English What do we do at school?

Pedagogical Module 1
Curricular Threads: Communication and Cultural Awareness,
Oral Communication, Reading, Listening, Writing, Phonics, Language Through the Arts

Fourth Grade EGB

WH questions 4

Possessive nouns 3
Building a class
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Values

Interaction with
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Welcome back!
It’s so nice to
see you all.
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We are happy to go back to school! We learn new things every year!

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 Oral Communication
Action Verbs
Audio
1. Read and repeat the following action verbs. Listen to the recording

come, go, speak, read, write, listen, talk, eat , drink, wear

Value: Interaction with

the community
come go speak read write
Remember to raise your
hand to talk, and to listen
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when others are talking.

listen talk eat drink wear

2. Practice sentences using these action verbs

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with your friends.
3. Look at the picture, say what you see and complete
the sentences using the correct form of the verb
in the picture.

a. Manu to school every day.

b. Pedro a book in silence.

c. We in English in class.

d. They on the notebook.

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e. Alex to play with his cat.

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 Language Through the Arts
Social Studies

1. Read these sentences to practice good classroom

language. Say them with your classmates and teacher.

May I come in? Write on your

notebook.
Sorry, I’m late.
Work in pairs.
Please, stand up.
What´s the
Sit down, please.
English for…?
Raise your
Clean your desks
hand to talk.
when class
Wait for is finished.
your turn.
Thank you!
Open / close
your book.
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2. Look at the verb and use the correct form

to complete the sentence.

• Nathalie and I in pairs in English class.

a. work
• Jerry next to me.
b. sit
c. clean •I my desk every day.

d. come • The teacher to school very early in the morning.

e. wait
• Mike for his turn to talk.

3. What do we need to do to have a good classroom

community? Draw and describe.
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Reading
1. Let’s read this poem and practice it.

Welcome, welcome, we are back to school!

A new year has begun,
A new year to learn, to read and to play,
To write and have fun.
A new year to enjoy with friends, teachers,
Books and games.
Smile and be happy,
We are back in school,
Learning is cool!

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2. Find the actions we do every day in 4. Work in pairs. Combine the words and
class in the poem. Write them down. write the sentences.

a. wear / Sally / a uniform

3. Why is studying at school so cool?

b. write / Jeremy and Luke / a story
Draw a picture of fun things you
do at school.

c. student / talk to / teacher

d. read / I / the computer

e. jump in / we / the playground

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 Writing
1. Look at the verbs below and choose the correct one.

My name is Miss Cecilia

a. I a teacher.
a. is / are / am
b. think / work / live b. My family and I in Ecuador.

c. wear / go / speak c. The children uniforms

in school.
d. drinks / wakes up / listens
d. My mother very early
e. goes / reads / writes every morning.
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e. My brother many books.

He is a good student.

What do you I play soccer What does

do at school? He drives
with my friends. your father do? a bus.

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2. Interview 3 friends about what they do every day.
Ask what they do at school and at home. Ask what
their father and mother do. Write down their answers.
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 Assessment What do we do at school?

Grammar

3 Read the sentences and write the correct word on the line.

a. The teacher talk / talks in class.

b. Alex and Tom wake up / wakes up

at 6:00.

c. The girl wear / wears a swimming suit.

d. In the mornings I eat / eats breakfast.

e. We go / goes to the soccer court.

4 Choose the correct verb and circle it.

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a. My cousin swim / swims every Friday.

b. His grandfather teach / teaches him to play the piano.

c. She love / loves her little brother.

d. I dance / dances every day.

e. We like / likes to play.

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Vocabulary

5 Match the words with the correct image.

bulletin board

backpack

classroom

playground

hallway
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classmates

I’m completing this self-evaluation based on what I learned in the module.

Self-evaluation I check the box that most applies to me

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Reflections

School vocabulary
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Use and recognize action verbs in Simple Present

Use does and verbs with “s” or “es”

Pronounce new sounds /s / - / z /

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 Lesson C

Communication and Cultural Awareness

Vocabulary

shine

smile
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crutches

enjoy
1. Read the story.

