高教社新國規(guī)中職英語教材《英語3 基礎(chǔ)模塊》《英語3 基礎(chǔ)模塊》Unit 5 Natural Wonders in the World

NaturalWondersin

theWorldUnit5英語3基礎(chǔ)模塊elicitinformationaboutnaturalwondersinterviewaboutnaturalwonderslistreasonsforchoosingtraveldestinationsrecommendnaturalwonderstotouristsLearningObjectivesdevelopawarenesstolivewithnature01WarmingUp02ListeningandSpeaking03ReadingandWriting04CultureUnderstanding05LanguagePractice06GroupWork07Self-assessment01WarmingUp將下列自然景觀名稱與圖片相匹配。Lookandmatch.123A.HimalayasB.ChakaSaltLakeC.AmazonRiverD.IguassuFallsE.GreatRiftValleyF.StoneForest456F.StoneForestC.AmazonRiverA.HimalayasB.ChakaSaltLakeE.GreatRiftValleyD.IguassuFalls思考并勾選介紹自然景觀時會用到的句子。Thinkandtick.A.It’slocatedinChina.B.Iwillgotothewondersmyselfsomeday.D.“Qiyun”isauniquesceneryinMountQomolangma.C.IwenttotheHimalayasthissummerholiday.02ListeningandSpeakingListenandchoose.聽錄音，選擇對話的主題。A.MrLi’stravelexperienceontheHimalayas.B.ThebeautifulsceneryoftheHimalayas.C.AdvicefortravellingtotheHimalayas.D.ThemountainclimbersintheHimalayas.1)TherearemanygreatwondersintheHimalayas,oneofwhichiscalled“Qiyun”.2)Peoplecanforecasttheweatheraccordingtothedirectionofthewind.4)ManytravelerssaytheHimalayashavethemostbeautifulmountainstheyhaveeverseen.3)ThelocalpeoplesayifQiyunispointingtothewest,heavysnowisontheway.Listenanddecide.再聽錄音，判斷正誤。TFFTListenandcomplete.再聽錄音，完成記者Kevin的報道。Goodafternoon,everyone.ThisisKevinJamesfromInternationalNewspaper.Earlythismorning,IinterviewedMrLi,themanagerofnorthsidebasecampoftheHimalayas.Himalayas,withtheworld’shighestmountain,havemanygreat1)

.ThecloudonthetopofthemountainiscalledQiyunandit’sa2)

sceneryintheHimalayas.Withthispieceofcloud,peoplecan3)

theweather.Isn’tit4)

?Asoneofthetopnaturalwondersintheworld,theHimalayas5)

