UNIDAD EDUCATIVA FISCAL SCHOOL YEAR

“URUGUAY” 2021 - 2022

SCIENTIFIC PROJECT GUIDE N° 5

SUBJECT:
English

SUB LEVEL:
2nd Bachillerato
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Topic: Women and Girls in Science
Subtopic: MODAL VERBS CAN AND SHOULD
What will I learn? Students will understand that a safe return to school promotes actions to take care of
(DCD) health and allows the sharing of feelings, emotions, concerns and needs.
Student’s name:
ACTIVATION

Brainstorm

Match each sentence with the correct picture

a. Joseph can play basketball.

b. My father should buy a new car.

c. My sister Ana can cook a cake.

d. The teacher should use a computer in class.

e. The Doctor can cure diseases.

f. My mother should eat fruits and vegetables.

 CONNECTION

GRAMMAR NOTE
The negative form of the modal
should is: SHOULD NOT
The contraction: SHOULDN’T
Example: You shouldn’t go out
without mask.

We form the interrogative form:

Should she use alcohol every
time? Yes, she should
Should the Doctor come at 7:00?
No, he shouldn’t

a. Complete the sentences using the correct form of CAN/SHOULD.

 You are fat!. You ________ go to a gym

 My brother is an excellent musician. He _________ play guitar, piano and drums.

 Our new English teacher doesn’t use new technology. He _________ use a computer in class.

 This table is very heavy! _________ you help me, please?

 The doctor make many recommendations is this pandemic. One is we ________ wash our hands.

 Every one _________ use a mask when they go out.

 Vaccinations _________ prevent you infect with COVID 19.

 A new computer _________ cost a lot of money

 b. Before reading. Answer these questions:

 Do you think women should be scientists?

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 Can Ecuadorean Scientists create a Vaccine against COVID 19?
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c. Read the next paragraph and answer the questions below.

Women and Girls in Science

Eugenia Maria del Pino Veintimilla

Look up the meaning of the vocabulary
In 2016, the UN declared February 11th the International Day of in the dictionary.
Women and Girls in Science. The main reason for this declaration
was to encourage more girls and women to get jobs in the fields of Cure:
science, technology, Engineering, and mathematics. Diseases:
Figures show that although there is no significant difference in ability
between boys and girls in math and science, less than 35 percent of Fat:
graduates in these fields worldwide are women and there are even
fewer in Science and Medicine. Vaccination:
Why is it important to involve more women and girls in science? Scientists:
When one group of people dominates a field of study, whether it’s an
age group, a cultural group, or a gender, there is danger of creating Vaccine:
narrow view of the subject. Including more women in male
Against:
dominated areas will bring in fresh points of view, new talent, and
creativity. It can also help increase women’s social and financial Encourage:
position in some countries. Around the world there are not many
women scientists; Ecuador is not an exception. However, there is an Fields:
internationally-recognized Ecuadorian female scientist. Worldwide:
Eugenia Maria del Pino Veintimilla (born in 1945 in Quito, Ecuador)
is a development biologist at the Pontifical Catholic University of Narrow:
Ecuador. She was the first Ecuadorian to be elected to the United
States National Academy of Sciences (2006). Gender:

Mankind:

QUESTIONS: underline the correct response and complete the sentences

1. Can women get jobs in the fields of science, technology, Engineering and mathematics?
A. Yes, they can B. No, they can’t
2. Should be a difference in ability between boys and girls in math and science?
A. No, it shouldn’t B. Yes, it should
3. Can women be good in science and medicine?
A. Yes, they can B. No, they can’t
4. Around the world there are not many _________________________________
5. Eugenia Maria del Pino Veintimilla was the ______________________________ to be elected to the United
States National Academy of Sciences (2006).
 AFFIRMATION

d. Write a short paragraph describing what women scientists can/ should make in favor of mankind. Use
the grammar and vocabulary learnt.

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SUGGESTIONS FOR SUBMITTING ASSIGNMENTS

 Before carrying out the activities, complete the information required in the header.
 Review the content and topics before class in Teams.
 Classes in Teams are supportive; you can solve the activities at home and if there is any doubt, communicate
it to help you.
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