Lesson 2 - Unit 2 - River use

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Unit 2 - Rivers

Today's Lesson 

To do

• Homework check: worksheet 'river system plus intropage.
• Do discussion questions p.8
• Read page 10/11 together
• Task: research 'The Nile'
• Notes: River use 
• Homework: discussion questions page 10 (lesson 2)

Goals 

By the end of this lesson:

• you have learned about the largest river on earth 'The Nile'
• you know it's location
• you can think of 3 things that 'The Nile' river is used for.

Homework check

Lesson 1: disccussion questions

let's do these first!

Lesson 2. Rivers matter - Reading

Research task

how many interesting facts can 

YOU find?

How much information can we find here about the Nile river?

write in your notebook

Notes lesson 2

People can use rivers for:

1. Recreation (sports or leisure)

2. Food (fishing)

3. Watering crops by using IRRIGATION

4. Drinking water / washing

5. Transportation (boats)

6. Electricity (dams) 

                                 Lesson 2. Rivers matter

Discussion questions

Homework:

1.  Answer the discussion questions from page 10. 

2. Translate the keywords from page 10

3. Find one interesting fact about the Nile

Homework:

1. Answer the discussion questions from page 10 in full sentences.

2. Translate the keywords from page 10, and make a nice English sentence with each of them.

3. Find three interesting facts about the Nile.

4. Find general information about the Aswandam.

Homework:

1. Answer the discussion questions from page 10 in full sentences.

2. Translate the keywords from page 10, and make a nice English sentence with each of them.

3. Find three interesting facts about the Nile.

4. Find general information about the Aswandam and write that down.

5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of  hydro-electricity and their dams?