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Unit 14: Living in My World

Climate, weather, geographical features, ecology, civic affairs, driving and traffic. Written translation into English; review of past tense. The unit lasts for 7-8 days.

Objectives

Students will be able to:

• Relate past events when writing or speaking
• Give driving directions
• Discuss environmental concerns such as:
  1. - modes of transportation
  2. - weather and climate
  3. - personal choices that affect one's environmental footprint
  4. - perspectives on local as well as international neighborhoods
• Plan and participate in a community service project

Lessons

• Day 1: Writing a story
• Day 2: Transportation
• Day 3: Geography and climate
• Day 4: My neighborhood, clean or not?
• Day 5: Are we ecology-friendly?
• Days 6-7: Planning a community service project
• Day 8: Participating in a community service project

Meeting the ACTFL standards

Students:

• 1.1: Engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
• 1.2: Understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.
• 1.3: Present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.
• 2.1: Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.
• 2.2: Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied.
• 3.1: Reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language.

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