Activities
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITY
EXPLORING ACTIVITY
INITIAL PHASE What? How? What for? ........................................ 6
PLANNING ACTIVITY
COMPREHENSION ACTIVITY
DEVELOPMENT PHASE EXAMINING ACTIVITY
APPLICATION ACTIVITY
STRUCTURING ACTIVITY
Working with contents 1. Physical Europe .................................................. 19 2. Cultural Europe ................................................. 36 3. Political Europe ................................................. 53 Time for the presentation .................................. 68
SIMPLE INTEGRATION ACTIVITY
FINAL PHASE COMPLEX INTEGRATION ACTIVITY
SELF-ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY
ICT
ICT ACTIVITY
MULTIMEDIA OBJECTS
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WORKING WITH CONTENTS 1. PHYSICAL EUROPE
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1. Look at this physical map of Europe. Work in pairs. What physical-geographical features can you see? Write a short list. For example: Oceans
2. How do you know if the land is flat or mountainous? ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
3. Why is the sea represented by different shades of blue? ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
4. How do you know the distances between places on the map? ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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10 Application activity PHYSICAL FACTS How quickly can you find out geographical facts from a map of Europe? Let’s find out! 1. First, read the instructions for the activity.
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Work in pairs, or in groups of three. Make sure you can see a physical map of Europe. Take it in turns to go and listen to a question from your teacher. Go back and dictate the question to your group. Find the answer together and write it below (in pencil!). • Show your answer to the teacher and, if it is correct, get the next question. For example: Which sea separates Finland and Sweden? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Continue with the running dictation.
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11 Structuring activity DIFFERENT PHYSICAL FEATURES OF A COUNTRY We have learnt that there is physical diversity in Europe but there is also physical diversity in each of the European countries. 1. Look at the physical map of Italy. 2. In pairs, discuss: • • • •
which is the coldest part of Italy? which is the hottest part of the country? which part of the country is more mountainous? which areas are best for agriculture?
How do you know?
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14 Application activity CLIMATIC DIFFERENCES The weather can be very different in the regions of Europe, depending on where you are. Let’s look at the factors that affect Europe’s climate.
1. Locate the following places on the map of Europe: a) London - Berlin b) Rome - Copenhagen
PLACE
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN JANUARY
London Berlin Rome Copenhagen Millan Mi Mont Blancc Lisbon Athens At
3ºC C 0ºC 8ºC 0.5º 0. 5ºC 1ºC C -15ºC C 8ºC C 12ºC
c) Milan – Mont Blanc d) Lisbon - Athens
2. Look at the table. You can see the average temperatures for different cities and mountains in January. Compare the pairs of places in question 1. Are they similar or different? Say why. For example: a) Berlin is colder than London in January because... b) c) d)
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16 Structuring activity REFLECTION ON LANGUAGE: COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES What sort of language can we use when we want to compare? 1. Look at the following adjectives from the texts to describe the weather or climate. Complete the table with the missing adjectives. BASE ADJECTIVE
COMPARATIVE
SUPERLATIVE
warm hottest cooler dry wet heaviest higher more severe cold consistent humid
2. Can you now write a general rule for the formation of the comparatives and superlatives in English? COMPARATIVES: The comparative is formed by…
SUPERLATIVES: The superlative …
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18 Self-assessment activity CHECKPOINT: MODULE 1 Now it’s time for you to check on what you have learned in this module. 1. Complete the following table.
IN THIS MODULE, I HAVE BEEN LEARNING TO…
IN WHICH ACTIVITIES?
HOW WELL CAN I DO THIS? WELL
NEED MORE PRACTICE
… identify mountains, rivers, lakes and seas on a physical map.
… locate some European countries on a map. … describe the location of a European country using spatial prepositions and expressions. … interpret climate graphs in order to get information about climatic characteristics. … compare the location, the climate and the size of European regions using comparative and superlative adjectives. … write and pronounce the names of European countries and geographical features.
19 Integration activity: TESTIMONY CHECK Now it is time to find information about the physical-geographical features of the countries we are working on. Some of this information is in the testimony text. Let’s look at an example together. 1. First, look at the example testimony again on the next page and you will see that the information relating to physical geography is underlined. 2. There are two mistakes; they are underlined but they are not about physical geography. Can you find them?
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