Semana tres: 18-20 de octubre de 2022

Inglés I
Tomás Costal Criado
tcostalcriado@pontevedra.uned.es
Datos generales

- Curso de extensión universitaria organizado por UNED Pontevedra.

- Distribuido en 14 sesiones de una hora en directo, más 16 horas
de materiales grabados y trabajo independiente.
- Dos modalidades de seguimiento: en directo a través de internet,
y en diferido mediante materiales grabados.

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Calendario

Octubre 4 6 11 13 8 horas
18 20 25 27 8 horas
Noviembre 1 3 8 10 9 horas
15 17 5 horas
30 horas en total

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Sesiones (en directo y grabaciones)

Se celebrarán un total de 14 sesiones en directo a través

de Microsoft Teams: martes y jueves de 17:00 a 18:00.
Se facilitarán clases grabadas y presentaciones antes de cada
sesión en directo, cuya duración aproximada es de una hora.
Se recomienda ver las clases grabadas antes de asistir
a las sesiones en directo, siempre que les convenga el horario.
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Programación temática (i)

U1. Verb to be (simple present) and personal pronouns.

U2. Have / Have got and possessive articles and pronouns.
U3. Simple present and accusative pronouns.
U4. Present continuous.
U5. Simple past (regular forms).
U6. Simple past (irregular forms).
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Programación temática (ii)

U7. Present perfect.

U8. Future simple (will + infinitive).
U9. Future (be going to + infinitive).
U10. General review.

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Objetivos y metodología

- Adquisición de las estructuras gramaticales básicas de la lengua inglesa.

- Utilización de vocabulario habitual y cotidiano.

- Exposición teórica de contenidos.

- Asimilación a través de ejercicios prácticos.
- Fijación de los conocimientos.
- Práctica oral.
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Evaluación

Independientemente de la modalidad de seguimiento:

- Asistencia o visionado completo de las sesiones, ya sea presencialmente
o por medios telemáticos.
- Realización de las tareas guiadas.
- Estudio de las unidades propuestas.
- Si desea recibir el certificado de aprovechamiento del curso una vez
finalice, entrega de las tareas obligatorias antes del 13.11.2022.
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Tareas obligatorias

Al final de cada presentación, se incluyen diversas tareas recomendadas que

puede completar individualmente. Algunas de ellas incluyen un solucionario, de
modo que no es necesario entregarlas.
Si desea recibir el certificado de aprovechamiento del curso hacia finales de
noviembre, debe remitir por correo electrónico al menos tres bloques de tareas
antes del domingo 13 de noviembre de 2022.
No es imprescindible asistir a las sesiones en directo, aunque sí recomendable,
dado que se centrarán en la realización y resolución de tareas.
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Qué hacer en caso de duda

Si les surgen dudas mientras siguen el curso, pónganse en contacto

con su profesor por correo electrónico. Indiquen, por favor, el curso en que
están matriculados y sus datos personales junto con la consulta:

Tomás Costal Criado

tcostalcriado@pontevedra.uned.es

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Preguntas
Let’s get started
City under snow

The city of Norilsk is located in Siberia, Russia, and it is the most northerly city
in the country. It lies only 300 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle which
is an imaginary line that marks the north of Earth.
A few weeks ago, high winds of up to 100 kmph brought heavy snowfall.
In some places, the snow was more than two meters high. It buried cars and roads.
The winds were so strong that local authorities decided to close the local airport.
Authorities said that they cleared around 400,000 tons of snow from the city
in the last two months.
The extreme weather had a big impact on traveling, but it did not seem to upset
local people at all.

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City under snow – relevant lexicon

The city of Norilsk is located in Siberia, Russia, and it is the most northerly
city in the country. It lies only 300 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle which
is an imaginary line that marks the north of Earth.
A few weeks ago, high winds of up to 100 kmph brought heavy snowfall.
In some places, the snow was more than two meters high. It buried cars and roads.
The winds were so strong that local authorities decided to close the local airport.
Authorities said that they cleared around 400,000 tons of snow from the city
in the last two months.
The extreme weather had a big impact on traveling, but it did not seem
to upset local people at all.

