GEOGRAPHY

Lesson

Topic

Social Sciences curriculum area

Key vocabulary

Planet Earth

El Planeta Tierra
Axis, hemisphere, pole, Equator, Greenwhich, meridian,
Movimientos de la Tierra, lneas y coordenadas geogrficas, parallel, degree, time zone, rotation, revolution, latitude,
zonas horarias, representacin de la Tierra.
longitude, map, North, West, East, South.

Relief

Relieve
Core, mantle, crust, mountain, valley, plateaux, plain, glacier,
Estructura de la Tierra; superficie terrestre (continentes y cliff, gulf, beach, cape, earthquake, volcanic eruption,
ocanos); relieve terrestre; relieve costero y suelo ocenico; groundwater, lake, spring, tributary, river, estuary, delta.
catstrofes naturales.

Climate and
living things

Clima y seres vivos

Weather, climate, temperature, altitude, latitude, atmospheric
Atmsfera; tiempo y clima; elementos del clima; los climas de preassure, anticyclones, depression, isobar, hibernation,
la Tierra; medio natural; fenmenos atmosfricos y wind, torrential, storm, overflow, drought, hail, hurricane.
catstrofes naturales.

Natural
landscapes

Paisajes naturales
Paisajes naturales del mundo; paisajes naturales de climas
clidos; paisajes naturales de climas templados; paisajes
naturales de climas fros; paisajes naturales y seres
humanos.

The continents

Continentes
Massif, peninsula, archipielago, fast-flowing rivers, island,
Los continentes; Europa; frica; Asia; Oceana; Amrica; inland, young mountain, maritime, iceberg, basin.
Antrtida.

Spain's natural
environment

Medios naturales de Espaa

Peninsula, catchment area, flow, navigable, inland,
Localizacin de los medios naturales; relieve y ros; clima y deforestation, erosion, desertification, overgrazing, national
paisajes naturales; catstrofes naturales; problemas park, pollution.
medioambientales.

Hot climate, temperate climate, cold climate, natural

landscape, savannah, scrubland, tropical, grassland, steppe,
moss, taiga, tundra, deciduous, coniferous, evergreen, leafy,
fauna, Equatorial and Tropical rainforest, Mediterranean
forest, Humid sub-tropical forest, alpine.

HISTORY
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The Stone Age

La Edad de Piedra
Prehistory, Stone Age, Palaeolithic, gathering, hunting,
Prehistoria; origen y evolucin del ser humano; Paleoltico; fishing, predators, funerary, Neolithic, Venus statue, cave
Revolucin Neoltica; Edad de Piedra en Espaa.
paintings, nomad, fire, livestock, sedentary, agriculture, crop,
settlement, producers, bartering, pottery, wave, herdsman.

The Metal Age

La Edad de los Metales

Metallurgy, mining, Metal Age, bronze, iron, copper, trade,
La vida en la Edad de los Metales; la Edad de los Metales en war, wheel, sanctuary, megalithic construction, menhir,
Espaa.
cromlech, dolmen, jewellery, axe, Celts, plough, sickle, hoe,
weapons, craftwork.

Early
Civilisations

Las Primeras Civilizaciones

Civilisation, government, public administration, kingdom,
Nacimiento de las Primeras Civilizaciones; Mesopotamia; smithing, tax, army, king, laws, city-state, scribe, treasurer,
Egipto.
divination, trade, writing, palace, temple, ziggurat, statue,
dynasty, pharaoh, mummy, papyrus, polytheist, slave, sphinx,
column, tomb, mastaba, pyramid, hypogea, sculpture,
painting, architecture, Tigris, Euphrates, Nile, Fertile
Crescent.

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Ancient Greece La Antigua Grecia

Balkan Peninsula, Peloponnese, Asia Minor, colony, polis,
Medio natural; Historia; ciudades-estado; religin; cultura y monarchy, empire, Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, aristocracy,
ciencia; arquitectura y arte.
oligarchy, democracy, magistrate, elder, fleet, Sparta, Atenas,
Persian Wars, mythology, hero, offering, worship, will, priest,
oracle, philosophy, Olimpic Games, theatre, acropolis, agora,
Alexander the Great.

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Ancient Rome

Antigua Roma
Monarchy, republic, empire, Italian Peninsula, People's
Medio natural; Historia; ciudades romanas; religin; cultura y Assembly, magistrate, senate, Pax romana, Germanic
ciencia; arquitectura y artes; pueblos brbaros.
people, villa, amphora, domus, insulae, patricians, freedmen,
plebeians, catacombs, christianity, aqueduct, amphitheatre,
circus, basilica, triumphal arc, theatre, thermal bath, bridge,
temple, commemorative column, mosaic, tribe, Huns, border,
border, pact, ally.

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Roman and
Visigoth
Hispania

Hispania romana y visigoda

Hispania pre-romana; Hispania romana; Hispania visigoda.

