SALT MODULE ENGLISH FORM 4

SELF ACCESS LEARNING AND TEACHING MODULE

ENGLISH

FORM 4

Learning Standards

Reading 3.1.4 

Use independently familiar and some unfamiliar print and digital resources to check meaning and extend understanding 

Reading 3.1.6 

Recognise with support typical features at word, sentence and text levels of an increased range of genres 

Reading 3.2.1 

Read a variety of suitable print and digital texts to investigate and analyse national issues 

WATCH THIS VIDEO

You will be introduced to 13 new vocabularies.

VOCABULARY

hump   eyelash   sandstorm   nostril   delicacy   sink   domesticated animal   border   guard   army   battle   wool

WARM UP

Watch Part 1 of the video on Camels

EXERCISE A

Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words learnt today.

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1. This jumper is really warm because it’s made of 100% ........

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2. When we were in the desert, we had to find shelter fast because there was a terrible ...........

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3. I always like to try the local ...........when I visit a country I’ve never been to before.

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4. The box was too heavy and .......... to the bottom of the river.

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5. The cat has been a ........... animal for about 10,000 years.

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6. Some people just buy pets to ...........their houses.

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7. The .......... took place on this field 200 years ago, and only a few people survived.

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8. How many .......... did the camels at the zoo have?

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9. We were stopped at the........... between the two countries.

WHILE WATCHING

Watch Part 2 of the video about Camels.

EXERCISE B

 Which of the following statements about camels do you think are true? 

Multiple Select

1. All camels have got two humps.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

2. Camels live in both hot places and cold places.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

3. Camels can drink 100 litres of water in five minutes.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

4. Camels can carry 400 kilos on their backs.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

5. Another name for camels is ‘Ships of the Desert’.

• True

• False

EXERCISE C

Watch Part 2 of the video again and complete the following sentences.

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1. A Bactrian camel has got.......... hump(s).

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2. Dromedaries live in the ............ of the Arabian Peninsula, the Middle East and Africa.

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3. There are up to .......... kilos of fat stored in a camel’s hump.

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4. Camels can close their .......... to

stop sand from entering.

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5. Camels were used when guarding India’s...........

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6. Camels have got the ability to run for long periods of time

at ..........km/h.

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7. Camel hair can be used to make ...........

EXERCISE D

Watch Part 2 again and answer the following questions.

Multiple Choice

1. Where do Bactrian camels live?

• A. They live in central, eastern and northern Asia.

• B. They are very long and protect their eyes during sandstorms.

• C. They are flat and wide so they don’t sink into the desert sand.

• D. The first camels were domesticated.

• E. You can get meat and milk.

Multiple Choice

2. What is special about camel eyelashes?

• A. They live in central, eastern and northern Asia.

• B. They are very long and protect their eyes during sandstorms.

• C. They are flat and wide so they don’t sink into the desert sand.

• D. The first camels were domesticated.

• E. You can get meat and milk.

Multiple Choice

3. Why are camel feet flat and wide?

• A. They live in central, eastern and northern Asia.

• B. They are very long and protect their eyes during sandstorms.

• C. They are flat and wide so they don’t sink into the desert sand.

• D. The first camels were domesticated.

• E. You can get meat and milk.

Multiple Choice

4. What happened 3,500 years ago?

• A. They live in central, eastern and northern Asia.

• B. They are very long and protect their eyes during sandstorms.

• C. They are flat and wide so they don’t sink into the desert sand.

• D. The first camels were domesticated.

• E. You can get meat and milk.

Multiple Choice

5. What food and drink can you get from a camel?

• A. They live in central, eastern and northern Asia.

• B. They are very long and protect their eyes during sandstorms.

• C. They are flat and wide so they don’t sink into the desert sand.

• D. The first camels were domesticated.

• E. You can get meat and milk.

EXERCISE E

Answer the following questions.

Poll

1. Would you like to ride a camel?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

2. Which of the following animals live in the desert?

• Penguins

• Jackrabbits

• Polar Bear

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