CLIL A  Unit 4

Focus on Geography: The journey of a river

1 Look at the diagram. Read the text about the 2 Complete the sentences with words from
journey of a river. Complete the text with 1–5 to the text.
the words in the box. 1 A river usually begins in
 .
end ​
sides ​
smaller rivers ​
start waterfall
2 The river becomes as smaller
rivers join it.
The source or (1)  of a river is 3 Sometimes rivers can make a  .
on high land, usually in the hills. At this stage 4 The land gets nearer the sea.
the river is quite small. Then (2)  5 The river usually ends at
called ‘tributaries’ join the main river and make it  .
bigger. The river runs over hard and soft rock. As
it runs downhill, it removes the soft rock and this 3 Choose a river in your country and answer
can form a (3)  . As the river gets the questions.
nearer to the sea, the land is lower and the 1 Where is the source of the river?
(4)  or banks of the river are
usually flat. The river forms an estuary When the 2 Are there any tributaries? What are their
river gets nearer to the sea, it is deep and wide. names?
The mouth is the (5)  of the river
where it joins the sea. 3 Where is the mouth of the river?

4 Name any interesting places on the river, e.g.
a town or city.

Source

Waterfall

Bank

Mouth

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