English

       SOCIAL STUDIES - BLOCK N° 4

DEVELOPMENT SKILLS	CONTENTS
Understands the main concepts about citizenship.  Explains how citizens apply duties and rights in the society. Describes how does rights execute and how does the duties perform. ·         Describes the authoritiesresponsibilities and the community attention.	1.    Citizenship 2.    What does citizen mean? 3.    The citizens have rights and duties. 4.    Bullying

RIGHTS

To life.

To grow up physically and spiritually healthy.

To have a name and be part of a country.

To be loved.

To go to school and play.

To be protected against cruel acts and exploitation.

To shelter.

To information.

To freedom of expression.

DUTIES

To love, respect to grandparents and parents.

To be polite to everybody.

To help the elderly.

To do physical excersice .

To protect public properties.

To protect the environment.

To de modest, honest and ethical.

To respect the laws.

To have a civilised lifestyle.

To respect and preserve the natural cultural identities.

To love our contry.

                                    

ENGLISH - BLOCK N° 4

DEVELOPMENT SKILLS

CONTENTS

Listening In simple spoken texts, understand expressions, words, and sentences related to the learner’s social Background about the use of the five senses. Reading Understand simple readings, identify different tenses and rhyming words. Extract the gist and key information items from simple informational, transactional and expository texts. Speaking Produce short dialogues among pairs about health problems in order to give recommendations. Interact in informal discussions by answering questions. Writing Produce informational, transactional and expository texts consisting of a sequence of simple sentences that have more detail and show more variety in lexical range and sentence structurerefer to the use of the five senses

Unit 4: The five senses Grammar: Sense verbs + adjectives; Guessing with might be; so…that, such a….that. Vocabulary: Senses Physical sensations and aliments Reading Strategies: Identifying rhyming words Phonics: Word endings -ill, -all and –le

EXPLANATION

FIVE SENSES:   

SEE, HEAR, SMELL, FEEL, TASTE

SENSE VERBS + ADJECTIVES

This lemon tastessour.

The street looksbumpy.

Rock soundsloud.

This rabbit feelssoft.

This chocolate smellsdelicious.

GUESSING WITH MIGHT BE

What is it?

I´m not sure. It might be a bear.

My mother might be working in her office.

It might be a mermaid.

They might beclimbing the Chimborazo.

She might be cooking a delicious dinner.

SO……THAT  

It´s used to emphasize an idea.

SO + ADJ +  THAT

My dog is sosmartthathe can understand English.

SUCH ……THAT  

It´s used to emphasize plural ideas.

SUCH+  ADJ + NOUN + THAT

Dolphins are suchintelligentanimalsthatthey can understand three languages.

SUCH A ……THAT    

It´s used to emphasize singular ideas.

SUCH A+  ADJ + NOUN + THAT

My father issuchastrongmanthathe can pick up a person with one hand.

I have such a terrible headache that I need to rest.

Phonics:

Word endings

-ill, -all and –le

ill	all	le
Windmill Drill Fill Hill	Fall Call Wall Ball	Table Eagle Candle Possible

SOCIAL STUDIES - BLOCK N° 5

DEVELOPMENT SKILLS

CONTENTS

·         Identifying the name and location of the province where we live, according to the political division of Ecuador. ·         Describing the activities that people do in different provinces in order to know their jobs and how they solve their economic problems. ·         Identifying cultural traits, customs, traditions, languages, religions, artistic expressions of each province to represent them in various situations. ·         Explain the meaning of provincial symbols from the recognition of their meanings in the building community ties.

1.    How Ecuador was formed? 2.     How a province is formed? 3.    The natural wealth of a province. 4.    Cultural Heritage 5.     National Symbols

WHAT DOU YOU HAVE TO TAKE INTO A COUNT IN ORDER TO DIVIDE A TERRITORY IN REGIONS AND PROVINCES?

A country is divided into regions according to their territorial natural division, climate, relief, products.

The regions are divided into provinces according to these reasons:

·         Traditions

·         Physical characteristics of the territory

Geographical references.

