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Section A 1a—1d
Unit 4
The Wonders of Nature
通过听、说、看等方式,获取并正确认读关于自然奇观的地理类词汇(如waterfall, desert, trench等),感知描述自然景观特征的词汇用法(如level, surface, depth等)(学习理解)
01
通过听力捕捉、对话练习,获取文本中自然奇观的维度、规模等关键信息,归纳并内化用大数描述事物特征、问答自然奇观相关信息的常用表达(如...is the highest in the world, It’s...metres high/deep)(应用实践)
02
通过讨论和合作交流,理解自然奇观的独特价值,能够主动分享自己熟知的自然奇观信息,并认同探索和保护自然的重要性。 (迁移创新)
03
学习目标
Let’s enjoy some natural wonders of the world.
Lead in
今天我们将进行“环球探险队”的队员选拔与首航任务,大家作为候选人,将通过完成听力、口语任务获得“探险徽章”,最终成为Global explorers,赢得“首航资格”。
Lead-in
What do you know about MountQomolangma?
What makes it amazing?
It’s the highest mountain in the world.
...
It’s 8848.86 metres high.
What do you know about the Sahara Desert?
What makes it amazing?
It’s about 9,000,000 square kilometres in size.
It’s the biggest desert in the world.
...
What do you know about the Dead Sea?
What makes it amazing?
Its surface is 416 metres below sea level.
It’s the lowest place in the world.
...
What do you know about the Mariana Trench?
What makes it amazing?
It’s about 11,000 metres deep.
It’s the deepest point in the ocean.
...
1a
Match the places with the pictures.
____Nile River ____Angel Falls ____Mount Qomolangma
____Dead sea ____Sahara Desert ____Mariana Trench
A
B
D
E
C
F
F
A
D
C
E
B
How much do you know about these amazing places?
1b
Listen to the game show. Complete the descriptions of the places.
Place Description
Mount Qomolangma the ________in the world
Sahara Desert the ________in the world
Dead Sea the ________on earth
Mariana Trench the ________in the ocean
听力技巧:听主旨,抓描述性最高级词汇(highest,
largest...)
highest mountain
biggest desert
lowest place
deepest point
1c
Try to read the following numbers.
英语数字的读法
416 8,848.86 11,000 9,000,000
英语中,数字从后往前数,每三位标一个逗号。
例: 9,000,000
百位和十位中间加and
小数点读作point, 小数点后的数字逐个单独读出。
thousand
million
较大数字的表达方法
1000以上的基数词的表示法:从数字的右端向左端数,每三位数加一个逗点;从右端向左端开始,第一个逗点处读thousand(千),第二个逗点处读million(百万),第三个逗点读billion(十亿);读的时候通常在hundred后加and,如果百位数为0,则在thousand后加and。
较大数字的表达方法
9,883
65,359
265,468
60,263,050
nine thousand, eight hundred and
eighty-three
sixty-five thousand, three hundred and fifty-nine
two hundred and sixty-five thousand, four hundred and sixty-eight
sixty million, two hundred and sixty-three thousand and fifty
1c
Listen again. Complete the measurements.
Place Measurement
Mount Qomolangma ________metres high
Sahara Desert about ________square kilometres in size
Dead Sea ________metres below sea level
Mariana Trench about________metres deep
听力技巧:精听,边听边记录关键数据。
8,848.86
9,000,000
416
11,000
1d
Talk about the places you have learnt about.
What’s the lowest place on earth?
It’s the deep sea.
Its surface is 416 metres below sea level.
Now, what’s …
How low is it?
A: What’s the lowest place on earth?
B: It’s the Dead Sea.
A: How low is it?
B: Its surface is 416 metres below sea level.
A: Now, what’s the highest mountain in the world?
B: It’s Mount Qomolangma.
A: How high is it?
B: It’s 8,848.86 metres high.
e.g.
e.g.
A: What is the largest shark in the deep sea?
B: I think it’s the whale shark.
A: Do you know how large it is?
B: It can grow up to about 10 to 20 metres in length.
A: What is the bottom of the deep sea like?
B: It is dark, freezing, and has high pressure. There are also many unique creatures.
A: Why is it important to research the deep sea?
B: Because the deep sea has unique species for research, holds important resources, and can help control our climate.
Report your group’s discussion result to the class.
Evaluation(评价)
Complete content
(内容完整)
Correct language
(语言准确)
Clear voice
(自信表达)
Hello, everyone! I'd like to share our group’s result about amazing places we will go.
We choose... because it’s the ... in the world. It’s ... meters high/deep.
It’s very...
We also would like to explore ... Because ... it’s the ... in the world. It’s ... meters high/deep. It must be ...
We all love to explore the world. Thank you!
Post-listening
Sum up what you have learned.
Natural wonders
Mount Qomolangma
the highest
Sahara Desert
the biggest
Dead Sea
the lowest
Mariana Trench
the deepest
Summary
8,848.86
9,000,000
416
11,000
最高级
(superlatives)
“highest” is the superlative of “high”
“biggest” is the superlative of “big”
“lowest” is the superlative of “low”
“deepest” is the superlative of “deep”
形容词 / 副词最高级变化规则
high— highest
low — lowest
deep —deepest
一般情况下,在词尾加-est
large — largest
fine — finest
以不发音字母e结尾的词,在词尾加-st
heavy — heaviest
easy — easiest
early — earliest
以“辅音字母 + y”结尾的双音节词,先把y改为 i ,再加-est
形容词 / 副词最高级变化规则
big — biggest
fat — fattest
thin — thinnest
重读闭音节词词尾只有一个辅音字母时,先双写该辅音字母,再加-est
beautiful — most beautiful
interesting — most interesting
delicious — most delicious
多音节词和部分双音节词在词前加most
不规则变化
原级 最高级
good / well best
bad / badly worst
many / much most
little least
far farthest
furthest
GOOD, BETTER, BEST
Good, better, best,
Never let it rest,
Till good be better,
And better best.
Bad, worse, worst,
Never fight against,
Get better and better,
And you’ll be the best.
big
bigger
biggest
This apple is the biggest of the three.
10 yuan
20 yuan
50 yuan
This pen is the most expensive of the three.
expensive
more expensive
写出下列单词的最高级。
1. good _______
2. comfortable ________________
3. big _______
4. happy ________
5. cheap ________
6. many _______
7. difficult ______________
8. little _____________
best
most comfortable
biggest
happiest
cheapest
most
most difficult
least
Exercises
写出下列数字的英文表达。
433,024
856,730,452
59,725
four hundred and thirty-three thousand and twenty-four
eight hundred and fifty-six million, seven hundred and thirty, four hundred and fifty-two
fifty-nine thousand, seven hundred and twenty-five
Homework
基础作业
拓展作业
实践作业
绘制一幅“世界自然奇观探险地图”,标注英文名称和关键数据。
以“The most amazing place I want to explore”为题,录制一段2分钟英文解说视频,并尝试解释原因。
上网查询更多关于自然奇观的介绍,每人制作一个自然奇观海报在班级展览。
辅助资源:
BBC Earth-Planet Earth
National Geographic- Amazing Planet
Discovery Channel-Wonders of Nature
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