外研版（2019）必修第一册：Unit 6 At One with Nature Vocabulary and presenting ideas 课件（27张ppt）

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Unit6 At one with nature
Vocabulary and presenting ideas
Learning aims
1. To master the words related to different geographical features.
2. To present ideas about which place you like most to live and the reasons.
4. To feel the importance of people being in harmony with nature.
Geographical features
plain 平原
plateau
高原
Danxia landform
丹霞地貌
karst
喀斯特
lagoon
潟湖
bay
海湾
desert
沙漠
Gobi 戈壁
coast
海岸
swamp
沼泽
glacier
冰川
isthmus
地峡
Read the descriptions and match them to the pictures.
1 Located off the coast of Australia, the Great Barrier Reef is the biggest structure made by living organisms. You can explore the Great Barrier Reef by visiting an underwater observatory.
2 Part of the Colorado River Basin, the Grand Canyon is a valley that is almost two kilometres deep. Tourists can stand on a narrow glass platform called the Skywalk to see the Grand Canyon.
3 Victoria Falls is the largest waterfall in the world. The local people call it “the smoke that thunders”. The Victoria Falls Bridge connects the countries Zimbabwe and Zambia.
4 The English Channel separates England from France. These two countries are joined by the Channel Tunnel, a rail tunnel with a length of about 50 kilometres, most of which is under the sea.
Hi Jane,
I’m now back in the hotel after a fantastic day exploring Huangguoshu National Park. The park is most famous for its 1._________. Check out this video that I made—it shows the water falling into the deep 2.________below.
Complete the email with the words in red in Activity 4.
From
To
Subject
Emma
Jane
Hello from Guizhou!
Huangguoshu Waterfall.MP4
waterfall
valley
Next week we are flying to the Turpan 3._______ in Xinjiang, which is famous for is sweet grapes. I’ve heard that grapes are dried in drying houses to make raisins. The walls of the houses have a lot of holes in them to allow wind to pass through. How clever! We are also going to ride camels, “the ships of the desert”. It sounds like I will be sailing on a(n) 4._______ of sand!
See you soon.
Emma
Basin
sea
Look at the pictures and decide in which place you would most like to live.
on a tropical island
in the mountains
in a jungle
out in the grasslands
in cities along the coast
Think about why you want to live there and make notes.
benefits / advantages of living there
disadvantages of living there
things you need to bring
how you deal with the local environment
…
1. We think the best place to live in would be…
2. Although we like…, we prefer …
3. The problem with… is that…
4. The good thing about… is …
5. If we lived in…, we would miss…
6. I would love to have…
We think the best place to live in would be out in the grasslands. Although maybe it is sometimes windy, I prefer living in a place with wide view and covered with grass. The good thing about grassland is that the climate there is pleasant, which will benefit my body and soul. In addition, if we lived in the grasslands, we would ride a horse to go wherever I am willing to go, which really lets me feel the freedom of life.
Possible version
We think the best place to live in would be______________(place). Although maybe it is sometimes___________(disadvantages), we prefer living in a place with ___________________(advantages). The good thing about _________(place) is that_________________(advantages), which will benefit__________. In addition, if we lived in_________(place), we would __________________(do sth), which really___________________(benefits).
Presenting your ideas by filling in the blanks.
Share your ideas to the class.
Thank You!