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Azione 1 –Inglese come L2- La lingua per studiare

Disciplina: Geografia Livello: A2 – B1

LA MONTAGNA

Gruppo 2

Autori: Conti Federica, inglese Gatti Flora, Ranzolin Agnese, Salmaso Gianna

Prerequisiti:

• Riconoscere e distinguere gli ambienti naturali.

• Conoscenza linguistica: A2/B1 ( livello 2 di base)

Obiettivi didattici:

• Riconoscere la montagna come rilievo della superficie terrestre.

• Denominare con i termini specifici le parti della montagna.

• Conoscere gli elementi che caratterizzano la montagna.

• Conoscere come la montagna è rappresentata nelle carte geografiche.

• Saper definire l’ambiente della montagna con riferimento alla flora e alla fauna.

• Conoscere gli elementi antropici della montagna.

Metodologia:

L’ Unità Didattica consiste in una prima parte di introduzione all’argomento con la lettura

guidata di un fumetto in cui sono contenuti termini relativi alla montagna.

Seguono le informazioni geografiche inerenti gli elementi che costituiscono l’ambiente

montagna. Gli argomenti sono stati affrontati con brevi testi espositivi, immagini, tabelle,

schemi, foto ed attività pratiche che ne semplificano la comprensione.

Gli obiettivi mirano a stimolare la produzione orale e scritta ed a fornire all’alunno spunti

di ricerca personale.

Attività di motivazione:

• E’ consigliabile introdurre l’Unità con una storia a fumetti che susciti l’interesse

sull’argomento.

Approfondimenti:

• L’altitudine.

• Le piante e gli animali in relazione all’altitudine.

Note :

Accanto ad ogni consegna c’è il simbolo corrispondente per facilitarne la comprensione.

Le tabelle delle pagine 22 /23 / 24 possono essere stampate su carta lucida per poterle

sovrapporre ed avere così la rappresentazione completa della flora e della fauna nelle

diverse altitudini.

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SOMMARIO

Legenda dei simboli pag. 3

Fumetto pag. 4

The earth and its areas pag. 7

The mountain pag. 8

Glossary pag. 9

The mountain ( text) pag. 10

Test pag. 11

Activity “Let’s make a mountain with play-doh” pag. 12

Activity “Let’s make a mountain with paper” pag. 13

The origin of mountains pag.14

Glosssary pag. 15

Test pag. 16

The Altitude pag. 18

The mountain on the map pag. 19

Test pag. 20

The mountain ( text) pag. 21

Tables pag. 22

Picture words pag. 25

Test pag. 29

Mountain life ( text) pag. 31

Picture of the life in the mountains pag. 32

Exercise: “Activities in the mountains pag. 33

Exercise “Look and tell” pag. 35

Exercise “Complete the descrtption” pag. 39

Exercise “Listen and understand” pag. 40

Test pag. 41

Bibliografia pag. 44

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LEGENDA DEI SIMBOLI DELLE CONSEGNE.

All’inizio di ogni attività che devi svolgere trovi questi simboli che ti spiegano cosa

devi fare.

� = Read

� = Write and /o colour

� = look

� = cut

COME ON !

AFTER THE FOREST WE WILL START CLIMBING…….

IT’S SO HARD TO CLIMB UP

A MOUNTAIN.........

… … ….. TO GET TO THE SUMMIT

FINALLY… THIS IS AN UPLAND

CAN WE STOP FOR A BREAK?

NO, IT’S ONLY A PATH WAY..

EHI ! LOOK : WE STILL HAVE TO CLIMB UP THAT SLOPE ?

A STEEP ROCKY PATH

POOR ME !

AFTER THE STEEP PATH, A ROCK FACE

IT’S REALLY BEATUIFUL VIEW WHAT A NICE

VALLEY! AND A WONERFUL PINEWOOD TOO

� THE EARTH HAS GOT DIFFERENT AREAS:

� THE MOUNTAIN

� THE HILL

� THE PLAIN

� THE SEA

� THE CITY

YOU WILL STUDY THE MOUNTAIN.

