5 Arts Lost and Found

Unit 5 VOCABULARY 1 1 Listen and read. Everyone should be proud of who they are. What makes you who you are? Part of who you are comes from the past. It comes from the culture of your parents, grandparents, and people before them. It comes from the language you speak, the art you see, the stories and music you hear, and the traditions you share. Dragon boats are a 2,000-year-old Chinese tradition. Racers must cooperate and row together to win. Today dragon boat racing has become a modern world sport. Storytelling isn’t always done with words. In Laos, dancers tell stories with their hands. The dances are part of their history. This history is passed down from one generation to the next. The people of Tabasco, Mexico, keep their history alive. This local boy has clay on his face. He will do the jaguar dance to bring rain. His people speak an old language that came from the Olmec thousands of years ago. The people of Ghana hold on to their tradition of weaving beautiful cloth. Tourists come to Ghana to buy cloth. The money that the tourists pay helps the future of the community. 2 Listen and repeat. proud I’m very proud of my culture. culture People who live together share a common culture. a language Language helps us think and communicate. art Art is a very important part of any culture. a tradition Cooking is a tradition in every culture. share Sometimes two different cultures share one language. storytelling Storytelling is a way to preserve history. pass down Stories are passed down from generation to generation. a generation People of the same generation may have similar experiences. local Try to eat local foods when you visit a country. hold on Some groups try to hold on to their original language. weave My great grandmother used to weave her own cloth. a tourist Tourists can help preserve some cultures. future We remember the past, live in the present, and dream about the future. a community Living in a community is important for most people.

SONG 1 Listen, read, and sing. Keep Your Culture Strong Knowing your history is important. Holding on to your culture is an excellent thing! Knowing your history is important. It’s up to you to keep your culture strong! What special art does your culture bring to our world? What special thing does your family bring to our world? Weaving? Learn to do it! Storytelling? Learn to tell it! What brings your culture pride? Knowing your history is important. Holding on to your culture is an excellent thing! Knowing your history is important. It’s up to you to keep your culture strong! What special art does your culture bring to our world? What special thing does your family bring to ourworld? Embroidery? Learn to sew it! Sculpture? Learn to sculpt it! What brings your culture pride? Your grandparents may seem old to you, but they know a thing or two!

GRAMMAR 1 Gerunds as subjects Knowing your history is important. Holding on to your traditions is a good thing. Passing down family stories connects generations. Creating art is a good way to share your culture.

VOCABULARY 2 1 Listen and repeat. handcrafted Old toys were handcrafted from wood. a sculpture You can make a sculpture of a person or animal. embroidery Embroidery is beautiful but takes patience. pottery Making pottery is a very old art. jewelry making Jewelry making is common in many cultures. GRAMMAR 2 Gerunds as objects My friends are good at making jewelry. I like eating traditional foods. My mother enjoys embroidering clothes. I’m interested in learning about new places.

READING 1 Listen and read. Not Your Grandpa’s Mariachi There’s a new band in town. They’re playing a traditional style of Mexican music called mariachi . . . but with a twist. Before meeting this new band, let’s step back in time. Mariachi music started hundreds of years ago, but the traditional style we see today began in the 19th century. Groups of farmers played together. Their instruments included traditional violins and different kinds of classical guitars. The smaller guitars played the higher notes, and a traditional bass guitar played the low ones. They had trumpets, too. The music was often loud, happy, and exciting, but it could also be quiet and romantic. The musicians wore traditional suits with silver buttons and a sombrero, a wide Mexican hat. The mariachi played and danced at celebrations such as birthdays and weddings. As people from Mexico moved around the world, the mariachi tradition spread, too. In the past, mariachi bands were always men and they always sang in Spanish. Fast forward to today and meet the Mariachi Flor de Toloache. They’re an all-woman mariachi band. The band met in New York, in the USA. Some of the women have Mexican or Puerto Rican families, but others do not. So the band sometimes sings in Spanish and sometimes in English. They sing traditional songs, but they also sing versions of modern songs in a mariachi style. They still dress in traditional mariachi suits. The band are building on the mariachi tradition and making mariachi music to fit today’s modern world.