Vocabulary activity

Extract unknown words from the text Both sides of human intervention and write their
meaning in Spanish <Extraer las palabras desconocidas acerca del texto “los dos lados de la
intervencion humana” y escribir su significado en español>

Both sides of human intervention

Humans have inhabited the planet for about 2 million years and during this time many
events have occurred. Human intelligence has created several things; many of them have
helped humanity face diseases and threats. Discoveries and inventions such as vaccines
and antibiotics have saved thousands of lives. The printing press has
allowed us to share more knowledge and transportation has helped us move around the
world and trade with other countries. Technology has shortened distance in communication
and informs us in seconds of events all around the world. However, not all inventions are
positive. Other discoveries like technology used for war and mass destruction, as well as
nuclear, chemical, or biological bombs are extremely dangerous and might lead humans to
extinction. Industry causes high levels of pollution and releases carbon dioxide into the
atmosphere and lots of toxic chemicals are dumped into rivers and seas. Global warming is
a reality. Everyday activities such as producing our food or commuting, using plastic, large-
scale fishing, monoculture plantations, among others; are destroying our planet little by
little. We hear about hundreds of plant and animal species that are endangered or even
extinct.

Vocabulary:

1. Diseases: Enfermedades
2. Threats: Amenazas
3. Printing: Imprenta
4. Knowledge: Conocimiento
5. Chemical: Quimica
6. Dumped: Vertido
7. Pollution: Contaminacion
8. Among: Entre

Reading and Comprehension

• Use the words consulted in each paragraph of the text , read and interpreting in spanish<use
las palabras consultadas para poder leer y comprender el texto en español>

Listening and practice pronunciation

• Listen to the audio of the text, practice and correct your pronunciation. <Escuche el audio del
texto, practique y corrija su pronunciación>

Dictation

• Listen 10 words related to the text and write them <Dictado: escuche 10 palabras
relacionadas al texto y escribalas>

1. Human
2. Events
3. Invections
4. Transportations
5. Distance
 6. However
7. Biological
8. Atmosphere
9. Rivers
10. Monoculture

Answer Questions

Make a list of all positive and negative developments found in the passage or text “Both sides
of human intervention”. <Haga una lista de todos los desarrollos positivos y negativos que
encuentre en el pasaje o texto>

Positive Negative
 Discovery and inventions such as  Chemical or biological nuclear
vaccines and antibiotics bombs
 The printing  Producing our food
 The transportation  The use of plastic
 The Technology  Monoculture plantations