CULTURE AND HERITAGE LESSON 4 8 BÁSICO

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Miss Eileen Rivera

LESSON 4

CULTURE

Read and understand an encyclopedia entry about indigenous groups.

Wednesday, September 23rd

OBJECTIVE

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What are the name of these ancient cultures?

Answer the following questions orally.a. What is the purpose of an informative guide? b. Where can you find this kind of recording?

GO TO PAGE 48

Before Listening An Informative Guide

Vocabulary

Exhibition: exhibición/ˌɛksɪˈbɪʃən Although: aunque /ɔːlˈðəʊ Ancient: antiguo /ˈeɪnʃənt Language: idioma /ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ Thousand: mil /ˈθaʊzənd Already: ya /ˌɔːlˈrɛdi

Listen to the informative guide and answer the following questions.a. What is the exhibition about? b. What aspects of the Maya culture does the exhibition explore? c. How does this culture remain alive these days?

While Listening

After Listening Pronunciation

Listen to the recording again and pay attention to the underlined words below.a. Although the Mayan culture is different to how it was… b. Over twenty thousand visitors have already come to study this fascinating culture.

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classify the words in the correctcategory of sounds . .

At

On

In

Prepositions

Speaking task

Look at the pictures below and make predictions. Discuss your answers as a class.

Before Reading Encyclopedia Entries

Tribe: tribu /ˈtraɪbCave: caverna, cueva /ˈkeɪv Engraving: hacer un grabado /ɪnˈgreɪvɪŋ Aborigine: indígena /ˌæbəˈrɪdʒɪni Northeastern: noreste /ˈnɔːθˈiːstən Agrarian: agrario / əˈgrɛərɪən Crops: cultivos/ˈkrɒps Deerskin: piel de ciervo /ˈdɪərskɪn Customs: costumbre /ˈkʌstəm Maize: maíz/ˈmeɪz

vocabulary

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Read the sentences below and determine whether they are T (true) or F (false). a. Cherokees are from Australia. b. The Huichol language is Tsalagi. c. Aborigines of Australia have adapted to Australian culture. d. Wixarika is not a written language

While Reading

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