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Our new classmate
This year is different. Many friends are the same as last year. There
are new students in the class, they all have a smile on their face when
I say “hello” to them. There is a special boy, he is quiet all the time.
I want to know his name and take him to the playground with my
friends. “Hello!” I said, “My name is Alex, what is your name?”. “My
name is Paul” he said, and he is happy to talk with me. He likes books
and loves to read. He draws nice cars and colors them. His eyes shine
when he smiles. He wants to be my friend and I am happy to be his.
He walks slowly with his crutches, I help him go to the playground.
Tom, Louis and all my friends want to play with him too. Now we all
welcome him to our class. He enjoys being with us.

2. Make a check ( ) in the circle that best describes this story.

a. This story is about school.

b. This story is about a soccer game.
c. This story is about making new friends.
d. This story is about accepting all students.

3. Work in pairs to talk about the story and answer

the following questions.

a. Who tells the story?

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b. What does Paul have?

c. Where is the story?
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d. How does Paul feel?

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Language Through the Arts
Possessive Adjectives
1. Complete the sentences with the appropriate
Possessive adjective.
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Personal Possessive a. I have a book. My book is fantastic.
Pronouns Adjectives
b. You have a friend. friend is Mike.
I My

You Your c. Tom has a house. house is big.

He His d. Vanessa has a dog. dog is nice.
She Her
e. The cat has a ball. ball is dirty.
It Its
f. We have a new teacher. teacher is Miss Cecilia.
We Our
g. The boys have a television. television is new.
They Their

2. Draw the school supplies you have in your backpack

and pencil case. Then, write a paragraph about what
you have.

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 Writing

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Time Doctor Karina Soccer My mom
Jason Lawyer coach Paul Sarah
6:00 am Get up Get dressed Run Take her children to school
9:00 am Work with patients Drink coffee Go to the gym Cook lunch
in the office and dinner
12:00 pm Have lunch Write documents Swim in the pool Pick the children
up from school
4:00 pm Listen to some music Close her office Practice soccer Clean the house
7:00 pm Read a book Spend time with Study English Have dinner
her friends with the family

1. Look at the chart that describes 3. Describe your daily routine. Draw
the daily routine of these four people. a picture of your day. Write three
Read it. Then work in pairs to describe or four sentences to describe
their daily routine. what you do every day.

Example: What does Jason do at 6

o´clock?
2. Choose one person in the chart and My Daily Routine
describe all the activities that they do
in a day. Use complete sentences
in Simple Present tense.
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 English What is my favorite
Pedagogical Module 2 school subject?
Curricular Threads: Communication and Cultural Awareness,
Oral Communication, Reading, Listening, Writing, Phonics, Language Through the Arts

Fourth Grade EGB

Occupations and activities 4

Working with
Vocabulary for school subjects 3 5 numbers

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Present Progressive 1

Values

8 Self-care 7 Teamwork

History Physical Education (P.E.) Spanish

Technology
English

Math
Science

Geography
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I am learning many subjects this year! What is your favorite school subject?

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 Lesson A

Communication and Cultural Awareness

Math! I like Math, I don’t like Math. It is

What class
because I like working hard for me. My favorite
is next?
with numbers. subject is P.E.

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Tom Alex

1. Read the story.

Alex and Tom are walking to the class, and Tom

asks Alex, “What class is next?”. “Math!”, replied Alex.
“I like Math class. I like working with numbers.”,
Alex said. “I don’t like Math class. It is hard for me.”,
Tom said sadly. “What is your favorite subject, Tom?”
“My favorite subject is P.E. I like playing sports.
I play soccer every day. I am very good at it.”, he said.
Alex replied: “I can help you with Math and you can
play soccer with me in the afternoon, Tom”. “Great!
That is a very good plan.”, said Tom, “After that we
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can read some stories in English and Spanish”.

