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Geography Related English Teaching Plan UNIT 1 TECTONICS (Periods: 1) 1 The structure of the earth Some useful geography vocabulary: Core, outer core, mantle, upper mantle, crust, continental crust, continental shelf, continental drift, plateau, plain, mountain, Explaining the structure of the earth: Explaining the structure of the earth from the centre outwards: core, outer core, mantle, crust (especially the continental crust), Ask the students try to explain the property and components of the core, mantle and crust of the earth. 2 Processes at plate margins Some useful geography vocabulary: Fold mountains, island arcs, ocean ridges, trench, subduction, buckling and faulting, metamorphism, Explaining the three types of the boundary of the lithosphere: divergent, convergent, transform or transcurrent. Ask the students to describe the difference happening at the constructive plate margins and the convergent plate margins. 3 Earthquakes Some useful geography vocabulary: Earthquake, human impact, deform, Eurasian plate, landslide, mudslide Explaining the causes and damages of earthquakes and what prediction can we get. 4 Volcanoes Some useful geography vocabulary: Volcanoes, volcanic cones, volcanic eruptions, landscape, dome, cindery Explaining the process of volcano eruptions and volcanic landscapes. UNIT 2 WEATHERING (Periods: 1) 1 Weathering Some useful geography vocabulary: Weathering, mechanical (physical) weathering, chemical weathering, freeze-thaw, carbonation-solution, salt crystal growth, hydrolysis, disintegration, hydration, oxidation, in situ, periglacial, percolating, orthoclase, kaolinite, mica, chalk, clay, kaolin, quartz, exfoliation, denudation, limestone. Explaining the difference of mechanical weathering and chemical weathering. Ask the students to describe the types of mechanical weathering and chemical weathering and try to comprehend factors controlling limestone weathering. 2 Controls on weathering Some useful