7. Talking about Health

head

headache

shoulder

chest

fever

sore throat

nose

neck

back

stomach

sick

dizzy

I feel / I felt

I have/he has/I had

I hurt / I hurt

I need/ I needed

7. Talking about your Health: Story

Andy is a seal (1). Generally he likes to play (2) with his ball (3), but today he’s not feeling well.

Andy has a headache and a sore throat. He also has a pain in his back and he feels dizzy.

Andy tells his mother he feels sick and he doesn’t want to go to school. (4) Andy’s mother takes him (5) to see the doctor.

The doctor examines Andy. He asks him where he hurts. He takes Andy’s temperature. Andy has a fever. Andy’s nose and throat are swollen. (6)

The doctor tells Andy’s mother that Andy needs to stay in bed (8) and not go to school until (9) he feels better. (10)

Andy should drink plenty (11) of liquids. The nurse gives (12) Andy a shot (13) for his headache and sore throat.

Andy does what (14) the doctor says. In a few (15) days, he feels better and is able to join (16) all the other little seals in school and on the playground. (17) He’s a happy seal again! (18)

1)       foca

2)       le gusta jugar

3)       su bola

4)       escuela

5)       lo lleva

6)       hinchadas

7)       Después

8)       quedarse en la cama

9)       hasta

10)   mejor

11)   debe beber bastantes

12)   enfermera le da

13)   inyección

14)   hace lo que

15)   unos pocos

16)   puede juntarse con

17)   patio de recreo

18)   otra vez

 7. Talking about your Health: Reading

Andy is a seal. He goes to school at Reagan Elementary in Madison, Wisconsin. Madison is the capital of the state of Wisconsin. Andy likes his school.

Andy is seven years old. His favorite thing (1) is to play ball with his friends. Today while he’s playing, (2) he feels his back and shoulder hurting. (3)

Next (4) his head and throat start (5) to hurt. Soon (6) he feels dizzy and doesn’t want to play any more. (7) His nose starts to run. Andy is sick!

Andy leaves the ball game (8) and goes home. (9) He tells his mother he feels sick and he doesn’t want to go back (10) to school.

Andy’s mother is very concerned (11). She takes him to see (12) the doctor.

The doctor examines Andy. He asks him where it hurts. He takes Andy’s pulse, listens to his chest, and takes his temperature.

Andy’s nose and throat are swollen (13). Andy has a fever and may have strep throat (14).

The doctor tells Andy’s mother that Andy needs to stay in bed. (15) He should drink plenty of (16) liquids. The nurse gives (17) Andy an injection for his headache and sore throat.

The shot helps him (18) a lot. In just a few hours he starts to feel better. Within (20) a day or two, he is able to join (21) all the other little seals at school and on the playground.

Andy is happy that he’s not sick any more and that he can play with his friends!

CHALLENGE: A doctor visits a patient in a hospital room. “I’m sorry,” says the doctor, “but I have good news and bad news.” “Tell me everything,” says the man. “Tell me the bad news first.” The doctor replies, “Your accident was worse than we thought. We had to amputate both your legs.” The man asks, “So what is the good news?” The doctor replies, “The man in the bed next to you wants to buy your slippers.”

  

1)       cosa

2)       Hoy mientras juega

3)       duelen/doliendo

4)       Lo próximo

5)       duelen

6)       comienzan

7)       Pronto

8)       no quiere jugar más

9)       deja el partido

10)   va a casa

11)   volver

12)   preocupada

13)   lo llevar a ver

14)   hinchadas

15)   posiblemente tenga faringitis estreptocócica

16)   quedarse en cama

17)   debe beber bastante

18)   enfermera le da

19)   le ayuda

20)   Dentro

21)   está capaz/puede

22)   juntarse

6. Shopping for Clothes

Vocabulary presented in class

sweater

skirt

dress

shoes

socks

tie

shirt

vest

jacket

belt

pants (or trousers)

need

buy / sell

looking for

return

6. Shopping for Clothes: Story

There is an elephant named Richard. It’s his birthday. (1) He needs clothes so he goes (2) to K-Mart.

Richard buys a purple sweater, two pink ties, five pair of black socks, six pair of orange pants, and one green belt. (3)

There’s just (4) one problem. He forgot that it’s (5) his sister’s birthday, too. She is four years younger than (6) he is.

Richard returns to the store (7). He returns (8) all the clothes so he can (9) buy his sister some clothes for her birthday.

He looks for girl clothes. He buys a pair of red shoes, two pink dresses, four brown skirts, a blue vest, a gray jacket and some multicolored socks for his sister. (10)

When they celebrate their birthdays, Richard is surprised (11) that his sister has bought him the same (12) clothes he returned to the store! How did she know? (13) They are both (14) happy. They have (15) a super birthday!

1)       cumpleaños

2)       ropa de modo que él va

3)       morado/rosada/ negros/anaranjados/ verde

4)       sólo

5)       olvidó

6)       menor que

7)       vuelve a la tienda

8)       devuelve

9)       para que él pueda

10)   rojos/rosados

       morenas/azul/gris

11)   sorprendido

12)   le ha comparado la misma

13)   ¿Cómo lo supo?

