1. Vocabulary.

Drag these words from the text into the correct box.

2. Pronunciation.

Now listen to how these words are pronounced.

Listen again and practice saying the words.

Geography / Nature
weather
climate
beach
coast
harbor
bay

Civilization / People
capital
state
city
inhabitants
population
immigrants
building

3. Picture match.

Now match the words to things in the picture.

4. Picture match.

Now match the words to things in the picture.

5. Word match.

Match the words to the definitions.

 

6. Word match.

Match these adjectives from the text to their definitions.

7. Missing words.

Now complete part of the text with the words in the box.

8. Place adjectives.

Mexican food is on the menu. (Mexican = from Mexico)

There are different types of place adjectives:

ending with -an: Mexican (from Mexico)
ending with -ish: Spanish (from Spain)
ending with -ese: Japanese (from Japan)
irregulars: Thai (from Thailand)

Complete the table of places and adjectives.

Now listen and repeat the words.

9. Listen.

Now listen to these words. Are they places or adjectives?

10. Noun or adjective?

Type the correct word (a country or an adjective) in the boxes to complete the sentences.

For example:

I went to Scotland. The Scottish people were very friendly.

11. Crossword.

Can you remember? Complete the crossword puzzle of words from exercise 4.