Revision of Unit 3 _ Vocabulary of the unit_ Grammar _ Verb focus _ Assignments / Writing

 Dear students,

Please review the following items for the Unit 3 test:

• Vocabulary with definitions related to chores (taks performed in the house).

* Vacuum cleaner (Aspiradora) / to vacuum (Pasar la aspiradora)

* broom (escoba)// to sweep (barrer)// mop (fregona /mopa)

* Diswasher (fregaplatos)// sponge (esponja)

* washing machine (lavaplatos)// to hang (colgar)// to dry (secar)

* Iron (plancha)// to iron (planchar)

* laundry (colada/ el lavado de ropa)

* Lawnmower (grass cutting machine // cortacésped) 

•  Grammar related to past simple, past continuous and present perfect.

* Transform sentences to affirmative, negative and interrogative with the past tenses.

He makes plans in the weekends.

--> He didn´t make any plans. (Past simple)

--> Were you making plans, when I saw you? (past continuous)

--> I haven´t made any plans yet. (Present Perfect

• Verb focus.

* Use the verbs in the present perfect and past simple (in affirmative, negative and interrogative).

1. Dig (cavar) // 2. dream (soñar) // 3. fight (luchar) // 4. freeze (congelar/ helarse) // 5. Kneel (arrodillarse)

to Take out (sacar) // to tidy up (ordenar) // Put away (guardar/colocar) // clean up (limpiar) // take off (quitarse)

• What actions are created with make or do?

How often do you help with the household chores? (0% Never, 30% rarely, 50% sometimes, 60%_often , 90%_usually, 100%_always)

PLease, let us know how often you help in your house:

I often mop the floor. // I rarely take out the trash // I usually clean the bathroom //

Review of the Activity Book answers

 Dear students,

Here you can find the answers to the activities of the Activity Book.

Please, check the answers

Activity Book _ European Union_ Answer sheet!!

Review:

- Aims / Goals of the European Union

- History of the European Union (facts).

- Seven Main EU institutions and definitions: ___________

- Single Market in EU --> Characteristics.

    * Are there any advantages?

- Eurozone. What is it?

- Countries and capitals of the EU.  Where are they located?

* Austria, France, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Finland, The Netherlands, Portugal, Iceland, Greece, Ukraine, Hungary, Romania, Poland, United Kingdom 

https://mapasinteractivos.didactalia.net/en/community/mapasflashinteractivos/resource/countries-of-europe/d2bfae17-7658-4d3d-bce3-d4d5f316c52b

Definitions:

- barrier: something that it difficult to do something else.

- export: to send goods or services to another country.

- import: to buy goods or services from another country.

- inflation: rise in the prices of services and goods in a country which results in the value of money falling.

- Goods: Different types of products.

- currency: it´s the type of money used in a country or region.

- partnership: when two or more people or organisations work together to achieve a common goal.

- trade: buying and selling of products and services between people or countries.

Social Science _ Review_ European Union

 Dear students,

Please, let´s try to check the following questions:

Note: Use your notes and the blog posts to answer the questions

1. How many countries are there in Europe? How many are part of the EU?
2. Please, mention two or three things (aims) that the EU promotes or encourages.
3. Mention at least 5 important facts of the EU´s history and the dates.
4. What are the 7 main EU institutions? Explain two of them.
1. What is the difference between the European Parliament, the Council of Europe and the European Commission?
5. What´s the EU single market? Why is it important?
6. Name 10 EU countries and their capitals.

Sentences transformation _ Past Simple, Past continous and Present Perfect

  Dear students,

It´s time to show if we know how to transform sentences.

She rides her bicycle to school.

Past simple: ________________________________

Negative Past Simple: ________________________

Interrogative Past simple: _____________________

We bring our notebooks to class, when we needed them.

Affirmative Past continuous: _______________________________

Negative Past continuous: _________________________________

Interrogative Past continuous: ______________________________

Past continuous video!!

He knows the rules of the game.

Affirmative Present Perfect: _______________________________

Negative Present Perfect: _________________________________

Interrogative Present Perfect: ______________________________

Past simple:

Affirmative Past simple: subject + V-ed (2nd form) + Object // 

Negative Past simple: subject + didn´t + V base form + Object //

Interrogative Past simple: Did + subject + V base form + Object ?

Past continuous:

Affirmative Past continuous: subject + was/were + V+ing+ Object // 

Negative Past continuous: subject + wasn´t /weren´t + V+ing + Object //

Interrogative Past continuous: Was/were + subject + V+ing + Object ?

Present Perfect:

Affirmative Present Perfect: subject + have/has + Past Participle (P.P.) + Object // 

Negative Present Perfect: subject + haven´t/hasn´t + Past Participle (P.P.) + Object //

Interrogative Present Perfect: Have/has + subject + Past Participle (P.P.) + Object ?

The Single Market - Mind map

 Dear students,

Let´s continue reviewing the European Union and the single Market.

In the EU, there is a single market. This means that goods, people, services and money can move freely between all EU countries.

Mind map:

- What does the single market remove? 

- Do companies have to pay taxes to import and export? Is there any benefit?

- What do the goods and services sold in the EU have to comply with (follow)?

- What is the freedom of movement?

- Who has special access to the EU single market?

The ins and outs of the EU single market! video!!

The Eurozone

The eurozone consists of the 19 countries which have adopted the euro as their currency. The euro was introduced in 2002.

What´s the eurozone?

Sentence transformation _ Tenses in the past

 Dear students,

It´s time to show if we know how to transform sentences.

He drives his car to school.

Past simple: ________________________________

Negative Past Simple: ________________________

Interrogative Past simple: _____________________

They eat apples before reading their books.

Affirmative Past continuous: _______________________________

Negative Past continuous: _________________________________

Interrogative Past continuous: ______________________________

She studies a little bit every day in May.

Affirmative Present Perfect: _______________________________

Negative Present Perfect: _________________________________

Interrogative Present Perfect: ______________________________

Past simple:

Affirmative Past simple: subject + V-ed (2nd form) + Object // 

Negative Past simple: subject + didn´t + V base form + Object //

Interrogative Past simple: Did + subject + V base form + Object ?

Past continuous:

Affirmative Past continuous: subject + was/were + V+ing+ Object // 

Negative Past continuous: subject + wasn´t /weren´t + V+ing + Object //

Interrogative Past continuous: Was/were + subject + V+ing + Object ?

Present Perfect:

Affirmative Present Perfect: subject + have/has + Past Participle (P.P.) + Object // 

Negative Present Perfect: subject + haven´t/hasn´t + Past Participle (P.P.) + Object //

Interrogative Present Perfect: Have/has + subject + Past Participle (P.P.) + Object ?

European Union Institutions: there are seven main institutions.... Do you know them?? --> MINDMAP

Dear students,

Let´s take a look at the main European Union´s Institutions and create a mind map:

The EU has seven main institutions. They´re based in Brussels, Luxemburg, Strasbourg and Frankfurt.

Let´s create a MIND MAP of the EU´s Institutions:

- What are the 7 main European Union´s institutions?

- What´s European parliament responsible for?

- What does the Council of European Union discuss?

- What does the European Council do?

- What does the European Commission do? Who works in the European Commission?

- What is the "Court of Justice of the European Union"? 

- What does "European Court of Auditors" and "European Central bank" do?

How does the EU work? video!!

EU´s institutions! video