UNIT 9

NATURE
Presentation Subtitle
 Unit 9 Division
▪ Lesson 9.1 : GREEN LIVING

▪ Lesson 9.2 : INTO THE WILD

▪ Lesson 9.3 : IT COULD BE BECAUSE…

▪ Lesson 9.4: DVD View: THE NORTHERN LIGHTS

❖ Skills tackled in lesson 9.1 : Green Living(p.88)

⮚Nature Vocabulary
⮚Reading text about green ideas
⮚Comparatives/Superlatives
⮚Writing about the environment
 Vocabulary : Nature (p.88):
• Mountain range = a chain of mountains. )such as :Alps, Himalayas…etc.)
• Lake = a large area of fresh water ,surrounded by land.
• Waterfall = a place where water flows over the edge of a steep, high cliff , and falls
into a pool below. ( such as :Niagara waterfalls…etc.)
• River = a large natural water stream . (such as :Nile, Amazon….etc.)

• Desert = a dry land with no water. )such as :Sahara deserts…etc.)

• Ocean = a large sea . (such as :Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean…etc.)
• Rain forest = a thick forest of tall trees found in areas with heavy rain.
(such as (Amazon…etc.)
 ⮚ Vocabulary Exercises:

- A rain forest is a thick

forest of tall trees found
in areas with heavy rain .
Mountain range Waterfall
- A lake is a large area of
fresh water , surrounded by
land.

- Answer ex.1.B in the

student’s book (p.88) for
more exercises on
vocabulary .

desert Rain forest lake

⮚ Reading Text : Great Green Ideas : (p.88)
 GRAMMAR
(COMPARATIVES & SUPERLATIVES)
◦ Grammar: Comparatives
Rules :
-Use Comparatives to compare two things,people
or situations.
-With short adjectives, add (– er ) or (-ier) to the
end of the adjective + (than).
Example:
-A car is faster than A bike.
(Fast is a short adjective with one vowel &syllable).
Rules:
-Withlonger adjectives , use more /less
+adjective+than +the rest of the sentence.
Example:
-My sister is more beautiful than my friend.
( beautiful is a long adjective with more than one vowel
and syllable).
Exception:
-Some adjectives are exceptions,such as:
Good…….better than
Bad………worse than
◦ Grammar:Superlatives
Rules:
-Use the superlative adjective to say which is the
biggest ,the best,…etc in a group.
-With short adjectives, use the +add –est to the end
of the adjective.
Example:
-The lion is the strongest animal in the forest.
(Strong is a short adjective with one vowel and
syllable).
+the rest of the sentence.

Example:
-For many school students, Math is the most difficult
subject.
(Difficult is a long adjective with more than one vowel &
syllable).

Note :
-Some adjectives are exceptions,such as:
Good …..the best
Bad……..the worst

-For adjectives that end in (-y), change the (-y) to (-i).

Example : happy – happier than – the happiest
⮚ Grammar Exercises:

- Eating at home is cheaper than eating in restaurants.

- Gold is more expensive than silver.

- For more exercises on grammar, answer ex.5.A & ex.6.A

in the student’s book(p.89) & ex.9.1 in the language
bank(p.145).

- Follow this link for more on comparative & superlative :

https://youtu.be/k8LGsFGT4O0
Writing ( Similar Sounding Words)
• (Your) is the second person possessive
Tip 1: adjective, used to describe something as
belonging to you. Your is always
followed by a noun or gerund.
• This is your book.

• (You’re) is the contraction of "you are"

and is often followed by the present
participle (verb form ending in -ing).
• You’re beautiful.
Writing ( Similar Sounding Words)

Tip 2: • Where can be an interrogative word, an

adverb or a conjunction. It has to do
with directions.
• Where is the library?

• Wear is also a verb but has to do with

clothes or fatigue.
• I will wear my clothes.
Writing ( Similar Sounding Words)

Tip 3:
• To is a preposition with several meanings, including
“toward” and “until.”
• They will go to the park.
• Too is an adverb that can mean “excessively” or “also”.
• This dress is too expensive.

• Two is a number.
• There are two balls in the garden.

• NOTE: (two) is pronounced the same as (to) and

(too), but it can't be used instead of either of them
because it's a number.
Writing
(Similar Sounding Words)
Tip 4: • Right is an adjective, means "righteous,
correct, or appropriate"; as a noun, it
means “that which is just or legal”.
• This time use the right form.

• Write is a verb .It means “to inscribe

or compose”.
• I will write this letter again.
Writing
(Similar Sounding Words)
Tip 5:
• A sea is a large saltwater body, usually
partly or wholly surrounded by land.
• We swam in the sea.

• The verb see can mean “view,”

“witness,” or “understand.”
• We went to see a movie.
Writing
Similar Sounding Words
◦ There is an existential pronoun for distance.It
Tip 6: means the opposite of here; “at that place.”
◦ He asked me to go there.

◦ Their is a possessive pronoun .It means

“belongs to them.”
◦ They didn’t want to see all of their hard
work go to waste.

