Wednesday 17 November 2010

The Empty Quarter (p. 20)


Look at the photo. Why do you think it is called "The Empty Quarter"?
The answer is here.

Can you think of at least 6 words associated with deserts?
What might attract people to life in a desert?

Read about Wilfred Thesiger on the book or here. What attracted him to life in a desert?

Key to Exercise 2b:
1. one of the greatest
2. have won many literary awards; his best known book
3. a vast, waterless desert
4. tribespeople living in the area
5. he learned to love the Bedu and they learned to respect him

Key to Exercise 3:
1. False
2. True
3. True
4. False
5. False

Key to Exercise 4:
1. praised
2. vast
3. fierce
4. respect
5. urge
6. bordered
7. dune

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