Vocabulary
2. Read and repeat the names of the school subjects.

Spanish English Math Science Technology

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History Geography Art Music P.E.

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Reading
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1. Read the story. Vocabulary

good at something

My name is Manu, I live in Chone. I go to school

in the afternoon. My mother is a baker, she has
a little bakery in our house. She is very good at Math.
She needs Math to be able to work at the bakery.
My father is a mechanic, he fixes cars, he works in
an auto shop. He is very good at Science. He needs
Science to understand the mechanics of the cars.

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I have two brothers. We like to learn English. My new
teacher is Miss Melanie. She explains History and
Geography, I like to learn things about the countries.
My favorite subject is Math. I am good at additions
and subtractions. Science is also my favorite, I like
to learn about animals, plants and machines. I am
going to be an engineer or a scientist. What are
you going to be?

2. Read the following sentences about the story 3. Talk to your partner
and write T (True) or F (False) on the line. about your favorite
subjects.
a. Manu lives in Quito.
b. Manu´s mother is a baker.
c. Manu’s father is a dentist.
d. Manu’s brothers do not go to school.
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e. Miss Melanie explains Spanish.

f. Manu is going to be an engineer or scientist.

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 Listening
Math

Math: Let's Play with Numbers! Audio

Listen to the recording
1. Listen and circle the numbers you hear.

Vocabulary

11 addition subtraction

19 85
63
98
2
54 74 24

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86 16
97
76 15
12 Value: Teamwork

17 It is working together
29 65 with other people to
47 reach a final goal.

37 20

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2. Work on the additions. 3. Work on the subtractions.
Then, listen and check your answers. Then, listen and check your answers.

38 + 62 = 29 - 14 =

27 + 71 = 31 - 11 =

80 - 49 =
19 + 41 =
78 - 45 =
56 + 13 =
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57 - 32 =
64 + 25 =
73 - 14 =

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 Lesson B

Communication and Cultural Awareness

uncle

grandmother grandfather cousin

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father
mother
sister brother

1. Talk about the professions and 3. Make two sentences using the next
occupations of all your family members pairs of words. The first sentence
with your classmates. Follow the describes the profession, and the
example to describe their activities. second one - the action.
Example: My mother bakes bread Example: artist / paint: Madelaine
every day. She is baking rolls now. is an artist. She is painting a picture.
My father fixes cars. He is fixing
a motorcycle now. a. veterinarian / help

2. Write 4 sentences of what you said.

b. farmer / grow

a.

c. pilot / fly
b.

c.
d. fire fighter / drive a truck

d.
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 Writing
Using Present Progressive Grammar Tip

1. Complete the sentences. Use the Present Progressive If the verb has a short
form of the verb in parentheses. vowel and ends in
consonant, double
• You (use) my mobile phone! the last letter before
adding “ing”.
• My dad (wash) his car. For example:
run
• It (rain) today. runn + ing = running

• She (write) a nice letter

• We (sit) on the train.

2. Rewrite the sentences using the Present Progressive.

• He runs outside.
He is running outside.

• We swim in the pool.

• You clap in the audience.

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• My friend sits next to me in class.

3. Write 4 sentences about what you are doing at school

today. Use Present Progressive.
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 Assessment What is my favorite school subject?

Grammar

1 Fill in the correct form of the Present Progressive.

a. The team members in a hotel. (stay)

b. Students their homework. (do)

c. You a big party. (plan)

d. Teachers students in the class. (help)

e. The athletes very fast. (run)

f. The girl from New York to Quito. (fly)

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2 Put the words in order to make

correct sentences.

• are we a letter writing

• the window he opening is

• computer I games am playing

• at she is party dancing the

• drinking they cup are a of coffee

Writing

3 Write 4 school subjects you like.

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Assessment What is my favorite school subject?

Vocabulary

4 Find the following words in the chart.

artist, carpenter, cook, doctor, engineer, farmer, fire fighter,

hair dresses, pilot, police officer, scientist, singer, informatic
technician (it tech), veterinarian.

