Unit 5 Writing about the unexplained 课件 2022-2023学年外研版高中英语选择性必修第四册

B7U5 Writing about the unexplained Recognize the locations in the picture. Egyptian pyramids Dead sea Maya pyramid Sanxingdui Ancient Babylon Qomolangma Read the magazine article and answer the questions. The 30th Parallel North Can you tell anything about them in common？ Look at the pictures and talk about what you know about the mysterious 30th parallel north. The 30th parallel north is a circle of latitude that is 30 degrees north of the Earth’s equatorial plane. It stands one-third of the way between the equator and the North Pole and crosses Africa, Asia, the Pacific Ocean, North America and the Atlantic Ocean. Read the magazine article and answer the questions. Along a special line of latitude, known as the 30th parallel north, lie numerous sites of ancient civilisations and impressive natural features. latitude n. 纬度 Para.1 6 Ancient civilisations appeared on the parallel, including Babylon, with its famous tower; Egypt, with its pyramids; China, with its Sanxingdui culture, etc. These civilisations appeared at a similar time, and all developed advanced bronze-making techniques. Were they part of a single super-civilisation, as some think? bronze-making techniques青铜制造技术 Para.2 Read the magazine article and answer the questions. 7 Read the magazine article and answer the questions. It’s argued that the 30th parallel north is a line of great natural energy, with frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. This creates amazing natural features, including Mount Qomolangma, the Dead Sea, and rivers, such as the Nile, the Mississippi and the Yangtze. Lacking any concrete evidence. some even claim it was supernatural powers! concrete evidence 具体的证据 Para.3 8 Scientists, however, dispute these theories. It’s more likely, they argue, that civilisations arose on the 30th parallel north because the climate there is generally warm and wet. Major tectonic plates meet at this latitude, causing earthquakes, which helped form the Himalayas. The rest, they say, is either