Exercises 8 A, B, C, D

                             Institución Educativa Distrital Olaya

Docente: Nargy Pérez

Asignatura: Inglés

Fecha: 20 al 30 de Abril.

Taller para grado 8° A - B - C - D.  Desarrollado según el Modelo Social Cognitivo.

Modalidad Virtual por Emergencia Sanitaria.

Unit 1

Human Actions and the Environment

Language Functions

In this module you will ...

 • Describe human actions and environmental impact 

Hello! My students I hope you are fine join with your family . Remember :                    “ Stay at home”

Well, these are some topics that we are going to work during the class so that review and solve carefully in your notebook at the end to grading them I am to check on the web.

Las actividades deben escribirlas y resolverlas en el cuaderno para su posterior revisión y calificación en la web.




1. Complete the paragraph with the words from the word bank, then make a list the unknown words ,      draw them and do a sentence with each one.     
    ( Completa el párrafo con las palabras dadas en el banco de palabras, luego has un listado de                   palabras desconocidas, dibújalas  y realiza oraciones con cada una)


                             Word  Bank


                     air pollution - deforestation

                    illegal mining- water pollution



a. I come from Xingtai in China. Unfortunately there are so many factories here and they cause really bad ____________________________ . It's horrible. When I go outside I wear a mask. I want to do something to change this!.



b. I am Brazilian and I am really worried about the rate of __________________ of our Amazon rainforest.  Large cattle farmers and mining are the principal causes. My friends and I are trying to think of ideas to solve the problems.


c. Here in the Magdalena region of  Colombia we have major environmental problems thanks to
___________________________ for gold and carbon. This practice devastates the biodiversity
of our rivers and forest. It's time we put a stop to this practice .


d. We come from Argentina where you can find the Matanza - Riachuelo  River. It is also called the "Killer"  river.  This is because it is one of the ten rivers with  the most _______________ in the world . We have to stop local factories  from dumping waste into the river.



2. What would you do to help the environment in your area? make full sentences with would like to or wouldn't like to about each idea. you can use : ( sort rubbish at a recycling centre, participate in a demostration, organize  a petition, volunteer at a community garden, help plant trees in a park in you coumunity  or  en tu colegio).

( ¿ Qué haría para ayudar al medio ambiente en tu barrio? Has oraciones con lo que te gustaría ó no sobre cada idea. Puedes usar para hacer las oraciones, el siguiente vocabulario: Clasifique la basura en un centro de reciclaje, participe en una demostración sobre sobre ¿cómo cuidar nuestro planeta?,
organice una petición, sea voluntario en un jardín comunitario, ayude a plantar árboles en tu parque  ó en tu colegio).

3. Complete the senteces with : About, At , In. ( Completa las oraciones con las preposiciones About,      At,In).

 About means: On the subject of, something, or concerning of something / someone. (significa sobre el tema de algo ó sobre alguien).

At: use to indicate an activity. ( Se usa para indicar una  actividad).

In: To indicate a belief, opinion , interest or feeling. ( Para indicar una creencia, opinión , interés o            sentimiento).

a. we are worried __________ the levels of contamination.

b. He is interesting _________ saving the Andean spectacled bear.

c. They are concerned _______________ erosion.

d. She is good _____ taking photos.

4. According with the meaning given about each preposition , make 5 sentences with each                        preposition.
    ( De acuerdo con el significado de cada preposición, realiza 5 oraciones con cada una).


5. Read and complete paragraphs with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
     ( Lee y completa los párrafos con la forma correcta de los verbos en paréntesis).


a.  Pablo is really interested in conserving the natural habitat of the Andean condors. He loves
___________ (be) in nature and is really good at _________ (organize) tree planting days with his friends.


b. Sara enjoys ___________ (meditate) in the forest, but she is concerned about illegal mining in the area. She would like to__________ (start) an educational campaign about the negative impacts of mining.


c. Andrés and Tina like _____________ (swim ) in their local river, but they are worried about the water pollution from local factories. They are interested in ________________ (create) an online
magazine about sustainability.


6.  Write a letter to your president to express your corcern about Corvid-19 .

 (  Escribe una carta a tu presidente para expresar tu preocupación sobre el Coronavirus.).