planet sand dune erosion landmass grind shores What do you know about shores? Complete the chart below.

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1 Changing Shores

2 Building Background Shores & Shorelines Vocabulary The Earth s Highlands & How Plates Create Highlands What do you know about shores? Complete the chart below. Does your country have shorelines? Read the definitions and write the matching words from the Word Bank. [ Word Bank ] planet landmass shores erosion grind sand dune Which countries do not have shorelines? What can you see when you go to the shore? Do the shores in different places look the same? 1. a very large round object in space that moves around the sun or another star 2. a mound or ridge of sand built up on the shore 3. the process of wearing away by water or wind 4. a large area of land such as a continent 5. to break something into small pieces or powder planet sand dune erosion landmass grind 6. the land along the edge of a large area of water such as an ocean or lake shores Write a paragraph using the information from the chart you completed above. Circle the synonyms of the underlined words. 1. The wind and the waves of the ocean pound against the land. make strike erode pick 2. Over time, water and wind wear away the soft rock. wash out come by by chance disappear 2Four Corners Workbook Changing Shores3

3 Comprehension Where Land Meets Water Comprehension How Shores Change Answer the following questions. Answer the following questions. 1. Why does Earth look blue when it is seen from outer space? Because its atmosphere has no air. Because its surface is mostly covered by sand. Because its surface has no water. Because its surface is mostly covered by water. 1. What do the sentences in the box describe? - The wind and the waves of the ocean pound against the land. - Water and wind wear away the rock. - The sand moves. 2. Which is not true about a landmass? Each landmass is shaped differently. All landmasses have shores. It is a large area of land, such as a continent. Some landmasses have no shores. What can we know from the map below? eruption explosion erosion planet 2. Which is true about shorelines? All shorelines are made up of only sand. Sandy shorelines change shape all of the time. Shorelines never change their shape. All shorelines are made up of only rocks and cliffs. 3. What conclusion can you draw from the passage below? Some of the countries have ocean shorelines. All countries in South America have ocean shorelines. There are a number of countries on most continents. Bolivia and Paraguay do not have shorelines. Many of the shorelines take more time to change. Over time, water and wind wear away the softer rock but the harder rock stays behind. Rough waves can cut into and form caves and arches. After a long time some arches collapse. A rock stack may be left behind. A sand dune may be formed. The sand may sift in all directions. Sand builds up along the shoreline. 4Four Corners Workbook Changing Shores5

4 Vocabulary How Volcanoes Create Highlands Comprehension A Changing Shore in Great Britain (1) Complete the word puzzle using the words from the Word Bank. Read the passage and answer the questions. c h u Across o c r 1. the area where the land meets the sea 2. to go further and further away until it disappears 4. to be destroyed gradually 5. to happen 9. to attempt to attain or achieve p r d e c h o a s e c e r t e c t c e l i f f r u o v e n i g h t Down d r e d g e y [ Word Bank ] erode protect cliff overnight recede coast occur edge try church 1. a building where Christians go to worship 3. to keep someone or something safe from harm, damage, or illness 6. a large area of rock or a mountain with a very steep side 7. for or during the night 8. the part of an object that is furthest from its center Most changes to the shores take hundreds or thousands of years to occur. Sometimes, however, change happens quickly. A shoreline can even change overnight. 1. What is the synonym of the underlined word? make happen build erode 2. What might the next passage be about? some shorelines that never change some shorelines that change quickly very strong storms where land meets water Answer the following questions. 1. Which is true about the Holderness Coast in Great Britain? The shoreline is made up of sand. It is the fastest eroding shoreline in Europe. The shoreline has not changed in the last 2,000 years. Sand builds up along the shoreline every year. 2. Why does the shoreline of the Holderness Coast erode quickly? Because a storm comes every year. Because the shorelines are made up of sand. Because the cliffs of the shorelines are very soft. Because people live and work on the cliffs above the shore. 6Four Corners Workbook Changing Shores7

