Unit 9 Writing grammer

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Part D : Writing
Part D : Writing
Taught by : Leâ Hoà
Taught by : Leâ Hoà
Haûi
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Friday 9th January

Friday 9th January


2009
2009
Pre- Writing
What is this ?
It is a desert in Africa.
It is the largest desert
in the world.
The Sahara Desert
What do you know more
about the Sahara desert ?
Vocabulary
Extend (v) / iks'tend / tr¶i dµi
Arid(adj) / 'ærid / kh« c»n
Moisture (n) / 'm ist∫əɔ / h¬i Èm
Africa / 'æfrikə/
The Atlantic ocean / ət'læntik 'ə ∫nʊ /
Iraq / i'r :kɑ /
Morocco / mə'r kəuɔ /
Algeria/ æl'd iəriəʒ /
Tunisia / tju:'niziə /
Libya / 'libiə/
Egypt / i'd ipʒ t/
Mauritania/ m rɔ i’teiniə /
Mali / 'ma:li / Mali
Niger /'ni:ʒeə/
Sudan /su 'da:n/
While-

Writing
Locatio
n
- Largest desert in the
world
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In Northern of Africa
- Extends from the Atlantic
Ocean eastward past the
Red Sea to Iraq.
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Lies largely in Morocco,
Algeria, Tunisia, Libya,
Egypt, Mauritania, Niger
and Sudan
Area
-Total area: more than
9,065,000 sq km
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1,610 km wide and about
5,150 km long from east to
west.
General information
Unit 9: Deserts – Writing – task 1: Studying the table
- It is the largest desert …
- It is situated/ located in
……… and
extends/ stretches from ….
to ……
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It lies largely in ……… (10%
of Africa)
- It covers ….
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Its total area is …
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… has a total area of ….
Natural
features
- arid land, dry climate (moisture is
almost totally absent).very hot in
summer and very cold in winter
- Few oases exist.
- Sandy land and large dunes of sand.
- Tableland with an average elevation
from 400 to 500 m
Trees and
animals
- Few forms of animals and vegetable
life
- Main trees: cactus, the date palm,
and s form of acacia.
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Main animals: gazelle, antelope, fox,
jackal, camel.
General information
Unit 9: Deserts – Writing – task 1: Studying the table
- The moisture is almost
totally
absent ,so it is …

- It is ……. with ……
- We can find ……
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There is/ are …
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Sahara is on a tableland with …
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The main trees are…….
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The main animals can be
seen are …….
Post-
Writing
Locatio
Locatio
n
n
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One of the fourth largest
One of the fourth largest
desert in the world
desert in the world
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The largest desert in Asia
The largest desert in Asia
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In northern and north western
In northern and north western

China and southern Mongolia
China and southern Mongolia
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Is bounded by the
Is bounded by the
the Altai
the Altai
Mountains and the grasslands
Mountains and the grasslands
of Mongolia on the north and
of Mongolia on the north and
by the Tibetan Plateau to the
by the Tibetan Plateau to the
southwest, and by the North
southwest, and by the North
China Plain to the southeast.
China Plain to the southeast.
Area
Area
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Total area: more than 1,295,000 sq
Total area: more than 1,295,000 sq
km
km
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800 km wide and about 1,610 km

800 km wide and about 1,610 km
long from east to west.
long from east to west.
General information : The Gobi desert
Unit 9: Deserts – Writing – task 2: Studying the table
Natural
Natural
features
features
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Known as a cold desert
Known as a cold desert
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Reach extremes of temperature
Reach extremes of temperature
ranging from
ranging from
–40°C in winter to
–40°C in winter to
+40°C in summer
+40°C in summer


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Has an average annual rainfall of a
Has an average annual rainfall of a

little over 194 millimeters
little over 194 millimeters
Trees and
Trees and
animals
animals
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Few forms of animals and vegetable
Few forms of animals and vegetable
life
life
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Main trees: cactus, the date palm.
Main trees: cactus, the date palm.
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Main animals: bactrian camel,
Main animals: bactrian camel,
mountain goat, snow leopard.
mountain goat, snow leopard.
General information : The Gobi desert
Unit 9: Deserts – Writing – task 2: Studying the table
Homework
Complete your writing at home
Prepare part E : Language Focus