Pre-roman, Hispania, romanisation, Germanic people, tribe,

Celtics, Iberians, province, battle, Visigoths, Muslims,
Kingdom of Toledo.

GEOGRAPHY

LESSON SUMMARY
Link to ESO 1 Social Sciences syllabus El Planeta Tierra
Movimientos de la Tierra, lneas y coordenadas geogrficas, zonas horarias, representacin
de la Tierra.
Content objectives

* Learn the main features of the planet Earth.

* Understanding of Eath's movements.
* Locate places on a map (using a compass or geographical coordinates)
* Understanding of time zones.
* Learn about maps.

Vocabulary

Imaginary lines of the Earth, cardinal points, movements of the Earth, geographical
coordinates

Grammar

Present simple verbs: affirmative and negative.

Prepositions: in on, at, between.

Writing

Description of the Planet Earth.

Speaking
Reading
Listening

* Language assistant.
* Links:

Other resources

LESSON SUMMARY
Link to ESO 1 Social Sciences syllabus Relieve
Estructura de la Tierra; superficie terrestre (continentes y ocanos); relieve terrestre; relieve
costero y suelo ocenico; catstrofes naturales.
Content objectives

* Learn the different layers of the Earth's structure.

* Identify the main features of the continental relief, continental waters, coastal relief and
ocean floor.
* Understanding of what volcanic eruptions and earthquakes are.

Vocabulary

Layers of the Earth's structure, features of the Earth, natural hazards and natural phenomena.

Grammar

Present simple verbs: affirmative and negative.

Prepositions: in on, at, between.

Writing

Newspaper article about a natural phenomena (volcanic eruption or earthquake)

Speaking

TV news informing about a volcanic eruption or earthquake.

Reading

News about past and recent natural hazards.

Listening

* Language assistant.
* Links:

Other resources

LESSON SUMMARY
Link to ESO 1 Social Sciences Clima y seres vivos
syllabus
Atmsfera; tiempo y clima; elementos del clima; los climas de la Tierra; medio natural;
fenmenos atmosfricos y catstrofes naturales.
Content objectives

* Learn the different layers of the atmosphere.

* Make the difference between weather and climate.
* Understanding of what elements and factors influence climate.
* Learn the Earth's main climate groups.
* Understanding of what the natural environment is.
* Identify what atmospheric phenomena can produce natural hazards.

Vocabulary

Climate zones, elements of climate, Earth's climates, atmospheric phenomena and

natural hazards.

Grammar

Adjectives
Adverbs

Writing
Speaking
Reading
Web links

LESSON SUMMARY
Link to ESO 1 Social Sciences syllabus Paisajes naturales
Paisajes naturales del mundo; paisajes naturales de climas clidos; paisajes naturales de
climas templados; paisajes naturales de climas fros; paisajes naturales y seres humanos.
Content objectives

* Understanding of what natural landscapes correspond to different latitudes.

* Learn what natural landscapes are common in hot, temperate and cold climates.
* Understanding of what efffect does human presence have on natural landscapes.

Vocabulary

The different natural landscapes and its main features (climate, fauna and vegetation),
environmental problems.

Grammar

Comparisson.

Writing

Compare pictures of different types of landscapes.

Speaking

Arrange a end of course trip to a different continent.

Reading

Travel agency adverts about different destination around the world.

Web links

LESSON SUMMARY
Link to ESO 1 Social Sciences syllabus Continentes
Los continentes; Europa; frica; Asia; Oceana; Amrica; Antrtida.
Content objectives

* Learn what continents are there and which oceans surround them.
* Learn what are the relief, rivers and natural landscapes in the different continents.

Vocabulary

The continents, the oceans, the main seas, the features of their natural environment.

Grammar

There are, there is.

Writing

Write an e-mail about a journey around one of the continents.

Speaking
Reading
Web links

LESSON SUMMARY
Link to ESO 1 Social Sciences syllabus Medios naturales de Espaa
Localizacin de los medios naturales; relieve y ros; clima y paisajes naturales; catstrofes
naturales; problemas medioambientales.
Content objectives

* Learn what continents are there and which oceans surround them.
* Learn what are the relief, rivers and natural landscapes in the different continents.

Vocabulary

The continents, the oceans, the main seas, the features of their natural environment.

Grammar

There are, there is.

Writing

Write an e-mail about a journey around one of the continents.

Speaking
Reading
Web links

HISTORY

LESSON SUMMARY
Link to ESO 1 Social Sciences syllabus La Edad de Piedra
Prehistoria; origen y evolucin del ser humano; Paleoltico; Revolucin Neoltica; Edad de
Piedra en Espaa.
Content objectives

* Learn what is Prehistory.

* Understand of the origin of human beings.
* Make differences between what was life like in the Palaeolithic and Neolithic Ages.
* Learn the characteristics of the Stone Age in Spain.

