English Lesson - Biomimicry
English Lesson - Biomimicry
English Lesson - Biomimicry
Discussion :
- Do you think biologists and engineers would be able to work together despite their differences ?
- Find solutions to make communication between scientists and engineers more efficient
Evaluation de la CO : Launchpad entrepreneurship
After watching:
Group discussion
1. Do you think Biologists and Engineers would be able to work
together despite their differences?
Hurdles Benefits
- They don’t speak the same - They can share their personal
“language”: each job has its knowledge, they can learn from
own specificities or methods each other
- Need to find moments for them - They can enlarge their vision of
to work together efficiently the world / broaden their
(place, time, money) knowledge
Cf. worksheet
- Différents types de tableaux, graphiques et diagrammes
- Adverbes d’intensité
LINE GRAPH – BAR CHART – DIAGRAM – FLOW CHART – TABLE / GRID – MAP – DIAGRAM – BUBBLE
DIAGRAM – PIE CHART
1 5
3
1
1
1
7
2 1 8
1 9
1
1
7
1 4
4 7
1 THE VERTICAL AXIS THE HORIZONTAL AXIS THE DOTTED LINE
Classify the following verbs in the grid according to what they mean
VERBS
Boom
Climb
Collapse BOOM COLLAPSE KEEP
Cut CLIMB CUT MAINTAIN
Decline EXPAND DECLINE REMAIN STABLE /
Decrease GO UP DECREASE STEADY
Dip
Drop
GROW DIP STAY AT
Expand IMPROVE DROP STAND AT
Fall INCREASE FALL
Go down / go up RAISE GO DOWN
Grow RISE PUSH DOWN
Improve
SHOOT UP REDUCE
Increase
Keep SOAR SLUMP
Maintain
Push down
Raise Classify the following verbs according to their intensity
Reduce
Remain stable / steady SOAR – INCREASE – SHOOT UP – BOOM
Rise
INCREASE
Shoot up < SOAR < SHOOT UP < BOOM
Slump SLUMP –DROP – COLLAPSE – FALL – DIP – DECREASE
Soar
DECREASE
Stand at < DIP < FALL < DROP < < SLUMP
Stay at
COLLAPSE
ADVERBS
- + ++ +++
MODERATELY SIGNIFICANTLY CONSIDERABLY HUGELY
SLIGHTLY MARKEDLY STEEPLY DRAMATICALLY
SHARPLY
SUBSTANCIALLY
Describe the curves by putting the right numbers in the appropriate cases
1 2 3 4 5 6
Transform the following adjectives into adverbs to describe the speed of a change
V/ EXPRESSING APPROXIMATION
VOCAB IN CONTEXT
In January, gold sales
_____________ about 200 million
dirhams per month. In February
they _____________ to Dhs 220
million, _____________ to a peak
of 350 million dirhams in March.
Over the next four months, sales _____________ steadily, reaching _____________ of
120 million dirhams in July. In August, there was a _____________ increase. Sales almost
_____________, rising _____________ Dhs 120 million in July to Dhs 210 million in
August. This was followed by a _________________ in September to Dhs 120 million.
From September to October, sales _____________ from Dhs 120 million to Dhs 180
million. In October and November, sales _____________steady, and there was a small
increase in December _____________ 190 million dirhams.