1. Niagara Falls 厦门市同安职业技术学校 机加工部 梁丽芬

2. Warm-up Waterfalls is the water that falls down from a higher place to a lower place. It’s also called “falls”.

3. Look at some pictures and talk something about Falls.

7. Listen and Speak Michael Smith had a very good vacation. His parents took him to Canada for a two- week holiday. The most exciting part of the holiday was visiting the Niagara Falls. Listen to a conversation between Michael and one of his friends. As you listen, try to find out whether the following statements are true or false.

8. The family only visited Niagara Falls in Canada. Michael thinks that Niagara Falls is more beautiful at night. It was impossible for the family to get close to the falls. The family took a plane at Niagara Falls. There are a lot of tourists facilities around Niagara Falls. Michael enjoyed shopping more than visiting museums. Michael benefited from the holiday in more than one way.

11. Read and Write Read the passage quickly and try to find out what the numbers refer to in the passage. Write a sentence for each number, using your own words as much as possible. 5--- ________________________________________________ 49 --- _______________________________________________ 328 --- ______________________________________________ 51 --- _______________________________________________ 640 --- ______________________________________________ 1969 ---______________________________________________ 1848 ---______________________________________________ 1836 ---______________________________________________

12. Read the passage again and decide which of the followings are mentioned in the passage. (1)Locations of the Falls. (2)Size of the Falls. (3)History of the Falls. (4)Control over the Falls. (5) Amount of water that flows over the Falls. (6)Disasters over the Falls. (7)The Falls as a tourist attraction. (8)Adventures over the Falls.

15. Language points be made of e.g. Oxford University is made up of many colleges. depend on e.g. ① We depend on the newspaper for daily news. ② He is a man to be depended on. ③ The price depends on the quality. be famous for e.g. Jing De Zhen in Jiangxi Province is famous for producing high quality china.

16. from time to time e.g. From time to time he brings me a present. in the event of e.g. The safety belt can be very useful in the event of traffic accident. tourist attraction e.g. Huangguoshu Falls is a world-famous tourist attraction.

17. Homework 1. Revise and master what has been learned today. 2. Do the exercises in Ex. Ⅰ and Ex. Ⅳ on pages 7~9. 3. Preview the new lessons.