WORKSHEET 1.

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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. Holland 2. Andorra 3. Turkey 4. Greece

5. Serbia 6. Germany 7. Switzerland 8. Slovakia
9. Belgium 10. Hungary 11. Romania 12. Moldova
13. Norway 14. Ireland 15. Finland 16. Ukraine
17. Portugal 18. Slovenia 19. United Kingdom 20. Luxembourg
21. Spain 22. Belarus 23. Monaco 24. Russia
25. Cyprus 26. Norway 27. France 28. Montenegro
29. Czech Republic 30. Iceland 31. Latvia 32. Italy
33. San Marino 34. Bosnia 35. Macedonia 36. Bulgary
37. Seden 38. Estonia 39. Albania 40. Liechtenstein
41. Malta 42. Vatican City 43. Lithuania 44. Poland
45. Slovenia
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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/
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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
_______________________.
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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!
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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:
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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. Italy is ______________________ (small) France.

2. Spain is _____________________ (big) Bulgaria.
3. Russia is ______________________ (populated) Portugal.
4. France is ______________________ (old) Bulgaria.
5. Norway is ______________________ (new) Italy.

Complete the following sentences with the data from the chart:

1. ___________________ is the most populated country.

2. ___________________ is the least populated country.
3. ___________________ is the biggest country.
4. ___________________ is the smallest country.
5. ___________________ is the oldest country.
6. ___________________ is the newest country.
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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-grammar-
comparative-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