2 ®@ Geographical wonders } a Lesson 1 @ complete the crossword. 1 It’s made of ice and snow. It moves very slowly. It’s a place where there isn’t any water. It’s an area of land surrounded by water. It’s the place between two hills. It's a large hole in the side of a hill. F It’s a place where many trees and plants grow. aaa auawn o|m|—|O [>| [oy] © 2% write questions. answer Yes, there are, No there aren't or I'm not sure. Ask and say.What can you see yg Lesson 2 in New Zealand? © Read and write. (See Pupil’s Book page 15.) Waitomo Caves New Zealand's largest lake the Southern Alps New Zealand's highest mountain _MountRuapehu Fiordland ) } J On North Island you can see: On South Island you can see: 2 © Read and answer the questions. (See Pupil’s Book page 15.) Where is New Zealand? |t’ H How big is North Island? What is Mount Ruapehu? How high is Mount Ruapehu? Which island is more mountainous? How high is Mount Cook? What is the name of the largest national park? What can you see in the national park? 0 a 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ) Listen and complete. Write. I want to go to New Zealand because ) rence FA Revert to go to New Zealand because . i) Zoe g Rover to go to New Zealand because 2 ) Finn And you? |Lesson 3 @ Read the story again and write True or False. Correct the false sentences. (See Pupil's Book page 16.) 1 Edmund reads fairy tales on the train to school. False, 2. Edmund goes to Nepal in 1931. 3. Tenzing Norgay is a climber from Nepal. fe 4 Edmund falls through a crack in a volcano. 5 The climbers climb for five months. a 6 Edmund takes photos at the top of Everest. at i Sir Edmund Hillary © Answer the questions. ape oy 1. How old is Edmund in 19317 __Elewen _ 2 How old is Edmund in 1953? 3. How many climbers are in the expedition to climb Everest? 4 How many porters are in the expedition to climb Everest? 5 How high is Mount Everest? 6 How long do Edmund and Tenzing stand on top of Everest? © CO Read and circle. Write a review of the story. Tell your family = about the story. oe 1. The story is a legend / The story isa___. It takes place in a biography. landttgpaa etecetamd | 1 2. Itis about Sir Edmund Hillary, about the life of ____. Sir Edmund famous climber/ sportsman. _ived from, 3 Sir Edmund Hillary lived from When he was 11 years old 1919 to 2008 / 1921 to 2009. 4 In 1931, when Edmund was 11 years old, he wanted to be DCIS ABE 22 an architect / an explorer. 5 In 1953, when Edmund was { . : +) alia acld ihe dimbedithe: My favourite character in the story is | highest cliff / mountain | in the world. My favourite part of the story is when | Dap | | think this biography is because { I give the story 10Lesson 4 © complete the questions. Write the answers. (See Pu 's Book page 18.) 1 Which is the wident (wide) river in the world? It’ the Amazon: 2 Which is _ (hot) desert in the world?__ 3 Which is__ (deep) ocean in the world? 4 Which is (smelly) frog in the world? 5) Which i (dangerous) shark in the world? @ Read and write. Be a grammar detective! Superlative adjectives + When an adjective has got 1 syllable we add ‘est’. e.g. long > the longest deep > the deepest NB if the adjective ends consonant + vowel + consonant, we double ba. the final consonant e.g. big > the biggest + When an adjective has got 2 syllables and ends eg. noisy > the noisiest + When an adjective has got 3 or more syllables we use most | e.g. venomous > the most venomous -y.we change the y toi Adjective Superlative Adjective Superlative cold the colder __ dangerous easy 5 hot intelligent scary @B order the sentences. Listen and check. 1 What / world / is / the / the / highest / in / mountain /? 2 highest / world / The / the / Mount Everest / in / mountain / is 3 is/What/ world / the / the / widest / in/ river /? 4 The / river /the / world / widest / is / Amazon / the / in 5 What / populated / country / is / most / the / in / world / the / ? 6 The/the/China/ most / country / world / populated / in / isLesson 5 oot fae @®D Find and circle. Complete and say. Write the words in rest! nstiF the correct column. Listen and check. (short, musical) ciPl[ElQ[R|S[e|T|s] [LUH(N)M/B|P/B/O|T) [cfefsleielricjR} VIS|AIN/E|G Glo Uw D/P|Y|G)H|N JA PI FJE;E|D|G [s E|S|TIE |T {t iT Ts H M J/O|T This bird's _nediy isn’t the Jest! fst! but it’s the pesithe wos «ht aah and the , and it’s a lovely place to © write questions. Write the answers. (See Pupil's Book page 19.) 1 tan Whe ithe tallest? Livin the tallest, 2 (creative) 3 (young) 4 (sporty) 5 6 (young, scientific) __ ©O Write about you and your friends. Tell your family about your friends at "school. (young) Daniel i» the younger nerbow www chads, (sporty) (creative) (tall) (scientific) (old) OunRwna(OCC MA oth ag =) Lesson 6 & © Read and answer the questions. (See Pupil’s Book page 20.) 1. What is unusual about many birds in New Zealand? ee sense What type of bird isa kakapo? How heavy is the kakapo? 