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Revision as of 16:34, 11 May 2013
Conversation
Answer the following questions. You might be asked to write them down or answer them out-loud.
- Do you keep a calendar? How do you use it?
- How important is it for you using a calendar?
- Do you know what is a leap year?
- Do you know anybody who was born on February, 29th?
- How many months does one leap year have?
- How does the leap year affect people?
- Are you interested in astronomy?
- Why is there a leap year every 4 years?
Vocabulary
Look at the vocabulary below. Take time to explore the links for their definitions in English and their translations to Portuguese. When you are done, make a sentence with each word. Ask your teacher if you should write them down or say them out loud.
- d | t - leap year
- d | t - born
- d | t - previous
- d | t - trouble
- d | t - understand
- d | t - full
- d | t - spin
- d | t - orbit
- d | t - drift
- d | t - sink
- d | t - set
- d | t - cool
- d | t - figure out
- d | t - specifically
- d | t - notice
- d | t - century
- d | t - astronomer
- d | t - actually
- d | t - revise
- d | t - version
- d | t - rule
- d | t - sync
- d | t - rotation
Video
Watch the following video but DON'T read the transcript yet.
After watching the video do this listening exercise.
Reading practice
Read the following transcript then do the associated reading comprehension exercise.
Transcript:
--->>> Transcript
Writing practice
Write a couple of paragraphs ---->>>> instructions <<<<-----. Make sure to use words you learned from the text and try to make it as long as you can.