Quotations

" To have another language is to possess another soul."

Charlemagne

"Dominar otro idioma es como tener una segunda alma."

Charlemagne

sábado, 28 de noviembre de 2015

You are Meant to the Greatest Things! / Estas Destinado a las Cosas mas Grandes!!




Dear students: I whis you a time of happines, joy and togetherness with your family and friends. I also hope all your dreams come true in 2016! Merry Christmas!

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Evaluation Criteria December: 

20%  Book and Notebook.
20%  Classwork, Oral Practice.
10%  Participations. 
50%  December Exam 

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Guías de Examen por Materia, Grado y Nivel

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COLEGIO ANGLO MEXICANO DE COYOACÁN, SECUNDARIA
GUÍA DE EXAMEN DICIEMBRE

Grado: 1º  Group: ______       Sec: V, VI,    Advanced

Alumno (a): _____________________________________________________________________ 



1.- Classify the landscapes; write number and name in the chart.






















2.- Complete the sentences with prepositions of place (page 24)

1.- Walk to the __________ of the path.     6.- Go ______________ the gate.

2.- Go straight ________; it's just there.     7.- Just ____________ the path.
3.- Go ___________ the field.                     8.- _________ the pond.
4.- Turn ______________ on the lane.      9.- Turn right ______ the lane.
5.- Take the first ________________       10.- It's at the _______ of the street.

3.- Complete the sentences with quantifiers (page 25)

1.- There are _______________________ nice stores at this mall, great!

2.- Only ____________________ are shoe stores, that's too bad.
3.- I don't spend ______________ time playing games; just 15 minutes.
4.- There aren't _____________ good movies this month.
5.- John has only ________________ color pencils; just four. Anne has 20.
6.- Petes always has _______________ milk for breakfast.
7.- We visited ________________ nice places in Germany.
8.- It's too dark; there isn't _____________ light here.
9.- There are _____________________ animals in the zoo.
10.- There are ________________ museums in my town; just two or three.

4.- Add the correct article to these sentences  (page 27)    

1.- This is ____ beautiful village  

2.- I want to be ____ president of the nation
3.- We live in ____ south of England.
4.- ____ weather is nice in the summer.
5.- My dad is ____ principal of the school

5.- Complete the definitions with extreme adjectives  (page 31)

1.- When the weather in winter is very cold, it is ______________________
2.- When a movie makes you feel so scared, you feel ___________________
3.- When the training makes you feel very tired, you feel ________________
4.- When your pet is too smalll, it is __________________________
5.- When a book is really good, it is ______________________
6.- When a tv show is too bad, it is _______________________
7.- When a house is very big, it is _______________________

6.- Write the movie genre next to the examples  (page 34)

1.- Mission impossible ______________________________
2.- 2012 __________________________________________
3.- Troy __________________________________________
4.- Avatar _________________________________________
5.- Mamma Mia! ___________________________________
6.- Rio ___________________________________________
7.- Saving Private Ryan ______________________________
8.- P.S. I love you __________________________________

7.- Write descriptions to the movie reviews  (page 34)

1.- When you easily imagine the end, the movie is ___________________
2.- When you laugh a lot, the movie is very _________________________
3.- When you are amazed by the photograpy, the  movie is _____________
4.- When you scream in fear, the movie is very ______________________
5.- When you see blood, fighting or war, the movie is _________________
6.- When it makes you think and feel, the movie is ____________________
7.- When you have a good time, the movie is ________________________
8.- When you get really bored, the movie can be _____________________
9.- When it has really bad acting, the movie can be ____________________

8.- Write comparatives and superlatives (page 35)



















9.- Underline the correct word (page 35)


1.- Basketball is   more exciting / the most exciting   than golf. 
2.- What's   the  fast  /  the fastest   animal in the world?
3.-  Cancun is  hotter / the hottest  than Mexico City.
4.- Pacific Rim was fine, but Avatar is   most good / better.
5.- What's   the scariest  /  the scary   movie you have ever seen?
6.- Is "Rio"   more entertaining / the most entertaining  than "Frozen"?
7.- What's   the long  /  the longest   river in the world?
8.- Katy Perry is pretty, but Megan Fox is   most pretty / prettier.

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COLEGIO ANGLO MEXICANO DE COYOACÁN, SECUNDARIA
GUÍA DE EXAMEN DICIEMBRE

Grado: 1º  Group: ______       Sec: III,  IV Intermediate

Alumno (a): _____________________________________________________________________ 



1.- Answer the questions.

