Get Set! (Stage 3 Book 1)
Deserts in Africa

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Select a word from the Vocabulary box below. Then drag the word into the sentence that appears. In some cases, no gap appears and a definition of the word is provided.

Sahara Desert : the world’s largest desert

The Sahara Desert is in North Africa.

Kalahari Desert : a great desert in Southwestern Africa

Bushmen know all the tricks for surviving in the Kalahari Desert.

surrounding : all around

There is a high wall surrounding the city.

scorching
:
very hot
roasting hot
extremely hot
Last summer the weather was
in Spain.

temperature : a measurement of hot or cold

The temperature in Ireland is much colder than in Africa.

survive : continue to live

It is very hard to survive in a desert without water.

cactus : a prickly plant that grows in deserts

The cactus plant survives in the desert because it stores water inside it.

cacti : more than one cactus plant.

In the Sahara there are many, many cacti plants.

prickly
:
thorny
brambly
spiny
The blackberry bush was very
.

oasis : a fertile place in the desert where there is water

Plants and animals and people can survive if they are near an oasis.

date palms : Palm trees that dates grow on. They grow in desert areas

Dates are a tasty fruit that grow on date palms near an oasis.

shimmer
:
glimmer
glitter
sparkle
On a sunny day you can see the sunlight
on the sea.

mirage : imaginary lake of water

The man lost in the desert ran towards the mirage, but found only sand when he reached it.

nomads : people who live in deserts

The nomads rode their camels all day until they reached the oasis.

Tuaregs : a tribe of nomads who live in the Sahara desert

The Tuaregs are called the ‘blue people of the Sahara’ because they wear blue cloaks.

bushmen : the nomads who live in the Kalahari desert

Bushmen know the secrets of how to survive in the desert.