English II

INSTITUTO ESPECIALIZADO DE NIVEL SUPERIOR CENTRO CULTURAL SALVADOREÑO AMERICANO
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Reinforcement Exercises for students of
Student’s name: __________________________________________

Introduction
This material is intended to reinforce the topics studied, it
presents an extension of the language functions and structures presented in
class, as well as a series of vocabulary used in different contexts to contribute
to student´s increase of lexicon. Students will have the opportunity to
demonstrate their ability to understand written and spoken English, as well as
using it orally to communicate their own ideas, facilitating comprehension
and application in a real context. The communicative approach is essential
for the students to meet the necessary competences when developing English
accurately. The topics are taken from the syllabus and the references are cited
to motivate students to look for more information related to the contents.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Unit Content Activity
1 Customs and traditions of El Salvador Written Report
2 Healthy lifestyles Interview
3 Benefits of sports Sports Album
4 Mass Media influence Guided Reading
5 Our Experiences Poll
6 Rules and Regulations Written Report and its
presentation
SUB CONTENTS
UNIT Sub contents
1 My birthplace Culture Typical food
Factors that contribute to the sustainable development of E.S
Tourism Informal job Formal job
Quality of education
2 My body Common illnesses
Hygiene habits Visiting the doctor
Healthy food Junk food
Diets
3 Traditional sports Extreme sports
Benefits of practicing sports Techniques to practice sports
4 Mass media Radio and Television
Social Networks Influence on teenagers
Advantages Disadvantages
5 Best trips Social events
Family problems How to solve a difficult situation
6 Personal goals Professional goals
Short-term plans Long-term plans
Looking for a job Job interview

Describes the parts
of the body,
showing interest in
sharing with others
UNIT II: Healthy lifestyles
Sub content I: My body
Your body is very important; there is something
everybody can do to keep a healthy body: respect your body.
Spelling exercise: Look for 20 different parts of the
body in the crossword, and then write them in the in
the table
More Practice: Write the name of the part of the body that is described.
______________ Is the part of the body that helps you to write.
______________Is the part of the body that you use to see and read.
______________ You walk with them.
______________ You can kiss your mother with it.
Ask to your partner, and write the answers in your notebook.
1: How do you take care of your body?
2: What do you do when you hurt your leg or fingers?
3: How do you do to keep your teeth clean?
t h i p w o b l e e
r l h r e g n i f a
a e n a i l h p o r
e g y k n x e s o n
h t e e t d a x t k
x x x e x x d x c
x x v h i n e c k a
x x h c a m o t s b
1____________ 2____________
3____________ 4____________
5____________ 6____________
7____________ 8____________
9____________ 10 __________
11___________ 12 __________
13___________ 14 __________
15___________ 16 __________
17___________ 18 __________
19 ___________ 20 __________

Describes three
common illnesses,
showing interest in
sharing with others
Sub content II: Common Illnesses
Headache: Pain in your head.
Stomachache: Pain in your _________________
Backache: ______________________________
Toothache: _____________________________
Earache: _______________________________
PAIN OR ACHE?
You have a PAIN in a part of your body. Example: Tarquino felt a pain in his stomach
A part of your body ACHES: Example: Adonnis took a pill, because he had a stomachache.
Do you know?
What is a cough? _________________ What is a sore throat? ________________
What is a fever? __________________ What is a swelling? __________________
Reading
Two weeks ago I felt a terrible headache and my mother asked
me to go to the doctor. I didn´t want to go, because I am
afraid of injections, but I went to the clinic, because I should
not drink medicine that probably will not be good for me, fortunately,
the doctor gave me some pills and now I feel much better!
Writing
Write a description of the last time you were sick

Describes five
hygiene habits,
showing interest in
sharing with others
Sub content III: Hygiene Habits
What do you do to be healthy?
This is a question that everybody should wonder, because it
all depends on the hygiene habits we practice to avoid being
sick or having any disease. Here we will find some tips to be healthy:
1. Wash your hands, before and after eating
2. Wash fruits and vegetables before consuming them
3. Brush your teeth at least three times a day
4. Take a shower everyday 8. _________________________________
5. Wear clean clothes 9. _________________________________
6. Eat hot food 10. ________________________________
ADD MORE! 11. ________________________________
7. _________________________________________ 12. ________________________________
How often do you…….? Complete the chart.
Student Wash your hands Take a shower Brush your teeth (Other)
Ingrid
Kelvin
Nelsy

