Unit 9. Deserts

welcome to class 12b2
hoang van thu school
unit 9 : deserts
lesson : speaking
Life in a desert
Eucalyptus: /ju:k∂’lipt∂s/
Crocodile/ kr’Ɔk∂dail
Camel /’kӕmƏl /
Cactus /’kækt∂s/
fox
lizard
Date palm /deit pa:m/
Goat
Eucalyptus : cây khuynh diệp
Crocodile : cá sấu
Camel : lạc đà
Cactus : xương rồng
Fox : chồn
Lizard : thằn lằn
Date palm : cây chà là
Goat : dê
- Check the trees and animals that you think might exist in a desert.
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Task 1:
- Explain why
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Work in pairs:
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Work in groups
- Find out as many natural features of a desert as possible.
- Then compare your notes with other groups.
Cues: - climate - plants - soil
- rainfall - animals - seasons
Task 2 :
Questions:
- What do you know about.?
- Please tell me about.?
- What about.?
Answers:
- I think( I don`t think).
- As far as I know.
- I`m sure (I`m not sure).
Work in pairs (make small conversations)
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- Climate: hot, cold, dry, windy, severe.
- Rainfall: rare, little, scare.
- Plants: few such as.
- Animals: few such as…
- Soil: hard, sandy, rocky, arid.
- Seasons: dry season, summer, winter
Task 3: You are going on an expedition across a desert
* Here are the things you may bring
- A knife - a gun - a horse - food
- A box of match - a car - a camel - a blanket
water - a mosquito net - a cell phone - a walkman
* Suggestions
What should we bring ?
The 5 most important things :+ we`d better.because.
+ we should .in case.
+ what about .
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Consolidation: Life in a desert
Homework :
In not more than 50 words, write a paragraph to say “why desert is not a favorable place for people and animals to live.”
Thanks for your attention !
good bye!