SCIENCE 3 UNIT 12

UNIT 12

WHERE WE LIVE

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3rd Choose the correct word and write the sentences.

a)                    Villages have few inhabitants.

b)                  Towns and cities have many inhabitants.

c)                    There are few services in villages.

d)                  There are many services in towns and cities.

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2^nd What differences can you see between these parts of the city?

The differences between the historic centre, the new part and the outskirts of the city is that in the historic centre the streets are narrow and it’s old, in the new part they are straight and there are flats, and in the outskirts, there are more flats and space.

historic center	new part	outskirts
-         oldest part of a city -         narrow streets -         old buildings	-         wide straight streets -         new buildings -         flats, offices and shops	-         lots of space -         new buildings -         flats, offices and shops -         factories and sometimes airports

3^rd In which part of the city do you think you can find these buildings?

a)        Factory à on the outskirts

b)       Main square à in the historic centre

c)        Airport à on the outskirts

d)       Flats à in the new part and on the outskirts

e)        Town hall à in the historic centre

f)        Hospital à in the new part and on the outskirts

4^th Look at Clara’s photos of a city. In which parts of the city do you think Clara took these photos?

a)        On the outskirts.

b)       In the historic centre or the new part.

c)        In the new part or the historic centre.

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3^rd Look at the pictures. What visible services can you identify?

I can identify a school, a hospital, a library, a sports centre, a post office, a telephone box, a post box and a zebra crossing.

7^th Why is it important to respect the services in a city?

Because services in a city are for everyone to use, so it’s important that we respect them.

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1^st Identify a natural feature on the map.

The river and the park are natural features.

3^rd Which places are in these squares?

a)          D1 à the castle

b)         D3 à the post office

c)          C1 à the restaurant

4^th In which squares can you find these places?

a)          The hospital is in C3.

b)         The museum is in E2.

c)          The church is in D2.

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1^st Copy and complete the word map.

Where we live

villages                 towns and cities

few inhabitants          many inhabitants

narrow streets      wide streets

few services                   many services

low buildings                   high buildings

2^nd Use the word map to copy and complete the sentences.

a)          Villages are small places with few inhabitants. Villages have short, narrow streets. There are few services. Buildings in villages are low.

b)         Towns and cities are large places with many inhabitants. Towns and cities have long, wide streets. There are many services. Buildings in towns and cities can be high.

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3^rd Copy and match the definitions.

a)          The oldest part of the city.  The historic centre.

b)         When the number of inhabitants in the historic centre grows, new neighborhoods are built here. New part.

c)          There is usually lots of space to build new buildings here. Outskirts.

4^th Copy the chart and classify the visible and underground services.

visible services	underground services
a post box a traffic light a zebra crossing a street lamp a telephone box	a telephone cable a electric cable a sewer pipe a water pipe a gas pipe

5^th Identify these places on the map. Which squares can you find them in?

a)          The town hall is in C3.

b)         The hospital is in D1.

c)          The car park is in E4.

d)         The museum is in A4.

SCIENCE 3 UNIT 11

UNIT 11: WORK

La Ñora, Thursday May 22nd 2,014.

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2^nd Why do people have jobs?

People have jobs to earn money.

3^rd Copy and complete the sentences to classify the jobs.

primary sector	secondary sector	tertiary sector
farmer miner fisherman	builder craft worker factory worker	doctor hairdresser office worker retail assistant taxi driver teacher tourist guide

Page 129.

1^st Why science is important in farming?

Science is important in farming because arable farmers need to know what kinds of crops will grow well in their soil and how to look after these crops.

2^nd Look at the pictures above and write sentences.

We use wheat to make bread.

We use corn to make cereal.

We use olive trees to make olive oil.

We use rice to make paella.

4^th What’s the difference between dry crops and irrigated crops?

The difference between dry crops and irrigated crops is that dry crops need just rainwater.

Dry crops need less water than irrigated crops. Irrigated crops need more water than dry crops.

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1^st Can you remember the different products we get from farm animals?

Milk and diary (cheese and yoghurt), meat, skins, leather, fur, eggs, sausages, ham...

2^nd Look at the photos  a-d and identify the types of livestock farming.

a)          Intensive poultry farming.

b)         Intensive cattle farming.

c)          Free-range pig farming.

d)         Free-range sheep farming.

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1^st What are the differences between coastal fishing and deep-sea fishing?

Coastal fishing	Deep-sea fishing
It happens near the coast.	It happens a long way from the coast.
The fishermen go out to sea every day in small boats.	The fishermen go out to sea for weeks or months in bigger boats.
They return to sell the fresh fish in fish markets.	They freeze and store the fish on the boats so they can sell them when they return.

