- •World around us –Student’s Book (2013-2014) unit 1: physical geography
- •The Tropics
- •How many oceans are there in the world?
- •British Mountains
- •Statements
- •Major Rivers Of England
- •Questions
- •A Short Journey through the Universe
- •The group of stars, which form this constellation is often called the Little Dipper for its form strongly reminds of an old-fashioned cream ladle or gravy spoon.
- •The use of articles with other proper names
- •Recommendations
- •The united states of america
- •Statements
- •Part 1: Northeastern us
- •Part 2: The Southeast
TASK 30. Watch and listen to the video clip about the US states and their capitals on the site http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8WlJwiQ2G0&feature=related
Step 1. Fill in the table with the names of the states, their capitals and the information about each state that is given in the clip.
Part 1: Northeastern us
State
Capital
Information
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Part 2: The Southeast
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
Step 2. Did anything surprise you in the video clip you saw?
TASK 31. Choose one of the 50 US states and make a 3-minute presentation about it in terms of physical geography.
Follow the recommendations below on how to make a presentation:
Introduction
Name the state you are going to present.
Give reasons why you have chosen this particular state.
Main body of the presentation
Describe the general location of the state.
Say what other states it borders on.
Name the most important mountains, hills, rivers, lakes etc. situated on the territory of the state.
Speak about the natural resources which can be found on the territory of the state.
Speak about the main cities that are situated on the territory of the state.
Speak about the places of interest and beauty that are situated on the territory of the state.
Conclusion
Conclude your presentation by welcoming the listeners to the state you have presented and thanking them for their attention.
TASK 32. Using the map of Ukraine and additional information, make a 3-minute presentation on the following:
Physical geography of Ukraine
The most important rivers of Ukraine
The most important mountains of Ukraine
Big cities of Ukraine
Natural resources which can be found in Ukraine
Places of beauty which can be found in Ukraine
One of the regions/oblast of Ukraine
Follow the recommendations for presentations given in the previous task.