FUTURISTIC CITIES

 AKON CITY WANTS TO BE THE MODERN METROPOLIS

GO TO AKON CITY OFFICIAL WEBSITE AND FIND MORE INFORMATION TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW.

STEP 1

1. WHERE IS THIS PROJECT BEING DEVELOPED? GIVE EXACT LOCATION

2. WHO IS DEVELOPING IT?

3. WHAT ARE ITS PRINCIPLES?

4. WHY ARE OPEN SPACES SO IMPORTANT?

5. MENTION SOME OF THE DISTRICTS AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS.

STEP 2

Listen to the video and take notes of the most essential information

STEP 33

NOW READ THE CNN ARTICLE AND WRITE YOUR OWN REFLECTION ABOUT ALL THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE HEARD AND WATCHED . MINIMUM 14O WORDS

BBC NEWS ON SPAIN'S FARMING

WHAT IS  THE BBC SAYING ABOUT ...OUR FRUIT LABOURERS IN SPAIN?

https://www.bbc.com/news/video_and_audio/headlines/52319537/fruit-labourers-if-you-don-t-want-to-work-like-a-slave-you-re-out

1. What do most fruit laborers earn per one hour of work?

2. According to the law, how much should they be earning?

3. What is a shanty town?

4. Does their pay slip reflect the number of working hours?

5. How long do they normally work?

6. What is the temperature they have to stand while picking up fruit?

7. What is these workers main problem?

8. Why did Yusef report his boss for?

9. What are the workers on strike?

10. What does the companies owner say?

READING THE NEWS

WHAT ARE THE NEW YORK TIMES SUGGESTIONS FOR SPENDING OUR TIME AT HOME?

 CLICK ON THE IMAGE, READ THE ARTICLE ND MENTION FIVE.

IN TIMES OF CORONAVIRUS

READINGS AND VOCABULARY TO CATCH UP

CLICK ON THE PHOTO TO REVIEW YOUR VOCABULARY

AND HERE FOR THE READINGS

AND ENJOY  IT    

BILL GATES PREDICTIONS APRIL 2015

" ..NOT MISSILES BUT MICROBES..."

This is what Bill Gates said in a Ted Talk in 2015. Watch this video to find out.

THE POINT OF VIEW OF ALANA SHAIKH A GLOBAL HEALTH CONSULTANT IS REALLY ENLIGHTENING.

IN TIMES OF CORONAVIRUS.

WATCH THIS VIDEO PUBLISHED BY THE GUARDIAN: THERE IS A CELTA DE VIGO  PLAYER IN IT.

AND THE REAL HEROS OF THIS " WAR":

Faces of isolation

Portraits of the lockdown

Read this article from The Guardian by clicking here

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION:

HOW ISOLATION HAS AFFECTED YOU AND YOUR CLOSEST?

PASSIVE REVIEW 4º ESO

PASSIVE REVIEW 4º ESO

PASSIVE IS FUN!! LET'S RECAP

CLICK HERE TO HAVE A PRINTED EXPLANATION OF HOW TO CHANGE FROM ACTIVE TO PASSIVE.

NOW SOME PRACTICE JUST REMEMBER SIMPLE PRESENT AND PAST AND FUTURE:

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/passiv.htm

CONDITIONALS REVIEW

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES IN ENGLISH 4º ESO

WATCH THIS VIDEO FOR A THOROUGH EXPLANATION ABOUT CONDITIONALS AND MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND WELL THE STRUCTURES.

NOW CLICK ON THESE LINKS TO DO SOME PRACTICE.
https://www.e-grammar.org/if-clauses/
https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/if.htm

MORE INSPIRING VIDEOS FOR THESE MOMENTS

THE MEHTA FAMILY IS ONE OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS IN THE FIELD OF YOGA. AFTER FOLLOWING THE TEACHINGS OF BKS IYENGAR THEY HAVE CONTINUED WITH THEIR COMMITMENT TO SPREAD THE ART OF YOGA TO THE WHOLE WORLD.

I WOUOLD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU A SPEECH BY ONE OF THEIR YOUNGEST MEMBERS. HOPE IT WOULD BE OF SOME ENLIGHTMENT.

UNDERSTANDING PANDEMICS

PANDEMICS HAVE OCCURRED THROUGHOUT HISTORY.

HERE YOU CAN LISTEN TO A VERY INTERESTING VIDEO ON HOW PANDEMICS SPREAD. LISTEN CAREFULLY AND THEN TRY TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW.

LISTENING COMPREHENSION:

1. WHAT IS THE ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD "PANDEMIC"?
2. QUOTE TWO EXAMPLES OF PANDEMIA IN HISTORY
3. HOW SCIENTISTS COULD RECONSTRUCT THE BACTERIA THAT PRODUCED THE BLACK DEATH?
4. DEATH TOLL OF THE GREAT MORTALITY
5. WHAT IS THE GREATEST BACTERIA KILLER?
6. WHAT MAKES VIRUS SPECIALLY DANGEROUS?
7. EXPLAIN ANTIGENIC SHIFT
8. MEANING OF "CYANOSIS, FURLOUGH AND SLICK OF".
9. WHAT DOES SARS SATND FOR?
10. WHAT CAN AVOID PANDEMICS?


EXTRA LISTENING