UNIT 11.

2 SHARING OUR RESOURCES

WEEK 10
Learning outcomes
 Discuss the importance of preserving the ecosystem
in the Arctic.

 Discuss the benefits of exporting manufactured

goods

 Identify articles and quantifiers in order to use them

in written texts.
 WARM UP
BREAKOUT ROOMS: GROUP DISCUSSION
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE ARCTIC?
Why do you think is so important to preserve the sea ice from the Arctic?

Look at the pictures and discuss in groups.

5 Things to know about warming Arctic

Let’s watch the

video and try to
understand why
Arctic sea ice is
important.

Did your
answers match
with Enric Sala’s
ones?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKZ009-hSu4

National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Enric Sala answers five questions

regarding the critical state of Earth's sea ice, and what it means for us.
 Mentimeter
Time
Let’s answer a
couple of
questions about
the importance
of Arctic sea ice.
a. No commitment of the biggest oil companies.
b. CO2 emissions from cars and factories.
c. Pollution.
d. The excessive use of fossil fuels.
e. Lack of support of world leaders to stop Global Warming.
f. The consumption of beef.
g. Irresponsible human activities.
h. Not using sustainable energy.
Warm-up

VOCABULARY: ARTICLES

https://create.kahoot.it/share/7a193c7c-0a1d-4d86-
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 Resources: Vocabulary: Match the words with their definitions.
Vocabulary
agricultural financial non- renewable copper
sustainable commodity policy wheat

1. the use of natural resources when this use is kept at a steady level that is not likely to
damage the environment sustainable
2. relating to persons who manage money, capital, or credit financial
3. a reddish-brown metal that is used to make things such as coins and electrical wires copper
4. a substance or product that can be traded, bought, or sold commodity
5. involving or relating to growing, sowing, harvesting and fields agricultural
6. not able to be restored, replaced, recommenced non-renewable
7. a set of ideas or plans that is used as a basis for making decisions, especially in politics,
economics, or business policy
8. a cereal crop grown for food wheat
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CLASS DISCUSSION – RESOURCES
CANVAS - FORUM
Why do you think our country doesn’t take advantage of our
resources by making or producing things from our raw materials?

Why do we mostly export raw materials like copper, but we don’t use
them in order to make manufactured goods?

Wouldn’t it be more convenient to export manufactured goods?

Do you think there would be more jobs in our country if we exported
manufactured goods?
 Gold is found in every mobile phone and computer
All plastic comes from oil.
CANADA USA

ICELAND
Gold DENMARK
NORWAY
Copper
SWEDEN
Oil FINLAND

Natural gas

RUSSIA
 With what type of nouns is a / an used?

a / an are used with countable singular:

a member / an organization / an oil- based
product

With what type of nouns is the used ?

the is used with : Countable singular - The Arctic

region
Countable plural – The unexplored deposits
Uncountable: The natural gas

With what type of nouns is the zero article used?

The zero article is used with: Countable plural:

…significant amounts / … natural resources
Uncountable : … oil / … gold
a/an the zero article
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7-9
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10 - 1
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 CANVAS - TASKS

Write a story or an anecdote using all articles (a/ an / the /

zero) as well as quantifiers.
EVERY: countable singular
FEW : countable plural
A LARGE AMOUNT OF : uncountable
ALL : uncountable
 LET’S
PRACTICE
 a
every
few
a lot of

- a huge number of

any
Both
a few

no
the
 EXTRA
PRACTICE

Each
Every
Each
every
each
every
 EXTRA PRACTICE

whole team played well.

the whole box of chocolates .

searched the whole house.

whole family plays tennis.

Ann worked the whole day.

rained the whole week.

 EXTRA
PRACTICE
 EXTRA
PRACTICE
 neither
EXTRA all
PRACTICE any
a lot of

no

either
paper
electricity

food

information

money
things
METACOGNITION

Now I can …

01 Have a better understanding of the ecosystem of the Arctic.

Focus attention on our natural resources.

02

03 Use articles and quantifiers.

REFERENCES

Stephenson, H. (2019). Keynote. Upper intermediate. Student’s book. Third Edition. National
Geographic Learning. Mexico.

Stephenson, H. (2019). Keynote. Upper intermediate. Teacher’s book. Third Edition. National
Geographic Learning. Mexico.

Murphy, R. (2012). English Grammar in Use. Fourth Edition. Cambridge University Press.
THANK YOU.
GRACIAS
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