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    CLIL: Geography

    Deserts and rainforests


    1 Read and complete the text below.

    animals biggest cactus night small tail travel

    Deserts cover about 30% of the land on Earth. The (1)_______________ desert is the Sahara desert in North Africa.

    Many deserts are very hot during the day and very cold during the (2)_______________. Deserts get very little rain, but

    some species of plants survive in the desert. The most famous desert plant is the (3)_______________. There are also

    animals in the desert. Most desert animals are (4)_______________. There are spiders and scorpions. Scorpions use

    their sharp, venomous (5)_______________ to kill their prey. There are also lizards and snakes. One of the most

    dangerous snakes is the rattlesnake. There are also some big (6)______________ like the camel. Camels are very

    important in the desert because people use them to (7)_______________. Some desert animals do not drink water; they

    get water from their food.

    2 Unscramble the sentences.

    1. live / Native Amazonians / in the Amazon rainforest


    _________________________________________________________.

    2. in houses / They live / mad of wood and plants


    _________________________________________________________.

    3. is the biggest rainforest / The amazon rainforest / in the world


    _________________________________________________________.
    FYI: The Amazon Rainforest
    4. of birds / 20% of the world's species / live in the Amazon rainforest Size: Approx. 5,000,000 km2
    _________________________________________________________. Weather: Warm and humid
    Plants: Trees, lianas, palm trees,
    5. a lot of insects, plants / and mammals / There are also grass
    Animals: anteaters, eagles, frogs,
    _________________________________________________________. iguanas, jaguars, owls, parrots,
    piranhas, snakes, turtles
    6. big areas of the rainforest / every year / People destroy
    _________________________________________________________.

    7. produces / about 20% of the Earth's oxygen / The Amazon rainforest


    _________________________________________________________.

    8. longest / in the world / The Amazon river is the second


    _________________________________________________________.
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    9. the Amazon rainforest / is a road that crosses / The Trans-Amazonian Highway


    _________________________________________________________.

    10. 4,800 km / It is / long


    _________________________________________________________.
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