Lesson 4

What are some

good reasons to
speak out?
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Read “The Battle for Equal Rights” in your

. The Battle for Equal Rights

our rights! D o ne !

1 Complete the sentence with the correct

word from the box.
Reading Tip!
When reading a text, stop every few activist   citizens   equality
paragraphs and recall the new things
indigenous   party   rights
you learned. Think about how this
new content relates to content on
1. An               is someone who
previous pages.
speaks out and works to make political or
social change.
2. Human               are the basic rights
and freedoms that belong to every person.
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3.               people are the native
activist
population in a country or an
battle
ancient community.
party
4. Political activists may fight for           .
5. A political               is a group of
people with similar ideas who work together
2 Have you ever seen an activist at work in your
to win elections.
school or community? How was this person
6. People who were born in a certain country
trying to change or improve a situation?
must be considered               .
Describe their personality and how their
actions made a difference.

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3 Reread the text. Fill in the organizer with information
about the three activists.

The community’s Treatment as kids or Describe their goals:

opionion of them: young adults:
     

     

     

     

     

   

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5 Share your conclusions with

4 Get into teams of four and discuss which of the areYourIde another group and give each
activists you admire the most and why. On other feedback. Remember
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and why you agree with the change(s). with respect!

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 Track

1 Listen and read about a summer train trip. What is the

function of the words in bold? Summer Vacations KEY WORDS
Chicago
half-a-mile
Summer Vacations
ranches
I can’t wait for summer vacation to begin. This year it will be special. My
parents, my grandfather, my older sister, and I will travel from our home
in Chicago all the way to Los Angeles. There, we will stay at my aunt
Elizabeth’s home. I haven’t seen my cousins in a very long time.

We will ride the train for almost two entire days. It’s going to be
a long ride, but there will be lots of things to see along the way.
The train will cross the Mississippi River. We will also go across the
mountains of New Mexico and we will go through a tunnel that is a
half-a-mile long! We will see farms that grow wheat,
ranches with cows and horses, and deserts where
few people live. We will stop in Flagstaff, which is
right next to the Grand Canyon, in Arizona.

On the train, there will be movies to watch and we

will take board games to play. I will also take a diary,
and I will write about what I see and do every day.

2 Get into pairs. Answer the following questions.

1. When will this trip happen? 5. Mention one activity the author will do on
the train.
2. What word indicates that the text is about
the future? 6. Who will they visit?

3. How long will their train ride last? 7. What will you and your family do
next summer?
4. What activities will this family do on the train?

Focus on drawing
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a train.
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3 Read the sentence and circle the correct Language Key
answer. Write the time expression on the The simple future is used to predict
line provided. actions that are about to happen or
will happen in the future. It uses the
1. I will be 10 years old .
auxiliary will and an action verb in
a. yesterday b. next year c. sometime simple form.
2. Today is Wednesday and will be
Thursday. Examples:
a. tomorrow b. last month c. every day I will do my homework when I
get home.
3. We will go to the beach to
It will rain on Sunday.
celebrate Christmas.
a. a year ago b. in December c. next summer
4. She will exercise and take a shower    .
a. later b. yesterday c. before 4 Get into teams of three and discuss
five activities you will complete after
5. finishing school, I will
leaving school today. List and share
start working.
them with the class, using the simple
a. last year b. at night c. after
future tense.

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 James Gillray and the
Importance of Protesting
As you may have noticed in the picture
displayed above, the author, Mr. James KEY WORDS
Gillray, also known simply as Gillray, uses officer
satire to attack Napoleon and the French protesting
regime with this powerful cartoon. satire

In this political or editorial cartoon, we

can see how Napoleon and another 1 Answer the following questions.
officer from the French army are cutting
1. What is the text talking about?
the world as if it were cake. While
Napoleon ruled, France wanted a piece
of every country.
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2. Do you think that editorial cartoons are as common

as editorial texts?
It is important to note that this editorial
cartoon is from the 19th century, when
they were extremely important. Yet,
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it tells us so much about our modern

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society. Mr. Gillray’s perception of society 3. According to the artist, what did he want to
and views on how corruption and represent by drawing this cartoon?
power lead to greed were as true in his
lifetime as they are today. The question
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nowadays is: who is cutting the cake? 4. Do you think this kind of art has power? Why?