THE MOUNTAIN

GLOSSARY

SUMMIT/PEAK

MOUNTAIN

MOUNTAIN RANGE

PASS

VALLEY

SLOPE

GLACIER

UPLAND

REFUGE

ALTITUDE

PINEWOOD

FOOT

THE HIGHEST POINT OF A

MOUNTAIN

RELIEF ABOVE 600 METRI

MANY MOUNTAINS IN A LINE

THE LOWEST POINT BETWEEN TWO

MOUNTAINS WITH A PASSAGE .

SPACE BETWEEN TWO MOUNTAINS

STEEP PARTS OF A MOUNTAIN

SHEET OF FROZEN SNOW

FLAT LAND AT MORE THAN 300 MT

OF ALTITUDE

A MOUNTAIN HOUSE FOR ANIMALS

OR PERSONS

THE HEIGHT OF A RELIEF

A FOREST OF PINES

THE LOWEST PART OF A MOUNTAIN

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THE MOUNTAIN

The mountains are relieves above 600 mt. of altitude(1).

The peaks (2)are sharp and the slopes(3) are steep.

On the highest peaks the snow never melts.

This happens because the higher it is ,the colder the air

becomes.

(1.) ALTITUDE: The hight of a relief measured from sea level.

( page 18)

(2.) PEAK: The highest point of a mountain. ( page 8 / 9)

(3.) SLOPE: steep part of a mountain. ( page 8 / 9)

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Activity: Cut and stick the words of the mountain.

SUMMIT/PEAK

MOUNTAIN

MOUNTAIN RANGE

PASS

VALLEY

SLOPE

GLACIER

UPLAND

REFUGE

ALTITUDE

PINEWOOD

FOOT

THE MOUNTAIN

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Activity

“make a mountain … with the play doh”

Things you need :

• coloured play doh;

• sticks;

• wooden sticks.

Procedure

1. take some play doh of different colours and prepare many layers, of half

centimeters each.

2. roll out the layers with a stick and put one layer on another.

In this way you have made a pack of rocks!

3. on the sides of the block ,put two small pieces of wood and push them one

against the other.

The layers of play doh will start to corrugate : Your mountain is ready!

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“MAKE A MOUNTAIN … with paper”

With a piece of paper try to simulate the formation of a mountain.

Things you need:

• a piece of paper.

Procedure:

1. Put a piece of paper on the desk.

2. Push it with your hands inwards and your mountain is formed.

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THE ORIGIN OF THE MOUNTAINS

VOLCANOGENIC MOUNTAINS.

From the inner part of the earth, the magma rises towards the top.

When the magma comes out of the splits of the earth it becomes

lava flow.

When time passes, the lava gets transformed in rocks.

TECTONICS MOUNTAINS.

the magma from the inner part of the earth pushes towards the big rock

walls.

The rock walls collide pushing upwards.

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GLOSSARY

MAGMA Melted rocks inside the earth

SPLIT The space formed from the splitting rocks

LAVA Magma outcoming the volcano

crater

Main vent

Side vent

Magma chamber

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TEST

� COMPLETE THE CROSSWORD.

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CHOOSE THE RIGHT ANSWER

SUMMIT SLOPE

A road joining two mountains.

The highest point of a mountain.

It is the widest part of the

mountain.

A steep part of the mountain.

VALLEY REFUGE

Space between two mountains.

A place where cows can rest.

A mountain house for animals and

people.

An enclosure for animals.

GLACIER PASS

A bowl to keep drinks cool.

Snow that never melts.

A narrow road.

the lowest point between two

mountains for a passage .

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ALTITUDE

The altitude is measured from the sea level .

According to the different heights there are three types of land:

THE PLAINS, THE HILLS and THE MOUNTAINS.

These lands differ from each other according to the height from sea

level and the landscape.

� COLOUR THE SEA AND FIND THE LEVEL .

Sea level

200 m

600 m

1300 m

1200 m

SEA

PLAIN

HILL

MOUNTAIN

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READ AND LOOK AT THE PICTURE.

HEIGHT /ALTITUDE NAME COLOURS ON THE MAP

from 0 to 200 mt. PLAIN GREEN

from 200 to 600 mt.

HILL YELLOW

from 600 mt. MONTAIN BROWN

These are the mountains:

Their colour is……………….

