Unit 4 The Wonders of Nature Section A (3a-3d)学习任务单2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级下册

该初中英语学习任务单聚焦“自然奇观”主题，核心围绕waterfall等词汇、比较级及描述地理特征的句型，通过课前词汇检测与句子预习搭建基础，课堂依托对话阅读训练寻读法，结合表格填空、角色扮演巩固应用，课后拓展中国地理特征信息，形成从输入到输出的学习支架。 资料亮点在于融合语言能力与文化意识，通过长江、黄河等中国自然奇观的对话学习，培养学生用目标语言描述信息的能力，渗透家国情怀。课堂任务设计注重思维品质，如3d环节拓展对话促进创造，习题通过表格与问答强化信息提取，助力提升自主学习与跨文化交流能力。

Unit 4 The Wonders of Nature (Period 2) Section A (3a-3d) 班级_________ 姓名_________ 学习目标 学完这一课，你能够掌握： 1．词汇：waterfall、civilization、means、development、desert； 2．能力：运用目标语言描述或交流自然奇观的相关信息；运用寻读法，快速查找相关的信息点； 3．交际功能：使用“The Yangtze River is the longest river in China.”“It travels the farthest and is about 6,300 kilometres long.”“We should protect them by all means.”“—What’s the biggest desert in China? —It’s the Taklimakan Desert.”等句型描述自然奇观。 课前学习任务 【学习任务一】词汇检测 1．n. 瀑布__________ 2．n. 文明__________ 3．n. 方式；途径__________ 4．v. 发展；壮大__________ 5．n. 沙漠；荒原__________ 【学习任务二】 阅读教材第34页，根据汉语提示写出英文句子。 1．它流程最长，长约6300千米。 ______________________________________________________________ 2．黄河长5464千米，是（中国）第二长河。 ______________________________________________________________ 3．尼罗河和黄河都曾帮助古代文明发展。而且它们今天仍然非常重要。 ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ 4．我们应当通过一切方式来保护它们。 ______________________________________________________________ 【学习任务三】 查找相关书籍或者利用网络，用英语写一写有关长江、黄河和尼罗河的相关地理特征。 The Yangtze River: ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ The Yellow River: ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ The Nile: ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 课堂学习任务 【学习任务一】 讨论并回答问题。 Do you know where the place is? What do you know about it? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【学习任务二】 3a: Read the conversation and underline the three rivers mentioned. Yaming: Welcome back, Ella! How was your trip? Ella: It was great! We saw the Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River. Is that the longest river in China? Yaming: No, the Yangtze River is the longest river in China. It travels the farthest and is about 6,300 kilometres long. The Yellow River is 5,464 kilometres long and is the second longest. By the way, do you know why it’s called the Yellow River? Ella: Because it’s yellow? Yaming: Right. Some parts of the river carry brown and yellow earth. Ella: That’s interesting! I like learning about rivers. My favourite is the Nile. Did you know it’s the longest river in Africa? Yaming: Yes, it’s 6,671 kilometres long. It’s very important in Egypt’s history. Ella: That’s right. Both the Nile and the Yellow River helped ancient civilizations to develop. And they’re still very important today. Yaming: Yes. In China, we even call the Yellow River our “mother river”! Ella: We should protect them by all means. 【学习任务三】 3b: What do Yaming and Ella know about these rivers? Read the conversation again and complete the table. River Country Length Importance Yellow River ________ ________ km helped in the development of ancient ___________ Nile River ________ ________ km 【学习任务四】 Read the conversation and answer the questions. 1．What is the longest river in China? How long is it? _____________________________________________________________________ 2．Why is it called the Yellow River? _____________________________________________________________________ 3．What’s Ella’s favourite river? _____________________________________________________________________ 4．Which river is called the “mother river” in China? _____________________________________________________________________ 【学习任务五】 3c: Listen to the conversation. Then role-play it. 【学习任务六】 3d: Imagine that you are Yaming or Ella. Continue the conversation with a partner about other geographical features in China. A: Could you tell me more about China, Yaming? B: Sure! What would you like to know? A: What’s the biggest desert in China? B: It’s the Taklimakan Desert. A: Do you know __________________________________________? B: ______________________________________________________ 本课小结 请根据本课所学内容，列出关键词或画出你的思维导图吧！ 课后任务 Search for more information about geographical features in China. Complete the table and add more. The highest mountain in China The biggest desert in China The longest river in China The largest salt lake in China The largest freshwater lake in China The longest canal in China The longest wall in China 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $