MISS PAULINA SAYS HELLO TO MY FCE STUDENTS

NATURAL DISASTERS / DUE FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13TH

Hi. the following is a game where you will have the roll to plan and construct a safer environment for your population. Are you ready? Ok.
You are to click the following link http://www.stopdisastersgame.org/en/home.html .Once you are in that page you may choose a game weather is a tsunami, hurricane, wild fire etc.. and click once more where it says "play game". Follow the instructions, play the game. Once the game is over, you are to write in your notebook a review on the disaster, 80 to 120 words. explain why you chose that natural disaster, how did you find the game and what you learned from it. HAVE FUN

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN TRIVIA QUESTIONS

01. Which pirate had a wooden eye?
02. Name one actor other than Johnny Depp that was considered for the role of Captain Jack Sparrow.
03. How long was the movie Pirates 2?
04. What Island was Pirates of the Caribbean filmed on?
05. Who does the compass point to when Elizabeth is holding it?
06. What was the name of Davy Jones' ship?
07. From what rock star did Johnny Depp take inspiration for the characterization of Captain Jack Sparrow?
08. Who complained that the colored contact lenses they had to wear during the filming of the movie made them dizzy?
09. Name one actor other than Orlando Bloom that was considered for the role of William Turner.
10. For how many years did Davy Jones let Jack Sparrow be the captain of the Black Pearl?
11. After the last cannon shot when the Black Pearl takes siege of the town, what cartoon character's head shape can be seen in the sky?
12. What animal was depicted on Barbossa's ring?

PHRASAL VERBS

WHAT IS A PHRASAL VERB?
IT IS A COMBINATION OF WORDS USED LIKE A VERB AND CONSISTS OF A VERB AND AN ADVERB OR PREPOSITION.
1) LOOK UP
2) LOOK ON
3) LOOK OUT
4) LOOK FOR
5) LOOK DOWN

IDIOMS

IDIOMS ARE PHRASES WHOSE MEANINGS ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE INDIVIDUAL WORDS....
1) ALIVE AND KICKING : something is active and doing well.
2) ALL MOUTH AND TROUSERS: someone who talks alot but does not deliver.
3) ARGUE THE TOSS: you refuse an answer and argue about it.
4) AT A LOOSE END: you have spare time but do not know what to do with it.
5) AT THE END OF YOUR TETHER: you are at the end of your patience.

What's your opinion?

As you will observe the planet has its day to be celebrated, but we must celebrate our planet everyday since its our home, there is no planet similar and perfect as this one. Unfortunately we have taken for granted our planet... its time to start taking care of it.

FOURTH PERIOD SCIENCE PAPER

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, DUE MONDAY NOVEMBER 23rd. (team work, no late papers accepted)

Cover, 2-3 page paper information (intro, main ideas, conclusion and point of view), plus bibliography and pictures. Remember neatness counts.

1. The Global Environment.
Define environment. Explain why clean air, wáter and land are important.
Describe the human impact on the environment and discuss solutions to environmental problems.

2. Health and the Environment.
Define pollution. Describe the causes and effects of air,water and land pollution. Appreciate how difficult studying subsurface contaminant is. Understand the potential threat if underground storage tanks (UST) to our
Water supply. Identify various ground water pollutants. Identify primary drinking water standards for the ground water pollutants.

3. Environment Health.
Define the term food additive. Name five main reasons for using food additives. Categorize food additives by their uses. Analyze food labels. Explain the relationship between cancer and the food additive connection.

4. What´s in what we eat?
Identify natural and chemical compounds that are added to food. Investigate the effectiveness of various preservation methods of slowing the browning process. Identify five functions which natural and chemical compounds play in food.

5. Pesticides and Health.
Explain the long-term dangers pesticides have on health. Identify and explain the myths that surround the use of pesticides. Identify myths in the media regarding the harmful effects of pesticides in food. Describe the relationship between pesticide exposure and cancer.

6. Water by the Number.
Give three facts about the physical nature of water. Seventy-four percent of the water we use each day is used in the bathroom. How much water does it take to ..run the water until it is cold? Take a bath tub? Take a shower? Flush the toilet? Characterize water consumption in Mexico by giving three examples of usage.