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Teacher: Pham Quoc Khanh
trees
animals
cactus
Palm
Camel
Lizard
/’kækt∂s/
/’liz∂d/
Deserts
UNIT 9
Deserts
B. SPEAKING
VOCABULARY
Cactus /’kækt∂s/
Date palm /deit pa:m/
Eucalyptus /ju:k∂’lipt∂s/
ORS
AME
RA
FFA
OCOD
EE
BBI
OA
CTU
ANA
1. B ……..NA
2. CA …….S
3. G ……SS
4. H ..……E
5. BU …….LO
6. CR ………ILE
7. C ………..L
8. RA …….T
9. G ……T
10. SH ……P
What kind of animals and plants can live in deserts?
TASK 1


Task 2. Finding out as many natural features of a desert as possible
Deserts
Rainfall
Climate
Plants
Animals
Soil
Seasons
Hot in the daytime,
cold at night
Cacti, date palms,
grasses
Little/ rare
Camels, insects
and lizards
Dry
Hot/ cold
Task 2: Ask and answer the questions below and compare with other pairs.
1.What’s the weather like in deserts?
2.Is there water in deserts? Why? Why not?
3.Do you see a lot of plants or trees in deserts? Name some kinds of them which can grow there?
4.Can many kinds of animals live in deserts? What kinds of animals can we see there?
5.What can we see much in deserts?
It’s hot during the day and very cold at night. It`s cold in some deserts for most of the year.
No, there is no water because there is very little rainfall.
No, we don’t. there are few plants there. Only cacti, date palms and some kinds of hummock grasses can grow there.
No, they can’t. We can only see camels carrying people across the deserts and some kinds of insects and lizards
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?
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
- A knife
A box of match
Water
A gun
A car
A mosquito net
A horse - Food
A camel - A blanket
A cell phone - A walkman
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
Prepare Listening lesson
HOMEWORK
Thanks for your attention