GLOBAL WARMING - TDS

GLOBAL WARMING. PANIC OR REALITY?

Global warming is already under way. The evidence is vast and the urgency of taking action becomes clearer with every new scientific study. Some of the most obvious signs are visible in the Arctic, where rising temperatures and melting ice are dramatically changing the region’s unique landscapes and wildlife—as well as people’s lives and livelihoods. Across the globe, other early warning signs include melting glaciers, shifting ranges of plants and animals, and the earlier onset of spring.

VISIT THE LINKS TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS:

1. What is global warming?

Global warming is the rise in the average temperature of Earth's atmosphere and oceans since the late 19th century. The temperature of Earth's has increased by about 0.8ºC. The scientists are more than 90% certain that it's primarily caused by the concentrations of greenhouse gases produced by human activities and the pollution.

2. What is the process involved in the greenhouse effect?

The greenhouse effect is a process by which thermal radiation from a planetary surface is absorbed by atmospheric greenhouse gases, and is re-radiated in all directions. Since part of this radiation is back to the space and a part of it enters in the atmosphere of the Earth, it cause an important elevation of the average surface temperature.  

3. What signs warn us about global warmming?

The signs are:

            -The temperature rise of the Earth.

            -More fire
            -Contamination
            -Warmer summers
            -Melting of the poles

4. Can you quote another term for global warming?

Another term could be: global temperature rise.

5. Watch the video and explain this idea: Global warming: panic or reality?

 I think that is a reality because we can see is starting to affect our planet. And because the people are destroying our world, with pollution of the cities, burning the rests of fosiles and anothers bad things and mistakes. It produces the temperature rise of the Earth and the melting of the poles... I could think I've realized that we need to change the world because is in danger!

 

6.What can we do to stop global warming? Suggest five ideas.

1.Use solar plants.

2.Use wind and sea turbines.

3.Buy electric cars.

4.Using renewable energy

5.Use bicycles or public transport

VOCABULARY:

Rise - Pujar

Average - Mitjana

Melting - Fusió

Greeenhouse - Efecte Hivernacle

VIDEO

AUDIO

WRITING UNIT 9

WRITE AN EMAIL TO AN INTERNET FORUM

Hi 

My name's Eva Tarrés and I live in Banyoles in Catalonia. I like the area where I live because is a pacific place, so I want to improve it.

In my opinion there aren't many parks, cinemas, theme parks and open spaces in the area. As a result a lot of young people don't go out because there's a lot of noise and traffic.

I think the council should do something about this. I'm sure they must have some land which local people can use for a park or city garden project.

WRITING UNIT 7

A FORMAL LETTER

31 Països Catalans, Banyoles, Girona

12th March

Dear Sir or Madam 

I am the trainer of the skating club in Pla de l'Estany, Girona. The name of the clubs is Skating club Cornellà del Terri. I am writing to you because we are planning a competition and we are looking for sponsors.

The competition will take place in November. Clubs, teams and fans from all around Spain are going to be in Banyoles for this event, and I think that it will be good publicity for your company.

Please contact me if you are interested in sponsoring us or if you need any more information. Phone me at: 667 929 864. I look forward to hearing from you. 

Yours faithfully

Eva Tarrés Comas 









Trainer

WRITING UNIT 8

Marta Laura, Laura! Can you hear me? I need some help!

Laura Marta? Where are you? What happened?

Marta I'm in the sea. I was sailing near the coast and the tide pushed me into the deep. I hit with the rocks and there's a hole in the boat and it is sinking.

Laura Are you OK? Can you move?

Marta No, I think I've injured my foot when I hit the rock. I can't move it and it really hurts. What   am I going to do?

Laura Don't panic! Let's phone the coastguards.

Marta OK, but hurry up! I don't know how long I can stand here.

Laura OK, OK, hang on! I'm sure that someone will come soon.

Marta Laura!

Laura Now what's happening?

Marta The boat is sinking!!!

 

WRITING UNIT 5.2

A BIOGRAPHY: TAYLOR SWIFT

 

Taylor Swift is an American singer and songwriter. She was born in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania in 1989. She moved to New York and finally she moved to Tennessee.

