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The natural world

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1 Prepare for your next lesson

In the next lesson you are going to talk about the natural world. Look at the words below.

Land and sea Natural disasters

jungle, forest, island, avalanche, drought, forest fire,
hill, mountain, valley, flood, tsunami,
desert, plain, tornado, hurricane, snowstorm,
sea, ocean, lake, lagoon volcanic eruption, earthquake
waterfall, river, stream
geyser, glacier, iceberg,
volcano, cave

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2 Conversation questions
Discuss any of the questions below.

1. Describe your country's landscape.

2. Which areas of your country are interesting for visitors? When is the best time to visit?
3. Which parts of the world would you like to visit? Why?
4. Have you ever climbed a mountain? How difficult was it?
5. What examples are there of natural disasters?
6. What kind of natural disasters are common in your country?
7. Have you ever been in a natural disaster?
8. How are families affected by disasters?
9. How can we protect the environment?
10. What happens when we remove forests?
11. What can we do to protect forests?
12. Can we prepare in advance to cope with disasters?

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