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Welcome to our class
Unit 9: Desert - Reading part
Warm – up: Guessing 4 pictures to find out the topic one.
Question 1: What is this?
It is a…….
Question 1: What is this?
It is a…….
Question 1: What is this?
It is a…….
Question 1: What is this?
It is a…….
Question 1: What is the topic picture?
It is a DESERT.
Pre-teach vocabulary
Spinifex (n) cá l¸ nhän
Dune (n) ®ïn c¸t
Crest (n) ®Ønh
Hummock grass (np) cá gß
Expedition (n) cuéc th¸m hiÓm

Activity 1: True/ False Statements

1. According to the passage, there are three great deserts in Australia

2. The Simpson Desert is their largest one in Australia

3. The desert was named after Simpson in 1929

4. Colson and Madigan travelled across the Simpson Desert in 1936.
5. There are more dunes in the western part of the desert

6. Dry salt lakes are in the northern part of the desert
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Activity 2: Multiple Choice
1. When did the first European enter the desert?
1936 B. 1845 C. 1929 D. 1930
2. How did E.A Colson and an Australia Aborigine travel across the desert?
Camels B. horses C. bears D. dogs
3. When did Madigan lead a scientific expedition across the sand dunes on a more northerly route?
A. 1936 B. 1929 C. 1939 D. 1845
4. What are the dunes like in the western?
Parallel and up to 20 metres high B. short
C. Mostly less than 10 metres high D. B & C are correct
5. How many kinds of grass grow in the Simpson Desert?
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5