Geography Bridging Course 地理衔接课程

Course Authors: Scott Campbell, Hu Lan	Date Last Modified: August 29th 2021
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The Geography Bridging course was initially designed for grade 10 students who are transitioning from a Chinese public school system to an English only or bilingual program of study. The aim of this course is to help students build Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALPs) and confidence using English in an academic setting. The material covered is mostly review so keep in mind that students should be focusing on language acquisition while reinforcing ideas and concepts that they should already know; therefore, the focus should be on developing students CALPs to help prepare them for geography courses that they may take in grades 10, 11, and 12 in either a bilingual or monolingual setting.

地理衔接课程起初是为从中国公办体系转到英语或双语体系的高一学生设计的，一周一次或两次课，旨在提高学生学术语言认知能力以及使用英语的信心，所涉及的大部分材料是复习性质，希望学生能在了解概念的同时注重语言的积累，以便为他们在纯英语的环境下学习打好坚实的语言基础。

Lessons

• Unit 1: Cartography
  • The Compass 指南针
  • Calculating Compass Degrees (Extra Help) 计算指南针度数（额外辅助）
  • Grid Systems 网格系统
  • Introduction to Scale 比例介绍
  • Map Projections 地图投影
  • Time Zones 时区
  • Cities of the World 世界城市
  • Fantasy World Mapping Project 幻想世界地图项目
  • Unit 1 Reading Comprehension 第一单元阅读理解
  • Cartography Vocabulary 地图学词汇
• Unity 2: Physical Geography
  • Introduction to Continental Theory 大陆理论介绍
  • Introduction to Plate Tectonics 板块构造论简介
  • Geological Timeline 地质纪年表
  • The Rock Cycle 岩石圈的物质循环
  • Unit 2 Reading Comprehension 第二单元阅读理解
  • Physical Geography Vocabulary 自然地理单元词汇

Additional Resources

General Geography Vocabulary Guide 通用地理词汇

Christmas Geography 圣诞地理

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