Niagara Falls

厦门市同安职业技术学校机加工部 梁丽芬

Warm-up

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

Look at some pictures and talk something about Falls .

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 .

<1> The family only visited Niagara Falls in Canada . <2> Michael thinks that Niagara Falls is more beautiful at night. <3> It was impossible for the family to get close to the falls . <4> The family took a plane at Niagara Falls. <5> There are a lot of tourists facilities around Niagara Falls. <6> Michael enjoyed shopping more than visiting museums . <7> Michael benefited from the holiday in more than one way .

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 . <1> 5--- ________________________________________________ <2> 49 --- _______________________________________________ <3> 328 --- ______________________________________________ <4> 51 --- _______________________________________________ <5> 640 --- ______________________________________________ <6> 1969 ---______________________________________________ <7> 1848 ---______________________________________________ <8> 1836 ---______________________________________________

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 .

Language points<1> be made ofe.g. Oxford University is made up of many colleges .<2> depend on e.g. We depend on the newspaper for d①aily news . ② He is a man to be depended on . ③ The price depends on the quality .<3> be famous for e.g. Jing De Zhen in Jiangxi Province is famous for producing high quality china .

<4> from time to time e.g. From time to time he brings me a present .<5> in the event of e.g. The safety belt can be very useful in the event of traffic accident.<6> tourist attraction e.g. Huangguoshu Falls is a world-famous tourist attraction .

Homework1. Revise and master what has been learned today .2. Do the exercises in Ex. and Ex. on Ⅰ Ⅳpages 7~9.3. Preview the new lessons .