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The document discusses two types of temperate forests - deciduous and coniferous forests. It provides details about New Forest, a deciduous forest in Hampshire, England, describing its layers of vegetation and wildlife. It also describes Kielder Forest, England's largest coniferous forest in Northumberland, and how its trees are used by industry. The document contains pictures and questions to help readers learn.

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CLIL Unit 6 Geography

The document discusses two types of temperate forests - deciduous and coniferous forests. It provides details about New Forest, a deciduous forest in Hampshire, England, describing its layers of vegetation and wildlife. It also describes Kielder Forest, England's largest coniferous forest in Northumberland, and how its trees are used by industry. The document contains pictures and questions to help readers learn.

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CURRICULUM EXTRA • Unit 6

Geography: Temperate forests


1 Read the text. Then label the pictures with the 2 Match the animals in the box with the
words in the box. descriptions.

berries branch habitat leaf moss cow deer fox pig pony snake
needles shrub timber trunk wild flower squirrel  wild boar

There are two kinds of temperate forest: 1 This small animal lives in trees and eats nuts.
deciduous and coniferous. Deciduous forests have The grey variety is more common in Britain
trees which lose their leaves in the autumn, while these days. 
coniferous forests have trees which don’t change 2 A human can ride this animal. Its small
during the year. size makes it popular with children. 

Coniferous
3 This animal is fat and round with a small tail
1 and a big nose. 
4 This large farm animal is female and
provides humans with milk and meat. 

5 This beautiful animal eats plants and leaves


and can run fast. Most males have antlers, like
2 branches, on their heads. 
6 This animal is a wild pig. It became extinct in
Britain in the 17th century but has begun to live
3 freely again since the 1980s. 
7 This small animal looks like a dog but is wild.
4
It causes a lot of damage to farms and people
often hunt it. 
8 This long thin animal has no legs, but slides
along the ground. 

3 Match the deciduous trees in the box with their


leaves. Use the internet to help you.
Deciduous
ash beech hawthorne oak

7 1 2
8

3 4  
9
10

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4 Read the text. Match the forests 1–2 with their original use a–b.
1 New Forest a It provided wood for industry.
2 Kielder Forest b It provided a habitat for wild animals. Kielder
Forest

A tale of two forests


New Forest in Hampshire is England’s oldest forest. William the Conqueror
created it in 1079 to protect an area of woodland for hunting animals. It is New
typical of deciduous forests, with several layers of vegetation. The first layer Forest
of tall trees, such as oak, beech and ash, forms a roof over the forest with
their broad green leaves. Below are younger trees and small trees, for
example, hawthorne. In the next layer are shrubs and below that berries and wild flowers. The
bottom layer includes moss, which grows on tree trunks. These layers provide food and habitats for
wild animals.
In William’s day you could find wild boar and deer. No surprise that he wanted the land for hunting.
However, the local people weren’t happy, because they couldn’t use the land or wood, so William
allowed their pigs, cows and ponies to live and find food there. You can still find these animals
there, in addition to birds, foxes, squirrels, snakes and deer. Wild boar, extinct in Britain since the
17th century, are returning to the forest, too.
In Northumberland, Kielder Forest is England’s largest coniferous forest. There you can find spruce,
pine and fir trees, typical of cold northern climates. The trees have dark green needles, which
absorb weak sunlight. They are tall and narrow, so that snow falls off their branches easily. The
trees grow close together for protection from wind. They also make good timber because they have
thick tall trunks and grow quickly.
The first trees at Kielder Forest grew in the 1920s and soon became an important source of
timber for industries. Today the forest provides wood for building, paper and fuel. Kielder Forest is
a good example of a sustainable forest because millions of new trees are planted each year. They
are a mixture of coniferous and deciduous trees, to encourage animal life in the forest. Kielder
Forest is now very popular for walks and picnics.

5 Read the text again. Then answer the questions. 7 How do we use coniferous trees in industry?
1 What do the layers of deciduous forests
provide? 8 How do workers at Kielder Forest sustain it?

2 Why weren’t the local people allowed to use
William’s forest at first?
6 Use the library or the internet to research a forest
near you. Find out the following information and
3 What did William do for the local people?
write about 100 words.

• Is the forest deciduous or coniferous?
4 Which animals can you find in New Forest • How old is it?
today? • Do workers cut down the wood for industry?
• Is it a sustainable forest? What kind of trees do
they plant?
5 Where do you normally find coniferous trees? • Is there a lot of animal life there? How do the

foresters protect animal life?
6 Why does snow fall off coniferous trees?

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