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Warmer
Where in the world can you find these places? Match each place with a location on the map. Then
skim-read the article to check your answers.
a) Battersea power station
b) The Nazca lines
East Yorkshire, UK
c) The Everglades
d) Little Italy
e) The Holderness coast
London, UK
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landmark
rare
disappear
at risk
diverted
marine life
mercury
Regency
gloom
ancient
11. A period in history the time from 1811 to 1820 before George IV became King of
England. (para 7)
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devastation
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3 Comprehension check
Match the sentence halves to find information from the article.
1. The two authors of the book are ...
4 Vocabulary: Prepositions
Put the prepositions into the phrases from the article.
of (x3)
in (x2)
by (x2)
across
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How many tourist destinations can you find in the article? Underline them. Have you been to any of the
places in the article? Which one would you most like to visit?
6 Webquest
a) Choose one of the destinations in the article and find it on Google Earth (weblink:
http://earth.google.com/).
b) Does the destination have an official website?
c) What can you see or do there?
d) How could you travel there?
e) Where can you stay while youre there?
f) How much would a trip to visit this destination cost?
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4 Vocabulary: Prepositions
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
1. of
2. across
3. in
4. by
5. into
6. in
7. of
8. of
9. by
10. from
London, UK
Peru
South Florida, USA
New York, USA
East Yorkshire, UK
2 Key words
1. disappear
2. rare
3. devastation
4. landmark
5. at risk
6. mercury
7. diverted
8. marine life
9. ancient
10. architectural
11. Regency
12. gloom
5 Discussion
Teachers notes
Here you can see photos of some of the places and
wildlife (in Britain) mentioned in the book:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/gallery/2008/oct/26/endangered-britain-ireland?picture=338973178
You could show the pictures as a warmer or anytime
during the lesson.
This links directly to the book:
http://www.frommers.com/bookstore/047018986X.html
The new book title is an homage to / is inspired by the
bestseller 1000 Places To See Before You Die:
http://www.1000beforeyoudie.com/
The webquest can be done during class time if you
have the technology available. If not, it can be set as
homework and the students can present their findings
in the next lesson.
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