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Educación Secundaria

English: Level A2+

WEEK 11

Let’s protect our mental health!*

Activity A strong mind (day2)

LET’S SELF-ASSESS!
¿Por qué es importante proteger nuestra salud mental? ¿Puedo comprender textos en inglés sobre
actividades que ayudan a cuidar la salud mental? Si preguntará a un familiar sobre qué actividades
realiza para cuidar su salud mental, ¿puedo reportar sus respuestas en inglés?

En el siguiente cuadro, expresa cuánto crees que puedes hacer en el idioma inglés, marcando con una
“X” donde creas conveniente. Aquí no hay respuestas correctas. Se honesto(a) contigo mismo(a).

Not at all Somewhat Well Very well

Can I do it?

Can I identify some

details in a short
text in English with
1. recommendations to
improve or protect
your mental health?

Can I create questions

2. about frequency using
“how often”?

Can I describe how

often we practise
habits to protect or
3. improve our mental
health in English using
adverbs of frequency?

Can I pronounce the

words well and use
appropriate intonation
4. in English when I
present the results of
an interview about
mental health?

Material elaborado en colaboración con el British Council y RELO Andes de la Embajada de Estados Unidos.
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LET’S OBSERVE AND READ!

OBSERVE - EXERCISE 1
Complete the poster with one of the pictures: a), b) or c) to keep your mind healthy.

KEEP YOUR MIND HEALTHY

Do exercise. Sleep well.

Eath healthy.

A B C

Feel sad. Chat with friends. Worry about

problems.

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OBSERVE - EXERCISE 2

A. Match the pictures with the bubbles. Who said what? Follow the example:

1 A. I can’t turn off my

smart phone. I sleep 3
or 5 hours every night.
MARIA

B. At night, I eat and eat

2 until I feel full.

CARLOS C. I feel lonely at home. I

miss school.

D. I eat fruits and salads,

regularly.
LUCIA

E. I sit on the couch and

4 don’t stop until I finish
all the levels.

PEDRO

1 C 2 3
5

4 5

MARCELA

B. What recommendation(s) could you give to Marcela, i, ii or iii?

i ii iii
You should avoid You should sleep
You should exercise
eating before going at least 8 hours a
three times a week.
to bed. night.

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READ
Read the following texts about taking care of your mental health:

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Tools to improve our mental health

The organization Mental Health America (MHA) recommends using

these tools to improve our mental health:
1. Try to stay positive: Every situation usually has a positive and a
TEXT A negative side. We shouldn’t focus on the negative one.
2. Get physically active: We have to exercise often to maintain a
healthy body and mind. 30 minutes of aerobic exercise three
days a week is enough to positively impact our mental health.
3. Help others: When we feel sad or anxious, we hardly ever think
about helping someone else, but helping others makes us feel
good.
4. Get enough sleep: Teenagers have to sleep between 8 and 10
hours a day to stay healthy. Adults have to sleep 7-9 hours. We
should maintain a regular bedtime.
5. Eat well: We should regularly eat vegetables, fruits, proteins and
whole grains. Eating dessert occasionally is okay.
Finally, keep your spirits up! It is important to think that things will
get better. We should always keep that in mind.

How can we protect our mental health? 2

Dr. Lisa Damour is a psychologist specialized in adolescent mental

health. These are some of her mental health recommendations for
teenagers:
1. We have to understand that our anxiety is completely normal. It
is okay to feel anxious sometimes.
TEXT B
2. We should create distractions: To find balance in our day-to-day,
we should read books, watch movies or listen to music regularly.
You don’t have to worry all the time. It is okay to relax even when
things are difficult.
3.
Find ways to regularly connect with friends: Teenagers shouldn’t
feel lonely in quarantine. Social media is a great tool to connect
with our friends. Just make sure you are not online too often.
4. You have to focus on you: This is a great time to learn something
new. For example, you can learn to play an instrument. It is never
too late to learn new things.
5. You should always be kind to yourself and others: Cyberbullying
is still a big problem. We have to be nice to our classmates and
teachers especially in times like these.