thousandsoftravelersfromallovertheworldeveryyear.Doyouwanttoclimbtothetoptoseethewondersyourselfsomeday?wondersuniqueforecastamazingattract錄音原文ScriptMrLi,amanagerfromthenorthsidebasecampoftheHimalayas.Reporter:Goodmorning,MrLi.I’mthereporterfromInternationalNewspaper.CanIaskyousomequestionsabouttheHimalayas?MrLi:Sure,it’smypleasure.Reporter:Manytravelerssayastheworld’shighestmountain,theHimalayashavemanygreatwonders,right?MrLi:Yes.Canyouseethecloudonthetopofthemountain?ItiscalledQiyun,auniquesceneryinMountQomolangma.Reporter:Wow,it’sbeautiful.WhydoyoucallitQiyun?MrLi:InChinese,Qiyunmeansflag-shapedclouds.Itisalsosaidthispieceofcloudcanforecasttheweather.Reporter:Forecasttheweather?Howcoulditpossiblydothat?MrLi:Well,thelocalpeoplesayifQiyunispointingtotheeast,heavysnowisontheway.Ifitisgoingdirectlyupwards,wewillprobablyhavebadweather.錄音原文ScriptReporter:That’samazing.ManytravelerssaytheHimalayashavethemostbeautifulmountainstheyhaveeverseen.MrLi:Yes,itreallyis.Asoneofthetopnaturalwondersintheworld,theHimalayasattractthousandsoftravelersfromallovertheworldeveryyear.Reporter:Great!I’llclimbtothetoptoseethewondersmyselfsomeday.(MrBrown,amanagerfromtheTableMountainNationalPark)Reporter:Goodmorning,MrBrown.I’mthereporterfromInternationalNewspaper.CanIaskyousomequestionsaboutTableMountain?MrBrown:Sure.It’smypleasure.Reporter:ManytravelerssayasafamoustouristdestinationinSouthAfrica,ithasmanygreatwonders,right?MrBrown:Yes.Itreallydoes.It’saflat-toppedmountainthatlookslikeatable.Canyouseethewhitecloudoverthemountain?It’scalled“tablecloth”.Reporter:Wow,it’sreallybeautiful.MrBrown:Well,it’salsosaidthatthere’sastoryabout“tablecloth”.Reporter:Thatsoundsinteresting!Oh,whatisit?Listen,readandunderline.聽錄音并跟讀，標出有關(guān)信息咨詢的語句。(MrBrown,amanagerfromtheTableMountainNationalPark)MrBrown:ThelocalpeoplesaythatthecloudwasformedfromacontestbetweentheDevilandalocalpiratealongtimeago.ThecloudofsmoketheyleftbecameTableMountain’stablecloth.Reporter:That’sveryinteresting.Manyvisitorssaythisisthemostspecialmountaintheyhaveeverseen.MrBrown:Yes.Asoneofthefamousnaturalwondersintheworld,itattractsmanytravelerseveryyear.Reporter:Great!I’llclimbtothetoptoseethewondersmyselfsomeday.Listen,readandunderline.聽錄音并跟讀，標出有關(guān)信息咨詢的語句。參照活動6，根據(jù)下列圖片和提示，與同伴練習對話。Imitateandtalk.HaLongBayVietnamthestones;gothrough500millionyearsofformation;oneoftheNewSevenNaturalWondersoftheworld.MountHuaChinathefivepeaksofthemountainformtheshapeofalargeflower;oneofthefivefamousmountainsinChina.A:Goodmorning.CanIask...?B:Sure.It’smypleasure.A:Manytravelerssayasafamoustouristdestinationin...,ithasmanygreatwonders,right?B:Yes.Itreallyis.Canyousee...?A:That’samazing!Manyvisitorssaythisisthemostspecialwondertheyhaveeverseen.B:Yes.Asoneof...,itattractsmanytravelerseveryyear.A:I’llseethewondermyselfsomeday.Roleplay.兩人一組，根據(jù)所給情境和提示，編排并展示采訪過程。SituationJaneSmithisareporterfromInternationalNewspaper.ShewillinterviewMrJoneswhoworksinPPUndergroundRiver(PuertoPrincesaUndergroundRiver)inthePhilippines.?Name:PPUndergroundRiver?Information:oneoftheNewSevenNaturalWondersintheworld;aprotectedareainthePhilippines?Feature:Theriverhastwolayers(層).Therearesmallwaterfallsinsidethecave.03ReadingandWritingReadandmatch.試著將下列描述與相應(yīng)的自然景觀相匹配。GreatRiftValleyStoneForestIguassuFalls1)Thisplaceisfamousforitslifelikestones.Seenfromadistance,thehighstonesseemtobea“forest”.2)ThefallsarelocatedontheborderbetweenBrazilandArgentina,1.7mileslongandrangefrom197to269feethigh.3)Itisthelongestriftintheworldandcanbeseenfromspace.Readandcheck.閱讀自然奇觀介紹，并核對活動9的匹配是否正確。Wantatriptodiscoverthenaturalworld?Ourtravelagencyhasworkedoutalistofnaturalwondersforyourtraveldestinations.ThefirstwonderwewillintroducetoyouistheStoneForestinChina,whichliesabout80milesfromKunmingcity.TheStoneForesthasgonethrough280millionyearsofformationandfinallydevelopedintodifferentshapes,suchasplants,animalsandhumanfigures.Theyarealllifelike.These20—50metershighstoneslooklikeaforestfromadistance.That’swhypeoplecallit“StoneForest”.WondersofNature（1/3）Readandcheck.閱讀自然奇觀介紹，并核對活動9的匹配是否正確。ThesecondwonderisIguassuFalls,locatedontheborderbetweenBrazilandArgentinaandknownasoneoftheworld’sgreatestwonders.Thefallsare1.7mileslongandrangefrom197to269feethigh.ThemostimpressivepartofIguassuFallsiscalled“TheDevil’sThroat”,aU-shapedriftof260—300feetwideand230—260feetdeep.“Wehavevisitedmanywaterfalls,andtheIguassuFallsarethemostbeautifulandpowerfulwaterfallswe’veeverseen”,manyofourtravelerssaid.WondersofNature（2/3）Readandcheck.閱讀自然奇觀介紹，并核對活動9的匹配是否正確。Thelastwonderwe’llintroducetoyouistheGreatRiftValleywhichcanbeseenfromspace,thelongestriftintheworldwithalengthof6,400kilometersalongEastAfrica.Itvariesinwidthfrom30to100kilometersandrangesfrom500feetbelowsealeveltotowering,snowcoveredmountains.Theriftisalsohometolotsofwildlife,fromlionsandelephantstotheAfricanbuffaloandmountaingorillas.“Thisplaceismorethanjustbeautiful.Itisfilledwithsurprises”,manytravelersclaim.WondersofNature（3/3）Readandcomplete.細讀課文，補全關(guān)于文中自然奇觀的簡述。WondersofnatureThemostattractivepartStoneForestThroughalonghistory,thestoneshavedevelopedinto

