5 NEW INSPIRATION 1
CLIL Geography Webquest
The water cycle and flooding
1 Pre-reading
Read the sentences about water and write T (true) or F (false). Then check your answers by doing an Internet
search for water. You can visit these websites to help you:
www.sepakids.com
www.sydneywater.com.au/Education/_global/waterfacts.cfm
www.southeastwater.co.uk/pls/apex/f?p=101:waterfacts
1 Nothing on earth can live without water. T
2 Water covers one third of the earth.
3 The water we can’t drink is either too salty or frozen
4 Water makes up around 40% of our body.
5 A person can survive longer without water than without food.
6 The chemical symbol for water is CO2.
7 Water is the only substance that can be liquid, gas and solid.
8 Water has chemicals, fats and minerals in it.
9 In the developed world, people often use 160 litres of water every day.
10 In the developing world, people often use 100 litres of water every day.
2 Vocabulary
Label the pictures with these words. Then go to the Macmillan Online Dictionary
www.macmillandictionary.com and check your answers by typing the words into the search box.
cloud dam glacier lake plant rain sewage snow stream water droplet
1 2 3 4
cloud
5 6 7 8
9 10
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CLIL Geography Webquest The water cycle and flooding 5
3 Vocabulary
Do an Internet search for water cycle and match the words with their definitions. You can visit these websites
to help you:
www.windows2universe.org/earth/Water/water_cycle.html
www.urbanrivers.org/water_cycle.html
ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu
1 evaporation a water that falls from the sky onto the land, e.g. rain or snow
2 transpiration b when water changes from a gas to a liquid, usually when it gets cooler
3 condensation c when plants return water to the atmosphere through their leaves
4 precipitation d when water changes from a liquid to gas, usually when it gets hotter
4 Vocabulary
Label this diagram of the water cycle with words from exercise 3.
1 evaporation
3
2
4
5 Reading
Do an Internet search for floods. Then circle the correct words to complete the sentences. You can visit these
websites to help you:
environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/floods-profile
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/riverswater/flooding_mngmentrev1.shtml
1 Floods happen when water ...
a goes onto land that is normally dry. b doesn’t fill lakes and reservoirs. c falls as rain.
2 ... can cause flooding.
a Heavy rain or wind b Melting ice or snow c Both
3 A floodplain is the ...
a channel the river follows. b flat land either side of the river. c river bed.
4 ... often has very bad floods which cause lots of deaths.
a Canada b China c Ethiopia
5 Floodplains are often good for ...
a growing plants. b building houses. c scuba-diving.
6 More floods happen when there ...
a is a river in the countryside. b are impermeable rocks. c are lots of trees.
7 ‘Hard’ flood management options ...
a are cheaper. b are more ecologically sensitive. c have a greater impact on the landscape.
8 An example of a ‘soft’ flood management option is ...
a afforestation. b dam construction. c river engineering.
6 Project
Make a poster about flood safety. Include information about what to do:
• before a flood • during a flood • after a flood
You can visit these websites to help you:
environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/floods-safety-tips/
www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/floods/31624.aspx
www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/advice/flooding.html
www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/services-and-advice/environment/severe-weather/flooding
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