English Who are you?

Pedagogical Module 1
Curricular Threads: Communication and Cultural Awareness,
Oral Communication, Reading, Writing, Language Through the Arts

Eighth Grade EGB

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Yes/no questions
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Wh-questions

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Profile

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Present simple

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Values

Social-emotional Education
11 abilities 10 for change 9 Internet safety

Did you know that…

• English is the official language of 67 countries.
• There are more than 300 million native English
speakers on many continents.
• English is not only spoken as a mother tongue but
also as a second language in many other countries.
• It is the official language of the international aviation
industry.
• 60% of the world’s radio programs are in English.
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• It is the language of 70% of the world’s mail.

• Approximately how many people speak English in the world?

• Discuss with a partner another language you would like to learn. Why, how and when would you use it?
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• What professions are related to international aviation?

• Do you listen to music in English on the radio?

• Do you prefer to write letters (by hand) or type an email (online)? What are the advantages of each?

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 Lesson  1

Meeting New People

1. Listen and read.

Good morning. Good morning!

How are you? Fine, thank you.

How old are you? I am 12. Hello! Hi!

I am Juan. My name
What is your name? is Michelle.

Where are I am from

you from? Argentina.
Nice to meet
What is your It is 368985954. you.
Nice to meet
phone number? you, too.

2. Match the questions with the answers.

a. What is your name? I am 12.
b. How are you? It is 389090624.
c. What is your phone number? I am from Argentina.
Speaking Strategy
d. How old are you? Fine, thank you.
e. Where are you from? a My name is Katherine. Follow models to make
your presentations.
3. Complete the sentences. Then, introduce yourself to your
classmates.

Hello! I’m Jefferson.

I’m 12 years old.
I’m from England.

My name is .
I’m years old.
I’m from .
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 Grammar and Vocabulary
4. Go back to exercise 1. Complete the charts with am, are and is.

Reflect on Grammar Pronunciation

Use the verb to be to give personal information. Useful Expressions Contractions
Subject • What is your name? What’s
Verb to be Complement
Pronoun What’s your name?
• What your
Juan. phone number? What’s your phone
I 12. number?
from Argentina. • Where are you from? I’m
You are from China. • How old you? I’m 12.
I’m from England.
It 389090624. • How you?

5. Complete the chat with the verb to be and the useful expressions.

School Chat School Chat

• What’s up, Megumi? • Hello, Pete!

• How are you ? • Fine, thanks. And you?
• I’m OK. Hey, you are from China, right? • No, I’m not.
• (a), then? • I (b) from Japan.
• Where about? • I (c) from Tokyo.
• Hmm, I see. • I’m curious. (d)?
• I (e) 14. • I (f) 14, too. Oh..,
(g)?
• It (h) 345853832. And, what’s yours? • It (i) 345358941.
• OK. See you tomorrow in class. • Sure, see you around.

Pete Send Megumi Send

Listening Strategy
Key Expressions Focus on specific
What’s up? Hello! Where about? Where exactly? See you around: Bye! information to get the
right answers.

6. Listen and check the correct option to complete the sentences.

a. Alison is from . France The United States
b. Scott is from . Paris California
c. Alison is years old. 14 13
d. Scott is years old. 14 13
e. Alison’s phone number is . 344126459 344512845
Project  Stage 1
• Form groups of three people. Give a name to your group.
• Make a directory to contact your friends. E.g. Name: Felipe Moreno. Phone number: 3 689878. E-mail: FM@net.com
• Create two slides with: a) title (group’s name), members’ names and school
b) members’profile
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 Lesson  2

Friends Around the World

1. Look at the words in bold and circle the one you hear.

Good morning! I’m Diana.

I’m Chile / Chilean. This is Mr. Bernard.
This is my host family. He’s from France / French.
He’s 50 years old (c).

This is Mrs. Bernard. She

This is Alexis. He’s my
is Japan / Japanese (a). housemate.
He’s Greece / Greek (d).
This is Kate.
She’s from England / English.
She’s 16 years old (b). Listening Strategy
Listen many times to
confirm specific information.
2. Go back to the text. Write the names
under the correct flag.

Chile Japan England Greece France

Diana a. b. c. d.
Country Nationality Ending
3. Listen and check T(true) or F(false). The United States American
Then, complete the chart with the -an
Chile
correct nationality. Canadian
Canada
T F -ian
Peru
a. Justin Bieber is Canadian.     England
-ish
b. Mario Vargas Llosa is Peruvian.   Spain
c. Emma Watson is Spanish.   China
-ese
d. Jet Li is Chinese.   Japan
Greece
e. Rafael Nadal is French.   -other
France

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Mario Vargas Llosa Rafael Nadal Justin Bieber Jet Li Emma Watson

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 Lesson  4

The World We Live In

1. Look at the world map. Write the continents in the correct place. Word Bank
Use the Word Bank. • South America
• North America
• Australia
• Antarctica
• Europe
• Asia
• Africa

Vocabulary Strategy
Identify similar words in
English and Spanish to
learn more vocabulary.

2. Complete the following sentences. Use nationalities and the words from exercise 1.
Continent Nationality
a. Holland is in Europe . Dutch people are European.
b. China is in . kids are Asian.
c. Greece is in . children are European.

3. Listen and complete the conversations with the

expressions on the right.
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5

a. Salesman: It’s 10 dollars.

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Boy: Thanks. with Annie. Here’s 5 dollars. I go Dutch
Girl: And here’s 5.
b. Teacher: This is the answer to the exercise.
Boy: I am confused. It’s very difficult. .
c. Boy: Mary is not 10 years old. She’s 12.
Girl: That information is false. .
4. Read the expressions and circle the correct meaning. It’s a Chinese whisper
a. Go Dutch: To pay the total / 50-50.
b. It’s all Greek to me: It’s confusing / easy.
c. It’s a Chinese whisper: It’s a rumor / testimony.
It’s all Greek to me
Reflect on Values
Always Sometimes Never
¾¾I use formal greetings with adults. Gap Activity
¾¾I value cultural diversity. Student A goes to page 87.
¾¾I’m collaborative in group work. Student B goes to page 89.
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 Oral Communication

Do you recognize any of these flags? What countries are they from?

Soccer Around the World

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1. Do you know what FOOTBALL is called in the United States of America?
Unscramble these letters and you will find the answer.

C E S R O C
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2. What sports, other than soccer, are popular in other countries?

3. Listen to an interview with a student at a soccer academy. Where is

he from? Audio
Listen to the dialogue.
4. What do the letters BCSS stand for?

5. Challenge! Listen again and try to mention some countries where

students from BCSS come from and find their flags in exercise 1 above.

6. Cross out the errors in the sentences below. Write in the information
to make them correct.

• BCSS has more than 82 million players worldwide.

• Students cannot live at camps at BCSS.
• The boy interviewed is from England.
• David Beckham used to play in the Premier Soccer League.

Vocabulary

• When do you use the word from? Look at the following examples flag. the symbol or emblem
and discuss with your partner. of a country or institution

- Lionel Messi is Argentinian. = He is from Argentina. worldwide. existing

or happening in all parts
- Ivan is from Colombia. = He is Colombian. of the world
- Mike is from The United States, but now he lives in Quito. camp. a place where people
participate in special activities
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• Where are you from?

Premier Soccer League.
• Do you know people and have friends from other countries?
the top group of competing
• What’s your teacher’s nationality? soccer teams in England

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 Lesson  1

This Is My Family
1. Use the box of letters to complete the adjectives.
a0 = 1
b. c0 = 2
1 13 6 8 4 13 7 2 d0= 3
a. e0 = 4
13 1 8 8 g0= 5
Family Members
h0= 6
1. Mom
i0 = 7
2. Dad o l0 = 8
3. Sister c. 10 8 3 n0= 9
4. Brother o0= 10
handsome r0= 11
5. Aunt
s0= 12
6. Uncle t0= 13
7. Grandma u0= 14
o
8. Grandpa d. 12 6 10 11 13 y0= 15
e. 13 6 7 9
chubby
pretty

f. o Listening Strategy
15 10 14 9 5
Get familiar with the new words
before listening to the audio.
2. Listen and complete with the adjectives in exercise 1.
Mike: Look! My mom is over there. Loren: Your mom? Is she tall ?
Mike: No, she isn’t. She is (a) Loren: Oh, I see. She is (c).
and (b).
Mike: The (d) woman is my Loren: Hmm, what does he look like?
aunt. Over there is my dad.
Mike: He is (e) and Loren: Ah… OK. So, the (g)
(f). man is your uncle, right?
Mike: Yes. He is very (h). Loren: Are they your siblings?
Mike: Yes, why ? Loren: They are (i), but
you’re (j)!
Mike: Well, I am really (k). Loren: It’s OK. You’re a nice family.
Mike: Yes, and we are a big family.
Key Expressions
Key Expressions What does he look like? What’s his physical description?
Over there : in that place
Reflect on Grammar
3. Go back to the conversation and check Yes or No. Key
Plural Expressions
Subject Pronouns + Verb to be
Then, complete the grammar chart. Over there = in that place.
Short form
YouWhat
are does he look like? =
Yes No What’s hisYou’re short.
physical description?
a. My mom is short.
b. My dad is thin. We are a big family.
c. My aunt is short.
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 Reflect on Grammar Grammar and Vocabulary
Use the verb to be to describe people.
Yes/No Questions Affirmative Negative Pronunciation
Answers Answers
Yes/No questions have a
Are you tall? Yes, I am. No, I am not. I’m short. rising intonation.
she tall? she is. she isn’t.
Is he young? Yes, he is. No, he isn’t.
Is she short?
it old? it is. it isn’t. Is she thin?
Is he athletic?
we tall? we are. we aren’t.
Are Yes, No, Are they your siblings?
they young? they0 are. they0 aren’t.

4. Complete the sentences with the verb to be and we, you, they.

a. Hi, We are Megan b. Look over there. c. You are my son and daughter.
and Tim. my mom and my young!
short and young. dad. tall
and thin.

5. Read the information about the three people.

Then, organize the questions and answer them.

a. Tim / chubby / is? Is Tim chubby?

No, he isn’t. He is at
hletic
.
b. Claire/ is / tall?

.
c. Eddie /thin/ is?

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d. old / are / Eddie an
d Tim?

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Name Age Weight Height
Project  Stage 1
Tim 16 65 kg 1.7 meters
• Choose the materials for your scrapbook (cardboard,colored
Eddie 25 110 kg 1.9 meters paper, etc.) and determine the number of pages.
• Get pictures of your family members.
Claire 70 75 kg 1.5 meters • Assign each picture one page. 23

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 Lesson  2

We Are All Different

1. Complete the sentences with the correct color.

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long bald short

big/small eyes
hair

Her hair is His hair is

long and He is bald. short and
blond . (a). face ear
straight wavy curly
nose

mouth teeth

Her hair is Her hair is His hair is

straight and wavy and curly and
Useful Expressions
(b). (c). (d). • Use blond to describe yellow hair.

2. Listen to the descriptions. Write the name in the corresponding box.

b.
• Clarice Listening Strategy
• Susan
Look at the pictures to
• Hannah
predict information.

3. Listen again and complete the chart.

Name Age Height Weight

Clarice
a. Susan
c.
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Reading

What are some ways to describe members of a family?

Describing a Family
big kind happy 1. Your little brother dropped the cards to the left. Help him reorganize them
by writing the words in their corresponding space. When you finish,
compare with a partner.
shor t long
fat Physical traits: Give examples of people that have these traits.

funny young sweet

playful old grey

black Personality: What are behaviors that demonstrate these personality traits?
small noisy

thin
quiet good
Cabrera, A.

friendly hone 2. You are a good painter and your friend Rosie asks you to make a portrait
st
of her family using the information below. Before you start drawing,
circle the physical traits and underline the personality descriptions
of each member.

