viernes, 30 de enero de 2015

UNIT 2 LESSON 12


7. Complete the sentences with  an appropriate from of the Words in the box. ( Lesson 12)
a) The popultion  of the world is growing. Will we be able to gow enough food?
b) One reason GM crops are  controversial is  that we do not know what the health risks  may be
c) scientists want to recreate the woolly mammoth
d) Is it ethical to clone a human beging?
e) Genetic engineering is a new discipline.

8.Complete these sentence with the verbs in parentheses in the correct tense. (Lesson 12)

a) Does he sometimes use the internet to find information?
b) When Did scientists clone the first animal?
c) The woolly mammoth has not existed for thousands of years now
d) will, we be able to stop people from getting old in the future?
e) Are scientists doing enough research about the effects of GM crops?
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UNIT 2 LESSON 11

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
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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

 1. solve the clues to complete the puzzle.what is 1 down? (lesson 9)
1) he doesn´t want to continue studyng.He wants to get job
2) she has all the qualities you need to succeed in business
3) he has a stall 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 dont´ 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!
number 1 down is : business 

2. complete the sentences with the correct from of an appropiate verb from the box ( lesson 9)
a) She has made a lot  of money selling tacos in the market.
b) Have you  ever succeed ham flavored ice cream?
c) Blackberries have become very popular recently.
d) Has he decided  where to open his business yet?
e) They have started working in a supermarket and they like it a lot.
f) We have bought 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

UNIT 2 LESSON 7


5 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
a) What were you doing last night at six o'clock?
b) They were watching TV when I got home
c) She was sleeping when the hurricane hit the town


6 Complete the conversation with the verbs in parentheses in the correct past tense. 
A: what were you doing when the hurricane hit the coast of Southern Florida?
B: I flew National Hurricane Center aircraft. My team of meteorologists and                 I collected data about the storm.
A: What time did the hurricane made landfall?
B: at about 6:00 a.m.
B: Not very fast, but the winds bowed violently.
 It was the worst storm I have ever seen When we
 realized the city was flooding, we knew it was a terrible disaster
.A:how fast did the storm moved?
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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


1 Complete 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 am an optimist. I think there will be many technological advances. We will beable to cure diseases, like cancer and AIDS. We will be able to generate all our energy from nuclear power, so we will be able to cut most greenhouse gas emissions. We will all have electric cars. They will be able to drive themselves they will not need drivers and we will beable to relax and enjoy the journey!
Host: What about in the field of space travel? Will we able to travel to other planets?
Dr. Evans: Yes, we will be able to go to Mars and perhaps we will be able to live there. In the future, anything is possible


2 Write things that you think we definitely won´t be able to do in the next 50 years.
 
1. - I will not live with my parents
2. – I will not go to mars
3. - I will not fly in movement

UNIT 2 LESSON 4


7 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 school.
B) She made five calls on her cell phone last night.
C) Charles Darwin wrote On the Origin of Species in the 19 Century.
D) He heard the Jitterbug One Touch because the volume was on loud.
E) Last week we went to the zoo and saw an orangutan.
F) Dr. Martin Cooper began working for Motorola in the 1950s.

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8. Expand these notes to make a paragraph about the invienton of the microwave ( Lesson 4)

Percy LeBaron Spencer in 1946 accidentally invented the microwave.
He was an engineer at Raytheon Company. One morning he want to his laborator and saw the candy bar he and in his pocket and melted, the experiment again and put in fornt of the magnetron returned to try but this time with popcorn.
He knew that this was an impirtant discovery and the microwave soon became very popular
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UNIT 2 LESSON 3

5 Complete the biography with verbs in the box in the correct tense.
Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell was born in 1847 in Scotland. He studied at the universities of Edinburgh and London. In 1971, he moved to Boston. There, he worked at a school for deaf people. In 1874, he experiment with the basic idea for the telephone and then in 1876, he transmitted 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 in 1922 in Canada

6 Complete these question. 
A Was Alexander Graham Bell born in the US? No. he didn´t
B Where did he studied? At the universities of Edinburgh and London.
C Where was he moved to in 1971? To Boston.
D What prize did he won? The Volta Prize.
E Was his invention successful? Yes, it was
F When did he die? In 1922.

UNIT 2 LESSON 2


3 Circle the best option. (Lesson 2)

A Manatees weigh 400-550 kg.
B They live in warm coastal waters.
C Manatees eat 50 kg of aquatic plants a day.
D the manatee in the picture is eating aquatic plants.
E Their numbers are falling dramatically.
F At the moment, the US Fish and Wildlife Service is trying to protect manatees.

4 Read the clues. Solve the puzzle. What is down? (Lesson 2)

1 Is the WWF is your country doing enough to save endangered species?
2 Orangutans live in tropical area
3 There are only about 2,500 tigers in the India. The rest are is zoos.
4 She donate money to the WWF every year.
5 Tiger are carnivore. They hunt at night
6 They are disappearing because we are destroying their habitat.
7 their numbers are falling dramatically.
8 What is the orangutans´ favorite food? Do they eat bananas?
9 Polar bears eat seals and fish.
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UNIT 2 LESSON 1


1 Complete the sentences with words from the box.

A) Everyone is talking about climate change.

B) Global warming is causing a change in environmental patterns.         

C) The ice caps will melt in 80 years if we don´t something.

D) Experts predict there will be terrible famine in the world.

E) We must reduce greenhouse gas emissions.     
                                                                                                
F) Weather activist are working to persuade governments to activity
2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in parentheses in the correct form.

A) Sea levels rise if the ice caps melt.

B) If sea levels rise a lot major cities disappear.

C) If we not reduce greenhouse gas emissions temperatures increase.

D) There be millions of refuges if we do nothing.