2015-06-09 Core: mysteries

Greg Malivuk
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p. 93 part 2 - with a partner decide what the bold words refer to
1 “them” = the individual flamingos
2 “That” = the shape of the flock
3 “this kind of thing” = pictures that might be fake
4 “it” = the picture
5 “he” = the photographer
6 “the ones” = the flamingos

pareidolia = the ability to see patterns and shapes where there aren’t any (e.g. a face in the clouds)

counterfeit = fake (especially with money)
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p. 94 - what do you see in the pictures?
aurora borealis (northern lights)
aurora australis (southern lights)
camouflage = color or shape an animal uses to hide in the environment
mimicry = color or shape an animal uses to look like another animal (e.g. a caterpillar that looks like a snake)
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part 2 - use the words to complete the sentences
1 Nitrogen, oxygen, atmosphere
2 butterflies, flies, insects
3 Radiation
4 Ants, beetles
5 stem (We say trunk of a tree, not stem.)
6 Particles
7 Predators, species (“species” is singular and plural)
8 spikes
soil = dirt, earth, the material on the ground where plants grow
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Listen, and write the number of the clip (1, 2, or 3) next to the words used in that clip.

ants 2, 3
atmosphere 1
beetles 3
butterflies 2
flies 3 ?
insects 3
nitrogen 1
oxygen 1
particles 1
predators 2
radiation 1
species 2 ?
spikes 3
stem 2
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part 4 - are these sentences true or false according to the listening?

Plants can’t chase insects, so they trap insects instead.
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BREAK
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p. 95 part 6
1 b (not only certain that it’s false, but the speaker thinks it’s impossible to be true)
2 a (“They must be man-made” has this meaning. Ignore “imagine”.)
3 c
4 d
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subject + modal + base form
(would, can, must, might, may, etc.)

It might be man-made. = It may be man-made. = It could be man-made. = It’s possible that it is man-made.

It might not be man-made. = It may not be man-made. = It’s possible that it is not man-made.

It couldn’t be man-made. = It can’t be man-made. = It’s not possible that it is man-made.

It must be man-made. = It has to be man-made. = I’m pretty certain it’s man-made. (I’d be surprised otherwise.)

It must not be man-made. = I’m pretty certain it’s not man-made. (I’d be surprised otherwise.)
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p. 95 part 8 - cross out the choices that are NOT correct (in some sentences, both answers are correct)
1 can’t be (is INCORRECT)
2 (both correct)
3 (both correct)
4 can’t mean (is INCORRECT)
5 may be (is INCORRECT)
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part 9
1 The sky looks as though it’s on fire. (“looks as though” = “looks like” + sentence, similar to “as if”)
2 The sky looks green. (adjective)
3 The shiny drops look like water. (“like” = “similar to”, + noun)
(1, 2, 3: things look some way, non-action, same as other sense verbs: sound, taste, smell, feel, seem)
4 Look carefully.
(4 - the action that you do with your eyes, same as hear/listen, taste, smell, feel)
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p. 96 part 1 - complete the sentences with the correct words, ask and answer the questions with your group
1 ancient (prehistoric, sacred)
2 period
3 prehistoric (ancient)
4 century (20th century = 1900-1999 / 1901-2000, because the 1st century was 1-100)
5 sacred
6 society
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anthropology - the study of humanity (societies, cultures, beliefs)
archaeology - the study of old things left by humans

paleontology - the study of old plants and animals

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtkMrNrEMLM - how to make a crop circle
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Homework: p. 96-97, parts 4-8