2) What is special about the blue penguin? \s a kiwi’s egg bigger or smaller than a chicken’s egg? 2: 3 4 5 6 How long is the incubation of a kiwi’s egg? = Listen and number. Write the countries. Complete the sentence. My favourite bird in my country is Lesson 7 Everyday cl © Gl Read and complete the dialogue in your own words. Act out. chat You: Look. The view from up here is (1) Friend: Yes, it is. What's that big white building over there? You: That's the (2) mis of it, you can see (3) Friend: Oh yes. And what's that over there, on the (4) And on the right You: Those are the hills where we went yesterday and hada (5)i Cateye ling Les: © son 8 Complete the definitions. (See Pupil’s Book page 22.) (Qolcano magma summit base lava 1 2 3 4 5 ——Maguna. is hot liquid rock under the surface of the earth. Aa is a hole in the surface of the planet where hot liquid rock can escape. is hot liquid rock that comes from a volcano. The top of a volcano is called the 5s The bottom of a volcano is called the [i Read the questions. Write the answers. (See Pupil’s Book page 22.) Ask and say. 1 What type of volcano cannot erupt again? 2 What type of volcano erupts quite often? 3 What type of volcano erupted a long time ago, but can erupt again? 4 Where is the tallest volcano in the world? 5. Where is the tallest mountain in our solar system? @B® listen and circle. Becky is asking Scott about a volcano near his town. Scott lives near a volcano called a)(@ount Tongarir®) b) Mount Ollivier The volcano is part of a national park a) on North Island _b) on South Island The volcano isn’t the biggest in New Zealand, but itis a) 1,978m high b) 1,988m high The volcano erupted in a) November 2012 b) September 2010 From 1897 to 2012 the volcano was a)dormant b) extinct 1 2 3 4 5 . Tell your family.@®} write the questions from Becky's project and guess the answers. Listen and check. the / What's / world / island / biggest /in / the / ? @) Greenland b) Jamaica ¢) Ireland highest / What's / the / waterfall / in / world / the /? @) Victoria Falls in Africa b) Angel Falls in South America ©) Niagara Falls in North America Scotland / the / is / most / populated / Which / city /in /? a) Edinburgh b) Glasgow ¢) Aberdeen, @ Research and prepare the questions for your quiz. My superlative quiz is about My questions: What is Think! © Think of two possible (inco! answers for each question. Writing and presentation tips © Before each possible answer, use a), b) an Remember! * Short adjectives: big — the bi * Long adjectives: populated most populatedUnit review and self-assessment @2 Listen and number. Write the names of the geographical features. 1 Lia: scientific x tall v Li 2. Stanley: young ¥ scientific v Stanley, and 3 Tom: young x short ¥ Tonw but 4 Jane: creative x sporty ¥ Janey but Lia: creative ¥ musical x Lio but w@P> complete the questions. ide hot heavy neisy venomous wide Is the howler monkey the noisiest animal in the world? Yes, itis. Correct! What's _____ desert in the world? It’s the Sahara in Africa. Correct! What's parrot in the world? It’s the kakapo in New Zealand. Correct! What's_______animal in the world? It’s the box jellyfish. Correct! And now, for 1000 points, your final question. What's river in the world? pO roa rep aD B_ I'mnot sure. Is it the Nile? A No, I'm sorry. It isn’t! The Amazon is river. @©) Read and write the answers. (See Pupil's Book page 20.) ? ‘® What's the capital of New Zealand? 2 Who are the indigenous people of New Zealand? ‘® Whatare the official languages of New Zealand? ® What's the population of New Zealand? ‘5 What is New Zealand money called? €) Label the volcano. (See Pupil’s Book page 22.) Explain. Lookandcrcle. @ @ @ @ @ Assess your work in Unit 2. Complete your Tiger Tracks Progress Journal for Unit 2.Song 2: My superhero Read and match. @ Listen and check. Some superheroes can climb: and the trees. Some superheroes can fly ee a thousand kilos. Some can jump across mountains high. Some can save the forests into walls. ‘Some superheroes can catch waterfalls. Some superheroes can crash volcanoes. Some can lift in the sky. Some can stop erupting the seas. © order the words and write sentences. @ Listen and check. ‘i cannot / My / best / climb / friend My best friend cannot clin, strong / He /isn't fly / cannot / He is/ But/ best / very / friend / kind / my know / most / kindest / He's / the / generous / person /| 6 best / my / My / friend / superhero / is. © write about your best friend. ‘My best friend My Tiger Tracks song score. = - = mm Give a score. Cross out the extra words and complete the sentence. I give this song _/10. Hove / like / don’t like this song because ‘A picture of my best friendUnit 2 © Look and write. b= yevall setder taerfwila nraitorsfe Iffic valley e a calvono andisl evac lacrieg tmnouani ganre ©) Match the sentences to the words. 