PROJECT: PRADO VERANIEGO I.E.D

SUBJECT: TECHENGLISH

PROJECT: COLOMBIA OUR COUNTRY MODULE ONE TEACHER: LUCÍA GONZÁLEZ

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STUDENT: LEVEL:

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FIRST TERM

2017

Watch the video Colombia magical country and share with your teacher and mates the topic this video. THESIS: Improve our identity and nationalism through the knowledge of an amazing country, COLOMBIA. CONTENTS: General and Geographical Features

Colombia geographical and astronomical location, borders, language, religion, government,

national symbols, patriotic symbols, population, currency, political division, capitals, natural regions, rivers and mountain ranges, jungles and thermal floors.

ACHIEVEMENT: Improve our knowledge about Colombia, its general features, geographical terms and the location on the Colombia´s map SKILLS: Reading, writing, speaking, listening and creativity.

1- Vocabulary

Match the word to its corresponding meaning.

1. Bay

It is a deep valley with very steep sides –often carved from the Earth by a river. ( )

2. Archipelago

It is a pointed piece of land that sticks out into a sea, ocean, lake, or river. ( )

3. Canyon

It is a body of water that is partly enclosed by land and it is usually smaller than a gulf. ( )

4. Desert

It is a piece of land that is surrounded by water. ( )

5. Gulf

It is a shallow body of water that it is located alongside a coast and separated from the ocean by a stripe of land or a sandbank. ( )

6. Hill

It is a group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean. ( )

7. Island

It is a large body of water surrounded by land on all sides. Really huge lakes are often called seas. ( )

8. Lagoon

It is a very tall high natural place on Earth higher than a hill. ( )

9. Lake

It is a raised area or mound of land. ( )

10. Mountain

It is a part of the ocean or sea that is partly surrounded by land (it is usually larger than a bay). ( )

11. Peninsula

It is a large flowing body of water that usually empties into a sea or ocean. ( )

12. Plains

A group of mountains or hills usually in a line. ( )

13. River

It is a body of land that is surrounded by water on three sides. ( )

14. Sea

They are flat lands that have only small changes in elevation. ( )

15. Valley

A tropical forest with many large plants growing very close together. A lot of animals live there. ( )

16. Volcano

It is a large place between mountains. ( )

17. Jungle

It is a large body of salty water that is often connected to an ocean. It may be partly or completely surrounded by land. ( )

18. Mountain range

It is a very dry area. ( )

19. Snow mountain

It is a mountainous vent in the Earth’s crust. When it erupts, it spews out lava, ashes, and hot gases from deep inside the Earth. ( )

20. Cape

High mountains covered by snow at the top. ( )

2. Geographical features

Locate at least two of each geographical feature in the following map. Make a list of them.

Bays: _____________________________ ____________________________

Archipelagos: _________________________ ____________________________

Canyons: ___________________________ ______________________________

Deserts: _____________________________ _____________________________

Gulfs: __________________________ _________________________________

Hills: _______________________________ ______________________________

Islands: __________________________ ________________________________

Lagoons: ________________________________ ___________________________

Lakes: ____________________________ ______________________________

Mountains: ________________________ ______________________________

Peninsulas: __________________________ ___________________________

Planes: _________________________ _____________________________

Rivers: ____________________________ _______________________________

Seas: _______________________________ ______________________________

Valleys: _________________________ _______________________________

Volcanoes: ________________________ __________________________________

Jungles: _______________________________ _________________________

Mountain ranges: __________________________ _______________________

Snow mountains: ________________________ ____________________________

Capes: ____________________________ ___________________________________

3-Ask yourself about the content. Unscramble the questions and answer them.

1. come/ does / the/ Where/ from/ Colombia / word/ ?