Unit 1 Breaking records-Listening 课件.pptVIP

J: Yeah, and apart from that, I think itll be really cool when were old to be able to Dhow our grandkids what we did! H: Well, good luck and please let us know how you go. J/L: (together) We will. Listening on P51 l. Before you listen to the tape, answer this quiz on world records in small If groups. If you dont know the answers, have a guess. 1) What is the longest river in the world? A. The Chang jiang (Yangtze).  B. The Amazon. C. The Nile. D. The Yellow River. 2). What is the largest lake in the world? A. Lake Baikal B. The Caspian Sea. C. Lake Superior. D. The Aral Sea. 3). What is the largest ocean in the world? A. The Pacific Ocean. B. The Atlantic Ocean. C. The South China Sea. D. The Indian Ocean. 4). What is the highest mountain in the world? A. Annapurna. B. Mt Qomolangma. C. Mt Kilimanjaro. D. K2 (Chogori). 5). What is the largest mammal in the world? A. The African elephant. B. The giraffe. C. The hippopotamus. D. The Blue Whale. 6). What is the fastest land mammal in the world? A. The lion. B. The horse. C. The cheetah. D. The Mongolian gazelle. Answer key for Exercise3: Answers Other details 1 The Nile It is in North and East Africa. Its 6,695 kilometres long, it is about 300 kilometres longer than the Yangtze. 2 The Caspian Sea It has an area of 371,800 square kilometres. Its a saltwater lake. The Caspian Sea is about four or five times larger in area than the second largest lake (Lake Superior in North America which is the largest freshwater lake). 3 The Pacific Ocean 4 Mt Quomolangma It represen