Unit 1 Welcome to the unit & Reading 课件-2022-2023学年高中英语牛津译林版（2020）选修第一册

B8U1 Our living planet Welcome to the unit 1 What are the commonly recognized seven natural wonders of the world? Discussion Mount Everest (located along China-Nepal border) Paricutin Volcano (帕里库汀火山，in Mexico) the Grand Canyon (in the United Sates) Victoria Falls (along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe) The Harbor of Rio de Janeiro (里约热内卢港，in Brazil) Great Barrier Reef (in Australia) Northern Lights (北极光，seen in several countries such as the USA, Canada, etc.) Mount Everest (located along China-Nepal border) Paricutin Volcano (in Mexico) the Grand Canyon (in the United Sates) Victoria Falls (along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe) The Harbor of Rio de Janeiro (in Brazil) Great Barrier Reef (in Australia) Northern Lights What geological wonders are they? What do you know about them? Zhangye UNESCO Global Geopark 张掖全球地质公园 Pamukkale 帕穆克卡莱（棉花堡） Lake Hillier希利尔湖 Let's watch a video to learn more about them. movements minerals Australia Watch the video and finish the following exercises. Watch the video again and complete the following table. Geological wonders Locations Features Causes Zhangye UNESCO Global Geopark Pamukkale Lake Hillier China Turkey Australia The “waterfall” of rock The soft pink of its still waters Multicoloured folds of rocks, several hundred metres high Red sandstone that was laid down at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago and then forced upwards by movements of the Earth’s plates and then carved by wind and rain Minerals left by flowing water A microorganism(微生物) which lives in the lake and produces a pigment(色素) also contained in carrots Let's enjoy some fascinating pictures of them. video script: Zhangye UNESCO Global Geopark, China Pamukkale, Turkey Lake Hillier, Australia Which of these geological wonders attracts you most? Why? I find China’s Zhangye UNESCO Global Geopark the most attractive. The various multicoloured folds of rocks appear to be hand-painted and remind me of a beautiful rainbow. I think it is