1.- What system is a collection of organs that transport blood trough the body?
_____________________________________________________
2.- What are two functions of the cardiovascular system?
_____________________________________________________
3.- What are the three parts of the cardiovascular system?
_____________________________________________________
4.- What kind of tissue makes up the heart?
_____________________________________________________
5.- What are the three blood vessels?
_____________________________________________________
6.- What vessels allow an exchange of substances between body cells and blood?
_____________________________________________________
7.- What vessels carry blood away from the heart?
_____________________________________________________
8.- What vessels carry blood back to the hear?
_____________________________________________________
9.- What are the two types of circulation?
_____________________________________________________
10.- What are atherosclerosis, high blood pressure and heart attack?
_____________________________________________________
11.- What problem happens when cholesterol or fat builds up inside blood 
       vessels? _____________________________________________
12.- What problem happens when heart muscles die and part of the heart
       muscle is damaged? _____________________________________
13.- How do we call an abnormal high blood pressure? ________________

2.- Complete the Heart diagram with names of the parts.










3.- Complete the Circulation diagram with names of the parts.










4.- Answer the questions.

1.- What is a connective tissue made up of plasma, red blood cells,
      white blood cells and platelets? ______________________
2.- What blood component is made of water, minerals, nutrients, 
      proteins and other substances? ______________________
3.- What blood component carries oxygen to all parts of your body?
______________________________________________
4.- What blood component releases chemicals in damaged vessels
     to form a net that stops bleeding? _____________________
5.- What blood component helps keep you healthy by destroying
      pathogens? ____________________________________
6.- How do we call an oxygen-carrying protein inside RBCs?
______________________________________________
7.- What are the chemicals inside WBCs that identify and destroy
     pathogens? ____________________________________
8.- How do we call the force that blood excerts on the walls of 
     the arteries? ___________________________________
9.- What are the two types of blood pressure?
______________________________________________
10.- What are the chemicals in the surface of red blood cells called?
______________________________________________
11.- What are the four types of blood?
______________________________________________
12.- What is the injection of blood or components to a person 
      to replace lost blood in a surgery or an injury?
______________________________________________
13.- When a person gives up some blood to save a person's life, 
      the person makes a...? ____ BLOOD DONATION _________

5.- Complete the diagram about the Lymphatic system.

















6.- Complete the text about the Lymphatic system.

The group of organs that collect the excess fluid and return it to your blood is what we know as the (1) _________________________ _________________. In this, the (2)___________________ is the fluid that is collected by the vessels and nodes. This system contains (3) _____________________ that act as filters, removing pathogens and dead cells from the fluid.
To fight infections, the body has a (4) ___________________  which is the main gland of the lymphatic system, it produces mature T cells. The (5) ______________________ is the largest lymphatic organ in the body; it produces lymphocytes and monitors, stores and destroys bad defective red blood cells. This system includes your (6) __________________________ that are lymphatic tissue in the nasal cavity and at the back of your mouth. They prevent infection by trapping pathogens. Interesting, right?     


7.- Complete the definitions about the Respiratory system.

1.- What are the seven organs in this system?
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
2.- What is the main passageway into and out of this system?
______________________________
3.- What is the part of the throat that contains the vocal cords?
______________________________
4.- What is one of the tubes that connect the lungs with the trachea?
______________________________
5.- What is the tube that connects the larynx to the lungs? It's called windpipe.
_____________________________________________________
6.- What is a dome-shaped muscle beneath (under) the lungs?
______________________________
6.- In what process, the body gets and uses oxygen and releases carbon dioxide?
______________________________
7.- In what process, air is sucked into or forced out of the lungs?
______________________________
8.- In what process, oxygen is used by cells to release energy in molecules
      that store glucose? ______________________________
9.- What are three respiratory disorders?
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________


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COLEGIO ANGLO MEXICANO DE COYOACÁN, SECUNDARIA
GUÍA DE EXAMEN DICIEMBRE

Grado: 2º  Group: ______       Sec: III Intermediate

Alumno (a): _____________________________________________________________________



1.- Answer the questions with the text on page 29
     Latasha's new baby

1.- Who is narrating the story? _____________________________________
2.- Where was the narrator living?
___________________________________
3.- What happened with Latasha?___________________________________
4.- Who can visit the new mother for the first seven days?
_____________________________________________________________
5.- What happened in the evening of the seventh day?

_____________________________________________________________
6.- For whom is the birth of a baby important?

_____________________________________________________________
7.- Who helped and lived with the new mother for a few months?