Coastal fishing happens near the coast. The fishermen go out to sea every day in small boats. They return to sell the fresh fish in fish markets.

Deep-sea fishing happens a long way from the coast. The fishermen go out to sea for weeks or months in bigger boats. They freeze and store the fish on the boats so they can sell them when they return.

3^rd What natural resources do miners take from the Earth?

Miners take from the Earth rocks and minerals, such as coal, stone, salt and even gold.

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1^st What are the difference between products made by craft workers and products made by industrial workers?

The difference between products made by craft workers and products made by industrial workers is that industrial workers do the stuff in factories and with machines and craft workers do the stuff with their hands and simple tools.

Industrial workers use machines and craft workers use simple tools or their hands.

Craft workers use their hands or simple tools to make manufactured products and industrial workers use machines to make these products.

Products made by craft workers are unique. This mean that each object is different.

Products made by industrial workers are mass-produced. This means that lots of products are made very quickly and they are all the same.

SCIENCE 3 UNIT 10

UNIT 10

La Ñora, Friday May 2^nd 2014.

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2nd Copy and complete the chart to classify the vehicles in the photos.

Land	Sea	Air
cars trains buses lorries motorbikes vans bicycles metro trains	ferries cargo ships	planes helicopters

Page 116.

Do a survey of how you travel to school. Make a graph to display your results.

CAR: 4       MOTORBIKE: 1 ON FOOT: 8

by car	by motorbike	on foot	by bike

La Ñora, Friday May 13^th 2014.

1^st What common feature does land transport usually have?

Land transport usually has wheels.

2^nd What do you think is the most common form of land transport?

The most common forms of land transport are the bicycle and the car.

5^th Which form of land transport doesn’t cause noise and air pollution?

 The form of land transport which doesn’t cause noise and air pollution is the bicycle.

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1^st What different forms of air and sea transport can you think of?

Air transport: planes, seaplanes and helicopters.

Sea transport: ferries and cargo ships.

4^th What form of public transport are there where you live?

In Murcia, there are tramways, trains, buses and taxis.

6^th Look at the photo on the right. Do you think using public transport is easy or difficult for this person? Why?

I think it is difficult because this person can’t walk and needs a wheelchair. It is difficult to move the wheelchair. And they need help to get on the transport.

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1^st Identify forms of personal communication in photos a-d.

a)          Telephone.

b)         Face-to-face.

c)          Postal service.

d)         Email.

Page 119.

1^st Identify the forms of mass communication in photos a-e.

a)          A radio.

b)         A magazine.

c)          The Internet.

d)         Television.

e)         A newspaper.

2^nd What’s the difference between personal communication and mass communication?

     The difference between personal communication and mass communication is mass communication is used to send information to lots of people and personal communication is used with another person.

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1^st What type of machines are computers?

A computer is a complex machine.

2^nd Copy and complete the sentence.

A computer stores, retrieves and processes information.

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3^rd What is a responsible consumer?

A responsible consumer is a person who thinks before buying something. They buy only what they need.

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1^st Copy and complete the word maps.

Forms of transport

On land	in the air	on water
Train bicycle motorbike bus car van lorry	plane helicopter	ship ferries ocean liners cargo ships

Forms of communication

personal communication	mass communication
telephone email face-to-face postal service	radio internet television newspapers magazines

2^nd Use the word map to copy and complete the sentences.

a)          Forms of transport can travel on land, in the air and on water.

b)         Forms of communication can be personal communication or mass communication.

3^rd True or false? Copy and correct the ones that are false.

a)          Ferries and cargo ships travel on land. FALSE

Ferries and cargo ships travel on water.

b)         Planes and lorries are forms of air travel. FALSE

Planes and helicopters are forms of air travel.

c)          Metro trains usually travel underground. TRUE

d)         Buses are a form of private transport. FALSE

Buses are a form of public transport.

e)         Motorbikes are a form of private transport. TRUE

4^th Which is the odd one out? Why?

a)          Postal service / email / radio / telephone

Radio is the odd one out because it is not a form of personal communication.

b)         Newspapers / telephone / television / internet

Telephone is the odd one out because it is not a form of mass communication.

5^th Order and copy the letters to find out what a computer does with information.

stores    retrieves          processes

6^th Order and copy the sentences about how televisions news is made.

Journalists and camera operators record and film important events and send information to editors.

An editor checks and prepares information for the newsreader.

The newsreader reads the news in the studio.

Television cameras film the news.

A transmitter sends signals to our televisions.

Our televisions receive this information and we can watch the news.