In Europa in inglese

1. In Europa in inglese Un’esercitazione su argomenti di geografia dell’Europa da svolgere in inglese ISTITUTO COMPRENSIVO STATALE Michelangelo Buonarroti via Tembien 1 - 90135 Palermo

2. Le attività proposte sono semplici e possono/devono essere svolte senza l’ausilio di traduzioni o dizionari in quanto l’uso delle immagini rende intuitivamente accessibili sia i concetti sia le parole adoperate. Si tratta per lo più di: - abbinare immagini e definizioni - abbinare immagini a titoli o nomi - attuare scelte - escludere elementi “intrusi” - ordinare fasi di un processo - ordinare frasi - interpretare e/o completare carte tematiche operare inferenze e deduzioni interpretare grafici Tutte queste operazioni possono essere svolte nelle lavagne interattive con semplici gesti di trascinamento, anche con file in formato Power point.

3. Scopo di questa esercitazione è di incrementare l’uso di una lingua straniera come mezzo reale di comunicazione (comprensione) e, al tempo stesso, proporre un approccio alla geografia operativo e centrato su inferenze e deduzioni. Gli esercizi sono connessi a strutture linguistiche che possono facilmente essere comprese anche se non le si è affrontate specificamente nello studio di L2; si ritiene infatti che affrontarle inconsapevolmente, mentre l’attenzione è rivolta ai contenuti, ne agevoli l’apprendimento. Questa esercitazione è solo una parte di un percorso più completo, basato sulla metodologia CLIL, articolato in sei brevi moduli, che nelle nostra scuola ha coinvolto quattro classi di seconda media guidate da docenti di inglese e di geografia.

4. Per facilitare la comprensione delle consegne e di qualche slide ecco i significati di alcuni verbi strategici to check = controllare to choose = scegliere to copy = copiare to fill in = completare to find out = scoprire  to link = collegare to match = abbinare to paste = incollare to tick = fare la spunta

5. Forests, climate and animals

6. What’s the weather like in the following towns? Choose from the words in the box: London: Paris: Madrid: Rome: Bucarest: What’s the coldest city in the map? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ And the hottest? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ partly sunny - stormy - snowy changeable - cloudy - rainy - foggy

7. Look at the map of Europe. Link the definitions in bold on the left with the places on the map north The coldest placesare in the far north Most of Europe has a temperate climate– neither too hot, neither too cold The warmest placesare in the far south and south-east Mediterranean countrieshave got mild winters and hot but windy summers Central Europe has got a continental climatewith hard winters and short and rainy summers west east south

8. What kind of trees do these leaves belong to? a) broadleaved (temperate deciduous) trees b) evergreen coniferous trees

9. What kind of trees do these leaves belong to? a) broadleaved (temperate deciduous) trees b) evergreen coniferous trees

10. Compare the maps and do the exercise Proportion of total forest out of total land area Proportion of coniferous forests out of total land area Proportion of broadleaved forests out of total land area

11. Match the definitions with the correct pictures 1- Cycle of season 2- A broadleaved forest in fall: many trees shed their leaves in autumn 3- A coniferous forest in winter 4- A coniferous forest in spring b a c d

12. What habitat do these animals live in? Choose one option from the ones on the following page!

13. B- High mountain peaks A- Coniferous forest C- Along the coasts of Mediterranen countries D- Southern hills

14. Match the name of these animals with the correct picture • 1- artic fox • 2- yellowish seal • 3-reindeer • 4- marmot • According to you what habitat do they live in? Underline the right one. • Desert • Rain forest • Temperate forest • Polar regions A D B C Underline the right definition- In cold regions some animals have thick fur to keep warm and white coats to hide in the snow. This is called: Camouflage - Migrating - Hibernating

15. All these animals like cold temperatures!!!!! Match the name of these animals with the correct picture 1- Gray wolf 2- Bear 3- Red fox 4- Seal A B D C Underline the right definition- In cold regions some animals spend the winter sleeping. This is called: Camouflage - Migrating - Hibernating

