Ecology: Monarch butterflies (1), Mexico City pollution (2)- thematic units for SP Intermediate 1

Two units for intermediate students. Deal with the fate of our planet through ecology. This is of great interest to all. Content-based and interdisciplinary. Please preview.

Each unit includes a pre-reading, a level appropriate reading, comprehension, extension of the subject matter integrating both vocabulary and grammar. An oral that relates the content of the unit to the students’ reality, homework suggestions and Internet key words for further research.

**Unit 1. La contaminación en la Ciudad de México
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The strength of content based units is that they present students with reality, including problems that are hard to solve. If Mexico City reduces the number of cars and cuts down the emission of CO2, the consequences are a large reduction in jobs.

Unit includes:

1. Subject matter: ecology

2. Vocabulary: urban life

3. Grammar: poder plus infinitive

4 .Oral practice: urban transportation where you live

1. Homework: transportation

2. Internet: Key word list to facilitate a search

3. Answer key

**Unit 2. La mariposa monarca
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If the forests where the monarch butterfly spends its winter are fully protected, the people who live in the area and use the wood for cooking are left hungry. How can Mexicans solve these problems?

Unit includes:

1. Subject matter: ecology

2. Vocabulary: seasons, animals

3. Grammar: stem change UE

4 .Oral practice: migratory animal

1. Homework: an animal

2. Internet: Key word list to facilitate a search

3. Answer key

These two units will elicit lively and thoughtful class discussions! Your students will automatically relate the problems to their own environment and you will see how excited they can get!