Describes symptoms,
showing interest in
sharing with others
Sub content IV: Visiting the doctor
This is my story:
Last Saturday, my best friend and I went to
the new restaurant in La Zona Rosa, we asked for
some pupusas and we were talking about our
friends. The food seemed to be delicious, so we
started to eat and, it´s incredible but I ate 12
pupusas and my friend only ate 5. Next day I woke up in the hospital.
The pupusas were delicious, but I felt a terrible stomachache and I thought that I was
going to die… As soon as we arrived to the hospital the doctor checked me and asked
me some questions…
Doctor: Hello Sara, how old are you? Sara: I´m 17 years old
Doctor: Can you describe your symptoms? Sure: I felt a terrible
Doctor: What did you eat, Sara? stomachace.
Based on the reading, continue the conversation:
Sara: _____________________________ Doctor: ____________________________
Sara: _____________________________ Doctor: ____________________________
Sara: _____________________________ Doctor: ____________________________
Useful expressions:
I feel a terrible stomachache
My body was shaking
My temperature was high
I felt dizzy
I vomited
I could not see very well
I didn’t distinguish the flavors
Everything started 2 days ago
when…
I took an aspirin
Take 2 pills a day
Take your medicine after
breakfast

Describes 3 different
healthy food, showing
interest in sharing with
others
Sub content V: Healthy food
Instructions: Read the text and answer the
questions.
The quality of life depends upon the food you eat. That is why it is important to know the kind of food
you take to your mouth.
Some kind of food is prepared with a lot of
saturated fats which is not good for your body. Some
diseases are caused by consuming fast food, the
worst result could be a heart attack that can finish
with your life and this is produced by the bad dietary
habits you have. So you should better try to follow an
adequate diet. For example try to have five
servings of fruit and vegetables a day, eat food
with reduced fat, don't smoke, Smoking is one of
the biggest causes of cancer in the world. Do
exercises. Another problem in America today is
the lack of activity. The truth is, that the more
exercise you do; the healthier you are. Walking can make the difference.
1) What is one characteristic of most of the food?
____________________________________________
2) What is the cause of some disease?
________________________________________________________________
3) What could be the worst result of consuming fast food?
________________________________________________________________
4) What is a recommendation given by the author?
________________________________________________________________
5) What happens if you exercise frequently? _____________________________
DO YOU KNOW YOUR PARTNERS? Ask this to 3 different peers!
a. What o you usually eat for breakfast?
b. What is your favorite food?
c. What do you eat for lunch?

types of junk food,
showing interest in
sharing with others
Sub content VI: Junk food
Classify the food into two categories: Mark as directed.
JUNK FOOD or HEALTHY FOOD
1 2 3 4 5 6
WHY? Now write your reasons for the classification:
In my opinion the number ___ is___________ because______________
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
REASONS TO AVOID JUNK FOOD
Eating junk food creates an excess of fat in your organism
and it destroys the natural balance in your body creating obstacles
for the veins. Fat people tend to feel tired most of the time and loss
of weight is not easy to reach, especially for the people who
consume junk food every day, such as hamburgers, hotdogs, pizza,
soda, among others. Doctors recommend eating natural food like
fruits and vegetables to help our system to keep a balance, live
healthy and longer. Another recommendation is to practice sports or at least walk 10-
15 minutes daily.

diets, showing interest in
sharing with others
Sub content VII: Diets
Listen to the information presented and complete the
spaces with the information in the box.
Food combining – different foods – fruits – carbohydrates – proteins – vegetable
EAT WELL, ENJOY YOUR FOOD, AND LOSE WEIGHT*
Imagine a diet where you can eat three meals a day and lose weight! With ____ ________ you can eat
what you like, but there are some things you can´t eat together.
Food combining is based on the way we digest food. The human body digests ________
________ in different ways. _________ only takes half an hour to digest, but ____________take 3 to 4
hours, and ___________ take up to 8 hours. This is why it is important to eat the same kinds of foods
together. You just need to follow three simple rules.
1) The fruit rule: Don´t eat _________ with other foods.
2) The protein and ____________ rule: Don´t eat __________ and _____________ at the same
meal.
3) The __________ rule: Eat vegetables (or salads) with any kind of _________ or ___________.
My partners´ Traditional Diets: Ask 3 of your partners about the diets they know.
Student’s name Diet
Comprehension:
1. What kind of food takes less time to be digested? ________________________________
2. What kind of food takes more time to be digested? _______________________________
Application:
1. What kind of food contains carbohydrates? _____________________________________
2. What kind of food contains proteins? __________________________________________
3. What kind of food do you think is the healthiest? _________________________________
*Content taken from: NAIO Elementary Unit 10 P. 68. MacMillan

