Unit 6 Nurturing Nature Starting out & Understanding ideas 学案-2023-2024学年高二英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第一册

Unit 6 Period 1 Starting out & Understanding ideas 【学习目标】 Learning Objectives 1 To know some World Heritage Sites by watching the pictures and video 2 To get the key information about the “Sky Railway” and get the challenges encountered during the construction of the railway and the solutions, then introduce the “Sky Railway” 【学习过程】 Learning activities 目标一: To know some World Heritage Sites by watching the pictures and video Activity 1: Look at the pictures and answer the questions. 1 What do you know about these places? 2 What do these places have in common? Huanglong, China Iguazú Falls, Argentina and Brazil Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania Uluru, Australia ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Activity 2: Watch the video and answer the questions. 1 What are the three types of World Heritage Sites? 2 What other natural heritage sites in China do you know of? Answers: ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ 目标二: To get the key information about the “Sky Railway” and get the challenges encountered during the construction of the railway and the solutions, then introduce the “Sky Railway” Activity 1: Work in pairs and complete the quiz. Try to guess if you are not sure of the answers. 1 Which is the highest railway in the world? a The Trans-Siberian Railway. b The Qinghai-Tibet Railway. c The Chengdu-Kunming Railway. 2 In which year was the completed Qinghai-Tibet Railway put into operation? a 1984. b 2001. c 2006. 3 Which of these stations is not on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway? a Lhasa. b Golmud. c Lanzhou. 4 Which of these natural World Heritage Sites does the Qinghai-Tibet Railway pass by? a Xinjiang Tianshan. b Qingha