Unit 9: Deserts-Listening (chuẩn) - E12

Fill in each blank with one suitable word from the box crest dune desert stretches after corridors The desert was named …………… a famous writer A ……… is a low hill of sand formed by a wind in a desert you can see hummock grasses on the ……… of dunes in the Simpson Desert Spenifex grows in the ……………… between dunes and on the more stable slopes The great Victoria Desert ………… to the North of Nullabor Lesson 2: Listening Work in pairs Ask and answer the following questions What is a desert? How is a desert formed? Can human beings make a desert? Why/ Why not? * Vocabulary: cool (a) cool (v) làm cho mát, nguội canal (n) [kə'nỉl] kênh, sơng đào needle (n) ['ni:dl] kim,l¸ kim colony (n) ['klni] thuộc địa firewood (n) ['faiəwud] cñi edge (n) [edʒ] petroleum (n) [pə'trouliəm] rià, cạnh dầu Iraq is very rich in petroleum edge rià, cạnh firewood củi petroleum dầu needle kim, kim colony thuộc địa canal kờnh, sụng o frightening speed Australia Sahara firewood petroleum Mauritania Task1 Are the following statements true (T) or false (F)? In a desert, everything is hard T  Only trees with hard needles can grow in desert Space seems to have no limit in the desert   4.Nature causes the change in the size and location of the world’s desert 5.Rabbits are one of the agents that help make deserts in Australia F   Task Answer the following questions A B C D E F Task2 Answer the following questions What central theme does the talk examine? It examines deserts, what they are and how they are formed What is a desert? It is a hot, dry, sandy place It is also a beautiful land of silence and space The sun shines, the wind blows, and time and space seem endless What causes the growing of the world’s deserts? Nature and humans In what way rabbits contribute to the growing of deserts in Australia? They contribute by eating every plant they can find This makes the land become desert Task3 Fill in the missing word(s) 90 percent In the developing countries, (1) ……………… of the people use wood for cooking and heat They cut down trees for firewood But trees are important They cool the smaller plants land under them and keep the sun off (2) …………………… When leaves fall from a tree, they make the land richer When trees are gone, the small plants die and the land becomes desert Humans can make deserts, but humans can also (3)… prevent …………… their growth Algeria planted a green wall of trees across the edge of the Sahara to stop the desert and spreading sand from (4) ……………… Mauritania planted a similar capital wall around its (5) ………… Iran puts a thin covering of petroleum on sandy areas and plant trees Other countries build long (6) …………… tocanals water to the desert areas bring Work in groups Summarize the main ideas of the expert’s Talk Use the following suggestions:  What is desert?  What causes the growth of a desert?  What should humans to prevent the growth of deserts? Name some things which appears in the pictures? - trees - canal - water - grass - tower - building - brick - cloud - fence - Question 1 What central theme does the talk examine? A A It examines deserts, what they are and how they are formed B It examines plants and animals C It examines sand in deserts D B & C are correct Question What is a desert? A It is a hot, dry, sandy place B It is also a beautiful land of silence and space C The sun shines, the wind blows, and time and space seem endless D A, B, and C are correct D Question What causes the growing of the world’s deserts? A Sand B Nature C C Nature and humans D Humans Question In what way rabbits contribute to the growing of deserts in Australia? A They contribute by cutting every plant they can find B B They contribute by eating every plant they can find This makes the land become desert C They contribute by planting every plant they can find D They destroy every plant they can find Congratulation! Lucky number ... deserts? Name some things which appears in the pictures? - trees - canal - water - grass - tower - building - brick - cloud - fence - Question 1 What central theme does the talk examine? A