The Ear 1) Look at the picture below, then write the names of the parts of the ear in English: a) oreja o pabellónb) canal auditivo c) tímpanod) martillo, yunque y estribo (huesos)e) canales semicirculares f) cócleag) nervio auditivo- ear flap or pinna semi-circular canals stirrup, anvil and hammer bones auditory nerve cochlea ear drum ear canal How We Hear 2) Look drawing ear and the text on the boxes text Most ofata the mammal’s is actually inside itsbelow. head.The The ear flap explains howaweshort hear but the boxes ear inis your leads into tunnel. At are themixed end up. of Draw this the tunnel the notebook and write the text in each box in the correct order. eardrum – a tiny piece of skin which vibrates when sound hits it. Then, color the different parts of the ear. These vibrations are then passed along tiny bones into the snailshaped cochlea. The cochlea changes the vibrations into nerve signals, and sends these signals to the brain. 5) 2) 1) 4) 3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------)-Sound wave )-The auditory nerve takes the message to the brain )-The eardrum makes the bones vibrate )-The sound makes the eardrum vibrate ) -The bones make the fluid move and the cells bend 3) Look at the following drawing. It shows how sound travels from the drum to the ear through air. Write the numbers in the boxes in the correct order. -Your ears pick up the sound waves. -The vibrating air spreads away in the form of sound waves. -Vibration makes the air move 2 3 1 4) Guess the meaning of these words by reading the text in the previous exercises: a)To pick up b)To spread away c) sound-wave d) bones e) cells d) brain 5) To finish, watch the following video in English and enjoy it!!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMXoHKwWmU8 Could you understand the video? Yes / No / Just a little bit / Quite a lot / Most of it
