3. SECOND PRODUCT “COMPARATIVE CHART”
SOCIAL PRACTICE OF
THE LANGUAGE
• Understand and express
differences and
similarities between
cultural aspects from
Mexico and English
speaking countries.
ENVIRONMENT
• Literary and ludic.
4. SPECIFIC COMPETENCE
• Read short literary essays in order to compare
cultural aspects from English speaking countries
and Mexico.
5. READING ACTIVITY: Open your Reader book on page 103 and
read it until the page 113, then answer the Comprehension
check on page 114.
• 1.- Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).
A.- It was the boy’s first visit to Mexico. _____
B.- The boy didn´t like his cousin, so he stood further away
from him._____
C.- The boy from the US learned spanish at school.______
D.- The boy’s dad paid for the meal in the restaurant.______
E.- The two cousins had nothing in common.______
6. 2.- Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
• a.- It is common for Mexicans to _______ each other when
they meet.
• b.- In Mexico, it is __________ to use “usted” when talking to
people you do not know.
• c.- The american boy ate his food quickly because he was
always in a _______.
• It is important to be patient and not get __________ by
cultural differences.
Polite rush annoyed hug
7. ACTIVITY BOOK PAGES 80 AND 81.
• 1.- Complete the table with the cultural differences the boy observes in
the “Reader”.
• FAMILY
• MEETING PEOPLE
• LANGUAGE
• PUNCTUALITY
• FOOD
Cultural aspect MEXICO USA
8. 2.- Decide if the following sentences refer to
Mexico, US or both.
• A.- There are specific ways of addressing people,
depending on age or seniority. _____________
• B.- There is a lot of independence between family
members. ______________
• C.- It is not a problem if you are late to a social
event.______________
• D.- There are problems at school. _______________
9. 4.- Match the opposites using the context from the “Reader”.
• A.- same
• B.- short
• C.- late
• D.- rude
• E.- extended
• F.- open
• _______ punctual
• _______ close
• _______ different
• _______ long
• _______ reserved
• _______ polite
10. 1.- Read the sentences in the chart.
Present I am leraning spanish Spanish is being
Progressive at school. Learned at school.
Past Everybody was shaking Hands were being
Progressive hands. shaken.
ACTIVE PASSIVE
11. 2.- Complete the rules.
• A.- Active progressive tenses are formed with the auxiliar
verb______________ + the present participle.
• B.- Passive progressive tenses are formed with the auxiliar
verb __________ + the __________ progressive.
12. 3.- Rewrite the sentences so they have the same meaning.
• A.- Cultural differences are being compared.
• He ______________________________ cultural differences.
• B.- People were being hugged and kissed.
• They __________________________________________ people.
• C.- My teachers are telling me to use “usted”.
• I ________________________ by my teachers to use “usted”.
• D.- They are making us wait.
• We ______________________________________ to wait.
13. BRAINSTORM ACTIVITY: Write ideas about
sports,food,music,drinks,activities,etc.between
Mexico and The United States of America.
MEXICO
UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA
14. INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION
U.S.A.
• The 4th. of July is the
independence day in the
U.S.A.. Most towns have
a parade with marching
bands. In the
afternoon,people have
barbecues and they
usually eat hot dogs or
hamburgers.They play
baseball or volleyball with
their family and friends.In
the evening,everyone
watches the fireworks.
MEXICO
• The 16th. of September is
the independence day of
Mexico; People most often
goes to the town square
and listen to “el grito”,they
watch the fireworks and
listen to mariachis.Others
have a party and eat tacos,
pozole and some other
delicious Mexican
dishes.Also,some people
play soccer and have
picnics with their family.
