2º Bachillerato. Tarea 1 del tercer trimestre. Guía de aprendizaje.

3rd Term • Task 1

@NeuroEnglishMMP

🌿 Let's Get Back to Nature & Advanced Modals

📅 Detalles de Entrega

Fecha Límite: Entre el 15 y el 25 de abril.

Formato: PDF o Word.

Plataforma: Aula Virtual.

🧠 Neuro-Fact: The "Green" Effect

Leer sobre la naturaleza, e incluso ver tonos verdes en la pantalla, reduce los niveles de cortisol (la hormona del estrés) en tu cerebro. ¡Respira hondo y vamos a por ello!

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📥 Descargar Tarea 3.1 (Word/Doc)

1. Priming: Key Vocabulary ⏱️ 3 min

Missing out

Losing the chance to experience something.

🌍 Traducir

Perdiéndose (una oportunidad)

Encounters

Unexpected or casual meetings.

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Encuentros

Well-being

The state of being comfortable or happy.

🌍 Traducir

Bienestar

Spontaneous

Performed without planning.

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Espontáneo

Boot-camp

A short, intensive training program.

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Campamento de entrenamiento

Grateful

Feeling or showing appreciation.

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Agradecido

Survive

Continue to live or exist, despite danger.

🌍 Traducir

Sobrevivir

Ordinary

With no special or distinctive features; normal.

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Ordinario / Común

2. Reading: Let's Get Back to Nature ⏱️ 10 min

🎧 Neuro-Listening: Escucha el texto mientras lo lees para mejorar tu pronunciación y retención.

When was the last time you went out into nature? Can you remember searching for butterflies or picking flowers? It seems that childhood experiences like these can generate a lifelong love of nature. According to statistics, many teenagers and young children nowadays are missing out on these positive encounters with Mother Nature. Researchers into mental health are claiming that not experiencing the outdoors has negative consequences for young people’s well-being.

This connection between well-being and a love of nature is not obvious to everyone. Well-being is defined as good physical, mental and emotional health. According to reports, getting in touch with nature not only has physical benefits, but mental and emotional ones as well. Recent research in the Netherlands found that those living near to green spaces rated their well-being as higher than those who did not. (1)

These findings are especially important at a time when there is concern about young people’s mental health. One in eight boys and one in 10 girls aged between 11 and 17 have a diagnosed mental health problem. (2) One such programme is EcoMinds in England, which uses gardening projects to help increase teenagers’ self-esteem.

(3) The reasons are far more complex than just an addiction to new technology. Nowadays, everything in a young person’s life is organised and based on indoor experiences. This leaves little room for spontaneous outdoor activities such as fishing, exploring a forest or climbing the nearest hill. However, all is not lost! There are many ways of bringing back nature into our lives. One of them is just outside your back door: an urban garden. (4) Another idea is to donate an hour of screen time for an hour outside. An additional possibility could be participating in boot-camp outdoor challenges, which teach teenagers how to survive and be grateful for the natural environment.

Whatever way you choose, let's imagine a world where going out into nature is an ordinary everyday activity and not one requiring special planning. (5) After all, it’s a wonderful world!

Reading 1: Missing Sentences (5x2=10 pts) ⏱️ 15 min

🆘 ¿Agobiado/a por los huecos? Haz clic para ver el "Truco del Detective" 🔍

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🔍 El Truco del Detective para "Gapped Texts"

¡No intentes adivinar ni traducir todo! Estos ejercicios se resuelven buscando "pistas matemáticas" en el texto.