16. A B C Most birds usually like warm temperatures Underline the right definition Birds’ seasonal travelling is called: Camouflage – Migrating - Hibernating Match each picture with its description 1-Along the coast, Grey Plovers were foraging on the low tide 2-Flock of wading birds at Hilpsford. Wading birds taking flight off a pebble beach 3-Flat Flock of flamingos wading in waters

17. The squirrel lives in the forests. He loves cold temperatures!!!!! – What’s he doing in the pictures? 1 2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Put the three sentences in order and write them under each picture: a- Eating /nut/ is/ a/ squirrel/ the b- Storing /for/nut/the winter/ is/ a/ squirrel/ the c- Is/ gathering/ nuts/ the/ A/ squirrel 3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

18. Check the names of these farm animals. They’re widespread in Europe and they’re generally used for farming Cat, chicken, cock, cow, dog, donkey, duck, goat, goose, hen, horse, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey 5 2 1 3 4 9 10 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15

19. What do cows, sheep, goats eat? Choose just one answer! They eat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A C Insects flowers B Grass

20. Cows, sheep, goats provide milk, meat, wool, leather. Match each image with the correct word 1 milking 2 3 4 5 6

21. What do pigs eat? What do chickens eat? Choose two answers! Pigs eat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . as well . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chicken eat . . . . . . . . . . . . as well . . . . . . . . . . . . . meat acorns seeds vegetables

22. What do pigs provide? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What do chickens provide? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leather, meat, eggs, soap, brushes (bristle) Match each image with the correct word 2 3 1 4 5 6

23. ESERCIZIO di completamento (soluzione alla slide n. 44) Coniferous Forest winters, tree, pine, cones, northern, Conifers, red fox, leaves, Northern The Coniferous Forest is a forest of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Conifer is a . . . . . that produces its seeds in . . . . . . . . .  The Pine tree is the most common example. Conifer . . . . . . . . . . . . conserve water with the thick, waxy layer that covers their leaves, also known as needles.  The vegetation in the Coniferous forest is small in size, but large enough to feed the vast herbivore population.  Most of these animals survive the brutal . . . . . . . . . . . by migrating or hibernating.  Plants consist in many softwood trees such as fir, . . . . . . . , spruce, and hemlock. Most animals are herbivores, however some carnivores and omnivores are thrown in.  Animals in Coniferous Forests include the. . . . . . . , moose, snowshoe hare, great horned owl, and the crossbill. The largest Coniferous forest exists in a ring in Alaska, Canada, northern Asia and. . . . . . . . . . . . Europe, in a ring in the . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hemisphere. This forest is called the "Taiga". Most of the world's commercial softwood timber, used for paper, comes from the Taiga. Coniferous Forests are the largest land Biome of the World.

24. ESERCIZIO di completamento (soluzione alla slide n. 45) Temperate Decidous Forest leaves, Autumn, forests, Deciduous, oak, trees The Latin word "Deciduous" means "to fall off" . Therefore, a temperate deciduous forest is a forest that is not hot nor cold and has leaves that fall off in . . . . . . . . . . . . These trees lose their . . . . . . . . . . . . in order to conserve water. A Temperate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Forest contains numerous species of . . . . . . and hundreds of species of animals.  These . . . . . . . . . . . consist of several layers of vegetation. These plants include shrubs, moss, ferns, and lichens because they do not need much sunlight. The trees in the forest are hardwoods such as . . . . . , hickory, maple, beech, birch, and sweet gum. Examples of animals include cardinals, deer, black rat snake, opossum, mice, squirrel, ect.

