Quotations

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

Charlemagne

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

Charlemagne

jueves, 27 de abril de 2017

You're very Close to the End: Keep Working! / Estás muy Cerca del Final: Sigue Trabajando!



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Evaluation Criteria May: 

50% Classwork.
20% Speaking.
20% Attitude.
10% Homework. 

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Guía de Trabajo por Materia, Grado y Nivel.

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Contents May

Chapter 6.- Body Defenses and Disease

Section 1.- Disease.

* Causes of disease: infectious and noninfectious
* Concept of pathogens
* Pathway ti pathogens: Air, contaminated objects, person to person, 
   animals, food and water
* Ways to control pathogens: Pasteurization, vaccines and immunity, 
   antibiotics

Section 2.- Your Body's Defenses.

* First lines of defense: enzymes, mucus and skin
* Inmmune system
* Cells of the immune system: Macrophage, T cells and B cells 
* Antibodies and antigens
* Fever and immunity
* Memory cells
* Challenges to the immune system: allergies and autoimmune disease,
   cancer, AIDS

SECOND TASK: Print this exercise and stick it in your notebook.
                                (May 08, 2017)

I. Complete the sencences

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T cells                the imune system            antibodies                B cells

 antigens            macrophages              line of defense                   

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1. Special enzymes, mucus, dead skin cells and skin oil make up the
    body's first ______________________________________________
2. The body system that fights pathogens is __________________________
3. ______________________ are cells that engulf and digest pathogens,
    microorganisms and viruses that enter your body.
4. ___________________ are cells that coordinate the immune system and
    attack many infected cells.
5. ___________________ are cells that make antibodies.
6. ___________________ are proteins that attatch to a specific antigen.
7. ___________________ are substances that stimulate an immune response.


II. Answer the questions


1. What's the problem when the body's temperature rises several degrees?
_______________________________________________________
2. What cells can "remember" how to make an antibody for a particular pathogen?
_______________________________________________________
3. What's the problem when the immune system overreacts to antigens that are
     not dangerous?__________________________________________
4. What's the problem in which the immune system attacks the body's own cells?
    _____________________________________________________
5. What are four examples of this problem? ________________________
_______________________________________________________
6. What's the condition in which cell divide at an uncontrolled rate and become
    invasive to the body? ______________________________________
7. What does HIV mean? _____________________________________
8. What does AIDS mean? ____________________________________
9. What does HIV attack? _____________________________________
10. What's the disease in which the humnan immunodeficiency virus
      kills helper T cells? _______________________________________


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Special task: Print this exercise and stick it in your notebook.
(May 02, 2017)

DISEASE

I. Answer the questions

1. What do you have when your normal body functions are disrupted?
_______________________________________________________
2. What's the disease that cannot spread from one person to another?
_______________________________________________________
3. What are two causes of these type of disease?
_______________________________________________________
4. What's the disease that is caused by a pathogen and can spread
    from one person to another? ______________________________
5. What's a microorganism, a virus, bacteria, fungi, or protein that
    cause diseases? ________________________________________


II. Identify the process of infection. Write the letter on the line.

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A) air           B) contaminated objects           C) Person to person

D) Animals           E) Food and water
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1. _____ This problem occurs when the treatments plants become flooded.
2. _____ Some pathogens are spread by direct contact like kissing or
               shaking hands.
3. _____ Some pathogens are spread when people sneeze.
4. _____ Sick people drink water and leave bacteria in the glass. If another
               person drinks water from the same glass, he or she gets sick.
5. _____ When you touch a dog or a cat that carries pathogens.
6. _____ Meet, fish and eggs that are not cooked enough can contain bacteria.
7. _____ You can get sick when you touch keyboards or towels that a sick person
               used beforeyou.


III. Answer the questions
   
1. What are three examples of technologies to prevent the spread of pathogens?
___________________________________________________
2. What's the process that uses heat to kill most of the bacteria in the wine and milk?
___________________________________________________
3. What's the name of the ability to resist or recover from an infectious disease?
___________________________________________________
4. What's the substance that helps your body develop immunity to a disease?
___________________________________________________
5. What's the substance that can kill or slow the growth of bacteria?
___________________________________________________
6. What's the substance that has been developed to fight viruses?
___________________________________________________



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Contents May

Unit 8.- What if...?

