Teacher: “Good one! It’s pronounced autotroph. Your Most Talkative Student: “Auto-troffff?” Anyone want to try and guess how it is pronounced?” Teacher: “Here is a new vocabulary word (shows word up on the board). In class it usually looks something like this: They would rather practice saying it correctly than look silly pronouncing it wrong in front of their peers because you didn’t give them an opportunity to practice. This is HUGE for your ESL students, so don’t skip it! Even if you teach high school and you are thinking “they’ll never do that…” trust me, they’ll do it. While I am giving notes and we are learning new vocabulary, I make students say the words out loud with me. (I teach at an AVID school, so we use Cornell notes). I have students take notes about once a week, and the vocabulary should come organically throughout the lesson and discussion. There are two opposing theories on the causes of climate change - one says it is caused by humans, the other believe it is a natural cycle.The first thing I do when teaching new vocabulary is incorporate them into my notes. Everyone has all the latest electronic gadgets.Ī formal statement of the rules on which a subject of study is based or of ideas which are suggested to explain a fact or event or, more generally, an opinion or explanation Using the most advanced and developed machines and methods. Some scientists believe geoengineering is the only way to reduce the warming of the climate.Ĭontrolling the weather by geoengineering is a possible solution to climate change, but it is controversial.Ī prefix for things related to computers, especially the internet.Ĭyberbulling via social media such as Facebook has become a major problem.Ī cybercafe is a place where you can buy drinks and use computers at the same time. The deliberate large-scale intervention in the Earth’s climate system, in order to try and control global warming I believe that cloning humans is unethical. The first animal to be cloned was Dolly the sheep. ![]() Most commercialised GMO crop plants are insect resistant and/or herbicide tolerant.Ī plant or animal which has the same genes as the original from which it was produced Plants, animals or micro organisms that have changed through genetic engineering. Some plants have been genetically engineered to be resistant to herbicides. There is evidence that genetically modified food is harmful to humans. It came from his mother because she had the same illness when she was young.Ĭhanging the structure of the genes of a living thing in order to make it healthier or stronger or more useful to humans. The doctors think his illness was genetic. Genes are an important factor in personaility development. Scientists are conducting experiments to test the effectiveness of the new drug.Ī part of the DNA in a cell which contains information in a special pattern received by each animal or plant from its parents, and which controls its physical development, behaviour, etc We now have proof that climate change is caused by human activity.Ī test done in order to learn something or to find out whether something works or is trueĮxperimenting on animals is necessary in order to discover if new drugs are dangerous or not. ![]() The amount of evidence that scientists now have proves that climate change is being caused by humans. To show a particular result after a period of time. Much of today's modern medicine has side effects. ![]() She was given a placebo, not the real drug, but she said she felt much better- that's the placebo effect.Īn extra, usually bad, occurrence caused by taking a drug.ĭrugs should not be tested on animals because there are many possible side effects. The placebo effect is when someone's condition improves because they think they are taking medicine. She was given a placebo, not the real drug, but she said she felt much better. A drug which has no physical effects, used in pharmaceutical tests to compare the physical effects of taking a real drug from its psychological effects.
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