• Pista 1: PRONOMBRES (The "He/She/It/They" Rule)
  Si una opción (A-F) empieza por "They", la frase *anterior* en el texto tiene que mencionar a un grupo de personas o cosas.
• Pista 2: EL EFECTO ECO (Repetición de palabras)
  Fíjate en el hueco (2). La frase de después empieza con: "One such programme is EcoMinds...". Por lo tanto, ¡el hueco (2) tiene que contener obligatoriamente la palabra "programmes"! Busquemos... ¡Exacto, la opción B!
• Pista 3: CAUSA Y EFECTO (Conectores)
  Fíjate en el hueco (3). Justo antes no hay nada, pero justo después dice: "The reasons are far more complex...". ¿A qué razones se refiere? A una pregunta que pide razones. ¿Hay alguna pregunta en las opciones (A-F)? ¡A por ella!
• Pista 4: TEMÁTICA (¿De qué habla este trozo?)
  Fíjate en el hueco (4). Justo antes habla de un jardín urbano (urban garden). Busca en las opciones (A-F) palabras relacionadas con plantas o jardines ("plants", "weeds", "green").

Elige la oración (A-F) que mejor encaja en cada hueco (1-5). Sobra una.

A. Why has this disconnection with the world of nature happened?

B. In order to overcome this problem, there are programmes which aim to help young people get back to nature and improve their well-being.

C. Just a few plants – or even weeds – can provide a positive green space.

D. Green spaces help give oxygen to the environment.

E. Other studies also show that children suffering from stressful situations recover more quickly when they are in areas with access to nature.

F. You don’t have to go to the Rocky Mountains or on safari but rather look for the nature that already exists in your own neighbourhood.

Reading 2 & 3: T/F and Synonyms ⏱️ 10 min

2. True or False? (Find evidence) (5x2=10 pts)

• 1. Young people who visit nature will enjoy nature as adults. Check Paragraph I: "childhood experiences... lifelong love".
• 2. Everyone knows that your well-being will improve if you spend time in nature. Check Paragraph II: ¿Es algo "obvious to everyone"?
• 3. People throughout the Netherlands rate the level of well-being as high. Check Paragraph II: ¿Todos? ¿O solo "those living near green spaces"?
• 4. Young people aren't spontaneous enough. Check Paragraph IV: ¿Tienen la culpa ellos, o es porque sus vidas están demasiado "organised"?
• 5. The writer doesn't have an optimistic view. Check Paragraph IV & V: "All is not lost!", "wonderful world".

3. Find Synonyms (Interactive) (5x2=10 pts)

Busca en el texto palabras que signifiquen lo mismo. Pincha para ver una pista.

1. Not experiencing (Par. I)

💡 Pista: Phrasal verb. "They are ______ out on positive encounters".

2. Connecting (Par. II)

💡 Pista: Expression. "Getting in ______ with nature".

3. Worry (Par. III)

💡 Pista: Empieza por C. "There is ______ about mental health".

4. Confidence (Par. III)

💡 Pista: Palabra compuesta. "Increase teenagers' self-______".

5. Appreciate (Par. V)

💡 Pista: Adjetivo. "Be ______ for the natural environment".

🧠 Brain Break (Pausa Activa)

¡Enhorabuena por llegar hasta aquí! El Reading suele ser lo más pesado. Descansa la vista 30 segundos, levanta los hombros y respira hondo. ¡Vamos a por la Gramática!

Vocab 1: Crime & Justice (Word Swap) ⏱️ 10 min

🧩 Estrategia: Word Swap

Las palabras en negrita se han mezclado. Están en la frase equivocada. Tienes que leer el contexto de la frase y buscar cuál de las otras palabras encaja ahí.

Ejemplo: La 1 dice "multado un crimen grave" (no tiene sentido). Buscamos "acusado de". La frase 6 tiene "charged with". ¡Ahí lo tienes!

