Maryna Tsehelska

1. Introducing Geography
into English Classroom
Maryna Tsehelska
Kryvyi Rih National University
Educational Centre “Interclass”

2. Why do we dislike teaching geography?
 Too many facts.
 Scattered all over the course.
 We do not like/ understand it 

3. How can we build it into language teaching?
 Any topic has to be built on categories.
 These categories have to promote speaking and thinking skills.

4. Advantages of knowing geography:
 Broadens horizons,
 Is perfect for Cause-and – Effect.

5. How?
 Start with continents and oceans, but do it in categories – then you can talk
about them.

6. 1.World Map – Revision. Study the map and fill in the gaps:
Equator

7. Teach nationalities – over all years.

8. Learn climate zones and biomes –
systematically:

9. 2. Complete the gaps with the names for climate.
_____________ or temperate
climate
Deciduous forest
Boreal forest
Coniferous
forest
Temperate
desert