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1、a large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia fed by the Volga River; the largest inland body of water in the world Lake Superior蘇必略湖 the largest freshwater lake in the world; the deepest of the Great Lakes Mt. Qomolangma Chinese name for （Mount） Everest Baykal bak:l 贝加尔湖A lake of south-central Rus

2、sia. Over 636 km long （394 mi）, it is the largest freshwater lake in Eurasia and the worlds deepest lake, with a maximum known depth of 1,742.2 m （5,712 ft）. Mariana Trench 马里亚纳海沟 A depression in the ocean floor of the Pacific, S and W of the Mariana Islands: site of greatest known depth of any ocea

3、n. 36,201 ft. （11,034 m） deep. the Nile nail 尼罗河a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 mi. （5592 km） long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 mi. （6440 km） long.Here are some statements of some superlative world geographical

4、statistics. Listen carefully and complete the following chart. Pay special attention to the numbers.Geographical featureLocationSizebiggest continentAsia_ sq. mi.Largest oceanPacificLargest islandGreenlandLargest PeninsulaArabiaLargest desertSaharaBiggest saltwater lakeCaspian SeaBiggest fresh water

5、 lakeSuperior Smallest continentOceaniaSmallest oceanArcticHighest peakQomolangma_ feetLowest altitudeDead Sea_feetDeepest lakeBaykalDeepest oceanic trenchMarianaLongest riverNile_ milesB Key words:earth water land areaVocabulary:bare b光秃秃的 gulf lf 海湾 bay bei湖或海的湾 isthmus sms 地峡 plateau pltu高原 canyo

6、n knjn 峡谷 plain plein平原You are going to hear a passage about the blue planet-Earth. While listening, fill in the blanks with the missing words and get familiar with the different features of the land.Seen from space, our earth, with_ covering_ of its surface, appears as the beautiful blue planet. Th

7、e 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 peninsulas; s

8、eas, gulfs and 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 areas is called a strait or_.Water is constantly in motion on the earth. Rain water runs off the mountains into_; it collects in

9、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.Part In Brazil and Franceamusing mju:zi adj. 逗人笑的 confuse knfju:z vt. 使困惑 understand French canoe knu: 独木舟 squid skwi

10、d 鱿鱼，墨鱼 deposit dipzit 存储A. Listen to two short stories. In each of the stories, there is a person who makes a fool of himself. Listen carefully and try to fill in the words in the charts below.English Greek for the phraseWhat the person says What Greeks think it meansgood morningKalimeraLalamari_En

11、glishWhat Stephen says in FrenchWhat Frenchmen think it meansThree canoestrois canneurs_B. Key words:Trip Brazil street vendors unusual things fortune-teller eating France performer portrait vendor/ fortune-teller/ speciallyB1 In this part you are going to hear two people talking about Brazil and Fr

12、ance. While listening, pay special attention to the interesting things they can see or do on the streets in both countries. Then complete the chart by filling in the missing information.Interesting things one can see or doOn the streets in Brazil a. street _b. telling _c. _On the streets in Francea.

13、 watching _b. _B2 Now listen to the dialogue again and answer the following questions with key words.1. What unusual things are sold in the street markets of Brazil2. How is ones fortune told in Brazil_3. What is one of the specialties in Brazil_4. What kinds of performers can one see on the streets

14、 of Paris5. Why do the art students paint portraits on the streets of ParisTapescript A: Well, I had quite a amusing time in Greece on one holiday because I confused the words for “Good morning,” which is “Kalimera,” and “squid,” which is “Kalamari.” So for several days I was going around smiling br

15、oadly at people, saying “squid” to them, and I couldnt understand why they looked at me as if I was totally crazy until someone pointed it out. I was in France on holiday, staying in a friends cottage and one day we decided to go for a trip on the river. So we went along to a place on the river wher

16、e you could hire canoes. And a friend, who prided himself on being rather good at speaking French, went in to hire the canoes. We decided we need three, so he asked for “trois canneurs” which he thought was the French for “three canoes.” We got our canoes; we spent the afternoon on the river; we cam

17、e back. And Stephen went in to reture the canoes and collect the deposit hed paid on them. And as he walked in the door, they said “Ah, hello Mr. Troiscanneurs”B:F- friend C-CathyF: Hi, Cathy! Welcome back! How was your trip to BrazilC: Oh, I loved every minute of it! Brazil is so different from any

18、 place Ive ever been to, and theres so much to see there. Yeah Well, hows it different Well, you can find all sorts of street vendors in the cities. I went to some street markets where they sold really unusual things, like special powders that attract men or objects to cure snake bites. Wow! And in

19、one city I went to, I got my fortune told on the street. Oh, yeah! Yeah! The fortune-teller use shells to tell your fortune. They throw the shells on a cloth, and the way they land shells about your fortune. Huh! Ive never heard of that before. Mmm, but my favourite street activity was eating! In Ba

20、hia, you can buy these round cakes made of bean flour and filled with hot spices. Theyre fried and theyre delicious! Hmm. Theyre a specialty there. Well, that sounds great. You know, I remember that when I went to France two years ago, I saw some pretty unusual things on the city streets, too. Reall

21、y Like what Well, in Paris, you could watch all kinds of street performers. There were folk singers with guitars, classical musicians Oh, wow! Sometimes you could even see actors performing in plays. That sounds like a lot of fun! Oh, it is. You really see all sorts of things on the streets of Paris

22、. In fact, you can even have your portrait painted right on the street. Wow! Yeah, the art students do them practice drawing and painting. Did you have your portrait done there Yeah, I did. In fact, I had it done twice.Part Life here and there busy summer winter mountainous crowded humid hju:md 潮湿的，

23、湿热的 compact kmpkt 压紧 Osaka 冲绳A John is British but has worked in Japan. Etsuko is Japanese from Osaka but she is studying in Britain. In the following passage you are going to hear, they are comparing life as they see it in the two countries. But before listening to it, think of the two countries an

24、d try to answer the following pre-listening questions.1. Do you know something about the geographical and climatic conditions in Japan and Britain2. Guess the way the two speakers may compare the life as they see in Japan and Britain.BNow listen to the passage and make notes about the features they

25、mention and the comparisons they make between the two fill in the gaps in the chart below with key words.What does John say aboutWhat does Etsuko say about1. the people in Japan_ than the BritishWork from _ through _2. the summer in JapanHorrible, _3. the summer in EnglandCooler4. the winter in JapanIn the north, _ than England, _5. the countryside in Japan_ than in Japan_6. the countryside in JapanMore _ than Britain7. the mountains in JapanMuch _ and much more _, more beautiful8. the towns, village