_____________________________________________________________

2.- Write the antonym to these terms; use words from page 29

1.- despair    ___________________  5.- innocence  ____________________
2.- quickly     ___________________  6.- leisure        ____________________

3.- energetic ___________________  7.- carelesaly  ____________________
4.- hated       ___________________  8.- well             ____________________

3.- Complete the chart with prepositions; page 33

















4.- Complete the sentences with dependent prepositions; page 33

1.- Jim is worried___________ his son; he's not feeling well.
2.- The baby girl depends ___________ her mother for everything.

3.- Chris Evans is famous ___________ his role of Captain America 
4.- I'm no really interested ___________ piano lessons
5.- We are so bored ____________ this movie. 
6.- I'll get a puppy only if I take care _________ it.
7.- My little brother is scared ___________ horror movies.
8.- Jim broke the window. Now, he has to pay ____ it.

5.- Answer the questions with the text on page 37
     Vanessa-Mae

1.- Who is Vanessa-Mae? _____________________________________
2.- When and where was she born?
______________________________
3.- When did she move to London?______________________________
4.- What did she do at three?___________________________________
5.- What did she do at five?____________________________________
6.- When did she become an international star?_____________________
7.- What two violin concertos did she play at 13?
__________________________________________________________
8.- What album did she release in 1995? __________________________
9.- What did the critics say about her blend of classical and pop music?
__________________________________________________________
10.- How many albums has she sold worldwide?
__________________________________________________________

6.- Write words that mean the same. Vanessa-Mae, page 37

1.- complete    ___________________  5.- examine    ____________________
2.- distinctive   ___________________  6.- book          ____________________

3.- lifted            ___________________  7.- made public  __________________
4.- enemies     ___________________  8.- make a recording of ____________
                                                                            ____________________________

7.- Complete the sentences with present perfect, page 41

1.- _________ you ever ____________ (go) to a jazz concert?
2.- Many famous musicians ______________________ (come) to my city.

3.- I __________ never ______________(play) the drums.
4.- We _____________________________(not listen) to this album yet.
5.- How many times __________ Katy Perry ___________(be) in Mexico?
6.- Sue ________________________ (have) the money to buy that CD.
7.- Thalia __________________(act) in four soap operas with the name of "Maria"
8.- Maddona ____________________(write) several children's books.


8.- Write prefixes to these words; use prefixes from page 43

1.- _____  like (verb)               5.- _____  like (adj) 
2.- _____  pleasant (adj)        6.- _____  ordinary (adj)

3.- _____  audible (adj)          7.- _____  known (adj)
4.- _____  use (verb)              8.- _____  cover (verb)

9.- Complete the sentences with words from exercise 8

1.- I _______________________ rock music when I'm studying.
2.- Vanessa-Mae is _______________ for her blend of classical and pop music.

3.- My sister wants to ____________________ a new kind of rhythm. 
4.- My grandfather doesn't like reggaeton; he says it's ____________________ 
5.- There are some ______________________sounds, I can't listen to them.
6.- My CD is broken, buy I can ______________ the plastic box. 
7.- Laura loves rap music. _______________ her, don't like it.
8.- It's __________________________ that some people still listen to cassettes.

10.- Correct the mistakes; write only the correction on the line.
        use text on page 44:    The healing Power of Music

1.- John Ferrato is an unknown music therapist  ______________________
2.- His book comes with two CDs __
_______________________________
3.- The CD contains fourteen recordings ___________________________
4.- Ferrato's claims are supported in scientifis research ________________
5.- Ferrato says by listening to his CD you can't develop the healing power 
     of music in your life _________________________________________ 
6.- Robert Lee believes in Ferrato's when he claims that with his book, people
      can recover from depression and cancer. ________________________
7.- Ferrato writes in a complicated way _____________________________
8.- Robert Lee says that the promise of "amazing results" in the book seem
     possible to justify. __________________________________________
9.- Robert Lee is the Director of the Center of Music Therapy in Japan.
__________________________________________________________

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COLEGIO ANGLO MEXICANO DE COYOACÁN, SECUNDARIA
GUÍA DE EXAMEN DICIEMBRE

Grado: 2º  Group: ______       Sec: V Advanced

Alumno (a): _____________________________________________________________________


1.- Complete the conversations with the correct form of "used to" + verb.

1.- A: _______ you _____________________ tv a lot?                       watch
     B: No, I ______________________ to the movies all the time.       go
2.- A: _______ you ________________ horror movies?                       like
     Yes, I ______________________ them, but not anymore.               love
3.- A: My dad _______________________ at an office.                       not work
     B: Really? My dad _______________________ be a manager.       be
4.- A: What books ________ you ______________________?           like
     B: I ___________________________ anything, but now I do.      not read
5.- A: We _________________________ soccer on Sundays.             play
     B: I ___________________________ live near the park where      live
          you played.

