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Tuesday 2 November 2010

Task 3.- Gorillas in the mist


Do you want to watch part of the movie? Go to the PbWork and follow the link. Enjoy the film.
After sending your task related to chapter 7, you should read chapter 8. Besides you can watch Kate´s presentation in the PbWork.
Then make a list with the unknown words. Write the glossary in your notebook. Revise the mistakes. Do you understand all of them?
Send it in a post. use your favourite ones and be free to write sentences with them.

18 comments:

  1. hi! my name is Jesús Hervás Reyes and this is my comment.

    The scientics wondered how to protect the animals,some people protect the animals,Jane godall in East Africa in the lake tanganyika,wen she was twenty - six years old,she wanted chimpanzees and she watched and wrote about them, and Dian fossie on central Africa because she interesed in mountains gorillas,these two women killed some people,nobo, dy knows.The mountain gorillas died for the hunt, the numbers of the mountain gorillas going up because off the hunt, now there are 600 mountain gorillas.The company of help animals is WWF.

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  2. My name is Gabriel of 1ºB Eso

    My glossary:
    Worked:Trabajado
    Angry:Enojado
    Started:Comenzo
    Fund:Fondo
    Weaver:Tejedor
    Someone:Alguien
    Slowly:Poco a poco
    Stay:Estancia
    Charities:Organizaciones de benifencia
    Wikdife:Vida silvestre
    Perhaps:Tal vez

    Sentences:

    Worked: Dian Fossey in 1959 had worked in a hospital Kentuchy.

    Stay: Dian Fossey while staying at, Africa in 1963 to observe and study the gorillas.

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  3. My name is Marta.

    fund:financia./fʌnd/
    weaver:tejedor.
    Stay:visita.
    charities:Organiza de beneficencia ///'tʃærəti/
    less:menos.

    Summary of chapter 8: What can we do?

    Our can help Africa but not can go:
    Give money to charities like the WWF.
    Make less polluction.
    Use one car or not four.
    Write a letters for pollictians.
    Dine Fosey is a girl helped a lot of animals:chimpanzee, gorilla.

    This is my summary and the understand word.

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  4. My name is Maria Carrasco Maraver 1ºA E.S.O.
    List of words I do not understand:

    -fund=fondo
    -charities=benéficas

    Summary

    The scientics wondered how to protect the animals,some people protect the animals,Jane godall in East Africa in the lake tanganyika,wen she was twenty - six years old,she wanted chimpanzees and she watched and wrote about them, and Dian fossie on central Africa because she interesed in mountains gorillas,these two women killed some people,nobo, dy knows.The mountain gorillas died for the hunt, the numbers of the mountain gorillas going up because off the hunt, now there are 600 mountain gorillas.The company of help animals is WWF.

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  5. Hi .I'M LADISLAO.THIS IS MY WORK:
    I really liked this phrase:
    “Not everyone can make big changs to the word;but small changs by lof of people helps”
    We can learn about animals near to extinction .
    We can not be indifferent .Interesting and know people who helped as Dian Fossey,We are helping.
    The enemy is forgetfulness and indfference.
    Dian's murder because they are protecting.the gorillas .DO NOT FORGET.

    Change :modification
    Arrived: acess
    Wanted: aspire
    Learn: attain
    Away: aside
    Taught: guide
    Other: variant
    Did: take
    Know: learn
    Understand: fancy
    Started: appear
    Charities: donationr
    Land:planets

    SENTENCES

    I change things learn on animals in dange.
    Dian Fossey arrived to Cental Africa for know about mountain gorillas
    Dian understood gorillas very well.
    Dian Fossey started Fossey Gorilla Fund.
    With charities all can helpd.
    We can protect the animal of the land.

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  6. Welldone!!!! But the next time you´d better write examples, synonyms, sentences, ... including the new words: don´t translate. Remember this is an English blog: we don´t speak Spanish here. ;)

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  7. NEWS!!!!!! Next week:
    We´re going to stop for a week so you don´t have to read chapter 9. Kate will prepare some activities to revise vocabulary and pronunciation. You´d better read chapter 7 and 8 again to play the games and know the answers.

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  8. Hi!! I'm Noelia Díaz.


    This are my unknow words:

    Gave: its the past of give- pronuntations:/geɪv/- You give my pencil a my brother.

    Perhaps: /pər'hæps /-adverd- synonims: conceivably.

    Charities:/'tʃærəti/-noun- synonims:alms, alms-giving, assistance, benefaction.

