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A ' P u t t h e w o r d s i n e a c h l i n e i n t h e b o x i n o r d e r a c c o r d i n gt o t h e i r I
s i z e ( t h e s m a l l e s tf i r s t , t h e t/t
largest last). ln each list there is one word ilritooei-noi'[elong
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1. forest o tree copse . beach . -a
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2. road . p e ak -'
footpath o tracft o lane
3. mountain . hillock , shore . hill . mountain range
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5. gulf . ridge o i nl e t ' ' OJ
bay cove -
6. cliff . brook river o e s t u ar y r s t r e am
7. city . c o n t in e n t tributary o countY o country
8. pond . P u d dl e . ocean . sea . cape . lake

c a n y o u t h i n k o f a n y e x a m p r eosf t h e f o i l o w i n gi n y o u r c o u n t r y ?

Forest

Mountain

M o u n t a i nr a n g e

Valley

Gorge

Plain

Gulf

River

Estuary
5ea

Lake

B ' P u t t h e w o r d s a n d e x p r e s s i o n si n t h e b o x i n t o t h e i r c o r r e c tc a t e g o r y
in the table on the next
p a g e . S o m ec a n b e i n c l u d e di n m o r e t h a n o n e c a t e g o r y .

d e p o p u l a t i o n o m o u n t a i n o u s. u r b a n s p r a w l o f e r t i l e . r i d g e . c l i f f
d e n s e l yp o p u l a t e d ' c o a s t . u n d e r - d e v e l o p e .d s u m m i t . i n d u s t r i a l i s e d
peninsula.shoreovegetationoglacier.beachoplateau
irrigation.conurbationocape.sourceocoastline.tributary
waterfall .mouth.peak.overcrowdingoftighlands

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rural land
Words associatedwith towns and cities

C . N o w l o o k a t t h i s r e p o r t o f a j o u r n e y a n d f i l l i n t h e g a p sw i t h o n e o f t h e w o r d s o r e x p r e s s i o n s
f r o m T a s k sA a n d B . I n s o m e c a s e s ,m o r e t h a n o n e a n s w e r m a y b e p o s s i b l e .Y o u m a y n e e d t o
c h a n g es o m e o f t h e w o r d f o r m s .

We began our journey in the capital,Trinifuegos,a 1 conurbation of

almostten million. lt is not a pretty place;heavily2 , with huge factories
b e l c h i n go u t b l a c kf u m e s ,a n d m i l e so f 3 a s h o u s i n ge s t a t e sa n d s h o p p i n g
centressoreadout from the 4 centrefor miles.lt was a relief to leave.

As soon as we got into the countryside,things improvedconsiderably. The climate is dry and it is
difficult to grow anything,but thanks to 5 , h i c h h e l p sb r i n g w a t e r i n
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from the Rio Cauto(the huge riverwith its 6 high up in the snow-covered
7 of the SierraMaestra 8 ), the land isfertile
enough to grow the sugar cane on which much of the economy is based.We saw few people,
howevel as many have movedto the towns and citiesto look for more profitablework. lt is largely
d u e t o t h i s r u r a l9 that the sugar-caneindustryis suffering.

F u r t h e rs o u t h a n d w e e n t e r e dt h e H o l o u i n 1 0 , w i t h m o u n t a i n rsi s i n g
high above us on both sides.The land here drops sharplyto the sea and the slow-movingwaters
o f t h e R i o C a u t og i v ew a y t o 1 1 which tumble over cliffs,and small,fast-
m o v i n g1 2 which are not evenwide enoughto take a boat. At this point,
t h e r o a dw e w e r e t r a v e l l i n ga l o n g b e c a m ea 1 3 w h i c hw a s o n l y j u s t w i d e
e n o u g hf o r o u r v e h i c l ea, n d t h e n a n u n p a v e d1 4 w h i c h a l m o s ts h o o kt h e
vehicleto pieces.

And then suddenly,the Pacific15 was in front of us.Our destinationwas

t h e t o w n o f S a n t i a g od e G i b a r a ,b u i l t o n a 1 6
waters.Thb countrysidehere undulatesgently, with low 17
r i c ht r o p i c a jl u n g l e .T h e o p e n 1 8
as it reachesthe ocean is rich and 19
plantswhich need a lot of warm, damp soil.
s t i c k i n go u t i n t o t h e b l u e
coveredin
s u r r o u n d i n gt h e d e l t a o f t h e R i o C a u t o
ideal for growing the tobacco

That night I layin my cheap hotel,listeningto the wavesgentlylappingthe 20

a n d w h e n l e v e n t u a l l y f e l l a s l e e p ,l d r e a m t o f t h e p e o p l e w h o h a d f i r s t i n h a b i t e dt h i s
21 almosttwo thousandvearsbefore.

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