2.- Complete the sentences with "Job words" from page 24

1.- When you have a high salary, you have a ____________________ job.
2.- When you are the boss, you are in ______________ of a group of people.
3.- When you don't have any job experience, you are an _____________ worker
4.- When you don't have a boss, you work on your _________________
5.- When you are a doctor, you ________________ a lot of money.
6.- When you have a hard, but interesting job, your job is _________________
7.- When you work eight hours, you have a ____________________ job.
8.- When you work only four hours, you have a _____________________ job.

3.- Complete the defining relative clauses with which, who, where, whose

1.- A flight attendant is someone ____________ looks after passengers.
2.- A call center is a place ______________________ people answers the phone
3.- That's the apartment _____________________ my dad bought.
4.- He's the man _______________________ car was involced in an accident.
5.- That's the woman _____________________ kids make noise all the time.
6.- I met a girl ____________________ sister is in my class.
7.- Carson's is the restaurant _________________ my brother works
8.- This is the boy ______________ was asking for you last night.
9.- Unskilled work is a job ________________ requires no qualifications.
10.- This is the computer __________________ need to be fixed.

4.- Create non defining relative clauses; use which, who, where, whose

1.- The Motorcycle was stolen. Its owner is my uncle.
________________________________________________________
2.- The hotel is the Four Seasons. I stayed there.
________________________________________________________
3.- My dad  work for British Airlines. He is a pilot.
________________________________________________________
4.- Maddona is a pop singer. She was born in Michigan.
________________________________________________________
5.- This book was very helpful. It belongs to the library.
________________________________________________________
6.- Hawaii is great for surfing. I went there last year.
________________________________________________________
7.- My mother is a painter. Her job requires a lot of talent.
________________________________________________________
8.- The CD contains special recordings. I lent it to you
________________________________________________________

5.- Complete the sentences with tag questions.

1.- You are very confident, ________________?
2.- For this job, we need a lot of determination, ________________? 
3.- They have already finished training, __________________?
4.- You worked in the kitchen, ________________?
5.- They're sixteen; they can't vote for the president, _________________? 
6.- You won't pass the test if you don't study, ________________?
7.- She would be a little more positive, _____________________?
8.- Phil is not working today, _________________?
9.- You are not a shy person, _________________?
10.- Jeff does a very good job here, ________________?

6.- Underline the correct choice.

1. I hit my face wtih th doorand i got a   cut  /  broken   lip.
2. I hurt myself playing basketball; now I have a  bruised  /  black   shin.
3. I fell down when I was bike riding; now I got a broken  /  cut  leg.
4. I stretched too fast; now I have a  bruised  /  dislocated   shoulder.
5. He got into a fight; now he has a cut  /  black   eye.
6.- She hurt her hand trying to lift that box; now she has a  black  /  sprained  wrist.

7.- Complete the next idioms.

1. When someone is pulling your leg, he/she is ________________________
2. When someone gives you a hand, he/she ___________________________
3. When someone sticks his/her neck out, he/she _______________________
4. When someone needs to keep his/head, he/she needs to ________________

5. When someone doesn't bat an eye, he/she isn't _______________________
6.- When someone twisted your arm, he/she ___________________________

8.- Complete the sentences with past simple, present perfect or 
      present perfect continuous.

1. I _________________(go) to the doctor last wek
2. We_______________________________________ (wait) for ages.
3. When ________ you _________________________(visit) your grandparents?
4. __________ you ______________________ (be) to London?
5. Sarah _________________________ (not taken) any cooking classes, yet.
6.- Jim __________________________ (play) for hours, He's picking up the console.
7.- Peter ______________________________(read) really good books, recently.
8.- I __________________________________ (not go) to any European city, yet 
9.- I ___________________________(get) my car after I __________________(graduate)
10.- We _____________________________(not finish); we're still working.
11.- ______________ you _________________(think) about what I said?
12.- We _____________________________(study) very hard this week.
13.- Who ___________________________________(working) in my studio?
14.- I ______________________________(love) this girl all my life.
15.- She ___________________________(have) that iPod for two years.

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COLEGIO ANGLO MEXICANO DE COYOACÁN, SECUNDARIA
GUÍA DE EXAMEN DICIEMBRE

Grado: 2º  Group: ______       Sec: VI, VII  Advanced

Alumno (a): _____________________________________________________________________


1.- Answer the questions about the Cycles of Matter.


