Just Imagine Unit 2 The Amazing Amazon

Just Imagine Unit 2 The Amazing Amazon

by Alla Yurkiv

Where and what it is?

The Amazon is found in South America, spanning across Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.

Fun facts

• The Amazon is the world’s largest tropical rainforest. Covering over 5.5 million square kilometres, it’s so big that the UK and Ireland would fit into it 17 times!

• In 2007, a man named Martin Strel swam the entire length of the Amazon river! To complete his splashing jungle journey, Martin powered through the water for up to ten hours a day for 66 days!

The Amazon rainforest

It is the world’s largest tropical rainforest, famed for its biodiversity. It’s crisscrossed by thousands of rivers, including the powerful Amazon. River towns, with 19th-century architecture from rubber-boom days, include Brazil’s Manaus and Belém and Peru’s Iquitos and Puerto Maldonado.

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the man who swam across the amazon river?

• me

• Khaled Mark

• Martin Strel

• Mark Jhonsen

Multiple Choice

What is the amazon rainforest famed for?

• animals

• plants

• biodiversity

• rivers

Multiple Choice

Where is the amazon rainforest located?

• South America

• North America

• West America

• Europe

Translate the following words into your notebooks. ( S. B p 42)

Translate the following words into your notebooks. ( S. B p 42)

Check your answers

Check your answers

Multiple Choice

preparation

• הצגה

• הרצאה

• הכנה

• התחלה

Multiple Choice

poisonous

• תרופה

• תוקף

• רעיל

• תפקיד

Multiple Choice

physical

• פסיכולוג

• פיזי

• מקצועי

• מנתח

Multiple Choice

official (adj)

• משרד

• פקיד

• לרשום

• רשמי

Multiple Choice

miracle

• עיגול

• רעיל

• מצויין

• נס

Multiple Choice

mental

• תסכול

• חשיבה

• נפשי

• שכל

Multiple Choice

medicine

• ילקוט

• משרד

• תרופה

• לפיד

Multiple Choice

impression

• רושם

• הרשמה

• רשות

• רישום

Multiple Choice

familiar

• משפחה

• מוכר

• מפורסם

• מוזר

Multiple Choice

failure

• הזדמנות

• הצלחה

• אתגר

• כישלון

Multiple Choice

expedition

• יוצא דופן

• הוצאה

• מייד

• מסע

Multiple Choice

expect

• לשנות

• להכיר

• לצפות

• לבקר

Multiple Choice

exhausted

• תשוש

• כישלון

• מודעות

• להרתיע

Multiple Choice

exactly

• לצפות

• בקשה

• בדיוק

• מרגש

Multiple Choice

else

• עוד

• גם

• לבסוף

• בינתיים

Multiple Choice

disappointed

• מרוצה

• מאושר

• מאוכזב

• מתרגש

Multiple Choice

depressing

• משמח

• מאכזב

• מבקר

• מדכא

Multiple Choice

creature

• יצירה

• יצור

• בדיוק

• זהות

Multiple Choice

connect

• מאוכזב

• לחבר

• מסע

• לשנות

Multiple Choice

area

• אדמה

• תגובה

• איזור

• קשר

_{Read the background information about Ed Stafford}

On August 9, 2010, Ed Stafford became the first person to walk the whole length of the Amazon River, from its source in the mountains of Peru to the Atlantic Ocean. He walked over 6,000 kilometers, climbing steep mountains and fighting his way through thick tropical jungles. Ed thought it would take him a year to complete the walk along the river, but it took 860 days – more than twice as long!  The purpose of Ed’s expedition was to show people how amazing and important the Amazon Rainforest is. He wrote a blog during his journey because he wanted people to be more aware of what was happening to the Amazon. He hoped his adventure would influence people to take action and protect the rainforest. As Ed said, “If they know how valuable the rainforest is, then the Amazon can be saved.” 

Listening Comprehension - Walking the Amazon

https://lo.cet.ac.il/player/?document=67d29ac0-82c3-4f2f-be39-07deb9c2990b&language=he