LISTENING AND SPEAKING SSG

SUBJECT:
9th GRADE
GROUP: 9-7_ / □ A / x□ B
TEACHER:
06
WEEKS:
May 3rd -May 7th
May 10th – May 14th
Scenario: “Glocal” Citizens/Our Wonderful World: Natural Phenomena

STUDENT’S FULL NAME: Camila Ramirez Ramirez

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1. Getting ready to do my self-study guide

Suggested Materials
● Dictionary, pen, notebook, SSG 05

Conditions of the place to study

● Comfortable room

Expected time to work on this guide

● 60 minutes

2. Recalling what I have learned/What I am about to learn

Context: This guide is intended to make students aware that environmental integrity is a
collective and individual responsibility for current and future generations. Caring
for the world is a shared responsibility.

Pre-Activity: A. Look at the words in the box and match the word to the picture.
jungle desert geyser flood
island waterfall cave earthquake
hill stream drought snowstorm

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 _snowstorm___ Geyser___ _____Stream______ ___jungle___

___Island__ ___Waterfall___ __cave_____

____Flood_________

__hill__
____desert__ __drought________ ___earthquake____

B. Answer the following questions.

QUESTIONS

Describe your country's landscape. Which areas of your country are interesting for
visitors? When is the best time to visit?

The green areas, in summer.

Depending on the area you can see a beautiful
green landscape or one full of houses and
different communities.

Which parts of the world would you like to visit? What kind of natural disasters are common in
Why? your country?

United states or Japan, because that countries Earthquakes and floods.

have beautiful landscapes.

NAME: __________________________________ GROUP: _________ LEBB/SSG:________ / SUBJECT: __________________________

 3. Putting into practice what I have learned through main activities

Main Task 1. Use the words in the box to complete the following sentences. There are four extra
options.

1. Everest is the highest ____mountain______in the world.

2. Sicily is an __Island_____in the Mediterranean Sea.
3. We sat on the ___Beach____and played near the sea.
4. The Amazon is a long ___river______in South America.
5. Niagara is the most famous_____waterfall___ in the world.
6. The Sahara is a large_____Desert____ in North Africa.
7. The Pacific is the largest____Ocean___ in the world.
8. In my country, there is a large __forest___with lots of tall trees and wild animals.

Main Task 2. Idiomatic expressions. Look at the following chart and complete the sentence with the
correct idiom.

Sentence Idiom

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 1. I used to love dolls, but that was (_F_) a. calm before the storm
______________________, a long time ago.

2. My grandma buys me gifts (_g_) b. on cloud nine

_____________________, I mean very rarely.

3. My brother came to visit us, it was a (_E_) c. in the air

_____________________ to our family, it makes us
really happy.

4. Yesterday, my sister had to walk alone at night in a (_B_) d. shrinking violet

dangerous place. I was happy when she got home, she
was _____________________, she was safe.

5. Melany got the new Iphone for her birthday, she is (h__) e. ray of sunshine
_____________________. She is really happy.

6. Diana can be a _____________________, because (D__) f. many moons ago

she is shy, but she is a great person!

7. The say that the third Covid-19 is (_C_) g. once in a blue moon
_____________________, because there is a rise on
the number of cases.

8. Exams and final grades are coming, but right now (_A_) h. out of the woods
there is nothing to do, there is
_____________________.

Main task 3. Listening. Listen to the following audio and answer the questions below accordingly.
Listening Link:
https://dnmkr7tf85gze.cloudfront.net/data/audio/Weather_or_Not-50184801-6f5a-4c85-9f5a-
e96fea1192b2_0028.mp3

1. What is Elena W.'s favorite kind of weather? 2. What effect could spending at least thirty minutes a
X A. sunny with a cool breeze day in warm, sunny weather have on your mood?

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 B. humid, sticky weather XA. It could improve your mood.
C. wet, rainy weather B. It could make you feel exhausted.
D. cold and overcast C. It could put you in a bad mood.
D. It could make you feel lonely.

3. Different people prefer different types of weather.
What part of the audio supports this conclusion?
A. Some of Patrick J.'s favorite outdoor
activities, such as ice fishing, take
place when it's cold out.
B. One study says that when heat and
humidity go up, a person's good
mood can go down.
XC. Patrick J. likes cold weather the
best.
D. Long days spent indoors make
Pete S. feel claustrophobic, or
uncomfortable about being in a
closed space.
4. Why might someone who usually enjoys the
outdoors not find it relaxing every time?
A. A person might not enjoy certain
types of weather, which would
make his or her experience
outdoors less relaxing.
B. The outdoors is only enjoyable the
first time a person experiences it.
C. The outdoors is only enjoyable
during the summer.
D. Most people prefer being indoors
to being outdoors.

5. What is the main idea of this audio? 6. What does the phrase "going green" mean in the
A. Some people use light therapy audio?
boxes to help them feel better. A. to recycle plastic bottles and cans
B. People should stay indoors on B. to be around nature
dark winter days. C. to save the environment
C. Henry David Thoreau did some of D. to spend a lot of money
his best thinking outdoors.
X D. The weather and the outdoors
can affect a person's mood.

7. How does Olivia W. feel after a walk in the park? 8. Why is a person's mood lifted when he or she sees
grass or a tree?

4. Showing my learning after the main activities

Consolidation Task.

A. Think about the following question: Does the weather affect my mood?
B. Brainstorm about how you feel when it is raining, or sunny, or cloudy or cold.
Write your ideas.
C. Choose one or two idioms from Main Task 2 and include the idioms in your ideas.
D. Record a small audio explaining your ideas -remember to include some idiomatic expressions.

