miércoles, 3 de diciembre de 2014

unit 2 lesson 12

 Complete the sentences with an appropiate form of the words in the box.

a. The populated of the world is growing. Will we be able to grow enough food?
b. One reason GM crops are science is that we do not know what the health risks may be.
c. engineer want to recreate the woolly mammoth.
d. Is it controversy to clone a human being?e. Genetic ethics is a new discipline.


2. Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses in the correct tense.

a. did he sometimes used (use) the internet to find information?
b. When the scientists cloned the first animal? (clone)
c. The woolly mammoth existed (not exist) for thousands of years now.
d. do we  will be able to (be able to) stop people from getting old in the future?
e. the scientists did (do) enough research about the effects of GM crops?


unit 2 leson 11

. Number the sentences in the correct order to make a paragraph.

 1- The Oresund Bridge is more than 7,600 meters long in total and over 200 meters tall, and it opened in
360,000 travelers by car, bus, and train per day. Crossing the Oresund Bridge isn't
2- 82,000 tones. It has one of the longest cable-stayed spans in the world at 490 meters. It carries 
4- 2000 to connect Denmark and Sweden. The entire bridge weighs
6- A frequent traveler. The bridge cost $3.8 billion to build.
5- cheap. It costs $53 to go one way in a car, but you can get good discounts if you are


5b. Complete the text with the words in the box.

The Bosphorus Bridge in Turkey is not the longest or largest bridge in the world, but it is famous because it separates two continents, Europe and Asia. Workers completed the bridge in 1973. It has a main span of 1,073 meters and clearance of 64 meters. In 2005, American tennis started Venus Williams played a five-minute tennis game on the Bridge with Turkish player Ipek Senoglu. It was the first tennis match ever to be played across two continents.


6. Read the texts in Exercises 5a and b again. Circle these sentences T (True) or F (False).

a. The Oresund Bridge connects two countries. F
b. If you frequently travel over the bridge, the price is cheaper. T
c. The Oresund Bridge is only for cars and buses. F
d. The Bosphorus Bridge connects two countries. F
e. It has a sports stadium on it. T
f. The Bosphorus Bridge is longer than the Oserund Bridge. F



unit 2 lesson 10


Put the words in parentheses into the correct form to complete the sentences.
                       Do you play a musical instrument? (Music)
      a.  I´m bored. I want to do something new andexciting (excite)
      b.  You can lose a lot of weight by powerbocking.(weigh)
      c.  I think this is a dangerous sport.(danger)
      d.  The Rubik’s cube was a great invention (invent)
      e.  This is a wonderful way of getting exercise.(wonder)


      f.      What equipment do you need to play that sport?(equip)
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unit 2 lesson 9

. Solve the clues to complete the puzzle. What is 1 down?

            1. He doesn’t want to continue studying, he wants to get a
           2. She has all the qualities you need to running in business.
          3. He has a store in the market selling T-shirts.
         4. My store has a wonderful location. It´s across from the subway station, so a lot of people walk past.
         5. I want to borrow money from my parents, but they don´t want to lend me any!
         6. We want to make some money by selling cakes.
        7. I don´t have any long-term goals I just think about tomorrow.
        8. I am a regular customer at the ice cream store. I love ice cream!




 Complete the sentences with the correct form of an appropriate verb from the box
                
                                           Eat              decide          buy         become        make      start

         A. She has make a lot of money selling tacos in the market.
         B. Have you ever eat ham flavored ice cream?
        C. Blackberries have become very popular recently.
        D. Has he decide where to open his business yet?
        E. They have start working in a supermarket and they like it a lot.