* Vocabulary: Natural disasters, verbs and adjectives
* Word skill: Verbs im present and past tense
* Grammar: Second conditional, modal would
* Grammar: I wish... present, past, future

SPECIAL TASK: Print this exercise and stick it in your notebook.
(May 09, 2017)


# 4 Natural Disasters                                                                      

A. Complete the definitions. Write the “natural disaster” name on the line.

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1. Snowstorm      2. Drought     3. Hurricane    4. Flood       
5. Earthquake     6. Volcanic eruption         7. Electric storm  8. Landslide 
  9. Avalanche    10. Tsunami    11. Forest fire     12. Meteor shower
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1. An ______________________ occurs when the tectonic plates move the surface
    of the Earth.
2. A _______________________ happens when lots of rocks fall along the 
    mountains.
3. A _______________________ is a type of storm with very strong winds.
4. A ______________________ happens when big amounts of snow slide 
    or move down a mountain.
5. A ____________________________ occurs when hot rocks become liquid
    and turn red; the liquid goes out of a mountain and burns everything.

B. Second Conditional. Match the “if” conditions with the “possible” results.

1. If a tsunami hit New York, _____                        A) I wouldn’t get a tattoo.
2. She wouldn’t be rude to people _____                B) people wouldn’t laugh at you.
3. If Paul weren’t so afraid of water, _____             C) if they were nice to her.
4. Oh, no! If  I were you, _____                              D) a lot of people would die.
5. If you didn’t wear such strange clothes, _____    E) he could learn to swim.

C. Second Conditional. Complete the sentences.

Remember:      
* In the “if” clause, use past tense (positive or negative)
* In the result clause, use “would / could” and verbs in simple form (positive)
* In the result clause, use “wouldn’t / couldn’t” and verbs in simple form (negative)

1. If the buildings _______________ (be) stronger, they ___________________  (fall)
    during earthquakes.  
2. If everybody _________________ (cycle) more, they ___________________ (keep)
     healthier.
3. There __________________ (not be) so many forest fires if people ________________
    (not have) barbecues at that place.
4. If it ____________________ (rain) more in this country, we _________________ (be)
    able to grow more crops.
5. If we ___________________ (have) more sun, we _____________________ (use)
    more solar panels to generate electricity.
6. You ________________________ (have) more money if you ____________________ 
    (not buy) so many things.
7. If you __________________ (speak) slower, I __________________________ 
    (understand) what you say.
8. If he ____________________ (not know) her address, he _________________ (not be)
    able to visit her.
9. The countryside __________________(not be) so green if it _____________________ 
    (not rain) so much there.
10. If I ________________________(not study) for the exam, I ____________________
      (not pass) it.


“ WISH” to say that we want something to change

D. Complete the sentences with the past form of the verb (and modal “can”)

1. I wish I ________________ (live) in a big city.
2. She wishes she _________________ (can) pay less for her books.
3. He wishes the concert ticket _________________ (not be) so expensive.
4. I wish you __________________ (be) here with me.
5. They wish their son __________________ (win) the competition.
6. The students whish they __________________ (not have) an exam tomorrow.
7. I wish you ___________________ (spend) less in videogames
8. He wishes he ____________________ (can) learn more about maths.
9.. She wishes her son __________________ (not waste) so much time at the TV
10. I wish it _________________ (not snow) so hard this winter.

Example:
Fact or reality. I don’t have a car                I wish I had a car.    
                        (present tense, negative)                     (past tense, positive)
Fact or reality. She works so late.               She wishes she didn’t work so late
                        (present tense, positive)                      (past tense, negative)
Fact or reality. He can’t sing well               He wishes she could  sing well
                        (present tense, negative)                     (past tense, positive)


E. Check the facts and change them to “wish” sentences.

1. I don’t have a bike. _______________________________________________
2. He’s alone in this place. ____________________________________________
3. She can’t buy that dress. ___________________________________________
4. I don’t know her. _________________________________________________
5. He takes too many classes. _________________________________________
6. I’m not very good at French. ________________________________________
7. It rains so much here. I wish ________________________________________
8. The weather is so cold. I wish _______________________________________
9. My mum thinks I’m too young to drive. _______________________________
    ________________________________________________________________
10. She can’t play the piano. __________________________________________



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Contents May

Chapter 5.- Energy Resources

Section 3.- Alternative resources

* Chemical energy
* Solar energy: solar panels and solar collectors
* Wind power
* Hydroelectric energy: hydroelectrical dams
* Power from plants: biomass and gasohol
* Geothermal energy


