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Unit 4 Colorful Lands, colorful People (1)Part Warming upA. Key words: -estVocabulary peninsula pininsjul 半岛 altitude ltitju:d 海拔 trench trent 深沟，地沟Greenland 格陵兰岛 the largest island in the world; between the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans; a self-governing province of Denmark the Sahara sh:r Desert 撒哈拉沙漠 the worlds largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa The Caspian kspin Sea 里海 a large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia fed by the Volga River; the largest inland body of water in the world Lake Superior蘇必略湖 the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes Mt. Qomolangma Chinese name for (Mount) Everest Baykal bak:l 贝加尔湖A lake of south-central Russia. Over 636 km long (394 mi), it is the largest freshwater lake in Eurasia and the worlds deepest lake, with a maximum known depth of 1,742.2 m (5,712 ft). Mariana Trench 马里亚纳海沟 A depression in the ocean floor of the Pacific, S and W of the Mariana Islands: site of greatest known depth of any ocean. 36,201 ft. (11,034 m) deep. the Nile nail 尼罗河a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 mi. (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 mi. (6440 km) long.Here are some statements of some superlative world geographical statistics. Listen carefully and complete the following chart. Pay special attention to the numbers.Geographical featureLocationSizebiggest continentAsia_ sq. mi.Largest oceanPacific_ sq. mi.Largest islandGreenland_ sq. mi.Largest PeninsulaArabia_ sq. mi.Largest desertSahara_ sq. mi.Biggest saltwater lakeCaspian Sea_ sq. mi.Biggest fresh water lakeSuperior _ sq. mi.Smallest continentOceania_ sq. mi.Smallest oceanArctic_ sq. mi.Highest peakQomolangma_ feetLowest altitudeDead Sea_feetDeepest lakeBaykal_feetDeepest oceanic trenchMariana_feetLongest riverNile_ milesB Key words:earth water land areaVocabulary:bare b光秃秃的 gulf lf 海湾 bay bei湖或海的湾 isthmus sms 地峡 plateau pltu高原 canyon knjn 峡谷 plain plein平原You are going to hear a passage about the blue planet-Earth. While listening, fill in the blanks with the missing words and get familiar with the different features of the land.Seen from space, our earth, with_ covering_ of its surface, appears as the beautiful blue planet. The bare land areas appear_, dark green shows where there is _, and the white means_. Besides the seven major land areas, called_, there are thousands of_. Some of these are arranged in groups and some stand alone in the great oceans.Arms of land which reach out into the water are called peninsulas; seas, gulfs and bays are_ which lie between islands and peninsulas. A narrow piece of land_ two larger land areas is an isthmus; a narrow stretch of water between two land areas is called a strait or_.Water is constantly in motion on the earth. Rain water runs off the mountains into_; it collects in lakes and rivers which carry it back to the seas. From the high altitudes of mountain passes and plateaus to the canyons and low-lying_, the features of the land are wonderful to see.Part In Brazil and FranceA. Key words:amusing mju:zi adj. 逗人笑的 confuse knfju:z vt. 使困惑 understand French canoe knu: 独木舟 Vocabulary:squid skwid 鱿鱼，墨鱼 deposit dipzit 存储A. Listen to two short stories. In each of the stories, there is a person who makes a fool of himself. Listen carefully and try to fill in the words in the charts below.English Greek for the phraseWhat the person says What Greeks think it meansgood morningKalimeraLalamari_EnglishWhat Stephen says in FrenchWhat Frenchmen think it meansThree canoestrois canneurs_B. Key words:Trip Brazil street vendors unusual things fortune-teller eating France performer portrait Vocabulary:vendor/ fortune-teller/ speciallyB1 In this part you are going to hear two people talking about Brazil and France. While listening, pay special attention to the interesting things they can see or do on the streets in both countries. Then complete the chart by filling in the missing information.Interesting things one can see or doOn the streets in Brazil a. street _b. telling _c. _On the streets in Francea. watching _b. _B2 Now listen to the dialogue again and answer the following questions with key words.1. What unusual things are sold in the street markets of Brazil?a._b._2. How is ones fortune told in Brazil?_3. What is one of the specialties in Brazil?_4. What kinds of performers can one see on the streets of Paris?a._b._c._5. Why do the art students paint portraits on the streets of Paris?