Quotations

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

Charlemagne

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

Charlemagne

sábado, 2 de diciembre de 2017

Get Ready to Give Yor Best! / Prepárate a Dar lo Mejor!





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Exam Evaluation Criteria

40%  Exam
20%  Classwork  (Book and notebook)
20%  Speaking
20%  Homework

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December Test Guide by Subject, Grade and Level.

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COLEGIO ANGLO MEXICANO DE COYOACÁN, SECUNDARIA
GUÍA DE EXÁMEN DICIEMBRE

Grade: 1st.  Group: _________    Sec II, III

Name: ____________________________________________


Chapter 1.- A Geographer's World

Section 3.- Branches of Geography

* Definition of branches
* Definition of Physical geography and Human geography

* Definition of Cartography, Hydrology, Meteorology (physical)
* Definition of Economic geography, Urban geography (human)

Chapter 2.- Planet Earth


Section 1.- Earth and the Sun's energy
* Definition and diagram of:
- solar energy                    
- tilt
- rotation                           - latitude
- revolution                       - axis
- the seasons                     - tropics 

Section 2.- Water on Earth


* Definition of the five water types ( freshwater, glaciers, surface water, 
   groundwater, water vapor)
* Definition of water cycle 
* Definition and diagram of the water cycle process (evaporation, 
   condensation, precipitation, runoff)


Study all notes in book and notebook.

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COLEGIO ANGLO MEXICANO DE COYOACÁN, SECUNDARIA
GUÍA DE EXAMEN DICIEMBRE

Grade: 1st.  Group: ______       Sec: V, VI 

Name: ___________________________________________________________ 

Unit 3.- House and Home

* Vocabulary: Urban and rural landscapes. Name and image
* Vocabulary: Prepositions of movement (across, over, past, through, along)
* Grammar: Quantifiers some, any, much, many, a lot of, a little, a few 
* Grammar: Articles a-an-the
* Vocabulary: Holiday activities
* Grammar: Extreme adjectives

* Chart of past / participle verbs

Unit 4.- Lights, camera, action


* Vocabulary: Movie genres. Name and examples
Vocabulary: Adjectives describing movies. Definition and examples
* Grammar: Comparative adjectives



Study all exercises in book and notebook

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COLEGIO ANGLO MEXICANO DE COYOACÁN. SECUNDARIA
GUÍA DE EXÁMEN DICIEMBRE

Grade: 2nd  Group: _________    Sec: II, III, IV  


Name: _____________________________________________________



Unit 9.- Achievements
* Lesson 1: Simple past questions

- Simple past Wh- questions
- Questions with Who, What

* Lesson 2: Past time clauses
- Past time clauses with before and after

* Lesson 3: Past progressive
- Past progressive with verb "be"
- Past progressive with action verbs
- Simple past vs past progressive

Unit 10.- Human and Animal Encounters

* Lesson 1: Adjectives
- Modifying nouns with adjectives
- Adjectives for animals


Study all exercises in book and notebook

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COLEGIO ANGLO MEXICANO DE COYOACÁN
GUÍA DE EXÁMEN DICIEMBRE

Grade:  2nd   Group: _______   Sec: V, VI, VII

Name: __________________________________________________



* Comprehension, key vocabulary and "other words" from the readings:
  - Water at work
  - Volcano
  - Fleeing Katrina
  

* Strategy of cause - effect
* Definitions of plot, setting, characters, turning point, resolution
* Independent lecture: The Count of Montecristo

Study all notes in book and notebook

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COLEGIO ANGLO MEXICANO DE COYOACÁN, SECUNDARIA
GUÍA DE EXAMEN DICIEMBRE

Grade: 2nd  Group: ______       Sec: V, VI, VII  

Name: _______________________________________________________

Chapter 2.- Cycles in Nature

Section 1.- The cycle of Matter

* Definition of water cycle 

* Definition of water cycle process (evaporation, condensation, precipitation,
   transpiration)
* Definition of runoff, groundwater
* Definition of carbon cycle
* Definition of carbon cycle process (decomposition, combustion)
* Definition of concepts: organic molecules, photosynthesis, respiration
* Respiration byproducts
* Definition of nitrogen cycle
* Importance and % of nitrogen in the atmosphere
* Definition and two elements that create nitrogen fixation
* Minerals cycled through the environment

Section 2.- Ecologycal succession

* Definition of concepts: succession, pioneer species, biodiversity
* Definition and five stages of primary succession
* Definition and four stages of secondary succesion

Chapter 3.- The Earth's Ecosystems

Section 1.- Land biomes

* Definition of biome
* Definition of land biomes in terms of location, temperature, rainfall, 
   animals and plants, important features:
- Temperate deciduous forest (definition of deciduous)
- Coniferous forest (definition of evergreen trees)
- Tropical rainforest (definition of  canopy)
- Grassland (Temperate, savanna)
- Desert
- Tundra [Polar (definition of permafrost), Alpine (definition of tree line)]

Analysis:
* Relevance of sun energy, water, carbon, nitrogen, photosynthesis


Study all notes and diagrams in book and notebook.

