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 Around town
1-Read the text, name the characters and match them with their items. Write
down the clue.
( Leé el texto, identificá los personajes y unilos con sus elementos. Escribí la frase que te dio la
pista.)

Friends on the block

Mandy, Tim and Millie are friends. They live in the same town but they move
around in different ways. Mandy cycles to school during the week. On
Saturdays and Sundays, she cycles to the park. She likes to play football with
her friends. Tim rollerblades all about town. He goes to the bakery for bread.
He’s fast! He’s there in 8 minutes. Millie likes to walk with her granny. They go
together to the grocery store to buy food. School is far away for her so she
takes the bus to school.

-------------------------------------- She cycles to school

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2. - Reading aloud. (Leer en voz alta)
3-And you? Where do you go and how? Write down your sentences in
your folder. ( ¿Y vos? ¿A dónde vas y cómo? Anotá las oraciones en
tu carpeta.)
Examples: On weekends, I cycle to a friend’s or I walk to the park.

On weekdays, I take the bus to school.

cycle to the park

walk to school
take the bus to the store
I(YO) skate to a friend’s
rollerblade to my mum’s/ dad’s
to my grandma’s

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WALK to school
to the park
to the store
to the bakery

4- READ AND FIND THE SHOP.

1) The museum is next to the cinema.

2) The cinema is next to the coffee house.
3) The grocery store is between the bakery and the museum.
4) The library is next to the bakery.
5) The cinema is between the museum and the coffee house.
5-Listen to the passersby asking for information. Number the dialogues in the order you
hear them. (Escuchá a los transeúntes pidiendo información. Enumerá los diálogos en el orden
que aparecen.)

- Excuse me, where is the … ?( Disculpe, dónde queda…?)

https://soundcloud.com/deppba/excuse-me-disculpe

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 Excuse me. Where is the coffee
house?
It’s next to the cinema.
Thanks.
Excuse me. Where is the market?
I’m sorry. I don’t know.
That’s okay.
Excuse me. Is this the library?
Yes, that’s right.
Thanks
Excuse me.Where is the museum?
It’s between the grocery store and the cinema.
Thank you.

6. - Useful phrases. Cut them out, put them in order and stick them in your folder.
(Estas frases las decimos muchas veces al día. Recortalas, ordenalas y pegalas en tu carpeta)

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 SIMPLE PRESENT TENSE
7- COMPLETE THE TIME TABLE WITH YOUR WEEKDAYS ACTIVITIES.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

In the
morning

At
midday

In the
afternoon

At night

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ACTIVITY 8

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ACTIVITY 9

ACTIVITY 10

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11- Read the text

1-Tom works at a coffee shop.

2-He starts work at 9.00 am. and he finishes at 6:00pm.
3-He lives close to the grocery store.
4- He cycles to the banck.
5- His brother and sister don’t live close to the bank.
6- Tom is not the boss.
7- Tom likes his job.
8- Tom doesn’t like to talk to the customers.

8- WRITE A SHORT DESCRIPTION ABOUT YOUR DAYLY ACTIVITIES.

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 UNIT 4
CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES

Argentina
Argentina is a vast country located in South America.

1) Read and complete

football Buenos Aires provinces America country

Argentina is a beautiful ……………... The capital of Argentina is

………………………………….
Argentina is subdivided into twenty-three federated states called
……………………….
Buenos Aires is called the ´ Paris of South ……………………………,´ because of the
European influences.

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………………………….. is the favourite sport in Argentina!!!

Our flag

2) Read, complete and color

sun Belgrano white

June Light blue Manuel

The flag is a powerful symbol. Every country has its own flag.
The colours of the Argentina flag are ………………………………… and
………………………………… with a central golden ………………………..
The Argentina flag was created by …………………… …………………………..
The flag day of Argentina is on ………………. 20th and every year
the fourth-grade students make the promise to their flag.
3-READ AND COLOUR

OUR FLAG

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 COAT OF ARMS
4-Read about different places to live and their characteristics.

