unidad 7: “ecología en la escuela”

LICEO INDUSTRIAL DE SAN MIGUEL
AGUSTIN EDWARDS ROSS
DEPARTAMENTO PEDAGOGICO
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
Doris Arratia-Ana Navarro
UNIDAD 7: “ECOLOGÍA EN LA ESCUELA”
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Vocabulario relacionado a elementos ecológicos y
calentamiento global
Verbos modales SHOULD AND MUST (+/-)
Vocabulary:
Garbage bin: Basurero
Garbage truck:Camión de la basura
Rubbish removal: Extracción de basura
Contamination:Contaminación
Household waste: Desechos/ basura de la
casa
Recycling: Reciclaje
Landfill:Vertedero
Garden waste: Desperdicios del jardín
Council: Municipio
Tap: Llave de agua
Litter: Basura
Containers:
Tin: Lata
Can: Tarro
Box: Caja
Carton: Envase de cartón (tetra pack)
Verbs:
Reduce: Reducir
Reuse: Reutilizar
Destroy: Destruir
Protect: Proteger
Turn off: Apagar
Pollute: Contaminar
Recycle: Reciclar
Save: Ahorrar
Throw away:Tirar
Activity 1: Which of these materials you can recycle every day in your school? Make a list.
Glass bottles – apples - batteries- plastic bottles- coke cans- mobile
phones – cars – papers – clothes – wood- plastic bags
Activity 2:
Do you know if in your school there is a recycling plan?
What are the colors of recycling bins?
What materials can you put in them? Match
1 Green
2 Yellow
3 Orange
4 Blue
5 Red
A
B
C
D
E
Glass
Paper
Plastic
Organic material
Aluminum
Verbo ModalShould:
En esta unidad utilizaremos should para hablar acerca de las cosas correctas que debemos
y/o deberíamos hacer frente a algunas situaciones.
Su fórmula gramatical es sujeto+ should+ verbo infinitivo + complemento
Ex: Plastic bags can’t be placed in the recycling bin, they should be reused.
(Las bolsas plásticas no pueden ser puestas en el basurero de reciclaje, ellas deben ser reusadas)
Su forma negativa es should + not = shouldn’t y tiene la misma posición gramatical que la
afirmativa
Frases para expresar opiniones acerca del cuidado del medio ambiente
I think…should….(Yo pienso…. debería…)
Do you think I should…? (Tú piensas que yo debería….)
I don’t think…should….(No creo que… debería…)
EX:
1. I think everybody should do something to save our environment.
(Yo pienso que todos deberíamos hacer algo para salvar nuestro medio ambiente)
2. Do you think I should call the Council to find out more information about recycling?
(Tú piensas que yo debería llamar al municipio para encontrar más información acerca del
reciclaje?)
3. I don’t think you should leave the lights on, it is a waste of electricity.
(No creo que tú deberías dejar las luces prendidas, es un desperdicio de electricidad)
Activity 3:
Match the columns and write sentences using should or shouldn’t to give advice on how to
care the environment in your school
1. Turn off
2. Let water
3.
4.
5.
6.
Reuse
Separate
Throw away
Reduce
A. Papers on the floor
B. The most common types of waste at the
school
C. The computers after use them
D. The garbage in different groups
E. Run in the bathroom
F. The papers
1) I think you should turn off………………………………………………………
2) …………………………………………………………………………………….
3) …………………………………………………………………………………….
4) …………………………………………………………………………………….
5) …………………………………………………………………………………….
6) …………………………………………………………………………………….
Verbo Modal Must
Lo usamos para expresar obligaciones (morales) es más fuerte que el verbo modal should
Su fórmula es sujeto+ must+ verbo infinitivo + complemento
En su forma negativa mustn’t es usado para prohibiciones
Examples:
1) We must recycle to protect our children's future.
(Nosotros debemos reciclar para proteger el futuro de nuestros niños)
2) You must rinse milk and juice cartons before throwing them in the recycling bin.
(Tú debes enjuagar las cajas de leche y jugo antes de tirarlos en el basurero de reciclaje)
3) You mustn’t throw away plastic bags; it’s bad for the environment
(Tú no debes botar las bolsas plásticas, es malo para el medio ambiente)
Activity 4:
Read the following list of actions. Write sentences using the modal must/mustn’t in the
correct column to express obligations and prohibitions.
-Leave the taps running
-Ignore recycling bins
-Drop the litter in a litter bin
-Care the plants
-Recycle plastic containers
-Put plastic and paper in the
same container
Obligation (must)
Prohibition (mustn’t)
Activity 5: complete the sentences using must/ mustn’t/ should/ shouldn’t.
1- People ____waste electricity.
a) must
b) mustn’t
c) should
d) shouldn’t
2. You _____take short showers.
a) must
b) mustn’t
c) should
d) shouldn’t
3. Schools ____ have a recycling plan.
a) must
b) mustn’t
c) should
d) shouldn’t
4. You ____ have a recycle bin in your home.
a) must
b) mustn’t
c) should
d) shouldn’t
5. Everyone ____ know about the recycling system in the school.
a) must
b) mustn’t
c) should
d) shouldn’t
CORRECT ANSWERS EXERCISES 2-5.
Answers activity 2:
3e
1d
4a
2c
5b
Answers activity 3
1. Turn off
c.The computers after use them
2. Let water
e. Run in the bathroom
3. Reuse
f. The papers
4. Separate
d.The garbage in different groups
5. Throw away
a. Papers on the floor
6. Reduce
b.The most common types of waste at the school
Answers activity 4
Obligation (must)
Prohibition (mustn’t)
You must care the plants
You mustn’t leave taps running
You must recycle plastic containers
You mustn’t ignore recycling bins
You must drop the litter in a litter bin
You mustn’t put plastic and paper in the same
container
Answers activity 5
2c
4c
1d
3a
5a