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Geographical features
Read the descriptions and match them to the pictures.
Located off the coast of Australia, the Great Barrier Reef is the biggest structure made by living organisms. You can explore the Great Barrier Reef by visiting an underwater observatory.
Part of the Colorado River Basin, the Grand Canyon is a valley that is almost two kilometres deep. Tourists can stand on a narrow glass platform called the Skywalk to see the Grand Canyon.
Victoria Falls is the largest waterfall in the world. The local people call it “the smoke that thunders”. The Victoria Falls Bridge connects the countries Zimbabwe and Zambia.
The English Channel separates England from France. These two countries are joined by the Channel Tunnel, a rail tunnel with a length of about 50 kilometres, most of which is under the sea.
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Activity 4
大堡礁
科罗拉多河流域
大峡谷
维多利亚瀑布
英吉利海峡
英法海底隧道
Geographical features
Complete the email with the words in bold in Activity 4.
waterfall
valley
Activity 5
Geographical features
Complete the email with the words in bold in Activity 4.
waterfall
valley
Basin
sea
Activity 5
a sea of : a large amount of sth that stretches over a wide area
1. What is the natural environment of your home town like How is your life influenced by it
Subtropical monsoon climate
Sichuan Basin: hot, sticky, and airless
What is the natural environment of the Arctic like
Life in the Arctic region
How is people’s life influenced by it
Activity 7 Listen to a girl talking about Inuit life and identify the things mentioned.
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Igloo：the dome-shaped houses built from blocks of snow by the Inuit people.
Alaskan Sled Dog
a cruise ship
Activity 8 Listen again and complete the table.
building materials
be kept
fight the cold
cold weather
time
boring
job opportunities
polluted
Activity 8 Identify the language used to discuss advantages and disadvantages. Listen again if necessary.
On the one hand…, but on the other, …
The upside/downside is that…
The good/bad thing is…
The advantage/disadvantage is…
There are pros and cons to this.
Another positive/negative aspect is…
Best/worst of all, …
Life in different climate zones
Activity 9 Work in pairs. Talk about life in the tropics and the Arctic.
Student A: Turn to Page 107.
Student B: Turn to Page 110.
On the one hand…, but on the other, …
The upside/downside is that…
The good/bad thing is…
The advantage/disadvantage is…
There are pros and cons to this.
Another positive/negative aspect is…
Best/worst of all, …
Life in different climate zones
Talk about the differences between life in southern China and northern China.
Activity 10
For example
Rice is the staple food of many people in southern China.
Many people living in northern China eat a type of pasta as part of their staple diet.
… is a staple in the diet of many people living in northern China.
In southern China, the weather is … .
The region is famous for its … .
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Presenting ideas
Work in groups and decide in which place you would most like to live.
on a tropical island
in the mountains
in a jungle
out in the grasslands
Activity 1
Use SWOT analysis to discuss the place you choose and the preparations you need to make to live there comfortably.
The environment: opportunities + threats
Yourself: strengths + weaknesses
Solutions/preparations
Activity 3
Prepare a talk about your chosen place and present your talk to the class.
Activity 2

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