Places in IsraelMade by AmsalemTzippi.

Lesson 1

In pairs: Students get texts about different places in Israel.

Each pair fills in a fact file after reading the text and then presents it in class.

The fact file

One text for example (from )

Ashdod

Located on the Mediterranean coast, Ashdod was built in 1957. The first modern Israeli settlement in Ashdod was made in 1955, and in 1965 the deepwater port was completed.

It is centered around Israel's largest and newest port which was originally planned chiefly for the export of citrus fruit. Today it is a busy, thriving town with dock facilities and an electric power station.

The Port of Ashdod is situated about 40 kilometers south of TelAviv, adjoining the mouth of the Lakhish stream. It is Israel's leading port after Haifa.

Construction is Ashdod's main industry and its manufactures include synthetic fibers, woolen yarn, and knitted goods.

62% of Israel's freight passes through the port of Ashdod. 160,000 tourists travel through the port on about 180 ships every year. Ashdod is one of Israel's three major ports on the Mediterranean Sea.

Ashdod had a population of about 204,400 (In 2006) making it the fifth largest city in Israel

Cities & Places in Israel

/ Ashdod /
/ Ashkelon /
/ Beersheba /
/ Dead Sea /
/ Elat /
/ Golan Heights /
/ Haifa /
/ Hebron /
/ Jerusalem /
/ Metulla /
/ Negev /
/ Tel Aviv /
/ Tiberias /
/ Safad /

Different ideas

  1. Listening activity: Find the way on the map.Students get a map of Jerusalem and they have to get from one place to another passing known places in the city.
  1. Locate different places like: The Knesset , The Western Wall, DavidTower, The Hebrew University, and more on a map of Jerusalem. Students follow instructions like: names of streets or other known places to find the exact location of a specific place.
  1. Locate Israel's neighbors. Egypt, Jordan…
  1. Writing activity: Write an e-mail / letter to a pen pal , invite him to visit Israel.

Tell him

* Where is Israel located?

* Where can he visit?

* What can he see there?

  1. Write a short passage about Israel. Use the facts below.

Official Name / (State of Israel) Medinat Israel
Capital / Jerusalem
Population / 6.2 million
Area / 20,772 sq km
Currency / Shekel ($1=4.87)
Religion / Judaism and Islam
Languages / Hebrew & Arabic
Major Cities / Jerusalem, TelAviv, Haifa
Climate / Mediterranean climate
  1. Fill in a cloze about the history of Israel or Jerusalem.