Dear Student, This is your Sunburst Activity Book. We welcome you and invite you to enjoy it. The book has: Unit opener: You can see what the unit is about. There is information that tells you what you will be able to do at the end of the unit. Sunburst has 10 units and each unit has four lessons: During the first lesson you will be able to explore the theme. In the second and third lessons, with the aid of your teacher, you will examine, understand, and interpret dierent models that will lead you to semi-guided practice during the fourth lesson. This process will give you the opportunity to assess any doubt you may have for the creation of your product, which will be done gradually throughout the unit. Each lesson has four moments:
Reader: You will read some pages and answer a question.
2
Communicative activities
1
What Do You Know About Mexican Food?
2 Use words from the box to identify the aspects that are included in each section of the infographic.
a
b
1
Look at the infographic. Answer the questions.
Academic and Educational Environment
d
eYamples interesting Gacts historZ word origin preparation numbers headline introduction
This is one of the most diverse dishes in Mexican gastronomy . Almost every state in the country has its own version. Let’s find out some interesting facts about it. Preparation The corn dough is filled with a stew or fruit. Then, it is wrapped with the leaves of some plants. Finally, it is steam cooked. Social Practice of the Language To interpret and compare information in a graphic Achievements • ([plore illustrated te[ts about the inJredients in Mexican gastronomy. • Interpret Zritten inforPation in illustrated te[ts • :rite sentences that describe inforPation in an infographic. Product: Infographic
c
f
e
THE TAMALE Spongy and delicious pre-Hispanic food that is still alive
h
Tamal , from Nahuatl tamalli , means wrapped.
In pre-Hispanic times, it was used for religious rituals as offerings for the gods.
There are more than 500 varieties of tamales in Mexico.
g
Reader What were the most important foods in ancient Mexican cuisine? (pp. 101-105)
3 Circle words you don’t understand and create a glossary. Then, work with another pair to ask them for the words they included.
Did you know that… zacahuil is known as
Step 1
Infographic
the “king of tamales.” It is prepared in the Huasteca Potosina and Sierra Hidalguense. It is so big that 150 people can eat from one zacahuil!
FROM HERE AND FROM THERE: • Bearded Sinaloa shrimp • Colados Yucatán
• 8rite a list oG .eYican dishes and vote Gor one. • 'or homework, research inGormation about the dish Zou chose. Self-evaluation ReŰect upon the Gollowing questions: • 8hat did * do to eYplore illustrated teYts about the ingredients oG .eYican gastronomZ • 8hich oG the strategies helped me the most to get a general idea
cochinita pibil
• Uchepos • Green
Michoacán
milk and sugar
CDMX
pork meat and green tomato sauce
a 8hat is the theme oG the inGographic b 8hat is the purpose c 8ho is more likelZ to read it d )ow are images and teYt related e 8hat do arrows link
8hat can * do to improve
Lesson 1
Unit 9
86
87
Self-evaluation: You will reflect on what you learned in the lesson.
Product Step: You will work on the unit’s product collaboratively.
4
3
4
Made with FlippingBook - Online magazine maker