_Tapescript A:l Well, I had quite a amusing time in Greece on one holiday because I confused the words for “Good morning,” which is “Kalimera,” and “squid,” which is “Kalamari.” So for several days I was going around smiling broadly at people, saying “squid” to them, and I couldnt understand why they looked at me as if I was totally crazy until someone pointed it out.l I was in France on holiday, staying in a friends cottage and one day we decided to go for a trip on the river. So we went along to a place on the river where you could hire canoes. And a friend, who prided himself on being rather good at speaking French, went in to hire the canoes. We decided we need three, so he asked for “trois canneurs” which he thought was the French for “three canoes.” We got our canoes; we spent the afternoon on the river; we came back. And Stephen went in to reture the canoes and collect the deposit hed paid on them. And as he walked in the door, they said “Ah, hello Mr. Troiscanneurs”B:F- friend C-CathyF: Hi, Cathy! Welcome back! How was your trip to Brazil?C: Oh, I loved every minute of it! Brazil is so different from any place Ive ever been to, and theres so much to see there.F: Yeah? Well, hows it different?C: Well, you can find all sorts of street vendors in the cities. I went to some street markets where they sold really unusual things, like special powders that attract men or objects to cure snake bites.F: Wow!C: And in one city I went to, I got my fortune told on the street.F: Oh, yeah!C: Yeah! The fortune-teller use shells to tell your fortune. They throw the shells on a cloth, and the way they land shells about your fortune.F: Huh! Ive never heard of that before.C: Mmm, but my favourite street activity was eating! In Bahia, you can buy these round cakes made of bean flour and filled with hot spices. Theyre fried and theyre delicious! Hmm. Theyre a specialty there.F: Well, that sounds great. You know, I remember that when I went to France two years ago, I saw some pretty unusual things on the city streets, too.C: Really? Like what?F: Well, in Paris, you could watch all kinds of street performers. There were folk singers with guitars, classical musicians Oh, wow! Sometimes you could even see actors performing in plays.C: That sounds like a lot of fun!F: Oh, it is. You really see all sorts of things on the streets of Paris. In fact, you can even have your portrait painted right on the street. Wow! Yeah, the art students do them practice drawing and painting.C: Did you have your portrait done there?F: Yeah, I did. In fact, I had it done twice.Part Life here and there Key words: busy summer winter mountainous crowdedVocabulary: humid hju:md 潮湿的，湿热的 compact kmpkt 压紧 Osaka 冲绳A John is British but has worked in Japan. Etsuko is Japanese from Osaka but she is studying in Britain. In the following passage you are going to hear, they are comparing life as they see it in the two countries. But before listening to it, think of the two countries and try to answer the following pre-listening questions.1. Do you know something about the geographical and climatic conditions in Japan and Britain?2. Guess the way the two speakers may compare the life as they see in Japan and Britain.BNow listen to the passage and make notes about the features they mention and the comparisons they make between the two countries.Then fill in the gaps in the chart below with key words.What does John say aboutWhat does Etsuko say about1. the people in Japan_ than the BritishWork from _ through _2. the summer in JapanHorrible, _3. the summer in EnglandCooler4. the winter in Japan?In the north, _ than England, _5. the countryside in Japan?_ than in Japan_6. the countryside in Japan?More _ than Britain7. the mountains in Japan?Much _ and much more _, more beautiful8. the towns, villages and cities in Japan?_9. the houses in Japan?_Very compact, not a lot of space10. The buildings in Japanese cities?A lot of _ buildings nowTapescript J- John E -EtsukoJ: I found that living in Japan, people were busier. They seem to work the whole day.E: Yes, thats right. We work from Monday through Saturday, even in summer. You know, summer in Japan is just horrible. Its very, very humid and hot, and you need to take showers three times a day.J: So you find it cooler in England?E: Yes, thats right.J: Where I was living in Japan, in the north, it was much colder than England, especially in winter- minus thirty degrees centigrade. Does the winter in Osaka last longer than the winter in England?E: No, I dont think so. December, January, February, March J: Yes. Its a little bit shorter if anything.E: ever since I came here, I noticed that the countryside here in England is really beautiful.J: Its much flatter than in Japan.E: Yes, Japan is a mountainous country and our cities are full of people. There are lots of people in a limited flat areaJ: Yes. I found Japan much more mountains are much higher and much more rocky. I found it more beautiful than Britain, I think.E: Yes, if you like mountains!J: And so therefore the towns and villages tend to be more crowded.E: Yes, thats right.J: Yes. So because the cities are more crowded, the house tend to be smaller, dont they?E: Yes, they are very compact, and we dont have a lot of space. In big cities you have a lot of taller buildings now.J: Is this a problem because there are more earthquakes in Japan?E: Yes, thats right, and er Part Short talks on listening skillsListen to the short talk entitled “Be Careful with Numbers.” Some important words are taken away from the written passage. Supply the missing words.Be Careful with NumbersQuick and accurate response to numbers is very important in_. Telephone numbers, addresses, prices, temperatures, time and dates are all closely linked with the use of numbers. Besides, numbers also play a very important part in_ such as scientific stories, statistics update, and reports about ongoing events of vario