       F. We have buy a new computer for our business.




unit 2 lesson 8

a) WHICH IS THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN THE WORLD? MOUNT EVEREST
b) WHICH WAS THE MOST VIOLENT VOLCANIC ERUPTION IN THE LAST 300 YEARS? KRAKATOA
c) WHAT IS THE RAINIEST  PLACE ON THE PLANET? MOUNT WAIALEALE, HAWAII
d) IS THE PACIFIC DEEPER THAN THE ATLANTIC? YES
e) IS BILL GATES THINNER THAN CARLOS SLIM? I DON'T KNOW WHO HAS MORE, BUT THEY ARE BOTH MILLIONARIES
f) ARE DOGS MORE POPULAR THAN CATS AS PETS IN THE US? YES, THEY ARE MORE PEOPLE HAVE DOGS THAN CATS
g) LI ENHAIFROM CHINA MAKES THE WORLD'S THE MOST WEALTHY NOODLES. HIS NOODLES ARE THINNER THAN A HUMAN HAIR! A PASTA RECORD
h) HOW MUCH DOES THE WORLD'S FATTEST CAT WEIGH? 40.8 KILOS

8 WRITE QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR CLASSMATES NEXT CLASS

A) WHO IS THE MOST INTELLIGENT IN THE CLASSROOM?

B) WHICH IS THE BEST CLASSROOM?

C) WHO IS THE LEAST INTELLIGENT





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UNIT 2 LESSON 7

5. PUT THE WORDS IN THE CORRECT ORDER TO MAKE SENTENCE
a) WERE/ DOING/ WHAT/ YOU/ SIX O,CLOCK/ AT/ NIGHT/ LAST?
what were you doing las night at six o'clock?

b) WATCHING/ THEY/ TELEVISION/ WERE/ GOT/ I/ HOME/ WHEN
They were watching t.v when i got home

c) WHEN/ SHE/ HURRICANE/ WAS/ HIT/ SLEEPING/ TOWN/ THE/ THE
she wa sleeping when the hurriane hit the town

6. COMPLETE THE CONVERSATION WITH THE VERBS IN PARENTHESES IN THE CORRECT PAST TENSE

A: WHAT WHERE YOU DOING WHEN THE HURRICANE HIT THE COAST OF SOUTHERN FLORIDA?

B: I FLEW NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AIRCRAFT. MY TEAM OF METEOROLOGISTS AND ICOLLECTED DATA ABOUT THE STORM

A: WHAT TIME DID THE HURRICANE MADE LANDFALL
B: AT ABOUT 6:00 A.M

A: HOW FAST DID THE STORM MOVED ?

B: NOT VERY FATS, BUT THE WINDS BLOWED VIOLENTLY. IT WAS THE WORST STORM I'VE EVER SEEN WHEN WE REALIZED THE CITY WAS FLOODING, WE KNEW IT WAS A TERRIBLE DISASTER  


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UNIT 2 LESSON 6

3. COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE WITH AN APPROPRIATE WORD
a) A DEAF PERSON IS A PERSON WHO CANNOT HEAR
b) A BLIND PERSON IS A PERSON WHO CANNOT SEE
c) OUR ORGAN OF SIGHT IS THE RETINA
d) WHEN YOU ARE SHORT-SIGHTED YOU NEED TO WEAR GLASSES TO SEE IN THE DISTANCE

4. PUT THE VERBS IN PARENTHESES INTO THE CORRECT TENSE TO COMPLETE THE TEXT

IN 1967, A SOUTH AFRICAN DOCTOR, CHRISTIAAN BARNARD, PERFORMED THE FIRST HUMAN-TO-HUMAN HEART TRANSPLANT. HE AND HIS SURGICAL TEAM TOOK THE HEART OF A 25-YEARS-OLD WOMAN KILLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND PUT IN THE BODY OF A 55-YEARS-OLD MAN. THE PATIENT SURVIVED FOR 18 DAYS. OVER THE NEXT 10-15 YEARS DOCTORSMADE IMPORTANT MEDICAL ADVANCES, BUT MANY HEART TRANSPLANT PAIENTS DIE . NOWADAYS, THE OPERATION HAD A GOOD SUCCESS RATE. DOCTORS, DID APPROXIMATELY 3,500 HEART TRANSPLANTS A YEAR, AND AT THE MOMENT RESEARCHERS WORKED TO PERFECT A MECHANICAL HEART. AND WHAT OF THE FUTURE? TECHNOLOGY IMPROVED ALL THE TIME  DO WE WILL BE ABLE TO PERFORM BRAIN TRANSPLANTS ONE DAY?



