MY GEOGRAPHY IS BAD

COMPETENCIA: LEE DIVERSOS TIPOS DE TEXTO EN INGLÉS COMO LENGUA EXTRANJERA

PROPÓSITO DE LA SESIÓN: En esta sesión, leeremos sobre latitud, longitud, vocabulario relacionado a geografía y
describir características y ubicación geográfica de nuestro país.

MATCH THE PICTURES AND THE WORDS LET'S READ ABOUT GEOGRAPHY

Match the pictures and the words LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE ACTIVITY

Let's remember the key concepts!

1. bridge
Parallels: are circles parallel to the Equator (lines
running east and west).
2. creeks
Meridians: are drawn from the North Pole to the
South Pole and are at right angles to the Equator.
3. volcanos
Latitude: it is the distance, measured in degrees, that
exists between any parallel and the equator.
4. caves Longitude: the distance of a point on the Earth
counted from a prime meridian.
5. oceans
Fill in the blanks with the correct answer.
6. cliffs
Latitude Longitude North Pole
South Pole Equator Line
7. islands
Prime Meridian International Date Line

8. waterfalls

9. deserts

10. jungle

On the opposite side of

11. dams
the earth from this line is
the

12. mountain
 Fill in the black using the word box to help you Look at the picture and complete the exercise

latitude longitude meridians parallels

1. Which lines run from west to east? …………………

2. Which lines run from north to south? …………………
3. The equator is a line of ………………… (latitude or longitude) beach forest lake mountain sea waterfall
4. The prime meridian is a line of ………………… (latitude or Match the word halves to find the names
longitude) of geographical features.
5. Draw a picture and explain how you can tell the difference
be 1 ci 2 ach
between which are lines of latitude and lines of longitude. What
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clues help you to remember?
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Name the landforms. Choose the correct options to 5 ri 4 ver
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volc 6
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HILL

ISLAND Match words a-f to definitions 1-6.

LAKE
1. B There are a lot of trees

OCEAN 2. There aren't any plants because it's too hot.

MOUNTAIN 3. This is a mountain but it hasn't got a top.

4. People live in this big place.
RIVER
5. People live in this small place.
6. There is sand next to the sea
HILL
a) desert c) town e) beach
ISLAND
b) forest d) volcano f) city
DESERT
Read the geography quiz and circle the correct answers.
OCEAN Then Listen and Check

VOLCANO

HILL GEOGRAPHY QUIZ

1. The Nile is a desert /a river in Africa
CANYON
2. Mount Everest is a mountain / an island
DESERT
between China and Nepal.
MOUNTAIN 3. Niagara Falls is a waterfall / a forest between
Canada and the USA
VOLCANO
4. The Sahara is a lake / a desert in Africa.
RIVER
5. Mount Vesuvius is a volcano / a beach in Italy
PLAIN
6. Madagascar is an island / a mountain in Africa.

OCEAN
EVALUATION CRITERIA YES NOT EXPLAIN
RIVER
Aprende a orientarse geográfica (E, W, N, S)
MOUNTAIN Describe la ubicación geográfica de los objetos
Pronuncia y hace uso del vocabulario aprendido
HILL sobre geografía para expresar sus ideas y ubicar
gráficamente en el mapa un país o región
DESERT Lees y extrae información relevante del texto
RIVER sobre términos de geografía.