,suchas

,

.Theyareall

.IguassuFallsThemostattractivepartofIguassuFallsiscalled

“

”,a

of260—300feetwideand230—260feetdeep.GreatRiftValleyItisthe

intheworldwithalengthof6,400kilometers,andcanbeseen

.Theriftrangesfrom500feetbelowsealeveltotowering,snowcoveredmountains.lifelikeandhumanfiguresdifferentshapesTheDevil’sThroatU-shapedriftlongestriftfromspaceplants,animalsReadandchoose.再讀課文，根據(jù)下列三位顧客的需求為他們推薦文中的自然景觀，并給出原因。1)ChenJie—awildlifeloverandaneditor,worksforNationalGeographicMagazine2)LiFei—acollegestudentinKunming,lovestravelbutcan’taffordtotravelfaraway3)PeterJackson—aphotographer,likestotakewaterfallpicturesCustomerWonderofnatureReasonChenJieLiFeiPeterJacksonGreatRiftValleyStoneForestIguassuFallsAnalyzeandrecommend.分析文中關(guān)于自然景觀的介紹，推薦一個自然景觀，說出理由。locateA:VictoriaFallsare

betweenZambiaandZimbabwe.Itisoneofthegreatest

inSouthAfrica.borderattraction1Readanddescribe.根據(jù)圖片及所給提示，補全下面的對話。locatedonthebordertouristattractionslarge?B:Isitthetallestoneintheworld?A:No,itisthe

oneintheworld,andoneofthesevennatural

intheworld.wonder2Readanddescribe.根據(jù)圖片及所給提示，補全下面的對話。largestwonderswideB:Canyoutellmemoreaboutit?A:Thefallsare1,708meters

and

from90to107meters

,roughlytwicetheheightofNiagaraFalls.highrange3Readanddescribe.根據(jù)圖片及所給提示，補全下面的對話。widerangehighbeautifulB:Theysaythatlocalpeoplecallit“thesmokethatthunders”,why?A:Fromadistanceof40kilometers,peoplecan

thenoiseand

.themistofthefalls.VictoriaFallsarethemost

.and

waterfallswe’veeverseen.powerful4seehearReadanddescribe.根據(jù)圖片及所給提示，補全下面的對話。hearseebeautifulpowerfulWriteandpractice.根據(jù)活動14中的對話內(nèi)容，完成下面的宣傳手冊。Asoneofthe

,VictoriaFallsare

.

.Itisnotthetallestorwidest,it’scommonlyknownas

,andoneofthe

.Thefallsare

,

，roughlytwicetheheightofNiagaraFalls.Thenoiseandmistcanbeheardandseen

of40kilometers,that’swhy

.