We should always remember that our mental health is connected to

our physical health. We have to take care of it and find support in our
family and friends when we feel sad, angry or scared.

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Texto con información recogida y adaptada de la página web de “Mental Health America” (Mental Health America. (s. f.). The Ten Tools.
Recuperado 12 de julio de 2020, de https://www.mhanational.org/ )
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Texto con información recogida y adaptada de UNICEF (UNICEF. (s. f.). How teenagers can protect their mental health during coronavirus
(COVID-19). Recuperado 12 de julio de 2020, de https://www.unicef.org/coronavirus/how-teenagers-can-protect-their-mental-health-during-
coronavirus-covid-19)

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LET’S UNDERSTAND!

UNDERSTAND - EXERCISE 1
Mark TRUE, FALSE or DOESN’T SAY for the following phrases about the texts you just read. Follow
the example:
Example:

1. Getting physically active helps improve 4. Feeling anxious is very dangerous and you
our mental health. should call the doctor immediately.
a) True a) True
b) False b) False
c) Doesn’t say c) Doesn’t say

2. People who sleep less than 4 hours a night 5. Social media is always bad for your mental
usually have headaches. health.
a) True a) True
b) False b) False
c) Doesn’t say c) Doesn’t say

3. Eating dessert occasionally is bad for your 6. Cyberbullying is one of the biggest
mental health. problems among teenagers.
a) True a) True
b) False b) False
c) Doesn’t say c) Doesn’t say

UNDERSTAND - EXERCISE 2
Complete the following sentences with the correct adverb of frequency according to the texts you just
read. Follow the example:

Example:
According to the MHA, we hardly ever think about helping others when we feel anxious.

1. Dr. Damour says that feeling anxious is completely normal.

2. Dr. Lisa Damour recommends to exercise and connect with friends .

3. The MHA says that it is okay to eat dessert .

4. Dr. Damour says that we should be kind to ourselves.

5. The MHA suggests that we focus on thinking that things will get better.

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LET’S PRACTISE!

¡NOTEMOS ALGO!
Pasado simple

Lee los dos textos otra vez. Identifica los adverbios de frecuencia en negrita en los textos y
ordénalos en la siguiente escala (de menos frecuente a más frecuente):

Always Never
100% 85% 70% 50% 30% 15% 0%

Ahora, escoge la opción correcta para responder a las siguientes preguntas sobre los adverbios
de tiempo:

1. ¿En qué partes de la oración van los adverbios de tiempo normalmente? (marca 2 respuestas)
a) Después del verbo “to be” c) Al final de la oración
b) Al principio de la oración d) Antes del verbo principal

2. ¿Qué palabra de pregunta o “question word” utilizamos para preguntar por la frecuencia con
la que se realizan ciertas actividades?
a) Why c) How often
b) How much d) When

*Nota 1: Algunos adverbios de frecuencia como “sometimes” y “often” también pueden ir al

final o al principio de la oración para dar énfasis a la frecuencia.
*Nota 2: El adverbio de frecuencia “regularly” va al final de la oración.

LOOK!

LOOK at the explanation on how to make questions about frequency:

We use “how often” to ask questions about frequency.

• How often does she go to the store?
• How often does it rain in Tumbes?

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PRACTISE – EXERCISE 1

Now look at the structure of questions about frequency and write the words of the given question in
the empty structure correctly:

Structure of questions about frequency

1. HOW 2. HELPING 3. PERSON 4. MAIN 5. OBJECT
OFTEN VERB VERB

How often does he play video games?

___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

PRACTISE – EXERCISE 2
Write the correct question for each of the following answers. Follow the example

Example:

How often does your dad worry about his problems?

He always worries about everything.

1.

She never plays video games at night.

2.

My mother always exercises.

3.

We occasionally eat candy for dessert.

PRACTISE – EXERCISE 3
A. First, complete the quiz about mental health. Choose the best option for you.

