The Place Where I Live

1. Listening Poem The Place Where I Live Exercises 1 2 3 What’s the weather like? Geography River Mountains IPSAA “A. Serpieri” sede Castel di Sangro Classe I A – A.S. 2010/2011- Prof. Paolini Marco

2. Geography Match the following words to the correspondent number Glacier – Grassland – lake –river – valley – gorge – hill – mountain – stream – waterfall

3. RIVER • The terms refer to rivers. Match each word 1-6 to its meaning (a-f) and write your ansers in the box next to the correct part of the picture • Source a. The direction of the movement taken by a river • Mouth b. A stream or a river that flows into a larger one • Course c. An area where a river divides into branches before entering the sea • Tributary d. the land along the sides of a river or lake • Delta e. The place where a river joins the sea • River banks f. The place where a river or a stream starts

4. Mountains • The terms refer to parts of a mountain. Match each word 1-6 to its meaning (a-f) and write your ansers in the box next to the correct part of the picture 1)Summit 2) A water fall 3) A hill 4) A lake 5)A glacier 6) A valley a. is a mass of ice which moves very slowly down a valley b. is the top of a mountain c. is the land between two lines of hills or mountains d. is a area of land higher than the land around it but lower than a mountain e. is water that falls down over rocks f. is a body of water surrounded by land

5. What’s the Weather like in….? Spring Summer Winter Autumn

6. In Spring it’s…. What do farmers have to do? spread manure They Have to sow vegetables set insect traps manage weeds Ramw ________ Dniyw ________ Thbrig ________ Nusyn ________ Moytrs ________ Zeyerb ________ Dilm ________ What happens in spring? Seeds germnate and plants begin to grow T F Days Become longer and hotter T F Leaves fall off trees T F Plants and trees are dormant T F Rain, frost and snow alternate T F Most Fruit trees blossom T F Most fruits and vegetables ripen T F Days become shorte and shorter T F Unscramble the letters to make an English word

7. In Summer it’s… What do farmers have to do? irrigate fields harvest wheat They have to thresh corn bale hay pick fruit • Unscramble the letters to make an English word Toh _______ Ygugm _______ Zayh _______ Ryd _______ Gilinob _______ What happens in summer? Seeds germnate and plants begin to grow T F Days Become longer and hotter T F Leaves fall off trees T F Plants and trees are dormant T F Rain, frost and snow alternate T F Most Fruit trees blossom T F Most fruits and vegetables ripen T F Days become shorte and shorter T F

8. In Winter it’s…. What do farmers have to do? keep on pruning control tools They have to till the soil for sowing in the spring perform repairs on buildings • Unscramble the letters to make an English word Dolc __________ Wyons __________ Yci __________ Zeginref __________ Lylihc ________-_ Rovestac __________ What happens in winter? Seeds germnate and plants begin to grow T F Days Become longer and hotter T F Leaves fall off trees T F Plants and trees are dormant T F Rain, frost and snow alternate T F Most Fruit trees blossom T F Most fruits and vegetables ripen T F Days become shorte and shorter T F

9. In Autumn it’s… What do farmers have to do? plough fertilize sow seeds They have to pick grapes and fruits store crops prune fruit tree Unscramble the letters to make an English word Loco _______ Twe _______ Ysmit _______ Ouldcy _______ Nairy ________ What happens in autumn? Seeds germnate and plants begin to grow T F Days Become longer and hotter T F Leaves fall off trees T F Plants and trees are dormant T F Rain, frost and snow alternate T F Most Fruit trees blossom T F Most fruits and vegetables ripen T F Days become shorte and shorter T F

10. Excercise 1 Read carefully the information about Mount Matterhorn (Cervino). The Complete the tetx below adding the missing information Elevation in metres: 4,478 mt Location: Central Alps Best climbing period: From July to September Year first climbed: 1865 First climber: Edward Whymper Nearby villages: Zermatt, Switzerland, Breuil, Italy The Matterhorn is a ______________ in the _______________. It is ________________ metres high. It was first climber in ___________ by ________________. You can climb the _______________ Matterhorn starting from Breuil in ________________ or from Zermatt in _______________. The two villages are both in the _______________ part of Europe. The best period to climb Mount Matterhorn goes from __________ to ________.

11. Exercise 2 Describe what the weather is like in the city of your choice. Use the hints below: The weather in (city) is (weather). Farmers can (activity)

12. Earth Song by Michael Jackson What about _______ We've turned kingdoms to dust What about _______ Have we lost thier trust What about crying ______ We're ravaging the seas What about forest ________ Burnt despite our pleas What about the holy ______ Torn apart by creed What about the common ______ Can't we set him free What about children ______ Can't you hear them cry Where did we go ______ Someone tell me why What about ________ What about the days What about all their _______ What about the man What about the crying ______ What about Abraham What about death ________ Do we give a damn I used to _____ I used to glance beyond the stars Now I don't know where we _____ Although I know we've drifted far Hey, what about _________ What about the seas The heavens are falling ______ I can't even breathe What about ______ I need you What about nature's ______ It's our planet's womb What about _______? What about rain? What about all the ______ That you said we were to gain? What about killing ______? Is there a time? What about all the ______ That you said were yours and mine? Did you ever stop to _______ All the blood we've shed before? Did you ever stop to ______ This crying Earth, these weeping shores? What have we done to the _____? Look what we've done What about all the ______ That you pledge your only son? What about flowering _____? Is there a time? What about all the ______ That you said was yours and mine? Did you ever stop to ______ All the children dead from war? Did you ever stop to _____ This crying earth, these weeping shores?

13. The Daffodils by W. Wordsworth The waves beside them danced; but theyOut-did the sparkling waves in glee:A poet could not but be gay,In such a jocund company:I gazed---and gazed---but little thoughtWhat wealth the show to me had brought:For oft, when on my couch I lieIn vacant or in pensive mood,They flash upon that inward eyeWhich is the bliss of solitude;And then my heart with pleasure fills,And dances with the daffodils. • I wandered lonely as a cloudThat floats on high o'er vales and hills,When all at once I saw a crowd,A host, of golden daffodils;Beside the lake, beneath the trees,Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.Continuous as the stars that shineAnd twinkle on the milky way,They stretched in never-ending lineAlong the margin of a bay:Ten thousand saw I at a glance,Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

14. Exercise 3 Write a short letter. Begin with: I look out of my window and I see…..