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课件网) Welcome to the Unit Beautiful landscapes Unit 6 Learning aims 能说出不同的自然景观的名称 能向他人介绍不同自然景观的信息 Lead in Watch and answer What can you see in the video I can see different landforms(地貌). [ l ndf m] Activity 1 Say the names of different landscapes Learn the names of different landscapes Which one do you like best sea desert forest mountain plain river A. Match the words (a–f) with the pictures. b. desert c. forest d. river e. mountain f. grassland a. sea ['dez rt] n. 沙漠 Sharp eyes Activity 2 Talk about the facts you know about different landscapes Talk about the facts you know about different landscapes A Daniel is a member of the Geography Club. He is learning about the natural world with the club members. Listen to the introductions to some landscapes with them and complete the notes below. 1 Oceans cover about _____ of the earth’s surface. 2 Deserts are often hot during the day but cold _____. 3 Forests help make the air _____. 71% at night clean 4 Mountains are high, and they are usually covered with rocks and _____. 5 Rivers carry water from high ground down to lakes or the _____. 6 Plains are open and flat. They cover over _____ of the world’s land area. earth sea 1/3 / one third Language points 1. Oceans cover about 71% of the earth’s surface. 海洋约占地球表面的71%。 cover / k v (r)/ v. 占（一片面积）；覆盖；遮盖 (1)［动词］占（一片面积） 固定搭配：cover an area of ... 占……面积 e.g. The park covers an area of 200 square kilometres. 这个公园占地200 平方千米。 (2)［动词］覆盖；遮盖 固定搭配：cover...with... 用……盖…… be covered with...被……覆盖 e.g. Dan covered his face with his hands.丹用双手捂住脸。 The mountains are covered with white snow. 群山被白雪覆盖着。 拓展：cover的其他常见含义及用法 动词 足以支付 $10 should cover the meal. 十美元足够支付这顿饭钱。 包含；涉及 The lectures cover different topics. 这些讲座涉及不同的主题。 名词 （书刊的）封面，封皮 I like the cover of the book. 我喜欢这本书的封面。 覆盖物；盖子 This glass bowl has a plastic cover. 这个玻璃碗有一个塑料盖子。 2. They cover over 1/3 of the world’s land area. 它们占了世界陆地面积的三分之一以上。 land /l nd/ n. 陆地; 土地（不可数名词） e.g. I love the land where I was born. 我热爱我出生的这片土地。 The elephant is the largest living land animal. 大象是现今陆地上最大的动物。 拓展：land vi. 落，降落，着陆（反义短语：take off 起飞 land vt. 使（飞机）着陆 e.g. A swan landed on the water. 一只天鹅降落在水面上。 The pilot landed the plane safely in the field. 飞行员使飞机安全降落在田野上。 1. What landscapes are they talking about 2. Which example of the landscape does Daniel give Rivers. The Yangtze River. B Daniel and his little cousin Jenny are talking about landscapes. Listen to the conversation and answer the questions. Jenny: Do you know any famous rivers, Daniel Daniel: Yes. I know the Yangtze River. Jenny: Can you tell me something about it Daniel: Well, it’s about 6,30 ... ...