Cities, towns and villages.

A big city A small town A village

There are big and small cities, big and small towns. Big cities and
towns have big city centers: there are cinemas, arcades and
shopping malls. This is different in small cities or towns: there
are small shops, stores and more accessible open spaces.
Villages are also different. They are in rural areas and they can
have a school, a church, a police station and a post office.
Some places are by a river, a lake, a lagoon or the sea. Others
are in mountains, valleys or plains. City, town or village, they
are part of the people living in it.

5-Where can you find this text? Tick the right one.

In a storybook In a magazine In a recipe

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6-Classify the words in bold from the text in the chart.

Cities, towns and villages.

Indoor life Outdoor life

Cinema Rural areas

4-Listen to a teacher reading aloud. Then, practise reading

aloud.( Escuchá al profesor leyendo el texto. Luego practicá la
lectura en voz alta).

5-Circle the right options for you. Re-write the sentences below
the chart.( Encerrá las opciones correctas para vos. Re-escribí tu
oración debajo del cuadro).

a big city mountains

I live in town It has valleys

a small village plains

I live in _____________________________________________.
It has_______________________________________________.

a cinema a school
an arcade a post- office
There is a park There is a church
a playground a library
a shopping mall a zoo

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There is __________________________________________.
There is___________________________________________.

Nahuel tells us about his town in “Children learning English” blog.

Hello, my name is Nahuel and I’m eleven years old. I live in Pellegrini a small
town in the west of the province of Buenos Aires. I like my town. There’s a
bank, a post office and a train station. Pellegrini is on the plains of La Pampa.
There are lagoons nearby. My favourite one is Mari Lauquen. I sometimes visit
my grandmother in Olavarría. It’s a big city with a big city center. I love the
arcade. It’s my favourite place downtown. And the pet shop! What’s your
favourite place in town?

6- Write about your town. Use Nahuel’s text as a model.

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7-Let’s revise more places.Cut out the cards. Find a partner to play.

CINEMA

TRAIN STATION

SUPERMARKET

HOTEL

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 MUSEUM

BUS STATION

RESTAURANT

ARCADE

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8-Name the places, their objects and their dwellers(Nombrá los lugares, sus
objetos y sus moradores)

THE BAKERY - SCHOOL - THE PARK - THE GROCERY STORE - THE LIBRARY - THE
POST OFFICE - THE PHARMACY-
BREAD - LETTERS - STUDENTS - MEDICINE - FRIENDS - FOOD – BOOKS-

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9-Listen and check your answers –
10-Match phrases to make sentences.( Uní frases para formar oraciones)

Example: People go to the library to find books.

THE LIBRARY TO BUY MEDICINE

PEOPLE THE PARK TO BUY BREAD
THE GROCERY STORE TO PLAY WITH FRIENDS
CHILDREN GO TO THE BAKERY TO MAIL LETTERS
THE POST OFFICE TO BUY FOOD
STUDENTS THE SCHOOL TO FINE BOOKS
THE DRUGSTORE TO STUDY AND LEARN

HOMEWORK
DRAW THE EVERYDAY ACTIONS IN YOUR FOLDER
EXAMPLE:

To school
To the park
To the post office

TUCUMÁN PROVINCE

LOCATION FLAG COAT OF ARMS

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 TUCUMÁN PROVINCE
Tucumán is densely populated, and the second-smallest by land area, of
the provinces of Argentina.
Located in the northwest of the country, the province has the capital of San
Miguel de Tucumán. Neighboring provinces are Salta, Santiago del
Estero and Catamarca. It is nicknamed “El Jardín de la República” (The
Garden of the Republic), as it is a highly productive agricultural area. Cultural
and sport tourism is common in the province, and attracts a number of
Argentine tourists every year. The most visited destinations of the Province
are the Campo de los Alisos National Park, Valles Calchaquíes, Tafí del
Valle, Ruins of Quilmes, the Diaguita community of Amaicha del Valle, and the
city of San Miguel de Tucumán.

