1. Wildlife and Environment

2. Contents Landscape My Favorite animal The Environment is a Big Concern 1 2 3

3. Landscape

4. Brainstorm Evaluation Assignment

5. Lead in How do you describe your hometown? Is there anything geographically unique in your hometown? Now please listen to a conversation. Please find out the geographical words the candidate used to describe her hometown.

6. Listening Comprehension Questions Use words from the box. There are more words in the box than you need. Some words may be used more than once. landscapelicenselimestonedeer troublesome cavesscenerypets 1. What kind of_____ does your hometown have? 2. My hometown is surrounded by____ mountains. 3. It is quite expensive to get the ______. 4. I think a pet would be very_________.

7. Vocabulary hill There is a stream from the bottom of the hill. cave There are many caves in Benxi. scenery The limestone hills and caves can form up a beautiful scenery of karst landform.

8. Vocabulary Limestone

9. Vocabulary karst landform A Karst landform is a feature created on the Earth's surface by the drainage of water into the ground or by its discharge at springs. There are many caves in Benxi. But there is one which is the longest in the caves. It will take you five hours to travel to the end of this cave.

10. Brainstorm What kind of landscape does your hometown have? Ocean I love to be able to see the ocean. Seaside, seashore, beach, sand, waves…

11. Expression River There are many rivers in this area that are polluted. Riverside, bank of the river… Lake There are many fish in the lake. Lakeside, snow-covered hills… Mountain There are some nice mountains in China. hills, peak, cliff, valley… Forest Forests are in danger because trees are being cut down. Prairie, bamboo woods, stream…

12. Practice & Evaluation BenxiDalianShenyangAnshan Limestone coastalInland city Industrial city Metropolis Mountainou s Karst landform Beach seashore modern buildings Skyscrapers hills peak Cave Bizarre Colorful wave Surfing sailing Rapidly developing overcrowded Hiking & climbing

13. Assignments Task 1 Task 2Task 3Task 4 Revision ： Vocabulary & Useful Expressions Preview ： Animals ； Pets & Wild animals Practice ： Interview your partner Revision ： Perform the sample conversation with your partner

14. Assignment Situational Conversation Do the following interview with your partner. What kind of landscape does your hometown have? Do you have animals there? How popular is it for people to keep pets in your hometown? Do you have a pet? Would you like to have a (another) pet?

15. Landscape