English What is in my town?

Pedagogical Module 3
Curricular Threads: Communication and Cultural Awareness,
Oral Communication, Reading, Listening, Writing, Phonics, Language Through the Arts

Third Grade EGB

New vowel sounds 5

Talking about places

in the neighborhood 4
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My neighborhood

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Prepositions of place

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Asking questions 7 Numbers 71 to 80

2 My Town

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with does and to be

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Adjectives to
describe emotions 1
Values

People and the

9 environment 8 Empathy

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Where do you live?

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 Lesson A

Communication and Cultural Awareness

Social Studies

1. Listen and repeat the poem. Audio

Listen to the recording
My Neighborhood
I love my town, my town, my town.
There are a lot of trees that you can see,
you can see.
There is a playground, a movie theater,
a hospital and so much more.


A library, a shop, and a grocery store!

When I walk around my town,
there is so much to see!

2. Look at the pictures and match them

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with the places.

STORE

playground

hospital

street

bus stop

movie theater

swimming pool

market
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train station
Culture
zoo A neighborhood is a
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place where people live

store near one another.
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 Language Through the Arts

My Town is

1. Draw a picture of your town.

What places does it have?
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2. What is your favorite place in your town?

3. Draw your favorite place.

Then, show it to your partner and name it.
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 Reading
Around Town Grammar Tip

1. Listen and read along. Prepositions of place

tell us where places are:
around, next to, behind, on,
Briana’s Neighborhood to the left (right) of, behind.

I am Briana. Around my neighborhood there are

a lot of places to see.
There is a big market next to the movie theater.
There are twenty houses and one swimming pool.
The swimming pool is behind the park
and playground.
The hospital is on the main street.
The bus stop is to the left of the train station.
The zoo is behind the library.
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2. Read and circle T (true) or F (false).

• The movie theater is next to the market. T F

• The hospital is on the main street. T F
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• The bus stop is to the left of the train station. T F

• The zoo is behind the hospital. T F

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 Listening

Giving Directions Vocabulary

1. Listen to the story again. Answer the questions about around

Briana´s neighborhood.

• The zoo is the library. behind

• The big market the movie theater.

• The bus stop is the train station. next to

• The swimming pool is the park

and playground. on
• The hospital is the main street.

2. Draw your neighborhood. Show it to your partner. to the left of

Together ask and answer the questions about your
neighborhood.
to the right of
Example: A: Where is the bus stop?
B: The bus stop is next to the market.

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 Phonics
Short i Sound Audio
Listen to the recording
1. Listen and read along.

pig six wig kid win

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hip sit lips stick him

2. Now, look and circle the right word.

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lips tips wig pig six sit

Long i Sound
3. Listen and repeat.
The fly dances at night really high.
The fly turns on its light, it’s very bright!
The fly eats a pie wearing a tie.
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4. Listen and classify.

wig – pig – high – six – bright – tie

Long i Short i
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 Oral Communication
Questions with To Be Grammar Tip

Read and draw the place in the correct box. To ask a question with
am/is/are, put am/is/
• The hospital is to the right of the movie theater. are before the subject.
• The store is to the left of the playground. Example: Where is the
market? Are you happy?
• The swimming pool is next to the bus stop.

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• Where is the playground? • Where is the hospital?

• Where is the movie theater? • Where is the store?

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 Lesson B

Communication and Cultural Awareness

Grammar Tip Using "Very" in a Sentence
“Very” is a word that 1. Read the example and rewrite the sentences including
emphasizes adjectives the adverb “very”.
or adverbs.
• The elephant’s feet are big.
Example:
The house is very big. The elephant’s feet
The bus is moving are very big.
very quickly.
• That movie theater is small.

• The playground is nice.

Did you know that

trees are cut down
every day so we can • My mother is kind.
have toilet paper?

• The bus is crowded.

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2. Look at the pictures and write the words.

Vocabulary very contaminated - very slowly - very quickly

slowly

The birds fly .

quickly
The ocean is .
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Plastic bags decompose

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 Language Through the Arts
1. Read the words and draw the places.

zoo park hospital

street bus stop market

swimming pool

2. Listen, read and color.

• The bus stop is blue and yellow.

• The movie theater is brown.
• The market is green.
• The street is gray.
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Reading
1. Read the story.

A Lion and a Mouse

There is a lion and a mouse.

The lion sleeps. The mouse starts playing on top of him.
The lion wakes up and he is very angry. He wants to eat the mouse.
But, the mouse says: “I’m sorry“, so the lion lets him go.
Some time later, the lion is stuck in a net and he is very scared.
The mouse cuts the net with his teeth.
The lion is free. He thanks the mouse. He is very happy.
The mouse and the lion are very good friends now.

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2. Answer the questions:

• What animals are in the story?

• Who sleeps in the story?

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• Who helps the lion?

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 Writing
Remembering the Story
1. Read the story again. Then, read the sentences
and write them below the correct picture.
a. The lion wakes up.
b. The mouse helps the lion.
c. The lion lets the mouse go.
d. The mouse plays on top of the lion.

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e. The lion thanks the mouse.

