Height: ① Area: ② Depth: ③

Suggested Answers:

① 2189 m ② 10 km2 ③ 370 m deep in some places

4. Post-reading

Ask Ss to do Activity 4 on page 53. Then check their answers.

Suggested Answers:

(1) a (2) a (3) a (4) b (5) c (6)a (7) a (8) c (9) c (10) b

Step 4. Language Points

Purpose: To let Ss understand the passage well.

1.Group work

Ask Ss to discuss the important and difficult language points in groups.

(1) It often gets angry and will attack anyone who goes close to it. (Page 51)

它经常生气，会袭击靠近它的任何人.

attack vt & vi 袭击

Eg ① A girl was attacked and robbed by two strong men.

② The enemy attacked during the night.

※【拓展】

◆ attack vt 抨击

attack sb / sth for sth 为某事抨击某人

Eg He was attacked for his corruption.

◆ attack n

launch / make an attack (on sb / sth) 攻击某人或者某物

Eg They launched an attack on racism.

(2) He claims to have seen a round black creature moving quickly through the water. (Page 52)

他说他看见一个圆形黑色的东西在湖面快速游过。

claim vt宣称，声称(后可跟that从句或动词不定式)

Eg ① I don’t claim to be an expert.

② He claimed he should be given a fairer opportunity.

※【拓展】

claim的意思还有：

◆ vt 要求，认领

Eg Has anyone claimed this watch?

◆ vt索赔，索取

Eg Did you claim the insurance after your car accident?

◆ vt 注意，思考

Eg The matter claims our attention.

(3) It is 2,189 metres high and covers an area of about ten square kilometers. (Page 52)

天池海拔2189米，面积有10平方公里

cover an area of意为“占有……空间”,也可以只用cover表示此意。

Eg The town covers (an area of) 5 square miles.

※【拓展】

cover 的其他意思还有：

◆ vt 覆盖

Eg The mountain is covered with snow all the year round.

◆ vt包含，涉及

Eg The lecture covers many aspects of business.

◆ vt走完(一段路程)

Eg I can cover the distance on foot in two hours.

◆ vt报道

Eg The reporters are covering the fire for a newspaper.

(4) They say that the low-temperature lake is unlikely to be able to support such large living creatures. (Page 52)他们说，温度低的湖中不可能存活如此大的生物。

◆ be (un)likely to do… (不)可能做……

Eg You’re likely to catch a cold if you go out now.

※【拓展】

It’s likely that… 有可能……

Eg It’s likely that he will be late. = He is likely to be late.