Teacher: Eder Wilber STORY TIME 2 - WEEK 33

PURPOSE OF THE SESSION:

English Level: PRE-A1

1.- Read and understand the short story about violence in society and how to prevent it through positive
attitudes.
COMPETENCE:
1- Read different types of texts written in English as a foreign language.
2- Write various types of texts in English as a foreign language.

Let’s stop violence against women and girls!

Listen to and read the story.
NOTA: Dibuja o pega una imagen en las letras A, B y C ; guardando coherencia con la historia.

Do not tolerate violence!1

This is the story of a friend’s friend.
Sandra had been in love
with Mario forever.

Sandra was shy

but very friendly.

A.

Eventually, Sandra and Mario

became boyfriend and girlfriend. At the beginning, everything was perfect.
Sandra felt they were soul mates. Mario was charming and Sandra was on top
of the world. They went out for long walks.
They had fun together.

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 Mario was not the person she
thought she knew.
Mario started to act differently.

BUT AS time
went on, THINGS
STARTED to change.

At first, Mario did not like what

Sandra did or said. Sandra liked
to hang out with friends, but Mario
didn’t like that. Then, Mario
did not like
the way
Sandra
dressed.

B.

At school everybody was worried

He did not like what Sandra did in her for Sandra. Sandra was not happy
freetime either. Sometimes Mario embarassed with Mario anymore. She was
Sandra in front of others. anxious and stressed out.

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 However, she believed Mario was There are so many myths about love.
her other half, her one true love.
She tried to convince herself that “Love
this was normal. means total
“He or devotion to
she is my that
other half.” person.”

“If he or
“He or she she is jealous,
is going to it’s because he
change because or she loves
he or she me.”
loves me.”

IT’S important to RECOGNISE

how THESE MYTHS ABOUT
love
can DISGUISE violence and ABUSE.
Do YOU know the KINDS OF
violence that USUALLY happen
in boyfriend-girlfriend
RELATIONSHIPS?

If he or she
pushes you,
pulls you, or
hits you, this
YOU is physical
CAN’T violence.
DO IT!!!!

LISTEN
TO ME!!!

If he or she is jealous, controlling, offends

you, humilates you in front of others, or makes
you feel bad about the decisions you make, this
is psychological violence.
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If he or she tells you things that make you
feel uncomfortable, touches you without
your consent, or blackmails you into having
a sexual relationship, this is sexual violence.

How can YOU

RECOGNISE
a healthy
RELATIONSHIP?

He or she
respects
your
decisions.
You have time to spend with
your friends and family.

C.
You do
activities
together
and help
each other.

You talk with each other in order to find a

solution to disagreements or problems.

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 If you are a victim of
violence or if you know a
victim of violence, call 100.

Be true to
yourself.
Love builds, it
does not divide.
Do not tolerate
violence!

1) WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE VIOLENCE THAT CAN BE SEEN IN THE HISTORY?
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2) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF SANDRA'S ATTITUDE IN THE TEXT?
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3) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF MARIO'S ATTITUDE IN THE TEXT?
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4) WHAT MESSAGE CAN WE RESCUE FROM THE TEXT?
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RESPONDE CON PRECISION LOS SIGUIENTES CRITERIOS:
CRITERIOS A TOMAR EN CUENTA SI NO

COMPRENDISTE EL TEXTO SOBRE: DO NOT TOLERATE VIOLENCE!

¿CREES QUE MARIO ACTUO CORRECTAMENTE EN LA HISTORIA?

¿SANDRA PUDO LOGRAR FRENAR LA VIOLENCIA A TIEMPO?