Rosie’s Family
Answer the following
questions: My family is not very big. I have one baby brother and no sisters.
We live with our parents, my grandma and our dog Flocky.
• How many sisters does
Rosie have? My mother is 38 years old. She is a very kind and happy woman.
She is short, a little fat, and she has long hair. She works at a supermarket.
• How old is Rosie’s My father is 42. He is a very funny and honest man. He works as
grandmother?
a mechanic with my uncle Carlos, his younger brother. My younger
• Who is Carlos? brother is sweet so I love playing with him. My grandma is only
• Describe Rosie physically. 59 years old. She’s a really good cook and her chocolate cake is the
best in the world. Her hair is grey and short. Flocky is our pet dog.
• What does Carlos do as He’s small and noisy. Finally, I am Rosie. I’m 14 years old. I’m short and thin.
a job?
I am a bit quiet, but friendly.

3. Now you’re ready to draw Rosie’s family in the picture frame.

Vocabulary

trait. characteristic

portrait. a painting,
photograph, drawing
of a person

cook. a person who prepares

and cooks food as a job or in
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a specific way

pet. a domestic animal

that lives in a house
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as company

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 Oral Communication
How can I compare two people?

Comparing People Ana

Grammar Tip
Name:
15
1. You and your sister are new in school. To know about your classmates,
Age:

Nationality: Ecuadorian
look at these two kids’ ID cards. Take turns describing them with your
• Use is + adjective to describe
partner. Use as many adjectives as you can.
someone’s personality.
Maria is friendly.

• Use have/has to describe

Name: Ana Toni
Name:
some physical features.
Age: 15 Age: 13
Nationality: Ecuadorian Nationality: Colombian Jose has short hair.

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2. Now, look at Ana’s and Toni’s IDs again and read the examples given
in the chart below. Can you make other comparisons between the two
kids? Write three more comparisons on the lines below.
Name: Toni
Age: 13

someColombian
You can useNationality: adjectives + er + than to compare 2 people,
2 places, 2 animals, 2 things. Example:

Ana is taller than Toni.

You can add more + adjective + than to compare 2 people, 2 places,

2 animals, 2 things. Example:

Toni is more serious than Ana.

Irregular adjectives: Vocabulary

ID card. an identification card

good-better bad-worse far-farther/further with personal information
(name, date of birth, photo)

•
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3. In small groups, each student makes his/her own ID card, describes

him/herself to the group members, and then, taking turns, compares
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two of the group members. You can use the descriptive adjectives learned
in the first reading of this lesson.

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 Oral Communication

What are some things that make it difficult to be an adolescent?

Teenage Life
1. One of your close friends has serious problems because he feels his life
is really complicated now. Think of some advice.

Grammar Tip
Remember to use ing adjectives to express your opinion about things
that cause feelings. For example: boring, thrilling. Use ed adjectives
to say how you feel. For example: tired, excited.

2. You are going to listen to a school advisor talking about “what it feels like
to be a teenager.” Audio
Listen to the dialogue.
3. Answer the following questions.
a. What kind of person might be giving the advice?
b. Does the speaker say that being a teen is complicated? Why or
why not?

4. Listen again and write how adolescents feel at this stage according
to the advisor.

5. Look at the pictures and match them with the adjectives given below.

excited

surprised
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disappointed
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confused
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disappointed. sad or displeased

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 Oral Communication

Are avatars real?

Avatars
1. Do you know what an avatar is? Discuss your ideas with a partner.

2. Check ( ) the pictures that represent an avatar.

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3. Listen to someone talking about their experience with avatars and some
descriptions of their avatar friends. Audio
Listen to the dialogue.
4. Challenge! Listen again and try to complete the chart/table under the
pictures.

ZACK JOSUE ALI

Grammar Tip

Remember we use from for

countries and no preposition
with nationalities. i.e. She’s
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from Chile = She’s Chilean.

