Unit 1 Our living planet Welcome to the unit 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语牛津译林版（2020）选修第一册

U1 Our living planet Welcome to the unit How do you understand the famous saying? In all things of nature there is something of the marvellous. ——Aristotle Everything in nature has something to make a person wonder. Mother Nature is full of magic and mystery and she is well worth exploring. feminine personifications: personifies the nurturing and replenishing qualities of the natural world Mother Nature is a great artist who creats masterpieces all over the world. What masterpieces do you know? Northern Lights (北极光，seen in several countries such as the USA, Canada, etc.) Victoria Falls (along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe) Mount Everest (located along China-Nepal border) Great Barrier Reef (in Australia) the Grand Canyon (in the United Sates) Paricutin Volcano (帕里库汀火山，in Mexico) 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. Look at the pictures and tell what you know about them. Zhangye UNESCO Global Geopark 张掖世界地质公园 Location: in Zhangye UNESCO Global Geopark, China Features: multicoloured folds of rocks Causes: which are caused by of the Earth’s plates and carved by winds and rain. movements Pamukkale in Turkey 土耳其棉花堡 Location: Pamukkale, Turkey Features: the “cotton candy” landscape, a waterful of rock Causes: resulting from left by flowing water. minerals Lake Hillier 希利尔湖 Location: Lake Hiller, . Features: the soft pink of its still waters Causes: which is believed to be caused by a microorganism. Austrilia video script: Zhangye UNESCO Global Geopark, China Pamukkale, Turkey Lake Hillier, Australia Which of these geological wonders attracts you most? Why? China’s Zhangye UNESCO Global Geopark is the most attractive and fascinating. The variou