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T. Express five different situations or things that can cause noise pollution.

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Usually pollution and contamination are related to things like trash or smoke, but pollution comes in many other shapes and forms.

is harmful to nature or the living beings that are part of the environment.

Have you ever been disturbed in the street by noise coming from construction sites,machines and other things that are too loud? That's because the streets of busy cities produce a lot of noise pollution. You might even suffer from noise pollution inside your house, when your neighbors are playing music too loud or someone turns on the vacuum.It sounds like noise pollution is a recent problem, but it has been documented that noise pollution was a thing even in the days of ancient Rome.

Noise pollution can actually have very negative effects on our health. The effect of loud noises on children can be permanent, and it can damage their learming and behavior. The elderly also suffer a lot from noise pollution, and they can have heart problems because of it. Adults are not immune to noise pollution either, and they can develop hearing or psychological problems if they're exposed to too much noise.

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Antes de leer el texto puede discutir con los estudiantes qué sonidos les molestan en su dia a día: What sounds bother you throughout the day? Ellos podrían responder: car horns or the sound of contruction sites. Explique que estos sonidos molestos en exceso son conocidos como contaminación acústica y que pueden ser tan dañinos como cualquier contaminación: These excessively annoying sounds are known as noise pollution. Noise pollution can be as damaging as water and air pollution. Now we'll listen to a text that explains why it is harmful for people and the environment.

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2. Answer the questions below.

a. What is noise pollution?

b, How does noise pollution affect kids and older people?

3. Look at the occupations in the box and write the ones that you think might be negatively affected by noise pollution, in your notebook.

Teacher-Profesional musician-Movie actor-Chef - Bus driver -Soccer player- Doctor-Construction worker

4.Write two additional occupations that you think are negativley affected by noise pollution, in your notebook.

5Get together with a classmate and compare your answers. If there are any differences regarding an occupation one of you chose, explain to each other why you think that it is negatively affected by noise pollution.

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Ambientes de aprendizaje

Una actividad diaria que potencia el logro de un ambiente de aprendizaje ideal es la asamblea. Esta instancia suele emplearse como actividad de inicio de la jornada en la que se trabajan distintos aspectos: desde recordar los nombres de todos y comprobar si alguien no ha asistido, hasta tomar acuerdos sobre la organización de las actividades del día. Para llevar a cabo la asamblea, se requiere que invite a sus estudiantes a sentarse en círculo: Gather in a circle at the center of the class.

Discuta lo siguiente con sus estudiantes:

• Do you have any suggestions regarding the development of the classes?

• Do you feel comfortable in the classroom?

Preguntas de profundización

Con el propósito de guiar a sus estudiantes en la organización de ideas que escucharon en el audio de la actividad 1, formule preguntas como:

• What's the main idea of what you just listened?

What would you change in the organization of your text so it could be understood better?

What would you put first?

How would you continue?

What would you put at the end?

Are there any other ideas that you would like to include?

• Did you repeat any ideas? Would you eliminate some ideas?

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