SAN MIGUEL DE TUCUMÁN

A-READ AND MATCH

San Miguel de Tucumán the second- smallest by land área.

The capital’s nickname is is the capital of the province.
Tucumán province is a productuve agricultural área.
This province is “The Garden of the Republic”.

B- INVESTIGATE ABOUT ONE TOURISTIC CITY, TOWN OR VALLEY FROM TUCUMÁN. WRITE A SHORT DESCTIPTION.
USE TUCUMÁN PROVINCE TEXT AS A MODEL.

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6- READ AND LOOK AT THE MAP
Relief and animal life

Argentina’s fauna and flora vary widely from the country’s

mountainous zones to its dry and humid plains and its subpolar
regions.
The western fringe of the province of Tucumán is occupied by
the Sierra del Aconquija, The eastern part of the province, by
contrast, is flat, alluvial, and agriculturally fertile. Tucumán owes its
prosperity to the Sierra del Aconquija, which catches the warm moist
winds from the east. The resulting abundant rain feeds a number of
streams that descend from the mountains to join the Sali River.

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7-MATCH THE WORDS AND PHRASES WITH THE PICTURES

agriculturally fertile

flat

River.
mountainous zones

Streams

humid plains
Alluvial

subpolar regions.

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ANIMAL LIFE

8-READ THE FOLLOWING FACT FILES AND COMPLETE THE CHART

NAME: Montes cat

HABITAT: humid plains
CHARACTERISTICS: medium size, small ears
and long tail. It is brown and white with black
spots.
FOOD: insects, rabbits, rodents and deers.
HABILITY: running and jumping
Endanger animal? Yes
NAME:Coral Chaqueña
HABITAT: forests, savannas, scrubs and
pasturelands.
CHARACTERISTICS: medium size. It is
black,red and it has got small white rings.
FOOD: other snakes, lizards and eels.
HABILITY: not aggressive but very poisonous.
Endanger animal? No
NAME: Tucumán Mountain finch (Monterita de
Tucumán)
HABITAT: Mountains and hilly forests.
CHARACTERISTICS: small size. It’s black
and red. It has a small beak.
FOOD: worms, larvaes and seeds.
HABILITY: short fly. Not migrate.
Endanger animal? Yes

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NAME:Red fox
HABITAT: Hilly forests, pasturelands and
steppes.
CHARACTERISTICS: medium size. Its fur is
redish with some black spots and it has a long
tail.
FOOD: Hares, rabbits, rodents, birds,
reptiles, sheeps and goats.
HABILITY: lonely and nocturnal animal.
Endanger animal? No
NAME:Yaguareté
HABITAT: Tucumán jungle.
CHARACTERISTICS: big size. Its fur is
redish, yellowish and white with black spots.
FOOD: fishes, birds, turtles, tapirs and
capybaras.
HABILITY: lonely and strong animal.
Endanger animal? No
NAME:Yarará
HABITAT:humid plains,aluvials and pastlands
CHARACTERISTICS: small size.It is brown
and grey with dark spots.
FOOD: rodents and reptiles.
HABILITY: camuflaged.
Endanger animal? No

9- TICK THE ANIMAL CHARACTERISTICS ACCORDING TO THE FACT FILES

DANGEROUS POISONOUS ENDANGER BIG SMALL

Montes cat

Coral
Chaqueña
Tucumán
Mountain
finch
Red fox

Yaguareté

Yarará

10- WRITE SENTENCES COMPARING TUCUMÁN NATIVE ANIMALS

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 Comparing animals
Comparative adjectives
 The Yaguareté is more dangerous than the Montes cat.
 Yarará snake is more poisonous than the Coral Chaqueña snake.
 The Tucumán mountain finch is smaller than the red fox.