25. ESERCIZIO di completamento (soluzione alla slide n. 46) FARM ANIMALS The sheep is an animal which has a thick coat of fleece on its body. The sheep should not be confused with the goat. They are different in many ways. Sheep do not have a beard like the g. . . . . . . . . The fine-wooled sheep produce fine w. . . . . . . . which are used make clothes. Cows produce: m. . . . . . . . . , cheese, other dairy products, and m. . . . . . . . . such as beef and veal and leather hide. In older times they were work animals. Cows eat corn, hay, barley, beet pulp, g. . . . . . . . and wheat. Milk can be made into other dairy products : butter, c. . . . . . . . . . . . , yogurt Chickens eat worms, insects, s. . . . . . . . . . , grains, snails, slugs, fruits, v . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . and many other foods. Chickens give us e. . . . . . . . . ., Cows and Goats provide us with nutritious m . . . . . . . . .

26. And now some information about typical European agricultural products

28. 1- All these products are made of wheat except one: Find the ODD ONE out _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 - Put a tick X against the odd picture and definition! 3 - Finally MATCH each definition to its image a- Whole-wheat bread slice b- grapefruit shampoo 1 c- different types of bread wheat-plant 2 d- cereals 3 e- oil cosmetics f- pasta 4 5 6

29. 1- All these products are made of maize except one: Find the ODD ONE out _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 - Put a tick X against the odd picture and definition! 3 - Finally MATCH each definition to its image a- chips 1 b- bread c- corn cob pellet d- tomato paste e- straw basket f- oil 3 2 maize-plant 4 5 6

30. 1- All these products are made of sugar-beet except one: Find the ODD ONE out _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 - Put a tick X against the odd picture and definition! 3 - Finally MATCH each definition to its image 1 a- raisins b- sugar-beet cream c- sugar-beet syrup d- white and brown sugar 2 e- sweet things/candies f- shampoo 3 sugar beet -plant 6 4 5

31. 1- All these products are made of grapes except one: Find the ODD ONE out _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 - Put a tick X against the odd picture and definition! 3 - Finally MATCH each definition to its image a- wine 2 b- jam c- grappa grapes -plant 3 d- night cream e- red grape shampoo f- juice g- raisins 1 h- soft drinks 4 5 6 7 8

32. 1- All these products are made of potatoes except one: Find the ODD ONE out _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 - Put a tick X against the odd picture and definition! 3 - Finally MATCH each definition to its image a- soft drink b- fries c- gnocchi 2 d- chips Potatoes- plant 1 3 4

33. 1- All these products are made of olives except one: Find the ODD ONE out _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 - Put a tick X against the odd picture and definition! 3 - Finally MATCH each definition to its image a- mayonnaise b- oil c- olives 1 2 d- Marsala wine e- soap f- hair cream Olive plant 3 4 5 6

34. The images below describe the process of oil pressing/squeezing 1 2 3 4 5 6 D D F 7 8 9 F

35. Match each definition to the right pictures of the previous slide A- Then the oil is pressurized, which causes the oil to separate from other liquids, including water, as well as the paste. E- The oil is collected in a spinning device that allows the oils to collect, while keeping out all other foreign substances F- Olives grow on olive trees, where they must be harvested to begin the oil-production process. B- After the olives are placed in a cleaning machine C- The olive paste is swiftly mixed, which results in the formation of drops of oil. G- Once all the oil has been separated, it can be bottled and sold as virgin olive oil. D- Once clean, the olives travel to an olive mill, where they are crushed and smashed down, creating a paste-like substance. H- Once the olives are obtained, they are immediately cleaned and sorted

36. What type of climate do olive trees need to grow?? Tick the right choice A- Nordic climate – very cold climate throughout the year B- Temperate climate– neither too hot, neither too cold C- Mediterranean climate - mild winters and hot but windy summers D- Continental climate - hard winters and short and rainy summers

37. Winemaking WWinemaking is peculiar of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ European countries, like Italy, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Greece, _ _ _ _ _ _ , because grapes need a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ climate to grow, that is to say _ _ _ _ _ _ winters and long and _ _ _ _ _ _ summers Complete the text with the following words: southern, sunny, Spain, mild, France, Mediterrenean

