Medicina

l Discuss the impact of
climate on our lives
l Talk about severe and
chronic weather conditions
l Give reasons for
planned actions
l Understand a sequence
of events
Present perfect tense vs.
perfect continuous tense
Human beings have
lived on these islands
for thousands of years.
so that
It’s so dry here that water
is brought in on trucks.
Climate
Climatic change
Focusedlistening
A weather report
Simulation:
planning
solutions to
extreme changes
in the weather
Reduction of
have and other
auxiliary verbs
“Pioneers of
the Pacific”
Writing a
substantiated report
l Talk about remembering
and forgetting
l Talk about your senses
l Talk about things you’re
afraid of
l Describe an emotional
experience
Gerunds as subjects and
after prepositions
LearningEnglish is
important.
We talked about
studying together.
May, might, and could
for possibility
We may find dangerous
animals in the jungle.
Thought processes
Scientific
investigations
Listening for general
understanding and
specific information
A radio program
about the unusal
condition of
synesthesia
Talking about
sensations
Th sounds
“In Your Face”
Writing about a
personalexperience
l Give strength to statements
and opinions
l Distinguish between fact
and bias
l Explain cause and effects of
natural phenomenon
l Share a personal opinión
about an important cause
Active vs. passive voice
The rainforest is being
destroyed./ We are
destroying the
rainforest.
Past perfect tense
By the time sea level
had risen ten feet . . .
Large numbers
StatisticsGeneral and
focused listening
A documentary
Reporting research
and personal
opinion
Linking words with
the same
consonant sounds
“Superstorms”
Writing a blog to
influence public
opinion
l Describe your money habits
l Talk about kinds of money
used in the past
l Use English for banking
l Talk about wealth
Verb + gerund,
Verb + infinitive
I try to make a budget./
I enjoy findingbargains.
Review of the passive
voice: with and without
an agent
Coffee is grown in Brazil.
That movie was made
by two teenagers.
Money transactions
Banking
General and
focused listening
Radio program:
the history
of money
Giving suggestions
for how to have fun
for free
Reduction of to
“Big Winners or
Big Losers?”
Writing a personal
opinion
l Express possible cause
and effectl Discuss probable personal
reactions in survival situations
l Talk about regrets
l Share your admiration for
rescue workers
Unreal conditional
If they weren’t inside
the shelter, they would
quickly die.
Wish
I wish I had brought a
good book to read in
the shelter.
Ecology
Survival skills
Listening for general
understanding
A radio program
interviewing
survivors
Simulation:working with a
team in a survival
situation
Reduced sounds:
didja and d’ya
“New Zealand
Coastal Reserves”
Writing about an
admired person or
group of people
l Report what another
person said
l Explain your opinions
about art
l Discuss favorite movies using
subject adjecive clauses
l Talk about public art
Reported speech:
statements
She said she was tired
and her head hurt.Subject adjective clauses
An artist who works with
clay has strong hands.
Art
Materials
Listening for general
understanding
Conversations in
a museum
Discussing personal
selections
Quoted and
indirect speech
“Saving a City’s
Public Art”
Writing a detailed
description
Unit Goals
The Mind page 14
unit
Life on Earth page 2
unit 4 unit 3 unit 2 1
Money page 38
Changing Planet page 26unit 6 unit 5
Art page 62
Survival page 50
l Talk about developments
in transportation
l Talk about choices in
transportation
l Use English to get around
l Make recommendations for
improving transportation
Passive voice:
present continuous
tense and present
perfect tense
The new plane is being
tested now./Computers
have been used for
more than 50 years.
Indirect questions
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