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Pedagogical Module 3
Curricular Threads : Communication and Cultural Awareness,
Oral Communication, Reading, Writing, Language Through the Arts

Second Course BGU

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The Galapagos
The Galapagos Islands will inspire you to of volcanoes, biking lava trails, snorkelling
think differently about our world, just as others through lava tunnels, kayaking to view wildlife
have when visiting this fascinating place. Witness and scuba diving – all are possible in this paradise.
a unique abundance of wildlife in a setting
There are a lot of things to do on the islands;
unlike any other on the planet. Truly understand
from kayaking to scuba diving to hiking. The
Charles Darwin’s inspiration when he wrote his
combination of wildlife, nature, and history,
theory of evolution that changed the world.
accompanied by delightful food, will make for
Take the opportunity to visit the Charles an unforgettable trip and an adventure that will
Darwin Research Station. Be part of an remain in your heart forever.
educational and inspirational journey, enjoy
Taken and adapted from: Quito & Ecuador – Destination Guide. (2019, June 27).
the local flavors, discover small towns and Retrieved from https://www.sidetracked.com/ecuador/
hidden paths. Activities like hiking to the top

• Do you like to be a tourist? Why or why not?

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• Do you like when tourists visit your hometown? Why or why not?
• Have you ever been to the Galapagos Islands?
• Why do you think the Galapagos Islands have so many tourists? Is it good or bad? Explain.

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 Lesson A

Communication and Cultural Awareness

What do you know about the province of Pichincha?

Quito: South America’s Cultural Capital

Culture Ecuador’s capital, Quito –the first city to be given the status
What can you find of a UNESCO World Heritage Site– is known as the Cultural Capital
in Pichincha? of South America. Situated high in the Andean mountains, at an altitude
of 2,850m, Quito was built on the foundations of an ancient Incan city,
Refugio Paz de Las Aves: with a colonial center that reflects European and indigenous roots. Among
a private nature reserve its most outstanding sights are Santo Domingo Church and el Panecillo.
in the Andes In the southern part of the Old Town, Santo Domingo Church stands
in the Plaza; its sculptures and paintings are by celebrated Dominican
artists, representing fascinating periods in Quito’s religious history.
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The Panecillo provides a panoramic view of the entire city of Quito,

and also a statue of the only winged virgin in the world – the Virgin
of Quito. From the Panecillo the visitor can see some of the volcanoes
of the Andes mountains.
Orquideológica Pahuma Taken and adapted from: Quito & Ecuador – Destination Guide. (2019, June 27).
Reserve: a cloud forest with Retrieved from https://www.sidetracked.com/ecuador/
orchids and hummingbirds
José Valencia

The Andean Chocó:

a biosphere reserve with

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the Pululahua volcano
The Virgin of Quito
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Discuss the following questions with a partner.

• What is tourism?
• Do you think tourism is important? Why?
Yunguilla: a mestizo • Have you ever been to the Pichincha province?
community of 50 families, • Where have you been in Ecuador?
an example of community
tourism with a variety of
birds and native plants
Think of the most beautiful place in your hometown. In three lines,
describe it so that others will want to visit.
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 Oral Communication

What is the most beautiful building you have visited?

Sagrada Familia Church

Discuss the following questions with a partner.

• Do you know where Spain is?

• Have you ever been to Spain or do you know
anyone who has been there?

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• Do you know where Barcelona is?
• Do you know what sangria is? Sagrada Familia Flamenco

Listen to Emma and Matthew talking on the phone

and fill in the blanks with the missing information.

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• Emma is calling Matthew from outside the hotel

because her room Spain Sangría

• What is the Sagrada Familia?

Tip
• Who did Emma meet?
Passive verb forms
A passive verb is a form of be + a past participle.
• How is sangria made?
Some past participles are irregular.
Ceviche is made with shrimp.
• What has been made in Park Güell?
The Sagrada Familia Church was designed
by Gaudi.
It was being built when Gaudi died.
Ecuador has been visited by many tourists.
Read the word aloud with your teacher, listen
carefully, and place them in the correct column.
fly - cry - happy - fancy - lady - smelly - sticky
baggy - why - my - pretty - messy - lucky - windy Grammar Notes
daisy - skinny - spy - rely - worry - rainy
Pronunciation: /y/
“Y” says “i” “Y” says “e” The consonant sound of “y” is /y/
as in the word “yellow”.
At the beginning of the word, the “y” makes
the consonant /y/ sound. The “y” also has
two vowel sounds.
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In a one syllable word, the “y” at the end of the

word makes the long “i” /ai/ sound as in cry, fry.
In a two syllable word, the “y” at the end of the
word makes a long “e” /i/ sound as in baby and city.

