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Unit 4 The Wonders of Nature
Sec A 1a-1d
How do we connect with nature
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1.Do you know the name of the waterfall in the photo
The waterfall in the photo is Victoria Falls.
It’s special for its immense width (about 1,708 meters) and height (about 108 meters), creating a breathtaking scene.
2.What do you think is special about it
3.What other natural wonders do you know
Examples: Mount Huangshan, Huangguoshu Waterfall, Zhangye Danxia Landform.
Look and share
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Let’s watch and think.
Let’s know about the top of the world.
Warming-up
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Q1: What is the highest mountain in the world
Mount Qomolangma
/ t m lɑ m /
How much do you know about the world
珠穆朗玛峰简称珠峰，岩面高程8844.43米， 雪面高程8848.86米， 是喜马拉雅山脉中的主峰。由于亚欧板块和印度板块边缘的冲撞挤压，使喜马拉雅山地区猛烈抬升，据测算，平均每一万年大约升高20—30米，直至如今，喜马拉雅山区仍处在不断上升之中，每100年上升7厘米。
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Nile River
/na l/
How much do you know about the world
Q2: What is the longest river
in the world
尼罗河是一条流经非洲东部与北部的河流，与中非地区的刚果河以及西非地区的尼日尔河并列非洲最大的三个河流系统。全长6650千米，是世界上最长的河流，流域面积334.9万平方千米。 占据非洲大陆总面积超过1/9。河口区域年均流经的水量大约为810亿立方米。
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Dead sea
How much do you know about the world
Q3:What is the lowest place on Earth
死海是世界上最低的湖泊，也是地球上盐分居第三位的水体。截至2019年，死海表面积为605平方千米。 死海的湖岸是地球上已露出陆地的最低点，湖面海拔-430.5米。湖最深处380.29米，最深处湖床海拔-800.112米，有“世界的肚脐”之称。
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Sahara Desert
/s hɑ r dez t/
How much do you know about the world
Q4:What is the biggest desert
in the world
/ dez t /
撒哈拉沙漠位于非洲大陆北部，是世界上最大的沙漠。它西起大西洋沿岸，向东经过埃及到达红海之滨，长5600千米，南北宽2000千米，总面积约932万平方千米，横跨北非诸多国家。其平均海拔300余米，主要由一条条平行排列的沙垄沙漠所组成。
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Angel Falls / e n.d l f lz/
How much do you know about the world
Q5:What is the highest fall
in the world
安赫尔瀑布位于委内瑞拉玻利瓦尔州圭亚那高原的卡罗尼河支流丘伦河上，是世界落差最大瀑布 。丘伦河水从平顶高原奥扬特普伊山直流而下而形成瀑布，分为两级，总落差979米，以离丘伦河谷地172米的分结晶岩平台为界，其上为长的一级，高达807米。
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Mariana Trench
/ meri n trent /
How much do you know about the world
Q6:Where’s the deepest point in the ocean
马里亚纳海沟全长2550千米，为弧形，平均宽70千米。据估计这条海沟已形成6000万年。公认深度约10984米，把珠峰放进去，封顶仍在水下超2000米。2020年11月10日8时12分，中国“奋斗者”号载人潜水器在马里亚纳海沟成功坐底，坐底深度10909米。
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1a
___ Nile River ___ Angel Falls ___ Mount Qomolangma
___ Dead Sea ___ Sahara Desert ___ Mariana Trench
A
B
C
D
E
F
Listen to a game show and circle the places mentioned .
What do you know about these places Can you describe them
Match the places with the pictures.
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Listen to the game plete the descriptions of the places.
1b
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
Tip:
听主旨大意，重点关注描述性最高级词汇
在地球上
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8,848.86
Do you know how to read the large numbers
Let’s learn
thousand
point
eight six
and
8,848.86: eight thousand,eight hundred and forty-eight point eight six
416
11,000
9,000,000
million
four hundred and sixteen
eleven thousand
nine million
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416 8,848.86 11,000 9,000,000
Try to read the following numbers.
1c
four hundred and sixteen
416
nine million
eight thousand, eight hundred and forty-eight point eight six
8,848.86
11,000
9,000,000
eleven thousand
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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
highest
biggest
lowest
deepest
8,848.86
9,000,000
416
11,000
n. 数量；测量
……米高
平方千米
在大小上
海平面以下
……米深
Listen again. Complete the measurements in 1b with the numbers below.
1c
Tip:
精听，边听边记录关键数据，用逗号三位一隔
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
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Useful expressions:
主语+谓语(+the)+最高级+ in/of/among短语.
1d
Talk about the places you have learnt about.
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 ...
n. 表面；表层
Homework
1. 词汇巩固：抄写本课核心活动词汇及重点句型，每个2遍，并确保会读会写。
2. 听力跟读：听读教材1b部分录音，模仿语音语调。
3. 能力提升：上网查询更多关于自然奇观的介绍， 绘制一幅“世界自然奇观探险地图”，标注英文名称和关键数据。

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