14)   los dos; ambos

15)   tienen

6. Shopping for Clothes: Reading

Richard is a boy elephant. He loves (1) baseball and other sports. (2). Today (3) is February 19^th and it’s his birthday.

Richard wants some new clothes. He takes his money and goes (4) to K-Mart.

Richard buys a purple sweater, two pink ties, five black pair of socks, six pair of orange pants, and one green belt. (5) Now he has everything (6) a ten-year-old elephant needs.

When he returns home he remembers (7) that today is his sister’s birthday, too. She is four years younger than he is. (8) They were born on the same day, (9) but not the same year (10).

 Richard decides that he wants (11) to buy her some nice clothes for her birthday.

But Richard doesn’t have any more money. Then he remembers that he can return the clothes he bought (12) to the store.

He returns all the clothes and the store gives him back his money. (13) Now he can buy his sister some clothes for her birthday.

He buys a pair of red shoes, two pink dresses, four brown skits, a blue vest, a gray jacket and some multicolored socks for his sister. (14)

Later that day, (15) they celebrate their birthdays. Their mother makes a big cake (16). They invite their friends to help eat it. (17) They sing and play games. (18)

Richard gives the clothes to his sister. She is very happy! Richard is surprised when his sister gives him the same clothes (19) he returned to the store!

She saw what he bought while he was playing (20) baseball. She knew when he returned it and then she went and bought it back for him. (21) They are both happy and have a very nice birthday!

1)       ama; le encanta

2)       otros deportes

3)       Hoy

4)       su cumpleaños

5)       morado/rosada/ negros/anaranjados/ verde

6)       Ahora él tiene todo

7)       se recuerda

8)       menor; más joven que él

9)       nacimiento el mismo día

10)   mismo año

11)   quiere

12)   compró

13)   le da su dinero

14)   rojos/rosados

       morenas/azul/gris

15)   Más tarde

16)   hace un pastel grande

17)   ayudar a comerlo

18)   canta y juegan juegos

19)   Está sorprendido cuando su hermana le da la misma ropa

20)   vio lo que compró mientras jugaba

21)   Ella sabía cuando él la devolvió y entonces ella fue y se la compró otra vez

5. Sharing Your Personal Information

Vocabulary presented in class

feet (or meters)

inches (or cm.)

tall

short

how many

young

old

telephone

pounds (or kg.)

street

zip code (or postal code)

address

I am; you are; he is; she is

(I’m; you’re; he’s; she’s)

5. Sharing Your Personal Information: Story

Michael Lagarto is a lizard (1). He has a telephone number and an email address.

Mike’s friend puts (2), Michael’s personal information online without (3) his permission.

Now everyone knows (4) that Michael is one foot two inches tall, weighs (5) six pounds three ounces and is very young.

 Anyone can see (6) Michael’s two years old. Everyone has (7) his telephone number, his street address, and zip code.

Michael gets (8) lots of emails and phone calls from businesses (9). They all want him to buy something (10). 

Michael is worried about someone finding out (11) his credit card (12) number.

To protect himself, (13) Michael changes (14) his name. He changes it from Michael Lagarto to Michael Jackson.

He starts wearing pretty shirts (16) and pants with gold and silver (17). Now nobody sends (18) him emails or asks about his identity. Everybody knows (19) Michael Jackson! He’s famous!

1)       lagarto

2)       amigo pone

3)       sin

4)       Ahora todos saben

5)       pesa

6)       Cualquiera puede ver

7)       Todos tienen

8)       recibe; agarra; consigue

9)       negocios

10)   quieren que él compre algo

11)   se preocupa que alguien discubra

12)   tarjeta

13)   Para protegerse

14)   cambia

15)   Ahora lleva puesto

16)   Él comienza a llevar camisas bonitas

17)   oro y plata

18)   nadie le envía

19)   Todo el mundo conoce a

5. Sharing Your Personal Information: Reading

Michael Lagarto is a lizard. (1) Michael likes to send (2) emails to his friend Pete. Peter Cottontail is a rabbit (3).

Michael jokes (4) with Pete in an email. He says, “Pete, you are fat. (5) You weigh (6) 310 pounds. You are five feet two inches tall and are very old.”

Pete doesn’t like that. He’s really one foot and three inches tall. He weighs just (7) five pounds twelve ounces and is just four years old.

Pete decides to get even with (8) Michael. Pete puts Michael’s personal information on Facebook without Michael’s (9) permission.

Now everyone can read (10) that Michael is one foot two inches tall, weighs six pounds three ounces and is only two years old. Everybody knows his telephone number and his birthday.

Because (11) Pete put so much (12) of Michael’s personal information online, Michael receives a lot of emails and phone calls from people and businesses he doesn’t know. (13)  

They all want him to buy something. (14) It’s a real problem. Michael is worried about (15) someone finding out (16) his credit card number.

Michael changes his name. (17) He changes it from Michael Lagarto to Michael Jackson.

