English 12 Unit9 Speaking

Check the trees and animals that you think might exist in a desert.. Task 2: Work in pairs finding out as many natural features of the desert as possible.. Climate: Rainfall: Plants/

Before speaking

Eucalyptus /ju:kə'lɪptəs/

Date palm /'deit pɑ:m/

Frog /frɒɡ/

Crocodile /'kr kəda l/ɒ ɪ

Fox /fɒks/

Lizard /'lizəd/

Before speaking

Eucalyptus (n): cây khuynh diệp /ju:kə'lɪptəs/

Date palm (n): cây chà là /'deit pɑ:m/

Frog (n): con ếch /frɒɡ/

Crocodile (n): cá sấu /'krɒkədaɪl/

Fox (n): cáo,chồn /fɒks/

Lizard (n): thằn lằn /'lizəd/

Task 1 Work in pairs Check the trees and animals that you think might exist in a desert.

 Camel

 Cactus

 Lizard

 Date Palm

 Grass

Explain your choice

Because they don’t need a lot of water and can

survive under difficult living conditions.

Task 2: Work in pairs finding out as many natural

features of the desert as possible Then compare your

notes with other pairs Use the cues below

Climate:

Rainfall:

Plants/ Trees:

Animals:

Soil:

Seasons:

hot, cold, dry, no water little

few/no trees few

sandy hot in summer, cold in winter

While speaking

A: What do you know about the natural features of a desert ? B: Oh, yes As we known, desert is a hot, dry and sandy

place It’s very hot during the day but it’s very cold at

night

A:

Although the rainfall is very little, the sunshine is too

much

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 Oases

B: In sum, life in a desert is extremely severe because of lack

of water and food

Task 3: Work in groups You are going on an expedition across a desert with some of your friends Discuss and choose the five most important things you should bring along with you Explain your choice.

 a knife

 a box of match

 water

 a gun

 a car

 a mosquito net

 a horse

 a camel

 a cell phone

 food

 a blanket

 a walkman

A: What should we bring with us when we across a desert? B: First of all, we need to have camels We can’t use a car or any means of transportations because it’s difficult to move in the desert and we can’t store enough petrol for a expedition C: In my opinion, we’ll bring a lot of food and water They can help us to survive in the desert if we get lost

D: To me we should bring knives to cut food or fruits

A: And a box of matches is very necessary for us to make a fire at night

B: Well, I think these things are enough for our expedition

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

Post speaking

1 Find out the measures to prevent the growing of deserts.

2 Prepare the next lesson : C Listening