Wednesday 23 May 2018

MIÉRCOLES 30 MAYO_ NO HABRÁ CLASE

INFORMACIÓN PARA ALUMNADO GRUPOS DE TARDE
 ( AVANZADO 1C Y AVANZADO 1P-PX)

EL PRÓXIMO MIÉRCOLES 30 DE MAYO NO HABRÁ CLASE.

 HE SIDO CONVOCADO A UNA REUNIÓN OFICIAL.



EL LUNES 28 DE MAYO SERÁ LA ÚLTIMA CLASE LECTIVA Y LA  DEDICAREMOS A LAS DESTREZAS DE PRODUCCIÓN ORAL Y ESCRITA.



9B_CITY LIFE_READING AND SPEAKING PRACTICE_INDEPENDENT LEARNING

 Read these texts and find some time to discuss the content with your classmate.

Consider different issues with your classmate:

There are now twice as many people as 50 years ago.

Cities are part of the system we’ve invented to keep people alive on Earth. People tend to like cities

 There are nearly eight billion humans alive on the planet now, and that’s a big number: more than twice as many as were alive 50 years ago.

The tendency of people to move to cities, either out of desire or perceived necessity, creates a great opportunity.

They will have to be green cities.

Peace, justice, equality and the rule of law are all necessary survival strategies.
ADJECTIVESa big/large/major cityThey have stores in Houston, Dallas, and other big cities.a great city (=very important and interesting)Cairo is one of the world's great cities.a capital city (=where the government of a country or state is)Cuba's capital city is Havana.somebody's home/native city (=where they were born or grew up)He said that he never wanted to leave his home city.a cosmopolitan city (=full of people from different parts of the world)San Francisco is a very cosmopolitan city.an industrial citySheffield is an industrial city in the north of England.a provincial city (=in a part of the country that is not near the capital)There have been protests in the capital and in provincial cities.an ancient citythe ancient city of Jerusalema historic city (=very old and with an interesting history)Budapest is a beautiful and historic city.a cathedral city (=with a cathedral)He went to university in the cathedral city of Durham.a university city (=with a university)Uppsala is a university city.a walled city (=surrounded by a wall)the old walled city of Algheroa twin city British English (=one that has a special relationship with a similar town in another country)Strasbourg is Leicester's twin city in France.CITY + NOUNthe city centre British English, the city center American EnglishThe hotel is in the city centre.the city limits American English (=the furthest parts of the city)rural areas south of the city limitscity lifethe advantages of city lifea city dweller (=someone who lives in a city)In the summer, city dwellers escape to the sea.a city streetTraffic was moving slowly along the city streets.PHRASESin the heart of a cityThe cathedral is right in the heart of the city.the outskirts of a city (=the edge)There were several bombings on the outskirts of the city.VERBSfound a city (=start developing a new city)He founded the city of Baghdad in the 8th centuryPLACE WITH HOUSES, SHOPS, AND OFFICEScity a large area with houses, shops, offices etc that is often the centre of government for an area. A city is bigger than a townThe nearest big city is San Francisco.town a large area with houses, shops, offices etc. A town is smaller than a cityLa Coruña is a pretty seaside town.capital (also capital city) the city where the government of a country or state isWe travelled to Budapest, the capital of Hungary.metropolis a big busy city that is full of people and activityAfter 1850 Paris grew quickly into a busy metropolis.urban adjective [only before noun] relating to towns and citiesAir pollution is particularly bad in urban areas.urban developmentOUTSIDE PART OF CITYthe outskirts the area around the edge of a city or just outside itDisneyland is on the outskirts of Paris.suburb an area around the edges of a city, where many people liveHe lives in a suburb of London.| the suburbsMore and more people are moving to the suburbs.

URBAN SPRAWL the spread of city buildings and houses into an area that used to be countryside, or the area in which this has happened planning policies designed to limit the growth of urban sprawl/ˈɜr·bən ˈsprɔl/
the spread of a city into the area surrounding it, often without planning.

SLUMS

SHANTY TOWNS

DEPRIVED AREAS

ROUGH NEIGHBOURHOODS

CRIME RATE

TRANSPORT

MASSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE

AIR POLLUTION

SUSTAINABLE CITIES

LEISURE FACILITIES

LIVEABLE (INHABITABLE) CITIES

UNLIVEABLE (UNINHABITABLE) CITIES

POVERTY AND WEALTH

POPULATION GROWTH

OVERCROWDED CITIES

OVERPOPULATION

OVERCONSUMPTION

SOCIAL INEQUALITY

MULTICULTURALISM

COSMOPOLITAN CITIES






https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/mar/19/urban-explosion-kinshasa-el-alto-growth-mexico-city-bangalore-lagos


https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/mar/22/collapse-civilisation-near-certain-decades-population-bomb-paul-ehrlich


