Week 4: Thematic Units Mind Map 3


Thematic Units Mind Map 3

Here you are presented with a third mind map to complete regarding Studying Abroad. Complete each branch of the map of this new thematic unit by reading the text on page 33 on your textbooks.

As you can see, a “mind map” can also help us to outline the central ideas and details of a topic. Not only does it help us learn vocabulary, but it also help us retain information to discuss later on.

Unit 3 "Studying Abroad" Mind Map





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Week 4: Word Family 3

Word Family 3


Here you have the third word family chart based on our course book. Let’s complete it with the corresponding missing words. Keep in mind that a word family series is not supposed to have all the family members.


Noun

Verb

Adjective

year

exciting

culture

excellent

employ

pay

comfortable

feelings

succeed

experience

housing

hopeless

embarrassed

improve

shy

depress

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Week 3: Thematic Units Mind Map 2


Thematic Units Mind Map 2

Here you are presented with another mind map to complete. In each branch of the map, include two more subdivisions with inventions that fit each category. Besides this, include two uses each invention has. See the examples provided in the mind map.



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Week 3: Word Family 2


Word Family 2

Here you have the second word family chart based on our course book. Let’s complete it with the corresponding missing words. Keep in mind that a word family series is not supposed to have all the family members.


Nouns

Verbs

Adjectives

encouraged

build

curious

control

movement

competition

win

supported

famous

laugh

smell

useful

choice

sick

invention

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Week 2: Plot Analysis, Sample Story

Plot Analysis

In other to understand the concept of “plot analysis,” check the following video. The speaker will present to you the story Goldilocks and the Three Bears and analyze it for you. The idea is that once you have listened to this, you will work on the first story in the textbook, Wolf by Jack London, and try to reproduce it but on this story.



To work on your plot analysis, use the following free online resource on your computer:

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/plot-diagram/


To better understand what the plot of story is, watch the following video:



Week 2: Mind Maps on Thematic Units



Mind Maps or Thematic Units
Mind maps based on thematic units can help us see the relationships among words that are related because they belong to the same category. This is a great way to remember vocabulary when needed.
Take a look at the following mind map and try to include at least three more items in each map branch.




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Week 2: Word Family 1



Word Families

What are word families? They are meaning-related series of words. Although they belong to different syntactical categories, they are related to each other in terms of meaning; they have similar roots but different suffixes.

The following word family chart is based on the first reading on the book. Let’s try to complete it.

Noun

Verb

Adjective

lively

teach

cooking

show

food

served

harmful

power

think

weight

canned

encourage

helpful

qualify

enjoy

collected

promise





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