Unit 9. Deserts

/’kækt∂s/

trees

Deserts

animals

Lizard

/’liz∂d/



VOCABULARY
Cactus /’kækt∂s/
Date palm /deit pa:m/
Eucalyptus /ju:k∂’lipt∂s/


ORS

AME

ANA

BBI

EE

What kind of animals and plants can live in deserts?

FFA

OCOD

CTU

OA

1. B ……..NA
2. CA …….S
3. G ……SS
4. H ..……E

8. RA …….T
9. G ……T

5. BU …….LO

10. SH ……P

RA

6. CR ………ILE
7. C ………..L


Task 2. Finding out as many natural features
of a desert as possible

Deserts

Climate

Hot in the daytime,
cold at night

Rainfall

Little/ rare

Plants

Cacti, date palms,
grasses

Animals

Camels, insects
and lizards

Soil

Dry

Seasons

Hot/ cold

Task 2: Ask and answer the questions below and
compare with other pairs.
1.What’s the weather like in deserts?
 It’s hot during the day and very cold at night. It's cold
in some deserts for most of the year.
2.Is there water in deserts? Why? Why not?
 No, there is no water because there is very little
rainfall.
3.Do you see a lot of plants or trees in deserts? Name some
kinds of them which can grow there?
 No, we don’t. there are few plants there. Only cacti, date
palms and some kinds of hummock grasses can grow there.
4.Can many kinds of animals live in deserts? What kinds of
animals can we see there?
 No, they can’t. We can only see camels carrying people
across the deserts and some kinds of insects and lizards
5.What can we see much in deserts?
 What we can see much in deserts is sand. There is only
sand, no soil there.


Task 3. Discuss and choose five important things
below you should bring with you when you are going
on an expedition across a desert with your friends.
Explain why?
- A gun
- A horse
- A knife
- Food

- A box of match - A car
- Water

- A camel

- A blanket

- A mosquito net - A cell phone - A walkman

Suggestion: I think /In my opinion we should bring……, …..,
….., and…. with us because…………
Ex: I think we should bring food and water with us because
they are the most important thing, hardly found and help
people survive


Some possible ways
if you got lost in the desert.
Find directions using
a compass.
Find water
Find a shelter
Make a signal to attract
the rescue team


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