INSTITUTO PEDAGÓGICO CELESTIN FREINET

UNIT 7 ANCIENT CHINA 3rd GRADE

GRAMMAR:

- CONJUNCTIONS AND, BUT; VERB TO BE. (YOU’RE SHY AND INSECURE/

YOU’RE STRONG, BUT YOU´RE LAZY).
PAST SIMPLE AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE. (HE DIDN’T WANT THE
NOMADS TO ATTACK/ THEY OFTEN ATTACKED CHINESE TOWNS).
- THERE WAS / WERE. (THERE WERE DANGEROUS TRIBES OF NOMADS /
HOW MANY WERE THERE?).
- PAST SIMPLE SUBJECT AND OBJECT QUESTIONS. (WHERE WAS IT? /
HOW TALL WERE THEY? / WHERE WAS IT? / WHO INVENTED THE PAPER?
/ WHAT DID THEY CARRY?).
- COULD FOR PAST ABILITY. (I COULD PLAY. / I COULDN’T RIDE A BIKE).
- PROJECT: Make a Tibetan prayer flags and write your wishes for the
world.

VOCABULARY:

PERSONALITY TRAITS

1. dishonest 15. intelligent 27. daughter

2. creative 16. sensitive 28. clay

3. insecure 17. timid 29. army

4. clever INVENTIONS 30. soldier

5. sociable 18. gum 31. acrobat

6. hardworking 19. compass 32. silk

7. lazy 20. screwdriver 33. bamboo

8. persistent 21. calculator 34. route

9. brave 22. chess 35. fork

10. kind 23. telescope 36. statue

11. lucky OTHERS 37. panda

12. loyal 24. palace 38. porcelain

13. organized 25. valley 39. jade

14. arrogant 26. invasion 40. calligraphy

 SIMPLE FORM SIMPLE PRESENT SIMPLE PAST MEANING
3rd PERSON
( HE, SHE,IT)
1. attack attacks attacked atacar
2. trade trades traded comerciar
3. unify unifies unified unificar
4. invade invades invaded invadir
5. extend extends extended extender
6. hide hides hid esconder
7. hibernate hibernates hibernated hibernar
8. fight fights fought pelear
9. build builds built construir
10. go goes went ir
11. come comes came venir
12. think thinks thought pensar
13. catch catches caught capturar
14. teach teaches taught enseñar
15. bring brings brought traer

FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE

1. Who invented the blue jeans? The Italians.

2. Who invented the noodles? The Chinese.
3. Where was the room of statues? It was near Xi’an.
4. What material were the statues made of? They were made of clay.
5. How tall were the statues? They were 2 meters tall.

PHRASAL VERBS
1. run in
2. run out
3. run up
4. run across