Unit 4 Colorful Lands. Colorful People (I)
Part I Warming u Section a Words & phrases Here are some statements of some superlative world geographical statistics. Listen carefully and complete the following chart. Pay special attention to the numbers Geographical feature Location Size biggest continent Asian 16,998,000sq.mi largest ocean Pacific 64,186300sq.mi biggest island Greenland 840.000sq.mi largest peninsula Arabic 000000sq.mi desert 3320000sq.mi s biggest saltwater lak Casi 244 Sa. mi Iggest fresh water lake big Superior 2,483sa.mi. smallest continent Oceania 2,9660009-mi smallest ocean arctic 105700sa.mi highest peak Qomolangma 02 lowest altitude Dead sea deepest lake Baykal s deepest oceanic trench Mariana 36.198feet longest river Nile
Part I Warming Up Section A Words & Phrases Here are some statements of some superlative world geographical statistics. Listen carefully and complete the following chart. Pay special attention to the numbers Geographical feature Location Size biggest continent Asian _____________________ largest ocean Pacific _____________________ biggest island Greenland _____________________ largest peninsula Arabic _____________________ largest desert Sahara _____________________ biggest saltwater lake Caspian Sea _____________________ biggest fresh water lake Superior _____________________ smallest continent Oceania _____________________ smallest ocean Arctic _____________________ highest peak Qomolangma _____________________ lowest altitude Dead Sea _____________________ deepest lake Baykal _____________________ deepest oceanic trench Mariana _____________________ longest river Nile _____________________ 16,998,000 sq. mi. 64,186,300 sq. mi. 840,000 sq. mi. 1,000,000 sq. mi. 3,320,000 sq. mi. 143,244 sq. mi. 32,483 sq. mi. 2,966,000 sq. mi. 5,105,700 sq. mi. 29,028 feet -1,312 feet 5,315 feet 36,198 feet 4,145 miles
Section a Tape Script The biggest continent in the world is Asia. It covers 16,998,000 square miles The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean with 64, 189,300 square miles Which is the biggest island? It's Greenland. It occupied an area of 840,000 square miles The Arabic Peninsula is the largest peninsula and has an area of 1,000,000 square miles. Do you know which is the largest desert? Yes, it's the Sahara Desert in North Africa. It covers 3 320,000 square miles n The biggest saltwater lake is the Caspian Sea, Which is 143, 244 square miles large Lake Superior is the biggest fresh water lake and it covers a total area of 32, 483 square miles M The smallest continentis Oceania, with an area of 2,966,000 square miles, and the smallest ocean is the Arctic Ocean with 5,105, 700 square miles You all know the world's highest peak, don't you? Mt Qomolangma(or Mt. Everest) is 29,028 feet above the sea level. In contrast, the lowest altitude in the world is the Dead Sea, 1, 312 feet below sea level, or you can say -1 312 feet The deepestlake is Bavkal in Russia. The depth is 5.315 feet
Section A Tape Script The biggest continent in the world is Asia. It covers 16,998,000 square miles. The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean with 64,189,300 square miles. Which is the biggest island? It’s Greenland. It occupied an area of 840,000 square miles. The Arabic Peninsula is the largest peninsula and has an area of 1,000,000 square miles. Do you know which is the largest desert? Yes, it’s the Sahara Desert in North Africa. It covers 3,320,000 square miles The biggest saltwater lake is the Caspian Sea, Which is 143,244 square miles large. Lake Superior is the biggest fresh water lake and it covers a total area of 32,483 square miles. The smallest continent is Oceania, with an area of 2,966,000 square miles, and the smallest ocean is the Arctic Ocean with 5,105,700 square miles. You all know the world’s highest peak, don’t you? Mt. Qomolangma (or Mt. Everest) is 29,028 feet above the sea level. In contrast, the lowest altitude in the world is the Dead Sea, 1,312 feet below sea level, or you can say -1,312 feet. The deepest lake is Baykal in Russia. The depth is 5,315 feet
Section a Tape Script 4 Mariana Trench near the Philippinesis the deepest oceanic trench, with depth of 36, 198 feet The longest river in the world is the nile in Africa. It is 4,145 miles long. Section B Words Phrases Seen from space, our earth, with water covering 70%o of its surface, appears as the beautiful"blue planet". The bare land areas appear red and brown, dark green shows Where there is Plant cover nd the white means snow Besides the seven major land areas, called annen there are thousands of islands. Some of these are arranged in groups and some stand alone in the great oceans M Arms of land which reach out into the water are called peninsula; seas, gulfs and
Section A Tape Script Mariana Trench near the Philippines is the deepest oceanic trench, with a depth of 36,198 feet. The longest river in the world is the Nile in Africa. It is 4,145 miles long. Seen from space, our earth, with __________ covering ______ of its surface, appears as the beautiful “blue planet”. The bare land areas appear _______________, dark green shows Where there is __________________, and the white means ____________. Besides the seven major land areas, called _________________, there are thousands of _________. Some of these are arranged in groups and some stand alone in the great oceans. Arms of land which reach out into the water are called peninsula; seas, gulfs and Section B Words & Phrases water 70% red and brown Plant cover snow continents islands
Section B bays are- arms of the ocean which lie between islands and peninsulas. A narrow piece of land_ connecting two larger land areas is an isthmus; narrow stretch of water between two land is called a strait or a channel Water is constantly in motion on the earth Rain water runs off the mountains into valle it collects in lakes and rivers which carry it back to the seas. From the high altitudes of mountain passes and plateaus to the canyons and low-lying- plains the features of the land are wonderful to see
Section B bays are _______________________ which lie between islands and peninsulas. A narrow piece of land __________________ two larger land areas is an isthmus; a narrow stretch of water between two land is called a strait or __________________. Water is constantly in motion on the earth. Rain water runs off the mountains into ___________; it collects in lakes and rivers which carry it back to the seas. From the high altitudes of mountain passes and plateaus to the canyons and low-lying ________, the features of the land are wonderful to see. arms of the ocean connecting a channel valleys plains