2.7 speaking & writing
imagine you are detective Simon Malone. narrate Mark's story to a friend of yours.
Mr and Mrs Hartland asked me to follow their son.

Gentlemen you asked me to follow her son, and here you have the report, Mark came through her window around 10:30 pm, under the tree that is to the side of his window, he mounted his bicycle and departed for the city center, is headed toward a building where he met with a man to whom I gave an envelope, bag man money on what counted and put it in his pocket and entered the building, after 15 minutes the man return a lot like Mark child, children looked at each other and then hugged, talked for half an hour, then Mark went and child enter the building again, Mark returned home before 12.

2.4 speaking & writing
imagine  you survived the sinking of the titanic. use these phrases to write about your experience. tell the class.
set sail
hit
sound / alarm
run for
lifeboats
be lucky to get on
watched in horror
ship / sink
be awful

MY EXPERIENCE IN THE TITANIC

My experience in the titanic
the titanic set sail on April 10, 1912 to the American continent with about 2787 passengers on board, of which only 710 survived . ship was wonderful , so big and luxurious for its time , but unfortunately not as safe as it looked like . the morning of April 14 , just 4 days have left England , the titanic disaster occurred clocked against a icebering , the duration of the sinking of the ship was about 2 and a half hours. alarms sounded around midnight last minutes of the icebering have hit the titanic had lifeboats for only 1178 people of which we are saved only 710, the crew gave priority to women and children primarily in first and second class . almost two hours after the accident , and in lifeboats , watched in horror as the great ship RMS TITANIC is partia by half after sinking, this was the most horrible I have ever seen in my life. I consider myself lucky to be alive and able to tell my story.

2.3 speaking & writing

use the pictures in example 1 to give the class a short summary of the text in example 2.

THE AZTECS

The Aztecs were one of the most important pre-Hispanic civilizations of mexico, they settled in what is today the city of mexico, the emperor was the head of the whole population and the top of the social pyramid, most of the Aztecs engaged the crafts and trade. They grew their own food some were: tomatoes, corn, avocados, meat and fish also consumed. children were sent to school where they taught them religion, myths and history.

2.2 speaking  & writing

b) think. imagine you were one of the pilgrims. use the verbs: arrived, (journey) be, die, (winter) be, help (us grow), celebrate, thank to make your speech during the firs feast. thank the native americans for their help.


I want to acknowledge the assistance and hosting of Native Americans because since our arrival in this new world, where we had to risk traveling through dangerous oceans in which many of us died, but despite all this thanks the help they gave us the natives we have been able to settle and grow the population and food. all this and more today we are celebrating God for allowing us to survive so cruel winter and to continue to thrive as population.

2.2 speaking  & writing

a) use the pictures in Example 1 and the information in the texts on page 30 to tell the class how thanksgiving started.

TANKSGIVING

The Thanksgiving Day (in English , Thanksgiving Day , French, Jour de l' Action de grâce ) is a traditional celebration of the United States and Canada. In the United States held the fourth Thursday of November although originally was made last Thursday . In Canada , meanwhile , is celebrated on the second Monday in October . Generally during this festivity gather around a family and friends to share a banquet table. Although religious in origin , is considered a secular holiday.
On Thanksgiving in North America has its origins in a mixture of European traditions and aborígenes.2 In Europe , festivals were held before and after the harvest cycles to give thanks for a good harvest, and to celebrate after hard work with the rest of the community.2 Native Americans also celebrated the end of the cosecha.2 When the Europeans came to America it would be the first time, brought their own traditions ( harvest festivals ) since its continent , celebrating the end of their journey , peace and good cosecha.2 Although the origins of Thanksgiving day are similar in Canada and the United States , Americans do not typically celebrate the contributions made ​​in Plymouth , Massachusetts, while Canadians do not celebrate the contributions on the island of Newfoundland

2.1 writing
write a short email to your penpal about last weekend.

hi ron!

How are you? I'm fine, I'm writing to tell you what I did this weekend, Good Friday I went to the movies with cristina and daphne, on Saturday the three of us went to a party, which was a little crazy but good, and Sunday as habit of us got to do the task for another day. Well that was all I did this last, tell me what was your week end, no more to say I leave I hope to see you soon take care.

Mayan culture

The Maya civilization inhabited a large part of the region known as Mesoamerica , in the current territories of Guatemala , Belize, Honduras , El Salvador and in the range of five southeastern states of Mexico : Campeche , Chiapas , Quintana Roo , Tabasco and Yucatan , with a history of about 3000 years .

During this long time, in that territory hundreds of dialects generate about 44 different Mayan languages ​​are spoken today. Speaking of the "ancient Maya" is referring to the history of one of the most important pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures, as its scientific and astronomical legacy is worldwide. Contrary to a widespread belief, the Mayan civilization never "disappeared”. At least, not entirely, as their descendants still live in the region and many of them speak any of the languages ​​of the Mayan family.

The Mayan literature illustrates the life of this culture. Works as the Rabinal Achi , the Popol Vuh , the various books of Chilam Balam , are proof of that . What it was destroyed by the conquest is the model of civilization until the arrival of the first Spaniards, had generated three millennia of history.

The Spanish conquest of the Maya was not consummated until 1697, with taking Tayasal , capital of the Itza Maya and Zacpetén , capital Ko'woj Maya in the Peten ( Guatemala current ) . The last Maya state disappeared when the Mexican government of Porfirio Diaz in 1901 occupied its capital, Chan Santa Cruz, thus ending the so-called Caste War.

The Maya did great and impressive buildings from the Middle Preclassic and cities as Nakbé , El Mirador , San Bartolo , Cival , located in the Mirador Basin , Northern Petén , and during the Preclassic , known cities of Tikal, Quirigua ( both the first to be declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1979 and 1981 respectively) , Palenque , Copán, Río Azul , Calakmul , Comalcalco (built of baked brick ) and Ceibal , Cancuén , Machaquilá , Dos Pilas , Uaxactún , Altun Ha, Piedras Negras and many other sites in the area. It can be classified as an empire, but it is unknown if the time of colonization imposed their culture or it was a result of his organization in independent city-states were the basis of agriculture and trade. The most notable monuments are the pyramids they built in their religious centers, together with the palaces of their rulers  (government and places of residence of the nobles) , the largest found so far Cancuén in southern Peten , many of whose structures were decorated with murals and stucco ornaments . Other important archaeological remains include stone slabs carved usually called stelae (the Maya called them Tetum, ' three stones ' ) , showing portraits of the rulers with logographic texts describing their genealogy , enthronements , military victories , and other accomplishments . The Mayan pottery is ranked as one of the most varied, fine and elaborates the ancient world.

The Maya participated in long distance trade in Mesoamerica and possibly beyond. Among the trade goods were jade, cacao, corn , salt, and obsidian.