    Summary:


    We can do a lot of thing for example Jane Godall advice the chimpanzees because she likes them. She lived in east África next to the lake Tanganyika, when she was twenty-six years old. At first chimpanzees ran away but she wanted protect them.
    Another woman called Dian Fossey went to central africa because she was interested in mountain gorillas. She became famous because he wrote a book called "Gorillas in the Mist" and she started the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund.
    We can help the animals:
    We can Give money to charities like the WWF.
    We can stop the pollution.
    We can make letters to the politicians about endangered animals.
    Bye-bye;)

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  9. My name is Angela. 1ªEso A

    - Fund / fʌnd / - It's the latest from the sea.
    - Chimpanzee /ˌtʃɪmpən'zi:/- They are very intelligent.And much like the gorilla.
    - charity /'tʃærəti/- beneficence.
    - Stay /steɪ/-stopover.

    Summary of chapter 8: What can we do?

    The scientics wondered how to protect the animals,some people protect the animals. Dian Fossey went to Central Africa because she was interested in mountain gorillas. Mountain gorillas are big animals with long arms and long black hair.There are animal charities in every country, and they need help. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has offices in forty countries.

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  10. Hi!My name is Razvan of 1`B E.S.O..

    The chimpanzees it`s helped to protect here habitats from Africa .In the central Africa are Mountain gorillas .The gorillas are long arms,black hair and are a big animals but the gorilla is hunted because it`s got a lot a money for their hands and hands . Someone people give money to Africa at fond of a gorillas . :)

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  11. HI!!!
    We names are Noelia Rebollo, Angela Hernandez, Elvira Diaz.
    fund:financia./fʌnd/
    CHAPTER 8:

    We can help to the animals to reduce the pollution for example:
    - To take the bus instead of taking the car.
    - To be walking or in bicycle instead of taking the car.
    The people famous also they help to the animals with the pollution.
    The politicians can help to the animals to reduce the pollution.
    Also there helps to the animals the Organization WWF, to reduce the pollution.

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  12. This is my comment.

    The scientics wondered how to protect the animals,some people protect the animals,Jane godall in East Africa in the lake tanganyika,wen she was twenty - six years old,she wanted chimpanzees and she watched and wrote about them, and Dian fossie on central Africa because she interesed in mountains gorillas,these two women killed some people,nobo, dy knows.The mountain gorillas died for the hunt, the numbers of the mountain gorillas going up because off the hunt, now there are 600 mountain gorillas.

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  13. these are the words of tuesday and the phonetic symbols:

    give: /gɪv/
    gave: /geɪv/
    garden: /'gɑ:rdn̩ /
    girls: /gɜ:rl /
    good: /gʊd/
    talk: /tɔ:k/
    could: /kʊd/
    would: /wʊd/
    should: /ʃʊd/
    stalk: /stɔ:k/
    always: /'ɔ:lweɪz/
    sometimes: /'sʌmtaɪmz/

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  14. 1.Where are zoos a good option for animals?
    Zoos are good when itis for protection of animals .
    2.What are some traits of good zoos?
    The protection of animals.
    3.What are some traits of bad zoos?
    That scientists are experimenting with animals.
    4.What are two endangered animals that we learned about that are protected in zoos?
    The gorilla and chimpanzees.
    By:Alba , Nathalia and Andrea.

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    1. Who are some famous people taht have helped animals?
      -Dian Fossey and Janes G.

      If i can't go to Africa, what can i do to help?
      Walk or ride a bicycle to school or work. Share rides in a car Rycicle.

      MARTA,ALEJANDRA AND ISABEL.

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  15. Hello my name is Andrés Ángel Iglesias Sierra I feel very bad that animal as beautiful as the white gorilla extinct and we should take care of our forests and no polluting or buildings house or anything like that.

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  16. Hi!, I'm Nathalia and here are some words I don't understand to chapter 8 and phrases that I saw in the book.

    Gave /ɡeɪv/ Past of give

    Saw /sɔː/

    Perhaps /pəˈhæps/

    Charity /ˈtʃærɪtɪ/

    1.-She gave them name.
    2.-At first,the chimpanzees ran away when the saw her.
    3.-Perhaps you can change and eat other food.
    4.-there are animal charities in every country,and they need help.

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  17. Hello!I'm Isabel.
    I don't understand some words:

    *charity /ˈtʃærɪtɪ/:the giving of help, money, food, etc, to those in need.
    *way /weɪ/:a manner,method, or means.

    1.I need charity for eat.
    2.I have a way to go home.

    Bye!

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