ENGLISH METHODOLOGY GUIDE

UNIT 3
My family is from El Salvador
7th Grade
Family members
Approximate time: 24 hours
Achievement Indicators
2.1 Uses correct the correct word to identify family members
2.2 Uses correctly the apostrophe to show possession
2.3 identify adjectives for mood and physical description of people
2.4 Writes classmates descriptions of physical appearance at a sentence level
2.5 Identifies peoples nationality and language. Writes his/her own profile following a model
2.6 Uses the correct word to identify professions or occupations. Complete sentences writing where
professionals work

Warm up:

show pictures of family members. In this way, students will

familiarize with the new vocabulary. Show each picture and have the students
to repeat each word.

grand-

son

daughter

I LEARN
INDIVIDU
Family tree

Activity 1:

Study this family tree for Davids family. Write the correct word under
each person. Choose from the bubble at the right the correct word.

grandmother
mother

daughter
(2)

fathe
r

grandfather

wife

The possessive case or genitive case

Grammar explanation

What Is the Possessive Case? (with Exmenes)

The possessive case is predominantly used sor showing possession (i.e., ownership).
The possessive case applies to nouns, pronouns, and adjectives. For example:

Possessive Nouns. With nouns, the possessive case is usually shown by preceding it
with of or by addings (or just ') to the end.

Possessive Pronouns. The possessive-case pronouns are mine, yours, his, hers, its,
ours, and theirs.

Possessive Adjectives. The possessive-case adjectives are my, your, his, her, its, our,
and their.

Also called the genitive case is when we add apostrophe S (s) to show possession, that
something belongs to another or a type of relationship between things.
Examples,
My mothers T.V is expensive.
Your brothers friend.

---------- Its my brothers stereo system.

----------- He is my sisters friend.

Rules

We normally use the s with people, animals though it can also be used with
places, organizations and companies (which suggest a group of people).

Rule 1: With singular nouns

It is not common to use the s with non-living things.

Add 's (apostrophe S)

My mothers house is next to the beach. (= the house of my mother)

Jasons car was stolen last night. (= the car of Jason)

Rule 2: Plural nouns ending in s

Only add the apostrophe ' (without the S)

The two sisters house is next to mine. (= the house of the two sisters)
The plumbers tools were rusty. (= the tools of the plumbers)
The players boots were dirty and smelly after the game. (= the boots of the
players)

Rule 3:
Plural nouns not ending in s:
Be careful with the childrens toys. (= the toys of the children)
The womens bathroom is currently flooded with water.
Barack Obama is peoples favorite politician.

Rule 4:
Singular noun ending in s:
It depends
a. Most names: add 's (apostrophe S)

They had a really good time at Jamess barbecue last Friday.

We spent the day admiring Moises new car.

b. Classical or religious names: add ' (only the apostrophe)

Jesus disciples carried out the teachings of Jesus.

Sophocles plays are still performed today.

Rule 5: If there are two owners of something, we add 's to the final name:

Rick and Steves car is quite old.

But, if each person owns a car, then add 's to both names:

Ricks and Steves cars are quite old.

If the meaning is clear, we can use the possessive without a noun after it.

Her hair is longer than Jills. (= Jills hair)

We ate at Billys last night. (= Billys Diner or Billys house)

Whose bag is this? Its Janes. (= Janes bag)

I practice
FAMILY MEMBERS
Study this family tree and write the correct words:

Susan is Maggie's ________________.

Martin is Tim's ________________.
Peter is Mary's ________________.
Tim is Ana's ________________ .
Joan is Maggie's ________________.
Maggie is Tim's _________________.
Bob is Ana's_________________.
Mary is Maggie's _________________.
Mary is Peter's _________________.
Peter is Tim's___________________.
Susan is Martin's __________________.
Tim is Susan's _________________.
Ana is Bob's _________________ .
Ana and Bob are Mary's _______________.
Make more sentences!

1.