“

”,manyvisitorsclaim.Wantatriptodiscoverthenaturalworld?WelcometotheVictoriaFalls!greatestattractionsinSouthernAfricalocatedontheborderbetweenZambiaandZimbabwethelargestwaterfallintheworldsevennaturalwondersintheworld1,708meterswideandrangefrom90to107metershighfromadistancelocalpeoplecallit“thesmokethatthunders”VictoriaFallsarethemostbeautifulandpowerfulwaterfallswe’veeverseen04CultureUnderstandingCulturalUnderstandingOurwonderfulplanetishometosomeamazingnaturalwonders,andthereareplentyofthemallovertheworldworthdiscovering.CulturalUnderstandingChakaSaltLake（茶卡鹽湖）ChakaSaltLake(orCakaSaltLake)islocatedinUlancountyofQinghaiProvince.ItisregardedastheeasterngatewaytoQaidam

Basin（柴達木盆地）,whichhasthelargestsaltmineintheworld.Lyingataheightof3,059meters,thelakeisovalshapeandcoversanareaof105squarekilometers,tentimeslargerthantheWestLakeofHangzhou.Thelakeisveryshallow—atplaces,itisonlyankle-deep—thatallowsvisitorstowalkoverthelake.Attimes,whentheskyislookingbrilliant,thebluewaterofthelakereflectstheskyasifagiantmirrorisrestingontheground.ThishasearnedChakaSaltLakethenicknameof“MirroroftheSky”.CulturalUnderstandingGreatBarrierReef（大堡礁）TheGreatBarrierReefistheworld’slargestcoralreef（珊瑚礁）

systemwithover2,900individualreefsand900islandsstretchingforover2,300kilometersoveranareaofabout344,400squarekilometers.ThereefislocatedintheCoralSea,offthecoastofQueensland,Australia.TheGreatBarrierReefcanbeseenfromspaceandistheworld’sbiggestsinglestructuremadebylivingorganisms（生物）.ItsupportsawidediversityoflifeandwasselectedasaWorldHeritageSitein1981.Anditisknownasoneofthesevennaturalwondersoftheworld.CulturalUnderstandingReadthepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions.1)ChakaSaltLakemayallowvisitorstowalkoverit,because

.A.it’stheeasterngatewaytoQaidamBasinB.it’sovalshapeC.itisonlyankle-deepatsomeplacesD.it’sthe“MirroroftheSky”2)WhichofthefollowingstatementabouttheGreatBarrierReefisNOTtrue?

A.TheGreatBarrierReefisthelargestcoralreefsystemintheworld.B.ThelengthoftheGreatBarrierReefislessthan2,300kilometers.C.TheGreatBarrierReefisoneofthesevennaturalwondersoftheworld.D.TheGreatBarrierReefcanbeseenfromspace.CBCulturalUnderstandingGroupTaskWhatothernaturalwondersintheworlddoyouknow?SurftheInternetandcollectsomeinformation,thensharewithyourclassmates.05LanguagePracticeGrammarDirectSpeechIndirectSpeech“Wehavevisitedmanywaterfalls,andtheIguassuFallsarethemostbeautifulandpowerfulwaterfallswe’veeverseen”,manyofourtravelerssaid.Theysayastheworld’shighestmountain,theHimalayashavemanygreatwonders.ThelocalpeoplesayifQiyunispointingtotheeast,heavysnowisontheway;ifitisgoingdirectlyupwards,wewillprobablyhavebadweather.直接引語和間接引語。Readandgroup.根據(jù)上面的例句，將下列句子歸類。1)MrWangtoldme,“Therearethousandsoftravelersfromallovertheworld.”2)ThereportersaidthathehadinterviewedthemanageroftheNationalParkthatmorning.3)Thecleanersclaimedthattheyworkedtwelvehoursaday.4)Hesaid,“IwenttoAustraliawithmyparentslastmonth.”“Thisplaceismorethanjustbeautiful.Itisfilledwithsurprises,”

manytravelersclaim.Manyclimberssaythisisthemostbeautifulmountaintheyhaveeverseen.1)4)2)3)Readandcomplete.用所給詞的適當形式補全下列三段對話。ChenJie:Hello,Bill.AreyouOK?Ourmanager,MrBrownheardyouareinhospitaland1)

metoaskaboutyourcondition.BillAdams:I’mmuchbetternow.ChenJie:Whencanyoubeback?MrBrown2)

