THAT’S ENGLISH! – MODULE 7 – UNIT 1 A) GRAMMAR:
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Use of the with geographical features:
English uses the definite article the in front of some geographical names but not in front of others. If in doubt, your best bet is to look it up in a dictionary or online. Here’s a general list of guidelines: Do not use the before the name of: •
most countries or territories (e.g. Canada, China, New Zealand)
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towns, cities or states (e.g. Ottawa, Paris, California)
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streets (e.g. Front Street, Lakeview Avenue, Dogwood Crescent)
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lakes (e.g. Lake Ontario, Lake Placid, Bear Lake)
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bays, where the term bay comes after the name (e.g. Fundy Bay)
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mountains (e.g. Mount Everest, Mount Kilimanjaro)
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continents (e.g. North America, Africa)
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islands (e.g. Fiji Islands, Prince Edward Island) Do use the before the name of:
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rivers, oceans, seas (e.g. the Mississippi River, the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean)
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bays, where the term bay comes first (e.g. the Bay of Fundy, the Bay of Bengal)
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gulfs and peninsulas (e.g. the Persian Gulf, the Arabian Peninsula)
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mountain ranges (e.g. the Rockies, the Dolomites)
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points on the globe (e.g. the Equator, the North Pole)
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geographical areas (e.g. the Middle East, the South)
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deserts and forests (e.g. the Gobi Desert, the Black Forest)
http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/article4b.html#practice1
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Adjectives and adverbs: Comparative and superlative.
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Double comparative. (Text book page 15)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebtw0n-QBZY
B) VOCABULARY: http://www.onestopenglish.com/clil/secondary/geography/pdf-content/geographyvocabulary-worksheet-and-answer-key/500763.article http://www.shertonenglish.com/resources/es/vocabulary/geography.php
C) READING COMPREHENSION -
Causes of Floods
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/490/reading/floods1-synonyms.htm http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/490/reading/floods2-reading.htm http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/490/reading/floods3-cloze.htm
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Pacific Islands Sinking
http://www.eslmania.com/teacher/clssroom_materials/ESL_worksheets/pacific_islan ds.pdf
D) LISTENING COMPREHENSION
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Climate Change
file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Profesores/Mis %20documentos/Downloads/Listening+-+global+warming%20(1).pdf -
UK – Climate and Geography
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/uk-culture/climate-and-geography
E) WRITING
Write an email to a friend who is going to visit you and your country or region. Remember to write about the landscape, the climate and specific geographical features. (Book page 18)
F) SPEAKING http://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/lets_talk_about_cl imate_change/environment-conversation-discussion/710