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c a p a s d r e s s e s h j a
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n r o q r t o f f i c e r i e
t m t d p o l i c e l o v w n
i e z f i r e f i g h t e r t
s r q y o p q i t t e c h r e
t c a e n g i n e e r a v w r

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Listening

5 Listen to your teacher and circle the numbers you hear.

12 85 17 97 86 19
16 98
54 63 29 11 20 37
74 47 76 65
2 15 24

I’m completing this self-evaluation based on what I learned in the module.

Self-evaluation I check (√) the box that most applies to me

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Reflections

Understand numbers
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Recognize school subjects

Know professions and occupations

Use Present Progressive

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 English What do you want to eat?
Pedagogical Module 3
Curricular Threads: Communication and Cultural Awareness,
Oral Communication, Reading, Listening, Writing, Phonics, Language Through the Arts

Fourth Grade EGB

Plural words 6

Write about food 5

7 Types of food

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to Eat

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vegetables

Food: dairy
products 1
Values

10 Solidarity 9 Curiosity

Usually, we make
cheese and butter
with milk.

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Do you eat with your family?

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Communication and Cultural Awareness

Dairy Products on the Farm

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1. Listen to the story and follow along.
Audio
Listen to the recording
I like to eat bread I like to eat bread
with caramel! with butter!
2. Check the best summary of the story.
The story is about a truck.
The story is about the farm.
The story is about the milk products.

3. Circle the products that are made

with milk.
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Danny and his family live on a farm.

There are many cows on the farm.
Every morning, his father brings
milk for breakfast. “We usually make
cheese and cream with milk,” his
father says. “Today we have some
yogurt for breakfast.” says his mom.
“I like to eat bread with milk caramel!”
says Danny. “I like to eat bread with
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eating and they go to school.

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Vocabulary

The farm Values: Curiosity

Curiosity: A desire to
learn about many things.

dairy products milk cream butter

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cheese yogurt ice cream milk meat
caramel
Values: Solidarity

Solidarity: To be generous
with all the people.

pig chicken eggs bread

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Draw a picture of the dairy products you know.

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Write down what you draw.
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 Phonics
Grammar Tip Plural /s/
1. Listen and repeat the words.

animal - animals lamp - lamps

cow cows
pet - pets vegetable - vegetables

duck - ducks backpack - backpacks

book books hat - hats book - books

fruit - fruits
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tree trees Plural /z/

2. Listen and repeat the words.

Grammar Tip

egg - eggs eye - eyes

leg - legs ear - ears

egg eggs dog - dogs hand - hands

toy - toys finger - fingers

dog dogs 3. What animal do you see?

Color the words with strong final S in brown.
Color the other words in yellow.
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spoon spoons
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hats animals ears cats

eyes

dogs eggs
fruits toys

bags legs
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plants lamps backpacks

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breakfast lunch dinner

What do you eat

for breakfast? for lunch? for dinner?

1. Describe your daily routine.

Use always, usually, sometimes, never.

• For breakfast, . • I never .

• Usually, . • For dinner, .
• For lunch, sometimes . • Usually, I go to bed at .

2. Fill in the fact chart about fruits and vegetables.

Name Color Size Fruit or - vegetable

banana yellow small fruit
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 Oral Communication
1. Think about the foods that you like.
Put a check under the correct word for you.
Example: I always eat fruit.

always usually sometimes never

fruit
bread
tomatoes
carrots
potatoes
rice
milk
cheese
ice cream

2. Time to play!

Make groups of four students. Use a dice and an eraser or

sharpener for your piece. Roll the dice and advance your piece.
Read the questions and answer them using sentences with: always,
usually, sometimes, never.

START Go to Play GO BACK

Watch tv
school soccer 3

Play with Jump in

my friends the street

Do my
Climb
homework
trees

Go to the
Ride a
market
bus
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ADVANCE
REPEAT Help my Drink Eat
mother milk chicken 2

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Assessment What do you want to eat?

