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Unit W alk-through
Mar de l Ca ri be
O C É A N O
AT L Á N T I C O
San Juan
México
Belice
Honduras
Guatemala
El Salvador Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Panamá
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Haití
República
Dominicana
Jamaica
O C É A N O
PAC Í F I C O
Isla de
Culebra
Isla de
Vieques
0 200 100
kilómetros
0 200 100
millas
0 30 15
kilómetros
0 30 15
millas
MAPA CULTURAL
Puerto Rico
136 ciento treintayseis
Puerto Rico está
en las islas ntillas.
El archipiélago de las
Antillas está situado
al sur de Florida, entre
el mar Caribe
y el océano Atlántico.
El territorio de Puerto
Rico está formado por
tres islas principales:
Puerto Rico, Vieques
y Culebra.
La capital de Puerto
Rico es San Juan.
¿Dónde?
Lee y escribe.Read the sentences and say which country each one refers to.
r Estáal surdeNicaragua.
r EstáaloestedeHaití.
r Estáal estedeRepúblicaDominicana.
Habla.Play a guessing game with a partner. Choose a place on the map,
then give your partner a clue. He or she asks questions to find out where you are.
Take turns.
Modelo A.Estoy alnorte deEl Salvador.
B.¿Estás enGuatemala?
A.Sí.
¿SabesquePuertoRicoes
un Estado LibreAsociado
con los EstadosUnidos?
Sí,poreso lospuertorriqueñosson
ciudadanosestadounidenses.
(3)Playade FaroMaunabo enPuertoRico.
ciento treintaysiete 137
Describir el Caribe
Escribe.Fill in the chart using the information above.
Responde. Why do you think so many languages are spoken in the Caribbean?
Puerto Rico y el Caribe
1. El mar Caribe
TheWest Indies,Mexico,CentralAmerica,
Colombia,andVenezuela surround the
CaribbeanSea. It isawarm sea,also called
Seaof theAntilles.
2. Las Antillas
Thearchipelagoof theAntilles is formedby
many islandsandmany countries.
Thereare threeSpanish-speaking countries
in theAntilles:Cuba, theDominicanRepublic,
andPuertoRico.Onother islands they speak
other languages,suchasEnglish (Jamaica),
French (Haiti),andDutch (Aruba).
(1)Pequeñas islasdelCaribe.
(2)PlayadeSamaná en laRepúblicaDominicana.
3. La isla de Puerto Rico
The islandofPuertoRico ismadeupofa
mountain range called theCordilleraCentral
and large coastalareas.San Juan, the capital
ofPuertoRico, is in theNorth.
Puerto Rico and the Caribbean
Islands in theCaribbeanSea Languages spoken in theCaribbean
Antillas
Culminating activities at the end of every unit allow
students to consolidate the language and cultural
concepts learned throughout the unit.
Students learn basic
geographical information
about each country: location,
size, population, and
geographical regions.
Mapa Cultural
(Cultural Map)
Students get a cultural
and geographical
snapshot of each
country.
Students learn interesting
cultural aspects: places,
people, traditions, customs,
and folklore.
LECTURA
140 cientocuarenta
El castillo de San Felipe del Morro
PuertoRico,22deenerode 2010
Minombre esRicky, tengo 16añosy soydePuerto
lugar favorito enSan Juanesel castillo
de San Felipe del Morro.
ElMorroesunode los fuertesmásantiguos
deAmérica.Esuncastillodel sigloXVI.Losespañoles
hacenelcastilloparadefender laciudadde losataques
pormar.
DentrodelMorrohayun laberintode túneles,pasajes
y rampasyunas torres llamadas garitas.
¡Tienesquevisitarel castillo! ¡Imaginael fuego
de los cañonesy elasaltode lospiratas!Además,
desdeElMorrohayunasvistas fantásticas.
HoyElMorroda labienvenidaa losbarcos
que entran en labahíadeSan Juanyofrece
a susvisitantes casi 500añosdehistoria.
El Morro
Blog de viajes
READING STRATEGY
Key concept synthesis
As you go through a reading,
look for clues that will help
you identify key concepts.
Key concepts are the most
important ideas that you
would talk about when
explaining a text to someone
whohasnot read it.
Clues that may help you
identify key concepts are
the title, the illustrations,
words that stand out
because of their color or
the thickness of the line
(bold type), the topic
sentence in each paragraph,
summary statements,
and the conclusions.
VistaaéreadelMorro. Garita.
cientocuarentayuno 141
COMPRENSIÓN
¿Qué sabes sobre El Morro?
Elige. Read the sentences and say which ones are true (ciertas).
1. ElMorro es el fuertemásantiguodelNuevoMundo.
2. ElMorro estáen labahíadeSan Juan.
3. ElMorro esunedificiodefensivo.
4. EnPuertoRicohaypiratas.
Un monumento histórico
Escribe.Write a short text
describing a famous
historic monument.
Include these points:
r Cuál es sunombre.
r Dónde está.
r Cómoes.
r Qué cosashay.
ESTRATEGIA Sintetizar los conceptos clave
Conceptos clave
Lee,habla y escribe.Read the blog,and discuss El Morro.
Then use the most important ideas in the text to complete this table.
Use the column on the left for the important concepts from the reading
and the one on the right to note connections with other parts
of the text.
TU DESAFÍO Earn points for your own challenge! Visit the website to learn more
aboutEl Morro.
FuertedeSan Jerónimo
(San Juan).
Key concepts Supporting details in the text
Morro es un fuerte muy antiguo. Morro tiene casi 500 años de historia.
Lectura
(Reading)
Students have an
opportunity to practice
the vocabulary and
grammatical structures
presented in the unit
through culturally rich
and developmentally
appropriate readings.
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