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Contenidos de Abril por Materia, Grado y Nivel

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Module 8.- Natural disasters

A) Dissaters includying water
- Definition, icon and text examples

B) Other disasters on land
- Definition, icon and text examples

- Comprehension questions
- Debate on prevention actions. 

Reading plus activities:

* Weekly work: 2 See Reading, 2 Read Around, 2 I Balance tasks
* Work time: 6 activities per week
* Checking: The teacher will check students' progress every Monday
* Reports: Every student that does not complete the 6 weekly activities
                    on time willbe reported with their parents.
* Score: Every student will complete a total of 24 activities per month.

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Unit 7.- Fair is Fair

Lecture: The Clever Magistrate (folk tale)
- Word origins: root, source, meaning, example
- Key words and academic vocabulary 
- Definition and use in context
 
Lecture: The Clever Old Woman (Folk tale) 
- "In other words" vocabulary 
- Definition and use in context
Reading plus activities:

* Weekly work: 2 See Reading, 2 Read Around, 2 I Balance tasks
* Work time: 6 activities per week 
* Checking: The teacher will check students' progress every Monday
* Reports: Every student that does not complete the 6 weekly activities
                    on time will be reported with their parents.
* Score: Every student will complete a total of 24 activities per month.


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50% Exam
20% Classwork
20% Speaking ability
10% Book and notebook

Chapter 4.- A Family of Planets 

Section 1. The nine planets
- Our solar system
- Astronomical unit (km and light minute, 
- The discovery of the solar system (history)
- The inner planets: terrestrial
- The outer planets: gas giants

Section 2. The inner planets
- Terrestrial planets 
- Mercury: Closest to the sun
- Venus: Earth's twin?
  Prograde and retrograde rotation
- Earth: An oasis in space
  Water on Earth, the Earth from space
- Mars: Our intriguing neighbor.
  Atmosphere, water, volcanoes.

Section 3. The outer planets
- Gas giants 
- Jupiter: A giant among giants
  Composition, pressure, energy, red spot
- Saturn: Still forming
  Composition, the rings, moons 
- Uranus: A small giant
  Composition, water, tilt
- Neptune: The blue world
  Composition, energy
- Pluto: The mystery plane
  Composition, water

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