unit
2
Language in action
x Learn how to interact
Let's start!
Lookattheimagesbelowanddothe
activitiesonthenextpage.
Graphorama/ID/BR
with your classmates
and teacher in English.
x Talk about your favorite
things.
My class
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1. Writetheverbsfromtheboxinthecircles.
read – look – open/close – write – talk – listen
a)
abook
amagazine
awebsite
read
amessage
ablog
inascrapbook
b)
d)
tomusic
totheCD
totheteacher
e)
toafriend
totheteacher
toaclassmate
f)
atthephotographs
atpage58
atme
a story
thedoor
thebook
thewindow
c)
2. Addthesephrasestothediagramsfromexercise 1.
astory – toasong – thenotebook – theinstructions atthewhiteboard – toyourmother
3. Writethenamesofyourfavoritepeopleandthings.
Favoritebook:
FavoriteCD:
Favoritesong:
Favoritewebsite:
Favoritesinger:
Shutterstock.com/ID/BR
Favoriteactor/actress:
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Let's write!
1. Lookatthepicturesandcompletethelineswith:
I'msorryI'mlate.
Howdoyousay“apontador”inEnglish?
Canyouhelpme,please?
Idon'tknow.
MayIgototherestroom?
Canyourepeatthat,please?
Whatpage?
Illustrations: Claudio Chiyo/ID/BR
a)
b)
c)
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Illustrations: Claudio Chiyo/ID/BR
d)
e)
f)
g)
2.
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Listenandrepeatthesentencesfromexercise 1.
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Let's learn about school subjects!
Nid_pi/ID/BR
1. Lookatthisreportcardandchoosethecorrectoptions.
Thestudentisgoodat:
a) ( )sports.
b)( )music.
c) ( )math.
d) ( )arts.
e) ( )writing.
2. Thewordsunsatisfactory,insufficient,andincompleteareverysimilartoPortuguese.Theyare
,and
,respectively.
theoppositeof:satisfactory,
3.
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Listenandcompletethewordswithin-orun-.
a)
c)
e)
visible
b)
happy
d)
consistent
formal
appropriate
Grammar note
The prefixes un- and in- form opposite words.
4. Find11schoolsubjectsinthewordpuzzle.
ART
DRAMA
ENGLISH
FRENCH
GEOGRAPHY
HISTORY
MATH
MUSIC
PORTUGUESE
RELIGION
SCIENCE
SPANISH
g
F
M
W
D
R
A
M
A
X
H
A
g
N
O
K
R
J
Z
M
E
F
X
S
O
U
T
I
X
A
S
Y
R
H
C
I
L
C
B
X
E
P
H
H
C
I
g
B
I
X
U
N
A
P
I
N
E
I
V
S
g
L
g
N
A
S
E
N
L
S
U
A
A
L
I
R
T
R
C
E
T
M
Y
O
I
S
g
O
F
E
R
A
H
L
C
S
H
O
R
J
O
T
g
H
L
Y
H
C
E
Y
P
H
W
X
B
R
Z
R
F
g
Z
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5. Whatareyourschoolsubjects?
English,
Language variation
6. Readthecartoon.Historyisthefullformof
His.Whatisthefullformof:
a)Math?
b)Sci?
c)Eng?
2009 Mark Parisi/Dist. by Universal Uclick for UFS
Art – American English
Arts – British English
Math – American English
Maths – British English
7. Inyouropinion,whatareRudolph'sfavorite
schoolsubjects?
8. Match the letter grade (A, B, C, D and E) to
thenumbergrades(%)andtotheconcepts
(Average, Excellent, Very good, Good, and
Weak).
A
65%-69%
Average
B
85%-89%
Excellent
C
Below 60%
Good
D
95%-100%
Very good
E
75%-79%
Weak
9. Whatarethenumbergradesfor:
a) A-?
b) B-?
%
%
c) C-?
d) D-?
%
%
10. Whichschoolsubjectsareyouexcellent,verygoodandweakat?
I'mexcellentat
I'mverygoodat
I'mweakat
.
.
.
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Let's learn about school objects!
1. Read the list of materials at École Française de Manille.
Photos: Shutterstock.com/ID/BR
Then, write the names of the school objects on the next page.
LIST OF MATERIALS
Grade 6
• 1 datebook
• 1 pencil case containing the following:
– blue, red, green, and black ball pens
– 1 pencil, 1 eraser, and 1 sharpener
– set of colored pencils (yellow, orange, red,
light and dark blue, light and dark green, beige,
brown, violet, black)
• highlighters
• a long ruler
• 1 triangle, 1 compass and 1 protractor
• glue
• scissors
Learn more. Go to digital object
“Find the school objects”.
