Our Changing Planet. Lesson 5

1.

2.

Name the words which starts with the letter you
see on the slide
A
S
H
L
W
K
N
F
E
P

3.

Earth is the _______ planet from the sun.
a) second
b) third
c) first

4.

How much time does it take the moon goes
round the Earth?
a) 27 days
b) 37 days
c) 47 days

5.

Earth is the only known planet to support
life
a) True
b) False
c) I
believe in
Mars

6.

How old is Earth believed to be?
a) 4,6
billion
years
b) 4,5
billion
years
c) 4,5
trillion
years

7.

How long is one day on Earth?
a) 12
hours
b) 6 hours
c) 24
hours

8.

How long does it take Earth to orbit
around the sun?
a) 355
b) 360
c) 365

9.

How long does it take sunlight to reach the
Earth?
a) 8
minute
b) 9
minute
c) 10
minute

10.

Around ____ % of Earth’s surface is
covered in water.
a) 60
b) 70
c) 80

11.

Discuss
What’s the weather like today?
Is the weather usually like this time
of the year?
How old is our Earth?
What’s happening with the Earth’s
weather at the moment?

12.

Look at the title of the text. What will
read about?
Look through the paragraphs and match
the best headings for each paragraph.
science – наука
scientist – науковець
earthquake – землетрус
glacier – льодовик
to change – міняти
be possible – можливий
A. Good news in one part of the
world
4
B. Problems for the planet
3
C. The age of the planet
1
D. How the planet changes
2
1) How old is the Earth? Mount Everest? the Amazon?
2) What is the youngest sea?
3) How can glaciers change the planet?
4) Are the fast changes good for our planet?

13.

Ex. 3 on p. 14. Match the words in red in the article to the photos A – I. Listen and check.
Then repeat.
a
b
desert
c
hills
d
sea
volcano
sea – mountains – hills –
valleys – river – desert –
forest – volcano – lakes
e
lake
f
g
mountain
h
forest
valley
i

14.

Ex. 4 on p. 15. Complete the sentences with the correct word from Ex. 3. Write five sentences of
your own using these words.
1. Not many plants and animals can live
desert
in ___________
because they are very
dry. desert \ hills
4. There were so many trees in the
forest
__________
that it was impossible to see
the sky. forest \ lake
mountains have snow on top of
2. Many __________
them all year. mountains \ valleys
river
5. There’s a __________
near my home,
and I like going fishing there. river \ sea
lake
3. We cycle to the ________
for a swim.
lake \ hill

15.

Ex. 5 on p. 15. Listen to the sounds [ð] and [θ] and repeat them. Then put the words in the box into
the correct column.
north – other – south – that – there –
these – thing – think – this
these
weather
there
this
[θ]
north south thing
think
[ð]
Earth
other
that

16.

Ex. 6 on p. 15. Write sentences about the geography of Ukraine. Then in groups of four, listen to
each others’ sentences. Which geographical features from Ex. 3 does each person talk about?
There are mountains in the north of Ukraine.