Zack Josue Ali

Nickname

Country Vocabulary

avatar. animated figure

representing a person
Avatar’s especially on video games
content.
Descriptive chart/table. rows and columns
characteristics. of organized information
Personality
shy. timid, quiet, introverted
and physical
appearance shield. piece of hard material
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to protect yourself

5. Pair work. Discuss with a partner: Which avatar is the most interesting?
Explain why.

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Language Through the Arts
Who is your favorite artist or musical group? What do you like about them?
Value: Education for change
Did you know that…
...nowadays, many artists don’t
have any benefit from their
creations. In Ecuador, as in
some other countries, there is
a society that tries to protect
them. It is called SAYCE.
However, Ecuadorian artists
say it is not enough.
The moment we get music,
pictures and any other art
expressions from the internet
or any other free source, we
cause artists great damage.
It affects them because they
work very hard and don’t
receive any compensation
from their job.
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Vocabulary
source. where things come
from
compensation. payment
for work done
support. money and products
to help someone
invest. to spend money and
hope to earn more money
hit. a successful song
or movie
Our Artists!
Your friend is showing you her family photo album. There are some pictures
from the past and the present.
1. Your friend is showing you a copy of the new album from your favorite
artist that he bought from a street vendor. Tell your friend how not buying
original material can affect our singers or international singers.
2. Read the following paragraphs and underline 5 superlative forms.
Music is one of the most entertaining hobbies in our lives.
But we never think of who is behind the music we like to listen to.
If we look at singers around the world, many have big fortunes
because they have different forms to get money. For example,
they have the benefit of studios for their recordings. They also have
the most professional staff. In countries like Ecuador, the situation
is difficult because national artists don’t receive much outside
support. They work with their own money. For many, the most
difficult aspect is gaining acceptance and popularity. They invest
a lot to get a hit and when they perform in concert, people don’t go
because they prefer to listen to international singers.
We have to support our artists by buying their original CDs,
t-shirts, posters, and going to their concerts.
Superlative forms
Two-Syllable
One-Syllable IRREGULAR
adjectives
adjectives adjectives
(except if ending in Y)
The+adj+EST the+MOST+adj NO RULE
beautiful- the most good-the best
tall-the tallest
beautiful bad-the worst
handsome-the most
short-the shortest far- the farthest/furthest
handsome
My mom’s the most
I’m the shortest in the You are the best student
beautiful woman in the
family.
world.
at school.
3. Complete the following sentences by using the correct superlative form
of the adjectives in cyan.
a. Babies are nice. A baby is the person in this world.
b. My dad is good. He is the worldwide.
c. Canada is really cold. It is the country of North America.
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d. That is a big hamburger. It is the in this restaurant.
e. My family is really important to me. They are the
in my whole life.
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 Lesson D

Communication and Cultural Awareness

How can I describe my personality?

Talking About Myself

Value: Social-emotional abilities

Did you know that…

Some of us do not like to talk about ourselves. However, thirty
to forty percent of people worldwide love talking about themselves.
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It is considered a need just like the good sensation you feel when you
eat after being so hungry. That is a sensation that your brain feels when
you talk about yourself!! So, if you don’t usually talk about yourself, start
doing so. It can give your body a good sensation.

1. Tell your friend a couple of things you like about your personality and two
that you don’t like. You can use these words or others. Share examples
of what makes you feel these emotions.

Grammar Tip
happy sad angry
For yes/no questions, remember
to use do or does to start your

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questions.
do I-you-we-they ----?
does she-he-it ----?

surprised distracted disgusted

2. Go around the class. Complete the first word of the questions in the chart
below with the correct auxiliary. When you finish, ask the questions
to two different students. Make sure their answers are in complete
sentences.

Question Student 1 Student 2

Vocabulary
however. use however to start
a sentence with a different idea
from the sentence before it
need. requirement, necessity.
...you like to talk about
yourself? What things do
you say?
...your best friend like to
listen to you? What is your
friend’s name?
… you feel good when you
talk about yourself?
… your mom (or dad) talk to
you about school
or friends?
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Something that you want

to happen 3. Let’s compare our answers. You can start like this:

brain. part of your body My classmate Juan says he talks about himself all the time. His best friend
that permits you to think doesn’t like...

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