Describes 2 traditional
sports, showing interest
in sharing with others
UNIT III: Benefits of Sports
Sub content I: Traditional Sports
Barcelona or Madrid?
Barcelona is one the best soccer teams in the world, it is a Spanish team and its
traditional rival is Real Madrid, every year there is a war among these teams and the
people go crazy every time they meet. Barcelona has excellent soccer players from all
over the world as well as Madrid. When I was 16 years old I used to play with my partners in the
school, now I am studying in the university and I don´t have enough time to go out
with my friends, because our teachers assign a lot of homework and the only day I
can go to play with my neighbors is on Sunday, we practice in the soccer field of
our community and we enjoy together, because our friends go to see the match, it is
not like Barcelona or Real Madrid, but we fun!!
Talk to your partner about his or her favorite sports, then
describe the pictures using the following guiding questions:
1) Do you prefer soccer or basketball? I prefer,
_____________, because ___________________________________
2) What is the benefit o f practicing soccer/basketball? I think that
___________________________________________________________________________
3) What sport has more fans around the world? Probably _______________________________
4) When you were studying high school, did you play soccer or basketball? I played__________
Extension: Write your best experience practicing sports and present it to the class.
MY BEST EXPERIENCE
MY PARTNER’S BEST EXPERIENCE
WORK IN PAIRS!

Describes 2 sports he/she
would like to practice,
showing interest in
sharing with others
• Swimming
• Surfing
Water
•Football
•Volleyball
Land
•Parachuting
•Skydiving
Air
Sub content II: Extreme Sports
How many
sports can you count?
Building Vocabulary: Look for the pictures representing the sports in the chart, and paste them.
Bungee Jumping Rappelling Polo vault Sailing Swimming Tennis Cycling Baseball
Snowboarding Paragliding Rugby Skydiving Windsurfing Javelin Rafting Surfing
What kind of extreme sport would you like to practice?
Making a plan: Send an invitation to your friends via E-mail to meet and play together:
Let´s
talk!
Let´s meet at the CCSA basketball field
Let´s have a BKB match this Friday, August 30
th
at the CCSA BKB field at 2:30 PM English II - A Vs. English II -B

Describes 5 benefits of
practicing sports, showing
interest in sharing with
others
Sub content III: Benefits of practicing sports
Practicing sports has a lot of benefits
for your body and mind, let’s see some of them:
The first benefit is that your muscles are stronger, a second benefit is that
your blood pressure tends to stabilize and flow in every single part of your
body, a third example is that your mind works faster due to the speed you have to perform, a fourth
benefit is that you keep in shape, a fifth benefit is that you reinforce the relationship with your friends,
a sixth benefit is that learn to be disciplined, because practicing a sport requires self-discipline.
There are different sports you can practice, some of them can be accomplished alone like yoga,
swimming, cycling, running; some other need two people; such as chess, and finally there are some
others that need to be carried out in a team. Every single sport has its benefits, just practice it regularly
and you will notice them.
DEBATE Your instructor will divide the class in two groups, Group A and group B;
group A will be in favor of practicing sports while group B will be against. In your group
discuss the pros or cons and let´s have a discussion.
List of pros or cons: ________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Conclusion:
Most of the people around the world….
The sport that most of the people practice is ….

Describes his/her own
definition of Mass Media,
showing interest in
sharing with others
UNIIT IV: Mass Media Influence
Sub Content I: Mass Media
Mass Media is the group of
means to
transmit
information
for most of
the people around the world.
The first means of
communication was the
newspaper, some years later
appeared the radio, the
television, and now we have
internet, smart phones and
every day more and people
are active users of those
means. Nowadays, the
number of people increases
due to the necessity to be in
touch with others,
transmitting information is as
simple as clicking or texting.
Mass media is a worldwide
source of entertainment,
information, and
power. The
industry of
communication
has an enormous influence
on people’s decisions and
most of the businesses try to
call their attention by
promoting different products,
and services.
Scientists talk
about different
generations
taking into account the
development of the new
technologies and there are
specific characteristics for
each of them. The New
generation is called
“Generation Y”.
Answer the questions:
1) How many hours do you watch TV in a day? What kind of programs do you watch?
2) How often do you surf on the internet? What do you use it for?
3) What do you use your cell phone for? How much do you spend on credit monthly?
4) Do you listen to music every day? Is it a habit for you?
5) Do you read the newspaper? What kind of information do you look for?
Now share your answers with your partners.
 Write your own definition of Mass Media, and share it with the class:

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