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Unit 4 The Wonders of Nature
第 2 课 时 （3a—3d）
Section A
What is amazing about nature
单词：waterfall，civilization，development
短语：at all costs
句子：① How was your trip
②It travels the farthest and is about 6,300 kilometres long.
③Could you tell me more about China, Yarning
④What’s the biggest desert in China
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通过对比黄河与尼罗河，培养比较分析和归纳概括的能力。
能理解黄河作为 “母亲河” 的文化象征意义，增强对中华优秀传统文化的认同感；认识到尼罗河对埃及文明的重要性，培养尊重世界多元文化的意识。
Learning Goals
Do you know the names of these rivers
What do you know about these rivers
How long are these rivers
What words can you use to describe a river
Hukou Waterfall
Nile River
Yangtze River
Collect information about these rivers through some questions.
Warming-up
Watch and talk
Read the conversation and underline the three rivers mentioned.
3a
Read the conversation again and discuss the questions.
What do Yaming and Ella know about these rivers
Where are these rivers
How long are these rivers
Why are these rivers important
What do Yaming and Ella know about these rivers Read the conversation again and complete the table.
River Country Length Importance
Yellow River _________ _______km helped in the development of ancient ____________
Nile River __________ ________km China
Eygpt
5,464
6,671
civilizations
3b
Listen to the conversation. Then role-play it.
While listening, you should focus on how they speak:
Notice their tone (e.g. friendly, encouraging, proud...).
Identify their emotions (e.g. excitement, hesitation, confidence...).
Pay attention to pauses and emphasis on certain words.
3c
Make up a new conversation with the following sentence patterns. Then act out your new conversations.
A: What is the (second) longest river in...
B: It’s...
A: How long is it
B: It’s... kilometres long/in length.
A: What do you think of this river
B: It’s very beautiful/important…
Imagine that you are Yaming or Ella. Continue the conversation with a partner about other geographical features in China.
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 ...
What is the biggest rainforest in China
What is the highest mountain in China
3d
— How was/were...
— It was good/ great/ fantastic./ Great!/ ...
— It was not bad./Terrible./...
1. Welcome back, Ella! How was your trip
欢迎回来，埃拉！你的旅行怎么样？
例句：—How was your weekend 你周末过得怎么样？
—It was not bad. 不错。
……怎么样？用来询问过去的情况
好的情况
一般或不好的情况
Language points
2. No, the Yangtze River is the longest river in China.
不，长江是中国最长的河流。
主语
谓语动词
最高级
名词
主语+谓语动词（+the）+最高级（+名词）+in/of...
……在某一范围内或某类人或物中（是）最……（的……）
这是最高级的常用结构之一，副词最高级前的the可以省略。
例句：This is the most interesting story of all. 这个是所有故事中最有趣的。
例句：Eric works (the) hardest in Class 1. 在一班埃里克学习最努力。
3. The Yellow River is 5,464 kilometres long and is the second longest. 黄河全长5,464公里，是第二长的河流。
主语
be动词
序数词
形容词最高级
主语+be动词+the+序数词+形容词最高级（+名词+in/of...）
……是（某一范围内或某类人或物中）第……（的……）
例句：Sam is the second tallest boy in his class.
萨姆是他班里第二高的男生。
4. Both the Nile and the Yellow River helped ancient civilizations to develop. 尼罗河和黄河都促进了古代文明的发展。
both... and... ……和……都；既……又……
通常连接两个并列的成分。连接两个并列主语时，谓语动词用复数形式。
例句：Both my brother and I are interested in deep-sea animals.
我和哥哥都对深海动物感兴趣。
5. helped in the development of ancient _________
有助于古代_________的发展
development n. 发展；壮大
由“develop（v. 增强；发展）+-ment（名词后缀）”构成
搭配：in the development of... 在……的发展过程中
例句：Computers play an important role in the development of modern science.
计算机在现代科学发展中起重要作用。
6. What’s the biggest desert in China
中国最大的沙漠是什么？
（2）v. 抛弃；遗弃；擅离（职守）
desert （1）n. 沙漠；荒原
例句：Camels are called the “ships of the desert”.
骆驼被称为“沙漠之舟”。
例句：Never desert your friends in trouble.
永远不要在朋友困难时抛弃他们。
一、用方框内所给单词的适当形式填空
1. The _________ looks wonderful with water falling down from the high rock.
2. The Nile _________ through several countries in Africa.
4. The Taklimakan is the biggest _________ in China.
5. Pyramids (金字塔) are a symbol of the ancient Egyptian _________.
5.I think paper books won’t disappear in the future even with the ___________
of technology.
waterfall
travels
desert
civilization
development
Practice
civilization, travel, develop, desert, waterfall
二、补全对话
A: Dad, what is the longest wall in the world
B: 1. __________________________________.
A: Where is
B: 2. __________________________________.
A: 3. __________________________________
B: It’s about 8,850 kilometres long if we are only talking about the parts from the Ming Dynasty.
A: 4. __________________________________
B: The main reason was to protect their part of the country.
A: Wow! 5. __________________________________
B: Yes, it’s the most famous part.
It’s the Great Wall
It’s in China
How long is it
Why did the ancient emperors build it
Is Badaling part of the Ming Great Wall

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