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TEST

� COMPLETE THE SENTENCES.

GREEN shows the lands between ………0…………. and……………mt. of

height .

YELLOW shows the lands between ………0…………. and……………mt.

of height

BROWN shows the lands between ………0…………. and……………mt.

of height .

� CROSS THE NUMBERS THAT ARE MOUNTAINS .

850 1900 590

200 3500 160

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IN THE MOUNTAINS

In the mountains, you can find many different animals and plants.

Their life depend on the altitude in which they live.

At low heights (from 600 to 1 000 mt.) there are woods of beeches,

chestnuts, oaks.

There are squirrels, foxes, golden pheasants, wild boars, hares.

Between 1 000 and 2 000 mt. there are needle-shaped trees,

as the scotch pine, the silver fir, the larch.

Here you may find bears, wolves, deers and roes.

Higher, up to 3 000 mt, it is cold and the wind blows on the bare

upland slopes .

There are low plants which survive in the wind and coldness:

edelweiss,mountain pine , rododendrn, blueberry

.

There are animals as the marmot, the steinbock,the chamois, the

eagle, the peregrin fawk.

Above 3 000 mt., the snow never melts and it is very cold.

There are : rocks and lichen.

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Activity COLOUR TABLE 1 WITH THE COLOURS OF THE ALTITUDE

3000 m

. 2000 m

.

1000 m

. 600 m

. 200 m

. 0 m

. livello

del mare

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OVERLAP TABLE 2 AND FIND OUT WHERE THE PLANTS LIVE

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OVERLAP TABLE 2 AND FIND OUT WHERE THE ANIMALS LIVE

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PICTURE WORDS.

FAWK EAGLE

CHAMOIS

STEINBOCK

DEER

ROE

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MARMOT WOLF BEAR

WILD BOAR SQUIRREL

FOX HARE GOLDEN PHEASANT

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LICHEN EDELWEISS

RODODENDRN

BLUEBERRY

MOUNTAIN PINE

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SILVER FIR

PINE LARCH

CHESTNUT

BEECH OAK

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TEST

COMPLETE THE TABLE

HEIGHT ANIMALS TREEES

above 3 000 mt.

……………………………………..

……………………………………..

……………………………………..

……………………………………..

……………………………………..

……………………………………..

from 2 000 to

3 000 mt.

……………………………………..

……………………………………..

……………………………………..

……………………………………..

……………………………………..

……………………………………..

From 1 000 to

2 000 mt.

……………………………………..

……………………………………..

……………………………………..

……………………………………..

……………………………………..

……………………………………..

from 600 to

1 000 mt.

……………………………………..

……………………………………..

……………………………………..

……………………………………..

……………………………………..

……………………………………..

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Draw a circle on the words of the mountain

Whale roe orange deer fox

Eagle pine sand chestnut sea

hazelnut blueberry apple crab wolf

snail banana

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READ AND LOOK AT THE PICTURE BELOW

LIFE IN THE MOUNTAINS

Life is not easy in the mountains.

The land is steep and its very cold.

It’s difficult to cultivate build houses and roads.

People cultivate the lands down in the plains.

People plant apple trees and vines on the slopes of the mountain.

People breed cattle,sheep and goats to produce butter milk and cheese.

At winter the animals stay in the stables down in the plain; during the

warm months, the animals go to the uplands.

The wood comes from the trees of the forest and people use it to

handcraft objects and sculptures.

In the mountains people build dams and water energy is used to

produce electricity.

Roads,hotels,restaurants and sport facility are built to encourage

tourists.

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THE LIFE

IN THE

MOUNTAINS

COLTIVATION LIVESTOCK

TOURISMCONSTRUCTION

FRUIT TREES

WOOD

MEAT

CHEESE

HYDROELECTRIC

PLANT

DAM

SKI

CLIMBING

MARBLE

QUARRY

FILEDS OF POTATOES-

MAIS-WHEAT

WALKS

CABLEWAY

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ACTIVITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS

MATCH THE SENTENCE WITH A PHOTO

The rock-climber climbs the rock wall The wood shed is full of wood:

The wood is used to warm houses

during the winter

The sawmill works throughout the The cheese is tasty and

whole year to make stored in a cool place.

wooden handcrafts

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ACTIVITY IN THE MOUNTAIN

MATCH THE NUMBER OF THE PHOTOS TO THE SENTENCES BELOW.

