🌿 A2 English · Natural Wonders
Amazing Places in Nature 🌍
Compare the world's most incredible natural places and practise comparative and superlative adjectives.
🏔️ Mount Everest
🌊 Great Barrier Reef
🏜️ Sahara Desert
🌊 Angel Falls
🌿 Amazon River
Amazing Places in Nature 🌍
A2 Level · Comparatives & Superlatives · Reading · Speaking · Writing
Warm-Up – Describe the Picture
Look at each photo and answer the questions below it
🗣️ Talk about this picture:
- What can you see?
- Is it hot or cold here?
- Would you like to visit this place?
🗣️ Talk about this picture:
- What do you see in this place?
- Is this place wet or dry?
- What animals live here?
🗣️ Talk about this picture:
- Is this a hot or cold place?
- Is there any water here?
- Why is it difficult to live here?
🗣️ Talk about this picture:
- What colours can you see?
- Where do you think this is?
- What is special about this place?
Vocabulary – Natural Wonders Dictionary
18 key words about nature and geography (English–English–Polish)
🌊 deep
🇵🇱 głęboki
Going a long way down from the surface.
"The ocean is very deep near the trench."
🏜️ dry
🇵🇱 suchy
Having very little or no water or rain.
"The Sahara is the driest hot desert on Earth."
🏔️ high
🇵🇱 wysoki
Far above the ground or sea level.
"Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world."
🌍 large
🇵🇱 duży
Big in size or area.
"The Sahara Desert is larger than many countries."
📏 long
🇵🇱 długi
Having great length; measuring a large distance from one end to the other.
"The Amazon River is one of the longest rivers in the world."
⬇️ low
🇵🇱 niski
Not high; near the ground or below normal level.
"The valley is lower than the mountains around it."
🕰️ old
🇵🇱 stary
Having lived or existed for a long time.
"The rocks in Canada are older than those in Scotland."
🔬 small
🇵🇱 mały
Little in size.
"Monaco is smaller than most cities."
🌊 river
🇵🇱 rzeka
A long natural stream of water that flows to the sea or a lake.
"The Amazon River flows through Brazil."
💧 lake
🇵🇱 jezioro
A large area of water surrounded by land.
"Lake Victoria in Africa is very large."
🌊 trench
🇵🇱 rów oceaniczny
A very deep valley in the bottom of the ocean.
"The Marianas Trench is the deepest place on Earth."
🏔️ mountain
🇵🇱 góra
A very high natural hill.
"Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world."
🌧️ rainfall
🇵🇱 opady deszczu
The amount of rain that falls in a place.
"The Sahara Desert has very low rainfall each year."
🏜️ desert
🇵🇱 pustynia
A very dry area with little rain and few plants.
"The Sahara is the largest hot desert in the world."
🪨 rock
🇵🇱 skała
Hard natural material that forms the earth's surface.
"The rocks in Canada are 4 billion years old."
🌡️ temperature
🇵🇱 temperatura
How hot or cold something is.
"Finland recorded a lower temperature than Sweden."
🏝️ island
🇵🇱 wyspa
Land that is surrounded by water on all sides.
"Nauru is a very small island state in the Pacific."
🌐 state
🇵🇱 państwo
An independent country or political area.
"Monaco is a very small state in Europe."
Grammar – Comparatives & Superlatives
How to compare places and things in English
⚡ Quick Rules
📌 Comparative (comparing 2 things)
- Short adjectives → add -er + than
long → longer than - End in consonant → double it
big → bigger than - End in -y → change to -ier
dry → drier than - Long adjectives → more … than
more beautiful than - Equal → as … as
as long as
🏆 Superlative (the most extreme)
- Short adjectives → the + -est
the longest, the highest - End in consonant → double it
the biggest - End in -y → change to -iest
the driest - Long adjectives → the most …
the most beautiful - Irregular: good→better/best, bad→worse/worst
| Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| long | longer than | the longest |
| high | higher than | the highest |
| big | bigger than | the biggest |
| dry | drier than | the driest |
| large | larger than | the largest |
| beautiful | more beautiful than | the most beautiful |
| good | better than | the best |
Reading – The Most Amazing Places in Nature 🌍
Choose the best answer (A, B or C) for each gap
Our planet has many incredible places. Some places are bigger, , deeper, or longer than others. These places often appear in the Guinness World Records because they are the most extreme in the world.
