The Islands of the South Pacific

tropical islands
names
place
weather
nature
plants
animals
people’s
activity

Society
Gambier
Marquesas
Tuamotu
Austral
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

picturesque
beautiful
great
marvellous
Tahiti
Bora Bora
Raiatea
I’d like to visit … because …
fascinating
magnificent
impressive

Make up your own dialogue
Ask your partner what tropical
islands he would like to visit and why.
Say what island you are going to travel to, give a reason.

Read these statements. Are they true or false?
The weather is fine all year round .
__T__
There is cold winter on the islands.
__F_
The summer is sunny and hot.
__T__
It is usually rainy.
__F__
The islanders do not need houses with thick walls.
__T__
There is a stone floor and a roof made of palm leaves.
__T__
There are mats on the floor.
__T__
There are few fish in the sea.
__F__
It is not healthy to eat taro roots
because they have few vitamins.
__F__

amazing beaches
beautiful nature
clean sea water
sand seashore
ray
banana palms
shark
dolphin
whale
coconut palms
exotic fruits
tropical flowers
jelly fish
tropical fish
turtle
plants
animals
many, much, a lot of …
There is/are (not) (a) few … on the island.
(a) little
island

I’d like to visit … because …
There is/are (not) ….. there.

watch
collect
take
admire
go
swim
dance
enjoy
wear
national dances
photos
exotic food
in the sea
the sea animals
boating
seashells
the nature
national clothes
Check:
1e
2g
3b
4h
5f
6d
7a
8c
9i
Match

I’d like to ….. there.

Make up your own dialogue
Ask your partner what he would like to do on the island.
Say how you spend your free time on the tropical island, too.

HEAD, SHOULDERS, KNEES AND TOES
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, Knees and toes
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, Knees and toes
And eyes and ears and mouth and nose
Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes, Knees and toes

In the picture you can see a ….. family.
They are on the …. in the ……. …… .
The weather is …… .
The sun is …… .
There is ….. , ……. .
There are …… .
The young people are ….. .
They are ….. along the sea and ….. the nature.
They are ….. because they are …… .
Describe the picture

Describe the picture

Writing the letter
You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen friend Tom. He wants to know about your life on the island.
Write an informal letter to tell him about it. (70-90 words)
Dear ….,
Thank you for …. . You ask me to tell you about …. .
The weather is …... . The sun …. . It rarely …. . There is/are …. there. There aren’t …. on the island.
I have a lot of things to do here. I usually … . I … every day. I often … .
I’m …. because I have a good time here.
Write soon.
Best wishes,
…..

Project: On the tropical island.
I’d like to visit … because …
There is/are (not) ….. there.
There are many islands in the South Pacific. These are tropical
islands.
You can see …. there.
There are a lot of interesting things to do there.
You can …..
The weather is …