5 Comprehension A Changing Shore in Great Britain (2) Comprehension A Changing Shore in Great Britain (3) Look at the map and answer the questions. Read the passage and answer the questions. People live and work on the cliffs above the shore. When the cliffs break away, the streets are destroyed. People s homes and other buildings sometimes fall into the sea. At one time Owthorne Church stood at the edge of the cliff. The cliffs kept breaking away and the shore kept receding.. 1. Which is true about the passage? When the cliffs break away, buildings and homes never change. Owthorne Church still stands at the edge of the cliff. When the cliffs break away, the streets are destroyed. A lot of people go to Owthorne Church every Sunday. 1. What does the map show? The shoreline of the Holderness Coast has changed little. The shoreline of the Holderness Coast erodes into the sea. Sand has built up along the shoreline of the Holderness Coast. Sand dunes have formed in the last 2,000 years. 2. What might have happened to the villages along the Holderness Coast? Many villages might have burned down. Many villages might have washed into the sea. Many villages might have been destroyed by rain. Many villages might have been built along the shoreline. 2. What sentence goes in the blank? Now the church is rebuilt. Now the church is under the North Sea. The church still stands at the edge of the cliff. People still love the church. Reread page 14 of the student book and write about how the Holderness Coast erodes. Because the cliffs along the Holderness cliff are very soft, the rock cracks easily and breaks away. The cliffs slide into the water and the rock is washed away by rough storm waves. 8Four Corners Workbook Changing Shores9

6 Vocabulary The Power of Storms Comprehension The Power of Storms Fill in the blanks using the words from the Word Bank. Read the passage and answer the questions. [ Word Bank ] hurricanes changed worst overnight cyclones occur different moved Hurricanes can change shores quickly. Hurricanes are also called. These storms start over warm, tropical oceans. When a hurricane moves over the shore and onto the land, it can be very dangerous. The pounding rain, strong winds and huge waves affect the land. Hurricanes 1. can change shores quickly. 1. What is the best title for the passage? cyclones 2. Hurricanes are also called. The Power of Storms Where Land Meets Water A Changing Shore in Great Britain How Shores Change moved 3. The storm across Florida and along the Gulf Coast. worst 4. It was one of the hurricanes to ever strike that area. 2. What word goes in the blank? lava cyclones erosion coasts changed 5. The wind, rain, and waves the shores. 6. The shoreline of the island changed almost. occur 7. Usually the changes are slow to but sometimes they happen quickly. different 8. These changes make each shore. overnight 3. Which is true about hurricanes? Hurricanes start from cold, dry land. When a hurricane moves over the shore, it can become weak. When hurricanes occur, strong winds and huge waves affect the land. Hurricanes start from the deserts in Africa. 4. What might the next passage be about? how storms change the shorelines why storms start over warm, tropical oceans when storms start how sand changes the shorelines 10Four Corners Workbook Changing Shores11

7 Comprehension The Power of Storms & Changing Land Final Test (1) Answer the following questions. 1. Which is true about Hurricane Andrew in 1992? The storm moved across Canada. It was one of the worst hurricanes in history. It only changed the shores a little. The Holderness Coast was hit by Hurricane Andrew. 2. What conclusion can we draw from the two pictures below? 1. Why does Earth look blue when it is seen from outer space? Because its surface has no water. Because its surface has no grass. Because its surface is mostly covered by water. Because its surface is mostly covered by rocks and stones. 2. What is the land along the edge of bodies of water called? shore magma cliffs volcano Before Hurricane Andrew After Hurricane Andrew 3. Which is true about erosion? It is also called a cyclone. It can cause a sandy beach to form over time. It happens when snow falls hard. It starts over warm, tropical oceans. A lot of sand got built up along the shoreline of the island. The beach was washed out during the hurricane. The shoreline of the island changed a little. The hurricane did not affect the island. 3. What word goes in the blank? 4. Reread page 9 of the student book and complete the chart below. Sand Spit How It Looks Draw a Picture Sand Dune Usually the changes are slow to but sometimes they happen quickly. erode recede affect occur How It Forms As the sand shifts, it sometimes builds up along the shoreline. If the sand connects to the shore, a sand spit may form. If wind blows sand high up onto the shore, it may form a sand dune. 12Four Corners Workbook Changing Shores13