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 As you already studied last week, an editorial is 2 Get into pairs and look at the following
a piece that expresses personal opinions and editorial cartoon and answer the questions.
veiwpoints. Editorials can be about any subject,
like sports, politics, or social issues.

The content in editorial cartoons is created

with the same intent as written editorials—to
state an opinion, usually about a current issue.
The difference is cartoons use words and art to
expresss their point of view. Editorial cartoonists
have been around for centuries, and their work
is amusing, brave, and even persuasive.

Editorial cartoons have certain elements:

• a title What is the title of the editorial cartoon?
• a cartoon where the author shows his
opinion on a current issue in an amusing or
thought-provoking way
• support text that provides details on the
topic or helps explain the author’s view
What do you think the author’s opionion is on
this topic?
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Ask your parents and friends about
a famous cartoonist in Mexico
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and share their work with your
classmates. Did all of you agree
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with their points of view? How is the support text helping the idea?

3 Get into pairs and think about one conflict

or issue in your society that is worthy of an
editorial cartoon. Write your idea and why it
is important to share below.

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 Traditional Dances 1 Discuss with a classmate the
Forget break dancing and disco! different types of dances you know.
These traditional dances from List them below.
around the world are much
more exciting!

Flamenco is a traditional form of music and dance that

comes from the gypsy communities in the south of Spain.
At first, it was performed to clapping and singing. But
guitars and castanets were added later. Flamenco is full
of emotion. Usually, a solo female dancer performs the
dance. She wears a beautiful costume and claps, stomps
her feet, and moves her arms.
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Indian classical dance has been around since 400 BCE. 2 Read the text on the left while
According to Hindu tradition, Shiva, the Lord of the you listen to the track. Then,
Dance, created Heaven and Earth with his dancing. write the correct dance to
Dancers make complicated movements with their complete the sentences below.
arms and hands while musicians play traditional Indian Traditional Dances
instruments. Men and women usually dance separately.
1. usually has
two dancers.
The tango is also a style of music and dance. It is always
2. was originally
performed with a partner. It was invented in the poor
performed without instruments.
neighborhoods around the port
3. Dancers move their legs more than
area of Buenos Aires. The tango
their arms in .
is a romantic and, sometimes,
4.
sad dance. It is accompanied by a
      
has religious origins.
piano, strings, or an orchestra.

The first festival of Irish dancing was 3,000 years

ago, and Irish dancing is still very popular today. KEY WORDS
Dancers keep their arms by their sides while break dancing
they move their feet very quickly and classical
do amazing high kicks. They dance to dance
traditional Irish music played on violins,
bagpipes, and drums.

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 Track

3 Listen to the track again. Look at the following images and

write what type of dance they show. Traditional Dances

4 Get into teams of three and discuss your country’s most

important traditional dance. On a separate sheet of paper,
explain the main characteristics of the dance, and if
possible, share photographs with the class.
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 Test Yourself

Reading and Writing - Part 6

Look and read and write.

Examples:

The cat is sleeping on the couch . 4 What does the painting on the right show?

What color is Rigoberta’s dress? pink

  

Complete the sentences.

1 Outside the window there
Now write two sentences about the picture.
are .
2 The characters are 5

drinking .

Answer the questions. 6

3 What does the painting on the left show?

Strategy: Double-check your spelling.

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 What are some good During these last weeks, you have
studied and analyzed Martin Luther
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reasons to speak out? King Jr.’s life. Thinking back on everything you
learned, discuss with your group what you
believe was his most significant contribution
Explain why you chose that particular contribution. to society. Write your thoughts on
Talk about how following Martin Luther King Jr.’s Analyzing! your notebook.
example could improve society today. Add your
notes to the organizer.
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Martin Luther King Jr.’s important contribution:

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Describe how this contribution impacted Describe how this contribution could
society years ago: improve our life today:

BE Aware of your own Progress

Write “yes” or “not yet” for each category.

According According to According to

Can I...? to me my classmates my teacher
fill in a graphic organizer about the historical
figures in the text
describe activities using simple future
undestand what an editorial cartoon is
describe different forms of dance worldwide
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