38. With the help of the picture, reorder the text and title each paragraph choosing from the words below • After crushing and destemming, the juice from the grapes is put into the fermentation vats, where alcoholic fermentation takes place. • Grapes are harvested during the cool morning hours and moved to the winery in open bins. • Grapes are transferred to a stemmer/crusher where the stems are removed and the grapes are crushed and pressed. • - After fermentation, the wine is transferred into a different vessel. Harvesting - Crushing and destamming - Fermantation - Maturation

39. With the help of the pictures, reorder the text and title each paragraph choosing from the words below -In some instances, the wine is aged in stainless steel tanks. -In other instances, the wine is put into oak barrels where it will continue its development until bottling. -Wines are bottled in a sterile environment, and sealed with a cork. -After the wines are fined and filtered to help stabilize and clarify them. - Fining and filtering - Ageing in steel tanks - Ageing in oak barrels - Bottling -

40. Let’s find the relationship between climate and typical products In which regions do mainly these plants grow? Fill in the chart below

41. Create your own presentation! Copy each definition: paste and mach it with one of the pictures above into your new presentation

42. SOLUTIONS

43. Slide n. 6 Es. 1 London: cloudy Paris: rainy Madrid: partly sunny Rome: stormy Bucarest: foggy Es.2 What’s the coldest city in the map? Stockholm And the hottest? Athens Slide n. 15 1- Gray wolf D 2- Bear A 3- Red fox C 4- Seal B Ex 2- In cold regions some animals spend the winter sleeping. This is called: Hibernating Slide n. 19 Grass Slide n. 29 a 3 b 1 c 6 d 5 e 4 f 2 Slide n. 32 a 3 B 2 c 1 d 4 Slide n. 36 C Slide n. 20 Milk 1 e 6 Meat 3 Wool 5 Leather 4 Slide n. 30 a 4 b 3 c 2 d 6 e 1 f 5 Slide n. 33 a 4 b 3 c 5 d 2 e 6 f 1 Slide n. 16 1- Flock of wading birds at Hilpsford A 2- Along the coast, Grey Plovers were foraging on the low tide B 3- Flat Flock of flamingos wading in waters C Birds’ seasonal travelling is called: Migrating Slide n. 21 Pigs eat acorns as well vegetables Chicken eat seeds as well vegetables • Slide n. 8 • broadleaved (temperate deciduous) trees Slide n. 9 b) evergreen coniferous trees Slide n. 22 Leather 1 meat 4 -3 eggs 5 Soap 6 brushes 2 (bristle) Slide n. 31 a 6 b 4 c 1 d 8 e 7 f 3 g 2 h 5 Slide n. 37 Winemaking is peculiar of Southern European countries, like Italy, France, Greece, Spain, because grapes need a Mediterrenean climate to grow, that is to say mild winters and long and sunny summers Slide n. 17 A- a squirrel is eating the nut 1 B- the squirrel is storing a nut for the winter 3 C- a squirrel is gathering the nuts 2 Slide n. 10 a T b F c F d T e F f T g T Slide n. 11 1- Cycle of season d 2- A broadleaved forest in fall b 3- A coniferous forest in winter a 4- A coniferous forest in spring c Slide n. 18 Cat 10 Chicken 15 Cock 13 Cow 4 Dog 6 Donkey 8 Duck 7 Goat 1 Goose 11 Hen 12 Horse 9 Pig 2 Rabbit 5 Sheep 3 Turkey 14 Slide n. 27 A F B T C T D F E T F F Slide n. 13 In a coniferous forest Slide n. 40 Tomatoes in mediterranean/ subtropical climates Sugar beet, potatoes in temperate climates Fruit, vegetables in temperate climates Crops (Wheat, maize….) in humid continental Lemons, grapes, olives in mediterranean/ subtropical Evergreen trees (Pines) in humid continental Slide n. 14 1- artic fox B 2- yellowish seal D 3- moose C 4- marmot A Ex 2 - In cold regions some animals have thick fur to keep warm and white coats to hide in the snow. This is called: Camouflage Slide n. 28 a 6 b 4 c 5 d 1 e 3 f 2

