Living Uruguay 3

These are some words related to rivers that Duma found in the texts he was reading. Do you understand them? Choose the correct word to the definition

Where two rivers or streams meet. _

• bank

• upstream

• confluence

These are some words related to rivers that Duma found in the texts he was reading. Do you understand them? Write the correct word to the definition.

Water that has no salt in it.

(a)  

These are some words related to rivers that Duma found in the texts he was reading. Do you understand them? Choose the correct word to the definition.

Opposite to the current flows, towards the source of the river.

• downstream

• confluence

• upstream

These are some words related to rivers that Duma found in the texts he was reading. Do you understand them? Write the correct word to the definition.

Materials that are not supposed to be in the river making it dirty

(a)  

Choose the correct word to the definition.

The ground at the side of a river.

• upstream

• bank

• confluence

These are some words related to rivers that Duma found in the texts he was reading. Do you understand them? Find the definition with the corresponding word.

The direction in which the river flows, toward the mouth of the river. _

(a)  

Choose words from the picture, to complete the story.

Write them in the correct order.

Lua, Duma, some other friends, and a teacher decided to go camping to the …………………...…. of the Santa Lucía River and La Plata River to have some fun and relax. First, they set up a tent on the river ……………...…….… and then they went canoeing ………………… ….. .… in order to take advantage of the water flow. As it was an amazing place with no ………………………… , they were very responsible and collected all the rubbish to throw it in a bin later on. They cooked their own lunch, to do this they boiled some …………………………… from the river.

(a)  

Imagine that you spent the weekend with some friends by a river. Write the name of the river where you went to, who you went with, what you did there, what you ate, what the weather was like and how you felt.

The characters have taken some pictures in Uruguayan cities. Look at the pictures and describe the photos, guess the city they are in and add any relevant information about the place.

Where is Lua?

• The entrance to the old city,

  Colonia

• Former Liebig Slaughter House,

  Fray Bentos

• A bridge in Valle Edén,

  Tacuarembó

• A street mural,

  Artigas