youhaveameetingtoattendtoday.BillAdams:I’mafraidIcannotattendthemeeting.ButI’msureIwillbebacktoworktomorrow.tellsaybelieveasktakeadvise(ChenJieisphoningBillAdams)toldsaidReadandcomplete.用所給詞的適當形式補全下列三段對話。ChenJie:Goodmorning,MrBrown.IphonedBill.He3)

heismuchbettertoday.MrBrown:Canheattendthemeetingtoday?ChenJie:He4)

hewassorrythathecouldn’t.MrBrown:Whenwillhecomebacktowork?ChenJie:He5)

thathewouldbebacktomorrow.tellsaybelieveasktakeadvise(ChenJieisnowintheoffice,reportingtoMrBrown.)saidsaidbelieved/saidReadandcomplete.用所給詞的適當形式補全下列三段對話。MrBrown:6)

himtosendallthedocumentstomethen.Iwillattendthemeetingmyself.ChenJie:OK,Iwill.MrBrown:Tellhimtotakeiteasy.Hehasbeenworkingsohardrecently.He’dbettertakearestathometomorrow.ChenJie:OK.Iwillforwardyourregard.tellsaybelieveasktakeadvise(ChenJieisnowintheoffice,reportingtoMrBrown.)TellReadandcomplete.用所給詞的適當形式補全下列三段對話。ChenJie:Hi,Bill.Ourmanager7)

youtosendallthedocumentstohim.He8)

hewouldattendthemeetinghimself.BillAdams:Noproblem.I’lltrytogobacktomorrow.ChenJie:9)

iteasy.Ourmanager10)

youtotakearestathome.tellsaybelieveasktakeadvise(ChenJieisphoningBillAdamsagain.)askedsaidTakeadvisedAskandanswer.三人一組，根據(jù)給出的信息仿照例句進行循環(huán)回答。A:WhatdidyoudolastSunday?B:IwenttotheStoneForestwithmyfamily.C:WhatdidBsay?A:BsaidthathewenttotheStoneForestwithhisfamily.Example:B:1)gotomyfriend’sbirthdayparty2)watchamoviewithmymomathome3)goshoppingandbuyanewpairofshoes4)gototheparkandtakesomebeautifulpictures5)cleanmyhouseandcookAskandanswer.三人一組，根據(jù)給出的信息仿照例句進行循環(huán)回答。1)A:WhatdidyoudolastSunday?B:Iwenttomyfriend’sbirthdayparty.C:WhatdidBsay?A:Bsaidthathe/shewenttohis/herfriend’sbirthdayparty.Answer:2)A:WhatdidyoudolastSunday?B:Iwatchedamoviewithmymomathome.C:WhatdidBsay?A:Bsaidthathe/shewatchedamoviewithhis/hermomathome.Askandanswer.三人一組，根據(jù)給出的信息仿照例句進行循環(huán)回答。3)A:WhatdidyoudolastSunday?B:Iwentshoppingandboughtanewpairofshoes.C:WhatdidBsay?A:Bsaidthathe/shewentshoppingandboughtanewpairofshoes.Answer:4)A:WhatdidyoudolastSunday?B:Iwenttotheparkandtooksomebeautifulpictures.C:WhatdidBsay?A:Bsaidhe/shewenttotheparkandtooksomebeautifulpictures.Askandanswer.三人一組，根據(jù)給出的信息仿照例句進行循環(huán)回答。5)A:WhatdidyoudolastSunday?B:Icleanedmyhouseandcooked.C:WhatdidBsay?A:Bsaidhe/shecleanedhis/herhouseandcooked.Answer:Thinkandgroup.根據(jù)要求，將下列單詞進行分類。wonderattractlielengthuniquelifelikerangeimpressivedistancepowerfulflat-toppedlocatetoweringborderTodescribethebeautyofsceneryTodescribethefeaturesorlocationofanaturalwonderwonderattractuniquelifelikeimpressiveflat-toppedpowerfultoweringlielengthrangedistancelocateborderReadandcomplete.用所給詞的適當形式補全句子。1)I

ifweshouldtellher.2)Herfatherisangrybecauseshetolda

.3)Iwenttotheroomand

themissingkey.4)Herhairistwicethe

ofmine.5)Theheightsoftheplants

from8cmto12cm.6)Myhometown

onthecoast.7)TheGrandCanyonisoneofthenatural

oftheworld.8)Everyone’sfingerprintsare

.discovervarywonderuniquelengthliewonderliediscoveredlengthvarylieswondersuniqueMountTai1)

inthemiddlepartofShandongprovinceinChina.It2)

