UNIT 7 Know Our World Coming! Lesson 51: Asia

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[0:00.934]Unit 7
[0:03.144]Know Our World
[0:06.434]Lesson 51:
[0:08.497]Asia
[0:10.201]THINK ABOUT IT!
[0:11.757]·What continent¹ do you live on? ·你居住在哪个大陆上？
[0:14.811]·What languages do people speak in Asia? ·亚洲人说哪种语言？
[0:18.615]How big is Asia? 亚洲有多大？
[0:21.323]The continent covers more than 44 million square kilometres. 亚洲大陆覆盖了4400万平方公里。
[0:28.181]What countries are in Asia? 在亚洲都有哪些国家？
[0:31.639]There are more than forty countries. 有四十多个国家。
[0:35.097]Some of them are China, India, Japan and others. 其中有中国，印度，日本还有其它的国家。
[0:41.205]China is the biggest country in area and population. 中国在亚洲面积最大，人口最多。
[0:47.314]How many people live in Asia? 亚洲有多少人口？
[0:50.484]More than three billion people live in Asia. 有30亿多人口在亚洲。
[0:54.691]That's more than half the world's population! 比世界人口的一半还多！
[0:59.416]What languages do they speak? 他们都说什么语言？
[1:02.240]Chinese, Russian, Japanese and many other languages. 汉语，俄语，日语还有许多其它语种。
[1:09.271]What are the main geographical² features³ of Asia? 亚洲的主要地理特征是什么？
[1:13.997]·Mount⁴ Qomolangma (or "Mount Everest") is in the Himalayas. ·珠穆朗玛峰（或称作埃佛勒斯峰）在喜马拉雅山脉。
[1:20.624]It is the highest mountain in the world. 它是世界的最高峰。
[1:24.749]·The Yangtze River (the Changjiang River) in China is the third-longest river in the world. ·中国的长江是世界上第三条最长的河。
[1:34.027]What are the biggest cities in Asia? 亚洲最大的城市有哪些？
[1:37.658]Tokyo and Shanghai are two of the biggest cities in Asia. 在亚洲，东京和上海是两个最大的城市。
[1:44.055]Tokyo is the capital city of Japan. 东京是日本的首都。
[1:48.637]Asia is the world's largest continent. 亚洲是世界上最大的大陆。
[1:52.316]The Great Wall is world-famous⁵. It is in China. 长城世界闻名。它在中国。
[1:56.597]PROJECT 任务
[1:57.734]CHOOSE A CONTINENT 选择一个大陆
[1:59.674]Look in your Student Book and Reader. 看学生用书和读者。
[2:02.550]Which continent of the world interests you? 世界上的哪个大陆你最感兴趣？
[2:05.694]Write a report about it. Don't forget to: 写一篇关于它的报告。不要忘了：
[2:08.838]·Name the continent's main cities. ·写出大陆上主要城市的名字。
[2:11.379]What countries are these cities in? 这些城市在是哪个国家的？
[2:13.988]·Name its main rivers. ·写出它的主要河流。
[2:15.995]·Describe the continent's population. ·描述这块大陆的人口情况。
[2:18.820]·Describe other important facts about the continent. ·描述关于这块大陆的其他重要事实。
[2:22.699]Does it have any mountains? Does it have any big lakes or deserts? 它有山么？它有大的湖泊或沙漠么？
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1 continent   

n.大陆，洲，(the Continent)欧洲大陆

参考例句：

• Africa is the second largest continent in the world.非洲是世界第二大洲。
• Asia is the biggest continent.亚洲是第一大洲。

2 geographical   

adj.地理的；地区(性)的

参考例句：

• The current survey will have a wider geographical spread.当前的调查将在更广泛的地域范围內进行。
• These birds have a wide geographical distribution.这些鸟的地理分布很广。

3 features   

n.特征( feature的名词复数 )；特写；[复数]面貌；面貌的一部分（如眼、鼻、口等）

参考例句：

• Her features had been bloated by years of drinking. 她酗酒多年，已变得面部浮肿。
• The room still has many of its original features. 房间还保留着当初的许多特点。

4 mount   

n.山峰，乘用马，框，衬纸；vi.增长，骑上（马）；vt.提升，爬上，装备

参考例句：

• Their debts continued to mount up.他们的债务不断增加。
• She is the first woman who steps on the top of Mount Jolmo Lungma.她是第一个登上珠穆朗玛峰的女人。

5 world-famous   

adj.世界闻名的

参考例句：

• A world-famous violinist is playing at tonight's concert.一位世界闻名的小提琴家将在今晚的音乐会上演奏。
• Xi'an is a world-famous city for her ancient culture.西安是一座举世闻名的文化古城。