Reading

Read this story and send me a small resume about it.
www.funbrain.com/books/natalie/book.html

Dream Catcher

Follow the instructions of your book (step up student's book page 83) to make a dream catcher. You are going to need:
colored yarn, cardboard, hole punch, different-colored beads, feathers.
Enjoy it and bring it on MONDAY!
XXOO
Teacher Caro.

Riddles

Hello everybody again, this is your homework for today, don't forget to deliver your last homeworks, remember that you only have this week to deliver them.
Guess the answer to the next riddle:
It's everywhere, but nobody can see it. Everyone can feel it and sometimes you hear it. What is it?
Then invent your own riddle, using pronouns.
Send me your answers to my e-mail.
xxoo Teacher Caro.

The Aztecs’ Medicine

Read the text and answer the questions.
Nowdays when we get sick, we usually visit a doctor and take the medicine we are given. The Aztecs also used to visit a type of doctor called a Shaman. The Aztecs believed, however, that illnesses were caused by comets, earthquakes or as a punishment from their gods!
The Aztecs used herbal medicine both to cure and to prevent illness. They have knowledge of about 1,500 plants and their medicinal properties. They used to wrap flowers petals around some medicines to form a capsule that was easier to swallow, a similar idea to our pills today.
The Aztecs knew cures for all kinds of ailments. For example, for a fever they suggested taking steam baths. They thought the heat would sweat out the evil spirits that were posing them. They also used to treat earaches by pouring liquid rubber into the ears. For cuts, they used to sprinkle ground obsidian on the wound to help it heal. For colds, they suggested putting a drop of dew into each nostril twice a day. In fact, the medical knowledge of the Aztecs was far superior to the best doctors in Europe at that time.
1. What was a Shaman?
2. What did the Aztecs believe caused illnesses?
3. How many plants and their medicinal properties did they know about?
4. Why did they wrap flower petals around some medicines?
5. Did European doctors know more than Aztec doctors?

Symptoms and Treatments.

Read The Aztecs’ Medicine again and complete the chart.
Symptom Treatment by Aztecs
fever


Pour liquid rubber in the ears.
Cuts


Put a drop of dew into each nostril.

Organic or Inorganic?

Read the information of this web page and make a list of organic and inorganic wastes. And write why is important to classify wastes.
http://www.wasteconcern.org/Publication/community_based_composting.pdf

Check this out!

Remember that when we come back on Monday you have to take care of yourselves, so check this web page and have more information about it.
http://www.prevencioninfluenza.gob.mx/medidas-preventivas/

Used to or Didn't used to

Read and fill in the blanks.
Used to; didn’t use to
Today, Benny Branson is a rich famous rock star. He wears expensive designer suits and lives in an enormous mansion.
But sometime ago, Benny used to be (be) very different. He ________ (have) long blond hair and a beard. He ______ (wear) old jeans with holes and colorful striped shirts. He ________ (ride) around his small town on a motorbike, and he ______ (play) his guitar before small audiences in local cafes. He ______ (not have) many fans. He ______ (not have) much money, either, so he ______ (live) in a trailer in a park.

Poster

Make a poster criticizing couch potatoes, draw a better alternative and write a slogan for your poster. Bring it on Monday.

Past Habits!

Number the pictures in the order they are mentioned.
Hi, my name’s Billy and I’m 16 years old. When I was 11, I was a real couch potato. I used to lie around on the couch for hours watching T.V. I used to eat all kinds of junk food, too-ice cream, potato chips, pizza… When I finished watching TV, I used to play computer games all night- I was a real fanatic. O f course I didn’t use to study, I was too busy reading comics. I didn’t use to play soccer in the park with my friends, I used to sit under a tree and eat candy all afternoon. And of course, I didn’t use to eat any healthy food like fruit or vegetables. Things have changed a lot since then…

Write what Billy used to do and didn’t use to do, two sentences of each one.
Ex. He used to watch TV all day.
He didn’t used to eat vegetables.

Couch Potato!

A couch potato is someone who lies on the sofa all day, eating, drinking and watching T.V.
Write a list of the junk food that you know (at least 5 items).

Food Pyramid

Visit this web page to check the food pyramid.
http://entrenamiento.tv/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/piramide-alimenticia.gif

Healthy Diets

Classify the words, use the guide.
pasta, bread, cereals, rice, fruit, vegetables, milk, cheese, meat, fish, beans, nuts, fats, oils, sugar.
How Much (Uncountable=You can’t count them one by one, for example: the sand)
pasta,…
How Many(Countable= You can count them one by one, for example:cats, dogs)
Cookies,…
When you finish classifying the words write 5 questions:
1. How much pasta do you eat a week?
2. How many _____ do you eat a day?
3. _
4. _
5. _

Paul's Daily Diet

Use these words to write sentences about Paul’s diet.
· too much too many not enough
·chocolate fruit and vegetables fat water French fries
Breakfast: strawberry jello, sandwich, chocolate cookies, soda.
Lunch: hamburger, French fries, chocolate milkshake, chocolate bar, candy.
Snack: French fries, candy, soda.
Dinner: saussages, French fries, fried egg, chocolate mousse.
1. Paul eats too much chocolate.
2. He doesn’t eat enough ____
3. _
4. _
5. _

First Activity

Read the text bellow and answer the questions:

The Food Guide Pyramid.

The food guide pyramid shows the groups of food that make up a healthy diet. If you follow the pyramid's advice, you'll obtain the nutrients and energy you need, without eating too many calories or too much fat, cholesterol or sugar! The larger the section, the more of the food group you should eat.

At the bottom of the pyramid we have bread, cereals, rice and pasta. These are a good source of carbohydrates, the nutrient that gives you energy. Next, we have two sections, one of fruit and one for vegetables. Fruit and vegetables have a lot of vitamins and minerals, and fiber, which is good for digestion. Going up the pyramid, we find the dairy products group, which includes milk and cheese. At the same height, we have meat, poultry, fish, beans and nuts. Both these groups are rich source of protein. At the top of the pyramid, we find fats, oils and sugars. Enjoy just a little bit from this part of the pyramid, as these foods are high in calories.

1.-What nutrient do you get from bread and cereals?

2.-What nutrients do fruit and vegetables have?

3.-What nutrient do meat and beans have?

Send your answers by mail.

Write the questions. Follow the guide and the first answer.

(How much/How many) (activity) do you (verb) (time)?

1. water/drink/every day? How much water do you drink every day?

2. cookies/eat/a day?

3. exercise/do/a week?

4. fruit/eat/a day?

5. eggs/eat/a month?

Answer the questions.

Send your answers by mail.

Remember to check this page every day!

Welcome!

Dear students:

I'm glad to welcome to this new web page that we are going to be using to communicate to each other, I hope that you're fine, just like me, and that you have a lot of energy to start to work, and you fell bored (just like me).

We have to start to be working because we cannot waste more time, we are going to be working like this, here you're going to find activities to do at home, answer them and send me back by mail your answers.

Remember that you can ask for help any time you need it by mail, just write me (or email me) in any of my mails: carola_pedraza@hotmail.com and CarolaPedraza@gmail.com

Keep in touch and keep at home, I'm glad to be back with you again!

XX00 Teacher Caro