Wednesday, 29 May 2013

1
281-2 page
2
554-60
3
201-6
4
15-6, 511-4,518-9
5
161-285
6
174-80,176,177,178
7
564-569
8
65
9
246-51
10
170-83
Railway
Transportation
Cultivation of oranges
Citrus farming
troposphere
atmosphere
Cotton growing
Industrial crops
under population
population
Panama canal
Sea routes
Growth of New York
urbanisation
uranium
mining
Coal production
ores
Rainfall
climate

Friday, 24 May 2013

TEXT BOOK

A) Bibliography
Short introduction to the book written by the author but by someone familiar with the authors book
B) title page
Title, author and publisher
C) appendix
Alphabetical list of topics in details
D) introduction
The authors aim and the coverage of the book
E) acknowledgment
Thanks to people who helped with the book
F) contents
 A list of the main topics by chapter
G) chapter
The units of the book
H) references
Sources used by the author
I) glossary
A mini dictionary of specialist terms used
K) back cover
Additional information , often for reference , purposes, found at the end of the book
L) foreword
 Selling points, author information , positive reviews
STUDY SKILLS EXERCISE

 

 TASK 6

1) TITLE =core science 1

2)Author's = Marian haire , Graeme lofts, Merrin evergrenn and Eileen kennedy

3) Publisher , date and place of publication = First published by 1999 by John Wiley and Sons Australia, ltd. Queensland

4) Edition =First edition

5) Aims= To students

6) Main topics covered= Core science 1

7) Special features= Science, planet , the solar system, classification etc...

 

Wednesday, 22 May 2013

GLOBAL WARMING


1. Species            
a plant or animal group
2. Extinct     
 no longer existing
3. Terrifying          
very, very frightening
4. Irreversible      
impossible to change or bring back
5. Assessment       
a judgement or opinion
6. Underestimate
wrong idea that something is smaller or less important than it really is
7. Conservation            
the management of land and water to prevent it from being damaged or destroyed
8. to migrate                 
to move to another part of the world


Look in the text and correct the information in these sentences.
1. Over the next 50 years about 25% of land animals will become extinct.
2. More than 1 million species will be lost by2050.
3. This loss represents less than 10% of all plants and animals.
4. The research took two years to complete.
5. More than one third of 300 South African plant species studied were expected to die out.
6. The Cerrado region of Brazil covers one fifth of the country.
7. One third of the, 1870 species of tree were studied in Mexico.
8. The greenhouse effect at least takes 25 years to have its full effect. Match the beginnings with the endings. There is one sentence for each paragraph.
1. The scientists who were involved in the research … … were shocked by what they found.
2. Many plants and animals could be saved from extinction …… if immediate action was taken to control greenhouse gases.

3. Species in mountainous areas have a better chance of survival … because they can move uphill to get cooler.
4. The results of the research    were worse than the scientists expected
5. The national flower of South Africa   will probably become extinct.


6. Survival rates in Europe are better …… because it is least affected by climate change.

7. Species in flatter areas have less chance of survival because they can move uphill to get cooler
8. Most greenhouse gases    are produced by the USA and European nations.


Complete the table.
Noun Adjective
1. mountain __mountainous__________
2. globe _______globosely_____
3. shock ________shockable____
4. extinction _______extinguishable_____
Verb Noun
5. publish ________publisher____
6. protect ___________protection_
7. assess ____________assesses
8. survive ____________survivor   

  
1. become :out
2. die :extinct
3. global :warming
 4. greenhouse : effect
5. conservation :team
6. climate : change
7. life : area
8. research :forms