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Reading
Social Studies

What is your favorite tradition?

Discuss the following questions in small groups. Choose the best answer to the questions according
to the reading.
• Which is your favorite Ecuadorian celebration?
Why? 1. When does the Day of the Dead take place?
• What do you like the most about it? a. It takes place on November 3.
• Is there a celebration you don’t like? Why? b. It takes place on November 2.
c. It takes place on November 1.

A Traditional Festival in Ecuador: 2. How is colada morada made?

Day of the Dead a. It is made from black flour and citric fruits.
b. It is made from black oatmeal and fruits.
c. It is made from black corn flour and fruits.

3. What is the Day of Dead?

a. It is a memorial to loved ones who have
gone to another country.
b. It is a memorial to loved ones who have
gone to heaven.
c. It is a celebration for loved ones who
have gone to “the beyond”.

4. What is a guagua?
a. It is bread shaped and decorated in the
form of a small dog.
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b. It is bread shaped and decorated in the

Guagua de pan form of a small child.
c. It is a cupcake shaped and decorated
Ecuador is famous for its colorful festivals and in the form of a small bear.
every town in the country has their own traditional 5. What do Ecuadorians do in cemeteries
celebrations and events throughout the year. One on the Day of Dead?
of them is on November 2. It is the celebration a. Colada morada and guaguas are shared
of the Day of the Dead, a memorial for loved ones at home. People go to clean and decorate
who have gone to “the beyond”. Families in urban the graves of their loved ones.
and rural areas still prepare the traditional colada b. Colada morada is shared in cemeteries.
People go to clean and decorate the graves
morada, which is made from black corn flour and
of their loved ones.
fruits, and guaguas, which is bread shaped and
c. Colada morada and guaguas are shared
decorated in the form of a small child. These delicious in parks and streets. People go to clean and
treats are shared in the cemeteries as a tribute to the decorate the graves of their loved ones.
life and death of those who are on Earth and those
who have departed. In rural areas, this ritual is still
celebrated as part of religious traditions of mestizo
and indigenous people. In urban areas, thousands
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of people gather in cemeteries to clean and decorate

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the graves of their loved ones. It is a national holiday.

Businesses and schools are closed and vendors line
the streets that lead to the cemeteries, selling flowers,
candles, candy, and food. Tulcán Cemetery

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 Writing

Do you ever write a letter by hand?

Tip

As well as emails or letters, postcards have a greeting,

a closing, a message, a stamp and an address.
For example:

Stamp

Address

Message

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Brainstorm some ideas about postcards. Steps to write a postcard:

• Do you know what a postcard is? 1. Greet the recipient on the left side.
• Have you ever sent one?
2. Write your message on the left side and sign it.
3. Write the address of the recipient on the
• Have you ever received one? right side.
• Would you like to write one? 4. Place the stamp on the top right of the postcard.

Pretend you have the opportunity to visit the Galapagos Islands. Your best friend
lives in Machala. Write him/her a postcard where you tell him/her what you did,
what you ate, and what you plan to do next. Finally, tell your friend what you like
the most of your visit to Galapagos. Use the space provided to write a postcard.
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 Lesson B

Communication and Cultural Awareness

Can you imagine what Christmas is like in other parts of the world?

• What’s the weather like in your hometown

during Christmas time?

• Do you have any special tradition?

• What kind of food do you have on Christmas?

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Culture
Christmas in Brazil On Christmas Eve, families in Brazil eat
a special Christmas menu: turkey (or another
When people who live in the northern
bird), rice, vegetables, and potato salad.
hemisphere think of Christmas, they think of Santa
They always have a special dessert.
Claus, Christmas trees, reindeers and snow. Snow?
There is one thing that is not exactly Brazilian,
Not in Brazil. There, it is summer and it is hot as
but that they love: Christmas bread (or as the
it can be. Poor Santa in his red winter clothes! He
Italian call it: panettoni).
should wear shorts, a t-shirt, and flip flops!
Taken and Adapted from: Christmas in Brazil Worksheet. (n.d.).
But how do families get ready to celebrate Retrieved from https://bit.ly/30k9zjQ
Christmas day? Most of them decorate a fake
Christmas tree. They hang wreaths on doors and put
Christmas lights on windows and balconies. Secret Vocabulary
Santa is also very popular in Brazil. It is a game where reindeer. mammal with antlers similar to a deer,
friends exchange presents anonymously. It is a cheap known for living in cold weather
and fun way to give presents to your loved ones.
wreath. flowers, leaves, or branches in the shape
After dinner, children go to bed and wait for Santa of a circle
Claus, like many other children around the world.
anonymously. without knowing people’s names

How many Christmas words can you remember?

