When did it happen?
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When did it happen?
INTRODUCTION The ever growing necessity to improve English Language Teaching in Colombia, has motivated us to create a material in which learners can have opportunities to learn English with some elements that allow them to associate Vocabulary, Expressions, and information in general to aspects of Colombian culture, so that they engage more in learning English as a way to discover their own country. Another motivation to create this piece of didactic material is to promote a process of cultural awareness in which learners interact with their culture by means of English Language. The major reason to innovate through this bank book is to make teachers, students and parents aware about the importance of a cultural identity behind and beyond learning a Foreign Language. Now you can start enjoying an amazing exploration across architecture, nature, food and landscapes from our beautiful country, also you will experience an engaging English Learning Experience. The Editors PLAN OF BOOK PLAN OF BOOK UNIT 1 What does the city look like Objective: To describe important places of some Colombian cities ACTIVITY 1: Vocabulary Look at the following pictures, and then match the sentences. Do you know these places? Where are they located? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. The Prime Cathedral of Colombia is in The Coltejer Tower is in The Saint Felipe’s Castle is in The PANACA Park is in The Saint Agustin Statues are in The Quimbaya Gold Museum is in A. Armenia (Quindio) B. San Agustín (Huila) C. Medellín (Antioquia) D. Cartagena (Bolivar) E. Bogotá DC F. Quimbaya (Quindío) ACTIVITY 2: Grammar Make some sentences describing a one of the places of the pictures above. Use the adjectives Amazing, Entertaining, interesting, well-known, high, and old. See the example 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Ex: The Prime Cathedral of Colombia is a well-known church of Bogotá PANACA is ______________________________ The Saint Austin’s Park ____________________ ____________________ The ______________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ GRAMMAR BOX For describing places use the verb to be plus an adjective as follows: • • The Distrital University is a famous Institution of Bogotá Colombian museums are amazing Is – for one object Are – for various objects ACTIVITY 3: Reading Read the following article about La Candelaria neighborhood, then answer the questions and discuss with your partners LA CANDELARIA This, Bogotá's oldest district and its historical center, dates back to the city's foundation. Keep your eyes open as you walk these streets as points of interest abound. The district is located between 7th street and Jimenez de Quesada Avenue, and between Carreras 1st and 15th, and it is comprised of two distinct zones, easily distinguishable by their location and style. The residential sector lies toward the eastern hills. It is famous for its colonial houses with their wooden balconies and clay tile roofs. The once white walls are now painted in bright colors more in keeping with the spirit of the city. This area contains many places worth visiting, including Silva Poetry House, the San Carlos Palace, the Marques de San Jorge House, the Luis Angel Arango Library, the Colón Theatre, and the churches La Candelaria, San Ignacio and Nuestra Señora del Carmen. On the west of Carrera 7, you will find the Bolívar Boulevard, with the National Capitol and the Lievano Building, built during the Republic, as well as the Justice Palace, the 20 de Julio Museum, the Prime Cathedral, the Tabernacle Chapel and the Archbishop's Palace. A few steps toward the south, you will come across Echeverry Palace, and The Nariño’s Palace, the presidential residence. Nueva Santa Fe, part of a project to revive the city center, lies to the south of La Candelaria. The new neighborhood is a perfect example of late-20th-century architecture in Bogotá. Nearby, you will see the impressive Archivo General de la Nación . Toward the north end of La Candelaria, very near the intersection of Jimenez de Quesada Avenue and Carrera 7, you will find another collection of interesting sites, such as the San Francisco Palace and the churches of La Tercera, La Veracruz and San Francisco. Other places of interest include the Santander Boulevard, the Gold Museum and the Rosario University, on the square of the same name. 1. How is La Candelaria like? 2. Which places do you know from the ones mentioned in the text? Describe one of them 3. Draw a map based on the information provided