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The Wonders of Nature
Section A 1a-1d
UNIT 4
Learning Objectives
通过本课时的学习，学生能够：
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法。
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、深度等。
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。
03
Lead in
01
Pre-listening
02
While-listening
03
Post-listening
04
Summary
05
Language points
06
Homework
07
08
Lead in
1. Do you know the name of the
waterfall in the photo
2. What do you think is special
3. What other natural wonders do
you know
Yes, it's Victoria Falls.
It's one of the largest waterfalls in the world,with a wide curtain (幕) of water.
The Grand Canyon,
the Huangguoshu Waterfall,
Mount Qomolangma，
the Amazon Rainforest.
Pre-listening
It is 8,848.86 metres high.
What’s the highest mountain in the world
How high is it
Mount Qomolangma
Mount Qomolangma is the highest mountain in the world.
Nile River
What do you know about the following numbers
6,671 kilometres long
What do you know about the following numbers
Sahara Desert
about 9,000,000 square kilometres in size
B
C
A
D
E
F
Match the places with the pictures.
____Nile River ____Angel Falls ____Mount Qomolangma
____Dead sea ____Sahara Desert ____Mariana Trench
F
A
D
C
E
B
马里亚纳海沟
1a
How do they make you feel
I feel amazed/ surprised/ excited…
wonderful fantastic unique magnificent brilliant
While-listening
Listen to the game plete the descriptions of the places.
Place Description
Mount Qomolangma the ________________in the world
Sahara Desert the in the world
Dead Sea the on earth
Mariana Trench the ________________in the ocean
highest mountain
biggest desert
lowest place
deepest point
1b
百
百万
千
十亿
two billion ,sixty-five million, six hundred and nine thousand, nine hundred and eighty point three four.
点
billion
million
thousand
hundred
point
2, 065, 609, 980. 34
billion
million
thousand
point
three four
and
Try to read the following numbers.
416 8,848.86 11,000 9,000,000
416 → four hundred and sixteen
8,848.86 → eight thousand eight hundred and forty-eight point eight six
11,000 → eleven thousand
9,000,000 → nine million
1c
Listen again. Complete the measurements.
Place Measurement
Mount Qomolangma ________metres high
Sahara Desert about ________ square kilometres in size
Dead Sea ________metres below sea level
Mariana Trench about________metres deep
8,848.86
9,000,000
416
11,000
长、宽、高、深、面积的表达方法
基数词 + 单位词 + 形容词（long, wide, high, deep等）
1c
Place Description Measurement
Mount Qomolangma the ________________ in the world __________ metres high
Listen for the details.
Host: Welcome to our game show! Today, it's all about geography. Answer as quickly as you can! Question one: What is the ________________in the world
Fu Xing: It's Mount Qomolangma!
Host: Correct! How ______ is it
Liu Hongyu: I know this — it’s ________ metres high.
Host: No, sorry. Fu Xing
Fu Xing: Is it __________ metres
Host: Yes! But some scientists say Qomolangma is still growing _______!
highest mountain
high
8,848.43
8,848.86
taller
highest mountain
8,848.86
416 8,848.86 11,000 9,000,000
Place Description Measurement
Sahara Desert the ________________ in the world about _______________ square kilometres in size
Listen for the details.
Host: Now, name the ______________ in the world.
Fu Xing: The Taklimakan Desert
Host: __________! Ella
Ella: It's the Sahara Desert.
Host: __________! Now, how _________ is it
Ella: It's about _____________ square kilometres.
Host: That's right!
biggest desert
Wrong
Right
big
9,000,000
biggest desert
9,000,000
416 8,848.86 11,000 9,000,000
Place Description Measurement
Dead Sea the ________________ on earth _________ metres below sea level
Listen for the details.
Host: What's the ______________ on earth
Liu Hongyu: It's the Dead Sea!
Host: Well done! Its surface is _______ metres below sea level.
lowest place
416
lowest place
416
416 8,848.86 11,000 9,000,000
Place Description Measurement
Mariana Trench the ________________ in the ocean about _________ metres deep
Listen for the details.
Host: Now where's the ____________ in the ocean
Fu Xing: It's in the Mariana Trench.
Host: That’s _________! How ________ is it
Fu Xing: It's about __________ metres deep.
Host: Correct!
deepest point
correct
deep
11,000
deepest point
11,000
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 kilometres in size
Dead Sea the ______ on earth _________ metres below sea level
Mariana Trench the ______ in the ocean about _________ metres deep
1b
Listen to the game plete the descriptions of the places.
highest
8848.86
biggest
9000000
lowest place
416
deepest point
11000
Listen again and fill in the blanks.
