Lesson goal: Students can describe landscapes and talk about their experiences in nature using Have you ever…? and the Present Perfect.
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Lesson plan
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Warm-up
Questions to get the student talking and lead into the topic.
- Do you prefer the sea or the mountains?
- Is there a river or a lake near your home?
- Where do you like walking?
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New words
Meet the words and practise them in games.
CrosswordWheel of fortunemountain · river · forest · lake · field · hill · valley · island · beach · coast · waterfall · desert · cave · countryside · sea
All words in the set - 3
Exercises
The lesson's words in context. Only you see the answers.
- Multiple choice
Have you ever ___ in a lake?
swimswamswum - Multiple choice
I ___ never seen a waterfall.
havehasam - Multiple choice
Which word means land with water all around it?
islandvalleyfield - Multiple choice
"Have you ever been to a desert?" — "No, I ___."
haven'tdidn'tdon't - Fill the gap
We have ___ (climb) this hill three times.
Answer: climbed - Fill the gap
Bats sleep in a dark ___ during the day.
Answer: cave - Fill the gap
___ your grandparents ever lived in the countryside?
Answer: Have - True / false
Read: "I love nature. I have climbed two mountains, and I have swum in the sea many times. But I have never seen a real waterfall or a desert. Next summer my family is going to visit a big waterfall in the mountains." The writer has seen a desert.
Answer: False - True / false
Read: "I love nature. I have climbed two mountains, and I have swum in the sea many times. But I have never seen a real waterfall or a desert. Next summer my family is going to visit a big waterfall in the mountains." The writer has swum in the sea.
Answer: True - Discussion question
Tell me about a beautiful place in nature you have been to.
Sample answer: I have been to Lake Naroch in Belarus. The water was clean and blue, and we walked in the forest every day.
- Multiple choice
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Speaking
The student answers using the new words.
- Have you ever slept in a tent in the forest?
- Would you like to live in the countryside? Why or why not?
- What is the most beautiful place in nature you have ever seen?
- Which is better for a holiday: the beach or the mountains?
- 5
Review
A quiz on the lesson's words. With a student, it's homework on their link.
Quiz