Describe sand, wind, and sparse plants in a desert. Practice 沙漠 (shāmò), 沙丘 (shāqiū), 沙子 (shāzi), 风 (fēng), 干燥 (gānzào) and the remaining words by tracing in 田字格 (tián zì gé), then writing them from memory. Words on this worksheet: 沙漠 (shāmò) — Desert; 沙丘 (shā qiū) — sand dune; 沙子 (shā zi) — sand, grit; 风 (fēng) — wind; 干燥 (gān zào) — (of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; 植物 (zhíwù) — Botany; 少 (shǎo) — less; 移动 (yídòng) — move.
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