Listening

4 Listen to your teacher and circle the words.

milk oranges
bread

yogurt
noodles
cow
butter

rice

milk caramel tomato

fruits
cheese
dairy products
ice cream

Writing

5 Describe your daily routine.

• For breakfast,

• Usually,

• For lunch, sometimes

• I never

• For dinner, I

I’m completing this self-evaluation based on what I learned in the module.

Self-evaluation I check (√) the box that most applies to me

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Reflections

Understand and name dairy products, vegetables and fruits.

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Read and understand a story.

Use always, usually, sometimes, never.

Use How much.../ How many...

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 Lesson C

Communication and Cultural Awareness

1. Read and talk about the story.

What do you
I like when all want to eat?
my family is
together.

I want to eat a
plate of pork and
some corn.

I want some
I like chicken soup. potatoes and
salad, too.

Then, we help
clean the table and
wash the dishes.

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2. Circle the correct answer.

• Who is coming for dinner?

Friends Family Farmers
• Who is cooking?
Mom and dad Grandma and the children Mom and grandma
• How much food are they cooking?
A lot A little A cup
• What does Anne like?
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Potato soup Chicken soup Vegetable soup

• What does Danny want to eat?
Pork and corn Apples and pig Corn and meat
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Writing
1. Fill in the blanks with much or many.

• How ice cream do you want?

I want a cone of ice cream.

• How chickens are there in the farm?

There are twenty-five chickens.

• How cheese does my mother buy?

She buys a lot of cheese.

• How milk does the farmer have?

He has ten bottles of milk.
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• How brothers do you have?

I have one brother.

2. Interview 2 friends. Ask them: What do you want to eat?

I want a sandwich
What do you with bread
want to eat? and cheese.

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Name: Name:
• What is your favorite fruit? • What is your favorite fruit?

• What is your favorite vegetable? • What is your favorite vegetable?

• What is your favorite dairy • What is your favorite dairy

product? product?
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• What do you want to eat? • What do you want to eat?

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 English What can you do
Pedagogical Module 4 with music?
Curricular Threads: Communication and Cultural Awareness,
Oral Communication, Reading, Listening, Writing, Phonics, Language Through the Arts

Fourth Grade EGB

Pronounce short vowel

sounds correctly 5

Music vocabulary 4
6 Musical instruments

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Past Simple
tense of to be 3
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Create your
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I Can Do

Ar
2

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I´d like to ...
Anything

Modal: can / can´t 1

Values

9 Cooperation 8 Respect

Look! There are

many instruments I can play
in that store. the guitar!
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What instrument can you play?

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Music

Vocabulary

musical instruments

pan flute
piano violin

drum

tambourine
trumpet

guitar

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cymbals marimba
drum set

1. Draw your favorite instrument.

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2. Show your drawing to your class.

Say what is your favorite instrument.
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1. Listen and write the correct number.

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2. Look at the picture and write the correct word.

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3. Listen to the audio and fill in the gaps.
Audio
Listen to the recording

white
big
• The is . It is . black
small
yellow
old
blue
new
red
pretty
green
ugly • The is . It is .
orange
silent
brown
noisy
pink
light
• The is . It is . purple
heavy
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• The is . It is .

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Reading

I’d Like to See the Orchestra!

One day our teacher said, “We are going on
a field trip.” My class went to the theater
Teatro Sucre in Quito and we went there by bus.
There were many children in the theater and many
people playing instruments. A man was playing
the piano. There was a drum and cymbals in the
orchestra. There was a singer, too. This was my
favorite day.
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1. Read the story and circle the correct answers below.

• Where was the class going to?

to the theater to the zoo to the stadium
• How were they going?
in a car walking by bus
• Who was playing instruments?
many people the orchestra one man
• Who was playing the piano?
a man one boy a woman
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• What else was there?

