Lessons 61–62 · 2 lessons · S. Khan, L. Kamalova, L. Jurayev. Teens’ English 6 (English, Grade 6). “O‘zbekiston” Publishing House, Tashkent, 2018
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Climate of the world
Textbook: p. 66
GoalTell climate from weather; describe the climate zones of the world.
New words
climate · iqlimthe Equator · ekvatortundra · tundrahot and wet · issiq va nam
Explanation
Weather is what the air is like today or this week; climate is the usual weather of a place over many years. To know the climate we must record the weather for a long time. Main climates: hot and wet near the Equator, in rain forests (the Amazon, the Congo, Indonesia); hot and dry in deserts (the Sahara, the Kyzylkum); warm in temperate regions; cold near the Arctic Circle and the Antarctic Circle, in the tundra. Animals fit the climate: tigers live in hot, wet forests, camels live in hot, dry deserts, and arctic foxes and polar bears live in the cold north. Question: “What’s the climate like in Central Africa?” — “It’s hot and wet.” Present Simple: “Camels live in hot dry places.”
Worked examples
“Climates”. Near the Equator, in countries like Indonesia and Brazil, the climate is hot and wet. The Sahara Desert has a hot and dry climate, and camels live there. Near the Arctic Circle it is very cold, and arctic foxes live in the tundra. Uzbekistan has hot dry summers and cold winters.
— What’s the climate like in Brazil? — It’s hot and wet. — And in Australia’s desert? — It’s hot and dry.
Class activity
“Chain drill”: A: “Arctic foxes.” B: “They live in the tundra. Tigers.” C: “They live in hot and wet forests. Camels …”
Practice
1
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Weather is short-term; climate is the usual weather of a place over many years.
2
What is the climate near the Equator?
hot and wet
3
Where do camels live?
In hot and dry deserts.
4
Why don’t arctic foxes live in a hot desert?
They are adapted to cold climates and cannot live in heat.