Unit 1- Lifestyles Assignment #3 Read this article and do these activities. Total: /50 marks 7 simple tipsto FEEL BETTER when you #stay home! Having a positive mental atmosphere is very important ,specially when you go through difficult times, therefore ,in this article we will share 7 tips to feel better when you have to #stayhome, adapted from blog.buffer.app.com #1)_E__ Sleeping 8 hours per day is very important to have energy and it’s essential to feel good and to deal with negative emotions. #2)___ Doing physical activity can be positive because ,when we exercise, our body produces endorphins that make us feel better. #3)__ Helping another person is very positive for our self steem so, offer to go to the shops for an elderly person from your family or your neighbourhood. If we help people ,we will feel happier. #4)__ Humans are social beings so we need to be in contact with the people we love. So, call your relatives and friends everyday,if it’s possible, make video conferences with them or whatsapp video calls if you can’t meet in person. #5)__ Do activities that you like, such as drawing, painting, listening to music, dancing, doing freestyle, writing songs, stories or poems, singing ,perfecting a skill , learning something new, making a tutorial, playing with your sister or brother or doing any other activity that distracts you and makes you feel good. #6)__ A very good idea is to write 3 good things that happen to you every day and say “thanks!” for them. This simple practice will have a positive impact in your mental atmosphere and your perception of reality. #7)__ It’s natural that you experience anxiety, frustration, fear and worry in this situation. So, don’t be so hard on yourself. Accept these emotions and think that you are doing the best you can in this difficult context so, remember that we are all resilient people and that we’ll get through this. Key vocabulary in the text (aquí encontrarás el significado de las palabras que están resaltadas en el texto). go through: atravesar (v) feel: sentir(se) (v) share: compartir (v) better: mejor tips: consejos/ideas stay quedarse (v) deal with: lidiar con (v) make us: nos hace (v) self steem: autoestima elderly person: adultx mayor help:ayudar(v) beings: seres need: necesitar relatives: parientes such as: tales como perfecting:perfeccionar(v) learning: aprender(v) happen: suceder/pasar/acontecer (v) anxiety: ansiedad fear: miedo worry: preocupación (también se usa como verbo- preocuparse) resilient: resiliente(persona que tiene la habilidad de superar situaciones muy difíciles y lograr seguir adelante y ser feliz). get through: superar(v) Reading Comprehension activities 1)Scanning! Read this text quickly and find: a) 20 words which are similar to Spanish. b) 5 free time activities c) 4 emotions. Examples: a) 20 words similar to Spanish in the text eg: positive mental ............ ............ (paragraph #1) b) 5 free time activities: eg: drawing (“dibujar”- paragraph #5) c) 4 emotions eg: frustration ( paragraph #7) Activity 1:___/14,5 marks (0,5 marks each) 2)Read this article again and insert subtitles A-G into paragraphs 1-7. /6 marks A) Stay in touch with your friends and family B)Do exercice C) Solidarity is also good for you. D) Do the things you love! E) Sleep more F) Be kind to yourself G) Say “Thanks” for the good things in your life Example: #1) E (Sleep more) 3) Multiple choice activity: Read this text again and choose the best option ( a - b or c). /6 marks eg: 0) Sleeping 8 hours per day is necessary because... a) ... it helps you to be beautiful. b) ... it helps you to feel better. c) ... it causes depression 0) b 1) Doing exercise is important because... a) ... you look good b) ... you don’t make friends c) ... you feel good 2) When you #stay home, it’s essential to... a)... have virtual contact with the important people in your life. b)... look for new information about Coronavirus everyday. c)... sit around and do nothing everyday. 3) To feel better it is good to... a)... avoid virtual contact with your friends and family. b)... have a positive mental atmosphere. c)... repress your negative emotions. *avoid: evitar *repress: reprimir 4) VOCABULARY ACTIVITY: 4 WORD CHALLENGE: Write as many coherent sentences as you can using 4 words from this text in each sentence,(key vocabulary in the text), to practise vocabulary and writing. La idea es primero, estudiar el vocabulario nuevo, saber su significado, hacer un diagrama en el cuaderno con dibujos que representen las palabras nuevas, usar diferentes colores, si es posible, grabarte diciendo las palabras y su significado, escuchar la grabación con los significados varias veces, o cualquier otra técnica de aprendizaje que te sea útil para incorporar vocabulario. Podés hacer los mismo con otras palabras que hayas necesitado buscar en el diccionario, mientras hacías las actividades de comprensión lectora porque no sabías qué quería decir. Key vocabulary in the text go through: atravesar (v) feel: sentir(se) (v) share: compartir (v) better: mejor tips: consejos/ideas stay quedarse (v) deal with: lidiar con (v) make us: nos hace (v) self steem: autoestima elderly person: adultx mayor help:ayudar(v) beings: seres need: necesitar relatives: parientes such as: tales como perfecting:perfeccionar(v) learning: aprender(v) happen: suceder/pasar/acontecer (v) anxiety: ansiedad fear: miedo worry: preocupación (también se usa como verbo- preocuparse) resilient: resiliente(persona que tiene la habilidad de superar situaciones muy difíciles y lograr seguir adelante y ser feliz). get through: superar(v) Eg: You need to share your problems with your friends to feel better. (vos) necesitás compartir tus problemas con tus amigxs para sentirte mejor. Si te fijás, usé 4 palabras del vocabulario del texto y armé una oración con sentido. Esa es la mejor forma de practicar e incorporar vocabulario nuevo. Si se te dificulta formar oraciones, podés usar el material de apoyo para empezar 4to año de Inglés. Allí se explica cómo “armar” oraciones simples. Activity 4: /11,5 marks 5) Answer this question: What’s your opinion about this article?Be honest! __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ Activity 5: You can use this language: (Lenguaje que podés usar para responder) I agree with .... (estoy de acuerdo con) I disagree with.....(no estoy de acuerdo con/estoy en desacuerdo con) In my opinion,... (en mi opinión) I think that....(yo pienso/creo que) I personally believe that....(personalmente creo que...) From my point of view, (desde mi punto de vista) Besides, (además) However,(sin embargo) Thanks for doing Assignment #3! /12 marks