English World

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Rocío Galicia

Rocío Galicia

Dear Student:

I wrote English World to help you

succeed in all your school

studies. This program will help

you learn the English Language

you need to study language arts,

social studies, math and science.

You will learn how to speak to

family members, classmates and

teachers in English. The activities

will help you improve your

English skills. Good Luck!

Rocío Galicia

Communities

What are some ways that

communities are alike and

different?

Reading 1: Literature and poetry. Prepare to read ………………………………….…………………………

Vocabulary in context

Reading Strategy: Understand

character.

Cool Hector By Vivian Binnamin……………………………..

Review and Practice ………………………………………….

Phonics and Fluency

Comprehension

Grammar and Writing

Unit 1 Wrap- Up

The Big Question ……………………………………………………….

Unit 1 Vocabulary to Know!

Mini- autobiographies: Stories about communities………………………………………………..

READINGS

UNIT

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Your community is

where you live with your

family. It is where you

play with your friends

and go to school. It´s the

place where you meet

people.

COOL

HECTOR

MAKING

FRIENDS

1 ABC

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UN

IT REV

IEW

WHAT ARE SOME

WAYS THAT

COMMUNITIES

ARE ALIKE AND

DIFFERENT?

?

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QUICK WRITE!!

Look at the pictures that go

with the readings. Pick one.

Write what you think that

reading will be about.

Listen and Speaking:

You will talk about what children and adults do in different

communities.

Writing: What do you like to do with your fami.ly?

You will write about a special day

Words to know:

1. City

2. Neighborhood

3. Town

4. Village

5. Bus driver

6. Police Officer

7. Mail carrier

8. Teacher

9. Playground

10. Soccer field

11. Beach

12. Baseball field

13. People

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Stories about

Communities:

The communities where

They live are very different.

Can you describe your

community? What kinds of

places are there?

My family live in a

suburb. The suburb is

near big city in Ilinois. A

suburb has many houses.

My friends and I take the

yellow bus to go to

school. In the afternoon,

we do our homework.

Then all children play

outside.

My family and I live in a

small town in Andes. The

Andes are mountains in

Chie. There is no school I

my town. I go to school in

another town. It is thirty

miles away! The ride to

school is long but I love

living in the mountains.

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Cool Hector is a poem about a

boy going around his

neighborhood.

1. This bike is so neat!

2. The people are celebrating.

3. What luck! I caught the ball!!

4. I give my grandmother a flower.

5. The mail carrier delivers the mail every afternoon.

WORDS IN CONTEXT

Hector likes to talk to people in his

community. What do you like to do in

your community? Why?

PRACTICE

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By Vivian

Binnami

n

Hector skips along the street. He

thinks, “This city is SO neat!” To lots

of people on his way, he says, “¡Hola1

How´s your day?” When Hector

walks right by the park a big, black

dog begins to bark. Hector sees it

catches on his first try. Hector goes

into the store picks out an orange

and then one more.

He sees a pretty flower to buy.

Hector is a really nice guy!

Hector sees the mail truck. “Oh!”

He says aloud. “What luck?” Ms.

Rodriguez drops some mail,

Hector´s there. He does not fail.

Hector likes to ride the bus, so

he hopes the Number Ten with

Gus. Gus lets Hector close the

door. ( Hector did it once before)

Hector buys something

to eat, choosing

something cool and

sweet. Then he gives his

mom the ice. Hector´s

really very NICE!

1. Where is Hector?

2. Who does Hector do by the park?

3. Wow does Hector help people?

4. How do you know Hector is nice?

Think it over!

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Phonics:

Short Vowels:

The vowels are a, e, i, o , u. The other

letters are called consonants. The

words in the chart have short vowels:

Can bed sit top bus

Reading

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A Word may have a short vowel when:

The word has just one vowel.

The word has a consonant before and after the

vowel.

Example: Cat Pup

Rule Box

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Fluency:

Read for speed and accuracy:

You should read quickly. But never read so

quickly than you lose your understanding.

Read for one minute. Count the words

you read. Study any hard words. Read

and count again.

PRACTICE

Hector skips along the street. 5

He thinks, “This city is SO neat!” 12

To lots of people on his way, 19

he says, “¡Hola! How´s your day?” - 25

When Hector walks right by the park, 32

a big black dog begins to bark. 39

He catches it on his first try. 45

Hector goes into the store, 52

picks out a pretty flower to buy. 57

Hector´s really quite a guy! 66

Hector sees the mail truck. 72

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Character:

A character is a person in a story or poem. You

can learn about characters by what they say or

do.

Read each sentence. Then choose the word

that describes better what Hector is like.

a. Helpful c. busy

b. Busy d. friendly

1. _____ Hector says “¡Hola!” to people.

2. _____ Hector walks by the park, goes to

a store, and rides the bus.

3. _____ Hect0r picks up the mail.

4. _____ Hector gives his mom the ice.

PRACTICE

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Nouns:

Words than name people, places and things are

nouns.

In the sentence below, the words in red type are

nouns.

Hector goes into the store, picks out an orange and

then one more. He sees the pretty flower to buy.

Hector´s really quite a guy!

Read the sentence with a partner. Take

turns and write each noun.

1. A boy rides a bike.

2. Our friends smile and wave.

3. A neighbor walks his dog.

4. The school is near my house.

PRACTICE

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Write a description

A description tells what someone or something is like. Paz wrote a description of a park in his neighborhood..

Choose one place in your community. Write a

description of it. Tell what the place is like.

1. Start with a sentence that names the

place.

2. Write sentences that tell about the

place.

The park in my neigborhood is very

busy. My friends and I play ball.

The little children play in the

sandbox. The parents sit on

benches and talk. Everyone is doing

something.

PRACTICE

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Written Oral Visual/Active Lists

List three things you like about your community and three things you wish you could change. Do the same for a community from one of the stories.

Conversation Talk with someone who has moved to your community from another place. Find out how the two communities are alike and different. Share what

you learn.

Postcards

Make a postcard that shows the community in Cool Hector. Make a postcard that shows your community.

? What are some ways that communities are alike and different?

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Letters

Write a letter to a character in one of the stories. Tell three things about your community.

Town Song

Write new words to Cool Hector To create the song The People in Our Town. Teach others to sing your song.

Comic Strip

Choose a community in another country. Find out about it. Create a comic strip that shows how children go to school or have fun in that community

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