First, visit Mount Everest in the Himalayas. It is the mountain in the world. It is higher every other mountain. Many climbers want to climb Everest because it is the .
The Amazon River in Brazil is one of the rivers in the world. The Nile River is also extremely long. Both rivers are much longer most rivers in the world.
Angel Falls in Venezuela is the highest waterfall in the world. It is higher than Niagara Falls. However, Niagara Falls is and more powerful than Angel Falls.
The Sahara Desert is the hot desert in the world. It is much than a rainforest.
The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is longer than many mountain ranges and bigger than many islands. It is also one of the natural places on Earth. Our planet is truly amazing!
Reading Comprehension
Choose the best answer – instant feedback
1. Which is the highest mountain in the world?
2. Which river is one of the longest in the world?
3. Is Niagara Falls higher or lower than Angel Falls?
4. What is the largest hot desert in the world?
5. Where is the Great Barrier Reef?
6. What is true about Niagara Falls compared to Angel Falls?
Matching – Natural Wonders & Descriptions
Match each description to the correct natural wonder
| Description | Natural Wonder |
|---|---|
| The highest mountain in the world, on the border of Nepal and China. | |
| One of the longest rivers in the world, in South America. | |
| The highest waterfall in the world, in Venezuela. | |
| A famous waterfall between Canada and the USA – wider and more powerful. | |
| The largest hot desert in the world, in Africa. Very dry. | |
| The largest coral reef system in the world, in Australia. |
Use of English – Comparatives & Superlatives
Choose the correct form to complete each sentence
1. Mount Everest is ______ mountain in the world.
2. The Amazon River is ______ the Rhine.
3. The Sahara is ______ hot desert on Earth.
4. Angel Falls is ______ Niagara Falls.
5. The Great Barrier Reef is one of ______ places on Earth.
6. The Marianas Trench is ______ the Japan Trench.
7. Lake Victoria is ______ Lake Michigan.
8. Finland recorded ______ temperature than Sweden.
9. The rocks in Canada are ______ the rocks in Scotland.
10. Monaco is ______ island state of Nauru.
Write Comparison Sentences
Use the facts and an adjective from the box to write a comparative sentence
Adjective box:
deep
dry
high
large
long
low
old
small
💡 Example: The River Mackenzie (4,240 km) vs The River Niger (4,170 km) → The River Mackenzie is longer than the River Niger.
a) Lake Victoria, Africa: 69,484 km² | Lake Michigan, North America: 57,757 km²
Your sentence:
b) Marianas Trench, Pacific Ocean: 10,900 m | Japan Trench, Northern Pacific: 9,000 m
Your sentence:
c) Mont Blanc, France: 4,807 m | Mount Elbrus, Russia: 5,642 m
Your sentence:
d) Arica, Chile: avg rainfall 0.76 mm/year | Libyan Sahara Desert: avg rainfall <15 mm/year
Your sentence:
e) Oldest rocks in Scotland: 3 billion years old | Oldest rocks in Canada: 4 billion years old
Your sentence:
f) Lowest temperature in Finland: –57°C | Lowest temperature in Sweden: –52°C
Your sentence:
g) Island state of Nauru, South Pacific: 21 km² | Monaco: 1.6 km²
Your sentence:
Gap Fill – Choose the Correct Word
Select from the word bank to complete each sentence
Word bank: deep · dry · high · large · long · low · old · small · river · lake · trench · mountain · rainfall · desert · rock · temperature · island · state
1. The Sahara is the largest hot in the world.
2. Mount Everest is the est mountain in the world.
3. The Marianas Trench is the est place in the ocean.
4. The Amazon in Brazil is one of the longest in the world.
5. Lake Victoria in Africa is a very lake.
6. The in the Sahara is very low – less than 15 mm per year.
7. Finland has a very temperature in winter – minus 57 degrees!
8. The oldest s in Canada are 4 billion years old.
9. Nauru is a very island state in the Pacific Ocean.
10. The Sahara Desert is much er than a tropical rainforest.
Speaking Warm-Up – Describe the Wonders
Describe the 6 pictures. Can you guess where each one is?
