1、Reading and Writing Names Name, name, a good name. We all have a good name. Every place has a name. Name， name，get good names. I like traveling best. I love the natural world. Read and guess the name of the place. 1. Its a wall, its very long and great. the Great wall the Birds Nest 2. The Beijing N
2、ational Stadium, it looks likes a nest .The Olympic games held there in 2008. Read and guess the name of the place. the Yangtze River 3. It is the longest river in China, and its the third-longest in the world . the London Eye 4. It is the worlds tallest observation wheel. It looks like a big eye at
3、 night in London. the Great wall the Birds Nest the Yangtze River the London Eye The Names of the Places How do places get their names? Sometimes, it is very simple. For example, the Yellow River in China is really yellow. The water carries a lot of yellow sand and this gives the river its color. Th
4、e Dead Sea in Israel (在以色列的死海) has that name because it has too much salt. Nothing can live in it but people can swim there. Its safe. Sometimes, names are not simple. For example, Greenland isnt green. Most of the time it is white with snow. People say that a long time ago, people used the name Gre
5、enland because they wanted others to come and live there, too. 1. the Yellow River 2. the Dead Sea 3. Greenland How do places get their names? Sometimes, it is very simple. For example, the Yellow River in China is really yellow. The water carries a lot of yellow sand and this gives the river its co
6、lor. The Dead Sea in Israel (在以色列的死海) has that name because it has too much salt. Nothing can live in it but people can swim there. Its safe. Sometimes, names are not simple. For example, Greenland isnt green. Most of the time it is white with snow. People say that a long time ago, people used the n
7、ame Greenland because they wanted others to come and live there, too. 1. the Yellow River 2. the Dead Sea 3. Greenland name How to get the name? the Yellow River the Dead Sea Greenland the Yellow River name How to get the name? the Yellow River The Yellow River is really yellow. the Yellow River The
8、 Dead Sea in Israel (在在 以色列的死海以色列的死海) has that name because it has too much salt. Nothing can live in it but people can swim there. Its safe. 2. Animals can live in the Dead Sea. ( ) 3. Is it safe on the Dead Sea. ( ) name How to get the name? the Dead Sea Because it has too much salt. Nothing can l
9、ive in the Dead Sea. The Dead Sea in Israel (在在 以色列的死海以色列的死海) has that name because it has too much salt. Nothing can live in it but people can swim there. Its safe. It has too much salt. Nothing can live in the dead sea. A B The Dead Sea in Israel (在在 以色列的死海以色列的死海) has that name because it has too
10、much salt. Nothing can live in it but people can swim there. Its safe. not safe safe Greenland Is Greenland Green? No, Greenland isnt green. Most of the time it is white with snow. name Greenland Because people wanted others to come and live there, too. How ? How do places get their names? Task 6:Re
11、ad the passages and choose. A. Red Sea B. Iceland C.Zhongshan D. Xiaolan E. Jiuzhai Valley F. Hami Names 1.Its a place that the total area of the town looks like an olive. People plant many kinds of chrysanthemums(菊花菊花). Its_. 2. Its famous of Sun Yat Sen. Its a beautiful city. Its_. 3. _names for n
12、ine villages(村、寨村、寨). The water is colorful. Its a very beautiful place in Sichuan . 4. _lies in the east of Xinjiang, it is the door to the mainland of Xinjiang. Melons there are very sweet. 5.This is a small country. Its famous for the land of ice and fire. The weather is very cold. Its_. 6. The s
13、ea beaches are beautiful gift of nature. Under the clear blue sea water, there are plenty of corals(珊瑚珊瑚 )and rare sea creature(稀有海洋生物稀有海洋生物). Its_. Contents A B C D E F 1.Read the paragraph again. Surf the net, know more about the Yellow River, the Dead Sea in Israel, Greenland. 2.Surf the net, loo
14、k up other interesting names of the places. This lesson, we learn “How do places get their names?” Its interesting. Some places name for colors , like Yellow River. Some name for their nature resources , like the Dead Sea in Israel. Some name for their stories, like Greenland. More and more fun name
15、s of places. Do you know? Lets look! name the Yellow River the Dead Sea Greenland The Yellow River is really yellow. Because it has too much salt. Because people wanted others to come and live there, too. Nothing can live in the Dead Sea. Why? The Dead Sea in Israel (在在 以色列的死海以色列的死海) has that name b
16、ecause it has too much salt. Nothing can live in it but people can swim there. Its safe. F Salt 1.The Dead Sea has too much sugar ( ) The Dead Sea in Israel (在在 以色列的死海以色列的死海) has that name because it has too much salt. Nothing can live in it but people can swim there. Its safe. 2. Animals can live in the Dead Sea. ( ) F Nothing A B
