(
课件网) Unit 4 The Wonders of Nature Section A What is amazing about nature？ (3a-3d) Yangtze River Yellow River Nile What do you know about them Why are they important to us What’s this It’s the Hukou Waterfall. Where is it It’s on the Yellow River. What else do you know about it It’s the second largest waterfall in China. Read the conversation and underline the three rivers mentioned. River _____ _____ _____ Yellow River Yangtze River Nile River 3a in the world at all costs. Read the conversation and answer the questions. Where did Ella go on her trip The Yellow River Why is the Yellow River called “Yellow River” Because it carries yellow and brown earth. What do the Nile and the Yellow River have in common They both helped ancient civilizations develop. in the world at all costs. Yaming: Welcome back, Ella! How was your trip Ella: It was great! We saw the Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River. Is that the longest river in China Yaming: No, the Yangtze River is the longest river in China. It travels the farthest and is about 6,300 kilometres long. The Yellow River is 5,464 kilometres long and is the second longest. By the way, do you know why it's called the Yellow River Ella: Because it's yellow Yaming: Right. Some parts of the river carry brown and yellow earth. Ella: That's interesting! I like learning about rivers. My favourite is the Nile. Did you know it's the longest river in the world Yaming: Yes, it's 6,671 kilometres long. It's very important in Egypt's history. Ella: That's right. Both the Nile and the Yellow River helped ancient civilizations to develop. And they're still very important today. Yaming: Yes. In China, we even call the Yellow River our "mother river"! Ella: We should protect them at all costs. Yangtze River Yellow River Nile Yellow River 1 Yangtze River 2 9 Qinghai; Sichuan; Gansu; Ningxia Inner Mongolia; Shaanxi; Shanxi Henan; Shandong 11 Qinghai; Tibet; Sichuan; Yunnan Chongqing; Hubei; Hunan; Jiangxi Anhui; Jiangsu; Shanghai The provinces that Yangtze River and the Yellow River flow through. What do Yaming and Ella know about these rivers Read the conversation again and complete the table. River Country Length Feature Yellow River China _____ km the second longest river in _____ Yangtze River _____ _____ km the _____ river in China Nile River _____ _____ km the longest river in _____ China Egypt 5,464 6,300 6,671 China longest the world Both the Yellow River and the Nile River helped in the development of ancient _____. civilizations 3b Let’s read the numbers! 6,300 six thousand and three hundred 5,464 five thousand, four hundred and sixty-four 6671 six thousand, six hundred and seventy-one Yangtze River Yellow River Nile Yangtze is about 6300km long and the longest river in China. Ella's trip was great. She saw the Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River. The longest river in China is the Yangtze River. It's about 6,300 kilometres long. The Yellow River is 5 ... ...
