• What do you know about our country?

I know that Ecuador is a

multicultural country.

• Talk as a class. What are some interesting facts you already know
about Ecuador? An interesting fact about Ecuador is that it is located in the
middle of the world.

• Based on the reading, circle the correct statements.

1. Ecuador is the second largest country in South America.

2. We have great biodiversity because we are far from the Equator.

3. About 12 languages are spoken in our country.

4. Approximately 24.1% of indigenous people live in the Amazonia.

5. There are about 1.1 million indigenous people in Ecuador.

• What else do you know about different indigenous groups? I know

that in Ecuador there are 14 indigenous nationalities and 18 groups. They
all live in areas where mining and oil threaten them.