Description of the unit

What can we do?

This unit focuses on two main objectives: discussing environmental problems and comparing solutions to social problems. Throughout the unit, students will develop the necessary language skills and grammatical structures to effectively engage in these topics.

The unit aims to enhance students' ability to identify, describe, and analyze various environmental issues, learn to recognize common environmental problems such as water pollution, deforestation, and climate change. They will use the present continuous passive to describe ongoing situations, such as "Our water supply is being contaminated by toxic chemicals," and the present perfect passive to discuss past events with current impacts, like "Many public parks have been lost through overbuilding."

GRAMMA FOCUS

The present continuous passive is used to describe actions that are happening at the current moment and are affecting the subject of the sentence, with an emphasis on the action rather than who is performing it. It is formed with the subject + am/is/are + being + past participle of the verb. For example: "The book is being read."

The present perfect passive is used to describe actions that have been completed at some point before the present and that affect the subject of the sentence, with an emphasis on the action rather than who performed it. It is formed with the subject + has/have been + past participle of the verb. For example: "The project has been completed."

INFINITIVE CLAUSES AND PHRASES

Explanation:

Infinitive clauses and phrases use the base form of a verb preceded by "to" (known as the infinitive form). They can be used to explain purposes, intentions, or methods.

Examples:

1. One way to improve your English is to practice speaking every day.

2. Another way to save money is to avoid unnecessary expenses.

3. The best ways to stay healthy are to eat balanced meals and to exercise regularly.

In these constructions, the infinitive clause specifies what is to be achieved or addressed (e.g., "to improve your English"), and the infinitive phrase explains how to achieve it (e.g., "to practice speaking every day"). This grammatical is often used to give advice, suggest methods, or describe solutions.

Notes taken in class

In English: "The BEING always goes after the verb 'to be,' and the BEING never changes because it is part of the rule."

VOCABULARY

1. Funding: Money provided for a particular purpose or project.

2. Homeles: People without a permanent place to live.

3. Depleting: Reducing the number or quantity of something.

4. Threatened: Being at risk of harm or danger.

5. Harming: Causing damage or injury.

6. Training: The process of learning skills or knowledge.

7. Town: A populated area with fixed boundaries and a local government.

8. Pumping: Moving liquid or gas by using a pump.

9. Chemicals: Substances with a distinct molecular composition.

10. Floating: Being buoyant or suspended in water or air.

11. Efforts: The use of physical or mental energy to achieve something.

12. Instead: As an alternative or substitute.

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