Unit 9. Deserts

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DESERTS
Unit 9:
READING
NETWORK
DESERTS
List words/ phrases related to deserts
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going down (of a hill) / hillside
slope (n)
sand dunes (n)
mound of loose sand formed by wind
crest (n)
top (of mountain)
raising / falling sharply
steep (n)
hummock grasses (n)
spinifex (n)
a kind of grass
CHECKING VOCABULARY
- sand dunes
RUB OUT AND REMEMBER
- crest
- slope
- steep
- hummock grasses
- spinifex
cồn cát, đụn cát
dốc
dốc đứng
cỏ gò
đỉnh, ngọn
cỏ lá nhọn
SIMPSON DESERT

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TASK

TRUE / FALSE STATEMENTS

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Task
ASK & ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
1. What are the names of the three great stretches of sandy desert which circle the centre of Australia?
2. Where is the Simpson Desert ?
3. When did the 1st European enter the desert ?
4. Who was Simpson ?
5. How did Colson and an Australia Aborigine travel across the desert ?
6. What are the dunes like in the western and the northern parts of the desert ?
7. How may kinds of grass grow in the Simpson Desert? What are they?
Task
ANSWERS
1. What are the names of the three great stretches of sandy desert which circle the centre of Australia?



1. They are Great Victoria Desert, Gibbon, Great Sandy and Tanami Desert, and Great Simpson Desert.
2. Where is the Simpson Desert ?
2. It lies between Lake Eyre in the south, the Macdonnel Ranges in the north, the Mulligan and the Diamantia Rivers in the east, and the macumba and Finke Rivers in the west.
3. When did the 1st European enter the desert ?
3. In 1845
Task
ANSWERS
4. Who was Simpson ?
4. He was the President of the South Australian Branch of the Royal Geographical Society of Australia .
5. How did Colson and an Australia Aborigine travel across the desert?
5. They took camels across the desert .
6. What are the dunes like in the western and the northern parts of the desert?
6. In the western part, they are short, mostly less than 10 metres high, and in the northern part, they are parallel and are up to 20 metres high.
7. How may kinds of grass grow in the Simpson Desert ? What are they?
7. Two. They are hummock grasses and spinifex.
Locate where the Simpson Desert is.
Simpson
Desert
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The Macdonnel Ranges
Lake Eyre
The Mulligan river
The Diamantia
The Macumba river
The Finke river
The Macdonnel Ranges
The Macumba river
The Finke river
Watch the movie and find out the solution to prevent desert expansion
IN ORDER TO PREVENT DESERT EXPANSION, WE SHOULD :
build a fence
plant green walls of trees
ban burning firewood
pour a thin covering of oil on the sandy areas to retain water.
build canals/pipelines to carry water to desert areas.
make stone lines along the route of rain water flow.
VOCAB REVIEW:
sand dunes [`sænd dju:n]
slope [sloup]
steep [sti:p]
hummock grass [`hʌmək grɑ:s]
crest [krest]
spinifex [`spainəfeks]
HOMEWORK
Suggest some other ways to prevent desert expansion.
Study new words/phrases
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