1 Aplace between two hills. a island 2 Aplace surrounded by sea. b rainforest 3. This is made out of ice. © cave 4 It doesn’t rain very often here. di dliffs 5. This is where a river falls off a mountain. volcano 6 Lots of tropical plants grow here. f desert 7 The Alps are an example of this. g glacier 8 This can be inside a mountain. h_ mountain range 9 These are often by the sea. i waterfall 10. This can be active or dormant. j valleyGrammar Reference Unit 2 Superlative adjectives Grammar presentation Short superlative adjectives (with est) ® Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand. © The largest volcano in New Zealand is called Mount Ruapehu. © The howler monkey is the noisiest animal in the world. The kakapo is the heaviest species of parrot. Long superlative adjectives (with most) © The Waitomo Caves are one of the most popular tourist attractions in New Zealand, © The most venomous animal in the world is the box jellyfish. * The Moa was a big bird. It lived in New Zealand, The most interesting fact about the Moa is that it didn’t have any wings. Grammar check Match the adjectives to their opposites. Orr) OCemenns) @ Cea) © nee) © Gites) © Cons) © Comrie) Oona > © write the superlative adjectives. Short adjectives boring difficult interes expensive© Look at the information about the books. Then read and circle. GOODY Long or short? 91 pages 237 pages 380 pages 158 pages ais 4 a = geo 70 5/10 sno 10/10 ring? - ak Difficult or easy? kK ek * Cheap or | expensive? 7 bs - os soe = very difficult = very easy The blue book is the most interesting /¢fie most borindpbook. The yellow book is the longest / the shortest book. The purple book is the easiest / the most difficult book. 4. The red book is the cheapest / the most expensive book. wn © complete the sentences. 1 The yellow ___ book is the easiest book. 2 The_____book is the most expensive book. 3 The_____ book is the shortest book. 4 The_____ book is the most interesting book. ©) complete the sentences to make them true. Use superlative adjectives. tall feng high deep 1 The Nile is the longest ___river in the world. 2. Mount Everest iss mountain in the world. 3. The Pacific Ocean is ‘ocean in the world. 4 The giraffe is animal in the world. © what do you think? Write. 4 Ithinkthe = _is the most interesting animal in the world. 2. I think the most popular building in my town is the Ff® Reading 2 @© Rea. Visit Kenya the most exciting Colo lel ah ie AL Bee aor See Mount Kilimanjaro Mount Kilimanjaro is in Tanzania but you can see it when you're in Kenya. It’s a volcano and it's the highest mountain in Africa. The weather in Kenya is always hot but there's always snow on Mount Kilimanjaro! Stay in Nairobi Nairobi, the biggest city in Kenya, has got hundreds of shops and "san, cafés. Explore the city and stay in one of its wonderful hotels. Go to the beach Kenya has got more than 500 kilometres of beautiful beaches. The sand is white and the sea is blue! You can go swimming, snorkelling or surfing. Go on safari Kenya has got many National Parks, where you can see fantastic animals. See the ‘big five’ buffalo, lions, elephants, leopards and rhinos. Stay at a campsite or in a hotel. Visit Lake Turkana, the biggest lake in Kenya Go fishing by boat, or visit Central Island and see the dangerous crocodiles!@ Find the words in the text. Write. © Read the text and complete the sentences. Write one adjective on each line. fantastic beautifs! dangerous wonderful hot Kenyo’s beaches are beautiful _. The crocodiles in Lake Turkana are 1 2 3. The hotels in Nairobi are 4 The weather in Kenya is 5 The animals in the National Parks are ©) Answer the questions. What's the name of the highest mountain in Africa? Mount KUumanjaro __ What's the name of the biggest city in Kenya? What's the name of the biggest lake in Kenya? What's the name of the island where you can see crocodiles? What can you always see on Mount Kilimanjaro? aurwn What do you think is the most interesting thing to do in Kenya?Talking about a country o Number the continents on the map. Africa Antarctica Asia Australasia Europe North America South America Nousune Choose a country and find out about it. Draw the flag. Write notes. Countr. Continent: Population: Languages: Other interesting information: ©) Match the questions and answers. 1 What country did you find out about? \ a Blue, yellow and red. 2. What continent is it in? b French and Arabic. 3 What colours are on the flag? © Chad. 4 What's the population? d_ There is an enormous lake called 5 What languages do people speak Lake Chad. there? e Africa. 6 What else do you know about it? f Million. ® [PMH Ask and answer questions about the country you found out about. Use the questions in Activity 3.Study Skills 2 Understanding new words in a text @ Look quickly at this text. What's it about? ‘The warthog is in the same family as the pig, but its appearance is different. A warthog has got lots of hair on its back, but most of its body is bald. It's got four sharp tusks on its head. Warthogs are very swift vunners. They can move at more than 40 km per hour. ‘They eat plants and roots. When it’s hot, they love to sit on the ground and cover their bodies with mud! When you read a text, try to guess the meanings of words ‘that you don’t know. Use the context to help you guess. Read the text. Don’t use your dictionary. Circle five words that you don’t know. Use the other information in the sentence to help you guess the meaning. ©) check your answers to Activity 2 in your dictionary. Remember: When you read « text, don’t look up every new word in your jary. If you do that, you read very s--o-w--y!