INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL

CENTRO DE LENGUAS EXTRANJERAS UNIDAD ZACATENCO

DEPARTAMENTO DE INGLÉS

PROYECTO DE LECTURA
BÁSICO 2

Libro Nivel Unidades LIFE

Forces of Nature Básico 2 Beginner: 9-12

1.1 Capítulo 1: Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox

Conociendo a los personajes / Meeting the characters

Descripción de la actividad: Los alumnos/as identifican a los personajes principales del

texto dibujándolos y proveen información personal: nombre y ocupación.
Instructions: Draw and color the main characters of the story/book. Mention their names,
genres, jobs, activities, etc.
Ejemplo:

Name: Babe

Color: -

Typical activities: Help Paul

Residence: Minnesota

Name: Paul Bunyan

Job: lumberjack

Typical activities: Dig holes, cut down trees, etc.

Residence:
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1.2 Capítulo 1: Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox

Un Poco de Geografía / A Little bit of Geography

Descripción de la actividad: Los alumnos/as identifican y marcan en un mapa de los

Estados Unidos de América los lugares (estados, ciudades, pueblos, aldeas, etc.) y
accidentes geográficos (ríos, arroyos, lagos, montañas, etc.) que se mencionan en la
historia.
Instructions: Use a map of the United States to identify the places, mountains, rivers and
lakes mentioned in the story. Use different colors.
Ejemplo:
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Forces of Nature Básico 2 Beginner: 9-12

1.3 Capítulo 1: Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox

Descripción de la actividad: Los alumnos/as resumen la historia Paul Bunyan and

Babe the Blue Ox como se muestra en el cuadro.

SUMMARIZING
To summarize is to use your own words to tell the main ideas from a
text. Answer the questions below to summarize the book:
____________________
Somebody: Who are the main characters?
Wanted: What did the main characters want?
But: What was the problem?
So: How did the character try to solve the problem?
Then: What was the solution?

Instructions: Summarize the story Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox answering the
questions from the chart.
Ejemplo:

“Paul and Babe wanted to find water, but the land was dry. So, Paul hit the ground with
his ax, and he found water. “
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Forces of Nature Básico 2 Beginner: 9-12

1.3 Capítulo 2: Water´s Might

Agua: Fuerza de la naturaleza / Water: Forces of Nature

Descripción de la actividad: Los alumnos dibujan un mapa mental sobre el “agua”

usando la información del libro.
Instructions: Make a mind map about the “water” using the information from the text.
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Descripción de la actividad

Los estudiantes responden las preguntas de Verdadero/Falso sobre el libro.

Instructions: Read the sentences. Tick if they are true (T) or false (F).

T F

1.Paul Bunyan, the lumberjack, lives in a city.

2.Paul Bunyan found Babe in a cold winter day.

3.Babe was a birthday present.

4.Paul and Babe played fetch in summer.

5.There are many stories about the Mississippi River.

6.Water can change the land.

7.The main element of glaciers is land.

8.The Great Lakes have water from glaciers.

9.Glaciers and rivers can form some lakes.

10.Today The Grand Canyon is very deep.

 RESPUESTAS

T F

1.Paul Bunyan, the lumberjack, lives in a city.

2.Paul Bunyan found Babe in a cold winter day.

3.Babe was a birthday present.

4.Paul and Babe played fetch in summer.

5.There are many stories about the Mississippi River.

6.Water can change the land.

7.The main element of glaciers is land.

8.The Great Lakes have water from glaciers.

9.Glaciers and rivers can form some lakes.

10.Today The Grand Canyon is very deep.