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人教版八年级英语下册
Unit 4 The Wonders of Nature Section A 1a-1d
1a
Match the places with the pictures.
___ Nile River ___ Angel Falls ___ Mount Qomolangma
___ Dead Sea ___ Sahara Desert ___ Mariana Trench
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A
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B
安赫尔瀑布
珠穆朗玛峰
死海
撒哈拉沙漠
马里亚纳海沟
尼罗河
What is amazing about these places?
/naɪl/
/ˈeɪndʒl/
/ˈtʃəʊməʊˌlɑːŋmə/
/səˈhɑːrə/
n. 沙漠;荒原
/ˌmæriˈænə/
/trentʃ/
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How do they make you feel?
They make me feel amazed and excited.
Angel Falls
安赫尔瀑布位于委内瑞拉玻利瓦尔州圭亚那高原的卡罗尼河支流丘伦河上,是世界落差最大瀑布 。丘伦河水从平顶高原奥扬特普伊山直流而下而形成瀑布,分为两级,总落差979米,以离丘伦河谷地172米的分结晶岩平台为界,其上为长的一级,高达807米。
Place Description Measurement
Mount Qomolangma the . in the world metres high
Sahara Desert the . in the world about square kilometres in size
1b
Listen to the game show. Complete the descriptions of the places.
highest mountain
biggest desert
Place Description Measurement
Sahara Desert the . in the world about square kilometres in size
Dead Sea the . on earth metres below sea level
Mariana Trench the . in the ocean about metres deep
biggest desert
9,000,000
lowest place
deepest point
416
11,000
416 8,848.86 11,000 9,000,000
海平面
Place Description Measurement
Dead Sea the . on earth metres below sea level
Mariana Trench the . in the ocean about metres deep
lowest place
deepest point
Mariana Trench
马里亚纳海沟全长2550千米,为弧形,平均宽70千米。据估计这条海沟已形成6000万年。其最深处的地方达6~11千米,是已知的海洋最深处。2020年11月10日8时12分,中国“奋斗者”号载人潜水器在马里亚纳海沟成功坐底,坐底深度10909米。
Dead Sea
死海是世界上最低的湖泊,也是地球上盐分居第三位的水体。截至2019年,死海表面积为605平方千米。 死海的湖岸是地球上已露出陆地的最低点,湖面海拔-430.5米。湖最深处380.29米,最深处湖床海拔-800.112米,有“世界的肚脐”之称。
1c
Listen again. Complete the measurements in 1b with the numbers below.
416 8,848.86 11,000 9,000,000
Place Description Measurement
Mount Qomolangma the . in the world metres high
highest mountain
8,848.86
"There is a place where you CANNOT sink. You can read a newspaper while floating on your back!"
Dead Sea (死海)
the lowest place on earth
"There is a place so dry, that some areas get no rain for decades. But at night, you might freeze because it gets so cold!"
Sahara Desert(撒哈拉沙漠)
/səˈhɑːrə ˈdezət/
the biggest desert in the world
一、根据所给提示完成单词。(6分)
1. We love our motherland from the ________(底部)of the heart.
2. The Great Wall in China is one of the greatest man-made ________(奇观)in the world.
3. When the temperature is b________ zero, water turns into ice.
bottom
wonders
elow
Place Description Measurement
Sahara Desert the . in the world about square kilometres in size
Dead Sea the . on earth metres below sea level
Mariana Trench the . in the ocean about metres deep
biggest desert
9,000,000
lowest place
deepest point
416
11,000
416 8,848.86 11,000 9,000,000
海平面
Match the places with the pictures.
Dead Sea Sahara Desert
Nile River Mariana Trench
Angel Falls Mount Qomolangma
A: What’s the lowest place on earth?
B: It’s...
A: How low is it?
B: It’s surface is... metres below sea level.
A: Now, what’s...
1d
Talk about the places you have learnt about.
表面
Welcome to our game show!
Today, it's all about geography. Answer as quickly as you can!
Let’s predict
Can you guess out what we are going to listen to?
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.
A: What’s the lowest place on earth?
B: It’s ...
A: How low is it?
B: Its surface is ... metres below sea level.
A: Now, what’s ...
Listen to the conversationand think about the questions below.
1.What is the latest measured height of Mount Qomolangma?
A. 8,848.43 metres
B. 8,848.86 metres
C. 8,844.43 metres
D. 8,844.86 metres
2.How large is the Sahara Desert in size?
A. About 900,000 square kilometres
B. About 9,000,000 square kilometres
C. About 90,000,000 square kilometres
D. About 900,000,000 square kilometres
3.How deep is the Mariana Trench?
A. About 416 metres
B. About 8,848.86 metres
C. About 11,000 metres
D. About 9,000,000 metres
1. Fendouzhe reached
______________.
2. The deep sea begins at
______________.
3. The Titanic rests at
____________.
4. A whale can dive to
_________________.
What do you know about the deep sea? Complete the sentences with the information from the picture.
潜水
10,909 metres
200 metres
3,800 metres
over 2,000 metres
Which place do you want to visit most? Why?
课堂总结
通过本课的学习,我能够:
1. 正确拼读并运用本课单词及短语:
wonder, desert, measurement, square kilometre, below, level, sea level, surface
2. 识别并正确朗读世界自然奇观的英文名称,如 Mount Qomolangma, the Sahara Desert等。
3. 提取世界自然奇观的最高级描述及数字信息,完成表格与对话操练。
4. 了解珠穆朗玛峰、撒哈拉沙漠、死海等自然景观的基本地位,感知自然奇观的特点。
Homework
✍ 听录音,跟读模仿本课听力文本。
✍ 用英语写一段 50 词左右的短文,介绍你最感兴趣的一个自然奇观。
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