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The Wonders of Nature
Unit 4
Section A What is amazing about
nature
课型：听说课
课时：1a-2d
能够判断听力对话的场景和人物的身份，并理解对话的主题及谈到的自然奇观；能够听辨出描述不同“地理之最”的形容词最高级和大数字，在语境中巩固形容词最高级的用法，并熟悉大数字的表达。（学习理解）
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能够丰富对世界地理的认知，利用跨学科知识助力英语学习；能够通过学习听力对话，对深海探索的相关知识产生兴趣，主动思考并提出问题，在此基础上深入探究，进一步认识深海研究的重要性。（迁移创新）
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能够模仿听力录音，与同伴就地理之最的话题开展对话，并尝试用大数字准确描述这些自然景观的面积、高度、深度；能够通过精听把握对话中的细节信息，学会抓取关键词。（应用实践）
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教学目标
01
Lead-in
What do you know about natural wonders of the world
1. Do you know the name of the
waterfall in the photo
Look and share
Victoria Falls.
2. What do you think is special
about it
3. What other natural wonders do
you know
one of the largest waterfalls
Grand Canyon
one of the seven natural wonders
Great Barrier Reef
…
Great Barrier Reef 大堡礁
Seven Natural Wonders
Harbor of Rio de Janeiro
里约热内卢港
Seven Natural Wonders
Aurora Borealis 北极光
Seven Natural Wonders
Grand Canyon 科罗拉多大峡谷
Seven Natural Wonders
Victoria Falls 维多利亚瀑布
Seven Natural Wonders
Mount Everest / Qomolangma
珠穆朗玛峰
Seven Natural Wonders
Parícutin Volcano
帕里库廷火山
Seven Natural Wonders
Let’s watch and learn!
enjoy natural beauty

Question
How do we connect with nature
BIG
love plants and animals
respect nature
…
02
Pre-listening
Let’s look and learn!
the Nile 尼罗河
The Nile is the longest river in the world. It is about 6,650 kilometers long and runs through 11 countries in northeastern Africa, like Egypt and Sudan. For thousands of years, it has given people water and good soil for farming, so it is very important for life in this area.
Background Information:
Let’s look and learn!
Angel Falls 安赫尔瀑布
Angel Falls is the highest waterfall in the world. It is in Venezuela, a country in South America. The water drops more than 979 meters down from a tall mountain. It is very beautiful and many people go to visit it every year.
Background Information:
Let’s look and learn!
Mount Qomolangma 珠穆朗玛峰
Mount Qomolangma is the highest mountain in the world. It is on the border between China and Nepal. It is about 8,848.86 meters high. Many brave people try to climb to the top, but it is very difficult and dangerous.
Background Information:
Let’s look and learn!
Mariana Trench 马里亚纳海沟
Mariana Trench is the deepest part of the world’s oceans. It is in the Pacific Ocean, near the Philippines. The deepest part is about 11,000 meters below sea level. Only a few strong machines can go down there to study it.
Background Information:
Let’s look and learn!
Dead Sea 死海
Dead Sea is the lowest place on Earth’s land. It is between Israel and Jordan. The water there is very salty, so people can float on it easily. No fish or big plants can live in it, so people call it the “Dead Sea”.
Background Information:
Let’s look and learn!
Sahara Desert 撒哈拉沙漠
The Sahara Desert is the largest hot desert in the world. It is in North Africa and covers a huge area of land. It is very dry and hot during the day, but cold at night. Only a few plants and animals can live there.
Background Information:
Match the places with the pictures.
1a
____ Nile River ____ Angel Falls ____ Mount Qomolangma
____ Dead Sea ____ Sahara Desert ____ Mariana Trench
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While-listening
Listen to the game plete the descriptions of the places.
1b
Place Description Measurement
Mount Qomolangma the _______________ in the world ____________ metres high
Sahara Desert the ____________ in the world about ____________ square kilometers in size
Dead Sea the ____________ on earth ____________ metres below sea level
Mariana Trench the ____________ in the ocean about ____________ meters deep
highest mountain
biggest desert
lowest place
deepest point
Let’s read the numbers!
416 8,848.86 11,000 9,000,000
416
三位数
读法
four hundred and sixteen
367
three hundred and sixty seven
five hundred and nine
509
________________________________________________
三位数：百位数字 + hundred + and + 十位和个位（十位若是0，直接读个位）
416 8,848.86 11,000 9,000,000
8,848.86
四位数
读法
thousand
eight hundred and forty-eight
point
eight six
小数部分逐个读出每个数字
读法：eight thousand eight hundred and forty - eight point eight six
Let’s read the numbers!
416 8,848.86 11,000 9,000,000
四位数
读法
5,961.37
five thousand, nine hundred and sixty-one point three seven
四位数：千位数 + thousand + 后面三位数（小数部分逐个读出数字）
Let’s read the numbers!
416 8,848.86 11,000 9,000,000
五位数读法
11,000
eleven thousand
259,613
two hundred and fifty-nine thousand six hundred and thirteen
Let’s read the numbers!
六位数读法
9,000,000
nine million
七位数读法
million
thousand
416 8,848.86 11,000 9,000,000
Let’s read the numbers!
大数字读法：
从右往左，三位一截
每截都按三位数读
截完加单位：billion / thousand / million
and 用在百十间
Listen again. Complete the measurements in lb with the numbers below.
