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Our Planet

Our Planet. Don’t open your book and work in pairs. Discuss a place that you like in your country and a place that you don’t like so much. A place can refer to a town, city, somewhere in the countryside, somewhere by the ocean. Give reasons for your choice.

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Our Planet

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  1. Our Planet • Don’t open your book and work in pairs. • Discuss a place that you like in your country and a place that you don’t like so much. • A place can refer to a town, city, somewhere in the countryside, somewhere by the ocean. • Give reasons for your choice. • Listen to some ideas from the class.

  2. Vocabulary: The natural world • A large are with lots of trees is …. • An area of land on a farm is … • A piece of land with water all around it is … • A large area of water wit land all around it is … • A high piece of land, often with snow on top is … • A large area of salty water next to beaches is … • A high piece of land which is smaller than a mountain is … • A long area of water that goes into the ocean is …

  3. Cultural Note • An ocean is normally bigger than a sea. For example we say the Pacific ocean, but we say the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. In the U.S., when people go to the beach, they talk about the ocean but in other English-speaking countries they call it the sea, even if they are talking about the Atlantic Ocean, for example.

  4. Geography Quiz • Visit: http://www.quia.com/cb/820683.html

  5. Reading: Understanding meaning from context

  6. What can you do if you see a word you don’t know in English? • Look in a dictionary • Use an online translation program • Ask a classmate • Ask the teacher Which way is the easiest and the most reliable?

  7. When you see a word you don’t know, use the context to help you figure out the meaning. Read the words around the unfamiliar word. Think about the meaning of the sentence and decide what the general meaning of the word might be.

  8. Climatechange What do you know about climate change and what things can people do to help stop it?

  9. A flyerisanannouncement oradverstisementthatis printedon a sheet of paper and giventopeople.

  10. Grammar: will and going to

  11. We use will to make predictions about the future, but not to talk about plans.For example: We cannot say I will learn English because I need it for my job. In this case we must use going to.

  12. We use will also to volunteer or express willingness.When you volunteer to do something or express willingness,I will usually contracts to I’ll. Example: I’ll do that. I’ll help you.The negative form of will is won’t.

  13. We use going to to make predictions about the future and also to talk about plans.

  14. Practice the new language in your student’s book on page 89 exercise C

  15. Work in pairs

  16. Write five sentences about how you think Victoria City will change in the next 20 years.

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