Foto 1. Foto 2.

Many tourists ski during the winter .

In spring and summer cows and sheep eat green grass.

In summer the farmers gather the hay to feed the animals during the winter

In autumn farmers pick apples.

Foto 3. Foto 4.

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WHAT CAN YOU DO IN MOUNTAINS.

WHAT CAN TOURISTS DO ?

WHAT CAN INHABITANTS DO ?

� Play and rest under the sun.

� Using the cableway.

� Collecting milk and making cheese.

� Making wooden handcrafts .

� Breeding animals.

� Working in a hotel.

� Skiing,skating and sliding.

� Doing walks.

� Climbing up the mountains.

� Camping.

� Gathering hay.

� Gathering fruits.

� Cultivating the land.

THE ACTIVITIES FOR INHABITANTS AND TOURISTS

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During the summer…

� Skiing,skating and sliding.

� Play and rest under the sun.

� Using the chair lift.

� Collecting milk and making cheese.

� Making wooden handcrafts .

� Breeding animals.

� Working in a hotel.

� Teaching to ski.

During the winter….. � Doing walks.

� Climbing up the mountains.

� Camping

� Gathering hay.

� Gathering fruits.

� Cultivating the land..

� Working in shops and hotels.

WRITE THE ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY TOURISTS AND INHABITANTS.

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Play and rest under the sun.

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Cultivate the land.

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WRITE THE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES WHICH INHABITANTS AND TOURIST

DO .

WINTER SUMMER

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LOOK AT THE PICTURE AND TELL WHAT YOU SEE

Start from the top of the page

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� COMPLETE THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PICTURE WITH THE

WORDS BELOW

High above, there are mountains with the ………………………… covered by ……………………….

An ……………….is flying above the ………………………………. And a cableway is going towards

the …………………………………….

Above a ……………………wood there is a ………………………… and on the rocks there is a

……………………………..

Below there is a small lake and a …………………… is flowing towards the town.

There are two stables with …………………………………

A bridge connects a …………………………… with a road . In front of the …………………….there

are pieces of wood.

On the right there is a group of ………………………. At the bottom there are farmers

gathering …………………..

HAY APPLE PATH GLACIER

EAGLE WOOD-SHED REFUGE HORSE

COTTAGE PINE SKIER COW

STEINBOCK PEAKS STREAM RAIN

HOUSE SNOW

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� COMPLETE THE TABLE.

WHAT IS IT?

WRITE 6 WORDS OF THE

MOUNTAIN

Es: The highest part of a mountain:

P E A K

Es: SKIING

1. The steep part of a mountain :

_ _ _ _ _

1. __________

2. Snow that never melts:

_ _ _ _ _ _ _

2. __________

3. Between two mountains:

_ _ _ _

3. __________

4. The height of a land from sea level:

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

4. __________

5. A mountain sport :

_ _ _

5. __________

6. Big wild bird living in the mountains

with a strong beak and talons:

_ _ _ _ _ _

6. __________

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PUT THE WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER .

Es: The - part – mountain - peak – of - the - is- highest - the.

THE PEAK IS THE HIGHEST PART OF THE MOUNTAIN.-

1. It- is- to -build – houses- and- difficult- streets.

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2. mountains – meters - 600 - above - the - are- altitude - of.

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3. above - snow - 3000 - never - melts - - meters.

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4. mountain - hotels - are - the - tourists - In - there – for .

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5. People - life - In – the - not - is – mountain - easy.

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� READ THE SENTENCES AND PUT A CROSS ON TRUE (V) OR

FALSE (F).

Es: The peak is the lowest part of the mountain.

V F

1. Snow melts quicker than ice .

V F

2. A refuge is built high in the mountains

V F

3. It is colder in the valleys than on the peaks .

V F

4. A group of mountains are make a valley.

V F

5. In the mountains there are different plants, trees and

animals .

V F

6. Up to 3000 meters there are oak,and chestnut woods.

V F

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