. The foundation also raised $400 000 to rebuild a school in Haiti after the earthquake of
2010. Shakira is a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) and supports 5 charities
working in the fields of education, child protection and the environment.
Serbian Novak Djokovic is one of the world's top tennis players. Novak began playing tennis when he was 4 years
old and turned o professional at the age of 16. In 2007, he created the Novak Djokovic Foundation. This fund
provides scholarships for Serbian children as well as sports facilities for young people. Novak travels extensively to
international
9 Read the definitions. Identify the words in the article. Check your answers in the
dictionary on page 136.
a) well-known or famous people (line 1) celebrities
b) non-profit organizations (line 6, 21)
c) a person who represents a country or organization (line 23)

d) money collected for a special purpose (line 31)
e) a sum of money given to support a student's education (line 32)
f) areas or buildings used for different activities (line 33)
g) to give money to an organization; especially a charity, school or hospital (line 60)

Stop& think: Predicting content

We can often predict some of the content and language of a text from its title, the pictures
that are included and the first few introductory lines.
Discuss.
Can these titles tell you what type of text you will read? What pictures could accompany
each text? How could each text begin?
New Intelligent Toys Real Madrid pays S/.35.000 fot new
Ronaldo."
Read the text and complete it. Use the correct tense of the verbs given in the box.
attend visit stay travel share

12 Look at the pictures. Order them according to the text above.


13 Unscramble the sentences to make a short dialog.
a) you / on / When / ? / vacation / did / go
b) went/December/in/We
c) go / Where / you/?/did
d) to /1 / Paris / went
e) ?/ go /did /with /Who /you
f) lives /1 / my / there / went / who / with / sister
g) The / Tower / Eiffel / you / Did / ? / visit
h) also / And / we / we / the Louvre museum / visited / did / Sure /!
Integrating skills
1 Read the texts. Write the titles in your notebook.
Space Love Will We Be Replaced? Showtimes for Wed., May 25
th
How
to Use It
1
Apply liquid to a microfiber cloth.
Wipe the gadget with the microfiber
cloth until dry it.
Make sure the liquid does not get in
your eyes.
www.cleanfast.com


New robots designed in Japan
can take care of elderly
people who have to stay at home
for long periods of time. The
insists that their
product is as good
if not better-
than humans.
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
12:20 pm, 4:00 pm, 7:15 pm, 10:30 pm
Fast Five 12:10 pm, 3:40 pm, 6:55 pm, 9:35 pm
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides in Disney
Digital 3D 11:30 am, 3:00 pm, 6:30 pm, 9:45 pm
2 Read the texts again. Identify the type of text for each example.
a) a comic strip b) a magazine article
c) an entertainment section of a newspaper d) a label
3 Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the verb in parenthesis.
Laura (1) _ __________ (work) at a travel agency. Every day she (2) _ (wake up)
very early, she (3) ____________ (catch) the train and (4) _____________ (get) to her office
around 8:30 a.m. Laura and her boss, Thomas, (5) ____________ (spend) long hours working.
They both (6) ____________ (attend) many customers, (7) ____________ (make) several phone
calls, (8)____________ (e-mail) messages and most important (9) ____________ (produce) a
lot of money for the company. They both enjoy their jobs.
4 Listen to Cynthia (C) and Mark (M) talking about donating money.
Identify the speaker's opinions.
a) This person always gives money to the Red Cross.
b) This person doesn't have much money.
c) This person gave some money to help street children.
d) This person says there are too many people asking for money.
e) This person says organizations try to raise money after every disaster.
f) This person says the government has the major responsibility for helping people.
g) This person says that many times the government can't handle everything,
h) This person says the first priority is to think about oneself and one's family.
5 Listen to the dialog again. Number the phrases as you hear them.
Hmm. I don't agree. I gree.
Maybe you're right.
Well. In my opinion, there are too
many people asking for money
Right. I think it's important
to give to charity...
That's true.

6 Read these situations. Make up similar dialogs stating what you would do.
Make points for and against helping. Use the phrases from the previous
activity.
An old man on the street asks you The local school asks you to
for money to buy food. He looks help teach children to read. You
hungry and has a bad leg, but you have the time and some teaching
think he might have a drinking experience. The school is in a poor
problem. many resources.
An organization working with y
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ur neighbors ask you to help at
street children asks you to make the local park one Sunday a month,
a monthly donation to help a child The plan is to make sure the park
You have heard they are effective is clean and to plant more flowers
and have helped many children get and trees. You don't have to give
an education. Money just time.
An informal e-mail
Each informal e-mail that you write should include the following parts:
To: e-mail address of the recipient Introduction: reason for writing
From: your e-mail address Body: main information of the e-mail
Subject: topic of the e-mail Closing: Take care, Love, etc.
Greeting: Hi, Hello, etc. Signature: your name