MENTAL HEALTH QUIZ

1. How often do you help others? 3. How often do you take time to relax?
a) Regularly a) Regularly
b) Sometimes b) Sometimes
c) Never c) Never

2. How often do you talk to your friends? 4. How often do you exercise?
a) Regularly a) Regularly
b) Sometimes b) Sometimes
c) Never c) Never

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B. Now, write full sentences using the word you circled in the ‘Mental health quiz’.
Example:

How often do you help others?

How often do you help others?
a) Regularly
b) Sometimes I help others regularly.
c) Never

1. How often do you help others?

2. How often do you talk to your friends?

3. How often do you take time to relax?

4. How often do you exercise?

C. Now, look at Rodrigo’s answers to the mental quiz below. Then, write full sentences using the
the words Rodrigo circled. Follow the example.

Rodrigo’s mental health quiz

Example:
1. How often do you help others?
a) Regularly Rodrigo helps others regularly.
b) Sometimes
c) Never

2. How often do you talk to your friends?

a) Regularly
b) Sometimes
c) Never

3. How often do you take time to relax?

a) Regularly
b) Sometimes
c) Never

Recuerda que cuando escribes oraciones en tercera persona se

debe agregar una “s” al final del verbo. Por ejemplo:
• My father always cleans the kitchen.
• My sister plays the guitar regularly.

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Activity DO IT YOURSELF - D.I.Y. (day 4)

LET’S CREATE!

DO IT YOURSELF! (D.I.Y.)
Write between 5 and 6 questions using “how often” to ask one or two of your family members or
friends about their habits to improve or protect their mental health. Follow these steps:
1) Check both texts to get ideas to create your questions.
2) Interview at least one family member or friend. (interview can be in Spanish).

3) Write your interview report that includes the questions and answers from your family members
or friends (this report has to be in English).
About your interview report:

A. You can do it on a piece of paper, using a pen, colour pencils, pictures, glue, etc.
B. You can do it on a computer, using Microsoft Word, Power Point or any other app of your
choice.

Finally, create a video or audio of you reading out loud your interview report.

Take into consideration the following characteristics your interview and interview report should have ( )

Interview and interview report Yes No

1. The interview questions come from the recommendations from the two texts
your read this week (by the MHA and by the Dr Damour)
2. The interview report has between 5 and 6 questions in English using “how often”
correctly.
3. The interview report has at least one answer for each of the questions about
improving or protecting our mental health, using the adverbs of frequency
correctly in English.
4. For the oral presentation, the pronunciation of the words is correct and the
intonation is appropriate.

*Recommendation: Write a first draft of your interview report and then revise it if it does not include
all the characteristics above.

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LET’S SHARE!
Muéstrales tu idea a tus padres, hermanos,
a quienes tengas en casa o a tu profesor(a)
si están en contacto y explícales las cuatro
características que tu reporte de entrevista
debe tener. Toma nota de los aportes y
mejora tu idea para hacer tu texto en inglés.

LET’S REFLECT!
¿Cuánto has aprendido esta semana? ¿Revisaste si tus respuestas coinciden con la clave de respuestas?
¿Qué te comentaron sobre el reporte de entrevista en inglés que creaste? ¿Qué opinas tú? Dale un visto
bueno ( ) a una de las cuatro opciones. Selecciona la opción que mejor exprese lo que puedes hacer
ahora que culminaste las dos actividades de la semana.

Not at all Somewhat Well Very well

Can I do it?

Can I identify key details in a short text in

1. English about improving or protecting our
mental health?

Can I create questions about frequency using

2. “how often”?

Can I describe how often we practise habits

3. to protect or improve our mental health in
English using adverbs of frequency?

Can I pronounce the words well and use

4. appropriate intonation in English when I
present the results of an interview about
mental health?

El presente documento tiene fines exclusivamente pedagógicos y forma parte de la estrategia de educación a distancia
gratuita que imparte el Ministerio de Educación.

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