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Unidad 2 ·Lección 4

Ideas previas

Para recoger conocimiento previo, pregunte a los estudiantes sobre sus experiencias con enciclopedias.

• What's an encyclopedia?

• Have you ever use an encyclopedia?What kind of encyclopedia?

Do you prefer physical encyclopedias or online encyclopedias? Why?

Name some encyclopedias you know, either physical or online.

Solucionario

Writing Task

1. Respuesta variable.

2. a. Respuesta variable.b. Respuesta variable.c. Respuesta variable.d. Respuesta variable.3. Respuesta variable.4. Respuesta variable.5. Respuesta variable.

Lesson 4

Writing Task An Encyclopedia Entry

.Write information acording to the folowing aspects:

a. Origins and location.

b.Traditional culture and language.

5. Food and culture.

d. Present day.

2 In pairs, go back to the encyclopedia entries on pages 50 and 51and study the text. Then, answer the following questions. Write the answers in your notebook.

a What adjectives are there?

b. What verb forms are there?

. Is there a sequence in the way the information is presented?

d. How would you describe the style of writing?

3. Using your notes, write a short encyclopedia entry about your chosen group ofindigenous peoples. Use the tips below.

Give your entry a title.

Divide the entry into clear paragraphs.

Start each paragraph with a topic sentence and develop that theme.

Include the sources of the information you found.

4.In pairs, exchange and correct your work.

5. Write a clean version of your encyclopedia entry.

56Unit 2 Countries, Cultures and Customs

Propósito y recomendaciones

El propósito de las actividades de esta página es que los estudiantes puedan, a partir de un texto, generar uno nuevo, utilizando el vocabulario y las estructuras aprendidas a lo largo de la lección. Es importante que entiendan que las enciclopedias proveen de información de manera directa y parcial, objetivo de la actividad 2. Posterior a dicha actividad, indique lo siguiente: The purpose of an encyclopedia entry is to inform about a particular topic. Since its purpose is to inform, the language it uses is direct and imparcial, just providing facts and not personal appreciations. Having this in mind, write your own encyclopedia entry about an indigineous culture. Make sure you deliver the information clearly and objectively.


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