Find them in the reading and use them in your own
original sentence.
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Language Through the Arts
Social Studies

What is New Year’s Eve like in your home town?

New Year's Eve Celebration in Ecuador

Ecuador celebrates New Year’s Eve as a unique ritual where elaborate Vocabulary
effigies filed with gunpowder and fireworks representing bad vibes
effigies. dolls made of paper,
from the departing year are displayed throughout cities and towns cloth, and other materials that
before being burned at midnight with fireworks and music. resemble people from real life

gunpowder. the fine material

used in guns to produce
an explosion
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Wikipedia/Agencia ANDES

New Year’s Eve traditions

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Form small groups of 3-4 students and discuss the following questions. Prepare a group exposition.
Prepare a PPT or a paper
1. Describe the pictures above. What do you see? poster exposition where
you are going to talk about:

a. New Year’s Eve

2. Do you celebrate New Year’s Eve?
celebration in your
hometown.

3. How do you celebrate New Year’s Eve in your hometown? Make b. Describe what people
a list of all the activities you do from you wake up until you go to bed. do and eat on New
Year’s Eve.

c. Include pictures
or drawings
of this celebration.
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d. Build a small effigy and

bring it to your class.

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 Writing
A Book Review

Why write a book review?

• It helps a person to make an informed choice.

• It is a way to share a book you have read.

• It lets others know what you have enjoyed and not.

How to write a book review:

To begin writing a review, think about the following questions:
• Who was your favorite character, and why?
• What was your favorite part of the book, and why?
• What was difficult about reading the book?
• What was your general opinion, and why should others read
(or not read) the book?

Choose a book that you have read that has left an impression on you.
Think about the story and write each of the following parts:

• Introduction (20-30 words) Background Name of the author and

where the story takes place Thesis: the main argument of the book..

• Evaluation (30-40 words) Short summary of the book with

its strengths and weaknesses.

• Conclusion (10-20 words) What is your general opinion?

When you have filled in each one of these sections, write the book
review as a complete paragraph in your notebook. Then exchange
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your book review with a partner. Was your review convincing?

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Was your partner’s review convincing? Do you have any questions

for your partner?

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Graded activities
Assessment

Achievement Level - Writing

Individual activity

1 Pretend you had the opportunity to visit Puyo in Pastaza-Rainforest during

a holiday.
Your best friend lives in Guaranda. Write him/her a postcard where you tell
him/her what you did, what you ate, and what you saw. Finally, tell your friend
what you liked the most about your visit to the rainforest. Use the space provided
to write a postcard. (50-70 words)

Achievement Level - Reading

Individual activity

2 Look at the text. What does it say? Circle the correct answer.
1. Use these doors only in an emergency
a. Only some people can use these doors.
b. You must never leave through these doors.
c. The doors can be used if necessary.
2. No dogs allowed anywhere on the beach between May and September
a. Dogs are welcome at certain times of the year.
b. Dog owners must avoid certain areas of the beach.
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c. You can never take your dog to the beach.

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 Project 1

Prepare a Tour Package!

Prepare a tour package

that includes:

• Destinations
• Accommodation
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• Transportation
Quilotoa. • Tour guides
• Budget
• Dates

Final product:
Tour package document,
including pictures
Quito’s Downtown
(125-150 words).

Be prepared to present
it in front of the class.
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Get in groups of 4-5 students. Pretend you run a travel agency and
you have to prepare a tour package for a group of 15 tourists from
the United Kingdom who are going to visit Ecuador next year. Design
a 6-days 5-nights package where you have to show them the most
beautiful places in your country.

Step 1:

Brainstorm ideas about where you would send tourists. Write them here.

Step 2:

Decide on a logical order in which the tourists could visit the places
you propose.

Step 3:

Think of the details for each stop. Where will the tourists stay?
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How will they get from one place to another?

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Step 4:

Start developing your package to present. Choose pictures to go with

the text.

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 Let's Review

Grammar

Change the sentences in the active voice to the passive voice.

If it is not possible, write NP.

Active Passive

1. Ecuadorians make ceviche with shrimp.

2. Last night, my Ecuadorian friends made

ceviche with shrimp.
3. Ecuadorians eat colada morada and
guaguas de pan for the Day of the Dead.
4. Endara Crow became interested in
sculpture and folk art from an early age.
5. Most Brazilians decorate a fake
Christmas tree.

