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课件网) Unit 6 Beautiful landscapes Reading 1. To master some new words and phrases. 2. To learn about four main landscapes through reading. 3. To talk about your opinions about the four landscapes and how to get along well with nature. 学习目标 What landscapes on earth do you know about 新课讲授 Pre-reading Guessing: What landscape am I I'm full of trees and animals. Birds sing here, and animals run around. Forest Guessing: What landscape am I I'm a big area of salty water. Many fish live in me. Ocean Guessing: What landscape am I I'm a long line of water. I start from mountains and flow to the sea. River Guessing: What landscape am I I'm a place where water falls down from high up. The sound is really loud. Waterfall Guessing: What landscape am I I'm a very dry place. There's lots of sand, but little water or plants. Desert Guessing: What landscape am I I'm very high. I have snow on my top in winter. People like to climb me. Mountain Guessing: What landscape am I I'm like small mountains. I'm not too high. It's easy to climb me. Hill Guessing: What landscape am I I'm a big and flat place. Farmers grow crops on me. Plain What do you think the earth would say if it could talk Daniel is reading an article about landscapes in a geography magazine. Now let’s read it together. What landscapes are mentioned in the article river desert ocean forest While-reading Complete the notes below with the information in the article. give life sand hundreds of thousands of living things two-thirds of the earth’s surface oxygen for humans and animals to breathe destroy homes and lives A few plants and animals different colours Read the article again and answer the questions below. 1 Why is the water from rivers so useful to people _____ 2 Why does the river say it has "two faces" _____ 3 What are the living conditions like in the desert _____ 4 Why do people call the earth the "Blue Planet" _____ 5 What colours do forests usually wear in summer and autumn _____ 1 Why is the water from rivers so useful to people 2 Why does the river say it has "two faces" Because it's fresh. People can drink it and use it for farming, and washing. Because it gives life when it provides fresh water, but it can also be dangerous when it floods. 3 What are the living conditions like in the desert The desert is very hot during the day and very cold at night. There is little rain, so it is hard to live there. 4 Why do people call the earth the "Blue Planet" The Earth is called the "Blue Planet" because the ocean covers more than two-thirds of the earth’s surface. 5 What colours do forests usually wear in summer and autumn In summer, forests are usually green, and in autumn, they are usually golden brown. What writing skills does the writer use Metaphor (隐喻): It compares two things by saying one is like the other. Personification: Personification is to give human qualities to non-human things like objects, animals and ideas. I ... ...
