Sub-topic 5: Te contaré de mi pasado
Suggested Lexical Content
Cuando era…/vivía en…/tenía…/estaba…/estudiaba en…/salía con…/visitaba a…/jugaba con…/iba a…/…
Yo jugaba con/a…/nadaba en…/estudiaba…/saltaba…/iba a…/corría…/viajaba a…/vivía con…/visitaba a…/salía con…/…
Yo gané…/tuve un…/pasé…/fui el…/fui a…/hice un/una…/…
En aquel tiempo yo era ....hoy soy….
A mí me gustaba…hoy me gusta…
Yo tenía más/menos… hoy tengo más/menos…
Note: This vocabulary consists of examples of the verb tense that will be used in this subtopic.
Specific Learning Objectives
After completing this subtopic, the student will be able to:
- Understand sentences that express likes.
- Understand events from the past when an individual speaks at a slow pace.
- Express one’s likes and dislikes.
- Talk about the likes of his/her friends.
- Talk about himself/herself in a simple way.
- Narrate activities that he/she did as a child.
- Write short and simple sentences expressing personal likes and dislikes.
- Write paragraphs describing childhood events/experiences.
Suggested Activities
Oral Comprehension
Step 1
▪ The teacher will give the students the song “Me Gusta” by “Joan Sebastian” found in the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fraqb7wyofE
▪ The students should do Exercise #12 of the workbook which is based on the song. After the completion of the exercise, the students will discuss the lyrics of the song for better understanding. The teacher can allow the students to sing the song two or three times for enjoyment.
Written Expression
Step 2
▪ The teacher will ask the students to do Exercise # 13 of the workbook. In this exercise, students will develop written expression skills. See details in the workbook.
Note:
● The sentences will vary based on what the student perceives or thinks of the figure that appears in the exercise. The teacher will focus on the exercise (and the word: Gustar).
● Repeating the phrase "A mí me gusta" is beneficial in the internalization of language.
Written and Oral Comprehension
Step 3
▪ The students will play the following game:
The students will draw 5 large circles in the center of the classroom.
Each circle will have two sentences written on the floor or on pieces of Bristol board, sticked on the floor next to the circle. As indicated below:
Circle 1: A mí me gusta mi colegio/ A mí no me gusta mi colegio.
Circle 2: A mí me gusta La Isla Bonita/ A mí no me gusta La Isla Bonita.
Circle 3: A mí me gusta viajar al Benque/ A mí no me gusta viajar al Benque
Circle 4: A mí me gusta la Feria de Agricultura en Belmopán / A mí no me gusta la Feria de Agricultura en Belmopán.
Circle 5: A mí me gusta ir a Placencia / A mí no me gusta ir a Placencia.
▪ The teacher will call 10 students to stand near the circles; then, the teacher will state one of the sentences that is found in a circle. Upon hearing the sentence called out by the teacher, the students will run to the circle and stand inside it, whereby it contains the sentence that the teacher stated. When all the sentences have been mentioned and students have participated, the teacher will call another 10 students to play the game. The game concludes when all the students have participated.
Written and Oral Expression
Step 4
▪ Each student will list 5 foods and 3 drinks that he/she likes, and 3 foods and 1 drink that he/she dislikes.
▪ Each student must present his likes and dislikes to the class without using consulting notes. In other words, the students must be familiar with the presentation.
Oral Comprehension and Expression and Written Expression
Step 5
▪ The teacher will ask the students to do Exercise # 14 of the workbook. In this exercise, students will be able to develop oral comprehension and expression skills through the interview of their classmates. The written expression skills will be enhanced through the writing process of the two paragraphs. See details in the workbook.
Written Comprehension and Expression
Step 6
▪ The teacher will ask the students to do Exercise # 15 and # 16
▪ In Exercise # 15, the students will have to understand a reading passage.
▪ In Exercise # 16, the students will complete a comprehension exercise, which is based on the reading passages of Exercise # 15.
▪ The purpose of both exercises is to develop written comprehension and expression skills.
Oral Expression
Step 7
▪ The teacher will ask the students to think of their 5 favorite foods and 2 favorite drinks, which they liked or enjoyed eating or drinking during their childhood years, and 5 activities that they did during their childhood.
▪ After giving the students ample time (3 minutes) to reminisce about their childhood years, each student will present their favorite foods, drinks, and activities to the class without any consulting notes.
▪ The teacher will ensure that, for each presentation, the students start by saying: Cuando yo era niño me gustaba…/ Cuando yo era niño… (continues listing the actions he/she did).
For example:
Cuando yo era niño/a me gustaba comer pizza, beber leche…
Cuando yo era niño/a jugaba baloncesto, iba a nadar, jugaba con mis amigos, etc.
Written Expression
Step 8
▪ The teacher will request the students to write a list of seven childhood activities or experiences. Then, the students will compare the childhood activities or experiences with present day activities (today’s activities).
▪ For this activity, the teacher will write the following guide on the board:
Cuando yo era niño ______________ hoy ______________
Example:
Cuando yo era niño me gustaba ir al río, hoy me gusta ir a las piscinas.
