Unit 8 Lesson 1 Listening & Speaking（25页）课件 2024-2025学年英语仁爱版七年级下册

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Listening & Speaking
Unit 8
Our Blue Planet
Big Question: Why is water important
In this unit, you will learn to:
talk about the importance of water.
understand the importance of saving water.
use a thinking map to identify the main idea
and details.
use the reading strategy of visualizing.
design a poster for a special day of the earth.
学习目标
To learn about different waterscapes.
To listen and talk about the geographical location, length and other information of different waterscapes.
新课讲授
Free Talk
Do you know these famous waterscapes
a. The Pacific Ocean
b. Niagara Falls
c. The Nile River
d. Lake Baikal
e. The Bohai Sea
Activity 1 A. Match the
places (a-e) with the
pictures on the right.
Pre-listening
a. The Pacific Ocean
b. Niagara Falls
c. The Nile River
d. Lake Baikal
e. The Bohai Sea
B. Read the descriptions and choose the correct places.
Pre-listening
___ 1. It is a 99-meter-high waterfall in North America.
___ 2. It is 6,671 kilometers long. It runs through eastern Africa.
___ 3. It's an old freshwater lake on the earth. It is over 25 million years old.
___ 4. It is an inland sea in the north-east of China.
___ 5. It is very large and deep. It is one of the four oceans on the earth.
b
c
d
e
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a. The Pacific Ocean
b. Niagara Falls
c. The Nile River
d. Lake Baikal
e. The Bohai Sea
Do you know more about these famous waterscapes
The Pacific Ocean (太平洋)
It is the largest ocean in the world.
It covers more than 60 million
square miles.
It contains more than half of the
world's ocean water.
Niagara Falls （尼亚加拉大瀑布）
It is one of the most famous waterfalls in the world.
It is located on the border between the United States and Canada.
It is known for its powerful and beautiful waterfalls.
The Nile River（尼罗河）
It is the longest river in the world.
It flows through northeastern Africa.
It is a major source of water for
Egypt and Sudan.
Lake Baikal（贝加尔湖）
It is the world's deepest and oldest lake.
It is located in Siberia, Russia.
It contains about 20% of the world's fresh surface water.
The Bohai Sea （渤海）
It is an inland sea in northeastern China.
It is a part of the Western Pacific Ocean.
It is an important fishing area and a hub
for maritime activity.
C. Pair work. Listen and repeat, and then replace the parts in bold
and practice with your partner.
Listening & Speaking
Kangkang, what do you know about the Nile River
How long is it
It runs through eastern Africa.
It's 6,671 kilometers long.
Language points
☆ How long is it
1) how long 意为“多长”, 用来对物体的长度提问，
也可以对时间的长短提问。
e.g. — How long is the Yellow River
— It's 5,464 kilometers long.
— How long does it take you to get to school from your home
— It takes me about 20 minutes.
2)在英语中, 表达物体的长、宽、高等概念时, 可用
“数字+单位+long/wide/high (tall) 等形容词”来表示。
e.g. Li Ming is about 1.8 metes tall.
e.g. Our classroom is 7 meters wide and 9 meters long.
Language points
Replace the parts in bold and practice with your partner.
Listening & Speaking
Kangkang, what do you know about ...
How long is it
It runs through ...
It's ... long.
Activity 2 Listen to the conversation and complete the table.
Listening & Speaking
The ________ River
※ ________ kilometers long
※ A ________ river of China
※ About ___ kilometers wide at some places
Yellow
5,464
mother
20
Listen again and check your answers.
Li Xiang: Lingling, look at the map. What is this river called
Lingling: Oh, we call it the Yellow River.
Li Xiang: Can you tell me more about it
Lingling: It's 5,464 kilometers long.
Li Xiang: Over five thousand kilometers It's really a long river.
Lingling: Yes. It is a mother river of China.
Li Xiang: Yes. We all know the Yellow River is one of our mother rivers.
Lingling: Do you know how wide it is At some places, it is as wide as
about 20 kilometers.
Li Xiang: Wow! That's amazing!
Listening & Speaking
Language points
☆ Oh, we call it the Yellow River.
call v. 给…命名；称呼；把…… 叫做
call sb./sth.+名字 叫……名字；给......打电话；打电话叫......
e.g. They decided to call the baby Mark.
e.g. My brother called me from Spain last night.
e.g. I'll call a taxi for you.=I'll call you a taxi.
n.打电话；电话
give sb/ make a call 给某人打电话
Practice the conversation with your partner.
Listening & Speaking
Li Xiang: Lingling, look at the map. What is this river called
Lingling: Oh, we call it the Yellow River.
Li Xiang: Can you tell me more about it
Lingling: It's 5,464 kilometers long.
Li Xiang: Over five thousand kilometers It's really a long river.
Lingling: Yes. It is a mother river of China.
Li Xiang: Yes. We all know the Yellow River is one of our mother rivers.
Lingling: Do you know how wide it is At some places, it is as wide as
about 20 kilometers.
Li Xiang: Wow! That's amazing!
Look at the picture and talk about Huangguoshu Waterfall.
The expressions in the box may help you.
Activity 3 Pair work.
Listening & Speaking
Useful Expressions

in Guizhou,China
about 100 meters wide
about 80 meters high
Sample
The Huangguoshu Waterfall is located in Guizhou Province, China, and is one of the most famous waterfalls in the country. It is approximately 100 meters wide and about 80 meters high, with water cascading down to create a magnificent sight.
Life is like water, it's fluid and can take many shapes.
Without water, there would be no life.
Water is the source of life.
A drop of water in the ocean makes the ocean.
水是生命之源。
滴水成洋。
没有水，就没有生命。
生命如水，流动且可塑。
Choose one proverb and share your understanding of it.
We learn:
1. different kinds of waterscape with the help of some pictures.
2. the features of the waterscape.
We can:
1. ask and answer about the features of some famous waterscape.
2. talk about Huangguoshu Waterfall.
课堂总结
I can
learn about different waterscapes.
listen and talk about the geographical location, length and other information of different waterscapes.
Reflecting
Making up conversations about
different famous waterscapes.
Write down something you know about the Yangtze River.
Homework