Improve Your Reading, Writing, and Study Skills
Enhance your reading, writing, and study skills with a unit focusing on countries. Explore topics such as geography, linking ideas, punctuation, and vocabulary development through engaging exercises and informative texts about Spain, Algeria, and more. Sharpen your skills in predicting, connecting ideas, and mastering punctuation rules. Get ready to broaden your knowledge and language skills effectively.
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Reading ,Writing , Study Skills Unit 2 Countries Reading Skills predicting Writing Skills 1- Linking ideas 2- Punctuation Vocabulary Development
Reading the geography of Spain Read the text about Spain and answer the questios. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Where is Spain How many countries does Spain border? Are there mountains in Spain What are the names of the rivers What is the capital city of Spain
RULES there is / there are Use there is with one things for example: There is a lot of flat land Use there are with two or more things for example: There are mountains in Spain
Reading ( Algeria: a large country ) Complete the text about Algeria with there is or there are Read the text about Algeria. Are the following sentences true or false? Correct the false sentences. 1. Algeria is in East Africa. 2. It has borders with eight other countries. 3. It is on the Mediterranean sea. 4. Algeria has two important rivers. 5. The capital city is in the south of the country
Study Skills Linking ideas using (and-but) Use and to link similar ideas for example: Barcelona is the second city of Spain, and it is on the Mediterranean coast. Use but to link different ideas for example: There are mountains in Spain, but there is a lot of flat land too. Complete the sentences with (and) or (but). 1.South Africa is a large country, . Mali, Chad, and Angola are larger. 2.There are mountains in the east, . in the north it is flat. 3.Brasilia is the capital of Brazil, . Sao Paolo is bigger. 4.Adelaide is a state capital, Canberra is the national capital. 5.Riyadh is the capital of Saudi Arabic, it has a population of about five million people.
Review Complete the text with the words below: (and, but, There are, There is) Canada is a big country in the North America. I has coastlines on the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, 1 . the Arctic Ocean. 2 . a border with the USA. Most of the land is flat, 3 . there are mountains in the west. 4 . a lot of rivers in Canada. The capital of Canada is Ottawa. Toronto, Montreal, 5 . Vancouver are very important cities, too.
