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课件网) Unit 8 Knowing the world 第3课时 Different landscapes Activity 1: Lead in There are many different landscapes in our hometown or around the world. What are the famous landscapes Which country are they in Activity 1: Lead in Guess the meaning of the word “landscape”. There are different landscapes, such as rivers, mountains, forests and deserts. 风景；景色 Activity 2: Look and match Look at the pictures about some famous landscapes in the world and talk about them. Activity 2: Look and match Match the names of the places with the pictures. Activity 3: Read and tick Read the passage in Part 2 and tick the correct answers. Activity 4: Read and fill Read the passage again and fill in the blanks. kilometres tour dry ride desert Activity 4: Read and fill Read the two sentences and tell what are the differences between the two tours. The world tour makes me happy. I’d like to tour Niagara Falls. n. 旅游；观光 v. 旅行 Activity 4: Read and fill Find the meaning of dry in the passage. little or no rainfall Activity 4: Read and fill Learn the new words. landscape n. 风景；景色 mountain n. 山；山脉 forest n. 森林 desert n. 沙漠；荒原 kilometre n. 千米; 公里 tour v. 旅行 n. 旅游；观光 fall n. 瀑布；下落；失败 v. 下落；跌倒；被打败 exciting adj. 使人激动的；令人兴奋的 dry adj. 干的；干燥的；口渴的 v. （使）变干 ride v. 骑；乘坐 through prep. 穿过；直至；凭借 adv. 通过 Activity 5: Read and answer Read the passage again and find out the general information about the four landscapes according to the questions. How long is the Great Wall How is Niagara Falls What’s the “ship of the desert” It’s about 6,000 kilometres long. It’s beautiful and very famous. The camel. Activity 6: Find and retell Find out the descriptive words or phrases in the passage. Then retell the passage in groups to introduce the general information of the four famous landscapes. Activity 7: Think and write Observe the sentences. What does “it” refer to It’s about 6,000 kilometres long. It has a long history. It’s beautiful and very famous. It would be exciting to do something. It’s hot and dry. It runs through the north of the rainforest. Conclusion: We can use it to refer to something mentioned before. We can also use it to talk about time, date, weather, length... Pay attention to: It’s+adj.+for sb to do sth. (it作形式主语) Activity 7: Think and write Read the sample sentences, find the rules and rewrite the sentences. The Sahara Desert is hot and dry with little or no rainfall. The camel is the “ship of the desert”. The Amazon River runs through the north of the rainforest. Activity 8: Make a poster I’ ll show some famous landscapes on a map of the world to each group. Make a poster to introduce different landscapes.Don’t forget to use the pronoun it correctly and appropriately. Activity 8: Make a poster Present your work in front of the class. The others vote for the best group according to the criteria. 1. ... ...
