2022-23学年度Why is the World Cup 2022 in winter

Between sand and sea
Qatar is near the sea. In the past, fishermen in Qatar made a living by __p_e_a__rl__d_i_v_i_n_g_ (采珠). It is a popular sport today.
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Meet the mascot
This is La’eeb. It means a “skillful player” in Arabic. It looks like an Arabic headdress.
Final shot
Qatar 2022 is probably the last World Cup for some famous players, such as Lionel Messi (梅西). The Argentine (阿根廷人) is one of the top players in the world.
Qatar is a small country. The whole country is smaller than Beijing. Language Arabic National flag
Why so rich?
Qatar has lots of oil and natural gas. These make the country one of the richest in the world.
All eight stadiums have special cooling systems. They use solar energy. They can cool and clean the air. The stadiums will be kept at 2__1__d_e_g__r_e_e_s__.
Why is World Cup 2022 in winter?
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Do you know when the World Cup is usually held ?
A.Summer
B. Winter
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But, it is played in winter this year!
The FIFA World Cup 2022 is underway in Q__a_t_a_r (卡塔尔). This time, we enjoy hotpots instead of iced cola while watching the exciting games.
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Falcon ( 鹰 隼 ) is the national bird of Qatar. They are good athe_l_p_i_n_g__h_u__n_t_e_r_s_ (猎人). People love to raise and train them.
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Qatar is too hot in summer!
Qatar is in the Middle East ( 中 东 ). A large part of the country is desert . In summer, the temperature there could reach up to 50 degrees.
25,244 million barrels (桶) of oil
13th in the world
24.5 trillion cubic meters of natural gas
Third in the world
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Desert life
The hearts of the Qatari people are still in the desert. Families go camping in the desert during the weekends. Many people go through the desert _b__y__c_a_r__o_r__b_i_k_e__.
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★动词 ■名词 ▲形容词
desert
■沙漠
skillful ▲技术高超的
popular ▲受欢迎的
stable ▲稳定的
drop ★下降
Thank you!Re来自dingThey love camels and falcons
Camels are called the “ships of the desert”. They can run as fast as 70 km per hour. Every year, Qatar holds the camel race. Winners can get millions of dollars.
When winter comes, the temperature drops ( 下 降 ) to around 20-30 degrees. That’s much better for outdoor sports.
In order to make players and fans feel cooler, Qatar also installed air-conditioning in the soccer fields.
Fastest ball
The ball in this year’s games is the fastest in the world. It has 20 panels ( 拼 面 ). This makes the ball fast and stable (稳定的).
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Besides the hot desert sun, what other surprises will Qatar bring to us?
Qatar facts
Where is it?
It is on the northeast of the Arabian peninsula (阿拉伯半岛). How big is it?