 

Taylor became interested in musical theatre at the age of nine. She performed in many Breks Youth Theatre Academy productions and travelled regularly to New York for vocal and acting lessons in 1998. After that, she stayed in Tennessee at the age of fourteen to pursue a career in country music in 2003.

 

She did a lot of music albums. Three of his most famous CDs are: Red, Fearless and Speak now. Her new album 2012 is called "Red".

 

Eva Tarrés Comas



WRITING UNIT 4

Writing Unit 4: A BRAVE RESCUE

The rescue happened while we were on a trip in La Molina, Catalonia, last January. It was relly amazing and I was lucky to get a photo of it.

I was with my friends of the sports center. We were skiing throught the mountains when we saw two men and two women. They were shouting and the girls crying. A sliding of snow was coming from the big mountains behind them. A lifeguard on a helicopter was also watching, and as soon as he saw the problem, he went to the people inmediately.

The helicopter rescue the people and they carried them to the hotel. The best thing is that nobody was hurt. The lifeguard was very brave because the mountain was dangerous.

Eva Tarrés Comas 2n d'ESO Casa Nostra Anglès

 

WRITING UNIT 6

A SURVEY ABOUT ACTIVITES AFTER SCHOOL
 

The topic of the survey was “Your opinions and answers about activities after school”. A group of twenty-two people in the class did the survey and in general they did a lot of extra activities. These are the results:

There are a lot of different activities, buy I ask about: extra lessons and sport.

Most people in the class did these things, exactly eighteen people. And some people, six, they didn't do anything after classes. In the group of people who said yes, there are half of nine people who did only sport. There are four people who did only extra lessons and some people, exactly five people that did both extra lessons and sport.

I asked about the opinions too. Everybody thinks that do extra activities is good. For example: A lot of people said that do sport is good for healthy and extra lessons are important to learn more. In conclusions: do extra activities after school! Are really good!

The result:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANSWERS FOR THE SURVEY

ANSWERS	YES	NO
1.Do you do extra activities after school?	18	4
3.Do you think that is important do extra activities after school?	22	0

ANSWERS	SPORT	EXTRA LESSONS	SPORT AND EXTRA LESSONS
2.What extra activities do you do?	9	4	5

EVA TARRÉS COMAS 2n d'ESO

WRITING UNIT 5

JOAQUÍN CORTÉS, DANCER

Joaquín Cortés was a Spanish dancer. He was born in Cordoba, Spain in 1969. He moved to Madrid in 1981, when he was twelve and in New York in 1999, when he was thirty-one years old. 

Joaquín started studying dance when he was twelve years old and in total he went ot the Spanish National Ballet academy when he was fifteen years old.

He did a lot of musicals. Three of his most famous shows are: Pasión Gitana, Soul and Live. He did shows which were explosive, original and athletic.

Eva Tarrés Comas

WRITING UNIT 3

A MEMORABLE DAY

I remember my fifth birthday, eight years ago. It was really fun!

First, my cousins went to my house. At 11 o'clock we went to the park for playing. After that we returned to my house and we had the lunch. I blow the candles on my big chocolate cake. It's really tasters!

Then my parents give me the presents. My favorite present is a very big teddy bear.

There were about nine people at my birthday. I remember my cousin clearly because she had a really strange dress. It was a really fun day and I felt very happy.

WRITING UNIT 2

MY IDEAL HOME

1 Here we are in my ideal home. It’s a modern house near the centre of the town. It’s very big, and it’s got everything. It’s got five bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen and a living room. The living room has got a nice balcony and you can see the lake of the town from it.

2 On an ideal afternoon in my ideal home we’re all here. My mum and dad are sitting in the living room. They’re watching a film on TV. My cousin is in my bedroom, I’ve got a new computer and she meets her friend on the internet. And I swim in the swimming pool on my big garden outside the house.

3 My favorite room is the living room. It’s got three big sofas and a really modern TV. I like this room because I can relax and watch DVDs in it.

WRITING UNIT 1

Friend Group profile

 

About me:

 

Hi, I'm Eva and I'm from Banyoles in Catalonia-Spain. I'm a student at Casa Nostra School. I'm shy and kind. I've got brown eyes, brown hair and I'm tall.

 

Likes and dislikes:

 

I'm really into skate and music too. I'm also a big fan of pop music. I don't have any favorite singer but I love pop music songs. What do you like?

