The Deciduous forest
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Lesson 4
ACTIVITY 1
Put on each paragraph the right title
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WHERE THE DECIDUOUS FOREST IS
FAUNA
THE CLIMATE OF THE DECIDUOUS FOREST
FLORA
WHAT IS A DECIDUOUS FOREST?
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The word "Deciduous" means "falling at a certain season". “Deciduous forest” means a forest in which
the leaves fall off the trees when winter comes.
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Deciduous forests can be found in the middle of Europe.
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The average annual temperature in a deciduous forest is 50° F (10 Celsius degrees). The average
rainfall is 30 to 60 inches a year. (75 to 150 centimeters).
The deciduous forest has four distinct seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
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The trees are tall and their leaves are large. In autumn the leaves start falling and change color: from
green to red, yellow and brown. In winter the trees lose completely their leaves.
The typical trees of the deciduous forest are:
Oak Maple Chestnut Horse chestnut Hazel
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There are many types of animals in the deciduous forest ranging from mammals like deer to bugs like
mosquitoes. Many animals eat nuts and leaves, others are omnivores. Many of the animals have
adapted to forest life: some of them hibernate during the winter months and some others are
camouflaged to look like the ground.
The typical animals of the deciduous forest are:
Deer
Squirrel Fox Wolf Badger
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ACTIVITY 2 (Work in pairs)
a. Fill in the gaps: COLOURS; DECIDUOUS; AUTUMN
The leaves change _________________
and then
Tree lose their leaves
so
The forest is _________________
because
It’s _________________
b. Fill in the gaps: IN FACT; SO; BECAUSE
In the deciduous forest it’s warm and it often rains
The average annual temperature is 10°C and the average annual rainfall is 900 mm
The trees are tall
The climate is oceanic or continental
c. What does it mean? Choose the correct answer
a. Animals hibernate
Animals get frozen
Animals go to sleep
b. Animals are omnivore
Animals eat everything
Animals have adapted to forest
HOMEWORK
WHAT IS and WHERE IS Bialowietza?
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