(共20张PPT)
Understanding Ideas
Starting out
Unit5
Amazing nature
In this lesson you will:
1. talk about what you know about some natural wonders;
2. get to know about the natural landscape of Qinghai-Tibet
Plateau;
3. develop your love for your hometown.
Objectives
Look and Say
What can you see in the pictures
How do they make you feel
Free Talk
What can you see in the pictures What colours are they
How do you feel about them
amazing wonderful fantastic unique magnificent brilliant
The world is full of wonders!
Look at the picture and answer the questions.
1. What facts about nature do you know
2. Which one do you find the most interesting
nature
natural wonders
animals
plants
seasons
Read the poems and guess the meanings.
Its torrent dashes down three thousand feet from high;
As if the Silver River fell from azure sky. —— Li Bai
飞流直下三千尺，疑是银河落九天。 ——李白
Some day I must climb up to the top,
To look down viewing all the peaks small. ——Du Fu
会当凌绝顶，一览众山小。 ——杜甫
The sea! the sea! the open sea!
The blue, the fresh, the ever free!
—— Bryan W. Procter
大海！大海！辽阔的大海！
湛蓝、清新，永远自由！
——布莱恩·W·普罗可特
Look at the pictures and answer the questions. Use the words to help you.
clean
soft
nature
cloud
mountain
sky
river
lake
field
calm
grassland
1. What can you see in the pictures 2. What colour are they
3. How do you feel about them
I can see clouds, the sky, mountains, grasslands and a lake. The clouds and mountains are white, the sky and the lake are blue, and the grasslands are green. They make me feel happy.
Guess, read and check.
What can we infer from the title
It talks about the writer’s hometown.
The colours of the hometown.
What may be the writer’s favourite colour
white
blue
green
clouds
sky
grass
While-reading
Scan the passage. What colours does the writer mention in the passage What views in nature are shown in these colours
Colours Views in nature
white
clouds, mountains
blue
sky, rivers and lakes
green
grasslands, forests and fields
A: The writer’s view on the hometown
B: The colour white meets you
C: The colour blue makes you clam
D: The grasslands, forests and fields
E: The homewtown which is full of colours
Match the headings with the paragraphs.
Read the passage and find out the writer’s favourite colour.
The writer’s favourite colour is green.
Because it means hope and it is the colour of life.
Read again and answer the questions.
1. What is the writer’s hometown famous for
2. What does the writer compare the clouds to What about the mountains and the sky
It’s famous for the world’s highest mountain and the most amazing colours in nature.
The writer compares the clouds to white sheep, the mountains to white lotus flowers and the sky to a great sea.
Complete the chart with the words and expressions from the passage.
soft
shine
calm
kinds
forests
colour
quieter
nature
Read Para 5 and answer the questions.
What is the writer’s opinion about the hometown
①It is quieter than the big cities.
②We have the best presents from nature.
③It’s better than any other place.
④It is one of the most beautiful places in the world.
Think and choose.
Think and share.
1. What does the writer compare the clouds to
What about the mountains and the sky
The clouds are clean and soft, like our white sheep.
The mountains shine brightly under the sun, like white lotus flowers.
It is like a great sea above the plateau.
2. Does the writer like his / her hometown How do you know that
Yes, the writer likes his / her hometown, as we can see from the following sentences.
And words can’t express my love for the rivers and lakes.
In my heart, it’s better than any other place.
I’m proud to say that I’m from one of the most beautiful places in the world.
3. What three colours will you use to describe your hometown
Give reasons for your choices.
E.g. I would use blue, green and yellow to describe my
hometown. The sky in my hometown is often a clear blue,
which makes people feel good. There are lots of green trees
in parks and on hills, which show life and energy. In
autumn, the fields are full of yellow crops. It means a great
harvest.
Homework
Write a short paragraph on
“The Colours of My Hometown”.
