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Unit 6 Beautiful landscapes
(Reading)
年级:七年级 学科:不英语(译林版)
Free talk
1 What landscapes on earth do you know about?
2 What do you think the earth would say ifit could talk?
Reading and learning
What is the article about?
Reading
Four main landscapes
不Daniel is reading an article about landscapes in a geography magazine.Here is the article. Before reading,think about the questions below.
Hello from different landscapes
Reading and learning
What are these landscapes?What do you know about them?
你
It can carry water from
high ground down to
lakes or the sea.
Oceans cover about 71 per cent of the earth's surface.
It's often hot
during the day but
cold at night.
Forests help
make the
.
air clean
the ocean
a desert
a forest
a river
Reading and learning
A Complete the notes below with the information in the article.
Rivers Deserts
They are full of,trees and produce
(7) Oxygen for humans and animals to breathe
They wear(8) different colours
in different seasons.
● They cover more than (5)two-thirds
of the earth's surface
● They are home to (6).hundreds of.
thousands of living things
·Deserts are mostly made of
(3) sand
。(4)A few plants and animals
survive in the difficult conditions.
Four main
landscapes
Oceans Forests
·They (1) give life
● They sometimes (2) destroy homes and lives __.
B Read the article/again and questions below.
1 Why is the water from rivers so useful to people?
Because people can drink it and use it for farming and washing.
2 Why does th river say it has“two faces”?
Because it can give life as well as destroy homes and lives.
3 What are the living conditions like in the desert?
It seldom rains.It's also very hot during the day and very cold at night.
4 Why do people call the earth th“Blue Planet”
Because the ocean covers more than two-thirds of the earth's surface.
5 What colours doforests usually wear in summer and autumn?
They usually wear green in summer and golden brown in autumn.
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Reading and learning
Why does the writer use sentences like“How amazing!”and “What a beautiful name!”in the article?
◆Because they can help the writer show strong feelings.
the article in this way?
◆The first person.
◆Because it helps make the writing more interesting.
It also helps draw readers'attention.
Reading and learning
Which person is used in the article?Why does the writer write
Personification is to give human qualities to non-human things like objects,animals and ideas. It helps make the writing more vivid and interesting.It also
helps draw readers attention.
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Reading and practising
Read the article along with the recording and then read as different
landscapes with emotion.
I am a river.I have two faces.I give life:my
water is fresh water,so everybody can drink it and use it for farming and washing.But Iam also very powerful.When I flood,I sometimes
destroy homes and lives.Nothing can get in
my way.
I am a forest.I am full of trees,and I produce oxygen for humans and animals to breathe.
I wear different colours in different seasons,
20 usually green in summer and golden brown in autumn.
I am the ocean.I am huge.I cover more than two-thirds of the earth's surface,so people call the earth the“Blue Planet”.What a beautiful
name!I am home to hundreds of thousands of living things.
I am a desert.My body is mostly made of sand
and I seldom see rain.I am very hot during the day and very cold at night.Nobody wants to live
10 in such difficult conditions,but a few plants and animals can survive.How amazing!
我
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Reading and practising
Describe one of the four main landscapes according to the
information in Part A on page 71.
Four main
landscapes
Oceans Forests
·They cover more than(5) ·They are full of trees and produce
two-thirds ofthe earth's surface(7)oxygen for humans and animals to breathe
·They are home to (6) ·They wear(8) different colours
hundreds of thousands of. in different seasons.
living things
Deserts
·Deserts are mostly made of
(3) sand
·(4A few plants and animalscan
survive in the difficult conditions.
Rivers
·They(1)__ give life
·They sometimes (2)_
destroy homes and lives
Reading and practising
Some members of the Geography Club are writing about places they want to visit.
Complete their articles with the correct forms of the words and phrase in the box below.
conditions flood breathe Ocean
survive landscape be home to fresh
Reading and practising
Some members of the Geography Club are writing about places they want to visit.
Complete their articles with the correct forms of the words and phrase in the box below.
Simon
I really want to go to the Sahara Desert.I know
it is hot there and the living(1) conditions are dificult,but I think the (2) landscape is quite special.It is a great place to see some wonderful night views.
breathe
be home to
flood
landscape
conditions survive
ocean
fresh
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Amy
I can't wait to visit the Changbai Mountains in Jilin Province,China.I want to(3)_breathe in the fresh air.It is a very beautiful place and
(4)is home tomany plants and animals. In winter,the snow covers the trees and the
mountains look like a(n)(5) ocean _of white.
Reading and practising
Some members of the Geography Club are writing about places they want to visit.
Complete their articles with the correct forms of the words and phrase in the box below.
breathe
be home to
conditions survive
flood
landscape
ocean fresh
Sandy
I would like to go to the Tree River in northern Canada.There is nothing to do there but
relax.The river is very clean and it has
6 fresh water.A special type of fish
called Arctic char can(7) survive here
in the very cold waters.The river seldom
Reading and practising
Some members of the Geography Club are writing about places they want to visit.
Complete their articles with the correct forms of the words and phrase in the box below.
(8) floods ,so it is very safe to go there.
breathe
be home to
conditions survive
flood
landscape
ocean
fresh
Reading and innovating
D Think about the questions below.Share your answers with your classmates.
1 Which of the four landscapes in the article would you like to visit most?Why?
Reading and innovating
D Think about the questions below.Share your answers with your classmates.
2 What can we get from knowing more about different landscapes on earth?
◆help us understand nature and take care of the earth;
◆help us develop a positive attitude towards nature and life;
Reading and innovating
D Think about the questions below.Share your answers with your classmates.
Work in groups and discuss question 3 in Part D on page 72.Each group write several sentences and then share opinions in class.
3 How can we get along well with nature?
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many things we can do to get along
well with nature.Let me share my
group's opinions.First,we think we
can ...in our daily life.For example, we can...Second,..
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Tips
◆Take an active part in
activities to protect nature.
◆Show respect for nature.
◆Develop a green lifestyle.
In this lesson,
we have read an article about the earth's beautiful landscapes; learnt and talked more about different landscapes;
got some ways to get along well with nature and better
understood the beauty of our earth.
Next lesson,
we will learn the form,meaning and use of indefinite pronouns and exclamatory sentences and use them to talk about the
earth's beautiful landscapes.
Summary
Homework
Must do:
■ Finish the Worksheet.
■ Preview Grammar on P73.
Choose to do:
□Draw a poster to share your favourite landscape or its examples.
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