Reading Vocabulary

After learning about the Galápagos, Barcelona, Choose five vocabulary words from the first half of
Christmas in Brazil, the Day of the Dead the module and write a question with each of them.
and New Year’s Eve in Ecuador, answer Then, ask the questions to a classmate and write
the following questions. down their answers.
1. Which celebration do you like the most 1. Question
and why? Answer
2. Question
Answer
3. Question

2. Would you like to visit Galapagos Answer

or Barcelona? Why? 4. Question
Answer
5. Question
Answer
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 Lesson C

Communication and Cultural Awareness

Social Studies

What do you do on Christmas Eve?

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.
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The procession 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
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firework shows, concerts, and craft sales.

Taken and adapted from: Five Great Traditional Festivals in Ecuador. (2019, June 26).
Retrieved from https://bit.ly/2DtFXYn

After reading about Cuenca’s festivals, you are going to interview

a classmate about their experience with Ecuadorian celebrations.
Use the questions below to start, then create four more of your own
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related to the topic. Take notes of their answers and be prepared

to share them with the class.

Interview Questions
Pase del Niño.
a. Have you ever been to Cuenca?

Culture
The Pase del Niño, or the b. Is Procession of the Child a tradition in your hometown?
Procession of the Child,
was introduced to Latin
c. What other Ecuadorian festival do you know?
America by the Spaniards
almost 500 years ago; it is
a Christmas celebration in d.
which statue of the infant
Jesus is carried through
towns. Joseph and Mary, e.
with the child in their arms,
walk through the streets,
and people accompany them f.
with prayers and songs.
In Ecuador, the tradition
remains the strongest g.
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in the Andean region.

Communities plan it for
the entire year.

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 Oral Communication

How popular do you think Ecuador is as a tourist destination?

Grammar Notes

Stand up and interview 3 classmates. Ask them the following questions. “Used to” is used to talk about
Take notes on their answers. habits or repeated actions in
the past which are not done
• Have you ever heard of the tourist campaign
“All You Need is Ecuador”? in the present anymore. It is
also used to talk about states
YES NO If yes, what do you know about it? in the past which are no
• Have you ever heard of the World Travel Awards? longer true. For example:
YES NO If yes, what do you know about them? • I used to have short hair.
(but now I have long hair)
• He used to smoke.
(but now he doesn’t smoke)
• They used to live in Colombia.
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(but now they live in Chile)

With the negative and

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the question it is ‘use’

and not ‘used’:
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• Did you use to be a doctor?
Chimborazo Volcano Quilotoa Galapagos
• Did he use to study Biology?
• She didn’t use to like coffee,
but she does now.
Listen to a radio host talking to the audience about how Ecuador
has become a major tourist destination. Take notes on the top three
destinations mentioned. Which do you prefer?

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Destination #3: Details:

Destination #2: Details:

Destination #1: Details:

Isla de La Plata

In pairs, pretend one of you is a 70-year-old senior tourist from

Canada (Student A) and the other one is a high school student
(Student B). You meet on Isla de La Plata on the Ecuadorian coast
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in Puerto Lopez (Manabí). The high school student wants to learn

more about tourist habits in the past and tourist habits today, Senior Tourists
so he/she interviews the senior tourist.

Remember to talk about habits, repeated actions or states in the past

that do not happen today, use the expression “used to”. Example:

Student A: Sir, did Canadians Student B: No, Ecuador was

use to visit Ecuador when you not a known destination for
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were young? Canadians in the 60’s.

Think of 5 questions for the high school student to ask, then think
of 5 answers.
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 Project 2

Commercial for Ecuador

Tip
You have learned that Ecuador is a major tourist destination. Create a new
tourist campaign inspired by the “All You Need Is Ecuador” campaign.
When you think about an
advertisement, you realize that
there is a tendency to use many
verbs in the imperative or the
command form.
Come visit Ecuador,
you will love it!
Discover everything
Ecuador has to offer!
Take the trip of a lifetime…
visit Ecuador!
Use phrases like these in your
commercial. Also, include
descriptive words to make
Ecuador sound more attractive
to potential tourists.

Ecuador’s Tourism Campaign

Step 1 Notes

Form a group of 4-5 students and choose a team leader.

Step 2

Your campaign should think of five destinations any tourist should

not miss when visiting Ecuador. These destinations should be located
in different parts of the country. The group must present destinations
in the coast, highlands, rainforest, and Galapagos.

Step 3

Present a commercial of 5 minutes, either recorded or live in front of the

class. Your classmates will vote on which one was the most convincing.
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