(课件网) A Trip Along the Three Gorges 必修四 Module5 Introduction vocabulary and speaking cave cliffs lake peak plain plateau shore slope valley wood ① Look at the photo . Describe what you can see. A valley is the low ground between the sides of mountains. Cliffs are the steep sides of mountains at the edge of a river or the sea. A cave is a large hole in a cliff or a mountain. A lake is an area of water surrounded by land. A peak is the top of a mountain. A wood is a small forest . A plateau is a large area of flat high ground. A plain is a large area of flat low ground. The shore is the area where the land meets the sea or a lake. A slope is the side of the mountain. ②Use words in activity 1 to complete the definitions. 1 A _____is the low ground between the sides of mountains. 2 A _____is a large area of flat low ground. 3 The _____is the area where the land meets the sea or a lake. 4 A _____ is the side of the mountain. 5 _____ are the steep sides of mountains at the edge of a river or the sea. 6 A _____ is the top of a mountain. 7 A _____ is an area of water surrounded by land. 8 A _____ is a small forest . 9 A _____is a large hole in a cliff or a mountain. 10 A _____ is a large area of flat high ground. valley plain shore slope Cliffs peak lake cave wood plateau Vocabulary at the edge of 在……的边缘 on the edge of 在……的边缘; 濒临，几乎要…… e. He was on the edge of death. 他濒临死亡。 2. surround (vt.) 环绕 be surrounded by/with 被……环绕 surrounding(a.)周围的 (n.pl)周围的事物；环境 e. The house is surrounded by/with trees. surrounding country 近邻 social surroundings 社会环境 3. on shore 在岸上，在陆上 off shore 离岸，在离岸不远处 This island is two miles off shore. 这个岛离岸两英里。 The sailor was robbed when he was on shore. 那个水手在岸上遭到抢劫。 ③Work in pairs. Do the quiz about the Yangtze River. What do you know about the Yangtze River 1 The Yangtze River is the _____ river in the world. longest (b) second longest (c) third longest 2 It flows from the Himalayas in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the_____. (a) south (b) north (c) east 3 The world’s biggest dam was opened on the Yangtze River in _____. (a) 2001 (b) 2003 (c) 2005 Thank you!