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Get Ready to Give Yor Best! / Prepárate a Dar lo Mejor!



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Exam Evaluation Criteria

40%  Exam
20%  Classwork  (Book and notebook)
20%  Speaking
20%  Homework

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Contents (December) and Logs (November) by Subject, Grade and Level.

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DECEMBER CONTENTS

Cover page
Evaluation criteria

Chapter 2: PLanet Earth 

Section 1.- Earth and the Sun's Energy
* The seasons

Section 2.- Water on Earth
* Earth's water supply
* Water Cycle

Guide to December test and review.

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NOVEMBER REVISED THEMES

Cover page
Evaluation criteria

Chapter 1: A geographer's world

Section 3.- The Branches of Geography
* Physycal geography
* Human geography
* Other fields of geography
   - Economic, urban, cartography

Chapter 2: PLanet Earth 

Section 1.- Earth and the Sun's energy
* Earth's movement

Project: A visit to Universum museum. Topic: "Population"

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DECEMBER CONTENTS

Cover page
Evaluation criteria

Unit 4.- Lights, camera, action


* Vocabulary: Movie genres
Vocabulary: Adjectives describing movies
* Grammar: Comparative adjectives

Guide to December test and review

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NOVEMBER REVISED THEMES

Cover page
Evaluation criteria

Unit 3.- House and Home

* Vocabulary: Urban and rural landscapes
* Vocabulary: Prepositions of movement (across, over, past, through, along)
* Grammar: Quantifiers some, any, much, many, a lot of, a little, a few 
* Word skill: Fox hunting vocabulary
* Grammar: Articles a-an-the
* Vocabulary: Farm lexis
* Vocabulary: Holiday activities
* Grammar: Extreme adjectives

Project: Chart with regular and irregular verbs (past and past participle forms)

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DECEMBER CONTENTS

December cover page
Evaluation criteria


Unit 10.- Human and Animal Encounters

* Lesson 1: Adjectives

Guide to December test and review

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NOVEMBER REVISED THEMES

Cover page
Evaluation criteria


Unit 9.- Achievements

* Lesson 2: Past time clauses
* Lesson 3: Past progressive


Project: Charts with regular verbs according to the three pronunciations,
                and irregular verbs with past and participle forms.

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DECEMBER CONTENTS

Cover page
Evaluation criteria

Unit 4.- Creepy classics

Lecture

* Frankeinstain (Fantasy)
* Review on reading strategies for comprehension and lexis:
   Character development, visualize, word parts

Independent Lecture: The count of Monte Cristo, 2nd. Chapter

Guide to December test and review

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OCTOBER REVISED THEMES

Cover page
Evaluation criteria

Unit 2.- Water for Life

Lecture:

* Water at work (social science article)
* Review on reading strategies for comprehension and lexis:
   Main ideas, monitor, synonyms and antonyms


Unit 3.- Natural Forces

Lectures
* Volcano! (science article)
* Review on reading strategies for comprehension and lexis:
   Science article elements, cause and effect, make connections, word parts

* Fleeing Katrina (Journal)
* Review on reading strategies for comprehension and lexis:
   Author's viewpoint, make connection s, critical thinkingcompare media

Independent Lecture: The count of Monte Cristo, 1st. Chapter

Project: Chart with regular verbs in past according to the three pronunciations,
                and irregular verbs with past and participle forms.                

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DECEMBER CONTENTS

Cover page
Evaluation criteria

Chapter 3.- The Earth's Ecosystems



Section 1.- Land Biomes

* Concepts of biome, deciduous, evergreen, canopy, permafrost, tree line
* Forest (Temeprate deciduous, Coniferous, Tropical)
* Grasslans (Temperate, savanna)
* Desert
* Tundra (Polar, Alpine)
   Identifying location, temperature, rainfall, animals, plants, main features

Guide to December test and review

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NOVEMBER REVISED THEMES

Cover page

Evaluation criteria


Chapter 2.- Cycles in Nature

Section 1.- The Cycles of Matter

* Questionnaire on
 - Water Cycle: processes
 - Carbon Cycle: processes
 - Nitrogen Cycle: natural and fixation

Section 2.- Ecologycal Succession

* Primary succession
 - pioneer species
* Secondary succession
* Mature communities
 - climax species, biodiversity

Project: A visit to Universum museum. Topic: Water, element of Life.

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