Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 12 unit 9: Deserts

Unit 9: Deserts I.Find out the natural features of a desert rainfall rainfall (little / rare) climate climate (hot /cold/ dry) plants // trees Plants trees (few kinds ) soil soil (dry/ sandy) animals animals (few kinds) DESERTS seasons seasons (hot / cold) Work in pairs talk about the natural features of a desert rainfall climate plants / trees DESERTS animals seasons soil Ex: (about climate) A: Do you know anything about desert? B: Yes, I I’ve learnt about it A: Can you tell me about the climate? B: The climate of a desert is very severe It’s very hot in the summer and the daytime It’s very cold in winter and at night A: What about the rainfall? B: ………………………… II Give the names of these plants and animals eucalyptus [ju:kə'liptəs] crocodile ['krɔkədail] date Palm ['deitpa:m] camel ['kæməl] cactus fox ['kæktəs] [fɔks] frog [frɔg] lizard ['lizəd] Tell the names of these plants and animals banana eucalyptus horse buffalo rabbit date Palm crocodile goat cactus camel sheep grass fox dog frog lizard Choose the trees and animals that you think might exist in a desert banana eucalyptus horse buffalo rabbit date Palm crocodile goat cactus camel sheep grass fox dog frog lizard Work in pairs Ask your partner about their choice Ex: A:What trees and animals you think might exist in deserts? B:Date palm, cactus, grass can exist in deserts because they don’t need a lot of water and can stand the severe climate there A:What about banana trees? B:I don’t think they can live in such hot weather II Consolidation Your classmates and you are going on an expedition across a desert Work in groups discuss and choose the things you should bring along Explain your choice THE THINGS - 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 Example A: I think we’ll bring a lot of food and water They can help us to survive in the desert if we get lost B: In my opinion, I think we should bring a knife to protect ourselves from the attack of the dangerous animals C: A box of matches is very necessary for us to make a fire at night D: It’s always suny in the desert, we should bring a large hat and sunblock to protect ourselves from the heat and sunlight Using the suggestions to fill in the words below A ana G he B.og H as C.am I ro D or J.iza E.uff K lyp g…t b …na gr…s s…ep c….el h…se euca….tus 10 f…g b….alo 11 l….rd d… 12 ra…it F.oa L.bb HOMEWORK 1.Learn all the new words 2.Write a paragraph about the features of the desert 3.Prepare part C.Listening *Before you listen: Answer the questions *Task 1: Read the statements *Task 2: Read the questions and try to guess the answers *Task 3: Read and try to guess the missing word(s)