44. Solutions to the slide N. 23 The Coniferous Forest is a forest of Conifers. A Conifer is a tree that produces its seeds in cones.  The Pine tree is the most common example.  Conifer leaves conserve water with the thick, waxy layer that covers their leaves, also known as needles.  The vegetation in the Coniferous forest is small in size, but large enough to feed the vast herbivore population.  Most of these animals survive the brutal winters by migrating or hibernating.  Plants consist in many softwood trees such as fir, pine, spruce, and hemlock. Most animals are herbivores, however some carnivores and omnivores are thrown in.  Animals in Coniferous Forests include the, moose, snowshoe hare, great horned owl, and the crossbill. The largest Coniferous forest exists in a ring in Alaska, Canada, northern Asia, and northern Europe, in a ring in the Northern Hemisphere.  This forest is called the "Taiga". Most of the world's commercial softwood timber, used for paper, comes from the Taiga. Coniferous Forests are the largest land Biome of the World. Testo tratto dal sito: http://rrms-biomes.tripod.com/index.html

45. Solutions to the slide N. 24 Temperate Deciduous Forest The Latin word "Deciduous" means "to fall off".  Therefore, a temperate deciduous forest is a forest that is not hot nor cold and has leaves that fall off in Autumn. These trees lose their leaves in order to conserve water. A Temperate Deciduous Forest contains numerous species of trees and hundreds of species of animals.  These forests consist of several layers of vegetation. These plants include shrubs, moss, ferns, and lichens because they do not need much sunlight. The trees in the forest are hardwoods such as oak, hickory, maple, beech, birch, and sweet gum. Examples of animals include cardinals, deer, black rat snake, opossum, mice, squirrell, ect. Testo tratto dal sito: http://rrms-biomes.tripod.com/index.html

46. Solution to the slide n. 25 The sheep is an animal which has a thick coat of fleece on its body. The sheep should not be confused with the goat. They are different in many ways. Sheep do not have a beard like the goat. The fine-wooled sheep will produce fine wool. The fine wool are made into garments. Cows produce: milk, cheese, other dairy products, and meat such as beef and veal and leather hide. In older times they were work animals. Cows eat corn, hay, barley, beet pulp, grass and wheat. Milk can be made into other dairy products : butter, cheese, yogurt Chickens eat worms, insects, seeds, grains, snails, slugs, fruits, vegetables and many other foods. Chickens give us eggs. Cows and Goats provide us with nutritious milk.

47. Match each definition to the right pictures of the previous slide SOLUTION to the slide n. 35 Olives grow on olive trees, where they must be harvested to begin the oil-production process. F The olive paste is swiftly mixed, which results in the formation of drops of oil.C Then the oil is pressurized, which causes the oil to separate from other liquids, including water, as well as the paste. A Once the olives are obtained, they are immediately cleaned and sorted H The oil is collected in a spinning device that allows the oils to collect, while keeping out all other foreign substances E After the olives are placed in a cleaning machine B OOnce all the oil has been separated, it can be bottled and sold as virgin olive oil. G Once clean, the olives travel to an olive mill, where they are crushed and smashed down, creating a paste-like substance. D

48. SOLUTION to the slide n. 38 With the help of the picture, reorder the text and title each paragraph choosing from the words below Harvesting Grapes are harvested during the cool morning hours and moved to the winery in open bins. Crushing and destamming Grapes are transferred to a stemmer/crusher where the stems are removed and the grapes are crushed. Fermantation After crushing and destemming, the juice from the grapes is put into the fermentation vats, where alcoholic fermentation takes place Maturation After fermentation, the wine is transferred into a different vessel.

49. 1 2 SOLUTION to the slide n. 39 3 4 Fining and filtering - After the wines are fined and filtered to help stabilize and clarify them. Ageing in steel tanks - In some instances, the wine is aged in stainless steel tanks. Ageing in oak barrels - In other instances, the wine is put into oak barrels where it will continue its development until bottling. Bottling - Wines are bottled in a sterile environment, and sealed with a cork.

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