2. Now, number the pictures

in the correct order.
3. Tell this story to your partner.
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Phonics
Magic Letter e Audio
Listen to the recording
Grammar Tip

Long i vowel with magic e

Tim Time
We call it a magic e because it changes
the sound of the letter i! For example:
“Tim” is a name but with the magic e

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it becomes “time”!

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1. Listen and trace the magic letter e.

Kite Bite
Dime Slide
Pipe Hide
Fine Time
Shine Pine
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2. Listen and color the words you hear.

six
wig
time
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bite
pipe him
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 Oral Communication
1. Listen and circle the right option. Audio
Listen to the recording
• The playground is behind / next to the hospital.
• The park is really / very big.
• The swimming pool is to the right / left of
the school.
• The bus stop is before / after the main street.

2. Listen again and check your answers.

3. Work in pair and ask your classmate the following

questions:
• Where is the school?
• Where is the bus stop?
• What color is the store? 23 city bus

• Where is the playground?

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 Project 1

Build your Neighborhood!

• Take a walk around your neighborhood

with your parents.
• Identify some places in your neighborhood
and make a list.
• Use recycled materials to create a mini model
of your neighborhood.

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• Label your house and every other place.
• Share with your classmates and describe
your neighborhood to them.
Say: In my neighborhood…

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Materials you can use:
construction paper,
shoe box, markers,
glue, scissors

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 Assessment What is in my town?

1 Look at the pictures and write the words.

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2 Complete the sentences.

very happy - very good - very crowded - very slow

That chocolate cake is .

My friend is .

The turtle is .

The bus is .
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3 Complete the words.

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Assessment What is in my town?

4 Look at the picture and complete the sentences.

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before - on - behind - left

• The bus stop is the park.

• The market is to the of the movie theater.

• The zoo is the main street.

• The train station is the hospital.

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I’m completing this self-evaluation based on what I learned in the module.

Self-evaluation I check (√) the box that most applies to me

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Reflections

Prepositions of place
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Use of very

Places in the neighborhood

Short and long i, magic e

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 Lesson C

Communication and Cultural Awareness

Math

Number 71 to 80
Audio
1. Look and color. Listen to the recording
• Numbers from 70 to 73 are green
• Numbers from 74 to 76 are yellow
• Numbers from 77 to 80 are red

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2. Listen to the numbers and follow along.

• 70 seventy • 76 seventy-six
• 71 seventy-one • 77 seventy-seven
• 72 seventy-two • 78 seventy-eight
• 73 seventy-three • 79 seventy-nine
• 74 seventy-four • 80 eighty
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• 75 seventy-five
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Language Through the Arts
1. Read and circle the right answer.

This is a kite. This is a coin.

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This is a thumb. This is a slide.

2. Listen and draw the highlighted word.

This is Tim. I eat some watermelon. My grandfather has a pipe.

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I can tell the time. Can you see that pine?

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 Reading
1. Read the story.

Moving Day
I am Dina. My family and I moved
to Quito. I am sad, I miss my friends
but I am also happy because my mom
has a new job and she is excited.
My brother is scared of his first day of

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school. My dad is angry, he says there
is too much traffic in the city. There is
something I am excited about: I have
a new house! My cat, Tom, likes the
new house, too. Today is my first day
of classes, I am sleepy and a bit sick.
Let’s see how it goes.

2. Write the adjectives you found in the story. Culture

Empathy: help others

to feel comfortable
when they are
experiencing new
feelings.

Grammar Tip

Adjectives can help

us to describe how
we feel.
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Writing
1. Using the story from page 19, answer Grammar Tip
the questions. We use does to ask questions about
somebody’s actions. Put does before
• Is Dina happy?
the subject.
Example: Does she like apples?
• Is Dina’s mom angry? Does Tim live in Ibarra?

• Is Dina’s brother sick? • Does Dina’s dad have a new job?

• Does Dina live in Quito? • Does the cat like the house?

2. Look at the picture. Write what

you see.
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3. Read and put the correct punctuation
mark in the blank.

• Is the girl sick Yes is

• Are the boys sleepy No they aren’t

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• Does the girl have a short hair No she

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 Phonics
Short Vowel i + ie, igh, ight Audio
Listen to the recording
1. Listen, look, and repeat.

sit light fix

night pie high

sigh hip tie

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2. Say and write the words with the same sound under
knight, thigh, or lip.

Knight Thigh Lip

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 Oral Communication
1. Look at the picture and describe it.

What do the
kids play? They play football.
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2. Now, find a person from your classroom that likes to…

Action Name
play volleyball
go swimming
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fly kites in the park

dance

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 Assessment What is in my town?

1 Write a question for each answer.

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• Yes, she is sad. • No, it isn’t blue. • No, he isn’t sick. • Yes, she is tall.

2 Look at the pictures and answer the questions.

• Where is the hospital? • Where is the park?

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• Where is the market? • Where is the swimming pool?

I’m completing this self-evaluation based on what I learned in the module.

Self-evaluation I check the box that most applies to me

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Reflections

Questions with does and to be

Prepositions of place

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 Project 2

• Look at the invitations that

the children made for their
Birthday party.
• Write the invitation for your
par ty! birthday. Don´t forget to
Bir thday give directions and say how
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Dear Kare you feel!

le a s e c o me to my • Create your own invitation

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