UNIT 2. AB. GEOGRAPHICAL WONDERS.

 Lesson 1

1. Complete the crossword. 

1. It's made of ice and snow. It moves very slowly.

2. It's a place where there isn't any water.

3. It's an area of land surrounded by water.

4. It's the place between two hills.

5. It's a large hole in the side of a hill.

6. It's a place where many trees and plants grow. 

2. Write questions. 

1. Are there any cliffs in your country?

2. Are there any waterfalls in your country?

3. Are there any deserts in your country?

4. Are there any volcanoes in your country?

5. Are there any caves in your country?

Answer: 

-Yes, there are, 

-No there aren't or 

-I'm not sure. 

1. Are there any cliffs in your country?

2. Are there any waterfalls in your country?

3. Are there any deserts in your country?

4. Are there any volcanoes in your country?

5. Are there any caves in your country?

(The answers depend on the country). 

3. Write about the geographical features. 

1. It's a place where there are a lot of mountains. 

    It's a place where there are a lot of mountains.

     It's a place where there are a lot of mountains.

           MOUNTAIN RANGE (cordillera)

2. It's a dangerous mountain.

    It can erupt. 

3. It's a place where a river falls over rocks or a cliff. 

4. It's very tall and it's vertical. 

Lesson 2. 

WHAT CAN YOU SEE IN NEW ZEALAND?

4. Read and write. (See Pupil's Book page 15.)

Waitoma Caves

New Zealand's largest lake

The Southern Alps

New Zealand's highest mountain

Mount Ruapehu

Fiordland

On North Island you can see:

-MOUNT RUAPEHU

-NEW ZEALAND'S LARGEST LAKE (LAKE TAUPO)

-THE WAITOMO CAVES

On South Island you can see:

-THE SOUTHERN ALPS

-NEW ZEALAND'S HIGHEST MOUNTAIN(MOUNTCOOK)

-FIORDLAND

5. Read and answer the questions. (See Pupil's Book page 15.) 

1. Where is New Zealand?

It's in the Southern Hemisphere.

 2. How big is North Island?

It's 113,729 square kilometres.

3. What is Mount Ruapehu?

It's a volcano.

4. How high is Mount Ruapehu?

It's 2,797 metres high. 

5. Which island is more mountainous?

South Island is more mountainous. 

6. How high is Mount Cook?

It's 3,754 metres high.

7. What is the name of the largest national park?

The largest national park is Fiordland.

8. What can you see in the national park?

You can see valleys, mountains, lakes and glaciers.

6. Listen and complete. Write.

Becky

1. I want to go to New Zealand because

I want to see the volcanoes.

Florence

2. I want to go to New Zealand because

I want to see the Southern Alps.

 

Zoe

3. I want to go to New Zealand because

I want to see the National Park.

Finn

4. I want to go to New Zealand because

I want to visit the Waitomo Caves. 

                                  And you? 

I