LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERSTHE HOTTEST CONTINENT
LinguaHouse
Nov. 3, 2023
Level: Pre-Intermediate (A2-B1)
Type of English: English for Teenagers
Tags: Environment and Nature; Geographical Features; Paraphrasing and Explaining; Relative Clauses; 10-12 Years Old; 13-15 Years Old; 16-18 Years Old; Video Talk; Vocabulary and Grammar
Publication date: 11/03/2023
The topic of this lesson is Africa as a site of natural and geographical diversity. The lesson includes several listening exercises. The language focus introduces relative clauses. Students practice using the clauses and specifically the linking words used in them. The lesson ends with a game which utilizes relative clauses in definitions (by I. Rybak).
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AUDIO TRANSCRIPTS
The seven continents of the world
Asia is the biggest continent and Africa is the second biggest. They are followed by North America, South America, Antarctica, and Europe. Australia is the smallest continent.
How well do you know geography? (A quiz)
1. What is the name of the highest mountain on earth?
a. Mount Everest or b. Mont Blanc?
2. On what continent are the Himalayas?
a. in Asia or b. in South America?
3. What river flows through South America?
a. the Rio Grande or b. the Amazon?
4. Which is the longest river in the world?
a. the Nile or b. the Amazon?
5. How deep is the deepest lake in the world?
a. 5,314 feet or b. 2,903 feet?
6. Which continent is the hottest?
a. Africa or b. South America?
7. Which animals live in Antarctica?
a. penguins or b. polar bears?
8. Where do zebras live?
a. in Africa or b. in Asia?
9. Which is the highest waterfall?
a. Angel Falls or b. Niagara Falls?
10. How many countries are there in the Sahara Desert?
a. four or b. ten?
VIDEO TRANSCRIPT
Africa: Destination World – How much do you know about Africa?
This is Earth. Maybe you’ve heard of it. I sure hope so because you live on one of its seven continents. Guess which continent is the hottest? That’s right. You guessed it. Africa is home to the largest desert in the world, The Sahara. It’s massive. Its total area spans over 3 million square miles. It’s the size of an entire country. Seriously. It’s almost the size of the United States. But Africa isn’t all sand and dunes. Not by a long shot. A little way south of the Sahara is the Congo Rainforest. It’s the second-largest rainforest in the world, and it’s full of life. Mammals, birds, amphibians, and close to 10,000 species of plants.
Let’s take a quick trip to the African Savanna to check out all the wildlife. This tropical grassland covers almost 65% of Africa. And where there’s grass, there are herbivores, also known as plant eaters. Zebras, elephants, giraffes, and gazelles all graze off the land in large herds for safety because these herbivores live alongside predators. The big cats aren’t the only carnivores in town. Crocodiles roam near the banks of the shore. Hyenas and wild dogs also roam this continent in search of their next meal. Millions of people come to visit the Savanna every year to see these amazing animals in their natural habitat. Rain or shine. Because the Savanna has only two seasons. Wet... and dry. It’s not just wildlife that lives here.
There’s another animal who shares this beautiful continent. Humans. It’s hard to believe that one of the oldest civilizations on Earth began in Africa. In Ancient Egypt to be exact – dating back over 5,000 years. Today, there are over 1 billion people living on the continent of Africa in 56 different countries, speaking over 1,500 languages, living in large cities and small villages. All are residents of the second-largest continent on Earth... Africa!
Adapted from: https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/english-for-teenagers/the-hottest-continent. Accessed on November 8, 2023. © 2008–2023 LinguaHouse.com. All rights reserved.
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