The document discusses the Amazon rainforest, the largest tropical rainforest in the world. It spans 9 countries in South America and covers over 5.5 million square kilometers. The Amazon river runs through the forest and at over 6,840 km is the second longest river in the world after the Nile. Around 400-500 indigenous tribes call the Amazon home and 50 tribes have had no contact with the outside world. The ecosystem is incredibly biodiverse with over 40,000 plant species, 1,300 bird species, and many other animals.

1. The AMAZING AMAZON
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L4- Upper Intermediate

2. What do you know about rainforests ?
Does your country have rainforests?
How important are forests?
Are rainforests the most valuable habitats on Earth?

3. What do you know
about rainforests ?
Do you know the name of the
largest one?

4. So Big!
The Amazon is the world’s largest tropical rainforest.
Covering over 5.5 million square kilometres, it’s so big that
the UK and Ireland would fit into it 17 times!

5. Do you have any idea how many countries in South
America the Amazon rainforest spreads across?
Can you name them?
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6. South America
Across 9 countries…
The Amazon is found in South
America, spanning across Brazil,
Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia,
Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname
and French Guiana.

7. The Amazon river
Do you like to spend time
near rivers?
Do you happen to know
the ranking of the top three
long rivers on our planet?

8. The Amazon river
Running through the north of the rainforest is the
Amazon River — a network of many hundreds of
waterways that stretches 6,840 km. Although
there is some debate, most scientists agree that
the Amazon is the world’s second longest river
after the River Nile. the third in rank is Yangtze
river in China.

9. Is swimming in rivers and lakes interesting to you?
What about swimming in
the Amazon river?

10. Swimming in the
Amazon…
In 2007, a man named Martin Strel
swam the entire length of the Amazon
river! To complete his splashing jungle
journey, Martin powered through the
water for up to ten hours a day for 66
days!
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11. Is it possible, in your opinion,
that some people might live
inside this rainforest?

12. Living in the Amazon…
Around 400-500 indigenous Amerindian tribes
call the Amazon rainforest home. It’s believed
that about fifty of these tribes have never had
contact with the outside world!

13. Facts!!!
Do you have some
pieces of information
about the Amazon
rainforest and its river?

14. Wow!!!
The Amazon has an incredibly rich
ecosystem – there are around
● 40,000 plant species,
● 1,300 bird species,
● 3,000 types of fish,
● 430 mammals
● 2.5 million different insects.

15. Pay attention !!!
The Amazon is home to a whole host of fascinating –
and deadly! – creatures, including electric eels, flesh
eating piranhas, poison dart frogs, jaguars and some
seriously venomous snakes.

16. “He that plants trees loves others beside
himself.”
—Matt Tolentino
Can you elaborate on this quote?

17. The Amazon is saving our lives, by absorbing 2 billion tons of
carbon dioxide every year!