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unit 2 lesson 5

1COMPLETE THE CONVERSATION WITH WORDS FROM THE BOX

host: WELCOME TO THE SHOW, Dr. EVANS. GIVE US YOUR PREDICTIONS FOR 100 YEARS IN THE FUTURE.

Dr. Evans: I'M AN OPTIMIST. I THINK THERE WILL BE MANY TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES.
WE WILL BE ABLE TO CURE DISEASES, LIKE CANCER AND AIDS.
WE'LL BE ABLE TO GENERATE ALL OUR ENERGY FROM NUCLEAR POWER, SO WE'LL BE ABLETO CUT MOST GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. WE'LL ALL HAVE ELECTRIC CARS .
THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DRIVE THEMSELVES-THEY WON'T NEED DRIVERS AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO RELAX AND ENJOY THE JOURNEY.

host: WHAT ABOUT IN THE FIELD OF SPACE TRAVEL? WILL WE BE ABLE TO TRAVEL TO OTHER PLANETS?

Dr. Evans: YES, WE'LL BE ABLE TO GO TO ,MARS AND PERHAPS WE'LL BE ABLE TO LIVE THERE. IN THE FUTURE, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE


2. WRITE THREE THINGS THAT YOU THINK WE DEFINITELY WON'T BE-ABLE TO DO IN THE NEXT 50 YEARS

a)  I can not be a professional baseball player
b)  I will not be a great inventor who Inove future
c)  I will not be a person wings apacione them new inventions
 

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unit 2 lesson 4

1. FIND SIX VERBS IN THE PUZZLE. USE THEM TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES IN THE CORRECT TENSE



A) YESTERDAY I LEAVED  THE HOUSE AT 7:00 A.M TO GO TO SCHOOLB) SHE MADE FIVE CALLS ON HER CELL PHONE LAST NIGHTC) CHARLES DARWIN WROTE ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES IN THE 19 CENTURYD) LAST WEEK WE WENT TO THE ZOO AND SAW AN ORANGUTANE) DR. MARTIN COOPER BEGAN WORKING FOR MOTOROLA IN THE 1950s.



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unit 2 lesson 3

1COMPLETE THE BIOGRAPHY WITJ VERBS IN THE BOX IN THE CORRECT SENTENSE

ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL

Al e ander Graham Bell was born un 1847 en Scotland. He studied at The universities of Edinburgh and Lodon. In 1871, he moved to Boston. There, he worked at the school for  deaf people. Un 1874, he experimented with ThE basic idea for The telephone and then un 1876, he transmited  the first complete sentence by telephone. He said: Watson, come here, i want you." Bell won  the Volta Prize( worth 50,000 French francs) for his invention.
He died un 1922 in Canada .

2 COMPLETE THESE QUESTIONS
A) WAS ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL BORN IN THE US? NO, HE DIDN'T

B) WHERE DID HE STUDIED? AT THE UNIVERSITIES OF EDINBURHG AND LONDON

C) WHERE WAS HE MOVED TO IN 1871? TO BOSTON
D) LAST WEEK WE WENT TONTHE ZOO AND SAW AN ORANGUTAN

E) DR. MARTIN COOPER BEGAN WORKING FO MOTOROLA IN THE 1950s.


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unit 2 lesson 2

1°circle the best option (lesson 2)

a)   maatees weigh / are weighing 400-550 kg.

b)   they live / are living in warm coastal waters.

c) manatees eat / are eating 50 kg of aquatic plants.

d) the manatiee in the pictures eats / is eating aquatics plants.

e)  their numbers fall / are falling dramatically 

f)  at the moment, the us fish and wildlife service tries / is trying to protect manatees.


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