Vocabulary
Grammar

Past simple.

Writing

Write a story about how a clan lived in the Palaeolithic Age.

Speaking
Reading

Scientific articles about the lastest discoveries in human evolution.

Web links

Atapuerca archaeological site: www.atapuerca.com

LESSON SUMMARY
Link to ESO 1 Social Sciences syllabus La Edad de los Metales
La vida en la Edad de los Metales; la Edad de los Metales en Espaa.
Content objectives

* Learn when did metallurgy appear.

* Understanding of what was life like in this period.
* Understanding of how was society organised.
* Learn about the skills they had and what did they live from.
* Learn the characteristics of Metal Age in Spain.

Vocabulary

The three stages of Metal Age, inventions and skills in Metal Age, megalithic constructions,
main archaological sites.

Grammar

Past simple.

Writing

Imagine you are a journalist. You are going back to the Metal Age to interview people to find
out about life in that period. With a partner, write ten questions to ask people.

Speaking

When you finish to write your ten questions, join with another pair. Take turns to do your
interviews.

Reading

Scientific articles about the lastest discoveries in human evolution.

Web links

Catal Hyk archaeological site: www.catalhoyuk.com

LESSON SUMMARY
Link to ESO 1 Social Sciences syllabus Las Primeras Civilizaciones
Nacimiento de las Primeras Civilizaciones; Mesopotamia; Egipto.
Content objectives

* Learn were the first civilisations.

* Understanding of why were institutions of government and public administration created.
* Learn about the Mesopotamian society, religion and art.
* Learn the periods of Egyptian history.
* Learn about the Egyptian society, religion and art.

Vocabulary

Political organisation, different social groups, periods of Mesopotamian and Egyptian history,
Mesopotamian and Egyptian architecture.

Grammar

Past simple.

Writing
Speaking
Reading
Web links

LESSON SUMMARY
Link to ESO 1 Social Sciences syllabus La Antigua Grecia
Medio natural; Historia; ciudades-estado; religin; cultura y ciencia; arquitectura y arte.
Content objectives

* Learn about what was the natural environment like in Greece.

* Learn the origin of Greek civilisation.
* Learn about what colonies settled in the Mediterranean.
* Make the difference between the poleis of Athens and Sparta.
* Understanding of the Greek economy, society and religion.
* Make a research about the origin of the Olympic Games.
* Learn the main characteristics of Greek art.

Vocabulary

Natural environment of Ancient Greece, political organisation, different social groups, periods
of Ancient Greece history, heroes and mythology, structure of Greek towns, architecture and
sculpture.

Grammar

Past simple.

Writing

Imagine you are in Ancient Greece during the Olympic Games event. You write an e-mail to
your friend telling your experience.

Speaking

In pairs, discuss how the Olympic Games are different today to the original Games in Ancient
Greece. Use the words: participants, sports, prizes, events, medals, women.

Reading

Blogs and web pages about the last Olympic Games in London in 2012.

Web links

London 2012 Olympics, opening ceremony:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbYczRWU5Es

LESSON SUMMARY
Link to ESO 1 Social Sciences syllabus Antigua Roma
Medio natural; Historia; ciudades romanas; religin; cultura y ciencia; arquitectura y artes;
pueblos brbaros.
Content objectives

* Learn about what was the natural environment like in Ancient Rome.
* Learn the origin of Roman civilisation.
* Learn the different periods of Roman History and its main characteristics.
* Learn the different buildings in Ancient Rome.
* Understanding of the Roman economy, society and religion.
* Learn the most important contributions of Ancient Romans to arts and sciences.
* Learn who was the Germanic people.

Vocabulary

Natural environment of Rome, Roman political organisation, different social groups, periods of
Roman history, different types of Roman houses, structure of Roman towns, the fall of the
Roman Empire.

Grammar

Past simple.

Writing

Imagine you are an slave in Ancient Rome. Write your one day diary.

Speaking

In pairs, give your opinion about Roman slavery.

Reading

Story of Spartacus. Gladiator. Education...

Web links

LESSON SUMMARY
Link to ESO 1 Social Sciences syllabus Hispania romana y visigoda
Hispania pre-romana; Hispania romana; Hispania visigoda.
Content objectives

* Learn which people inhabited pre-Roman Hispania.

* Learn how did the Romans conquered Hispania.
* Explain in which consisted the Romanisation.
* Understanding of the administration of the land, economy and society.
* Identify the cultural and artistic constributions that the Romans made.
* Understanding of how did the arrival of the Germanic people affect the Iberian Peninsula.

Vocabulary

Pre-Romans people, colonisers (phoenicians and carthaginians), important colonies, main

features of Romanisation, provinces of Hispania, main archaeological sites, characteristics of
the Visigoths in Hispania.

Grammar

Past simple.

Writing
Speaking
Reading
Web links

In pairs, give your opinion about Roman slavery.