7 Read the e-mail. Copy it in your notebook. Fill in the missing parts.
Community service Gerardo Sorry t haven't
written in a
but I've been extremely bi

Hey Daniella,
I'm doing my community service at school. Every weekend, I work with children in a very poor area of the
city. It's a one-hour drive from my house! Some of the kids were difficult at first, but now we get along
well. They really like sports, especially soccer, but we also play volleyball and basketball. Last weekend
we organized a soccer competition. The first prize was a trip to the movies on Sunday afternoon. We
bought each kid a box of popcorn and a soda.
Once, we baked cookies, took pictures of the whole process and published some of them in a
local newspaper. Working with kids can be hard work, but I really enjoy it.
8 Read the e-mail again. Write True or False.
a) This is an article from a newspaper.
b) Gerardo had to ride his bike for an hour to get to work.
c) They organized a soccer competition.
d) One time they baked cookies and took pictures of the whole process.
e) The kids really like sports.
9 Choose one of the tasks below. Write the e-mail on a separate sheet of paper.

To: all your friends Subject: Run for charity
You want your friends to be your sponsors for an 8-km run. The idea is to raise money for the Children's Hospital. Tell your friends
about the run and ask them for support. You need an answer by next week!

To: Sandra Atkins Subject: Peace Concert .
:
Your friend invited you to a concert on June 4th. Lots of groups are participating and the money from the tickets will help promote
a peace campaign. You can't go because you have an exam on the same day. Thank Sandra and explain why you can't go.

Simple present tense
Affirmative Negative Interrogative


Subject + base form Subject + don't /doesn't Do /Does + subject +
base
of the verb (or verb + -s) + base form of the verb form of the
verb

/ sleep 10 hours a day. I don't like Sundays. Do you eat
well?
He drinks milk for breakfast. She doesn't study enough. Does he
exercise?


Simple past tense
Affirmative Negative Interrogative
Subject + simple past form Subject + did + not + base Did + subject + base form
of the verb form of the verb of the verb
entto Huaraz. She didn 't study History. Did you come late ?
Making a poster
Identify and describe the environmental activities of the organizations below.
1. Purpose
Discuss about environmental organizations in the world.
Search and describe activities of an environmental organization.
Make an informative poster about an environmental organization.
2. Activities
In groups of four students:
a) Identify the logos above and discuss what each of these organizations does.
b) Choose and research about one of those charities or other ones that you know.
This is a good website to start your research:
About Greenpeace, (n.d.). Retrieved January 30, from http://www.greenpeace.
org/international/en/about/
c) Write a summary about your research.
d) Elaborate an informative poster about it. Make sure you include the logo,
pictures and information about the organization.
e) Present your poster to the class orally.
Suggested time
This project can be developed in 2 sessions (90 minutes).
Evaluation




. ' - : ; ' ' :

Collaboration
and teamwork
Little participation Active participation Very active
participation
Craftsmanship Craft with
little care
Craft with
some care
Craft with
great care
Oral
presentation
Speak clearly and
adequately (under
60%)
Speak clearly and
adequately almost
all the time (60-80%)
Speak clearly and
adequately all the
time (80-100%)
Talking about values
Which of the following values do you practice every day?
1. Purpose
Reflect on the values you practice every day.
Find evidences of values in your daily life.
Make a poster and display it to your classmates.
2. Activities
In groups of four students:
a) Write a list of the most important values in your life and make a ranking of them.
b) Search for the evidences of the values listed. Write a short text with
your findings.
c) Make a poster of the first value in your list. Choose an appropriate phrase and
pictures.
d) Display your poster to the class. Be creative!
3. Suggested time
This project can be developed in 2 sessions (90 minutes).
4. Evaluation




Collaboration
and teamwork
Little participation Active participation Very active
participation

Grammar
accuracy
There are more than
two grammatical
mistakes in the text
There is a
grammatical mistake
in the text
There are no
grammatical
mistakes in the text

Attractiveness The poster is messy
or poorly designed. It
is not attractive
The poster is
attractive in terms of
design, layout, and
neatness
The poster is
exceptionally
attractive in terms of
design, layout, and
Developing a special timeline
What are the most important events in your life? Why do you consider them important?
School days
Playing with Dad
My primer birthday

