Racing to English Guess which country

Africa

TEACHERS NOTES

This activity practises language such as:

• Is it north/south/east/west of XXX?

• Is it further north/south/east/west than XXX?

• Does it share a border with XXX?

• Has it got a coastline?/Is it landlocked?

Rules for Guess which country

• One person thinks of a country.

• The others ask yes/no questions to find out which country it is.

ALTERNATIVELY:

• One person takes a card with the name of a country on it.

• The others ask yes/no questions to find out which country it is.

Racing to English Guess which country

Africa

Rules for Guess which country

• One person thinks of a country.

• The others ask yes/no questions to find out which country it is.

NB No colour words allowed!!

Racing to English Worksheet

Africa

Ask your friends some questions. Then write 15 questions and answer them.

Is

Algeria Angola Ghana Kenya Libya Mozambique Nigeria Sudan

on

the Atlantic coast? the Indian coast? the Mediterranean coast? the Red Sea coast?

Look at these sentences:

• Ghana is in West Africa. It is west of Nigeria and east of Cote d'Ivoire. It has a short coastline.

• Uganda is in East Africa. It is north of Tanzania and south of Sudan. It has no coastline.

Write similar descriptions of five other countries.

Ask your friend some questions, then write 10 questions and answer them:

Which is further

north south

Algeria Angola Kenya Nigeria South Africa Zimbabwe

or

Algeria? Angola? Kenya? Nigeria? South Africa? Zimbabwe?

Ask your friend some questions, then write 10 questions and answer them:

Which is further

east west

Chad Ethiopia Mauritania Niger Sudan

or

Chad? Ethiopia? Mauritania? Niger? Sudan?

Racing to English

© Gordon Ward 2010. Photocopiable only for use in the purchasing institution. Step 27: Africa

Ethiopia

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