INSTITUCION EDUCATIVA DISTRITAL MARIA INMACULADA

ENGLISH WORKSHOP

SCORE
STUDENT´S NAME 8TH GRADE___

ACTIVITIES
1. Estrategias de Exploración: Activación de Conocimientos Previos:
1.1. Individual Work:
a. Describe the following pictures.
She is throwing garbage
They are recycling
water is a fundamental source of life
Solar panels are environmentally friendly
Families plant trees to help the environment
Use energy saving light bulbs
Crush the cans to take care of the environment

b. Answer the questions:

1. The most.
2. which things are good for the environment and which are bad? Good things: Separate the
garbage. Use products that can be reused. Turn off the lights. Eat organic fruits and vegetables.
Avoid leaving appliances plugged in. Bad things: Throwing food in the trash Dispose of used oil
down the sink Using inefficient appliances Compare online instead of going to the market Using
plastic bags.
3. I don't throw away the trash, I reuse products and objects, I unplug the appliances, I turn off the
lights.
4. which of the bad things do you do or contribute to? going to the market Using plastic bags,
using insufficient appliances.
5. how can you do more from help the environment? -do not throw garbage on the streets -recycle
-reuse -reduce -do not cut down the trees -avoid the use of a car, preferably a bicycle.
 c. Complete the text using the correct form of the verb in parenthesis Present or Past

1. Decided
2. Was
3. Created
4. Reaches
5. Organize
6. Talk
7. Start
8. Sign
9. Plant
10. Be
11. We’ve
12. Do
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2. Estrategias de control de la comprensión y organización:

2.1. Actividad Individual: Matching activity.
Let´s introduce new vocabulary. Environmental Problems.

a. MATCH THE PICTURES WITH THEIR CORRESPONDANT EXPRESSION

1.

a. Deforestation
2.

b. Illegal Mining

3.

c. Air Pollution

4.

d. Soil Pollution

5.

e. Water Pollution

b. MATCH THE EXPRESSION WITH ITS DEFINITION

A. It occurs when harmful substances

ILLEGAL
including particulates and biological molecules are introduced
MINING
into Earth's atmosphere
B. is when humans introduce harmful objects, chemicals or
DEFORESTATION substances, directly or indirectly into the land in a way that causes
harm to other living things or destroys ecosystems
WATER
C. This activity pollutes rivers, erodes land and affect our health
POLLUTION
AIR D.  is the permanent destruction of forests in order to make the land
POLLUTION available for other uses. 
SOIL E. This environmental problem occurs when pollutants are directly
 or indirectly discharged into water bodies without
POLLUTION adequate treatment to remove harmful compounds.

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2.2. Listening activity. Read and listen to three stories about teenagers getting involved in their
communities. Complete the Text.

3. Estrategias de Promoción y Reflexión:

3.1. Trabajo colaborativo: Con ayuda de tus padres o hermanos mayores:
Establece qué problema ambiental enfrentas en tu barrio, conjunto residencial o cuadra.
In front of my house there is an institution and around it there are constantly mountains of garbage that
people throw away and accumulate, there they also leave dead animals and they tend to smell
sometimes.
¿Cuáles crees tú son las causantes de este problema?
People without culture
Escribe 10 oraciones utilizando la estructura del presente o pasado.

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carpeta digital de Inglés y en su momento te pediré que me lo compartas.