• notebooks
• plastic envelopes
History & Geography
• 2 large notebooks with margins
• 1 plastic envelope
Biology
• 1 big binder or 1 big notebook
English
• 1 big notebook
Mathematics
• 2 big notebooks with 5 mm grid
For other subjects – either notebook or binders with
loose-leaf sheets
Adapted from: <www.eis-manila.org>. Accessed on: Oct. 11, 2010.
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Photos: Shutterstock/ID/BR
loose-leaf sheets
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2. Now,makealistofyourschoolmaterial.Includethequantityofeachitem(twoblack
pencils,oneruleretc.).
3. Answerthequestions.
a) Whatisthetitleofyourhistorybook? Its name is…
b) Whatisthenameofyourschool?
c) Whatcolorisyourpencil?
d) Whatisthetitleofyourmathbook?
e) Whatcolorisyoureraser?
4. Let'splayagamewithschoolobjects.
Workinpairs.
Guessing game
Stude
nt A
Selectoneofyo
urschoolobject
s.
Puttheobjetcin
toapencaseor
paperbag.
Student B
tner'squestions.
It is a pen.
Forrightanswers
Yes, it is.
Forwronganswe
rs,say:
No, it isn't.
Then,ask:
Photos:
,say:
om/ID/B
What is this?
en
bjetcsinhis/herp
Trytoguesstheo
.
caseorpaperbag
Example:
tock.c
Shutters
artnerandask:
R
?
?
? ?
Showittoyourp
Answeryourpar
gain!
Isitwrong?Trya
It is a pencil.
lor
theco
Then,trytoguess
oftheobject.
Example:
It is red.
What color is it?
Now,exchangec
ardsandplayag
ain.
gain!
Isitwrong?Trya
n.
dsandplayagai
ar
c
e
g
an
h
xc
,e
Now
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Let's focus on language!
1. Lookatthefollowingsituation.
For the last time, NO!
Go play some video
games.
Can I please study
my schoolwork,
Mom?
Language for life
Claudio Chiyo/ID/BR
Are you polite? Yes or no?
Polite people use the
expressions: Thank you,
Please, Excuse me, I'm
sorry.
Circlethecorrectwordineachsentence.
a) Thesituationis / isn'tcommon.The boy / the boy's motherasksforpermissiontostudy.
b) Heisaggressive / polite.(Payattentiontotheword“Please”.)
c) Sheisgivingan order / a suggestion.(Payattentiontothewords“go”and“play”.)
2. Now,imagineacommon situation.Completetheballoons.
Can I please
, Mom?
Claudio Chiyo/ID/BR
For the last time, NO! Go
• We use the imperative to give orders:
• We use can or may to ask for permission:
Stand up.
Don't look.
Informal questions
Formal questions
Listen.
Don't read.
Open the door.
Don't close your
books.
Can I go to the
restroom?
Can I drink some
water?
Can I go out?
May I go to the
restroom?
May I drink some
water?
May I go out?
No.
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
Definitely not.
Absolutely not.
No way!
• Possible formal or informal answers:
Yes.
Sure.
Of course.
Absolutely.
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Art corner
Look at the colors red, yellow, and blue. When combined, they
form different colors.
Shutterstock.com/ID/BR
Shutterstock.com/ID/BR
BLUE
RED
LIGHT
BLUE
PINK
GRAY (USA)
GREY (UK)
LIGHT
GREEN
Learn more. Go to digital object
“Paint your house”.
WHITE
Did you know...?
rainbow = sunlight + rain
drops
BLACK
GREEN
1. What are the colors of the rainbow? Talk to a classmate and try to
Nid_pi/ID/BR
make a list of the seven colors.
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2. Usejust3coloredpencilstocolorthisrainbow.
On the web
Plan the mixtures:
Colorone: red pencil
Colortwo: red pencil +
Colorthree:
Colorfour:
Colorfive:
Colorsix:
Colorseven:
Learn more about colors
and play a game at
<www.do2learn.com/
games/whatcolor/
pages/index.html>.
Accessed on: Oct. 11,
2010.
2
3
4
5 6
7
Nid_pi/ID/BR
1
3. ReadtheinformationonBoard1andanswerthequestiononBoard2.
Board 2
Board 1
Rainbow
Bow
Rain
Shine
Sunshine
Board
Blackboard
Board
Whiteboard
Illustrations: Graphorama/ID/BR
Sun
Mark(
) the correct sentence:
( ) We write on a blackboard in
my class.