8 Final Test (2) Grammar (1) Phrasal Verbs 1. What are the curved structures called that go across an open space? Fill in the blanks using the words from the Word Bank. erosion cliffs arches shoreline [ Word Bank ] 2. What is it called when the part of rock is left behind after an arch collapses? lava a sand dune rock stack hurricane 3. Why does the shoreline of the Holderness Coast change all of the time? Because the sand sifts along the shoreline. Because sand dunes form along the shoreline. Because the rock of the cliffs cracks easily and breaks away. Because hurricanes hit the area frequently. 4. Why is Owthorne Church under the North Sea now? Because heavy rain poured onto the shore. Because the shore where the church stood receded. Because a terrible earthquake occurred. Because a hurricane moved over the shore. 5. Which is not true about a hurricane? It is also called a cyclone. It starts over warm, tropical oceans. When it moves over the shore, it can be very dangerous. When it starts, snowstorms affect the land. wear away covered by move over start over cut into breaks away made up of pound against 1. It looks blue because its surface is mostly water. 2. The wind and the waves of the ocean the land. 3. Water and wind the rock. 4. Some shorelines are only sand. 5. Along the Holderness Coast the cliffs are very soft. The rock cracks easily breaks away and. wear away made up cut into covered by pound against 6. Rough waves can rock and form caves and arches. start over 7. These storms warm, tropical oceans. moves over 8. When a hurricane the shore and onto land, it can be very dangerous. 14Four Corners Workbook Changing Shores15

9 Grammar (2) Conjunctions Writing What Makes Shores Change? Circle the words that make sense in each sentence. Then write the words. The shores are changing all the time. What makes them change? Complete the following chart. and 1. The wind and but the waves of the ocean pound against the land. How does erosion occur? when 2. This happens what when waves pick up rock, pebbles, and other materials. How do sand pits and sand dunes form? if 3. A sand spit may form however if the sand connects to the shore. 4. Over time, water and wind wear away the softer rock and but the harder rock stays behind. After 5. After Before a long time some arches collapse. A rock stack may be left behind. but How are arches and rock stacks formed by the sea? How do hurricanes change the shores? 6. As the waves erode the land, the shoreline will continue to change., However And people still live near the coast. However Write a paragraph about shores using the information from the chart above. When 7. What When a hurricane moves over the shore and onto land, it can be very dangerous. 16Four Corners Workbook Changing Shores17

10 Listening Practice MEMO Listen to the sentence and fill in the blanks. Earth 1. appears to be a small, blue when it is seen from outer space. landmasses 2. All have where the land meets the ocean or sea. Erosion shores 3. can cause a sandy beach to over time. rocks 4. Some shorelines are made of and. occur planet form cliffs quickly 5. Usually the changes are slow to but sometimes they happen. Listen to the paragraph and fill in the blanks. shores wind waves wear away sand erosion 6. Like the Earth itself, the are changing all of the time. The and the of the ocean pound against the land. Water and wind the rock. The moves. This action is called. 7. As the sand, it sometimes builds up along the. A sand spit may form if the sand connects to the. If wind blows sand high up onto the shore, it may form a. 8. The Holderness in Great Britain is a shoreline that changes all of the time. Every year about meters of shoreline into the sea. During the last 2000 years the shore has almost meters. Hurricanes shifts Coast two sand 9. can change shores quickly. Hurricanes are also called. These storms start over warm,. When a moves over the shore and onto the land, it can be very dangerous. The rain, strong winds and huge affect the land. August shoreline shore dune erodes receded 400 cyclones tropical oceans hurricane pounding waves 10. On,, Hurricane Andrew passed over the many islands off the coast of Louisiana. The pounded the small. rain waves storm islands The wind,, and changed the shores of many of them. 18Four Corners Workbook Changing Shores19

11 Four Corners WORKBOOK Changing Shores Publisher Jae-yoon Chung Managing Director Hannah Lee Senior Editor Jung-ah Kim Project Editor Reese Ji Written by Jeong Hee Choi Proofread by Alwin G. Fontenot Recorded by Yeasung Media Tech Illustrated by Donghyun Lee, Youngjoo Jung Designed by DOD Design Printed by POD KOREA Copyright 2008 by Language World Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written consent of Language World Co., Ltd., including, but not limited to, in any network or other electronic storage or transmission, or broadcast for distance learning. First Edition in 2008 ISBN