Dear students, I hope you had enjoyed your free time. I'm sure you're going to come back to school with fully recharged "battery" and I tell you, sincerely, welcome back to the last part of the 2016-2017 cycle. Good luck to all of you.
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Evaluation Criteria April:
50% April exam.
20% Oral Practice.
20% Oral Practice.
20% Classwork.
10% Homework.
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Contents April
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CONTENTS (April)
Chapter 4.- Communication and Control.
Section 3.- The Endocrine System.
* Definition of the system, hormones, gland,
* Organs that make up the Endocrine system: Pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid,
thymus and adrenal glands; pancreas, testes and ovaries.
* Insulin and glucagon
* Hormone imbalances.
* Endocrine system figure
* Endocrine system figure
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CONTENTS (April)
Unit 6.- Electronic devises
* Vocabulary extension: Modals may, might, could
* Use of modal verbs "shall" and "can"
Unit 7.- Real Relationships
* Vocabulary: Phrasal verbs for relationships
* Grammar: Extension on comparative: More / less / double and repeated comparative
* Grammar: Extension on superlative: Most / least / with adjectives and adverbs
* Grammar: Second Conditional, the use of I wish, If only, I'd rather
* Vocabulary: Adjectives to describe venues (places) in context (restaurants)
* Vocabulary: Adverbs and conjunctions to express contrast:
However, in contrast, nevertheless, on the other hand, whereas, but, although
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CONTENTS (April)
Chapter 5.- Energy Resources
* Project: In teams, students will describe environmental problems and solutions,
natural resources and fossil fuels.
* Nuclear energy: fission and fusion
* Energy power plants
* Chemical energy
* Solar energy: solar panels and solar collectors
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CONTENTS (April)
Collection 5 .- T
Reading 1.- One Last Time
* Critical vocabulary: Meaning in context
* Language convention: Semicolons and run-ons
Reading 2.- Teens at work
* Discussion: Evaluate an argument
* Vocabulary strategy: Using greek suffixes
Reading 3.- Marigolds
* Critical vocabulary: Meaning in context
* Vocabulary strategy: Using latin suffixes
* Language convention: Infinitives
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CONTENTS (April)
Chapter 5.- Energy Resources
* Project: In teams, students will describe environmental problems and solutions,
natural resources and fossil fuels.
* Nuclear energy: fission and fusion
* Energy power plants
* Chemical energy
* Solar energy: solar panels and solar collectors
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