in the text; locate some of the places mentioned in the article. Then compare your map with your classmates. Use the information in the box below. GRAMMAR BOX For asking for descriptions use the following clauses: • • • • What is the Gold Museum like? What are the colonial houses like? How high is the Colpatria Tower? How old is Bogota city? It is a modern building in the Centre They are old, but colorful and decorated It is 198 meters high It is 472 years old ACTIVITY 4: Writing Look at the following letter sample, then write down your own letter describing a place you have recently visited and the activities you did there. Make sure that you follow the steps provided in the sample. USEFUL LANGUAGE Greetings • Hi / hey / hello • What’s up? / What’s going on? / What’s new? Body • I want to tell you… / Let me tell you that… / I’m glad to tell you that… • First / Second / Secondly / then / after that / finally Closing • Take care, • Regards • Blessings • God bless you • Good luck • Love, • Lots of love • Best wishes, • Missing you lots, • Yours forever, etcetera… Teaching tips ACTIVITY 1: Vocabulary • • • Introduce with places of the city, ask students to mention the most common places of the city (e.g. castles, churches, museums, parks, restaurants, etc.) Make students classify the places according to the kind of activities that people do there. (e.g. culture, education, entertaining, shopping, tourism, etc.) Explain the different kinds of questions to ask for the location of places and provide examples. Use: 1. What does ________ look like? Exemplify using Colombian 2. How old is /are __________? Places. Classify the places 3. What color is / are _____________? According to their characteris4. How high is/ are ________________? tics ACTIVITY 2: Grammar • Explain the use of the verb to be through an example describing one place. Write on the board: 1. The Coltejer tower is high Emphasize on singular and subject / Verb to be / adjective plural of the verb to be. ACTIVITY 3: Reading • • • Ask students to describe the Image using adjectives. Use questions like the following. 1. What does the street look like? 2. What are the people doing? 3. What color are the houses? Ask students at randomly to read aloud the text by paragraphs, ask for the meaning of adjectives. Ask students to draw a little map according to the description provided in the text. Finally ask them to socialize their drawings. ACTIVITY 4: Writing • • • • Explain the parts of the letter using the sample provided. (Optional) You can ask pupils to write an outline with the ideas to be presented in the post card (e.g. the places, their characteristics, and the activities done there). Then they can connect the ideas more easily when writing the letter. Give examples using the useful language tips provided in the box. Try to assess students by pairs. You can also make students exchange their letters and make them read those letters. Ask them what they understood from their peers’ papers. UNIT 2 Which is better? Objective: To make comparisons between places and between food. ACTIVITY 1: Vocabulary Look at the following pictures, are these objects well-known? Describe the objects and make comparisons among them. Use the information provided in the Grammar Box GRAMMAR BOX For comparisons, take into account these rules: Superiority • • Subject 1 / be / adjective / -er / than/ subject 2 Example: Bogotá is larger than Villa de Leiva. Subject / be / more / adjective / than / subject 2 Example: Life in cities is more expensive than life in towns. Equality: • Subject 1 / be / as / adjective / as / subject 2 as important as Monserrate’s church. Example: The prime cathedral is Inferiority • Subject 1 / be / less / adjective / than / subject 2 Example: Neiva is less polluted than Medellin. ACTIVITY 2: Grammar Fill in the blanks using the comparatives taking into account the images above. 1. Bocadillos are __________ (sweet) ______ arepas. 2. The Colpatria Tower is _________ (high) _______ the Gold Museum. 3. The Gold Museum is _________ _______________ (interesting) _______ the Colpatria Tower. 4. Bandeja Paisa is _________ (delicious) _________ Tamal 5. Tamal is ____________ (greasy) _________ Bocadillo 6. The Gold Museum is _________ ____________ (visited) _______ The Colpatria Tower. ACTIVITY 3: Reading Read the following dialogue and answer the questions. ORDERING A MEAL Waiter: Can I take your order, Sir? Customer: Yes, can you lend me the menu, please? Waiter: sure! Customer: I’m not sure… mmm a fruit salad or fried chicken. Which is cheaper? Waiter: Fried chicken is more expensive than fruit salad Customer: Also fruit salad is healthier than fried chicken. Waiter: But I think chicken is more delicious than fruit salad. Customer: Well… I guess that one is as delicious as the other, but I think this time I will have a fruit salad, please. Waiter: All right Sir! As you prefer. Customer: Thanks so much. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. What is the customer’s choice? ____________________________________________ Which dish is healthier? ____________________________________________________ Which one is more expensive? _____________________________________________ Is fried chicken as cheap as fruit salad? ____________________________________ What does the waiter say about the fried chicken? _________________________ USEFUL LANGUAGE: ADJECTIVES Greasy Dangerous Delicious Small Quiet Healthy Disgusting Cheap Large Luxurious Salt Enjoyable Expensive Spicy Interesting Sweet Funny High Noisy Amazing ACTIVITY 4: Writing Write a restaurant review about Colombian food; follow the criteria of the chart below. Include more dishes from the country Dish Is (superiority) Cuchuco soup Heavier than fruit salad Tamal National Museum Is (inferiority) Is (equality) As spicy as lechona Less noisy than the National park 20 de Julio’s church Melgar Tayrona park Medellin Subway Coffee National Park Transmilenio Lechona Sancocho soup Empanadas Virgilio Barco Library National University Nariño’s palace Simon Bolivar’s park Salitre Mágico Park Morcilla Mondongo Make comparisons between things that you like and things that you dislike regarding food and places of the country. Follow the example. • Morcilla is more greasy than mondongo soup 1. ___________________________________________ 2. ___________________________________________ 3. ___________________________________________ 4. ___________________________________________ 5. ___________________________________________ 6. ___________________________________________ 7. ___________________________________________ 8. ___________________________________________ 9. ___________________________________________ 10. ___________________________________________ Teaching tips ACTIVITY 1: Vocabulary • • Introduce some typical dishes and places of the country, ask students if they know or recognize them or what they would like to try. Present students adjectives to characterize the pictures. If necessary, explain that adjectives are words used to describe something. ACTIVITY 2: Grammar • • • • • • Explain students when we use the suffix er at the end of the adjective to express a comparison of superiority and when we use more … than. Be careful with the exceptions to the rule. Explain that when adjectives are composed just by one monothong and end with just one consonant, the last consonant is duplicated before adding er. Explain that when monothong adjectives end in e, we add just an r to express superiority. Explain that when monothong adjectives end in y, we replace it by ier to express superiority. Explain the use of less than to express inferiority Explain students when we use the suffix er at the end of the adjective to express a comparison of superiority and when we use more … than. Be careful with the exceptions to the rule o ‘Less’ goes before the quality or adjective. Explain the use as… as to express equivalence between two objects. Give examples. o Martin is as old as katherin ACTIVITY 3: Reading • • • • Ask students to read and practise the dialogue by pairs. Ask pupils to search for the unknown words Request some students to read aloud the sentences of the dialogue, ask for the meaning of words and ask students to underline the adjectives Ask students the questions about the reading, discuss the answers with the group. ACTIVITY 4: Writing • • • • Provide students with examples to full fill Explain the use as… as to express equivalence between two objects. Give examples. o Martin is as old as katherin Use the Useful language box to provide more examples in order to make comparisons between the places or the food provided in the chart. Give examples with other places or pieces of food different to the ones provided in the chart. UNIT 3 When did it happen? Objective: To describe important events and people in the history of Colombia. ACTIVITY 1: Vocabulary Look at the following pictures about important historical events. Then match the descriptions. Pay special attention to the verbs. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. The foundation of Colombia was A. Broke the Llorente’s vase th The 20 of July of 1810, criollos B. Created the Constitution The Bogotazo’s (1048) main cause was C. The first line of TransMilenio In 1985 Soldiers of the National Army D. The 6th of August of 1538 In 1991 the National Constituent Assembly E. Jorge E. Gaitan’s murder In 2000, Bogotá celebrated F. Broke into the Justice House. ACTIVITY 2: Grammar GRAMMAR BOX Look at the Grammar Box. Try to organize these sentences describing For referring to past events, use the past simple and the verb to be. important events of Colombian history. • Gabriel García Márquez received 1. Was / Gabriel García Márquez / 1927 / the Nobel prize in 1982 born / in • José Celestino Mutis was an th 2. Enrique Peñaloza / 2000 / created / in / important botanic of the 18 century in Colombia TransMilenio For asking questions, use the WH 3. Used / people / 1948 / trolley / Bogotá / question in / before. • When did the Bogotazo happen? 4. In / shakira / a / Latin Grammy award / • Where was the Boyacá battle? 2006 / won • Who was the founder of Santafé? • What was Mariano Ospina like? 5. Álvaro Uribe Vélez / president /twice / • How long did the irruption in the was /Colombian /the justice palace take? ACTIVITY 3: Reading Read the following comic and answer the questions 1. 2. 3. 4. What was the comic about? What was the problem of the boy? What did he decided to do? Was the solution proposed by his friend the accurate? 5. What was the boy’s homework about? 6. Did the boy do his homework? 7. Did the boy learn anything from the movie? 8. What did the boy say about independence? 9. When did the independence from Spain happen? 10. What movie did the girl suggest? USEFUL LANGUAGE Verbs in past • Be • Propose • Do • Decide • Consider • Find • Talk • Have • Know • Wake up • Get up • Can • Call • Need • Learn was / were proposed did decided considered found talked had knew woke up got up could called needed learned ACTIVITY 4: Writing Complete the text about Francisco José de Caldas’ Biography. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets. FRANCISCO JOSE DE CALDAS (4 October 1768 – 28 October 1816) He ___ (be) a Neogranadine lawyer, naturalist, and geographer who ____(die) as a martyr by orders of Pablo Morillo during the Reconquest for being a precursor of the Independence of Colombia. Caldas ________(begin) his studies in the city of Popayán in the Seminary of Popayán. He later ______(study) in the Rosario School graduating in Law but was also passionate for mathematics, astronomy and natural sciences. Caldas was part of numerous scientific expeditions including the ones with José Celestino Mutis and Alexander von Humboldt. He _________(travel) across the New Kingdom of Granada exploring the newfound land, studying flora, fauna, geography, meteorology and cartography. In 1805 Caldas was appointed by Mutis to direct the Astronomic Observatory. Once the revolution of July 20, 1810 _______(occur), Caldas soon _________(become) the editor of the official state newspaper, the Diario Político. Upon Nariño's taking power in Cundinamarca in September 1811, Caldas was drafted as an engineer. Caldas was captured by the Spanish royalists in 1816 and ________(execute) on October 29, in the San Francisco Plaza by orders of Pablo Morillo, Count of Cartagena. When Caldas was about to be executed and the people present at the place _________(appeal) for the life of the scientist, Morillo _________(respond): "Spain does not need wise people" His body was interred in Veracruz Church, which was later turned into the National Pantheon but later _________(move) to Popayan. Writing your own biography 1. Think about some important events in your past life. 2. Write down a list describing those events using past simple and the verb to be in past. 3. Finally connect the ideas and write a biography of you. Use the tips provided in the Useful language box USEFUL LANGUAGE • • • • • • • • • • • I was born in… First I… I began… I became Then, I… After I… Once I… I… Finally I… I was… I enjoyed… I went to… 1989 Bogotá / Mosquera was / went /studied /worked studying / working a good football player made / tried / travelled stayed / moved Once I graduated, I travelled entered / passed glad / proud / happy swimming / visiting Cali, Popayán, Barranquilla Teaching tips ACTIVITY 1: Vocabulary • • Ask students about the pictures o Do you know when it happened? o Do you know who participated in the event? Let students do the task and then, summarize each even in one or two sentences o Before 2000 Bogotá was not very safe and transportation was not very good. However since the creation of TransMilenio the conditions of transportation and safety in the city improved. ACTIVITY 2: Grammar • • • • Ask students to write a list