Host:Welcome to our game show! Today, it's all about . Answer
! Question one: What is the mountain in the world
Fu Xing:It's Mount Qomolangma! Host:Correct! 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 taller! Now, name the biggest in the world.
Fu Xing:The Taklimakan Desert Host:Wrong! Ella
Ella:It's the Sahara Desert. Host:Right! Now, is it
Ella:It's about 9,000,000 .
Host:That's right! What's the place on earth Liu Hongyu: It's the Dead Sea!
Host:Well done! Its is 416 metres below . Now where's the deepest point in the ocean Fu Xing:It's in the Mariana Trench.
Host:That's correct! is it Fu Xing:It's about 11,000 metres deep.
Host:Correct!
geography
as quickly as you can
highest
How high
growing
desert
how big
square kilometres
lowest
surface
sea level
How deep
地理
尽可能快地
最高的
有多高
生长 / 增高
沙漠
有多大
平方千米
最低的
表面
海平面
有多深
Post-listening
Read and retell
Read the game show again and try to retell the places.
You may begin like this:There are many amazing natural places on our planet.Mount Qomolangma is.....
Place Description Measurement
Mount Qomolangma the... in the world 8,848.86 ....
Sahara Desert the ... in the world about 9,000,000 ....
Dead Sea the .... on earth 416 metres ....
Mariana Trench the .... in the ocean about 11,000 metres...
Role-play
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
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!
A: What’s the highest mountain in the world
Pair work. Talk about the places you have learnt about.
B: It’s Mount Qomolangma.
B: It’s 8,848.86 metres high.
A: How high is it
Qomolangma
(highest mountain）
1d
Language points
1. The Wonders of Nature! 自然奇观【P31】
① wonder / w nd (r)/n. 奇观；惊叹 v. 琢磨；想知道；感到诧异 高频
② n.[C] 奇观；奇迹
The Grand Canyon is one of the natural wonders of the world.
科罗拉多大峡谷是世界自然奇观之一。
v. 琢磨；想知道（相当于 want to know）
If you study physics, you wonder why light travels faster than sound.
如果你学习物理，你会想知道为什么光比声音传播速度快。
v. 感到诧异
I wondered at her beautiful singing.
她优美的歌声让我惊讶。
1. The pyramids in Egypt are one of the most famous ___________ (wonder) of the ancient world.
2. I _________ (wonder) if you could help me solve this math problem.
We looked at the beautiful sunset in __________ (wonder).
3. He ____________ (wonder) why the sky turned red just now.
wonders
wonder
wonder
wondered
2. about 9,000,000 square kilometres in size.
面积约 900 万平方千米 （教材 P32 1b）
① square metre/mile 平方米 / 英里
② square [名词] 广场；正方形
我们的工厂占地 5 平方千米。
Our factory covers an area of five___________________.
square kilometres
请在纸上画一个正方形。
Please draw __________ on the paper.
a square
3. 3416 metres below sea level 低于海平面 416 米（教材 P32 1b）
①below /b l / prep. 在（或到）…… 下面；少于；低于
adv. 在（或到）下面
② (地方或位置) 在 (或到)…… 下面
在水面以下超过 152 米的地方，日光几乎消失了。
At over 152 metres _____________________ the water, the daylight is almost gone.
below the surface of
③ (数量、水平等) 少于；低于
我们家乡的气温在冬天通常会降到零度以下。
The temperature in our hometown usually drops ______________ in winter.
below zero
4. 3416 metres below sea level 低于海平面 416 米（教材 P32 1b）
④ below 表示在某物的下方，但不一定是在正下方
under表示在某物的正下方
⑤ level / levl/ n. 高度；水平；程度
高度 sea level 海平面
The mountain is about 8,000 metres above the sea level.
这座山的海拔大约为 8 000 米。
水平；程度 常与介词 of 连用。
a high/low level 高 / 低水平
As long as we keep working, we will achieve higher levels.
只要我们继续努力，我们会达到更高的水平。
Summary
Summarize the wonders of nature.
the wonders of nature
Mount Qomolangma
the highest
Sahara Desert
the biggest
Dead Sea
the lowest
Mariana Trench
the deepest
8,848.86
9,000,000
416
11,000
拓展作业
以小组为单位，搜查更多世界奇观资料；并在班级用英语分享。
基础作业
抄写记忆本课
单词和短语，单词5遍，短语1遍。
提升作业
根据本课内容制作思维导图并在组内分享。
Homework

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