NAME: __________________________________ GROUP: _________ LEBB/SSG:________ / SUBJECT: __________________________

 Record yourself reading the words using your celphone, computer or vocaroo.
o Go to https://vocaroo.com/
o Record your answers.
o Click on save and share
o You can share by copying the link here:
____________________________________________________________
o Or downloaded and attach to your SSG
o If you are working with printed materials and it is not possible to do a recording
write down a small paragraph explaining your ideas
5. Assessing my own performance
As a student, check the box (🗹) that best describes your performance.

Descriptor Not achieved In progress X Achieved

I can describe experiences,
feelings and reactions about
natural phenomena,
environmental concerns,
natural disasters and
ecological footprint.
I can describe experiences,
feelings and reactions about
natural phenomena,
environmental concerns, natural
disasters and ecological
footprint in a unsatisfactory
way.
I can describe experiences,
feelings and reactions about
natural phenomena,
environmental concerns, natural
disasters and ecological footprint
in a
somehow satisfactory way.
I can describe experiences, feelings
and reactions about natural
phenomena, environmental
concerns, natural disasters and
ecological footprint satisfactorily.

Audio Script:

What’s happening outside can affect your mood.

When it comes to her favorite kind of weather, eleven-year-old Elena W. knows exactly what she likes.
“The sun is out, and there’s a cool breeze,” says the fifth grader from San Antonio, Texas.
Patrick J., also eleven, likes cold weather the best. That’s because some of his favorite outdoor activities, such as ice fishing,
take place when it’s cold out. But he doesn’t mind other types of weather too much—the Bristol, Connecticut, fifth grader
says he just finds ways to stay busy and happy indoors.
Everyone has their favorite kind of days. But can the weather actually make you feel a certain way?
“Absolutely!” says Marti Erickson, founding board member of the Children & Nature Network. “Weather really does affect
us. It affects our energy, and it can affect our mood.”
WEATHER OR NOT
Scientists say it’s not surprising that weather affects the way we feel. Spending at least thirty minutes a day in warm, sunny
weather could improve people’s moods, one recent study found. Another study says that when heat and humidity go up, a
person’s good mood can go down.
Fifteen-year-old Sean F., of Olney, Maryland, knows what that’s like. “When it’s hot and humid and sticky, it makes me feel
exhausted,” he says. And what about his mood? “I’m grumpy.”
But for Pete S., of San Antonio, Texas, it’s cold, overcast days he can do without. Long days spent indoors make the sixteen-
year-old uneasy. “It makes me feel kind of claustrophobic,” he says. That’s when people feel uncomfortable about being in a
closed space.
But being bummed out about the weather is different for some people. Those who have psychiatric disorders, such
as schizophrenia, depression, or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), can be more sensitive to the weather’s
effects.
If you’re bothered by dark winter days, there are treatments to help you feel better. Some people use light therapy boxes,
which have bright lights that mimic sunlight. But for most people, things don’t need to get that complicated.
“One way to increase your light exposure is to just go outside,” says Jennifer Veitch, an environmental psychologist and
senior research officer at the National Research Council Canada in Ottawa. “Even when it’s overcast or in winter, the amount
of light exposure you can get could be enough.”

NAME: __________________________________ GROUP: _________ LEBB/SSG:________ / SUBJECT: __________________________

 CURE THE BLUES WITH SOME GREEN
Going outside has other benefits too. “Take a hike” takes on a whole new meaning when you know that nature can actually
help put you in a better mood. Some researchers have found that the outdoors can help people relax and cope with stress,
Veitch says.
One study showed that kids with ADHD were able to focus better after taking walks through green areas. Another found that
kids who attended schools that had playgrounds with more natural elements such as grass and trees were better behaved.
Just what is it about seeing grass or a tree that lifts your mood? “Some scientists believe living things like plants and animals
are so important for human survival that we are specially adapted to pay attention to them,” explains Johanna Weber, a
researcher at the Landscape and Human Health Laboratory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. “They signal a
place is a good place to live, so we are put in a good mood just by seeing them.”
Weather and nature alone can’t make you feel happy or sad. But understanding that they do have an effect on your mood
means you won’t be surprised by your feelings. Or, like Elena’s thirteen-year-old sister Olivia W., you’ll know what to do
when you need a boost.
“When I come back from a walk in the park, I feel nice, I feel good, I feel sort of energized,” she says. “Even if the entire rest
of your day totally stinks, one walk in the park for me is a perfect cure for it.”
A GARDEN A DAY KEEPS THE BLUES AWAY
When you can’t bring people to nature, what do you do? Bring the nature to them! More and more nursing homes, hospitals,
and schools are doing just that by creating gardens and green spaces on their grounds.
Going green has healthy benefits. People who live in nursing homes feel less depressed if there is a garden, studies have
found. Even people in hospitals who can’t get outside feel better when they can see gardens from their windows.
Kids in schools that have natural playgrounds with grass and trees focus better and are less aggressive than those who don’t
have such areas. Schools are turning to nature for teaching too. “Gardens and other outdoor spaces can be turned into places
to study science, math, and language,” says Marti Erickson, founding board member of the Children & Nature Network.
For learning from nature and in nature, it’s hard to beat the Walden Project, a school in Vermont that was named after the
book Walden by Henry David Thoreau. Thoreau said he did some of his best thinking outdoors. Teachers hold classes outside
every day of the year, in all kinds of weather, with just a makeshift tent for shelter and a wood burning stove for warmth.

NAME: __________________________________ GROUP: _________ LEBB/SSG:________ / SUBJECT: __________________________