with some important dates of Colombian history and their corresponding events. Then help them make sentences in past with that information using the tips provided in the grammar box. o The earthquake of Armenia – In 1998 there was a strong earthquake in Armenia Now make students write down a list of 5 important people of Colombia, and then ask them to write their achievements o Shakira became a famous and successful singer after her album “servicio de lavandería” Explain the use of infinitives in questions with the auxiliary did o Did Mutis work Francisco José de Caldas? Make students create a chart with three Colombian historical events, taking into account the WH questions who, where, when and how as follows: Event The ayacucho’s battle The foundation of Bogotá The Bogotazo Who José Celestino Mutis Where The Magdalena river and others When How 1783 The expedition through Colombian jungles. ACTIVITY 3: Reading • Explain how to use regular and irregular verbs with examples before the reading. Ask students to read the text aloud. ACTIVITY 4: Writing • Write a model of your own Biography on the board. Write with a different color the phrases provided in the Useful language box, so that pupils can easily identify how to use them in their writing. UNIT 4 Planning a trip Objective: To talk about the plans you might have when travelling. ACTIVITY 1: Vocabulary Look at the following pictures about touristic places. Which activities can you perform in these places? Where would you like to go? • • Do you recognize these places? If you were in Colombia, where would you go first? o Ex: I would go to the beach because I want to enjoy the amazing view GRAMMAR BOX For planning future events use Will, be going to or gonna : • • • • • We use will + infinitive to predict the future: Mary will go around the world in 80 days The negative form of will is won’t: domestic robots won’t look like human Going to: We use be + going to + infinitive to talk about future plans: I’m going to visit the cathedral The contraction for going to is gonna. It is very informal. ACTIVITY 2: Grammar A. Look at these sentences: • We’re going to drive around Medellín • I’m sure we will have a great time Which is a prediction? Which is a plan? Which verb comes after be going to B. Fill in the gaps using will or be going to: I ___________ (retire) next year. I’m looking forward to spend more time doing the activities I enjoy. For instance, I think next year I __________ (go) to Cartagena for at least two months. And as soon as I retire, I _____________(do) a degree in history of art. We are ____________ (drive) around Santander. We ____________ (spend) about a year travelling. I’m sure we ________________ (have) fun there because we _________________ (do) many of the activities we found in a Touristic guide. ACTIVITY 3: Reading Read the following article about Monserrate, then answer the questions and discuss with your partners This Plan Includes: • • • • • • • Door-to-door transportation Private tour transportation Tour Guide Ascent to Monserrate “Onces santafereñas” or "traditional Colombian Tea Time" in restaurant Santa Clara to see sunset. Visit of Monserrate Medical assistant card Times of tour: From 3pm to 5pm according to availability. Plan Description: This authentic tour features a tradition like no other. You will have the opportunity to taste and indulge traditional and delicious onces santafereñas. Try homemade tamales and hot chocolate along with agua de panela with cheese and almojábana at the most popular restaurant of the capital featuring panoramic views of the city where you will be able to see the sunset. Monserrate is one of the natural viewpoints as it is situated on a mountaintop. Here, you will see the capital from a whole new absolutely fascinating angle, without a doubt 2,600 meters closer to the stars. This plan includes the ascent to Monserrate via cable railway or cable car. Our tour guide will take you to the recognized national monument where he/she will narrate the historic tales of the fallen Christ of Monserrate, popular monument created by Pedro de Lugo y Albarracín and praised by locals. Small shops around the church hold valuable hand-made artifacts typical of the region and the rest of Colombia. This wonderful tour will further introduce the richness that Colombian culture has to offer. 1. If you go to that tour, what will you have the opportunity to taste? 2. What will you see from the mountaintop? 