Unit 9. Deserts

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Can people exist in a desert for long?
No, they can’t. Because of its harsh climate (very hot and dry, very cold, very little rainfall)
What`s the weather like in a desert?
It’s hot during the day and very cold during the night.
What kinds of plants and animals live in a desert?
-Plants:Cactus, grass, date palm,eucalytus…
-Animals:camel, sheep, lizard, jackal… and frog.
How can people travel across a desert?
By camels
Let’s go on...
Unit 9: DESERTS
Lesson: Speaking
II. pre-speaking
Date palm
cactus
grass
horse
jackal
lizard
antelope
Goat and sheep
camel
Study more about deserts.
UNIT9: DESERTS
TASK2: Work in pairs. Find out as many natural features of a desert as possible.
A: Let’s talk about the natural features of a desert.
B: Ok. Desert is a hot, dry and sandy place.
A: Further more, the rainfall is very little
B: As a result, very few trees and animals exist in a desert. Only cactus and camel exist in a desert for long.
A: And very few people can live there except for in Oasis.
B: In sum, life in a desert is extremely severe because of lack of water and food.
III.WHILE SPEAKING
Climate, rainfall, soil, plants/trees, animals, people
Task3: Work in groups of four.
You are going on an expedition across a desert with some of your friends. Discuss and choose the most important things you should bring along with you. Explain your choice.
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Things:
a knife -a gun - a horse -a camel -a car -water
a cell phone - a blanket -a walkman
-a box of match -a mosquito net

A: What should we bring along with us?
B:I think we should bring food and water because there are no shops and water in a desert.
C: To me we should bring knives to cut food or fruits.
D: In my opinion, we should bring boxes of matches in case we make fires at night.
A: Well, these things are necessary for our expedition.
Unit 9: DESERTS
How is a desert formed?
-It ‘s formed by…………………
+ the natural changes
+human’s poor land management
+the deforestation
+ millions of rabbits (in Australia) eat every plant they can find.
IV. POST-SPEAKING
Unit 9: DESERTS
v.homework
1. Find out the measures to prevent the growing of deserts.
2. Prepare the next lesson : C. Listening
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