1. What is the movement of water between the oceans, atmosphere, and living
    things? _______________________________________________________
2.- What's the chabge of water from liquid to  gas? _______________________
3. What's the change when the vapor water cools and returns to a liquid state?
_______________________________________________________________
4. What's the change when water that falls from the atmosphere to the land
     and oceans? __________________________________________________
5.- Rain, snow, sleet and hail are some forms of...? ______________________
6.- What's the name of the precipitation that falls on land and flows into streams,
     rivers and lakes? _______________________________________________
7.- What's the name of the precipitation that steeps into the ground and is stored
     in spaces between or within rocks? _________________________________
8.- What's the process in which plants release a large amount of water vapor?
________________________________________________________________
NOTE: Study water cycle diagram on page 32


2.- Complete the definitions about Carbon and Nitrogen cycles.

1.- ______________________________ is the exchange of carbon between the
     environment and living things.
2.- _____________________ molecules are the ones that contain carbon.
3.- _____________________ is the basis of the carbon cycle.
4.- _____________________ is the process by which plants produce their food
    (plants use carbon dioxide from air to make sugars)
5.- _____________________ occurs when sugar molecules are broken down
     to release energy.
6.- _____________________ and ____________________ are two byproducts
    of respiration.
7.- _____________________ and ____________________ are two processes
    in the carbon cycle.
8.- _____________________ is the breakdown of substances into simpler molecules.
9.- _____________________ is the process of burning a substance such as fossil fuels.
10.- _________________________________ is the movement of nitrogen between
     the environment and living things ______________________________________
11.- ______________________ is the change of nitrogen gas into a form that plants
       can use.
12.- _____________________ and ______________________ are the two elements
      that produce nitrogen fixation.
13.- _____________________ and ______________________ are two minerals 
     that are cycled through the environment.
NOTE: Study nitrogen cycle diagram on page 34

3.- Complete the sentences with "Water",  "Carbon" or "Nitrogen"

1.- Without ___________________ there would be no life on Earth.
2.- Organisms need __________________ to build up proteins and DNA cells.
3.- All __________________ taken by organisms returns to the environment.
4.- Most animals take _________________ and energy they need from plants.
5.- About 78% of the Earth's atmosphere is _________________ gas. 
6.- Combustion of organic matter releases ___________________ dioxide to
     the environment.

4.- Write the number of the biome next to the information.



5.- Underline the correct choice
1. A large area characterized by its climate and the plants and animals that live there 
   is known as  habitat / biome
2. The word deciduous comes from a Latin word that means canopy / to fall off
3. Trees that do not lose their leaves in the year are known as  evergreen / permafrost
4. It is referred to the treetops, the name is   evergreen / canopy
5. Steppes, prairies and pampas are other names of  grassland / tundra
6. The layer of soil beneath the surface that’s always frozen is  permafrost / evergreen
7.- An elevation on a mountain where trees cannot grow is called  canopy / tree line

6.- Order the steps of the two types of succession.

Primary succession

_____ After many years, there's enough soil for mosses. Insects begin to live there.
_____ Glaciers retreat and exposes bare rock where nothing lives.
_____ After hundreds or thousands of years, the soil is deep enough to support a forest.
_____ Most primary succession begins with lichens, the pioneer species. 
_____ Over time, the soil deepens and mosses are replace by ferns, and these ones by
           grasses and wildflowers.

Secondary succession

____ By the second year, new weeds appear, their seeds are carried by wind or insects.
____ The first year after a farmer stops growing crops or by a disturbance, weeds start
         to grow; crab grasses grow first.
____ As older conifers die, other trees such as oak or maple replace them.
____ In 5 to 15 years small conifer trees may grow; after 100 years, a forest may form.


7.- Complete the definitions about marine ecosystems

1.  ________________ is the largest group of organisms on the surface of the ocean.
2.  The _________________ zone is the place where the ocean meets the land.
3.  As you move far away from shore in the ____________ zone, water becomes deeper.
4.- The ________________ zone contains the deep water of the open ocean.
5.- The ________________ zone is the ocean floor; the deepest part gets no sunlight.
6.  _________________  is an area where water from rivers mixes with salt water
     from the ocean.
7.  _______________________  is a group of animals found in warm, shallow areas
     in the neritic zone.
8.- The _____________________ sea is an ecosystem that contains floating rafts of
    algae called sargassums.
9.- ________________________ is a marine ecosystem located in teh Artic ocean and 
the ocean around Antarctica.
NOTE: Study marine ecosystem diagram on pages 60-61 

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