She is your mother's mother. She is your...

mother
aunt
grandmother
sister

2.He is your uncle's son. He is your...

nephew
cousin
twin
grandson

3.She is your grandma's only daughter.She is your... 4.He is your mother's son. He is your...
brother
aunt
sister
sister
cousin
mother
father
niece
5.She is your uncle's wife. She is your...
6. He
sister
granny
mother
aunt

is your mother's husband. He is your

7.He is your brother's son. He is your...

8. Your mother and father are your
10. She is your father's daughter. She is your
9.He is your father's brother. He is your...

nie
ce

Activity 2:

Crossword puzzle: Find and circle the hidden words. Look across,
down, diagonally, forward, and backward.

Activity 3: Based on the family tree picture given at the

beginning, do the following activities:

Activity 4:answer the question

about Davids family

ENGLISH METHODOLOGY GUIDE

UNIT 3
My family is from El Salvador
7th Grade
Family members
Approximate time: 24 hours
Achievement Indicators:
2.3 identify adjectives for mood and physical description of people.
2.4 Writes classmates descriptions of physical appearance at a sentence level

I LEARN

INDIVIDUALLY

M oods emotions and physical descriptions.

Moods are words that describe peoples personality or peoples behavior due to different
situations.
Learn the following moods and feelings. Repeat each mood after the teacher.
How are you feeling today?
Are you
Warm up: make cards with the moods below. Give the cards to some students. Each
student mimics the mood that appears on each car; the rest of class has to guess the
mood.

Activity 1: Match the adjectives with the faces. Choose from the bubble the moods and
adjectives. For this activitity, check students answers for each face.

Provide copies to your students.

Bored. In love..happy angry

tired.. scared...sad surprisedsleepy.

hot disgustedfuriousfrustratedshy..
hungry..cold

Activity 2: Fill in the blanks:

Sing the song The feelings song Provide a copy to the
students. They can work in couples. Student have to complete the
song with the missing adjectives. (see appendix)
Students may also watch the video of the song and sing.

Describing physical appearance:

The following adjectives are used describe physical appearances.

Learn by heart the following adjectives. Listen to your teacher.

Tall -short

fat -thin

young

middle-aged

old

Activity 3: Read the next descriptions. Listen to your teacher:

Building Yes, No questions. Short answers using the verb to be.

Grammar explanation:
Subject and verb change their position in statement and question.

Sentence: Ivans mother is short and thing.

Question: Is Ivans mother short and thing?

NOTE:
If the answer is Yes, we always use the long form, but not the contracted form. Example:
Yes, she is.

Yes, shes

If the answer is No, we either use the long or the contracted form (short form). Example:
No, she is not No, she isnt.
More examples:

Verb
Are

Subject
you

complement
Scared?

Yes/No
Yes,

Subject
I

Are

you

Scared?

No,

Is

Robert

Sleepy?

Yes,

he

Is

Robert

Sleepy?

No,

he

Are

Peter and John

hungry

Yes,

they

Are

Peter and John

hungry?

No,

they

Is

she

happy today?

Yes,

she

Is

she

busy now?

No,

she

a) hysterical
Is
b) depressed
c) jealous

Is

a) lazy
Ivans father

a) frustrated
middle-aged

Yes,

Ivans father

c) peaceful
middle-aged

No,

b) busy
c) happy

b) disgusted

a) interested
he
b) terrified
c) boredhe

Verb
am.
Am not
'm not.
is.
is not.
isnt.
are.
are not
arent.
is.
is not.
Isnt.
is. a) hot
b) hurt
is not.c) hungry
isnt.