Monday 21 May 2018

HOMEWORK CHECK


·      
CHECK YOUR HOMEWORK

 PAGE 149 
 STUDENT´S BOOK   
GRAMMAR BANK
   a.
    1. beautiful weather
    2. some lovely furniture
    4. a pair of scissors
    5. some new trousers/a new pair of trousers
    8. The homework was
    10. The police are sure
  
 b.
    1.Athletics is my favourite sport
    3. Harvey´s clothes look really expensive
    6. Could I have a piece of paper to write down the new words?
    7. I think I´ll have some time after lunch to help you with that 
        report.
    8. I´ve got some good news for you about your job application.
    9. We´ve made a lot of progress this term.
    10. Hello. Reception? Do you have an iron I could use?


·  
PHOTOCOPIES: FUTURE PERFECT AND CONTINUOUS 

   1. won´t be thinking
   2. you´ll still be working/ I´ll have been promoted
   3. will have left
   4. won´t be using
   5. won´t have gone/ she´ll still be watching
   6. he´ll have graduated/he´ll be looking for 
   7. won´t have had
   8. Will you be coming
   9. Will you be picking me up
   10. Will they have visited
   11. we´ll have finished/we´ll be celebrating
   12. won´t have saved 

THIRD TERM CONTENT

https://www.dropbox.com/s/3kv0pde0o4ejjei/THIRD%20TERM%20CONTENT.pdf?dl=0

Friday 18 May 2018

4A+9B: ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT_INDEPENDENT LEARNING


ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT 
 Everyone of us has an ecological footprint.

http://wwf.panda.org/knowledge_hub/teacher_resources/webfieldtrips/ecological_balance/eco_footprint/


RECYCLING AROUND THE WORLD
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4620041.stm


4A+9B: LISTENING PRACTICE: TRANSPORT OF THE FUTURE_CITIES_COMMUTERS: INDEPENDENT LEARNING

 LISTENING AND VOCABULARY PRACTICE

 TRANSPORT OF THE FUTURE

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/persian/features/6-minute-english/ep-180208

  Air travel has become commonplace for many people. Commonplace means ‘not unusual’.

Driverless vehicles
  
Far-fetched – like flying cars that we see in sci-fi movies – it's difficult to believe because it's unlikely to happen.


 
CITIES OF THE FUTURE

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/thai/features/6-minute-english/ep-160714

What is the percentage of the world's population that will be living in cities in 2050? 

 Decent cycle lanes. Good transport networks are very important

Urban sprawl is the way a city spreads into undeveloped land around it, often without planning permission.

They end up building their own communities and houses on unoccupied land. And these communities are becoming in some places the majority not the minority and they're off the grid so they're not often serviced by either the social services but also many of them don't have water, sanitation and electricity.

 Shanty towns – poor communities where the houses are built out of cheap materials


 Infrastructure.

  /ˈɪnfrəˌstrʌktʃə/  the basic systems and structures that a country or organization needs in order to work properly, for example roadsrailwaysbanks etc Some countries lack a suitable economic infrastructure. a $65 billion investment package in education, health care and infrastructure


 COMMUTING
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/persian/features/6-minute-english/ep-160128

Hundreds of millions of us make the same journey day in day out (done or happening every day for a long period of time).

Packed in like sardines describes people standing so close together that they can't move – like fish in a can! 

it's no fun being stuck in a traffic jam

 Let's face it – travelling by car or by public transport can be really miserable!

Tuesday 15 May 2018

4A+9B_EARTH HOUR_LISTENING AND SPEAKING PRACTICE_INDEPENDENT LEARNING

Earth Hour Tonight: What Time? What's the Point?

Millions will turn off the lights for Earth Hour. Is it a bright idea? 

 

The organizers  urge people to turn off lights and other nonessential appliances in a symbolic show of support for action against climate change and for energy conservation in general. 

 Let us use 60 minutes of darkness to help the world see the light.

 

Despite Earth Hour's growth since its introduction in Sydney in 2007, not everyone's on board.   Earth Hour itself doesn't have a significant impact on actual energy consumption or greenhouse gas emissions, which contribute to global warming.

 

What is your attitude towards EARTH HOUR?

Discuss it with your classmates. 



 LISTENING
https://www.dropbox.com/s/le87ftphj6g5g5v/2%20EARTH%20HOUR.mp3?dl=0

EXERCISES

https://www.dropbox.com/s/aphzn6qa62g6why/2%20Earth%20Hour.pdf?dl=0



KEY

https://www.dropbox.com/s/mvf3op71p5t39mj/2%20EARTH%20HOUR%20KEY.docx?dl=0