Saturday, February 26, 2011

ANSWER KEY. Vocabulary Unit5

STUDENT´S BOOK:
page 60


VOCABULARY Communication

1
1. keep in touch   2. translate   3. fluent   4. misunderstood   5. mother tongue

2
1. body language    2. bad language    3. Sign language  
4. foreign language   5. first language    6. official language

3
 1. b   2. a    3. a    4. a   5. b    6. a    7. b


page 61

4
1. misunderstanding   2. translated   3. official language   4. mother tongue   5. pick up    6. fluent


WORKBOOK:
page 40 and 44
 
















Sunday, February 06, 2011

THE ENVIRONMENT

 1. Revise the vocabulary in unit 4 ( Bridges 1, Burlington Books )

2. Go to http://energyquest.ca.gov/movieroom/index.html
and watch the following videos:
“ Fighting Global Warming” and “ The Science of the Solar Cell”

3. Go to http://www.epa.gov/watersense/kids/index.html
click on “ why save water”, “simple ways to save water”, and play the game on http://www.epa.gov/watersense/kids/games.html

4. Do you want to know more about environmental issues? Then go to http://www.eco-pros.com/


5. Now you can try these quizzes below:
The Green Quiz:
http://www.yale.edu/procurement/greenPurchase/Green%20Quiz.htm

The Energy Quiz:
http://energyquest.ca.gov/games/energy_test/energy_IQ1.html

WRITING . - Write a brief summary of the activity: What were the videos and readings about? Do you think environmental issues are important, why or why not? How did you do with the quizzes?