3. Imagine you are in that tour, what will you do? How will you feel? ACTIVITY 4: Writing Fill this chart, suppose that you are going to a trip for five places. Provide the information required. Place Tayrona Park La Candelaria neighborhood Saint Felipe’s castle Las Lajas cathedral The Quimbaya Golden Museum (Armenia) Who will I go with? I will go with • My parents • My brothers • Some friends What am I going When will I to do there? travel? I am going to • Make some photos • Eat in a typical restaurant • Listen to the story-tellers I will start the trip • On Saturday • Next week • In two days Teaching tips ACTIVITY 1: Vocabulary • • • • Make a brief review of the vocabulary regarding activities, places and food from the Unit 1. Ask students if they have visited any of the places of the pictures, or if they recognize any of them. Ask students to describe or compare two of the pictures. If necessary, explain the pictures, where those places are. ACTIVITY 2: Grammar • • Write on the board some examples of utterances regarding the planning of an activity. Use examples employing names of Colombian places and activities commonly done in those places o I am going to spend New Year’s Eve in Cali. I don’t want to miss the fair. Ask students to think in a place they want to visit, and then ask them to write in sheet 3 activities they will do there, using the tips provided in the grammar box. Make students exchange their sheets and finally ask questions. ACTIVITY 3: Reading • • • Ask students to make a list of unknown words and search for them in the dictionary. Organize students by pairs, and ask them to read the touristic pack and answer the questions. Socialize the answers asking at randomly to different couples. Diiscuss. ACTIVITY 4: Writing • • • Provide examples to the students about sentences to express future plans, relate them to places, food, activities, etc. of Colombia. o I will go to Medellín. I will get on the subway. I am going with my family and some mates. I will leave on Saturday at 6:00 PM. Ask students for their own examples before filling the chart o Where do you plan to go for Christmas? o What will you do there? o Who are you going with? o When will you leave? Remind students the vocabulary seen in previous Units o Activities o Places o Adjectives o Food o Places of the city Acknowledgements IMAGES • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=251300 http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=7484 http://www.esacademic.com/dic.nsf/eswiki/153861 http://canelatravel.webs.com/panaca.htm http://www.viajeros.com/diarios/san-agustin-10/san-agustin-huila-magia-y-arqueologia-encolombia http://mercapulgas.net/0000/quindiok/museo_del_oro_quimbaya.html http://conferenciainternacionalsolteroscolombia.webstarts.com/lugar.html http://www.world66.com/southamerica/colombia/bogota/lib/gallery/showimage?pic=south america/colombia/bogota/museo_del_oro http://blogs.kqed.org/bayareabites/2009/05/25/arepas-homemade-flatbreads/ http://gastronomiaenlarutamutis.blogspot.com/2010/01/tamal-tolimense.html http://www.flickriver.com/photos/caut/3134301682/ http://www.eatingintranslation.com/2005/08/los_paisanos_ma.html http://www.buscandofotos.com/yxp4bVd1Kx6st/Mesero-que-esta-como-caliente-deatender-a-sus-clientes---MUNDOCADENAS-COM/ http://www.fell-walker.co.uk/morcilla.htm http://pwp.etb.net.co/fdrojas/gastronomia/Mondongo.htm http://grupos.emagister.com/imagen/panoramica_de_bogota/1762-163416 http://noticias.latam.msn.com/cl/fotogaleria.aspx?cp-documentid=23304806&page=6 http://peliculasytvblog.blogspot.com/2008/04/el-bogotazo-el-nuevo-documental-de.html http://moleskin32.blogspot.com/2010/11/toma-del-palacio-de-justicia.html http://www.lalibreriadelau.com/libros-de-derecho-constitucional-ca89_111/libroconstitucion-politica-de-colombia-p382 http://www.minusfive.com/category/architecture http://www.bogota.gov.co/portel/libreria/php/x_frame_detalle.php?id=43205 ARTICLES • • • http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-2525929-bogota_introduction-i http://www.bogotatravelguide.com/Tourism-Plans-for-Bogota.php http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Jos%C3%A9_de_Caldas EDITION • • • • • • • • • Covers: Nixon Alejandro Gamba Rodríguez Design: Nixon Alejandro Gamba Rodríguez Photography and information selection and edition: Angie Lisseth Espinel Correction: Angie Lisseth Espinel Plan of the Book: Angie Lisseth Espinel & Nixon Alejandro Gamba Rodríguez Revision: Angie Lisseth Espinel & Nixon Alejandro Gamba Rodríguez Color: Nixon Alejandro Gamba Rodríguez Activities design: Angie Lisseth Espinel & Nixon Alejandro Gamba Rodríguez Tutoring: Aurora Venegas Hernández Materials and Media design for secondary school. Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, 2010.