Monday 23rd-Thursday 26th

1) Solutions to Thursday's exercises (SB p. 76)
2) Solutions to Video:
1. How long is the system?  600 meters  How deep is the skirt? 3 meters
2. Can the cleanup barrier affect marine life? Why? No, because the skirt creates a flow underneath and the marine life can pass beneath it.
3 How does the cleanup system work? 
a. The buoy prevents PLASTIC from FLOWING OVER IT and the skirt prevents SMALLER PARTICLES FROM ESCAPING UNDERNEATH.
b. The system is operated by WIND, CURRENTS, and WAVES.
c. Both plastic and the system are CARRIED by THE CURRENT.4. Why does the system move faster than plastic? What is the result?
BECAUSE THE WIND AND WAVES CAN ONLY PROPEL THE SYSTEM, NOT THE PLASTIC5. How does the system adopt a U-shape? BECAUSE THE CURRENT APPLIES PRESSURE ON THE SKIRT. What is the result? PLASTIC IS CONCENTRATED IN THE CENTER.
6. The WIND helps the system change direction and takes it to THE AREAS WITH THE HIGHEST PLASTIC CONCENTRATION.
7. How is the system's position known?
THANKS TO SATELLITE ANTENNAS.8. How is plastic removed from the system? A VESSELS COMES REGULARLY AND TAKES OUT THE PLASTIC. What do they do with that plastic? THIS PLASTIC IS RECYCLED INTO NEW ITEMS.
9. Opinion: Do you see any disadvantage to this invention? Justify your answer.
-HOW MANY (POLLUTING) VESSELS ARE NEEDED TO TRANSPORT ALL THE PLASTIC?3) NEW CONTENTS Click on this link to access the instructions

Thursday, 19th March

Hi, everyone!

-Here you are the solutions to the previous exercise: Environment.

-Once you have checked your answers, open your student's book on page 76 and complete exercises 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. (Solutions on Monday)

-Find out how Boyan Slat's invention works:
Watch this video and find out. (Remember to change the subtitles into English or, if you don't need them, do away with them.
Then, answer the following questions in your notebook:
1. How long is the system? How deep is the skirt?
2. Can the cleanup barrier affect marine life? Why?
3 How does the cleanup system work?
a. The buoy prevents .................................. from ............................ and the skirt prevents .................................................................
b. The system is operated by ...................................... , ................................ , and ............................
c. Both plastic and the system are ................................... by ............................
4. Why does the system move faster than plastic? What is the result?
5. How does the system adopt a U-shape? What is the result?
6. The ........................... helps the system change direction and takes it to ...................................
7. How is the system's position known?
8. How is plastic removed from the system? What do they do with that plastic?
9. Opinion: Do you see any disadvantage to this invention? Justify your answer. 

Want to know more? 
1. Watch the following video about Boyan Slat's invention for rivers' cleanup.
2. What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? How big is it? See some photos on the internet; note down some information about it (3-4 lines)

Wednesday 18th March

Good morning
-Thank you for your patience. We are ALL working hard (I hope!). At least I am. Google Drive is "driving" me mad so I have decided to communicate with you through the blog. 

-Remember the new gmail account (See Google Drive) for your assignments. You will have to send me some assignment only if I ask you to. As for all the homework, just correct with the answers provided. Use a red pen for correction, please.
There shouldn't be any problem with vocabulary. Please, use a dictionary and note down the meaning of any new word.

Suggestion
In the future you could use hangouts while you are doing your activities, especially for grammar.
This way you can help each other. Let me know if you are doing so.

Work for today
1. Correct the vocabulary exercises. (See screenshots in the padlet)
2. Complete the new assignment. I´ll post the answers on Tursday..

Tuesday 17th March

TUESDAY 17th

Checking your understanding of previous assignment

Go to the PPT attached in this folder and check the parts of the opinion essay you have on p. 68
(Students Book)

Emailing your essays (ONLY YOUR ESSAYS)

Use Google Drive to write the essay and share with me. When sharing, allow me to edit.
Otherwise, I will just read it; I will not be able to send any amendments.

 Please, email your essays to a new account, as the other one is a mess right now with
so many messages from different groups. You must email them by Wednesday (14:45 p.m.)

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THE ESSAYS MUST BE TYPED. I WILL NOT ACCEPT A PHOTO OF A HANDWRITTEN ESSAY.
DO NOT SEND ANY OTHER ASSIGNMENT UNLESS I TELL YOU TO. YOU WILL BE PROVIDED
THE ANSWERS

New assigment

With the opinion essay, we have finished Unit 5. It is time to start a new unit, “Saving our planet” 

Let’s start with the easiest bit: vocabulary.

Go to Student's Book, page 74: Read the environmental experts’ comments and do
exercises 1, 2 and 3.
Then, go to your workbook p. 48 and do activities 1, 2 and 3.

I´ll provide the solutions tomorrow.

Pilar

Theatre

Only Human Moving on Company

 11th March (5th and 6th period)

Don't forget to dress up!! You make become a star!!!

Film Reviews

What a vandal!!

Yesterday you were spotted doing something really odd…

Explain yourself!!! Every 3 people will have the same situation (given in class). The best explanation will win. The situation must make sense.

Give as many details as possible. Write the story in advance (but you are not allowed to read)

Thursday, 13^th February