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Unit 6
Beautiful landscapes
Welcome to the unit
学习目标
To master some new words and phrases.
To learn about different landscapes.
To talk about what you know about landscapes.
1. What can you see in the picture
2. Where can you see the landscape
I can see the landscape in Zhangye, Gansu Province.
I can see some beautiful red hills in the picture.
Lead in
the Danxia landform
丹霞地貌
The Danxia landform can be seen in many places in China, mainly including the China Danxia World Heritage Sites and other famous Danxia landform areas. 丹霞地貌在中国的许多地方都能看到，主要包括中国丹霞世界遗产地和其他著名的丹霞地貌区域。前者包括湖南的崀山和万佛山、广东的丹霞山、福建的泰宁和冠豸山、江西的龙虎山和龟峰、浙江的方岩和江郎山，以及贵州的赤水。后者包括甘肃的张掖丹霞国家地质公园、湖南的石牛寨，以及新疆的几个与丹霞相关的风景区，如吐鲁番七泉湖丹霞、玛纳斯河百里丹霞、努尔加大峡谷丹霞和安集海丹霞。
What can you see in the pictures
How much do you know about them
oceans
deserts
mountains
forests
rivers
plains
新课讲授
Look and say
Listening
1
Oceans cover about
______________ of the
earth’s surface.
2
Deserts are often hot
during the day but cold
______________.
3
Forests help make the
air ______________.
4
Mountains are high,
and they are usually
covered with rocks and
______________.
5
Rivers carry water
from high ground
down to lakes or the
______________.
6
Plains are open and
flat. They cover over
______________ of the
world’s land area.
71%
at night
clean
earth
sea
1/3 / one third
Daniel is a member of the Geography Club. He is learning about the natural world with the club members. Listen to the introductions to some landscapes with them and complete the notes below.
1
Oceans cover about
______________ of the
earth’s surface.
2
Deserts are often hot
during the day but cold
______________.
3
Forests help make the
air ______________.
4
Mountains are high,
and they are usually
covered with rocks and
______________.
5
Rivers carry water
from high ground
down to lakes or the
______________.
6
Plains are open and
flat. They cover over
______________ of the
world’s land area.
71%
at night
clean
earth
sea
1/3 / one third
将水从高地引至湖泊
帮助清洁空气
被岩石覆盖
be
flat plains
开阔平坦的平原
世界陆地面积
Read and learn
Daniel and his little cousin Jenny are talking about landscapes. Listen and complete the following table.
Landscape (1) ________________________
Example (2) ________________________
Length (3) ________________________
Rivers
The Yangtze River
About 6,300 kilometres long
Listening
Listen to the tape again and answer the following questions.
What does Jenny say about the river
Where does the Yangtze River rise
Where does the Yangtze River run
She says, “What a long river!”
It rises in the mountains of Qinghai Province.
It runs all the way to the East China Sea.
穿越不同的风景
发源于山间
一路流向东海
Read and learn
Introduce the Yangtze River to your partners.
The Yangtze River is a famous river in China. It’s about 6,300 kilometres long, and it runs through different landscapes. It rises in the mountains of Qinghai Province and runs all the way to the East China Sea.
Speaking
A: Do you know any famous …, …
B: Yes. I know …
A: Can you tell me something about it
B: Well, it’s about … long/tall/high/wide/… and …
A: Wow! What/How …!
B: Yes. It … and …
Work in pairs and discuss what you know about landscapes. Use the conversation below as a model.
Landscape Examples
Oceans (1) _________________________________
Deserts (2) _________________________________
Forests (3) _________________________________
Mountains (4) _________________________________
Rivers (5) _________________________________
Plains (6) _________________________________
South China Sea, Bohai Sea, …
Taklimakan Desert, Tengger Desert, …
Xishuangbanna Rainforest, …
Yulong Snow Mountain, Mount Huangshan, …
Yellow River, Songhua River, …
Sanjiang Plain, Chengdu Plain, …
Which landscapes in Part A do you know in China Talk with your partner about at least two examples for each landscape.
Further thinking
Oceans
Pacific Ocean 太平洋
the largest ocean in the world
the average depth is 3957 meters, and the maximum depth is 11,034 meters
Atlantic Ocean 大西洋
the world's second largest ocean
in an "S" shape
Indian Ocean 印度洋
the world's third largest ocean
covers an area of 70.56 million square kilometers
Arctic Ocean 北冰洋
the smallest, shallowest and coldest ocean in the world
the average depth is 1296 meters
Deserts
Taklimakan Desert 塔克拉玛干沙漠
the largest desert in China and the tenth largest in the world
about 1,000 kilometers long from east to west and 400 kilometers wide from north to south
an area of 337,600 square kilometers
Sahara Desert 撒哈拉沙漠
the largest desert in the world
in the northern part of the African continent
5,600 kilometers long and 2,000 kilometers wide from north to south
an area of about 9.32 million square kilometers
Forests
Amazon Rain Forest 亚马逊热带雨林
the "lungs of the Earth "
the largest rainforest in the world
covers half of the world's rainforest area and 20% of the forest area
Xishuangbanna Rainforest
西双版纳热带雨林
be located in Yunnan Province
an area of 2420.2 square kilometers
Mountains
Tianshan Mountains 天山山脉
made up of many peaks with an average height of 4,000 meters
Mount Tomur -the highest peak:7443 meters
the furthest mountains from the ocean in the world
Rocky Mountains 落基山脉
the "backbone" of North America
run for more than 4,800 kilometers from north to south
2,000 to 3,000 meters high on average
River
Yellow River 黄河
the Chinese people call it the "mother River" of the Chinese nation
the second longest river in China
a great deal of mud and sand
Heilong River 黑龙江
the color of the water is black
be rich in water energy resources
an important international river
flows through three countries, including China, Russia and Mongolia
Plains
Middle-Lower Yangtze Plain
长江中下游平原
enjoy the reputation of a "water village "(水乡泽国)
an important grain, oil and cotton production base in China
the area with the richest water resources in China
North China Plain 华北平原
the second largest plain in China
an area of 300,000 square kilometers
3.1% of China's land area
Other landscapes
lake
湖泊
basin
盆地
island
岛屿
West Lake
Tarim Basin 塔里木盆地
Junggar Basin 准噶尔盆地
Tsaidam Basin 柴达木盆地
Sichuan Basin 四川盆地
Hainan Island
highland
高地
valley
山谷
plateau
高原
How to distinguish
Scottish Highlands
苏格兰高地
Qinghai-Xizang
Plateau
青藏高原
Jiuzhaigou
Valley
九寨沟
With the development of technology, people build roads and bridges in these landscapes. Should we build more Why or why not
When it comes to using natural landscapes, there are many tricky problems. Building in deserts or forests helps the economy but harms nature. Developing tourism or farming near rivers has both good and bad sides.
We must keep a balance between development and protection to live in harmony(和谐) with nature.
Homework
Search the internet to find out more examples for each landscape.
Preview Reading on pages 70-72.

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