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Criterios de
Evaluación Diciembre 2013:  
20%  Trabajo en clase.
          (Incluye el total del tiempo de clase
dedicado a las labores educativas)
20%  Práctica Oral
         (Incluye interacción con el maestro,
estudiantes, participaciones, y dudas
         expresadas en el idioma inglés) 
10%  Libro y
Cuaderno.
         (Incluye trabajos con fecha, grado,
grupo, sección, y márgenes; que estén
         Completos, correctos e impecablemente
limpios)
50%  Examen.
         (Incluye estudio del contenido de noviembre - diciembre,
respuestas completas,  
          correctas, trabajo impecablemente limpio)  
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TEST
GUIDE  (November - December)  
Unit 2.- Eating & Drinking (page 22 to
25)
 
Part 3.- 
* Vocabulary: Container images
(notebook), phrases with containers and drinks.
* Vocabulary from the Global Review
(page 29)
* Reading: The people behind the drinks;
comprehension questions.   
* Grammar: Infinitive after verbs and
adjectives.
* Language Focus, exercises 1 and 2 from
Writing (page 28)  
Part 4.- 
* Vocabulary: parts of the body.
* Grammar: Infinitive for stating
purpose
* Vocabulary: different objects related
to water. Infinitive verbs: to have, to flush,
  
to produce, to grow, to provide.
Unit 3.- Art & Music (page 30 to 35)
Part 1.- 
* Vocabulary: Different kinds of art
works: images and names.
* Reading: Discovered!; comprehension questions.
* Vocabulary extension: “discover” parts
of speech.
Part 2.- 
* Grammar: Simple Past Tense of Verbs
(regular and irregular)
* Vocabulary extension: “discover” parts
of speech. 
Nota: Estudiar todas las
notas y ejercicios en el cuaderno.
 
 List of Verbs in past Tense:
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TEST
GUIDE  (November-December)  
Chapter 2.- Circulation and Respiration.
Section 1.- The Cardiovascular System. (page 30 to
35)
* Definition and the three parts: heart,
blood and blood vessels.
* Functions of the cardiovascular
system.
* The heart: definition, parts
(ventricles and atriums), cardiac muscle tissue,
  
and blood flow (right and left side).
* Blood vessels: what do arteries,
capillaries, and veins do?
* Two types of circulation: Pulmonary
and systemic.
* Cardiovascular problems: Atherosclerosis,
High blood pressure, Heart attack.  
* Heart diagram (fig. 2, page 31) 
 Section 2.- Blood. (page 36 to 39)
* Definition and functions of the blood.
* The four main components: red blood
cells, plasma, platelets, white blood cells. 
* Definition and measurement of blood
pressure.
* Concept of systolic and diastolic
pressure.
* Blood types: definition of antigens, importance and concept of
transfusion.     
Section 3.- The Lymphatic System. (40 to 43)
* Definition and functions of the lymphatic
system.
* The main organs: Definition
and function:
   Lymph, lymph nodes, thymus,
tonsils, spleen, lymphatic vessels  
Section 4.- The Respiratory System. (44 to 47)
* Definition and functions of the respiratory
system.
* The main organs: Definition
and function:
   Nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea,
bronchus, lungs, diaphragm.
* Definition of respiration, breathing, cellular respiration.
* Respiratory disorders: Asthma, Emphysema, and Severe acute respiratory
   Syndrome (SARS).
* Respiratory System diagram (fig. 1, page 44)
Chapter 3.- The Digestive and Urinary System.
Section 1.- The Digestive System. (page 58 to 64)
* Definition and functions of the digestive
system.
* The main organs: Definition
and function:
   Mouth, esophagus, stomach,
liver, gallbladder, pancreas, 
   small intestine, large
intestine.
* Concept of Digestion: (page 59) 
* Digestive System diagram (fig. 1, page 58)  
Nota: Estudiar todas las notas y cuestionarios en cuaderno.  
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TEST
GUIDE  (November - December)
Unit 2.- Right & Wrong (page 18 to 24)
Part 2.- 
* Vocabulary: different meanings of the
word “right” 
* Grammar: “Wh-” questions: what, where,
when, who, why, whose, 
  
how much, how many, how often, how long, how far.
Part 3.- 
* Vocabulary: the prefix “mis-” to state
that something is wrong. 
* Knowledge extension: Understanding
malapropism and spoonerism.
 
(words written in the wrong way)
* Vocabulary extension: the suffix
“-ism”* Grammar: the definite article “the”
Part 4.- 
* Grammar: extension on continuous,
simple and perfect tenses in narration.
* Vocabulary extension: metaphors on
honesty and dishonesty.  
Unit 3.- Land & Sea (page 30 to 37)
Part 1.- 
* Reading: The Sacred Balance.
* Reading extension: identifying ideas.
* Vocabulary: Collocations with words
related to natural world.
 Part 3.- 
* Grammar: Extension on Past simple,
Present perfect and Present perfect 
  
continuous.
* Vocabulary: Past Time expressions
(page 35)  
Part 4.- 
* Vocabulary: Common sea monsters
(Listening, ex. 3, page 36)  
* Grammar: Adjective order: size, age, color, origin, material:
   Identification and use in
context.  
Nota: Estudiar todas las
notas y ejercicios en el cuaderno.
TEST GUIDE (November-December)
Chapter 2.- Cycles in Nature.
Section
1.- The
Cycles of Matter. (page 32 to 35)
* The Water Cycle: evaporation,
condensation, precipitation.
* Concepts of runoff, groundwater,
transpiration, importance of water in life.
* The Carbon Cycle: organic molecules,
photosynthesis, respiration.
* Concept of decomposition and
combustion.   
* The Nitrogen Cycle: * The nitrogen in the atmosphere, nitrogen fixation (by bacteria), creation
  
 of nitrogen.    
* Minerals cycled: calcium and
phosphorous 
* How cycles interact with each other.  
Section
2.- Ecological Succession. (page 36 to 39) 
* Concept of
succession; two types: primary and secondary.
* Five stages in primary succession
* Concept of pioneer species.   
* Four stages in secondary succession.
* Concept of climax species,
biodiversity, and mature community.   
Chapter 3.- The Earth’s Ecosystems.
Section 1.- Land Biomes. (page 50 to 57)
* Description of land biomes according to climate, precipitation, types of
   animals and plants, location.
* Definition of: canopy, evergreen trees, permafrost, deciduous latin term
   (to fall off)  
Section 2.- Marine Ecosystems. (page 58 to 63)
* Description of marine ecosystem parts:
   Intertidal zone, neritic zone,
benthic zone, oceanic zone. 
* Definition of: plankton, estuary, coral reef.
* Marine ecosystem diagram (fig. 3, page 60-61)  
Nota: Estudiar todas las notas y cuestionarios en cuaderno.
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