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Reading and Vocabulary

1. Decide who or what the words in italics refer to.

a. They were in a cabin. It was near Valdivia.

b.What did James do? He went hiking on a dangerous mountain during an earthquake alert.

James and Carmen did something irresponsible. They didn't listen to the earthquake alert.

d. Carmen called her dad to get help for James. She did the right thing.

Read the events below to a partner, in the correct order.Use connectors such as first, second, next and finally.

James was climbing up the mountain.

•Carmen called her dad.

Carmen and her family were staying in a cabin.

Some rocks were loosened and he fell.

Carmen's dad drove them to the hospital.

They took care of James at the hospital.

Discuss the questions.

a.How would you feel if you were Carmen or James?

h.What do you do if you are not at home and there's a natural disaster alert?

Discuss, as a class, an emergency plan in case there is an earthquake.

Vocabulary Tip

Pronoun Reference Pronouns refer to a noun or other pronoun that comes before it.

Reading Tip

Order of Events Identify the first and last events.This will make it easier to put the others in order.

Propósito y recomendaciones

El propósito de las actividades de esta página es poner en práctica el vocabulario aprendido luego de la lectura y también desarrollar las habilidades de comprensión, chequeando con las actividades I y 2 si fueron capaces de comprender la lectura más allá de ideas generales. Para estas dos actividades,se recomienda indicar a los estudiantes que primero las lleven a cabo de manera individual y que luego compartan sus respuestas con un compañero:In activities I and 2, you have to work individually first and then share your answers with a partner to check your work.

Ambientes de aprendizaje

Después de hacer actividades grupales o en pareja, como las actividad 6, se sugiere que tengan una discusión como clase en que los estudiantes compartan lo discutido en sus grupos. Esto permite que los estudiantes practiquen su pensamiento crítico al opinar sobre lo discutido en otros grupos y le permite a usted como docente el tener una oportunidad de identificar y corregir en conjunto con la clase los errores frecuentes. Para esto, dé la siguiente instrucción: Share your thoughts and conclusions with the class. Who had the most interesting story?

Solucionario

Reading and Vocabulary

1. a. It-cabin.

b. He-James.

c. They-James and Carmen

d. She-Carmen

2. Respuesta variable.

For example:

First, Carmen and her family were staying in a cabin, second James was climbing up the mountain. Next,some rocks were loosened and he fell. Carmen called her dad and he drove them to the hospital. Finally, they took care of James at the hospital.

3. a. Respuesta variable.

b. Respuesta variable.

c. Respuesta variable.

UNIT

Texto del estudiante

Unit 4·Lesson 8- Natural Disasters113

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