 

My time and money:

 

I spend my free time going shopping, skating, listening to music and chatting on the internet too. I spend my money on books and top-ups for my mobile.

 

Requests:

 

I really want to meet girls from 13-16 years old. I don't mind their nationality, but I want to practice my English and I'm interested in learning French.

 

Eva Tarrés Comas 2n d’ESO

WRITING UNIT 0

MY SCHOOL

My name's Eva and I'm at Casa Nostra School in Banyoles.

Casa Nostra is a small school – there are only one hundred students here. It's a school for boys and girls. There are ten or twelve teachers at the school and there are a lot of different rooms.

I'm interested in sport and there is a small gymnasium for our PE classes – that's important for me! There IS also one excellent PE teacher Mr. Arteman. But there isn't a swimming pool here at Casa Nostra School – we go to the city center for swimming.

I love Technology and there's a big new techno lab. I like Science too and there IS a small laboratory in our room.

MY SUMMER

WRITING

Hi! My name is Eva, I'm thirteen years old and today I'm talking about my summer holidays.

First I'm talk about my summer holidays in Netherlands and the colonies in Camprodon.

NETHERLANDS

In month of July I went 7 days to Holland with my parents and friends.

We made the trip by bus stopping to visit a city, Dijon. The next day we continued travelling through Luxembourg and visiting the Grand Ducky. We spent the night in a hotel in a beautiful town called Thorn. After breakfast we went to visit on flowers exposition where there are also funfairs called "Floriade", because the flowers are the typical in this country, It's very beautiful!!

The next day in the morning we went to visit the auction of flowers and for the afternoon we visited and went shopping in Amsterdam, the capital of Netherlands. We spent the next day to visit the north of of the country including windmills and the "Gran Dic".

After breakfast we went to visit Netherland in miniature and the world's largest port. And the last day I went back to Banyoles. In this trip I met one new friend: "Laia".

CAMPRODON

I went 5 days on a skating camp with Lídia and other girls where we had a great time, we went training, we did a lot of games, but above all I met new friendships.

VIDEO

MY CLASS MATES'S SUMMER

ORIOL:

He prepared magics show and stayed in Banyoles.

SERGI:

He goes to a bsketball camp, holidays in Sant Antoni de C., Palamós and Platja d'aro.

LÍDIA:

She goes a summer camp "Young Life". Next a suMmer holidays with her parents in Vilanova i la Geltrú and Camprodon.

LAIA:

She went to Sevilla, Ametlla de Mar, and she stay in Banyoles with her friends.

ALBA:

She went to Eivissa and Andorra with her parents. After stay at home in Banyoles.

ANNA:

She goes to Plymuth, Scotland and Llavaneres with Emi. And after, she stay at Banyoles.

PAULA:

She went to Palamós with her best friend and family. Then she estated in Banyoles. And went to Barcelona in the manifestation.

ENRIC:

He went to Paris with her family.

MATEU:

He stay at home in Banyoles, he meet her friends and he goes to the beach.

OBSERVATIONS

PRESENTATION

Did you use any resources? Yes, I use resources like power point with images.

Were the resources relevant attractives? Yes, but when I do my oral presentation the powerpoint I did well and I had to make a not very nice.

Did you show/talk about the photos to the audience? Yes, I talk about the photos.<

BODY LANGUAGE AND EYE CONTACT

Did you look at your audience most of the time? Yes, but not much.

Did you read from your notes? No, I don't .

Did you do any movement to hold the attention of your audience? Yes I describe the pictures .

STRUCTURE

Did you organize your ideas in orde of importance? Yes, i did.

did you use discourse markers to make your ideas more clear?  Yes, I did.

Which ones?

CONTENT

Did you introduce interessting information to your aduience? Yes, I did.

Did you lool up information facts ideas in the internet, books? Yes, I look up information in the internet

Was your information more superficial or more detailed andd original? Yes, It's detailed but not much

LANGUAGE

Did you check your grammar?

did you use rich/new vocabulary looking up the dictionari? Not much

PRONUNCIATION

Did you know how to pronounce all your words? Yes, I did

Did you change your tone of voice or use a monotone all the time? Not much

SELF-EVALUATION

You are your teacher! What mard kid you get? 7