Identify the most important events in your life.
Describe events using the simple past tense.
Elaborate a timeline and show it to your classmates. Mother's day
2. Activities
a) Collect pictures of important events in your life: your early years, your first day at
school, a birthday party, a family reunion, etc. In case you don't have pictures, you can
make a drawing.
b) Write a paragraph to describe each event. It's important to mention the reason why you
chose it.
c) Draw a timeline in a big paper considering the appropriate space for each year.
d) Put your pictures and their description in the corresponding year.
e) Present your timeline to the class orally.
3. Suggested time
This project can be developed in 2 sessions (90 minutes).
4. Evaluation


Preparation The student had not
prepared adequate
notes before
The student had
notes about most of
the events and dates
The student had
notes about all the
events and dates
to include on the
timeline

beginning to design
the timeline
to include on the
timeline

Content / Facts Facts were often
inaccurate for events
reported on the
timeline
Facts were accurate
for some events
reported on the
timeline
Facts were accurate
for all events
reported on the
timeline

Oral
presentation
Speak clearly
and adequately
(under 60%)
Speak clearly and
adequately almost
all the time
(60-80%)
Speak clearly and
adequately all the
time (80-100%)













Unit Evaluation
Copy the exercises in your notebook and answer them.
READING
1. Look at the pictures. Mark () the caption you think relates to each picture. (3 points)
I Tsunami hits Northeast I More shelters for refugees I Famous people
offer help to victims
I Disaster after an earthquake J Refugees without shelter I Victims waiting
for help
2. Scan the article below. Look back at the pictures and mark () the title you think
best fits the article. (2 points)
A Humanitarian Star Angelina Jolie and her Awards
1 Angelina Jolie is not only a well-known American actress, but she also promotes humanitarian causes. In fact, she is
a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
5 She became aware of the worldwide humanitarian crises when she traveled to Cambodia to film Tomb Raider.
Finding out about the situation and the conditions in these areas motivated her to begin helping refugees.
10 On her first humanitarian mission to support people, she spent 18 days in Sierra Leone and Tanzania.

In the following months, she met with Afghan refugees and donated $1 000 000 to their cause.
In 2005, she gave a generous grant of $500 000 15 to the National Center for Refugee and Immigrant
Children. This organization provides children with
legal representation.
In February 2010, the actress visited Haiti and the
Dominican Republic and donated $1 000 000 to 20 combat the devastation of the Haiti earthquake.
Angelina said, "We cannot close ourselves off
to information and ignore the fact that millions of
people are out there suffering..."


3. Read the article. Write down what the numbers refer
to. (4 points)
18 - number of days Angelina spent in Sierra Leone and
Tanzania
a) 1 000 000 - __________________________________________________
b) 2005- ____________________
c) 500 000- ___________________________________________________
d) 2010- _________________________________________________
4. Read the text again. Write down the words for the definitions
below. (4 points)
a person who escapes danger or persecution (line 4) refugee
a) come lo realize something
to hwlp, to assist
a person who comes to a country for permanent residence
damage resulting from a destructive effect
WRITING
1. Grammar. Complete the sentences using the verbs in the correct tense. (7 points)
When he was 15, he taught (teach) Spanish to small children.
a) Brad Pitt ___ ____ (support) victims of disasters in different parts of the world.
b) Richard Gere _________________ (practice) Buddhism and supports the Dalai Lama.
c) Authorities ____ _____ _____ (find) many unprotected victims after the earthquake.
d) She ____ __ __________ (study) acting when she was young.
e) Volunteers ________ ______ (travel) to small villages every year and give food to people.
f) Some people _____________ (teach) children in poor areas to read and write.
g) Jolie
y
________ (begin) to do humanitarian work when she discovered the living
conditions in Cambodia.
2. Vocabulary.(^ircle)the correct word to complete each sentence. (6 points)
Being a volunteer is such a vocational/(j/vgnderfuexperience.
a) Some foundations fight poverty/ sponsors.
b) The aim of this foundation is to build/improve the quality of life of poor children.
c) I was vocational / busy on my last vacation because I worked every day.
d) The members of the foundation built /stayed in shelters with the victims.
e) You ne"ed poverty / vocational training before going to the shelters.
f) The sponsors /aim donated $1,000,000 to rebuild houses.
Answer in your notebook.

Speaking Listening Reading Writing
I can say what I would do in controversial situations.
I can express opinions, agreement and disagreement.
I can identify what specific speakers say.
I can understand and respect the ideas of my
classmates.

I can identify types of texts.
I can recognize topics of reading based on its title
and pictures.

I can write e-mails based on a model.
How will you use what you
learned?
What difficulties did you
have? How did you
overcome them?
What do you need to
improve? What will you do
to get it?
^ ______________________ /



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