💡 Instructions: Look at each photo. Describe what you can see. Use: "I think this is… / It looks like… / It is very…"
🏔️ Picture 1Where is this? What can you see?
🌿 Picture 2Where is this? Is it hot or cold?
💧 Picture 3What is this? Is it high or low?
🌊 Picture 4Is this the same as Picture 3? How is it different?
🏜️ Picture 5Is this wet or dry? Hot or cold?
🐠 Picture 6What colours can you see? Where is this?
Speaking Practice – Discussion Cards
Discuss with your partner – use the questions and vocabulary
Card 1
💬 Questions About the Text
- Which place is higher than Mount Kilimanjaro?
- Which river is longer than most rivers?
- Is Niagara Falls higher or lower than Angel Falls?
- Which is bigger: the Sahara or the Amazon Rainforest?
- Which natural place do you think is the most beautiful?
💡 Use: I think… / In my opinion… / It is bigger than…
Card 2
🌿 Nature Stories – Let's Talk!
- Do you prefer mountains or the ocean? Why?
- Have you ever been to a waterfall or a big river?
- What is the most beautiful place you have ever seen?
- Is there a river, lake or mountain near your home?
💡 Use: I have been to… / I have never… / I prefer… because…
Card 3
📸 Nature & Experiences
- Do you like to take photos of nature?
- Have you ever been swimming in a lake or river?
- Have you ever watched the sunrise from a special place?
- What is the most interesting animal you have seen?
💡 Use: I have seen… / Once I… / It was amazing because…
Card 4
🕰️ Past Experiences
- Have you ever hiked in the mountains? What did you see?
- Describe a special place you visited. When was it?
- What were you doing when you saw something amazing in nature?
💡 Use: I went to… / It was very… / I was walking when…
Writing Task – My Favourite Place in Nature 🌿
Write 6–8 sentences about a beautiful place
✏️ Your Task
Write 6–8 sentences about a place in nature you have seen or would like to visit.
- 🏔️ a mountain 🌊 a river 🏖️ a beach
- 🌲 a forest 💧 a lake 💦 a waterfall
Answer these questions in your writing:
- What is the place? Where is it?
- What does it look like? (colours, size, height)
- Why is it special or beautiful?
- What can people do there?
- Why do you like this place?
📌 Grammar Tips & Useful Expressions
- ✅ Use Present Simple for facts: The lake is very clear. It is in Poland.
- ✅ Use Past Simple for past visits: Last year I visited…
- ✅ Use comparatives: bigger than, more beautiful than, higher than
- ✅ Use superlatives: the most peaceful, the longest, the highest
- 🌟 Adjectives: beautiful, peaceful, amazing, colourful, clear, fresh, quiet, powerful
Example answer:
Last year I visited a beautiful waterfall – Niagara Falls in North America. The waterfall is very big and powerful. The water is louder than other waterfalls I have seen. Niagara Falls is also wider than Angel Falls. Many people come there to take photos and to enjoy the amazing view. I think it is one of the most impressive places in nature. The best time to visit is in summer, when the weather is warm. I would love to go there again because it is more beautiful than I expected.
Last year I visited a beautiful waterfall – Niagara Falls in North America. The waterfall is very big and powerful. The water is louder than other waterfalls I have seen. Niagara Falls is also wider than Angel Falls. Many people come there to take photos and to enjoy the amazing view. I think it is one of the most impressive places in nature. The best time to visit is in summer, when the weather is warm. I would love to go there again because it is more beautiful than I expected.
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