◦ They're is a contraction of “they are” or

“they were.”
◦ They’re going to a party tomorrow.
-For more exercises on writing, answer
ex.8.A & ex.8.B in the student’s
book(p.89) .
❖ Skills tackled in lesson 9.2 : Into the Wild(p.90)
⮚The Outdoors Vocabulary
⮚Reading passage about an experience in the wild
⮚Articles
Vocabulary :The Outdoors (p.90)
• Rural area = A place in the countryside.
• Natural beauty = a place in the countryside which is very beautiful.
• Beautiful scenery = natural features that you can see that are very pretty.
• National park = land which is protected by the government because it is very pretty
and people can visit it.
• Wildlife centre =A building/place used for the study and protection of animals and
plants that people can visit.
• Tropical rainforest = A hot, wet area of very tall trees.
• Geographical features = Natural parts of the land such as (mountains, lakes).
• Fresh air = Clean air found in areas which are not polluted.
 ⮚ Vocabulary Exercises:

• A fresh air is clean air found

in areas which are not
polluted.
Geographical Features Tropical Rainforest • A tropical rainforest is a
hot, wet area of very tall
trees.

- Answer ex.2.A in the

student’s book(p.90) for more
exercises on vocabulary .

Wildlife Centre Rural Area

⮚ Reading Text : anaconda : (p.90)
 • Howling : making a long, loud crying
READING: sound.

anaconda!
Reading passage vocabulary • Hot and humid : warm and wet.

• A clearing : a space with no trees.

• Staring : looking at something for a long

time without moving your eyes.

• Froze with fear : stopped moving and

stayed very still because you were afraid.

• Sink into the ground) idiom): go down

into the ground.
GRAMMAR
(ARTICLES)
Usages of (a/an) Rules
• Before singular nouns
• I travelled on a boat.
• The first time we mention the
thing/person
• A huge Anaconda snake.
• Before job titles (in general)
• With a guide
Usages of (the)
Rules
• Before nouns when there’s only one:
• The Moon

• Before the names of some places:

• In the Amazon in Peru

• If we have already mentioned the

thing/person (the listener knows which one):
• The snake was very hungry.

• In some phrases with prepositions:

• On the first day
• In the wild
• On the left
Use no article Rules
• Before most cities, countries and
continents:
• I was on a trip in Argentina
• Before plural nouns:
• Covered in mosquitos
• To talk about general types or groups
of things:
• Tropical birds
• In some phrases with prepositions:
• For lunch
• For months
• On one occasion
 -Answer ex.7.A & ex.8 in the student’s book(p.91)
and the language bank(p.145) for more exercises
on articles.

- For more information on articles, visit this channel:

https://youtu.be/8rrbrucTJHA
❖ Skills tackled in lesson 9.3 : It Could Be
Because…..(p.92)
⮚Animals Vocabulary
⮚Function : Making guesses
⮚Learn To: Give yourself time to think
Vocabulary: It could be because…(p.92)
⮚Animals
• Wild = an animal or plant) living or growing in the natural environment; not
domesticated or cultivated. . ( e.g. jaguar, cheetah , monkey, lion).
• Insect = a small arthropod animal that has six legs and generally one or two pairs of
wings. ( e.g. Mosquito ,fly ,butterfly ,bee ).
• Domestic/farm = an area of land and its buildings used for growing crops and
rearing animals, typically under the control of one owner or manager. ( e.g. Cat
,cow , sheep , chicken ,dog).
• Reptile = a vertebrate animal of a class that includes snakes, lizards, crocodiles,
turtles, and tortoises. ( e.g. snake ,crocodile , lizard).
Wild Reptiles

Insect Domestic
Function It’s possible= It’s not possible=
Making guesses
It could be It can’t be

It might be It’s definitely not

Maybe

Perhaps
⮚ Function Exercises:
-Speaker A: What’s the world’s biggest fish?
-Speaker B: It can’t be a whale because whales aren’t fish.

-Speaker A: What’s the largest bird?

-Speaker B : Maybe it’s an ostrich because they are often taller than humans.

-For more exercises on function, answer ex.5.A & ex.6.A in the student’s
book(pp.92-93) and ex.9.3 in the language bank (p.145).
Learn To:
GIVE YOURSELF TIME TO THINK

⮚Phrases
• I’m not sure
• Let me think
• It’s hard to say
• That’s a good question
⮚ Learn to Exercises:

1-Why do we use rats after an earthquake? I’m not sure.

2-Why do some prisons use abandoned dogs? Let me think.

-Answer ex.7 &8.A in the student’s book(p.93) for more exercises.

❖ Lesson 9.4 : THE NORTHERN LIGHTS(p.94)
(DVD View)
DVD View Vocabulary (ex.3A,p.94)
• Tropical = hot and wet climate

• Uncertain = not definitely good or bad

• Elusive = difficult to find

• Astonishing = amazing

• Essential = necessary

• Patient = happy to wait (maybe for a long time)

 DVD View Exercises (p.94):
3A) Read sentences a) –f).Match the words in bold to words in
the box below with a similar meaning.

Amazing-difficult to find-necessary-not definitely good or

bad-hot and wet climate-happy to wait(maybe for a long time)

a) “ As a little girl , I lived in the steamy heat of tropical Malaysia ”. hot and wet climate
b) “ The weather near Tromso is uncertain ”. not definitely good or bad
-Answer the rest of the exercise in your student’s book.
-For more on wildlife and rainforests , follow this link : https://youtu.be/3vijLre760w
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