Let's get Ready for the First Exam! / Preparémonos para el Primer Examen!

                 My dear students: I hope you have begun the year with lots of enthusiasm!
                                Now let's get ready for more of this fantastic adventure!

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Evaluation Criteria September: 

15%  Book and Notebook.
15%  Participations. 
20%  Classwork, Oral Practice.
50%  October Exam 

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Contenidos por Materia, Grado y Nivel

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October

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Unit 2.- Winning and Losing

* Vocabulary: Sports and collocations with play, go, and do

* Grammar: Past simple in affirmative, negative and questions

* Grammar: Past continuous in affirmative, negative and questions

* Word skill: A chart with verbs in the target tenses
*  Vocabulary: Free time activities

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October

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Chapter 1.- Body organization and structure.

Section 3.- The Muscular System.

* Definitions and functions of the muscular system

* The three kinds of muscles and how they are found

* Muscles and movement; muscles work in pairs

* Muscle injuries: Fracture, dislocation, sprain, osteoporosis, arthiritis

Section 4.- The Integumentary System.

* Definition of the integumentary system
* Functions and structure of the skin

* Hair and nail growth

* Skin injuries: Acne and skin cancer

Chapter 2.- Circulation and Respiration.

Section 1.- The Cardiovascular System.

* Definitions and functions of the cardiovascular system

* Functions and structure of the heart
* Blood vessels: Arteries, capillaries and veins

* Two types of circulation
* Cardiovascular problems: Atherosclerosis, high blood pressure,
   heart attack and failure

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October

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Unit 3.- Love Around the World
* Discussion: What's your opinion on dating?

* Vocabulary: Meaning from context to complete a text 
* Vocabulary: Understanding lexis to predict reding article
* Reading: A letter from Luisa to Suzie
   - Exercises for reading comprehension 

* Reading skill: Understanding text with only main words

* Grammar: Comparatives

Unit 4.- Family Matters

* Discussion: Who do you go to when you need help?
* Vocabulary: Matching antonyms 

* Reading: The Problem with Grandpa
   - Exercises for reading comprehension 

* Reading skill: Inferring meaning

* Grammar: Dependent prepositions

  

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October

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Unit 2.- Looking Back

* Vocabulary: Feelings and collocations with "about-with-of" 

* Grammar: Past tense contrast (how to use it)

* Vocabulary: "war" words

* Grammar: Used to referring to past habits

* Vocabulary: Verbs that express mental actions

* Grammar: Phrasal verbs in context

* Project: 
In teams, students will present a profile on a n important date in the U. S.

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October

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Chapter 1.- Interaction of Living Things.

Section 3.- Types of Interaction

* Concept of limiting factors, carrying capacity, coevolution

* Three interactions: Competition, Predation (predator-Prey) and
   Symbiosis (Mulualism, Commensalism, Parasitism [parasite-host])

Chapter 2.- Cycles in Nature

Section 1.- The Cycles of Matter

* Water Cycle: Evaporation, condensation, precipitation

* Definition on runoff, groundwater, transpiration

* Carbon Cycle: Decomposition and combustion

* Definition on organic molecules, photosynthesis, respiration

* Nitrogen Cycle: Nitrogen in the air  and in soil

* Definition on nitrogen fixation

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