• 1. He was fined a serious crime. Buscamos "acusado de" (charged with).
• 2. She was caught robbery cosmetics. Buscamos "robo de tiendas" (shoplifting).
• 3. He lost all his money because of shoplifting. Buscamos "juego/apuestas" (gambling).
• 4. No phones here – it’s go straight to take pictures. Buscamos "prohibido" (forbidden).
• 5. The thief tried to forbidden my bag. Buscamos "agarrar/arrebatar" (grab).
• 6. He isn’t charged with but no one believes him. Buscamos "culpable" (guilty).
• 7. Nobody was hurt during the gambling. Buscamos "el robo/atraco" (robbery).
• 8. I was concerned for returning the library book late. Buscamos "multado" (fined).
• 9. Don’t worry. There’s no reason to be guilty. Buscamos "preocupado" (concerned).
• 10. They are trying to grab and stay away from crime. Buscamos "ir por el buen camino" (go straight).

Grammar: Modals & Modal Perfects ⏱️ 20 min

Regla de Oro: Fíjate en el tiempo de la oración principal.

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PRESENTE

Usa Modal Simple
(must, might, should)

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PASADO

Usa Modal Perfect
(must have, might have)

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WARNING

Had better + infinitive
¡Va sin "to"! (You had better go).

must have | must | might | would have | could have

Ex 2: Complete the sentences (5x2=10 pts)

• 1. He gone home. His car isn't here. Pasado (gone). Deducción fuerte (his car isn't here). -> Must have.
• 2. I driven, but I walked instead. Pasado. Posibilidad que no ocurrió. "Podría haber conducido...". -> Could have.
• 3. It's too bad you didn't come with us. You enjoyed the film. Pasado. Hipótesis. "Habrías disfrutado". -> Would have.
• 4. That be the reason. It explains everything. Presente (be). Certeza lógica. -> Must.
• 5. I'm not sure what is happening. They come for dinner tonight. Futuro cercano. Probabilidad/Duda ("I'm not sure"). -> Might.

Ex 3: Complete with Modal/Modal Perfect/Had better (5x3=15 pts)

• 1. He's injured. He (should / wear) a helmet. Crítica pasada. "Debería haber llevado". (Should + have + worn).
• 2. They weren't there, so they (could / know) what happened. Pasado negativo. "No podían saberlo". (Couldn't + have + known).
• 3. The roads are very icy. You (better / drive) tonight. Advertencia fuerte. "Más te vale no conducir". (Had better + not + drive).
• 4. The suspect was released, so the lawyer (have to / defend) him. Ausencia de obligación en pasado. "No tuvo que defender". (Didn't have to defend).
• 5. The driver (able to / pay) the fine, so he wasn't arrested. Habilidad lograda en pasado. "Pudo pagar". (Was able to pay).

Ex 4: Rewrite the sentences (Rephrasing) (5x3=15 pts)

• 1. Don't drink from this cup. (better) You had better not drink... (¡Recuerda, sin TO!).
• 2. There's no doubt that he's guilty. (must) He must be guilty. (Deducción afirmativa presente).
• 3. It's impossible that this story is true. (can't) This story can't be true. (Deducción negativa presente).
• 4. She's angry that you didn't invite her. (should) You should have invited her. (Crítica en el pasado).
• 5. Perhaps she didn't receive your e-mail. (might) She might not have received... (Posibilidad negativa en el pasado).

Writing: Cover Letter ✉️ ⏱️ 30 min

Topic: Write a cover letter applying for the position of Marketing Assistant in a company. (100-140 words)

🏗️ Structure

• Greeting: Dear Sir / Madam, (o Dear Mr/Ms [Surname]).
• Intro: ¿Por qué escribes?
  (I am writing to apply for...)
• Body 1: Tu experiencia y estudios relevantes para Marketing.
• Body 2: Tus habilidades (skills) y personalidad. ¿Por qué eres ideal?
• Conclusion: Pide la entrevista.
  (I look forward to hearing from you.)
• Sign-off: Yours faithfully, (o Yours sincerely).

🔥 Power Vocab

• I am writing in response to your advertisement...
• I consider myself a suitable candidate because...
• I am highly motivated and hardworking.
• I have excellent communication skills.
• Please find my CV attached.

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