OW Unit 6: Closer to nature

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OW Unit 6: Closer to nature

This unit's objective

This unit is about nature. Featuring both flora and fauna and our relationship with nature. You'll learn new and relevant vocabulary and practise listening and speaking (Part 2). Furthermore, you'll practise with Reading and Use of English Part 2. The grammar of unit 6 is about prepositions and relative clauses.

But first, ....

New Year's resolutions!                

Do you have a New Year's resolution?
If so, what is it?

If you were to formulate a New Year's resolution with regard to nature, what would it be?

Now, ...

Take a look at the photos on page 82, can you combine the titles of 'Getting started' exercise 2 with the photos?

Discuss with your neigbour which title belongs to which photo.

Reading:

ex. 1

If you were an animal, what animal would you (like to) be? And why?

Now,

Do Reading and Use of English page 83 ex. 4 and 5 (complete the gaps). (more practice on the following slide)

Then, Vocabulary ex. 1 and 2.

Ready? Study for Friday: 

Repeat examenidioom unit 4 and learn unit 9

engexam.info

Page 216

ex. 1-3

Page 84

Prepositions

ex. 1-3

Complex prepositions

ex. 1-3

Extra exercise prepositions unit 6

Fill in the missing preposition

01.  Owls are nocturnal animals who hunt … night.

02.  We arrived … the museum at noon.

03.  They travelled to London … train.

04.  The man went back … the beach because he had forgotten his glasses.

05.  When you walk … the bridge you can see the river Thames.

06.  His teacher doesn’t approve … him being late every day.

07.  The outcome depends … how difficult it proves to be.

08.  Children are capable … adapting to new situations.

09.  I must insist … cleanliness. This mess is a disgrace!

10.  Hitler is generally regarded … a monster.

11.  He enquired … the possibility of working for the PM.

12.  I am looking … … the spring break. We are going to Paris!

13.  The engineer finally succeeded … fixing the design flaw.

14.  I love all animals … the exception … rats.

15.  … the event … an emergency you must contact my next of kin immediately.

16.  The baby deer was seen running … … its mother.

17.  Many people travelled to Colorado … the hope… finding gold.

18.  …   … the holiday he read everything he could find online about the destination.

Answers:

01. Owls are nocturnal animals who hunt at… night.

02. We arrived at… the museum at noon.

03. They travelled to London by… train.

04. The man went back to… the beach because he had forgotten his glasses.

05. When you walk …over / across the bridge you can see the river Thames.

06. His teacher doesn’t approve …of him being late every day.

07. The outcome depends on… how difficult it proves to be.

08. Children are capable of… adapting to new situations.

09. I must insist on… cleanliness. This mess is a disgrace!

10. Hitler is generally regarded as… a monster.

11. He enquired …about the possibility of working for the PM.

12. I am looking forward to… … the spring break. We are going to Paris!

13. The engineer finally succeeded in… fixing the design flaw.

14. I love all animals with… the exception of… rats.

15. in… the event of… an emergency you must contact my next of kin immediately.

16. The baby deer was seen running along with… … its mother.

17. Many people travelled to Colorado in… the hope of… finding gold.

18. Ahead of … … the holiday he read everything he could find online about the destination.

Now, ...

Together: page 86, ex. 3 Listening

then, Vocabulary page 88 ex. 1 and 2