Segundo BGU "B" Matutina UEQ-Inglés

 THE MOVIE COCO 1. BEFORE READING: LET'S TALK ABOUT THE DAY OF THE DEAD IN ECUADOR, MEXICO, AND SPAIN. WHAT ARE SOME SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES? 2. READ THE FOLLOWING REVIEW ABOUT THE MOVIE "COCO". A young boy called Miguel dreams of singing and playing guitar just like his movie-star hero, Ernesto De La Cruz. But there’s a problem; generations before, his great - great - grandmother’s heart (Coco) was broken when her musician husband abandoned her. Since then, she has forbidden the family from playing music. Miguel can’t bear the restriction, but when he steals a guitar from his idol’s tomb, he is transported to the Land of the Dead. He discovers he cannot get home unless he finds a deceased family member to give him a blessing. To do that, he teams up with the dead man Hector. It was very hard to establish the rules of the Land of The Dead, when the deceased can visit the living, but once that’s done, the film ends in a touching finale through spectacular musica

 EXTREME SPORTS Oral Communication 1. LET'S WATCH THIS VIDEO ABOUT EXTREME SPORTS IN ECUADOR. 2. ANSWER THIS QUESTION WITH YOUR CLASS:  -Do you enjoy extreme sports? Would you like to try some? Why or why not? 3. VOCABULARY: MATCH THE WORDS WITH THE PICTURES 4. LISTENING: LISTEN TO A CONVERSATION BETWEEN TWO FRIENDS ABOUT ACTIVITIES THEY ARE GOING TO DO (1:47). 5. ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS BASED ON THE LISTENING. 1. • Which six activities do the speakers say they are going to do? Select and write  ___canyoning ___snowboarding ___playing soccer ___white water rafting ___hiking ___tubing ___seeing a beautiful parade ___eating delicious food and drinks 2. What is hiking? 3. Where will they go white water rafting? 4. Where is tubing practiced? 5. Ambato has a festival where....     a.  People enjoy a parade full of floats decorated with balloons.      b.  People enjoy throwing water, eggs, and flour at each other.     c.  People enjoy a parade full of floats decorated with fruits and flo

 FESTIVALS IN CUENCA -Communication and Cultural Awareness 1. DESCRIBE THE PICTURE. HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT CUENCA? 2. READ THE TEXT. Festivals in Cuenca  Cuenca’s Christmas Eve Pase del Niño parade, or the Procession of the Child, is a colorful mixture of the religious and the profane. It is a festival of thanksgiving that combines Catholic and indigenous traditions. The parade usually lasts more than eight hours, and it includes floats and cars decorated with flowers, fruits and vegetables. Bands, dancers, street performers, and various Biblical characters participate, and the infant Jesus is carried through towns and villages. The parade takes place on Christmas Eve but the Pase del Niño celebration begins the first Sunday after Advent and continues until Carnival in March. Besides this celebration, Christmas in Cuenca also means nightly firework shows, concerts, and craft sales. 3. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. a. Have you ever been to Cuenca? If not, would you like to go and