AmazingnatureCONTENTS01.

Leadin&Startingout02.

Wordsandexpressions03.Understandingideas04.Exercise目錄01Leadin

Whatcanyouseeinthepictures?

Leadinfrosty

pines

(霧凇)thenorthernlights

(北極光)Yellow

RiverStoneForest(黃河石林)thedesert

(沙漠)/d??z??t/snub-nosed

monkeys

(金絲猴)thestoneforest(石林)Whatdoyouthinkofthem?LeadinTheyarenaturalwonders.Theyshowthebeautyanddiversityofourplanet./da??v??s?ti/

多樣性Howdotheymakeyoufeel?LeadinIfeel

amazed/surprised/excited.They’rebeautiful/mysterious/fantastic./m??st??ri?s/020103knowledgeaboutnaturebeautifulnaturalplacesamazinglifeinnatureInthisunit,let’sexplore04environmentalproblemsandprotection02StartingoutStartingoutLookatthepictureandanswerthequestions.1.Whatfactsaboutnaturedoyouknow?2.Whichonedoyoufindthemostinteresting?Let’swatchavideo.TheAmazonRainforestproduces20%oftheearth’soxygen.InterestingFactsAboutNatureYouShouldKnowWatercovers

over70%oftheearth’ssurface.Octopuseshavethreeheartsandblueblood./??kt?p?s?z/Itstorrentdashesdownthreethousandfeetfromhigh;AsiftheSilverRiverfellfromazuresky.

—LiBaiReadthepoemsandanswerthequestions.SomedayImustclimbuptothetop.

Tolookdownviewingallthepeakssmall.

—DuFuReadthepoemsandanswerthequestions.Thesea!thesea!theopensea!Theblue,thefresh,theeverfree!

—BryanW.ProcterReadthepoemsandanswerthequestions.Whatinnaturedotheydescribe?Whatisspecialabouteachnaturalwonder?Theydescribeawaterfall,amountainandthesea.Thewaterfallflowsfastwithstrongpower.Themountainisgreatandhigh.Theseaiswideandblue.03Wordsandexpressionsplateau

/?pl?t??/cloud

/kla?d/soft

/s?ft/brightly

/'bra?tli/lotus

/'l??t?s/sky

/ska?/calm

/kɑ?m/above

/?'b?v/n.高原n.云adj.柔軟的adv.明亮地n.蓮花(圖案)，荷花(圖案)n.天，天空adj.鎮(zhèn)靜的,沉著的;心平氣和的prep.在......上方express

/?ks'pres/grassland

/?grɑ?sl?nd/field

/fi?ld/few

/fju?/present

/'preznt/likely

/?la?kli/local

/?l??k(?)l/designer

/d??za?n?(r)/v.表達(dá);表示;表現(xiàn)n.草原n.田地，田野adj.很少，不多n.禮物，贈(zèng)品adj.可能的;可能發(fā)生的;adj.地方性的，當(dāng)(本)地的n.設(shè)計(jì)師，設(shè)計(jì)者guide

/ga?d/describe

/d?'skra?b/landscape

/?l?ndske?p/common

/?k?m?n/Mount

/ma?nt/tide

/ta?d/n.指南，指南手冊(cè)v.描述，描寫n.(陸上的)風(fēng)景，景致，景色adj.常見的，普遍的n.(書面縮寫為Mt)……山，……峰n.海潮潮汐

04UnderstandingideasColoursofmyhometown1MyhometownisontheQinghai-TibetPlateau.

Thegeographyhereisamazing.

Itisfamousfortheworld’shighestmountain.

Butthisareaisalsofull

of

themostamazing

coloursinnature.因......而出名充滿了......2Thecolourwhitemeetsyoureyesallaround.Thecloudsarecleanandsoft,likeourwhite

sheep.Themountainsshinebrightlyunderthesun,likewhitelotusflowers.映入眼簾明亮地照耀3Thelovelyblueoftheskyalwaysgivesmeacalmfeeling.Itislikeagreatseaabovetheplateau.Andwordscan’texpressmylovefortheriversandlakes.Thereareahundredkindsofblueinthewater.一種平靜的感覺一片大海表達(dá)對(duì)……的喜愛4Ourgrasslands,forestsandfieldsareallgreen.That’smyfavouritecolour.Itmeanshopebecauseitisthecolouroflife.Butgreenisnotjustthecolourofnaturenow.Trainsarerunningthroughtheplateau.Theyarethisbeautifulcolour,too.不僅僅是......穿過......5

Theplateauisquieter

thanthebigcities.Wehavefewershopsandrestaurants.Butwehavethebestpresentsfromnature.Inmyheart,it’sbetterthananyotherplace.I’mproudtosaythatI’mfromoneofthemostbeautifulplaces

intheworld.自豪地做某事最……之一05ExerciseStructureofthepassage.ColoursofmyhometownAsimpleintroduction①②③④⑤ThreecolourCommentsWhite1.clouds,______________________Blue2.________________________________Green3.______________________________,_______sheepmountainsskyriverslakesgrasslandsforestsfieldstrainsReadandanswer.1.Whatcoloursarementionedinthepassage?2.Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutthebluesky?3.Whyisgreentheauthor'sfavouritecolour?Thecoloursmentionedare

white,

blue,and

green.Theauthorfeelsthattheblueskygivesa

calmfeeling.Becauseit

meanshope

andisthe

colouroflife.Whereareyoumostlikelytofindthepassage?a

asciencetextbookb

atraveldiaryc

amagazineaboutlocallifed

adesigner’sguideCompletethechartwiththewordsandexpressionsfromthepassage.White

Thecloudsarecleanand____________,likeourwhitesheep.Themountains

________brightlyunderthesun.softshineCompletethechartwiththewordsandexpressionsfromthepassage.BlueThelovelyblueoftheskyalwaysgivesmea________feeling.Thereareahundred_______ofblueinthewater.calmkindsCompletethechartwiththewordsandexpressionsfromthepassage.GreenOurgrasslands,____________andfieldsareallgreen.Trainsarethisbeautiful___________,too.forestscolourCompletethechartwiththewordsandexpressionsfromthepassage.CommentsTheplateauis_____________thanthebigcities.Butwehavethebestpresentsfrom_____________.quieternatureTheYellowRiveris___________thantheYangtzeRiver.CompletethefactsaboutwondersinChina.shorter1.TheYellowRiver:5,464kmTheYangtzeRiver:6,300kmMountTaishanishigh.MountEmeiis________.MountQomolangmaisthe____________.CompletethefactsaboutwondersinChina.higher2.MountTaishan:1,532.7mMountEmei:3,079.3mMountQomolangma:8,848.86mhighestTheQiantangRiveris1____________(short)thantheYangtzeorYel