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City under snow – glossary

located situado, emplazado road carretera, vía

the most el más / la más weather clima, tiempo
northerly septentrional seem parecer
lie situarse, localizarse upset afectar, contrariar
mark señalar, marcar
high wind vientos fuertes
heavy pesado, abundante
snowfall nevada
bury enterrar, soterrar
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The ideal place to live [3.1]

Writing practice and oral delivery:

[1] Choose one or several of the following pictures (slides 17 to 20).
[2] Think about the advantages and disadvantages of living there.
[3] Give reasons to move to one place and not to the others.
[4] Include information about your daily routine and hobbies.

Some ideas → I love comfort and being pampered by servants.

I choose to live in the luxury of a country palace and be surrounded
by ancient walls, great works of art, green gardens and small lakes to row...
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Island for refugees

Millions of people run away from Myanmar since 2017. The situation
in Myanmar is very bad and dangerous. People do not want to stay there. They flee
to Bangladesh.
They are refugees. Refugees stay in refugee camps. The camps are full now.
The Bangladeshi government must solve the problem.
The government builds homes for refugees on an island. The island is 40
kilometers away from Bangladesh. Nobody lives on the island. The government plans
to move 100,000 refugees there. The government also plans to build three schools
and a hospital. Some people say that it is not enough for so many refugees.
Another problem is the weather. A big part of the island goes under water during
the rain season. The rain season is the time of year when it rains a lot.
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Island for refugees – relevant lexicon

Millions of people run away from Myanmar since 2017. The situation
in Myanmar is very bad and dangerous. People do not want to stay there.
They flee to Bangladesh.
They are refugees. Refugees stay in refugee camps. The camps are full now. The
Bangladeshi government must solve the problem.
The government builds homes for refugees on an island. The island
is 40 kilometers away from Bangladesh. Nobody lives on the island.
The government plans to move 100,000 refugees there. The government also plans
to build three schools and a hospital. Some people say that it is not enough
for so many refugees.
Another problem is the weather. A big part of the island goes under water during
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Island for refugees – glossary

run away escapar(se), huir enough suficiente

dangerous peligroso season temporada, estación
stay quedarse, permanecer a lot mucho
flee huir, fugarse
refugee refugiado
must deber, tener que
solve resolver, solucionar
build construir
away lejos
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United Nations
The Rohingya Crisis in 90 Seconds
Updated 16th October 2017
Link

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Egypt discovery

Archaeologists in Egypt discovered more than 80 ancient coffins. Archaeologists

made the amazing discovery in Saqqara, which is a large burial site 30 kilometers
south of the capital city.
In Saqqara, there is also one of the oldest pyramids in the world, the Pyramid
of Djoser.
The discovery included sarcophagi and wooden statues that were around 2,500
years old. Some of the statues were painted, and some were covered with gold.
Archaeologists plan to give details about the discovery later this week.
In 2011, the political situation in Egypt changed dramatically, and many people
were afraid to travel to the country. Now, Egypt is trying to bring tourists back,
and new discoveries could help the effort.
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Egypt discovery – relevant lexicon

Archaeologists in Egypt discovered more than 80 ancient coffins.

