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The Wonders of Nature
Unit 4
Section A 1a-2d
Great Barrier Reef 大堡礁
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:
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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
03
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
1. Fendouzhe reached
______________.
2. The deep sea begins at
______________.
3. The Titanic rests at
____________.
4. A whale can dive to
_________________.
2a
What do you know about the deep sea Complete the sentences with the information from the picture.
潜水
10,909 metres
200 metres
3,800 metres
over 2,000 metres
2b
A class is asking a deep-sea researcher some questions after his talk. Listen and tick the topics they discuss.
□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
潜水艇
2c
Listen again. Complete the sentences with the facts from the conversation.
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 “sea”. Some can even create their own .
4. There is rubbish even at metres deep.
2020
ocean floor
blind
light
11,000
A: What is the largest shark in the deep sea
B: I think it's the whale shark.
A: Do you know how large it is
B: It can grow up to about 10 to 20 metres in length.
A: What is the bottom of the deep sea like
B: It is dark, freezing, and has high pressure. There are also
many unique creatures.
A: Why is it important to research the deep sea
B: Because the deep sea has unique species for research, holds
important resources, and can help control our climate.
2d
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.
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
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