Michael Lagarto knows that (18) Michael Jackson was a famous singer and dancer (19). He always (20) liked Michael Jackson so he changes his looks, too. (21)

Now he wears (22) a lot of pretty shirts (23) and pants with gold and silver (24). He has a special Michael Jackson glove (25).

 He learns (26) how to dance and sing like Michael Jackson. Now he makes lots of money singing, dancing, and acting like (27) Michael Jackson. 

1)       lagarto

2)       le gusta enviar

3)       conejo

4)       bromear

5)       gordo

6)       pesas

7)       solo

8)       vengarse de

9)       sin el plermiso de Michael

10)   Ahora todos pueden leer

11)   Porque

12)   pone tanta

13)   gente y negocios que él no conoce

14)   quieren que él compre algo

15)   se preocupa de

16)   descubra

17)   cambia su nombre

18)   sabe que

19)   cantante y bailador

20)   siempre

21)   aspecto, también

22)   lleva puesto

23)   camisas bonitas

24)   oro y plata

25)   guante

26)   aprende

27)   gana mucho dinero cantando, bailando y actuando como

3. Asking for Help with English

loud

This vocabulary was presented in class

quiet

question

sound

sentence

word

a little

a lot

fast

slow

conversation

dictionary

speak/talk (hablar)

say (decir)

ask (preguntar/pedir)

pronounce

understand

mean

3. Asking for Help with English: Story

Janet lives with her parents in Rhode Island. Her mother’s father comes (1) to visit. He is from Germany (2).

Grandpa speaks German (3) and very little English. Janet doesn’t know any (4) German.

Janet smiles (5) a lot at her grandfather. He is very nice (6). She wants (7) to speak with him.

One day the family is looking (8) at a photo album. Grandfather is talking in German. Janet looks at the pictures and tries to guess (9) what her grandfather is saying.

Grandfather’s speaking (10) very fast and loud. Janet wants to ask him a question about a picture (11) of a girl.

Janet points (13) at the photo and says her mother’s first name.

Grandfather is surprised (14) when he sees Janet point at the picture and hears (15) the name.

He answers (16) his granddaughter in German, “Ja, ja...das ist meine Tochter wenn sie ein Mädchen war und wohnte bei uns auf Deutschland.”(17)

Janet doesn’t understand everything (18), but she understands that the girl in the photo is her mother. Janet is happy. (19)

When Opa speaks German slowly and pronounces his words clearly she can understand a little. Janet can ask her mother and father what words mean, too (19). She is learning (20) German!

1)       viene

2)       Alemania

3)       alemán

4)       no sabe nada del

5)       sonríe

6)       muy simpático

7)       quiere

8)       está mirando

9)       trata de adivinar

10)   está hablando

11)   retrato

12)   señala

13)   sorprendido

14)   sorprendido

15)   oye

16)   responde

17)   Sí, sí, ésta es mi hija cuando ella era una niña y vivía con nosotros en Alemania.

18)   no comprende todo

19)   contenta

20)   está aprendiendo

3. Asking for Help with English: Reading

Janet lives with her parents in Providence, Rhode Island. Providence is the capital of the state (1) of Rhode Island. Rhode Island is the smallest (2) state in the United States, but Providence is big. (3) It has a population of 1,600,856.

Janet’s mother and father are from Berlin, Germany (4). One day Janet’s grandfather comes (5) to visit. He speaks mostly (6) German and just a little English.

Janet doesn’t know any (7) German. She speaks to her grandfather in English, but he doesn’t understand Janet smiles a lot (8) at her grandfather. She wants to talk with him, but she doesn’t know how.

One day the family is looking at (9) an old photo album. Grandfather is saying a lot in German.

Janet looks at the pictures and tries to guess (10) what her grandfather is saying. She thinks (11) he is talking about her parents when they were small (12). He’s speaking very fast and loud.

Janet wants (13) to ask her grandfather a question about a picture with a girl. She thinks the girl is her mother. She uses her mother’s first name and points (14) at the photo.

Grandfather is surprised when he hears (15) the name and sees Janet point at the picture. He answers (16) his granddaughter, “Ja, ja...das ist meine Tochter wenn sie ein Mädchen war und wohnte bei uns auf Deutschland.”

Janet doesn’t understand everything (17) but she understands that the girl in the photo is her mother. Janet is happy.

Janet understands how to talk with her grandfather. She loves (18) her grandfather very much. When he speaks German slowly and pronounces his words clearly she can (19) understand a little.

Janet can ask her mother and father what words mean. She is learning (20) German! It’s fun to know more than one language!

1)       estado

2)       más pequeño

3)       grande

4)       Alemania

5)       viene

6)       principalmente

7)       no sabe nada del

8)       sonríe mucho

9)       está mirando

10)   mira los retratos y trata de adivinar

11)   piensa

12)   cuando eran pequeños

13)   quiere

14)   señala

15)   oye

16)   responde/contesta

17)   no entiende todo

18)   ama/quiere

19)   puede

20)   divertido saber más de un idioma