LESSON 10

BIOLOGY
 WARM-UP

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE:

1) What kind of cell do humans have?
a) Prokaryotic
b) Eukaryotic
c) Circular

2) How many times does your heart beat in a day?

a) It depends if I see my crush or not.
b) 80 thousand times.
c) 115 thousand times.

3) How close is our DNA to a fly’s one?

a) 20%
b) 50%
c) 80%

4) Do your nostrils always work both at the same time?

a) Yes, of course. How could I breathe?
b) No. They both stop to rest when I’m sleeping.
c) No. They stop working occasionaly, once at a time.

5) Who created the Theory of Evolution?

a) Charles Darwin
b) Jean Lamarck
c) Marie Curie
Is your biology knowledge in good shape? Check!
2) c; 3) b; 4) c; 5) a 1) b;
Check your answers:
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RECORD YOURSELF

1. Did you use to like your

biology classes at school?

2. Which animals do you like

studying, present or past ones?

3. What kind of job would you

have if you were a biologist?
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Ex p r e ssio be cause…
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studyin ….
Anatomy Botany I prefer ld wo r k as an
Cytology Genetics I wou
Neuroscience Zoology
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Do you remember PASSIVE VOICE?

Active Voice: Ronald created a new delicious kind of hamburger.
Passive Voice: A new delicious kind of hamburger was created.

Active Voice Passive Voice

Lily buys food everyday. Food is bought everyday.
Lily is buying food now. Food is being bought now.
Lily bought food last week. Food was bought last week
Lily has already bought food. Food has already been bought.
Lily will / would buy more food. More food will / would be bought.

Now it's your turn. Do the exercises:

Turn these sentences into the Passive Voice:
1) They see a blue bird.
2) My parents are preparing dinner.
3) Scientists have discovered a new species of frog.
4) Columbus discovered America in 1492
5) He had given a lecture.
6) My parents will give us a new phone.
7) Some people believe the Earth is flat.
FOCUS ON VOCABULARY

Homophones:
Homophones are words that look different but
sound the same. They are spelled differently, but
have the same pronunciation.

Don't get confused

Can you find the homophones of these words?

aloud _________________ red ___________________

break _________________ sea ___________________
buy ___________________ son ___________________
here __________________ through ______________
no ____________________ week _________________
one ___________________ wood _________________

Now, do you know the branches of Biology?

Try doing exercise A on page 83 and find out!
FOCUS ON WRITING

Time to be creative!

Read the text on page 80 and write an essay

about the topic. Here are some questions you
can think about to help you!

Is aging a good thing?

Could humans live forever?
How much time do you think you are able to live?
Are there more benefits or downsides of getting
older? What are they?
What can influence how long one's life lasts?

Remember to write a concise and clear text!

Use the vocabulary of the lesson and you can
search more information on the Internet!
 FOCUS ON LISTENING

Remeber you have many options to improve your

listening skills:

Focus Online Practice might be

your first choice!

On Cyber Fisk you can play and

improve all other skills!

You can also download the

book's audio to keep listening!

Last but not least, you can listen to

your favorite songs in English!
 ANSWER KEY

Passive Voice Exercices:

1) A blue bird is seen (by them).
2) Dinner is being prepared (by my parents).
3) A new species of frog has been discovered (by sicentists).
4) America was discovered in 1492 (by Columbus).
5) A lecture had been given (by him).
6) a) A new phone will be given to us (by my parents).
b) We will be given a new phone (by my parents).
7) a) The Earth is believed to be flat (by some people).
b) It is believed that the Earth is flat.

Homophones Exercices:
aloud allowed red read;
break brake sea see
buy by; bye son sun
here hear through threw
no know week weak
one won wood would