Hot Spot 3

‘Islands in danger’ Webquest

The best time to use this Webquest is at the end of module 3.

Part 1: Islands of the World!

Go to this website and do Exercises 1 and 2 below:

www.alamy.com

Exercise 1

There are a lot of islands and island groups around the world.
Enter the codes in bold below into the search engine, and click on ‘Search’.
Move your mouse over each picture. Where were they taken? Complete the
sentences below.

1. A823EF is a picture of a cathedral on the island of __________.

2. B82WDN is a picture of someone scuba diving in the __________ Islands.
3. B325F1 is a picture of some people on a beach in the __________.
4. A7XY3K is a picture of two people swimming in the sea in the __________.
5. AJFJPA is a picture of a beach and palm trees in the __________.
6. AECT6Y is a picture of a man in a boat on the island of __________.

Exercise 2

On the same website, enter the word ‘Tuvalu’ into the search engine.
Look at the pictures. Then answer these questions with a friend in your class.

(1) Draw the Tuvalu flag above.

(2) Where do you think Tuvalu is?
(3) What activities do you think you can do on Tuvalu?
(4) Would you like to visit Tuvalu? Why / Why not?
(5) What problems do you think people on Tuvalu might have?

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Exercise 3

Now go to this website.

http://www.playkidsgames.com/games/mapper/default.htm#

Click on the Map It! link and enter the island names from Exercises 1 and 2
into the search box and complete the sentences below.

1. _______________ are to the east of Africa.

2. _______________ are to the west of Africa.
3. _______________ is in the Pacific Ocean.
4. _______________ are near Sri Lanka.
5. _______________ is to the north of New Zealand.
6. _______________ is between Europe and Africa.
7. _______________ are near America.

Just for fun…

Click on the Satellite button to see what these islands look like from space!

Part 2: Tuvalu!

Tuvalu has some big problems as a result of climate change and global
warming. Before you do this part, ask your teacher what these expressions
mean.

Now go to this website, watch the video and do exercises 1 and 2.

http://www.vimeo.com/4997847

Exercise 1

Choose the best words in bold to complete these sentences. Sometimes you
will read the answer, and sometimes you will hear it.

1. Tuvalu is in danger because the sea is rising / falling.

2. Tuvalu has high tides and bad floods for three / six months each year.
3. Tuvaluan children learn about climate change at primary / secondary
school.
4. More than 4000 Tuvaluans live in Australia / New Zealand.
5. Makalini Jerry has two sons / daughters who have left Tuvalu.
6. Nearly one quarter (25%) / one third (33%) of Tuvaluans have left Tuvalu.
7. Mila and Niua left Tuvalu 10 months / years ago.
8. Mila says money / family is very important in New Zealand.
9. Imported food is very cheap / expensive in Tuvalu.
10. Reverend Suamalie thinks it is important for children to remember their
language / friends.

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Exercise 2

People who move from Tuvalu to New Zealand find that their life is very
different. Write 3 or 4 sentences to describe how or why it is different. You can
use information from the video, or you can use your own ideas.

(Example: It is colder in New Zealand than it is in Tuvalu.)

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Answers

Part 1

Exercise 1

1. Malta, 2. Canary, 3. Maldives, 4. Bahamas, 5. Seychelles, 6. Vanuatu

Exercise 3

1. The Seychelles, 2. The Canary Islands, 3. Vanatu, 4. The Maldives, 5.

Tuvalu, 6. Malta, 7. The Bahamas

Part 2

Exercise 1

1. rising, 2. six, 3. primary, 4. New Zealand, 5. sons, 6. one third (33%),

7. years 8. money, 9. expensive, 10. language

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Teacher’s notes for using search engines and links:

Part 1 Exercise 1
Students enter the codes into the search engine. Each code brings up a
photograph. Students move their mouse over the picture, and a caption
appears which tells them where the picture was taken. They do not need to
click on the pictures.
To bring up the next picture, they enter the next code. They do not need to go
back on their browser.

Part 1 Exercise 2
Entering Tuvalu into the search engine brings up pictures of the island group.

Part 2 Exercise 1
When students open this website, they play the video by clicking on the play
key in the bottom left corner of the video image (they should make sure the
sound is turned up). They should then move their mouse away from the video
image: the video ‘controls’ disappear when they do this, but reappear when
the mouse is moved back over the image. Most of the answers they need
appear as text on the video screen, but they will also need to listen out for
others. Students can pause the video if it is too fast for them.

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