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课件网) Unit 8 Our Blue Planet Lesson 1 Listening and Speaking Learning Objectives In this class, you will 通过图片了解不同水域的特点 通过观察、听和说了解不同水域的特点 通过听力活动谈论黄果树瀑布 1. What can you see in the pictures 2. What do you think of them Lead-in I can see famous waterscape(水景). They are beautiful. Enjoy some pictures and answer the questions. Viewing Activity 1 A. Match the places (a-e) with the pictures on Page 21. b. Niagara Falls c. The Nile River d. Lake Baikal e. The Bohai Sea a. The Pacific Ocean Activity 1 B. Read the descriptions and choose the correct places. It is a 99-meter-high waterfall in North America. It is 6,671 kilometers long. It runs through eastern Africa. It’s an old freshwater lake on the earth. It is over 25 million years old. It is an inland sea in the north-east of China. It is very large and deep. It is one of the four oceans on the earth. 1._____ 2._____ 3._____ 4._____ 5._____ The Bohai Sea Niagara Falls The Nile River Lake Baikal The Pacific Ocean Pre-listening ['mi:t (r)] n. 米 [k l 'm t (r)] n. 千米 [θru:] prep. 贯穿 [lɑ:d ] adj. 大的 [di:p] adj. 深的 [' u n] n. 大海 Read the descriptions again and fill in the blanks. Niagara Falls is a _____ waterfall in North America. The Nile River is 6,671 _____ long. It _____ _____ eastern Africa. Lake Baikal is an old _____ lake on the earth. It is over 20 million years old. The Bohai Sea is an _____ sea in the north-east of China. The Pacific Ocean is very _____ and _____. It is one of the four _____ on the earth. inland 99-meter-high kilometers freshwater large deep Pre-listening runs through oceans Activity 1 C. Listen and repeat. Kangkang, what do you know about the Nile River It’s 6,671 kilometers long. Listening & Speaking It runs through eastern Africa. How long is it Listening & Speaking Activity 1 C. Pair work. Replace the parts in bold and practice with your partner. Kangkang, what do you know about… …is it ... It’s ... Activity 2 Listen to the conversation and complete the table. Listening & Speaking The _____ River ※ _____ kilometers long ※ A _____ river of China ※ About _____ kilometers wide at some places 5,464 mother 20 Yellow Activity 2 Listen again, and practice it with your partner. Listening & Speaking Li Xiang: Lingling, look at the map. What is this river called Lingling: Oh, we call it the Yellow River. Li Xiang: Can you tell me more about it Lingling: It’s 5,464 kilometers long. Li Xiang: Over five thousand kilometers It’s really a long river. Lingling: Yes. It’s also one of the oldest rivers in China. It is a mother river of China. Li Xiang: Yes. We all know the Yellow River is one of our mother rivers. Lingling: Do you know how wide it is At some places, it is as wide as about 20 kilometers. Li Xiang: Wow! That’s amazing! Activity 3 Pair work. Look at the picture and talk about Huangguoshu Waterfall. The expressions in the box may help you. Listening & Spea ... ...