SHORT ADJECTIVES
Tall Taller
Big bigger THAN
Small smaller

SHORT ADJECTIVES ER + THAN

And for long words we write MORE before the long adjectives. For example:
LONG ADJECTIVES
Dangerous more dangerous
Poisonous more dishonest

MORE + LONG ADJECTIVES+THAN

T: But there are some irregular adjectives. They don´t follow the rules.
Good better
Bad worse THAN
Friendly more friendly/ friendlier
Rude more rude/ ruder

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10-FIND THE 8 ADJECTIVES IN THIS SOUPLETTERS
W T K A F H L S M A L L
D Z H G T E H J O Z Q M
A Y A O R O B E Q T B Z
N S P O I S O N O U S X
G R M D L H M D P N L I
E T K S Q G T A K B A D
R A O Z I C P N U I Y P
O L W B L P T G D F N L
U L X K M S U E I A C Z
S U Q P Y L W R F H R O

11-READ THE FOLLOWING TEXT

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 Comparing animals
Superlative adjectives
“The mamba is the most poisonous snake”

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 ”The whales are the biggest animals in the world”

“The chimpanzee is the most intelligent animal”

“The sloth is the laziest animal”

SHORT ADJECTIVES
Big biggEST
Lazy laziEST
LONG ADJECTIVES
Poisonous MOST poisonous
Intelligent MOST intelligent

THE SHORT ADJECTIVES EST

THE MOST LONG ADJECTIVES

Irregular adjectives
Good the best
Bad the worst

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12- IN GROUPS OF 3, CHOSE ONE NATIVE ANIMAL, COMPLETE THE FACT FILE AND WRITE A SMALL
DESCRIPTION.

NAME:

HABITAT:

CHARACTERIS:
FOOD:

HABILITY:

DESCRIPTION.(INCLUDE ONE COMPARATIVE SENTENCE AND ONE SUPERLATIVE SENTENCE AND

MENTION ONE CLIMATE CHANGE)

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 UNIT 6
TRADITIONAL FOOD

1- READ THE TEXT AND LOOK AT THE PICTURES IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND THE
MEANING.

The typical foods of Tucumán have indigenous and

Spanish roots , fruit of the historical evolution of Argentina.

Therefore, there is a combination of traditional ingredients

and elements with others introduced during the Spanish

occupation.

The tucumanos tamales

Tamales are one of the most typical dishes in all of Latin America.
There are dozens of variants in terms of ingredients and method of
preparation, depending on the country.

In Tucumán the tamales are made from corn flour and anco-type
squash. The stuffing of the tamal is made up of beef or chicken,
olives, raisins, eggs and different condiments to taste to give flavor
to the whole.

All this is covered with the leaf of the corn and tied with strips of
the leaves themselves.

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2- AFTER READING “TUCUMANOS TAMALES”, MATCH THE PICTURES WITH THE WORDS
AND PHRASES.

DISHES

BEEF

RAISINS

EGGS

CHICKEN
LEAF OF CORN

ANCO TYPE SQUASH

STUFFING

CORN FLOUR

TIRED WITH STRIPS

OLIVES

CONDIMENTS

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3-READ THE TEXT AGAIN AND TICK THE TUCUMANOS INGREDIENTS

4-SOLVE THE CROSSWORD

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 8- INVESTIGATE ABOUT OTHER TRADITIONAL FOODS FROM TUCUMÁN, DO THE LIST OF INGREDIENTS,
AND WRITE THE RECIPE USING CONECTORS OF SEQUENCE. (INVESTIGA OTRAS COMIDAS TRADICIONALES
DE TUCUMÁN, HAZ UNA LISTA DE INGREDIENTES Y ESCRIBE LA RECETA USANDO LOS CONECTORES
SECUENCIALES)

NAME OF THE FOOD:

INGREDIENTS:

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