Unit4TheWondersofNatureSectionA3a-3d课件-人教版八年级英语下册

SectionAWhatisamazingaboutnature?(3a-3d)UNIT

4TheWondersofNaturePre-reading1.What’sthis?

2.Whereisit?ItisHukouWaterfall.water水+fall跌落=waterfalln.瀑布ItisontheYellowRiver.Readtheconversationandunderlinethethreeriversmentioned.3aYaming:Welcomeback!Howwasyourtrip?Ella:Itwasgreat!WesawtheHukouWaterfallontheYellowRiver.Isthatthelongest

riverinChina?Yaming:No,theYangtzeRiveristhelongestriverinChina.Ittravelsthefarthestandisabout6,300kilometreslong.TheYellowRiveris5,464kilometreslongandisthesecondlongest.Bytheway,doyouknowwhyit’scalledtheYellowRiver?Ella:Becauseit’syellow?Yaming:Right.Somepartsoftherivercarrybrownandyellowearth.Ella:That’sinteresting!Ilikelearningaboutrivers.MyfavouriteistheNile.Didyouknowit’sthelongestriverinAfrica?Yaming:Yes,it’s6,671kilometreslong.It’sveryimportantinEgypt’shistory.Ella:That’sright.BoththeNileandtheYellowRiverhelpedancientcivilizationstodevelop.Andthey’restillveryimportanttoday.Yaming:Yes.InChina,weevencalltheYellowRiverour“motherriver”!Ella:Weshouldprotectthembyallmeans.While-reading黄河长江尼罗河Readtheconversationandunderlinethethreeriversmentioned.3aYaming:Welcomeback!Howwasyourtrip?Ella:Itwasgreat!WesawtheHukouWaterfallontheYellow

River.IsthatthelongestriverinChina?Yaming:No,theYangtzeRiveristhelongestriverinChina.Ittravels

thefarthestandisabout6,300kilometreslong.TheYellow

Riveris5,464kilometreslongandisthesecondlongest.By

theway,doyouknowwhyit’scalledtheYellowRiver?Ella:Becauseit’syellow?Yaming:Right.Somepartsoftherivercarrybrownandyellow

earth.travelv.&n.旅行faradj.遥远的，偏远的adv.遥远地far→farther

→farthest（物理距离）更远/最远far→further

→furthest（抽象意义）更深入/最深入travelthefarthest流程最远bytheway顺便说一下inthis/thatway用这/那种方式getinthewayof...挡...的路；妨碍onone’swayto...在某人去...的路上alltheway一路上；自始至终becalled被称为v.携带；扛；搬运earthUN.泥土theearth地球onearth究竟；到底ontheearth在地球上Readtheconversationandunderlinethethreeriversmentioned.3aElla:That’sinteresting!Ilikelearningaboutrivers.MyfavouriteistheNile.Didyouknowit’sthelongestriverinAfrica?Yaming:Yes,it’s6,671kilometreslong.It’sveryimportantinEgypt’shistory.Ella:That’sright.BoththeNileandtheYellowRiverhelpedancientcivilizationstodevelop.Andthey’restillveryimportanttoday.Yaming:Yes.InChina,weevencalltheYellowRiverour“motherriver”!Ella:Weshouldprotectthembyallmeans.learnabout了解；获知learnfrom从...中学习Africa非洲Africann.非洲人(Africanspl.)adj.非洲的；非洲人的Egypt埃及（非洲国家）Egyptianadj.埃及的；埃及人的；埃及语的n.埃及人Egyptianspl.civilizationn.文明thedevelopmentofcivilization文明的发展moderncivilization现代文明ancientcivilizations古代文明civilizev.使文明civilizedadj.文明的；有教养的uncivilizedadj.不文明的；野蛮的civilizedlyadv.文明地；有教养地meanv.意味着；打算；表示...意思adj.吝啬的；刻薄的meansn.方式，手段；途径meanspl.byallmeans务必；无论如何bymeansof借助...手段；依靠...方法bynomeans绝不WhatdoYamingandEllaknowabouttheserivers?Readtheconversationagain.Completethetable.3bRiverCountryLengthImportanceYellowRiver

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.kmChina5,464Egypt6,671civilizationListentotheconversation.Thenrole-playit.3cYaming:Welcomeback!Howwasyourtrip?Ella:Itwasgreat!WesawtheHukouWaterfallontheYellowRiver.IsthatthelongestriverinChina?Yaming:No,theYangtzeRiveristhelongestriverinChina.Ittravelsthefarthestandisabout6,300kilometreslong.TheYellowRiveris5,464kilometreslongandisthesecondlongest.Bytheway,doyouknowwhyit’scalledtheYellowRiver?Ella:Becauseit’syellow?Yaming:Right.Somepartsoftherivercarrybrownandyellowearth.Ella:That’sinteresting!Ilikelearningaboutrivers.MyfavouriteistheNile.Didyouknowit’sthelongestriverinAfrica?Yaming:Yes,it’s6,671kilometreslong.It’sveryimportantinEgypt’shistory.Ella:That’sright.BoththeNileandtheYellowRiverhelpedancientcivilizationstodevelop.Andthey’restillveryimportanttoday.Yaming:Yes.InChina,weevencalltheYellowRiverour“motherriver”!Ella:Weshouldprotectthembyallmeans.ImaginethatyouareYamingorElla.Continuetheconversationwithapartneraboutothergeographicalfeatures地理特征inChina.3dElla:CouldyoutellmemoreaboutChina,Yaming?Yaming:Sure!Whatwouldyouliketoknow?Ella:What’sthebiggestdesertinChina?Yaming:It’stheTaklimakanDesert.Ella:Doyouknow...?Post-reading塔克拉玛干沙漠ConfidentHistoricIntelligentNobleAmbitionsCHINAChina

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resources.Beproudofourmotherland!SummaryWords1.water水+fall跌落=waterfalln.瀑布2.travelv.&n.旅行faradj.遥远的，偏远的adv.遥远地far→farther→farthest（物理距离）更远/最远far→further→furthest（抽象意义）更深入/最深入3.carryv.携带；扛；搬运4.earthUN.泥