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

Natural Science mind map and review II

 Dear students,

Please review your notes in the notebook, the revision worksheet and the activity book.

This is an example of a mind map that you can create:

Natural Science Revision worksheet !!

Activity book answer key

Review of the male reproductive system and Fertilisation, pregnancy and birth!! Questions for mind MAP

  Let´s complete the definitions:

1. The _______________ is a fold of skin that covers the penis.
2. The _______________ produce the sperm cells.
3. The _______________ is a bag of skin that contains the testicles.
4. The _______________ is a tube that joins the bladder, prostate and the penis.
5. The _______________ is a large gland that produces a white liquid.

BIRTH

During birth, several changes occur in the mother´s body. (1) First, the walls of the uterus start to contract. (2)Then, the cervix gets wider to enable the baby to come out of the uterus. (3)Next, the amniotic sac breaks and the contractions push the baby into the vaginal canal.

(4)Little by little, the baby is expelled, headfirst, through the vagina. Once the baby is outsidethe mother´s body, it starts to breathe and the doctor cust the umbilical cord. Finally, the amniotic sac, the placenta and the rest of the umbilical cord are expelled.

Complete the following sentences in your notebook:

a) Fertilisation takes place when ______________________________.

b) During pregnancy two organs form __________________________.

c) The placenta provides the fetus with _________________________.

d) During birth, the uterus __________ and the cervix ______________.

e) Once the baby is expelled, the doctor ________________________.

f) Finally, the __________________________________ are expelled.

Questions for the mind map!!

What´s the zygote?

What´s an embryo?

When does the embryo become a fetus?

What´s the pregnancy?

What´s the placenta?

What´s the amniotic sac and the amniotic fluid?

What are the four phases or steps in the BIRTH?

Stages of pregnancy video!!