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a dentist a singer a farmer Min
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1. Read this dialogue and practice it with your friends.

Kate: “Hello Ben, what would you like to do?”

“I’d like to play the drum set.

Ben:
Can you play the tambourine?”
“Yes, I can. I can play the drums, too.
Kate:
Can your mother play an instrument?”

Ben: “No, she can’t. She can make delicious food!”

2. Write a sentence with these instruments.

Example: I can play the guitar.

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•E
•E

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 Assessment What can you do with music?

Writing

1 Write the name of the instrument.

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Listening

2 Listen to the words and write the correct number in the box.

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piano cymbals pan flute tambourine

Reading

3 Fill in the blank with can or can’t.

• My father drive a car, but he fly like birds.

• Cats sing a song, but they catch a mouse.

• Fish play a guitar, but they swim in the lake.

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• Grandfather walk, but he go to the moon.

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 Lesson C

Communication and Cultural Awareness

1. Look at the pictures and read the story.
Then, write the order of events.

Yesterday I Was…
My name is Helen and I am nine years old.
Yesterday I was sleeping. Then, I was eating
breakfast with my family. My brother went
to school with me. In school we were listening
to the teacher. Next, we were playing.
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2. Find the following words in the word search.

r o r c h e s t r a n o
c a s m a r i m b a y s

• piano y v f e s t i v a l e v • marimba
• violin m m i l u k u t n u n i • cymbals
b h o s i t o z d s a p
• drum • orchestra
a t p o p a n f l u t e
• drum set • band
l y i n a t e p m u r t
• guitar • rhythm
s h g h e s t w h o c e
• trumpet • show
d r u m o n o s o n i s
• pan flute • festival
a v i o l i n i n h a m
• tambourine
p l t o n d i v a l s u
o t a m b o u r i n e r
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Language Through the Arts
To Be in Past Tense

“I was at the “We were listening

beach yesterday.” to the marimba
yesterday.”

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1. Change the underlined word to the past tense: was, were.

• Today, Helen is in the music store. Yesterday, Helen in the music store.

• Today, Michael and Tom are Yesterday, Michael and Tom at

in festival. the festival.

• Today, my father is on the bus. Yesterday, my father on the bus.

• Today, I am with my mother. Yesterday, I with my mother.

2. Draw what you did yesterday. Then, tell your friends. Grammar Tip

To be in Past
Simple tense
Today Yesterday
I am I was
You are You were
He - She - it is He - She - it
was
We - They are We - They were
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 English Where do you live?
Pedagogical Module 5
Curricular Threads: Communication and Cultural Awareness,
Oral Communication, Reading, Listening, Writing, Phonics, Language Through the Arts

Fourth Grade EGB

Use the Simple Past tense 6

Use irregular verbs 5

Write a letter 4 7 Geography-related concepts

So
ci
lSa
ish

Be able to read a map 3

tu
d
gl

ie
8 Draw a map

s
En

Describe the place

2 My World

Ar
where you live

t
Geography-
related 1
vocabulary

Values

10 Honesty 9 Tolerance

The Equator
divides the
Where do Ecuador is
I live in North and
you live? in South
Ecuador. the South.
America.
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 Lesson A

Communication and Cultural Awareness

Social Studies
All About Maps
Vocabulary

map. a drawing that

My World
This is a globe.
shows parts of the Earth
globe. a round model of North My continent is
the map of the Earth America
I live in South America.
Earth. one of the eight Ecuador. Caribbean
Sea
planets around the sun Pacific
Central Atlantic
America Ocean
Ocean
continent. a very big
solid piece of land South
America
surrounded by oceans
and seas
land. a solid part of the

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ocean. a very big body of 1. Look, read, and find in the map!
salt water
• The Atlantic Ocean is east of America.
sea. smaller than the
ocean • The Pacific Ocean is to the west.

