Estimadas familias, a continuación os presento el resumen de contenidos y el vocabulario de la Unidad 4: El reino de las plantas. Espero que os sea de utilidad.
1. Introduction
We
are still talking about Living Things... this time about PLANTS....REMEMBER
THAT PLANTS ARE ALSO LIVING THINGS!!!
- Living things are born, living things grow, living things reproduce and living things die.
- All living things, including animals, plants and humans share the three main functions: interaction, nutrition and reproduction.
2. Contents
1. Life process of a plant
- The plant is born from a seed
- The roots and stem grow.
- The leaves grow and the plant reproduces.
- The plant dies.
2. The Parts of a plant are: the roots, the stem, the leaves, the buds, the flowers and the seeds.
3. Which plants do we eat?
- We eat roots: carrots, radishes (rábanos), turnips (nabos), beetrot( remolacha)...
- We eat leaves: lettuce, spinach (espinaca), chard (acelga), cabbage (repollo)...
- We eat flowers: artichokes (alcachofa), cauliflower, brocoli,...
- We eat stems: asparagus (espárrago), celery (apio), leek (puerro)…
- We eat fruit: tomatoes, apples, grapes,...
- We eat seeds: peas (guisantes), rice, wheat, corn (maíz), sunflower seeds,...
- We eat tubers (tubérculos): potatoes.
4. Plants need to live: water or moisture (humedad), sunlight, warmth (calor), soil (nutrients), air, and space.
5. There are three types of plants:
- Grass: they have a soft stem.
- Bush: the stem is harder but flexible.
- Tree: the stem is very hard, called trunk. It has branches, leaves, fruits, flowers.
6. Plants can be:
- Wild: born freely in the forest.
- Cultivated: planted by the man.
7. Flowering and Non-flowering plants: two types of plants
- Flowering Plants: There are many plants that produce flowers and seeds. They produce different types of seeds inside their flowers. People can eat many of these fruits and seeds.
- Non-flowering plants: There are plants with no flowers and they don’t produce seeds. They produce spores to reproduce: fern and moss.
- Ferns and mosses produce spores or have spores, NO SEEDS.
- Ferns: have spores under their leaves.
- Mosses: reproduce with spores that grow inside capsules.
8. Trees that are ALWAYS green are called EVERGREEN. Evergreen trees keep their leaves during all seasons.
9. Trees that lose their leaves, are called DECIDUOUS. Deciduous tress lose their leaves in autumn and winter.
- In spring: new leaves start to grow.
- In summer: tree have leaves, fruit and seeds.
- In autumn: leaves change colour and fall.
- In winter: trees have no leaves.
10. REMEBER THAT:
Plants are very important for us. They give us food and oxygen.
VOCABULARY
NATURAL SCIENCE
VOCABULARY UNIT 4 – THE PLANT KINGDOM
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ENGLISH
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ESPAÑOL
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Trunk
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tronco
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Roots
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raíces
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Stem
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Tallo
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Branches
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ramas
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Leaves
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hojas
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Flowers
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flores
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Seeds
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semillas
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Buds
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Brotes,
capullos
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Tree
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árbol
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Bush
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arbusto
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Grass
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hierba,
césped
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Wild plant
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planta
salvaje
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Cultivated plant
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planta
cultivada
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Apple
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manzana
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Potato
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patata
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Corn
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maíz
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Pea
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guisante
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Avocado
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aguacate
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Blackberry
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mora
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Poppy
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Amapola
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Tulip
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tulipán
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Sunflower
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girasol
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Peony
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peonía
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Lemon
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limón
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Carrot
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zanahoria
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Wheat
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trigo
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Chesnut
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castaño,
castaña
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Deciduous tree
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Árbol
de hoja caduca
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Evergreen tree
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Árbol
de hoja perenne
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Conifers
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plantas
coníferas
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Pine tree
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pino
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Fir tree
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abeto
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Oak tree
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roble
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Beech tree
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haya
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Palm tree
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palmera
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Fern
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helecho
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Moss
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musgo
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Spores
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esporas
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Capsules
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cápsulas
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Cones
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piñas
de abeto
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Pine cone
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piña
de pino
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Sunflower seeds
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pipas,
semillas de girasol
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Animals
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Badger
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tejón
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Squirrel
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ardilla
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Woodpecker
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Pájaro
carpintero
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Blackbird
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mirlo
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Centipede
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ciempiés
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Hedgehog
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erizo
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Decidious Trees
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Evergreen
Trees
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Beech tree
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Palm tree
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Oak tree
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Pine tree
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Chestnut tree
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Fir tree
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