Unit 8 Lesson 1 Listening & Speaking 课件 2024-2025学年仁爱版英语七年级下册

Listening & Speaking Unit 8 Our Blue Planet 23027 Big Question: Why is water important? In this unit, you will learn to: talk about the importance of water. understand the importance of saving water. use a thinking map to identify the main idea and details. use the reading strategy of visualizing. design a poster for a special day of the earth. 23027 学习目标 To learn about different waterscapes. To listen and talk about the geographical location, length and other information of different waterscapes. 23027 新课讲授 Free Talk Do you know these famous waterscapes? a. The Pacific Ocean b. Niagara Falls c. The Nile River d. Lake Baikal e. The Bohai Sea 23027 Activity 1 A. Match the places (a-e) with the pictures on the right. Pre-listening a. The Pacific Ocean b. Niagara Falls c. The Nile River d. Lake Baikal e. The Bohai Sea 23027 B. Read the descriptions and choose the correct places. Pre-listening _ 1. It is a 99-meter-high waterfall in North America. _ 2. It is 6,671 kilometers long. It runs through eastern Africa. _ 3. It's an old freshwater lake on the earth. It is over 25 million years old. _ 4. It is an inland sea in the north-east of China. _ 5. It is very large and deep. It is one of the four oceans on the earth. b c d e a a. The Pacific Ocean b. Niagara Falls c. The Nile River d. Lake Baikal e. The Bohai Sea 23027 Do you know more about these famous waterscapes? The Pacific Ocean (太平洋) • It is the largest ocean in the world. • It covers more than 60 million square miles. • It contains more than half of the world's ocean water. 23027 Niagara Falls (尼亚加拉大瀑布) • It is one of the most famous waterfalls in the world. • It is located on the border between the United States and Canada. • It is known for its powerful and beautiful waterfalls. 23027 The Nile River(尼罗河) • It is the longest river in the world. • It flows through northeastern Africa. • It is a major source of water for Egypt and Sudan. 23027 Lake Baikal(贝加尔湖) • It is the world's deepest and oldest lake. • It is located in Siberia, Russia. • It contains about 20% of the world's fresh surface water. 23027 The Bohai Sea (渤海) • It is an inland sea in northeastern China. • It is a part of the Western Pacific Ocean. • It is an important fishing area and a hub for maritime activity. 23027 C. Pair work. Listen and repeat, and then replace the parts in bold and practice with your partner. Listening & Speaking Kangkang, what do you know about the Nile River? How long is it? It runs through eastern Africa. It's 6,671 kilometers long. 23027 Language points How long is it? 1) how long 意为“多长”, 用来对物体的长度提问, 也可以对时间的长短提问。 e.g. — How long is the Yellow River? — It's 5,464 kilometers long. — How long does it take you to get to school from your home? — It takes me about 20 minutes. 23027 2)在英语中, 表达物体的长、宽、高等概念时, 可用 “数字+单位+long/wide/high (tall) 等形容词”来表示。 e.g. Li Ming is about 1.8 metes tall. e.g. Our classroom is 7 meters wide and 9 meters long. Language points 23027 Replace the parts in bold and practice with your partner. Listening & Speaking Kangkang, what do you know about ...? How long is it? It runs through ... It's ... long. 23027 Activity 2 Listen to the conversation and complete the table. Listening & Speaking The _ River ※ _ kilometers long ※ A _ river of China ※ About _ kilometers wide at some places Yellow 5,464 mother 20 23027 Listen again and check your answers. Li Xiang: Lingling, look at the map. What is this river called? Lingling: Oh, we call it the Yellow River. Li Xiang: Can you tell me more about it? Lingling: It's 5,464 kilometers long. Li Xiang: Over five thousand kilometers? It's really a long river. Lingling: Yes. It is a mother river of China. Li Xiang: Yes. We all know the Yellow River is one of our mother rivers. Lingling: Do you know how wide it is? At some places, it is as wide as about 20 kilometers. Li Xiang: Wow! That's amazing! Listening & Speaking 23027 Language points Oh, we call it the Yellow River. call v. 给…命名;称呼;把…… 叫做 call sb./sth.+名字 叫……名字;给......打电话;打电话叫...... e.g. They decided to call the baby Mark. e.g. My brother called me from Spain last night. e.g. I'll call a taxi for you.=I'll call you a taxi. n.打电话;电话 give sb/ make a call 给某人打电话 23027 Practice the conversation with your partner. Listening & Speaking Li Xiang: Lingling, look at the map. What is this river called? Lingling: Oh, we call it the Yellow River. Li Xiang: Can you tell me more about it? Lingling: It's 5,464 kilometers long. Li Xiang: Over five thousand kilometers? It's really a long river. Lingling: Yes. It is a mother river of China. Li Xiang: Yes. We all know the Yellow River is one of our mother rivers. Lingling: Do you know how wide it is? At some places, it is as wide as about 20 kilometers. Li Xiang: Wow! That's amazing! 23027 Look at the picture and talk about Huangguoshu Waterfall. The expressions in the box may help you. Activity 3 Pair work. Listening & Speaking Useful Expressions in Guizhou,China about 100 meters wide about 80 meters high 23027 Sample The Huangguoshu Waterfall is located in Guizhou Province, China, and is one of the most famous waterfalls in the country. It is approximately 100 meters wide and about 80 meters high, with water cascading down to create a magnificent sight. 23027 Life is like water, it's fluid and can take many shapes. Without water, there would be no life. Water is the source of life. A drop of water in the ocean makes the ocean. 水是生命之源。 滴水成洋。 没有水,就没有生命。 生命如水,流动且可塑。 Choose one proverb and share your understanding of it. 23027 We learn: 1. different kinds of waterscape with the help of some pictures. 2. the features of the waterscape. We can: 1. ask and answer about the features of some famous waterscape. 2. talk about Huangguoshu Waterfall. 课堂总结 23027 I can learn about different waterscapes. listen and talk about the geographical location, length and other information of different waterscapes. Reflecting 23027 Making up conversations about different famous waterscapes. Write down something you know about the Yangtze River. Homework 23027 $$