( ) We write on a whiteboard in
my class.
Black
White
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Let's organize the new vocabulary!
1. Organizethewordsfromtheboxintothecorrectcategories.
Schmid Christophe
Ruslan Ivantsov/Shutterstock/ID/BR
COLORS
R
Studio
/ID/B
rstock
utte
h
Foxy/S
/Shutterstock/ID/B
R
Portuguese–green–Valentine'sDay–pencilcase–mother–basketball
baseball–math–Christmas–geography–pink–Easter–sister–ruler–white–swimming–eraser–
science–brother–Halloween–ballpen–icehockey–yellow–father
green
/BR
rstock/ID
ne/Shutte
hutterstock
/ID/BR
jeff gyna
Fotoline/Shutterstock/ID/BR
SPORTS
basketball
igorijevic/S
OBJECTS
Sandra Gl
pencil case
ina
Kar
R
D/B
an/I
g
Ten
HOLIDAYS
Valentine's Day
mother
Shutterstock/ID
Kati Molin/Shutterstock/ID/BR
FAMILY
Lorraine Swans
on/
kyCentury Fox TV/Klas
Universal TV/20th po/Album/Latinstock
Scu
Portuguese
/BR
SUBJECTS
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Let's talk and write!
Friend 2 (a girl)
Friend 1 (a boy)
You
ID/BR
1. Whatisyourfavorite…?Listyourfavoritesandtheninterviewtwofriendsinordertocompletethechart.
Name:
Name:
subject?
color?
holiday?
sport?
number?
Nowcompletethesentenceswiththeinformationyouwroteinthechart.
.
a) Myfavoritesubjectis
'sfavoritesubjectis
b)
.
(Name of friend 1 or friend 2)
c) Ourfavoritenumbersare
d)
,
'sfavoritecoloris
'sfavoritecoloris
(Name of friend 1)
(Name of friend 2)
e) Theirfavoritesubjectsare
f) Ourfavoriteholidaysare
.
g)
,and
.
,and
.
and
.
,
'sfavoritesportis
'sfavoritesportis
,and
,but
.
Pronunciation spot
Months of the year
1.
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Listenandrepeat.Noticetheabbreviationsofthemonthsinbold.
January – February – March – April – May – June – July
August – September – October – November – December
2. Whenis…
a) Carnival?It's in February or March.
b) Christmas?
c) Mother'sDay?
d) Easter?
e) Halloween?
f) yourbirthday?
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Let'slearnaboutthealphabet!
1.
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Listenandrepeatthealphabet.
A B C D E F G H I
J K L M N O P Q R
S T U V W X Y Z
2.
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a)
b)
c) r
d)
Listenandcompletethewords.
l a s t b av Ontheweb
3. Let'sspellthewords!
a) Canyouspellyourfirstname?
b) Canyouspellyourlastname?
c) Canyouspellyournickname?
d) Canyouspellyourbestfriend'sname?
e) CanyouspellyourEnglishteacher'sname?
Learn more about spelling
and the alphabet at
<www.learningplanet.com/
act/fl/aact/index.asp>;
<www.learnenglish.org.uk/
kids/antics/index.html>.
Accessed on: Dec. 21,
2010.
4. Interactwithyourclassmates.
Ingroupsoffourstudents,askthequestionsfromexercise 3.
A: Canyouspellyourfirstname?
B: It'sR-o-b-e-r-t-o.
Now,completethetablebelowwiththeanswers.
FRIEND 1
FRIEND 2
FRIEND 3
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
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Let's act with words!
Classroom poster
What
• Classroom poster
Writers
• Group of students
Objective
• To interact in the classroom in English
Audience
Photos: Shutterstock.com/ID/BR
This poster will help you and your
classmates to communicate only in
English in the classroom.
• Teacher and classmates
Where
• Classroom wall and notebook
Remember: Be polite!
Writing guidelines
Getting ideas
1. In groups, make a list of prompts to help you and your classmates to interact in
the classroom.
Planning the poster
2. Decide what to write.
3. Find pictures to illustrate.
4. Choose the shape and the color of the letters.
Individual production
Some suggestions:
• Favorite color and number
• Favorite artists
• Favorite sport
djile/Shuttersto
Include more information about you in your profile.
ck.com/ID/BR
My scrapbook
Christian Bertra
nd/
Shutterstock.com
/ID/BR
Make a draft.
Ask partner(s) to evaluate.
Revise your draft.
Make the classroom poster and put it on the wall.
.shock /Shutter
stock.com/ID
/BR
5.
6.
7.
8.
7
Illustrate your scrapbook with pictures and drawings.
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