Racing to English Guess which country

South America

TEACHERS NOTES

This activity practises language such as:

• Is it bigger than? Is it smaller than?

• Is it on the Pacific coast? Is it on the Atlantic coast?

• 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

South America

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!!

Venezuela	Guyana
Suriname	French Guiana
Colombia	Ecuador
Peru	Brazil
Bolivia	Paraguay
Chile	Argentina
Uruguay	Falkland Islands

Racing to English Worksheet

South America

Ask your friend some questions:

Is

Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador French Guiana Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela

bigger smaller

than

Argentina? Bolivia? Brazil? Chile? Colombia? Ecuador? French Guiana? Guyana? Paraguay? Peru? Suriname? Uruguay? Venezuela?

Now write 10 questions and answer them.

Ask your friend some more questions:

Is

Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador French Guiana Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela

on the

Atlantic Pacific

coast?

Now write 10 questions and answer them.

Ask your friend some more questions:

Which is further

east west

Colombia Ecuador French Guiana Guyana Suriname Venezuela

or

Colombia? Ecuador? French Guiana? Guyana ? Suriname? Venezuela?

Now write 10 questions and answer them.

Racing to English

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

ATLANTIC

OCEAN

PACIFIC

OCEAN

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