Location via proxy:   [ UP ]  
[Report a bug]   [Manage cookies]                
Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 43 views

    Wake Up, Cross The Border, Go To School! Wake Up, Cross The Border, Go To School!

    Uploaded by

    alma
    Calexico Mission School is located on the US-Mexico border. Many students live in Mexicali, Mexico and cross the border daily to attend school in Calexico, California. While a fence separates the two cities, the children see crossing the border as a normal part of their daily routine. For some families, paying international tuition rates is a financial strain but they prioritize their children's education. The school celebrates both American and Mexican cultures.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Wake Up, Cross The Border, Go To School! Wake Up, Cross The Border, Go To School!

    Uploaded by

    alma
    43 views2 pages
    Calexico Mission School is located on the US-Mexico border. Many students live in Mexicali, Mexico and cross the border daily to attend school in Calexico, California. While a fence separates the two cities, the children see crossing the border as a normal part of their daily routine. For some families, paying international tuition rates is a financial strain but they prioritize their children's education. The school celebrates both American and Mexican cultures.

    Original Description:

    .

    Original Title

    U3-LESSOND

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Calexico Mission School is located on the US-Mexico border. Many students live in Mexicali, Mexico and cross the border daily to attend school in Calexico, California. While a fence separates the two cities, the children see crossing the border as a normal part of their daily routine. For some families, paying international tuition rates is a financial strain but they prioritize their children's education. The school celebrates both American and Mexican cultures.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    43 views2 pages

    Wake Up, Cross The Border, Go To School! Wake Up, Cross The Border, Go To School!

    Uploaded by

    alma
    Calexico Mission School is located on the US-Mexico border. Many students live in Mexicali, Mexico and cross the border daily to attend school in Calexico, California. While a fence separates the two cities, the children see crossing the border as a normal part of their daily routine. For some families, paying international tuition rates is a financial strain but they prioritize their children's education. The school celebrates both American and Mexican cultures.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    of 2

    LESSON D A NORMAL DAY

    1. STUDY THESE EXAMPLES AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:

    San Diego - Tijuana El Paso – Juarez Calexico - Mexicali

    • What are “twin cities”? • What other examples of twin cities can you mention?

    2. READ THE TEXT AND DECIDE IF THE SENTENCES ARE TRUE (T) OR FALSE (F).

    Wake up, cross the border, go to school!


    A metal fence separates Calexico in the USA and Mexicali in Mexico, but that is not an
    obstacle for the children who go to Calexico Mission School. Crossing the border is a
    normal daily routine for them. Ailani Mares, a Calexico Mission student from Mexicali says: “I love to live
    on the border,” “Oh, my mom and dad, they’re in Mexico, and I’m in the United States!”

    “The border separates Mexican and American people, but here that is not true”, says Yolanda Johnston, a
    school instructor. More than 4.5 million people cross the Californian border annually. “People aren’t doing
    something wrong. Most of the people crossing are good, honest people” says David Salazar, director of
    the Calexico ports of entry.

    Calexico Mission pupils need student visas to make the crossing. They wake up so early and spend a lot
    of time in traffic with their parents or in a van that takes them to the port of entry. Then, they walk almost
    500 meters to school, in a hot desert that is more than 45 degrees Celsius in the summer.
    Marian Mendoza, an 11-year-old girl says that she wakes up at 5:15 a.m. On the contrary, her American
    classmate, Yasmin Corral, 11 years old too, lives in Calexico and says that she sleeps until 7:20 a.m. The
    school logo includes both the U.S. and Mexican flags.

    For many families, it is a sacrifice to have their children at Mission School. “We earn pesos and pay dollars
    and the exchange rate makes the situation really hard sometimes” says Oscar Olivarria. He has his two
    kids in this school. “But obviously, this is a priority and that is the reason why we make the sacrifice.” “We
    pray for the dollar to go down” says Ailani Mares. Her father is a doctor, and they don’t have financial
    problems, but it is really hard for her classmates sometimes.

    Salvador Chacon is in his first year at Calexico Mission School. His three sisters are now in college, and
    he knows his parents are sacrificing a lot for him. “My parents have no education”, he says. “But that
    motivates me”. Brenda Gallardo has three children in Mission School. She is horrified when the peso goes
    down. “It means $5,000 extra pesos, but I have to keep them in school”.
    “Education is the only way that we have to fight poverty, to fight
    corruption, to fight all the limitations that Mexico has,” Gallardo says. “I
    can send my kids to the Mexican public school. But I definitely want better
    things for them”.

    https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-ln-calexico-border-school-20170321-htmlstory.html

    35
    1. Calexico Mission School only has Mexican students. T F
    2. Mexican students at Mission School like the trip to USA. T F
    3. Every year, 4.5 million people are crossing the border illegally. T F
    4. Calexico is in a desert that can have 45 degrees of temperature. T F
    5. Paying Mission School is often a problem for Mexican families. T F
    6. Salvador Chacon’s parents have 4 children studying. T F
    7. Brenda Gallardo works extra time to earn $5,000 extra pesos. T F
    8. Gallardo thinks public education in Mexico is not very good. T F

    LESSON E WRITING A BLOG

    1. READ MARCOS’S BLOG. IS YOUR FAVORITE DAY SIMILAR TO MARCOS’S?

    My favorite day
    Marcos from Pachuca Hidalgo in Mexico
    My favorite day is Saturday. I get up very late and have my favorite meal for breakfast in bed. I don’t get
    dressed. I like wearing my pajamas. In the afternoon, mom always cooks something for lunch, but on
    Saturday we usually order pizza. I never do homework on the weekend. When my father gets home he
    always gives my sister and I pocket money, so we go to our favorite candy store and buy a snack. Before
    I go to bed I always take a long bath. I relax and then I see videos on Youtube or read a book. I love
    Saturdays because I don’t go to school so I go to bed at 11:30 pm. I usually feel relaxed at the end of the
    day. And you? What’s your favorite day?

    2. LOOK AT THE HIGHLIGHTED WORDS AND COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH


    AND, BUT, OR, SO, AND BECAUSE.
    1. I always get up at 6 am ____________ at the weekend I get up at 8 am.
    2. When I get home I watch TV ___________ listen to music.
    3. I never drink coffee __________ I don’t like it.
    4. I always have a shower _________ listen to my favorite music in the morning.
    5. I always start work at 7 am __________ I always wake up very early.

    3. WRITE A COMMENT ON “MY FAVORITE DAY CHAT”. INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING


    INFORMATION.

    My favorite day chat


    What’s your favorite day? Why?
    What do you do in the morning?
    What do you do in the afternoon?
    What do you do in the evening?
    What time do you go to bed?

    36

    You might also like