1,532to1,545meters3)

,and4)

oneofthefivemostfamousmountainsinChina.MountTaihasmanyunique5)

.Asaperfecttourist6)

,it7)

manytravelersfromallovertheworld.Readandcomplete.閱讀下文，完成關(guān)于泰山的介紹。islocatedrangesfromhighisknownaswondersdestinationattracts06GroupWorkMakeaposterforalocaltouristattraction.假如你是某旅游開發(fā)部門的一名員工，現(xiàn)在你需要為宣傳當?shù)刈匀痪皡^(qū)—黃山制作一張海報。BasicinformationofHuangshanMountainHuangshan,oneofChina’smajortouristdestinations,islocatedinAnhuiprovince,eastofChina.ItwascalledYishanMountainintheQinDynasty,andgotitscurrentnamein747ADduringtheTangDynasty.AsoneofthemostpopularnaturalwondersinChina,ithas77peaks,risesabove1,800meters,andcovers154squarekilometers.HuangshanMountainisfamousforbothitssceneriesandculturalsignificance,especiallyinChinesepaintings,andhasplayedanimportantroleinthehistoryofartandliteratureinChinasincetheTangDynasty.Workingroups.Readthefollowingmaterialandtakenotes.小組活動，閱讀有關(guān)黃山的介紹，為旅游手冊的制作收集信息。Note1basicinformationofHuangshanMountainLocationSizeSignificanceHuangshanMountainislocatedinAnhuiprovince,eastofChinaIthas77peaks,risesabove1,800meters,andcovers154squarekilometers.IthasplayedanimportantroleinthehistoryofartandliteratureinChinasincetheTangDynasty.ThefeaturesofHuangshanMountainHuangshanisfamousforitsfourwonders,whicharespectacularrocks(怪石),pinetrees(奇松),hotspringsandviewsofclouds.Otherattractivesceneriesarelakes,waterfalls,flowersandanimals.Forestscover83.4percentofthearea,withsome1,452speciesofnativeplantsthatfallinto203families.ThehighestpeakiscalledLianhuaPeak(LotusFlowerPeak),reachingupto1,864meters.Workingroups.Readthefollowingmaterialandtakenotes.小組活動，閱讀有關(guān)黃山的介紹，為旅游手冊的制作收集信息。Note2

thefeaturesofHuangshanMountainFourwondersOthersceneryandwildlifeSpectacularrocks,pinetrees,hotspringsandviewsofclouds.Lakes,waterfalls,flowersandanimals.TheinterviewwithvisitorsInterviewer:Hi,I’mfromtheNationalNaturalScienceMagazine.MayIaskyousomequestions?Visitor1:Sure,it’smypleasure.Interviewer:IsityourfirsttimeseeingHuangshanMountain?Visitor1:Yes,itis.Interviewer:Whatdoyouthinkofit?Visitor1:Oh,it’sthemostbeautifulmountainIhaveeverseen.Iloveit!Interviewer:Howaboutyou?DoyoulikeHuangshanMountain?Visitor2:Ofcourse,Ilikeit.Thesceneryabovethemountainisamazing.Interviewer:Andyou?WhatdoyouthinkofHuangshanMountain?Visitor3:Thesceneryismorethanjustbeautiful,it’sfilledwithsurprises.Theseaofclouds,thepinetreesandthestonesareunforgettable.Workingroups.Readthefollowingmaterialandtakenotes.小組活動，閱讀有關(guān)黃山的介紹，為旅游手冊的制作收集信息。Note3visitors’commentsonHuangshanMountainThenumberofvisitors3Visitors’comments?Itisthe

Ihaveeverseen.?Thesceneryabovethemountainis

.?Thesceneryismorethanjustbeautiful,it’