Ask students to open their books to page 89. Play Track 46 and have students listen and point to the regions when they hear them. Ask: Which countries are big? Canada, The U.S.A., and Brazil. Which country is long? Argentina. Divide the class into pairs. Ask students to label the countries and then color them using different colors. Write the answers on the board and check spelling. Remind students the use of capital letters for proper names. 4 In pairs, read the words out loud. Circle the ones that sound similar in Spanish. Read out the instructions. Read out the words one by one and have students repeat after you. Divide the class into pairs. Have students take turns to read the words out loud and decide together if they sound similar in Spanish. Check answers on the board. Big Book 2: Ecuador Open Big Book 2 to page 19. Ask: What’s the name of the story? Ecuador. What does this map show? The country of Ecuador. Where’s Ecuador? In South America. Explain to students that Ecuador is famous for its flora and fauna. Point to the Pacific Ocean on the map. Ask: What kind of animals do you think live in Ecuador? Have students look at the pictures on page 20 and name the animals they know. Then, show them the pictures on the following pages and elicit the names of the things and places they know, such as flag, city, map, ocean, etc. Praise students who participate. Map Puzzle of the Americas Step 2 Display the map of the Americas on the board and have students identify its three main regions. Divide the class into the same groups of three students worked in Step 1. Give each group the map of the American Continent that they pasted on construction paper. Ask students to identify the three main regions of the continent, cut them out and color them in different colors. When they finish keep their work in a file. Self-evaluation If students have completed today’s activities successfully, they can check the box. Wrap Up Divide the class into small groups. Ask students to look through previous units in their books and find more words in English that are similar to words in their mother tongue. Encourage groups to share their words and make a list on the board. Have students copy down five words and illustrate them.
3 Listen and point to the regions. Then, in pairs, label the countries and color them. 46 19
Canada
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The United States Mexico
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Brazil
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Argentina
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4 In pairs, read the words out loud. Circle the ones that sound similar in Spanish. ag number Argentina country map color central Mexico yellow big Map Puzzle of the Americas Step 2 • Identify the three main regions of the continent. Cut them out and color them of di erent colors. Self-evaluation • Can I identify the three main regions of the Americas?
89 Unit 9
• Recognize words that are similar to Spanish.
M09 Sunburst AB 2 MEX 44503.indd 89
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Expected Outcomes Recognize words that are similar to Spanish.
Materials Activity Book p.89, map of the Americas, two index cards per student, color pencils, a map of the Americas per group of three students, construction paper, glue sticks. Big Book 2, Ecuador, CD Track 46 Warm Up Draw a Tic-Tac- Toe grid on the board. Write the following words in the boxes: Canada, United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil, Argentina, North America, Central America, South America. Divide the class into two teams and assign them a symbol (X or O). Tell teams they have to use the name in a sentence before they can put their symbol in the box. The first team to get three symbols in a row wins. 3 Listen and point to the regions.Then, in pairs, label the countries and color them. 39 Tell students they will learn more about countries in the Americas. Display the map of the Americas on the board. Point to North America. Say the name and have students repeat. Invite volunteers to come to the front and point to and name the countries in the map.
Unit 9
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