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Listen and repeat the words.
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Listen again and stand up when they say a rock or a mineral
that’s soft. Put your hands up when they say a hard one.
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True or false? In your notebook, write the true sentences and correct the false ones.
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Graphite is shiny.
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We can see crystals in some minerals.
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Sulphur is blue.
d)
We use malachite to make lead in pencils.
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We use aluminium to make cans, cars and aeroplanes.
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Draw objects made of minerals. Test a partner: ask them what the minerals are.
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Find out about a mineral. Find pictures and information.
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A C T I V I T I E S
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gold, silver and diamonds for jewellery.
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graphite to make the lead in pencils.
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copper to make electric cables and coins.
We use minerals for many things.
mica talc quartz malachite silver diamond chalk slate
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malachite to make paint.
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aluminium to make cans, cars and aeroplanes.
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gypsum to make cement and plaster.
