Weird,wildandwonderfulUNIT7Unit7Weird,wildandwonderfulOpeningupListeningtotheworldSpeakingforcommunicationFurtherpracticeinlisteningWrappingupLearningobjectivesFuntimetalkaboutawell-preservedamazingplace4Learningobjectivestalkaboutnatureandenvironmentalissues1usenumbers,symbolsandabbreviationsinnote-taking2makeguesses3Openingup1Whichlakeislarger?aTaihuLake.bPoyangLake.2Whichmountainishigher?aTaishanMountain.bHuangshanMountain.3Whichcountryhasalongercoastline?aCanada.bRussia.4Whichisthedeepestoceanintheworld?aTheAtlantic(大西洋).bThePacific(太平洋).bbab1Workinpairsanddothenaturequiz.Openingup5Whichriverislonger?aTheNile(尼罗河).bTheAmazon(亚马孙河).6Whichisthehighestwaterfallintheworld?aAngelFalls(安赫尔瀑布).bNiagaraFalls(尼亚加拉瀑布).7Whichofthefollowingiscolder?aAniceberg.bMarsatnight.8Whatdoyoucallthepieceoflandsurroundedbywateronthreesides?aApeninsula(半岛).bAnisland.aaba1Workinpairsanddothenaturequiz.Openingup9Whatbodypartcanbutterfliesusetotastetheirfood?aTheirfeet.bTheirantennae(触角).10Trueorfalse?Birdscan’tflybackward.aTrue.bFalse.ab1Workinpairsanddothenaturequiz.ListeningtotheworldSharingListeningViewingListeningtotheworld1Watchapodcastforitsgeneralidea.Thepeopleinthepodcasttalkaboutwhethertheyliketoliveinthecountrysideorinthecity,whatanimalstheylikeandwhatanimalstheyarescaredof.Listeningtotheworld2WatchPart1ofthepodcastandcheckthetruestatements.√√√Listeningtotheworld3WatchPart2ofthepodcastandmatchthestatements1-6tothepeopleA-F.____1Er,Ireally,sortof,enjoythingsthatyoudon’tseeeveryday–um...enjoysortofveryexoticwildlifethatIhaven’tseenbefore.____2Well,Iam,er,ananimallover.Er,I’mavegetarianaswell.____3Ilike,um,bigcats.They’reverygraceful;they’reverybeautiful.____4Ilike,um,watchingthemonthetelly.____5Ithink,Ithinkanimalsarelivingbeingsandshouldbetreatedasso–shouldbetreatedwithrespect.____6Er,sinceIwasalittlegirl,I’vealwaysreallylikedfoxesforsomereason.BEDFACListeningtotheworld4WatchPart3andfillintheblanks.1)Snakes2)theend3)hate4)scaredof5)afraidof6)horses7)frighten8)scares9)memories10)sharks11)unknownListeningtotheworld5Workinpairsanddiscussthequestions.1Doyoulikewildlife?WhichpersoninPart2ofthepodcastareyoumostsimilarto?Ilovewildlife.I’mmostsimilartothemanwholikestoseeexoticthings.Likehim,Ienjoyseeingthingsthatarerareandunusual.2Ifyouaregoingtomakeadocumentaryaboutakindofanimal,whatanimalwoulditbe?Why?Iwouldliketomakeadocumentaryaboutwhales.Whalesarelarge,intelligent,aquaticmammals.ListeningtotheworldSharingListeningViewingListeningtotheworldListeningskillsAdditionalTipsNote-taking:usingnumbers,symbolsandabbreviationsMoresymbolsandabbreviationsthatarecommonlyusedListeningtotheworld2Listentoaprogramforitsgeneralidea.Howmanyenvironmentalproblemsarementioned?Whataretheyrelatedto?WHILEyoulistenThreeproblemsarementioned.Theyarerelatedtowater,animalsandtheweather.Listeningtotheworld3ListentoPart1andusenumbers,symbolsandabbreviationstofillintheblanks.WHILEyoulistenWelcometoSavethePlanetwherewetalkabouttheworld’s1)____________.Now,didyouknowthereare2)____________peopleontheplanet,andby3)____________theremightbe4)____________?Peoplearelivinglongerandhealthierlivesthaneverbefore,butabig5)____________meansbig6)____________fortheplanet.envir.probs.20506bil.9bil.popu.probs.Topic:Theplanetisintrouble:1)____________mostimportant2)____________13)____________aManypeopledonothaveenoughwater,butothersusetoomuch.e.g.useofwater:Gambia4)____________USGambia:5)____________/person/dayUS:6)____________/person/daybDesertsaregettingbigger.e.g.theSahara:7)____________thanbeforeandmore8)____________tofindcleanwaterListeningtotheworld4ListentoPart2andusenumbers,symbolsandabbreviationstocompletetheoutline.WHILEyoulistendiffi.3probs.600L4.52Lwater29)____________Morepeople:spaceforpeople10)____________spaceforanimals11)____________e.g.theAmazon12)____________:inthelast10years,13)____________________offorestweredestroyed314)____________aTemp.(temperature)15)____________e.g.Greenland:icemelting16)____________thaneverbeforebSealevels17)____________Nowlistenagainandcheckyouranswers.Listeningtotheworld4ListentoPart2andusenumbers,symbolsandabbreviationstocompletetheoutline.WHILEyoulisten150,000km2↑theweatherRainf.↑↓↑↑animalsListeningtotheworld6Workingroupsandcomeupwithyourownenvironmentalslogan.AfteryoulistenReferenceanswers:1)Neverrefusetoreuse.2)Putastoptothedrop.3)Agoodplanetishardtofind.4)Savewateronedropatatime.5)Savewater,andthenitwillsaveyoulater!6)Reduce,Reuse&Recycle.7)Cutatree,cutatreeandthere’llbenomorelefttosee.8)Don’tlitter;itmakestheworldbitter!ListeningtotheworldSharingListeningViewingListeningtotheworld1Lookatthepictureanddiscussthequestion.BEFOREyouviewWhydoyouthinksomepeoplelikegoingtoplaceslikethis?Ithinksomepeoplelovegoingtoplaceslikethisbecausetheywouldliketohaveauniqueandunforgettablelifeexperience.Somepeoplegotoplaceslikethistomeetdifferentpeopleandexperiencedifferentcultures.Othersvisitextremeplaceslikethisbecausetheywanttochallengethemselvesandtesttheirlimits.Forallthesepeople,theNorthPole,thelandofNorthernLights,iscertainlytherightpla