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Unit2 Travelling around the world
Focusing on culture
National parks
(沪教版 2024)七年级
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By the end of the lesson, I will be able to...
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understand the diversity of tourism resources;
think about what makes a tourist destination popular;
understand the reasons for the formation of the sandstone landforms in the Zhangjiajie mountain - area.
Learning objectives
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Lead in
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national parks
国家公园
Lead in
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What are some national parks in
Guanghzou & Guangdong?
Shimen National Forest Park
(石门国家森林公园)
Conghua, Guanghzou
Haizhu National Wetland Park
(海珠国家湿地公园)
Nanling National Forest Park
(韶关南岭国家森林公园)
Shaoguan
Lead in
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Watch a video and answer.
Which national park is mentioned in the video?
Why is this place important?
Which national park is mentioned in the video?
2. Why is this place important?
Pre-reading
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Yellowstone National Park, the USA
美国黄石国家公园
another national park
Find the names of the two national parks.
Read the first paragraphs and complete the table
Giant Panda National Park Yellowstone National Park
Location
(位置) across parts of Sichuan, Gansu and _________ a large part of the park is in the _______ of an active volcano (火山)
Size 27,134 km2 ______ km2
landform (地形地貌) forests (more than 70%)
mountain (the highest is _________-meter-high) ________
mountain range (山脉) (the highest mountain is 3462-meter-high)
What’s special has more than _______ wild giant pandas is the ________ national park in the world
has a very large active volcano
Giant Panda National Park Yellowstone National Park
Location
(位置) across parts of Sichuan, Gansu and _________ a large part of the park is in the _______ of an active volcano (火山)
Size 27,134 km2 ______ km2
landform (地形地貌) forests (more than 70%)
mountain (the highest is _________-meter-high) ___________
mountain range (山脉) (the highest mountain is 3462-meter-high)
What’s special has more than _______ wild giant pandas is the ________ national park in the world
has a very large active volcano
Shaanxi
middle
8,991
5,588
1,600
oldest
volcanoes
邛崃山-大相岭片区(10164平方公里,549只野生大熊猫)
岷山片区(10013平方公里,656只)、
甘肃省内的白水江片区(2571平方公里,111只)
以及陕西省内的秦岭片区(4386平方公里,298只)
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The Giant Panda National Park is not a single place.
It includes many mountains and bamboo forests where wild pandas live.
These mountains are high, cool and wet.
Bamboos grow well on them.
They include:
Qionglai Mountains (Sichuan), over 6,000 m 邛崃山山脉
Minshan Mountains (Sichuan/Gansu)
over 4,000 m 岷山山脉
Qinling Mountains (Shaanxi)
about 3,700 m 秦岭
箭竹 About 2,000 – 2,800 meters above sea level
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More about the Yellowstone National Park
The park sits on top of a super‑volcano (黄石火山口)
the volcano is active
So, heat from underground causes the hot springs and geyser eruptions (间歇泉喷发)
the super‑volcano
Yellowstone Caldera(黄石火山口 / 黄石超级火山)
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Let’s watch a video of the park
Yellowstone Caldera(黄石火山口 / 黄石超级火山)
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Read the second paragraphs and answer the T/F questions.
True or False.
While-reading
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( ) Visitor cannot see pandas in summer in the Giant Panda National Park.
( ) You can see many wild animals both in the Giant Panda National Park and the Yellowstone National Park.
( ) It doesn’t snow in winter in the Giant Panda National Park.
( ) You can go on a hike both in the Giant Panda National Park and the Yellowstone National Park.
True or False.
While-reading
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( ) Visitor cannot see pandas in summer in the Giant Panda National Park.
F
True or False.
While-reading
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2. ( ) You can see many wild animals both in the Giant Panda National Park and the Yellowstone National Park.
T
True or False.
While-reading
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3. ( ) It doesn’t snow in winter in the Giant Panda National Park.
F
True or False.
While-reading
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4. ( ) You can go on a hike both in the Giant Panda National Park and the Yellowstone National Park.
T
2 Answer the questions below with the information from the
article on page 30.
(1) What are the heights of the highest mountains in each of the two national parks?
(2) Which national park is bigger?
5,588 m in the Giant Panda National Park and 3,462 m in Yellowstone National Park.
The Giant Panda National Park.
(3) What can people see and do in each national park?
In the Giant Panda National Park:
the playful pandas in the wild; the pandas’ amazing neighbours,
explore the forest in summer
ski down the mountains during winter;
go hiking, boating or visit the Giant Panda museum.
In the Yellowstone National Park:
visit the volcanic hot springs;
ride a horse in summer or snowmobile in winter;
watch amazing wildlife like bears and wolves;
go climbing, fishing, cycling or hiking.
Language points
adj. 受保护的
地球的超过70%被水覆盖。
Over 70% of the Earth ____________ water.
n. 政府
设置, 设立
自然遗产
独特的
濒危的
野生动植物
* 横跨
大小,尺寸
is covered by
△ by covered by
被…覆盖
是…的家园
adj. 爱嬉戏的
这座公园是许多鸟类的家园。
The park ___________ many birds.
is home to
沿着山滑雪下来
去徒步和划船
在野外
n. 区域
v. 坐落
△ 在…的中间
湖的中间有一片小岛。
There is a small island _______________________.
in the middle of the lake
活跃的火山
*山脉
(range n. 范围)
*温泉
(spring n. 泉水)
骑马
*雪上汽车;机动雪橇
wolf n.
狼
go cycling
骑自行车
Complete the sentences with the words and the phrase below.
discover huge range set up wild
___________ animals can be very dangerous-don't try to feed them!
The museum ____________a special area for children to learn about the city's history.
(3) This national park is_________: it covers an area of more than 10,000 square kilometres.
(4) There is a wide ____________ of things to see and do in Yellowstone, and you can explore the national park on foot or by bike.
(5)Yesterday, we______________ a traditional garden in the centre of the city.
discovered
set up /
has set up
huge
range
Wild
Post-reading
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Summary
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The phrases we have learned
用所给短语的适当形式填空。
1.There are many kinds of fruits in the supermarket, ______ apples, bananas and oranges.
2.The mountain area ________________ snow in winter, which makes it a beautiful sight.
3.It's important to protect the animals _____________ and maintain the ecological balance.
such as
is covered with /
is covered by
in the wild
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