I practice
I practice
Activity 4: Write the adjectives in alphabetical order. Then,
excited in the grid.
a) happy
a) comfortable
a) lonely
a) ecstatic
finda)them
INDIVIDUALLY
b) exhausted
c) tired

b) hot
c) cold

Hungry
Sad

nervous
ill

hot

b) furious
c) nervous

happy
cold

b) loving
c) relaxed

surprised
tired

afraid

proud

b) exhausted
c) embarrassed

angry

worried

thirsty

a) sad
b) surprised
c) scared

a) puzzled
b) pessimistic
c) proud

a) amazed
b) ashamed
c) upset

W
H
A
P
P
Y
R
N
X

O R R
O T
T
N G R
T
A H
T
L
O
a) bored
b)
I sleepy
L
L
c)
R worried
H U
E
R V
D V J

I
U
Y
F
S
H
N
O
A

E
D T
C N H
O V I
L
W R
D a) confident
O S
H b) surprised
Q T
G c) helpless
R Y
U S
W
F
R A

Activity 5: Underline the correct adjective which better describe the

people.

a) exhausted
b) excited
c) sad

a) enthusiastic
b) embarrassed
c) hostile

a) tired
b) comfortable
c) sleepy

a) happy
b) hurt
c) hysterical

a) glad
b) joyful
c) lonely

S
A
D
P
R
O
U
D
I

S
U
R
P
R
I
S
E
D

Describing Roberto

Activity 6: Read and answer the yes-no questions. Practice

the reading.

INDIVIDUALLY

Roberto is middle aged. He is a short and fat man. He is a

policeman in Los Angeles California. He is very strong. He has
curly, gray hair. He is brunette. He has a moustache. He has
small blue eyes. He is a very busy man.
He is a good person, too. Sometimes Roberto is angry. When he
gets home at night he looks exhausted. He is a good friend. He
is happy because he has many friends. Roberto is very
talkative, too. He is not a sad man, but sometimes he feels

Now,

answer the yes-no questions:

1- Is
Roberto
middle
________________________________________________________

aged?

2- Is
he
a
tall
_______________________________________________________________

man?

3- Is
he
brunette?
_________________________________________________________________
4- Is
he
a
_____________________________________________________________
5- Is
Roberto
a
weak
_______________________________________________________
6- Is
he
a
bad
____________________________________________________________
7- Is
sometimes
Robert
____________________________________________________
8- Is
he
a
good
___________________________________________________________
9- Is
Roberto
very
_____________________________________________________
10-

Is
he
a
married
_________________________________________________________

policeman?

man?

person?

angry?

person?

talkative?

man?

Activity 7: Look at the pictures and answer the questions using

Yes-no answers:
FEELINGS

Is he brave?

Is he hot?

_____________________________________________________

_________________
_________________
__________________

Are they happy?

____________________
____________________
______________

Is she happy?
___________________
_____________________
_____________________

Are they thirsty?

Is he cold?

______________________

________________

________________________

_________________

_________________________

__________________

Is she scared?

Are they tired?

________________

___________________

________________

___________________

_________________

___________________

Is he sad?

Are they angry?

____________________

_________________

____________________

_________________

_____________________

____________________

IN teams
1.
Activity 8:Using the following vocabulary, complete the
questions below:

Fin

d someone with the same answer:

How do you feel when....

You
you see a scary movie?

your mother tells someone you getting bad grades at school?

your best friend meets the boy you like?

a friend from Europe visits you?
you evidence an assault?

Your partner

you have an oral test?

someone takes your money ?

a relative dies?

Antes de continuar, leamos los indicadores de logro propuestos al

inicio de esta gua, revisando lo aprendido y aclarando las dudas con tu
profesor/ profesora.

I apply
Activity 9:
Have the students write a paragraph describing a classmate or a
relative. (ask them to use as many adjectives as possible)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------.
Activity 10: ask the students to bring to the classroom a picture
of a relative and describe him/her in front of the class.

Appendix

Activity 9: Study this chart to learn about countries, nationalities

and languages.

Now, match the country with its nationality

and language.

Grammar explanation on countries and

nationalities.
To make questions: Wh question + verb to be (simple present tense + subject +?
subject
Wh word

Singular
form

verb to be

Where am
I from? QuestionWhere
mark
Plural form
Where are we from?
Where are you from?
Where are they from?

are

you

from? Where

In affirmative sentences:
Subject + verb to be preposition (from) + country.

Country
Preposition
Subject
Singular form

Names of countries and

nationalities are always
written with capital letter.

ss

Verb
to
be
in
simple
presen

Notice that when we use only the nationality, we dont write the preposition from.
Example: Mary is from Colombia. She is Colombian.