America. a big continent • The Caribbean Sea is east of Central America.

with two parts: North
• What is in the North?
America and South
America • What is in the South?
compass rose. the symbol
2. Map Activity: Find four Ecuadorian cities and locate
of cardinal directions:
North – South – East – West them on your map.
North

West East

South

country. a piece of
land controlled by one
government. Ecuador is
my country

My country
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Reading

Landscapes
Vocabulary

mountain
volcanoes
regions landscapes coast lowlands

lakes
islands

highlands rainforest valley jungle

rivers Equator

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1. Read the story again on page 3 and circle fact - opinion.

a. Ecuador has four regions. fact opinion

b. The continental regions are big. fact opinion
c. The coast goes into the Pacific Ocean. fact opinion
d. The Andes mountains are pretty. fact opinion
e. The insular region is Galapagos. fact opinion

2. Look at the words in the chart and write them next to the correct picture.

highlands islands valley lake jungle river

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3. Draw and write four words you just learned.

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Phonics

Sound /d/ in Past Simple Tense

Yesterday,
What did you I raised my
do yesterday? hand in class.
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Audio
Listen to the recording

1. Listen to the following sentences and read along. Pay attention to the
verbs in the past tense with the /d/ sound. Then, use the underlined verbs
to make sentences with your friends.

• What did the teacher do yesterday?

The teacher explained the cardinal directions yesterday.

• What did you do in class?

In class, we observed the direction of the sun.

• What did the boys do in class?

They opened a map to find different places.

• What did you do with Billy?

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I showed Billy where my city is.

• What did the tourists do?

Tourists traveled from North America to visit my country.

2. Look at the verbs in the chart and choose the correct one to answer
each question. Practice orally first, using the correct pronunciation
with the /d/ sound.

showed rained explained played loved

• What did you do with the tourists? We them the landscapes.

• What did you do after? Then, we the map.

• What did you like to do? We to discover places on the globe.

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• How was the climate yesterday? Yesterday, it a lot in the region where I live.

• What did you do in the rain? We games inside the classroom.

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Reading
1. Read the text. What is it about?

I Live in South America

South America is a continent.
It has 13 countries and most of
them speak Spanish. Brazil is the
biggest country and they speak
Portuguese there. Ecuador is a
small country in South America.
To the north of Ecuador is
Colombia, and to the south and
east of Ecuador is Peru. The
Pacific Ocean is west of Ecuador.
The Andes mountains go from
the north to the south of South
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America, very close to the Pacific

Ocean. I live in Ecuador, and I live
in South America!

2. Look at the map and answer the following questions:

a. What country is to the north of Ecuador?

b. What country is next to Colombia?

c. What country is to the south of Ecuador?

d. Which is the biggest country in South America?

e. What languages are spoken is South America?

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f. Name other 3 countries in South America.

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 Assessment Where do you live?

1 Read the following sentences and choose the correct

vocabulary word.
a. Larry’s mother lived in a small .
rural / town / urban

b. The big soccer game is going to take place in the .

ocean / urban / neighborhood

c. The areas have many cars and buildings.

rural / highlands / urban
I played football
d. The farms are in areas.

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yesterday.
rural / ocean / urban

2 Change the following sentences to the past tense.

Look at the verb underlined:

a. The guide explains about volcanoes.

b. We observe the sun in class.

c. They open a map to find different places.

d. Larry shows Steven the big city.

3 Look at the verb and read the sentence. Complete the

sentences with the verb in the present or past tense.

a. The teacher the door of the class yesterday

close
at 12:00 o’clock.

b. Larry and his team the ball every day.

kick
c. The tourists five hours in the bus yesterday.
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dance d. We in the party last Saturday.

walk e. Steven to school every day.

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Assessment Where do you live?

4 Match the word to its picture.

continent

sea

ocean

globe

map

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5 Draw a compass rose and write the names of the cardinal directions. Freepik

I’m completing this self-evaluation based on what I learned in this module.

Self-evaluation I check the box that most applies to me

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Topics
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Understand and use geography terms

Use geography-related vocabulary

Use Past Simple tense

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