The Place Where I Live

Geography

Listening Poem

Exercises

What’s the weather like?

River Mountains

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IPSAA “A. Serpieri” sede Castel di SangroClasse I A – A.S. 2010/2011- Prof. Paolini Marco

GeographyMatch the following words to the correspondent number

Glacier – Grassland – lake –river – valley – gorge – hill – mountain – stream – waterfall

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

1. Source a. The direction of the movement taken by a river2. Mouth b. A stream or a river that flows into a larger one3. Course c. An area where a river divides into branches before entering the sea4. Tributary d. the land along the sides of a river or lake5. Delta e. The place where a river joins the sea6. River banks f. The place where a river or a stream starts

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

What’s the Weather like in….?

Summer

Winter

Spring

Autumn

In Spring it’s….Unscramble the letters to make

an English word

Ramw ________Dniyw ________Thbrig ________Nusyn ________Moytrs ________Zeyerb ________Dilm ________

What do farmers have to do? spread manureThey Have to sow vegetables set insect traps manage weeds What happens in spring?

Seeds germnate and plants begin to grow T FDays Become longer and hotter T FLeaves fall off trees T FPlants and trees are dormant T FRain, frost and snow alternate T FMost Fruit trees blossom T FMost fruits and vegetables ripen T FDays become shorte and shorter T F

In Summer it’s…• Unscramble the letters to

make an English word

Toh _______

Ygugm _______

Zayh _______

Ryd _______

Gilinob _______

What do farmers have to do?

irrigate fields harvest wheatThey have to thresh corn bale hay pick fruit

What happens in summer?

Seeds germnate and plants begin to grow T FDays Become longer and hotter T FLeaves fall off trees T FPlants and trees are dormant T FRain, frost and snow alternate T FMost Fruit trees blossom T FMost fruits and vegetables ripen T FDays become shorte and shorter T F

In Winter it’s….

• Unscramble the letters to make an English word

Dolc __________Wyons __________Yci __________Zeginref __________Lylihc ________-_Rovestac __________

What do farmers have to do?

keep on pruning control toolsThey have to till the soil for sowing in the spring perform repairs on buildings

What happens in winter?

Seeds germnate and plants begin to grow T FDays Become longer and hotter T FLeaves fall off trees T FPlants and trees are dormant T FRain, frost and snow alternate T FMost Fruit trees blossom T FMost fruits and vegetables ripen T FDays become shorte and shorter T F

In Autumn it’s…Unscramble the letters to make

an English word

Loco _______Twe _______Ysmit _______Ouldcy _______Nairy ________

What do farmers have to do?

plough fertilize sow seedsThey have to pick grapes and fruits store crops prune fruit tree

What happens in autumn?

Seeds germnate and plants begin to grow T FDays Become longer and hotter T FLeaves fall off trees T FPlants and trees are dormant T FRain, frost and snow alternate T FMost Fruit trees blossom T FMost fruits and vegetables ripen T FDays become shorte and shorter T F

Excercise 1

Read carefully the information about Mount Matterhorn (Cervino). The Complete the tetx below adding the missing information

Elevation in metres: 4,478 mtLocation: Central AlpsBest climbing period: From July to SeptemberYear first climbed: 1865First climber: Edward WhymperNearby 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 ________.

Exercise 2Describe what the weather is like in the city of your choice. Use the hints below:

The weather in (city) is (weather). Farmers can (activity)

Earth Song by Michael JacksonWhat 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?

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 _______ 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

The Daffodils by W. Wordsworth

• 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.

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.

Exercise 3

Write a short letter. Begin with:

I look out of my window and I see…..