More examples:
Peter is from U.S.A. He is American.
Alice is from England. She is English.

Country
Preposition
Subject
Verb

to be

Singular form

in simple present

Particl
e
not

tense

Notice that we can use contractions in the affirmative and negative forms:

eeeee

Affirmative form:
I am from Canada. ___________________________ Im from Canada.
You are from Canada. _______________________ youre from Canada.
He is from Canada. ___________________________ Hes from Canada.
She is from Canada.___________________________Shes from Canada.
Negative form:
I am not from Canada. ___________________________ Im not from Canada.
You are not from Canada. _______________________ You arent from Canada.
He is not from Canada. ___________________________ He isnt from Canada.
She is not from Canada.___________________________She isnt from Canada.

negative form:

English contractions with verb to be

Contract

Activity 9:
More countries and nationalities: Look at the flags. Read with your
teacher the countries and nationalities.

Great Britain

Finland

British

Finnish

The U.S.A
American

The Netherlands

Dutch

France

Turkey

French

Turkish

Italy

Australia

Italian

Australian

Spain

Japan

Spanish

Japanese

Portugal

China

Portuguese

Chinese

Germany

Brazil

German

Brazilian

Switzerland

India

Swiss
Sweden

South Africa

Swedish

South African

Canada

Morocco

Canadian

Moroccan

Israel

Jamaica

Israeli

Jamaican

Ireland

Europe

Irish

European

Mexico

Austria

Mexican

Austrian

Russia

Poland

Russian

Polish

Activity 9: Look pictures write the country and nationality for each
picture.

Spain
Spanish

Activity 10.

Follow the example and complete the sentences with the correct nationality.
Dont forget to include the verb! J

1.

I am from Spain. I Spanish.

2.

You are from France. You _________________________

3.

He is from the USA. He ____________________________

4.

She is from China. She_________________________

5.

It is from Italy. It_______________________

6.

We are from Brazil. We are_______________

7.

You are from Germany. You ___________________

8.

They are from Greece. They are________________

9.

Leo is from Austria. He is___________________

10.

Ann is from Japan. She is___________________

Match the pictures with the correct nationality. Write the correct number for each nationality. (See appendix fo
an

Professions and occupations

The words occupation and profession are interchangeable. Professions and
occupations are almost the same, with only minor differences between them.

A profession needs extensive training and specialized knowledge. On the other hand, an
occupation does not need any extensive training. A person with an occupation need not
have specialized knowledge of his trade.
Activity 11.
Look at the pictures. Read each sentence. Say if each person has a
profession or an occupation.
1-

2-

3-

4-

5-

6-

7-

8-

9-

10-

11-

12-

13-

14-

15-

16-

1719-

1820-

21-

 Activity 12.

Identifying work places

Write a question and an answer for each picture. Look at the

examples.

 Activity 13.
MATCHING ACTIVITIY

MATCH THE OCCUPATION WITH THE WORKPLACE:

Write the number in the parenthesis.

PILOT
WAITER
DOCTOR
LAWYER
DENTIST
TEACHER
FIREMAN
LIBRARIAN
MAILMAN
SECRETARY
CARPENTER
BUS DRIVER
ACCOUNTANT
DRESSMAKER
POLICE OFFICER

Activity 14

(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
(

) CLINIC
) BANK
) OFFICE
) AIRPORT
) SCHOOL
) LIBRARY
) FACTORY
) HOSPITAL
) CARPENTRY
) POST OFFICE
) RESTAURANT
) BUS STATION
) FIRE STATION
) POLICE STATION
)SUPREME COURT BUILDING

Learn more professions and occupations:

Write the name of each profession or occupations. Chooses from the chart
and write them under each picture.

Activity 15

Crossword puzzle: Find the following professions and occupations in the

puzzle.
Pilot
postman
singer
worker
policeman
Office worker

magician

fireman
swimmer

football player
cook

farmer

dancer
priest

artist
doctor

waiter