Unit 9. Deserts

I: Pre-reading
Unit 9: Deserts – Lesson 1 ( Reading)
Unit 9.Deserts
Lesson:1 Reading(page 113)
The Mojave Desert
The Gobi Desert
The Sahara Desert
The Great Sandy Desert
Task a:
The Gobi Desert 2.The Great Sandy Desert
3.The Mojave Desert 4.The Sahara Desert
Unit 9: Deserts – Lesson 1 ( Reading)
Task b:
Work with a partner and say whether the following statements about deserts are true (T) or (F) .
1.There is no water in a desert
2. Some deserts can be very cold for most of the year.
3. Camels,the most popular desert animals,can be found in all deserts.
4. The humps on camels’backs hold water.
5. Cacti are the most well-known desert plants.
F
F
F
T
T
Unit 9: Deserts – Lesson 1 ( Reading)
II While-reading
Vocabulary
Expansion ( n): bành trướng, mở rộng
Victim (n): nạn nhân
Herd (n): bày, đàn
Dune (n): cồn cát
Dune-fixation: cố định cồn cát
Well (n): giếng
Retain (v): cầm, giữ lại
Route (n): tuyến đường
Unit 9: Deserts – Lesson 1 ( Reading)
Task a:
Discuss with a partner what happened to the people and places in the following pictures:
Arid,parched land due to lack of water
Sandstorm in Beijing.The wind blows sand from the desert into the city,people have to wear masks
A house is buried in the sand .The house owner is standing near the roof of his house.
Unit 9: Deserts – Lesson 1 ( Reading)
Homework
Summarise the methods that people use to fight back desert expansion
Unit 9: Deserts – Lesson 1 ( Reading)