1c
416 8,848.86 11,000 9,000,000
Place Description Measurement
Mount Qomolangma the _______________ in the world _________ metres high
Sahara Desert the ____________ in the world about ____________ square kilometers in size
Dead Sea the ___________ on earth _______ metres below sea level
Mariana Trench the ____________ in the ocean about _________ meters deep
highest mountain
biggest desert
lowest place
deepest point
8848.86
9,000,000
416
11000
Host: Welcome to our game show! Today, it's all about geography. Answer as quickly as you can! Question one: What is the highest mountain in the world
Fu Xing: It's Mount Qomolangma!
Host: Correct! How high is it
Liu Hongyu: I know this — it's 8,848.43 metres high.
Host: No, sorry. Fu Xing
Fu Xing: Is it 8,848.86 metres
Host: Yes! But some scientists say Qomolangma is still growing taller! Now, name the biggest desert in the world.
Fu Xing: The Taklimakan Desert
Host: Wrong! Ella
Let’s read and role-play the conversation with your friends.
Ella: It's the Sahara Desert.
Host: Right! Now, how big is it
Ella: It's about 9,000,000 square kilometres.
Host: That's right! What's the lowest place on earth
Liu Hongyu: It's the Dead Sea!
Host: Well done! Its surface is 416 metres below sea level. Now where's the deepest point in the ocean
Fu Xing: It's in the Mariana Trench.
Host: That's correct! How deep is it
Fu Xing: It's about 11,000 metres deep.
Host: Correct!
Let’s read and role-play the conversation with your friends.
Talk about the places you have learnt about.
1d
A: What’s the lowest place on earth B: It’s ...
A: How low is it B: Its surface is ... metres below sea level.
A: Now, what’s ...
It’s Mount Qomolangma.
What’s the highest mountain in the world
New Words
ocean floor 海底
deep-sea animals
submersible
What do you know about the deep sea Complete the sentences with the information from the picture.
2a
10909 meters
200 meters
3800 meters
2000 meters
A class is asking a deep-sea researcher some questions after his talk. Listen and tick the topics they discuss.
2b
where the deep sea begins
why people are researching the deep sea
which Chinese submersible dived deeper in the water than many others
what deep-sea animals are like
how everyone should protect the deep sea
Listen again. Complete the sentences with the facts from the conversation.
2c
1. People still don’t know much about the ____________.
2. In ______, China’s Fendouzhe dived into the deep sea and filmed it.
3. Some animals have unusual abilities. Some are ______ but can “see”.
Some can even create their own ______.
4. There is rubbish even at _______ metres deep.
ocean floor
2020
blind
light
11000
Ms Gao: Thank you for the wonderful talk, Mr Jones. Now, does anyone have any questions
Emma: I do! Why are so many countries ______________________
Mr Jones: Well, ________ is one reason. We don't know enough about the ocean floor.
Fu Xing: I remember that in 2020, China's Fendouzhe _______________ the Mariana
Trench than many other submersibles in the world and filmed it. But I didn't see any deep-sea animals. What are they like
Mr Jones: Well, many deep-sea animals are ________________. Some animals are blind, but they can "see" as well as others. Some even __________________!
Peter: Cool! Are there any other surprising facts about the deep sea
Mr Jones: Did you know that there's rubbish even at 11,000 metres deep That ________ many people.
Ms Gao: That's terrible! We should do something about it.
Mr Jones: You're right!
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
researching the deep sea
curiosity
dived deeper into
large and unusual
create their own light
shocked
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Post-listening
Read the questions and think of more you would like to ask the deep-sea researcher. Research the answers. Then ask and answer the questions with a partner.
2d
What is the largest shark in the deep sea
What is the bottom of the deep sea like
Why is it important to research the deep sea
The bottom of the deep sea is …
The largest shark in the deep sea …
Read the questions and think of more you would like to ask the deep-sea researcher. Research the answers. Then ask and answer the questions with a partner.
2d
What is the largest shark in the deep sea
What is the bottom of the deep sea like
Why is it important to research the deep sea
What is the largest animal living in the deep sea
What is the coldest temperature in the deep sea
What do you think is the hardest problem in exploring the deep ocean
05
Exercises
The new sleeper trains between Hong Kong and Beijing may not be ________, but they’re the most comfortable.
A. slower B. the fastest C. the slowest D. faster
2
The Sahara is the largest ________ in the world, covering a huge area of North Africa.
A. forest B. mountain C. desert D. ocean
3
The Grand Canyon is one of the greatest natural ________ in America.
A. cities B. buildings C. wonders D. capitals
1
Multiple choice.
1. He jumped the ________ (far) among all the students in the sports meeting.
2. Our school is about 200 square ___________ (kilometre).
3. The long river ________ (travel) through many cities and finally flows into the sea.
4. There are __________ (hundred) of students in the hall waiting for the performance.
5. Our school library is the ________ (large) one in the district, with a lot of different kinds of books.
6. The Mariana Trench is the __________ (deep) point in the ocean.
7. Nobody worked out the maths problem. It was _______________ (difficult) one of all.
farthest
用单词的适当形式填空。
kilometres
travels
the most difficult
hundreds
largest
deepest
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Homework
1. Memorize the new words and phrases.
2. Practice the conversations with your partner using the
sentence patterns we have learned .
3. Finish the exercises.
Homework
Thanks!

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