Contents May

Chapter 5.- Energy Resources

Section 3.- Alternative resources

* Chemical energy
* Solar energy: solar panels and solar collectors
* Wind power
* Hydroelectric energy: hydroelectrical dams
* Power from plants: biomass and gasohol
* Geothermal energy


SECOND TASK: Print this exercise and stick it in your notebook.
                                 (May 8th. 2017)

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY RESOURCES


I. Answer the questions

1. What is an advantage of nuclear power plants?
 _________________________________________________________
2. What are two disadvantages of nuclear power plants? ___________________
_________________________________________________________
3. What is an advantage of fussion?_________________________________
4. What's the main disadvantage of fussion? __________________________
_________________________________________________________
5. What's the "unit" to measure electrical and nuclear energy? ______________
6. What thing converts chemical energy into electrical energy?
_________________________________________________________
7. What's the energy produced by falling water?_________________________
8. What are three advantages of this type of energy? _____________________
_________________________________________________________
9. What are two disadvantages of this type of energy? ____________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
10. What's the name of a huge man-made construction used on major rivers
      to capture large amounts of water? ______________________________


II. Complete the sentences


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to heat                Biomass              magma                     Geothermal
burning             alcohol                 biomass energy     electrical
wells                   Geysers                Gasohol 

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1. ______________________ is organic matter that can be a source of energy.

2. The most common way to release _____________________________
     is by ____________________ wood or charcoal. Another source is
     animal dung (excrement).

3. Plants that contain sugar or starch can be made into ____________________

4.  _____________________ is a mixture of gasoline and alcohol to make fuels.

5. ______________________ energy is produced by the heat within Earth.

6. In some areas, groundwater is heated by __________________________

7. _____________________ are natural vents that discharge or release a steam
    of water in a column into the air.

8. The steam and hot water can escape through ___________________ drilled
    into the rock.

9. Geothermal energy can be used to generate __________________________
    energy and ___________________ buildings.


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Special task: Print this exercise and stick it in your notebook.
                      (May 3rd. 2017)

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY RESOURCES


I. Identify the images. Write the name on the line.


















1. Geothermal energy                5. Hydroelectric dam
2. Nuclear power plant             6. Wind turbine
3. Solar collector                        7. Solar panels
4. Gasohol                                  8. Biomass


II. Answer the questions

1. What is the type of energy that is released when chemical compounds
    such as hydrogen and oxygen react? ______________________________
2. What is the product of this reaction? ______________________________
3. What is the type of energy that the Earth receives in form of radiation?
_____________________
4. What is the source of this type of energy? ____________________________
5. What are solar panels ? ________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
6. What are solar collectors ? _____________________________________
__________________________________________________________
7. What's one advantage of solar energy? ______________________________
__________________________________________________________
8. What's one disadvantage of solar energy? ____________________________
__________________________________________________________
9. What is the type of energy that uses a windmill to drive an electrical generator?
__________________________________________________________
10. What's one advantage of wind energy? _____________________________
__________________________________________________________
11. What's one disadvantage of wind energy? __________________________
_________________________________________________________


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Contents May

Collection 2 .- The Thrill of Horror

Reading 1.- Teens Need Jobs, not just Cash
* Critical vocabulary: Lexis in context
* Analysis: Evaluate an argument

Reading 2.- Marigolds
Analysis: Characters' motivation
Language convention: Infinitives

Special task: Print this exercise and stick it in your notebook.

A. Answer the questions. (already in the notebook

                Teens need jobs, not just cash.   (collections 6, page 419)

B. Choose the correct option.

1. When Anne said, “I blew most of my $200 budget…” she meant
     a) she used the money              b) she wasted her money

2.  “Teens are facing their third straight summer of bleak employment
      prospects” means…
     a) Teens are facing their third consecutive summer of poorly
         promising employment prospects.
     b) Teens are facing their third correct summer of fewer employment
         prospects

3. College students who took jobs beneath their education, actually…
     a) …took jobs at a lower level than the right job according to
         their education
     b) …took jobs at a higher level than the right job according to
         their education

4. College students who took jobs outside of their fields, actually…
     a) … started working in a job in a different place from where they
         studied
     b) …started working in a job that’s different from the ones to their
         education

5. When The Netherlands government provides supplemental income for
     part-time workers, it actually…
     a) … give a certain amount of money to part-time workers, additional
         to their salary
     b) … give a certain type of credit to part-time workers, additional to
         their salary


C. Complete the sentences with words from the second part of
     the lecture:           Teens at work  (collections 6, page 422)

1. … legislators must _______________ (or create) more initiatives to
    induce the creation of summer and part time jobs.  

