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课件网) frosty pines (结霜的松树) northern/ southern lights (北极光/南极光) Yellow River Stone Forest (黄河石林) desert (沙漠) snub-nosed monkeys (金丝猴) stone forest What can you see in the pictures What do you think of them How do they make you feel They are natural wonders and they show the beauty and diversity (多样性) of the earth. natural wonder 自然奇观 I feel amazed./ They are amazing. Amazing nature 5 Unit Starting out make a poster about a natural wonder. protect v. 保护 protect sb. from ... 保护某人免受…… → n. protection The world is full of wonders. In this unit, let’s explore some of the natural wonders in the world. Where are some of the most beautiful places What is amazing about nature What should we do to protect it After completing the unit, you will be able to: use words and expressions in the unit to talk about natural wonders. use comparatives and superlatives to describe natural places. explain the importance of the natural world. comparative n. 比较级 superlative n. 最高级 describe v. 描述，描写 → n. description 描述，形容 explain v. 解释 explain (sth.) to sb. 向某人解释（某事） → n. explanation 解释 importance n. 重要性 → adj. important 重要的 Mount Qomolangma (珠穆朗玛峰) — the highest mountain in the world The Nile River (尼罗河) — the longest river in the world The Sahara Desert (撒哈拉沙漠) — the largest hot desert in the world ... Do you know any other amazing natural wonders in the world Where are they What are they like 1 Watch the video and answer the questions. What facts about nature do you know P67 英文中表达物体的长、宽、高、深等概念时，一般使用“数字+单位+long/ wide/high/deep/ ...” 的表达方式。 lt holds the record (记录) of the hottest air temperature at 56.7 degrees Celsius in July 1913. Mount Qomolangma. The Nile River in Africa. Death Valley (死亡谷) in the USA. Jellyfish (水母). How high How low How long Mariana Trench (马里亚纳海沟) in the Pacific Ocean (太平洋). How hot How long lt may live forever. When it gets hurt, it can turn back into a baby. Later, it grows up again. Which one do you find the most interesting 数字的读法 15 100 185 1,700 2,000 2,300 40,000 fifteen one hundred one hundred and eighty-five one thousand seven hundred two thousand two thousand three hundred forty thousand Read as quickly as you can 整数读法 Read as quickly as you can 有小数点的数字的读法遵循以下规则： 整数部分不为0时，按照整数的读法来读。（即“eight thousand eight hundred and forty-eight”） 整数部分为0时，一般读作 “zero” 。 小数点读作 “point”。 小数部分通常按从左到右的顺序依次读出每个数字。（即“eight six”） 整体读作：eight thousand eight hundred and forty-eight point eight six 8,848.86 2,000 years old 40,000 rocks 1,700 metres wide 100 metres high 2,300 metres long 185 metres high 15 metres wide 两千年(的历史) 四万块岩石 一千七百米宽 一百米高 两千三百米长 一百八十五米高 十五米宽 Read and translate 01 Places 02 Animals 03 Weather 04 Plants 05 ... ... ...
