Unit 9 - Writing (E12)

GENERAL INFORMATIONLocation •Largest desert in the world • In northern Africa • Extends from the Atlantic Ocean eastward past to Red Sea to Iraq • Lies largely in Morocco, Algeria, Tun

Teacher : Truong Thanh Khai

From: Phu Cat 2 High School

Great Victoria Great Sandy Simpson

The Sahara

desert

Tell something about the Sahara Desert.

UNIT 9: DESERT

WRITING

Tuesday, November 9th, 2010

Write a composition about the Sahara

Desert

Arid ['ærid](adj): khô cằn

Dune [dju:n](n): cồn cát, đụn cát

Tableland ['teibllænd] (n): vùng cao nguyên

Elevation [,eli'vei∫n] (n): độ cao(so với mặt biển) Acacia [ə'kei∫ə ] (n): cây keo

Cactus ['kæktəs] (n): cây xương rồng

Date palm ['deitpɑ:m] (n): cây chà là

Gazelle [gə'zel] (n): linh dương Gazel

Antelope ['æntiloup] (n): sơn dương

Jackal ['dʒækɔ:l] (n): chó rừng

GENERAL INFORMATION

Location •Largest desert in the world

• In northern Africa

• Extends from the Atlantic Ocean eastward past to Red Sea to

Iraq

• Lies largely in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt,

Mauritania, Mali, Niger and Sudan

Area •Total area: more than 9,065,000 sq km

•1,610 km wide and about 5,150 km long from east to west

Natural

features

•Arid land, dry climate (moisture is almost totally absent), very

hot in

•summer and very cold in winter

• Few oases exist

• Sandy and large dunes of sand

• Tableland with an average elevation from 400 to 500 m

Trees

and

animals

•Few forms of animal and vegetable life

• Main trees: cactus, the date palm, and a form of acacia

• main animals: gazelle, antelope, fox, jackal, camel

1 Where is the Sahara desert located?

Sahara Desert is located in northern Africa It extends from the Atlantic

Ocean eastward past the Red Sea to Iraq It lies mostly in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Mauritania, Mali, Niger and Sudan

2 How wide is it? How long is it?

The desert has a total area of more than 9,065,000 square km with 1,610

km wide and about 5,150 km long from the east to the west.

3. What is the weather like in the Sahara desert?

The most special natural features are arid land and dry climate, so it is

totally impossible to find moisture in the Sahara Desert It’s very hot in

summer and very cold in winter

4. Are there any animals or plants in the Sahara desert?

There are only few forms of animal and vegetable life The main trees you can find are cactus, the date palm, and a form of acacia Besides, the main animals you are likely to see are gazelle, antelope, fox, jackal, camel.

Basing on the information in your book, answer the following

questions:

1 - To be situated/ located in

Sahara Desert is situated/located in northern Africa

- To have the total area of…

The total area is…

Sahara has the total area of more than 9,065,000 sq km

2 – To have the width of….

- To have the length of…

- S + to be + ………+ wide/long

It has the width of 1,610km and the

length of 5,150km.

Sahara Desert is 1,610km in width

and 5,150km in length

It is 1,610 km wide and 5,150 km long

3 To lie in

Sahara Desert lies in Morocco, Algeria…

4 There are/ There is…

There are some main animals in Sahara

Some main animals are camel, fox…

5 To extend from…past…to…

It extends from the Atlantic Ocean eastward past the Red Sea to

I Introduction The Sahara Desert is the largest in the world because of its location, area, natural features and trees/animals.

II Body Firstly, location.

Secondly, area Thirdly, natural features Finally, trees/ animals

III Conclusion The Sahara Desert still remains a lot of things

we haven’t known and discovered yet.

Sahara Desert, the largest desert in the world, is located in northern Africa It extends from the Atlantic Ocean eastward past the Red Sea to Iraq It lies largely in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Mauritania, Mali, Niger and Sudan

The desert has a total area of more than 9,065,000 square km with 1,610 km wide and about 5,150 km long from the east to the west

The most special natural features are arid land and dry climate, so it

is totally unlikely to find moisture in the Sahara Desert It’s very hot in summer and very cold in winter If you are in the desert, you can see few oases existing there and all that spreads in front of you is sandy land and large dunes of sand In addition, Its tableland has an average elevation from 400 to 500 m

On the other hand, there are few forms of animals and vegetable life The main trees you can find are cactus, the date palm, and a form

of acacia Besides, the main animals you are likely to see are gazelle, antelope, fox, jackal, camel

With its mysterious features, Sahara Desert attracts thousands of tourists every year and becomes one of the most interesting destinations of the world.

1 Complete the composition of Sahara Desert

2 Write a composition about another desert that you know