2. The unemployment rate in 2011 […] was 24.4 percent, which does not
    include those who do not apply for _________________________
    (or vacancy positions)

3. Entire families can suffer when _______________ (or payments) 
    are not available for older kids.

4. Many teenagers, […] contribute portions of paychecks to household
______________   __________________ (or integrated family income)

5. With fewer chances […] to secure employment, ___________________
    (or stable) sources of domestic income disappear.

6. When jobs are ___________________ (or very few), even youths […]
    must request finances from mom, dad, or guardians.

7. … youths will often ______________  _______ ( or crash) against
    experienced adults willing to work part-time for stable pay.

8. Delaying or denying this experience, _________________ (or decisive,
    vital) to one´s ongoing professional development, will engender
    negative implications…

9. Businesses_____________________ (or all over the country) report 
    deficiencies in quantities of candidates who can fill positions which
    require advanced capabilities.

10. The ____________   ____________ (or U.S. government) and U.S.
      Department of Labor have begun a campaign to generate 250, 000
      private-sector jobs, …

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Contents May

Chapter 5.- Energy Resources

Section 3.- Alternative resources

* Chemical energy
* Solar energy: solar panels and solar collectors
* Wind power
* Hydroelectric energy: hydroelectrical dams
* Power from plants: biomass and gasohol
* Geothermal energy



SECOND TASK: Print this exercise and stick it in your notebook.
                                 (May 8th. 2017)

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY RESOURCES


I. Answer the questions

1. What is an advantage of nuclear power plants?
 _________________________________________________________
2. What are two disadvantages of nuclear power plants? ___________________
_________________________________________________________
3. What is an advantage of fussion?_________________________________
4. What's the main disadvantage of fussion? __________________________
_________________________________________________________
5. What's the "unit" to measure electrical and nuclear energy? ______________
6. What thing converts chemical energy into electrical energy?
_________________________________________________________
7. What's the energy produced by falling water?_________________________
8. What are three advantages of this type of energy? _____________________
_________________________________________________________
9. What are two disadvantages of this type of energy? ____________________
_________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
10. What's the name of a huge man-made construction used on major rivers
      to capture large amounts of water? ______________________________


II. Complete the sentences


=================================================

to heat                Biomass              magma                     Geothermal
burning             alcohol                 biomass energy     electrical
wells                   Geysers                Gasohol 

=================================================

1. ______________________ is organic matter that can be a source of energy.

2. The most common way to release _____________________________
     is by ____________________ wood or charcoal. Another source is
     animal dung (excrement).

3. Plants that contain sugar or starch can be made into ____________________

4.  _____________________ is a mixture of gasoline and alcohol to make fuels.

5. ______________________ energy is produced by the heat within Earth.

6. In some areas, groundwater is heated by __________________________

7. _____________________ are natural vents that discharge or release a steam
    of water in a column into the air.

8. The steam and hot water can escape through ___________________ drilled
    into the rock.

9. Geothermal energy can be used to generate __________________________
    energy and ___________________ buildings.


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Special task: Print this exercise and stick it in your notebook.
                      (May 3rd, 2017)
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY RESOURCES

I. Identify the images. Write the name on the line.













1. Geothermal energy                5. Hydroelectric dam
2. Nuclear power plant             6. Wind turbine
3. Solar collector                        7. Solar panels
4. Gasohol                                  8. Biomass


II. Answer the questions

1. What is the type of energy that is released when chemical compounds
    such as hydrogen and oxygen react? ______________________________
2. What is the product of this reaction? ______________________________
3. What is the type of energy that the Earth receives in form of radiation?
_____________________
4. What is the source of this type of energy? ____________________________
5. What are solar panels ? ________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
6. What are solar collectors ? _____________________________________
__________________________________________________________
7. What's one advantage of solar energy? ______________________________
__________________________________________________________
8. What's one disadvantage of solar energy? ____________________________
__________________________________________________________
9. What is the type of energy that uses a windmill to drive an electrical generator?
__________________________________________________________
10. What's one advantage of wind energy? _____________________________
__________________________________________________________
11. What's one disadvantage of wind energy? __________________________
_________________________________________________________



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