5. Unit 12 - Life in the Desert

A. Watch the Video

B. Complete the chart with information from the video

Top 10 – Deserts in the World
#	Name of the Desert	Location
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

C. Complete the chart with information from the READER

Name of the Desert	Location	Temperature	Animals	Plants
Antarctic Desert
Atacama Desert
Sahara Desert

D. Complete the sentences with words from the box

hottest – windiest – driest – biggest – coldest

1. Sahara is the ___________ desert.
2. Antarctic is the ___________ desert.
3. Atacama is the ___________ desert.
4. Sahara is the ___________ desert.
5. Antarctic is the ___________ desert.

E. Write and complete the senteces with the correct COMPARATIVE form

1. Tokyo is  than Shanghai.  (large)

2. Europe is  than South America.  (small)

3. The Amazon river is  than the Mississipi river.  (long)

4. Antarctica is  than Africa.  (cold)

5. The Caspian sea is  than lake Michigan.  (deep)

6. Gold is  than silver.  (expensive)

7.  Reality TV programmes are  than chat shows.  (interesting)

8.  Science is difficult but Maths is .  (difficult)

9.  I think that Halle Berry is  than Sharon Stone.  (beautiful)

10. Tigers are  than crocodiles.  (dangerous)

F. Write and complete the senteces with the correct SUPERLATIVE form

1. The Atacama desert, in Chile, is the  place in the world.  (dry)

2. Mount Everest is the  mountain on Earth.  (tall)

3. Roe River, in Montana, USA, is the  river in the world.  (short)

4. Lake Titicaca is the  navigable lake in the world.  (high)

5. The  place on Earth is El Azizia, Lybia.  (hot)
6. Bears are the  animals.  (dangerous)

7. rio de Janeiro is one of the  cities in the world.  (beautiful)

8. The Bugatti Veyron is the  and  car.   (powerful)  (expensive)

9. American Idol is the  TV show in America.  (popular)

10. Bungee jump is one of the  adventures.  (exciting)