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Section A (3a~3d)
Unit 4
The Wonders of Nature
To identify key geographical facts about the Yellow River, Yangtze River and Nile.
To make up new conversations to talk about Chinese geographical features using the target language.
学习目标
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What color is the waterfall in the pictures?
Why does it have such a color?
What waterfall do you think it is?
It’s yellow.
The water carries brown and yellow earth.
It may be Hukou Waterfall.
Look and Say
What do you know about the Hukou Waterfall?
It’s at the border between Shanxi and Shaanxi.
It’s on the Yellow River.
It’s the second largest waterfall in China.
It’s the largest yellow waterfall in the world.
It gets its name because the Yellow River narrows here like a kettle's mouth when flowing through.
Here’s a video to help us get the answers!
We know the Hukou Waterfall is just one part of the Yellow River's journey. What do you know about the Yellow River? Why is it called “mother river”?
Read the conversation and underline the three rivers mentioned.
River
_____________
_____________
_____________
Yellow River
Yangtze River
Nile River
3a
Here’s a video to help us know more about the Yangtze River.
Here’s a video to help us know more about the Nile.
Read the conversation again and answer the questions.
1. What waterfall do Yaming and Ella mention?
2. Why is the Yellow River called "yellow"?
3. Is Ella interested in rivers?
The Hukou Waterfall.
Because some parts of the river carry brown and yellow earth.
Yes.
What do Yaming and Ella know about these rivers? Read the conversation again and complete the table.
{5940675A-B579-460E-94D1-54222C63F5DA}River
Country
Length
Importance
Yellow River
_________
_______km
helped in the development of ancient____________
Nile River
__________
________km
China
Eygpt
5464
6671
civilizations
3b
How do you think the rivers helped ancient civilizations to develop?
Water Supply: Rivers provided fresh drinking water for people,
their farm animals, and the plants they grew.
Transportation and Trade: Rivers acted as natural "roads" for boats. Ancient civilizations used rivers to move goods and people easily, which helped trade and communication between different areas.
Settlement(定居): The reliable food and water allowed people to stop being nomads(游牧民) and settle down in one place. This led to the growth of villages, which later became large cities.
Further Thinking
Why are rivers still very important today? Give examples to support your opinions.
Provide drinking water: Many cities get clean water from rivers. For example, the Yangtze River supplies water to over 400 million people in China.
Help agriculture: Rivers offer water for irrigating farms. Like the Mississippi River in the US, which waters fields growing corn and soybeans.
Creating Electricity: Dams(水坝)are built on rivers to create hydropower. The flowing water spins turbines（水带动涡轮机旋转） to generate electricity for homes, schools, and factories.
...
What could we do to protect rivers?
stop dumping waste into rivers
reduce chemical use
plant trees along river banks
Listen to the conversation. Then role-play it.
{5C22544A-7EE6-4342-B048-85BDC9FD1C3A}Criteria (标准)
Score
1. Be accurate!
(发音准确)
2. Notice the
stress!
(注意重音)
3. Be vivid!
(表演生动)
4. Be emotional!
(情感充沛)
3c
The largest grassland
The largest desert
The longest wall
Hulunbuir Grassland
(呼伦贝尔大草原)
Ella: Could you tell me more about China, Yaming?
Yaming: Sure! What would you like to know?
Ella: What’s the biggest desert in China?
Yaming: It’s the Taklimakan Desert.
Ella: Do you know...?
Taklamakan Desert
(塔克拉玛干沙漠)
The Great Wall
(长城)
Imagine that you are Yaming or Ella. Continue the conversation with a partner about other geographical features in China.
3d
Sample
Ella: Could you tell me more about China,Yaming?
Yaming: Sure! What would you like to know?
Ella: What's the biggest desert in China?
Yaming: It's the Taklimakan Desert.
Ella: Do you know where it is and how big it is?
Yaming: It’s in Xinjiang, in the northwest of China. It covers
about 337,600 square kilometers.
Ella: That's huge! Is it possible for people to live there?
Yaming: It is very dry with little rainfall. But around its edges,
there are small oases where people can live and grow crops.
Ella: That's fascinating. I hope I can visit it one day.
Yaming: Welcome back, Ella! How was your trip?
Ella: It was great! We saw the Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River. Is that the longest river in China?
Yaming: No, the Yangtze River is the longest river in China. It travels the farthest and is about 6,300 kilometres long. The Yellow River is 5,464 kilometres long and is the second longest. By the way, do you know why it's called the Yellow River?
Ella: Because it's yellow.
/?w??t?f??l/ 瀑布
它流经的距离最远，大约有6300千米长。
顺便问/说一下
你知道它为什么被称为黄河吗？
宾语从句由why引导，宾语从句用 “主语+谓语”的陈述语序。
Language points
Yaming: Right. Some parts of the river carry brown and yellow earth.
Ella: That's interesting! I like learning about rivers. My favourite is the Nile. Did you
know it's the longest river in the world?
Yaming: Yes, it's 6,671 kilometres long. It's very important in Egypt's history.
Ella: That's right. Both the Nile and the Yellow River helped ancient civilizations to develop. And they're still very important today.
Yaming: Yes. In China, we even call the Yellow River our “mother river”!
Ella: We should protect them at all costs.
泥土
埃及
古代文明
......和......(两者都......)
发展
不惜一切代价；无论如何
了解
1.壶口瀑布__________________ 2.黄河______________
3.长江______________ 4.顺便问一下______________
5.第二长的_________________ 6.两者都______________
7......的发展________________ 8.古代文明_________________
9.通过各种办法______________ 10.流程最远________________
11.你的旅行怎么样？________________________
12. 长江是中国最长的河流。______________________________________
13.尼罗河和黄河都助力了古代文明的发展。_______________________________________________________________
the Hukou Waterfall
the Yellow River
the Yangze River
by the way
the second longest
both...and...
the development of
ancient civilization
by all means
travel the farthest
How was your trip?
The Yangtze River is the longest river in China.
Both the Nile and the Yellow River helped ancient civilizations to develop.
翻译下面短语和句子。
当堂检测
? 熟读3a的对话内容，背诵其中描述黄河、长江、尼罗河长度和重要性的句子，并用英语默写下来。
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