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1. SPEAKING AND WRITING. A SONG: LEMON TREE

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  FACTS ABOUT LEMONS Choose a tree or any plant and write 5 facts about it. Share the information in the comments.

1. READING: DO TREES COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER?

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Research and add a comment. Big old trees - dubbed 'mother trees' - are hubs in a mycorrhizal fungal network (Source: Smileus/iStockphoto) Surprisingly, the answer is yes. They might seem like the strong, tall and silent type, but trees actually communicate with each other. Forest ecologist Dr Suzanne Simard, from the University of British Colombia , studies a type of fungi that forms underground communication networks between trees in North American forests. Big old trees — dubbed 'mother trees' — are hubs in this mycorrhizal fungal network, playing a key role in supporting other trees in the forest, especially their offspring. "If you're a mother and you have children, you recognise your children and you treat them in certain ways. We're finding that trees will do the same thing. They'll adjust their competitive behaviour to make room for their own kin and they send those signals through mycorrhizal networks," says Simard. ...

0. SPEAKING: NICE TO MEET YOU

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ICE BREAKING ACTIVITIES I NTRODUCE YOURSELF: -NAME -AGE -PLACE OF BIRTH -INTERESTS AND HOBBIES QUESTIONS, PLEASE! These words and numbers are pieces of information about me. Find out asking questions:                  2                           purple                     swimming                         García Márquez            cherries             Cáceres and London                 Ex. - What's your favourite colour?  -It's purple. Now play the game with your partner. Write 6 words / numbers about you and let your partner guess the questions.  FIND SOMEONE WHO... First write the 10 questions, then move around and ask qu...

0.PRESENTATION. 2022

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CONTENTS -English in Forestry Plasencia is a course whose main goal is the acquisition of English applied to the world of botany in general and to everything related to Forest Engineering. -Our main focus is on the use of English language paying attention to reading comprehension and translation, writing, listening an speaking. -Our course is divided into 6 units.  SUBJECT SYLLABUS   Identificación y características de la asignatura ECódigo 101194 Créditos ECTS 6 Denominación (español) Inglés Denominación (inglés) English Titulaciones Grado en Ingeniería Forestal y del Medio Natural Centro Centro Universitario de Plasencia Semestre 2º Carácter Optativa Módulo Optativo Materia Idioma Moderno Profesor/es Nombre Despacho Correo-e Página web Irene Sánchez Carrón 110 ...