Unit 9 - Writing (E12)

Teacher : Truong Thanh Khai
From: Phu Cat 2 High School

Great Victoria Great Sandy
Simpson
Tanami
Sahara

The Sahara
desert
Tell something about the Sahara Desert.

UNIT 9: DESERT
WRITING
Tuesday, November 9
th,
2010

Write a composition
about the Sahara
Desert

Vocabul ary
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 ['deitp :m]ɑ (n): cây chà là

Gazelle [gə'zel] (n): linh dương Gazel
Antelope ['æntiloup] (n): sơn dương
Jackal ['d æk :l]ʒ ɔ (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
Iraq

Outline
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