国际交流英语视听说国际交流英语视听说Unit3FascinatingPlanetBook3国际交流英语视听说国际交流英语视听说ThinkandDiscussViewingtheWorldExploringtheThemeAnalyticalListeningSharingYourIdeasEngagingFurtherListeningContent国际交流英语视听说Unit3FascinatingPlanetThinkandDiscussThinkandDiscuss1.Lookatthephoto.Wouldyouliketovisitthisplace?Whyorwhynot?2.Whydopeopleliketovisitnaturalplaces?NewZealand’sTongariroNationalParkhasthreeactivevolcanoesandanancientnativeforest.QuestionsThinkandDiscussExampleAnswer1Yes,IwouldliketovisitthisplacebecauseIenjoydoingoutdooractivitiessuchashikingandcamping.Itlookslikeaveryunusualplace,too,soitwouldbeagoodplacetotakephotographsofthelandscape.1.Lookatthephoto.Wouldyouliketovisitthisplace?Whyorwhynot?QuestionsThinkandDiscussExampleAnswer2No,IwouldnotliketovisitthisplacebecauseIprefertospendmyfreetimeshopping,goingtorestaurantsandmuseums,anddoingotherthingsinurbanareas.1.Lookatthephoto.Wouldyouliketovisitthisplace?Whyorwhynot?QuestionsThinkandDiscuss2.Whydopeopleliketovisitnaturalplaces?ExampleAnswersPeopleliketovisitnaturalplacesformanydifferentreasons.Forpeoplewholiveincities,visitinganaturalplacegivesthemabreakfromthenoiseandpollutiontheylivewitheveryday.Otherpeopleenjoyseeingthewildlifeinnaturalareas.Theymightalsoenjoyoutdoorrecreationalactivitiessuchashikingorgoingonapicnic.Questions国际交流英语视听说ExploringtheThemeUnit3FascinatingPlanetExploringtheThemeLookatthephotosandreadthecaptions.Thendiscussthequestions.1.Whatdoyoufindinterestingorsurprisingabouttheinformationonthesepages?2.WhatdoyouthinktheenvironmentandclimatearelikeintheTsingy?3.WhataresomeofthenationalparksinChina?Whatmakesthemspecial?FascinatingPlanetExploringtheThemeDecken'ssifakalemurssearchingfoodintheGrandTsingy,MadagascarFascinatingPlanetExploringtheThemeThedryupperpartsoftheTsingyarethefavoriteplacesforsomeanimals.Thisdragonflyiscoolingitself.FascinatingPlanetExploringtheThemeThePachypodiumplantdoesnotneedmuchwater,soitdoeswellinthehighestregionsoftheTsingy.FascinatingPlanetExploringtheThemeTheTsingydeBemarahaNationalParkinMadagascarisaveryunusualplace.Itssharppointedpeaksaremadefromerodedlimestone.Thehighpeaksandlowcanyonsherearehometomanyunusualspeciesofanimalsandplants,suchasthewhiteDecken’ssifakalemurs(shownonslide10).Someofthespeciesaresorarethatscientistshavenotyetidentifiedthem.FascinatingPlanetExploringtheThemetheTsingy:aregionoflimestoneplateaus(高原)wherethewaterhascarvedthestoneintosharppeaks,fissures(裂缝),andcaverns(大洞穴)鲸基地区(马达加斯加)FascinatingPlanetExploringtheThemePachypodium:spinytreesandshrubs(灌木)whicharenativetoAfrica.Theyareabletosurvivewellinregionswithlittlewater.棒棰树属FascinatingPlanetExploringtheThemeTsingydeBemarahaNationalPark:anationalparkinthecountryofMadagascar.Itislocatedonthewesterncoast.Thewordmeans“walkingontiptoes”anddescribesthepark’smazeofsharplimestoneformations.鲸基-德-贝玛拉哈国家公园FascinatingPlanetExploringtheThemeMadagascar:anislandcountryoffthesoutheastcoastofAfricaintheIndianOcean.Muchofitsremarkablewildlifeisuniquetothisisland.马达加斯加(非洲东南部印度洋海岸的一个岛国)FascinatingPlanetExploringtheThemeDecken’ssifaka:oneofthemanykindsoflemurfoundinMadagascar马达加斯加德肯狐猴FascinatingPlanetExploringtheTheme1.Whatdoyoufindinterestingorsurprisingabouttheinformationonthesepages?ExampleAnswersThephotographsaresurprisingbecausetherockformationsareveryunusual,andsoarethewhitelemurs.It’sinterestingthatthenationalparkhasitsownsetofplantsandanimalsthatlivethere—someofthemdowellinthehigherpartsoftherockformations,andwecanassumethatotherspeciesdowellinthelowerparts,wherethereisprobablymorewater.FascinatingPlanetExploringtheTheme1.WhatdoyouthinktheenvironmentandclimatearelikeintheTsingy?ExampleAnswersTheenvironmentlooksveryrocky,withlittleornoflatland.It’sprobablynotagoodplaceforpeopletolive.TheclimatemaybequitewarmsinceMadagascarisoffthesoutheastcoastofAfricaintheIndianOcean.TheTsingydeBemarahamightnotgetmuchrainfall,oritmightbedrybecausetherockdoesn’tholdtherainverywell.FascinatingPlanetExploringtheTheme1.WhataresomeofthenationalparksinChina?Whatmakesthemspecial?ExampleAnswersChinahasmanynationalparks.FamousnationalparksincludeZhangjiajieinHunanprovince,whichhasspectacularrockformationstoppedwithforests;JiuzhaigouinSichuanprovince,whichhaswaterfalls,colorfullakes,andpandahabitat;andSanqingshaninJiangxiprovince,whichhasamountainrangeandbeautifulscenery.FascinatingPlanet国际交流英语视听说AnalyticalListeningUnit3FascinatingPlanetAnalyticalListeningcrackn.裂缝,缝隙pointya.尖的paradisen.天堂;乐土lizardn.蜥蜴Listening1AnalyticalListeningListening1Inthissection,wewillhearaconversationandpartofatelevisiondocumentaryabouttheTsingydeBemaraha.Intherealworld,therecanbedistractionswhilewe’retryingtolisten.Adooropensandcloseswhenastudententersalecturelate.Atelephoneringsduringajobinterview.Someonetalksloudlywhilewe’rewatchingamovie.Ineachcase,ourabilitytotuneoutthedistractionandconcentratewillhelpustounderstandmoreofwhatwe’relisteningto.AnalyticalListeningA|UnderstandingVisuals.LookatthediagramaboveshowinghowtheTsingydeBemarahawasformed.Thenwritethesentencelettersinthecorrectplaceonthediagram.BeforeListeningListen