FOURTH GRADES

ENGLISH - BLOCK N° 5

DEVELOPMENT SKILLS

CONTENTS

Listening In simple spoken texts, understand expressions, words, and sentences related to the learner’s social background about fantastical animals, games and sports and Aztec history. Reading Understand simple readings, identify different tenses. Extract the gist and key information items from simple informational, transactional and expository texts. Speaking Produce short dialogues among pairs about games and sports, animals and talks about stories. Interact in informal discussions by answering oral questions. Writing Produce informational, transactional and expository texts consisting of a sequence of simple sentences that have more detail and show more variety in lexical range and sentence structure refer to gerunds, so and because, must, must not, etc.

UNIT 5:  FANTASTICAL ANIMALS Grammar Gerunds as Subjects and objects So and because Vocabulary Adjectives to describe activities Real and mythical animals CLIL Language Arts American Indian myths Design Designing a story book Reading strategies Identifying rhyming words UNIT 6:  GAMES AND SPORTS AND UNIT 7: THE AZTECS GRAMMAR Must/must not Have to/don’t have to Verb + object + infinitive Verbs + indirect object +direct object Vocabulary Things to do in a park Field day games Sports equipment Natural materials Aztec artefacts CLIL History Origins of chess Aztec history Science Inventing and designing a game Reading strategies Using pictures to guess new  words Understanding newspaper format Making inferences

BIBLIOGRAPHY: Express Publishing Extra Activities Book, www.englishforkids.com, www.brainwave.com

VOCABULARY

ENGLISH	SPANISH	ENGLISH	SPANISH
ADJECTIVES	ADJETIVOS	NOUNS	SUSTANTIVOS
Boring	Aburrido	Clay	Arcilla
Confusing	Confuso	Spoon	cuchara
Frightening	Tenebroso	Fork	Tenedor
Exciting	Emocionante	Gold	Oro
Tiring	Cansado	Wood	Madera
Beautiful	Hermoso	Metal	Metal
Dangerous	Peligroso	Knife	Cuchillo
Important	Importante	Thread	Hilo
Easy	Fácil	Needle	Aguja
Difficult	Difícil	Jewelry	Joya
Fun	Divertido	Brick	Ladrillo
Funny	Chistoso	Building	Edificio
Nice	Lindo	Cotton	Algodón
Kind	Amable	Cloth	Tela
Friendly	Amigable	Clothes	Ropa
Interesting	Interesante	Tape	Cinta adhesiva
Gentle	Gentil	gun	Pistola
		Weapons	Armas
		Ship	Barco
		Canoes	Canoas
		Shield	Escudo
		Armor	Armadura

EXPLANATION

     GERUND + NOUN + ADJ

·       Riding a dragon is exciting.

·       Feeding a unicorn is easy.

·       Playing with a dragon isn´t difficult.

·       Taking care of a dragon is dangerous.

·       Doing homework is interesting.

Examples:

1) We use wood to make paper.

     (obj)     (inf)

2)    We use paper to make books.

      (obj)   (inf)

3)   We use metal to make coins.

      (obj)   (inf)

4)   We use clay to make bricks.

     (obj)   (inf)

5)   We use gold to make jewelry.

    (obj)   (inf)

6)   We use bricks to build houses.

    (obj)   (inf)

 EXAMPLES:

1)   Moctezuma sent a message to Cortés.

  (D.O)           (I.O)

2)   Moctezuma sent a present to Cortés.

  (D.O)           (I.O)

3)   Moctezuma showed the city to Cortés.

  (D.O)           (I.O)

4)   The boy gave flowers to the teacher.

     (D.O)        (I.O)

Sentences without to

1)   Moctezuma sent Cortés. a message.

  (I.O)             (D.O)

2)   Moctezuma sent Cortés a present.

  (I.O)     (D.O)

3)   Moctezuma showed Cortés the city.

       (I.O)    (D.O)

5)   The boy gave the teacher flowers.

       (I.O)          (D.O)