Archaeologists made the amazing discovery in Saqqara, which is a large burial
site 30 kilometers south of the capital city.
In Saqqara, there is also one of the oldest pyramids in the world, the Pyramid
of Djoser.
The discovery included sarcophagi and wooden statues that were around
2,500 years old. Some of the statues were painted, and some were covered
with gold. Archaeologists plan to give details about the discovery later this week.
In 2011, the political situation in Egypt changed dramatically, and many
people were afraid to travel to the country. Now, Egypt is trying to bring tourists
back, and new discoveries could help the effort.
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Egypt discovery – glossary

archaeologist arqueólogo sarcophagi sarcófagos

ancient antiguo, ancestral wooden de madera
coffin ataúd, féretro around aproximadamente
amazing increíble, asombroso covered (re)cubierto
discovery descubrimiento gold oro
burial sepultura, inhumación detail detalle
site zona, lugar dramatically drásticamente
south sur afraid temeroso, preocupado
the oldest el más antiguo bring traer
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South China Morning Post
Egypt unveils 59 ancient coffins buried 2,500 years ago
Updated 5th October 2020
Link

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Egypt unveils ancient coffins – follow-up questions [3.2]

In this report by the South China Morning Post the recent explorations
in the burial ground of Saqqara are explained in some detail. Watch the clip,
follow the subtitles and please try to answer these questions:
[1] How old are the coffins?
[2] What was the profession of the people buried in the tombs?
[3] What is the closest Egyptian capital to Saqqara?
[4] How deep were the mummies buried under the sand?
[5] What was the mummies’ state of preservation?
[6] Is it the end of the archeologists’ work at the burial ground?
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Moon landing

Last week, China’s spacecraft successfully landed on the moon.

The journey to the moon lasted 122 hours, and scientists carefully chose
the place to land. The area was called the Ocean of Storms and it was a flat lava area.
Nobody explored this place ever before. Cameras recorded the landing and they sent
images back to Earth.
The spacecraft will collect about two kilograms of rock and bring it back
to Earth. If the spacecraft returns to Earth, it will be a big success for China.
Only the US and Soviet Union brought rock from the moon in the past.
It happened in the 60s and 70s during the Space Race, when the two countries
competed to be the first to land on the moon and send people into space.

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Moon landing – relevant lexicon

Last week, China’s spacecraft successfully landed on the moon.

The journey to the moon lasted 122 hours, and scientists carefully chose
the place to land. The area was called the Ocean of Storms and it was a flat lava
area. Nobody explored this place ever before. Cameras recorded the landing
and they sent images back to Earth.
The spacecraft will collect about two kilograms of rock and bring it back
to Earth. If the spacecraft returns to Earth, it will be a big success for China.
Only the US and Soviet Union brought rock from the moon in the past.
It happened in the 60s and 70s during the Space Race, when the two
countries competed to be the first to land on the moon and send people into space.

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Moon landing – glossary

spacecraft nave espacial sent enviaron, mandaron

successfully satisfactoriamente collect recopilar, recoger
last durar, llevar tiempo return regresar
moon luna happen suceder, ocurrir
land (v.) aterrizar Space Race Carrera Espacial
flat plano, llano first primero/a
ever before nunca antes

record grabar, registrar

landing aterrizaje
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Getting ready for Christmas [3.3]

Writing practice and oral delivery:

[1] Make a list of presents for yourself and your family members.
[2] Explain your choices providing details about both the items you buy
and the person to whom they are being given.
Some categories → books, home appliances, electronic devices, cosmetics,
toiletries, furniture, stationery, kitchen utensils, housewares...
Some examples → I have something my dad really likes prepared
for Christmas: it is a collection of Beatles’ vinyls and a record player too.
For my mum I bought a selection of imported teas from China, which she loves.
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Questions
Week 3 → Week 4 (October 25)

The ideal place to live [3.1]

Egypt unveils ancient coffins [3.2]
Getting ready for Christmas [3.3]
Grammar practice [3.4] [KEY]

The sections of this presentation that remain incomplete after the second
session will be finished at a later date, as indicated during class.
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Final reminder

For any doubts and questions, do not hesitate to contact your teacher.
Please provide details about yourself, your modality of enrollment (in person,
online via streaming, or on-demand), and of course your questions and where
you experienced issues with the study materials:

Tomás Costal Criado

tcostalcriado@pontevedra.uned.es

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