Worksheets Unit 1

WORKSHEET 1.1 1. Click on the following link and play the game to learn the European countries: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/country_europe_GL_click.html 2. Now that you know the names of the European countries and their position in the map, place them in the correct place: 1. 5. 9. 13. 17. 21. 25. 29. 33. 37. 41. 45.

Holland Serbia Belgium Norway Portugal Spain Cyprus Czech Republic San Marino Seden Malta Slovenia

2. 6. 10. 14. 18. 22. 26. 30. 34. 38. 42.

Andorra Germany Hungary Ireland Slovenia Belarus Norway Iceland Bosnia Estonia Vatican City

3. 7. 11. 15. 19. 23. 27. 31. 35. 39. 43.

Turkey Switzerland Romania Finland United Kingdom Monaco France Latvia Macedonia Albania Lithuania

4. 8. 12. 16. 20. 24. 28. 32. 36. 40. 44.

Greece Slovakia Moldova Ukraine Luxembourg Russia Montenegro Italy Bulgary Liechtenstein Poland

WORKSHEET 1.2 1. Click on the following link and read the text: http://www.edu365.cat/aulanet/bridging/Unidad5/ejercicios/5ce12.html 2. Fill in the gaps with the correct words:

3. Click on this link and find out the answer for the following questions about Iceland: http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/is.htm a) In which ocean do we find Iceland? b) Which language is spoken there? c)

How would you describe the climate of the island?

d) What time is it in Iceland now? What time is it at home? e) What’s the highest mountain of Iceland? How high is it? f)

Draw the Iceland’s flag:

3. If you have time, click on the following link and play the European Union Flag game: http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~ih/teaching/game/msc98/

WORKSHEET 1.3

Germany

1. Watch at the maps above and answer the following questions about Germany: a) Which European countries are next to Germany? b) How many seas does Germany have frontier with? What are their names? c) Which are the main cities in Germany? 2. Now listen to the power point presentation done by the teacher and complete the following statements: The Capital of Germany is __________________________. The Colors of the German flag are _________________________. Unity Day is celebrated on _______________________. Germany’s currency is _____________________. Days are warm and pleasant in Germany from _________________ to _______________________.

WORKSHEET 1.4 Once you have chosen the country you will talk about, you can proceed to prepare the Power Point presentation. This presentation must include some information, but also photographs to illustrate your explanations. Remember that the Power Point should only include key words and then, you should develop your explanations from there. In order to prepare your oral presentation, you should include, at least, this information about the country you have chosen: Capital Situation in the map Neighbouring countries Official currency Population Land area Languages spoken Official flag Important events in history You can find the information you need in the following links: http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/eu.htm On this page, you will find a map of Europe. Click on the country and you will find some of the information you need. http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/European_Geography.htm Look for this menu on the left side of the page. Click on the Country you want and it’s time to search!

WORKSHEET 1.5 For each oral presentation, fill in the following chart, colour the country in the map and draw the flag of the country: GROUP MEMBERS: COUNTRY: CAPITAL: NEIGBOURING COUNTRIES: OFFICIAL CURRENCY: POPULATION: LAND AREA: LANGUAGES: FOUNDATION: IMPORTANT EVENTS IN HISTORY:

WORKSHEET 1.6

COUNTRY ITALY FRANCE RUSSIA NORWAY PORTUGAL SPAIN BULGARIA POPULATION LAND AREA FOUNDATION

Complete the following sentences in order to compare the countries in the chart: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Italy is ______________________ (small) France. Spain is _____________________ (big) Bulgaria. Russia is ______________________ (populated) Portugal. France is ______________________ (old) Bulgaria. Norway is ______________________ (new) Italy.

Complete the following sentences with the data from the chart: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

___________________ is the most populated country. ___________________ is the least populated country. ___________________ is the biggest country. ___________________ is the smallest country. ___________________ is the oldest country. ___________________ is the newest country.

WORKSHEET 1.7 1.

Click on the following link and do the exercise on comparative adjectives. Later, do the same on the paper:

http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/CET/flashactivities/learnenglish-central-grammarcomparative-adjectives.html

2.

Do exercises 1 and 3 on the following link:

http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/averroes/recursos_informaticos/concurso2005/17/index.ht ml#COMPARISON 3.

Click on the following link and do the exercise on superlative adjectives. Here you have the instructions. Read them carefully before starting the exercise and go back to them as many times as you need it:

http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/drag_n_drop_games/files/superlative-adjectives.html

4.

Do exercises 2 and 4 on the following link:

http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/averroes/recursos_informaticos/concurso2005/17/index.ht ml#COMPARISON