8th graders exercises!

 8 th graders.

Preview vocabulary unit 4:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK4DOPR41Nc

Prepositions of place:

https://youtu.be/Hk0A-L9aB94

Superlatives and compratives:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2_-XmYDH04

LITERARY PROJECTS, II SEMESTER 2025

 7TH GRADERS:

Scenario 5: Let’s Celebrate Costa Rican Culture

Literary Project: Create your own holiday and the cards that will celebrate it / Design family celebration calendar indicating birthdays and other celebrations and indicate family preferences. Genre: Personal narratives

SP.2. very simply describes how he/she celebrates holidays and special occasions and inquiries

about others.

Este proyecto se presenta para el día 07 de octubre del 2025 los de la 7-2

Literary Project: Creating a grocery store print ad and TV or radio commercial.

Genre: Daily News

SP.2. Describes shopping items using simple words and sentence frames. (For example: their size, color, material, price

8TH GRADERS:

Unforgettable Events:

Literary Project: An oral descriprion of photomontage  (or painted/ drawn mural) about national or wordwide  events.

Genre: International Folktales & Legends / Short Stories event.

SP2. describes events using simple words or sentences frames about personal , family, national or wordwide 

Este proyecto se presenta para el día 07 de octubre del 2025 los de la 8-2

Este proyecto se presenta para el día 08 de octubre del 2025 los de la 8-1

Going shopping.

Literary Project: Map design of own town (labeling the names of buildings or stores) to give locations and directions. / Telling how to get to selected locations in Costa Rica using digital or physical maps.

Genre: Daily News/ Personal Narratives

9TH GRADERS:

Literary Project: A blog about  8 national  celebrities using pictures/ collage.

 

Genre: Daily News/ Comics/Cartoons

SP.1. describes personal and other people’s stories of success.

Unit 5.

Literary Project: A recommendation chart to prevent emergencies at home/school

 

Genre: Daily News/ Short stories

SP.1. describes personal unexpected situations.

Se entrega el  8 de octubre de 2025

HOMEWORKS/ II SEMESTER 2025 LAICH

 II SEMESTER 2025

Homeworks:

7th Graders:

#1

https://ticotimes.net/2025/07/22/why-birders-are-flocking-to-costa-ricas-barra-del-colorado

#2

https://ticotimes.net/2025/09/15/looking-back-at-life-in-costa-rica-before-independence

8th graders:

#1

https://ticotimes.net/2025/07/21/costa-rica-celebrates-201st-annexation-anniversary-with-new-nicoya-park

#2

https://ticotimes.net/2025/09/14/costa-ricas-independence-day-visitors-guide

9th graders:

#1

https://ticotimes.net/2025/07/03/obesity-in-costa-rica-a-growing-health-crisis-after-35-years-of-change

 General review 7th grade

1. Natural Wonders – Vocabulary & Matching Exercise

Vocabulary:

• Volcano

• Waterfall

• Rainforest

• Coral reef

• Desert

• Mountain

• Cave

• Island

• River

• Lake

Match the natural wonder with the correct description:

Natural Wonder	Description
Volcano	A mountain with hot lava inside
Waterfall	Water falling from a high place
Rainforest	A forest with lots of rain and animals
Coral reef	Colorful underwater structure with sea life
Desert	A very dry place with lots of sand
Mountain	A very high hill
Cave	A big hole in a mountain or ground
Island	A piece of land surrounded by water
River	A long line of water flowing through land
Lake	A large area of still water

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👤 2. Personal Pronouns – Table and Practice

Subject	Object	Possessive Adjective
I	me	my
You	you	your
He	him	his
She	her	her
It	it	its
We	us	our
They	them	their

Complete the sentences:

1. ___ am 12 years old. (I)

2. This is ___ pencil. (we)

3. He plays with ___ every day. (they)

4. My sister is nice. I like ___. (she)

5. The dog is happy. ___ tail is long. (it)

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🕒 3. Daily Routines – Vocabulary & Writing

Vocabulary:

• Wake up

• Brush my teeth

• Take a shower

• Get dressed

• Eat breakfast

• Go to school

• Do homework

• Play with friends

• Have dinner

• Go to bed

Writing Prompt – Write 5 sentences about your routine:

Example:
I wake up at 6:30 a.m. I brush my teeth and get dressed. I eat breakfast and go to school. In the afternoon, I do my homework. I go to bed at 9:00 p.m.

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🗣️ 4. Self-Introduction Dialogue

Carlos: Hi! What’s your name?
Laura: My name is Laura. What’s your name?
Carlos: I’m Carlos. Nice to meet you!
Laura: Nice to meet you too! Where are you from?
Carlos: I’m from Costa Rica. How old are you?
Laura: I’m 12 years old.
Carlos: Cool! What do you like to do?
Laura: I like reading and dancing.
Carlos: Great! I like soccer and listening to music.

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🔢 5. Numbers – Vocabulary & Practice

Numbers 1–20:
1 – one
2 – two
3 – three
4 – four
5 – five
6 – six
7 – seven
8 – eight
9 – nine
10 – ten
11 – eleven
12 – twelve
13 – thirteen
14 – fourteen
15 – fifteen
16 – sixteen
17 – seventeen
18 – eighteen
19 – nineteen
20 – twenty

Tens (30 to 100):
30 – thirty
40 – forty
50 – fifty
60 – sixty
70 – seventy
80 – eighty
90 – ninety
100 – one hundred

Exercise – Write the numbers in words:

1. 7 = __________

2. 12 = __________

3. 25 = __________

4. 40 = __________

5. 100 = __________