Vocabulary

Geographical features

(Đặc điểm địa lý)

1. Complete the crossword.

(Hoàn thành ô chữ.)

Vocabulary

Geographical features (Các đặc điểm địa lý)

1. Fill in each gap with Moutain, Waterfall, Caves, Dunes, Valley or Bay. Then listen and check.

(Điền vào mỗi khoảng trống với Moutain, Waterfall, Caves, Dunes, Valley hoặc Bay. Sau đó nghe và kiểm tra.)

4. Complete the newspaper headlines (1-8) with Hurricane, Ice Caps, Floods, Heatwave, Wildfire, Sea Levels, Drought and Landslide. Then listen and check.

(Hoàn thành các tiêu đề báo (1-8) với Hurricane, Ice Caps, Floods, Heatwave, Wildfire, Sea Levels, Drought và Landslide. Sau đó nghe và kiểm tra.)

1. Choose the correct option.

(Chọn phương án đúng.)

1. We couldn't see the sky. There were so many trees growing above us in the desert/ jungle/ swamp/ grassland.

2. Extreme wildlife/ warming/ conditions/ weather is causing many problems.

3. We had a terrible wildfire/ flood/ landslide/ heatwave last summer with temperatures of 40°C for 3 weeks.

4. Rising ice caps/ droughts/ sea levels/ hurricanes causes a lot of problems for people living in coastal areas.

5. Each person must reduce their carbon effect/ air/ gas/ footprint in order to help stop global warming.

6. I use only organic/ energy-efficient/ reusable/ plastic cups to help the environment.

7. Pollution in the oceans has threatened the lives of many pond/ marine/ swamp/ desert animals.

8. Historians think the castles/ pyramids/ terraces/ statues are of different Hindu gods.

9. Ayutthaya was the capital birthplace/ site/ city/ ruin of Thailand centuries ago.

10. The historical society tried to raise/ select/ organise/ communicate money to save the old clock tower.

11. The steel/ glass/ marble/ clay railway bridge is a historical landmark in the city.

12. The tower/ lighthouse/ mausoleum/ temple guides ships in and out of the bay.

2. Complete the diagram with the underlined words in the quiz. Then listen, check and repeat.

(Hoàn thành sơ đồ với các từ được gạch chân trong bài kiểm tra. Sau đó nghe, kiểm tra và lặp lại.)

1. Complete the forum posts with the given words.

(Hoàn thành các bài viết trên diễn đàn với các từ đã cho.)

Do you go to school in an unusual place or make an unusual journey to get there? If so, tell us about it below.

Julia_D5

I go to an international school on the other side of Tokyo. Tokyo is a huge ¹ city and I have to catch a train, then the underground, then a bus to get to school. It takes nearly two hours and I hate it.

Sonia_16

My family lives on a very small ² _____, so I get a boat every day to get to school. I can't be late because there's only one boat in the morning.

Bret@home

Australia is a huge ³ _____ and my parents own a farm hundreds of kilometres from the nearest big town. There's no secondary school in our little community, so I have all my lessons online.

pinky

I go to school near Cape Town in South Africa and about 20km from my school is the point where two ⁴ _____ meet - the Atlantic and the Indian. I think our school has the most beautiful location in the world.

8ball_16

I go to school in Istanbul, which is famous for being the only city in the world where two ⁵ _____ meet. My school is in Asia, but when I look out of the window, I can see Europe.

hellokaty 14

Everyone has heard of the famous ⁶ _____ in our city, but most people don't know that the city is also called Niagara Falls. In fact, my school is called Niagara Falls High School!

Kid_16

My family lives in Dubai, very close to the ⁷ _____. It hardly ever rains, but we regularly have storms - sand storms! When that happens we have to stay indoors, so it's impossible to get to school.

Yola

My parents own a restaurant high in the ⁸ _____ and I have to get a cable car down to

the town to get to school every day. Sometimes, if it's really windy, I just have to stay

at home ;)

2. Choose the words in the box to fill in the blank.

(Chọn các từ trong khung để điền vào chỗ trống.)

1 Sahara ______ is one of the driest places in  the world.

2 Polar bear in ______ is on the verge of extinction due to illegal hunting.

 3 The area of ______  worldwide has reduced remarkably in recent years.

4 Another word for logging is ______.

5 Problems related to the environment should be tackled on a ______ scale.

6 Young generation should ______ in protecting the environment to make the world a better place to live in.

1. Complete the words in the sentences. Some letters are given.

(Hoàn thành các từ trong câu. Một số chữ cái được đưa sẵn.)

1 The best place to eat seafood is in one of the restaurants on the c___t overlooking the sea.

2 The water in the b___y is much calmer than the water in the open sea.

3 With the hills on either side of you, follow the river along the bottom of the v___y until you reach the village.

4 Before you can begin climbing the high mountains, you have to cross the lower f___s on horseback.

5 The c___e in Thailand is tropical, which means it is hot and humid for most of the

year.

6 Residents are being evacuated before the h___e hits the area tomorrow. Winds of up to 120 km per hour are expected.

4. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.

(Chọn từ đúng để hoàn thành câu.)

1 A lot of holidaymakers choose to visit Ha Long Bay to admire the (breathtaking / archaeological) view of the natural beauty here.

2 The complex (geological / authentic) structure of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park makes it one of the most outstanding tourist attractions in the country.

3 Sa Pa Town attracts a lot of tourists each year thanks to its (magnificent / forgettable) scenery as well as rich cultural diversity.

4 Ba Thê Mountain, located in An Giang Province, is one of the most popular (archaeological / magnificent) sites of Việt Nam.

5 Tràng An Scenic Landscape Complex boasts its (magnificent / authentic) beauty of nature under the blue sky.

1. Fill in each gap with desert, grassland, swamp, jungle, ponds or ocean.

(Điền vào mỗi khoảng trống với desert, grassland, swamp, jungle, ponds hoặc ocean.)

Hi everyone!

Here are some photos from my trip to amazing Vietnam!

Bạc Liêu City is famous for its shrimp 1) ______

Vietnam borders the biggest 2) ______ on Earth: the Pacific

Đồng Lâm 3) ______ is in Lang Son Province in Northern Vietnam. The locals call it the land of rainy and dry seasons. In the rainy season, it is flooded with water.

See the U Minh 4) ______ in the Mekong Delta in southwestern Vietnam.

The sand dunes of Mui Ne, which the locals call the "little 5) ______ " are quite unique.

Explore the 6) ______ on top of the limestone rocks in Ha Long Bay in Vietnam, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.