Unit 7 What ’ s the highest mountain in the world? Section A (1a-2d)

Read the words and expressions loudly.

Qomolangma the Nile the Caspian Sea the Sahara the Yangtze River the Yellow River the Ming Dynasty the Ming Great Wall 珠穆朗玛峰 尼罗河 里海 ( 世界最大的咸 水湖 ) 撒哈拉沙漠 长江 黄河 明朝 明长城

square meter deep desert population Asia feel free tour n. 平方；正方形 n. 米；公尺 adj. 深的；纵深的 n. 沙漠 n. 人口；人口数量 n. 亚洲 ( 可以 ) 随便 ( 做某事 ) n. ＆ v. 旅行；旅游

tourist wall amazing ancient protect wide as far as I know n. 旅行者；观光者 n. 墙 adj. 令人大为惊奇的 ; 令人惊喜 ( 或惊叹 ) 的 adj. 古代的；古老的 v. 保护；防护 adj. 宽的；宽阔的 就我所知

1,025 How do you read these number? 6,6719,600,0008, What do you know about the number 8, ? Qomolangma

What do you know about the following numbers? 1,025 meters deep The Caspian Sea

What do you know about the following numbers? 6,671 kilometers long The Nile

What do you know about the following numbers? 9,600,000 square kilometers in size The Sahara

Match the facts you know. Qomolangmaabout 9,600,000 square kilometers in size The Sahara1,025 meters deep The Caspian Sea 6,671 kilometers long The Nile8, meters high 1a

1.Qomolangma is ______ than any other mountain in the world. 2.The Sahara is _________ desert in the world. 3.The Caspian Sea is _________ of all the salt lakes. 4.The Nile is _________ river in the world. 1b higher the biggest the deepest the longest Listen and complete the sentences.

A: What is the highest mountain in the world? B: Qomolangma. 1c Pairwork Use the information in 1b to make conversations

What is the longest river in the world? The Nile.

What is the deepest desert in the world? The Sahara.

__The Yangtze River is about _____ kilometers long and the Yellow River is ________ kilometers long. __ China has the biggest population in the world. It’s a lot bigger than the population of the US. __ China is over _____ years old. It has a much longer history than the US. The US is not even ___ years old. __ China is almost as big as the US, and it is the biggest country in Asia. 2a Listen and number the facts [1-4] in the order you hear them.

__The Yangtze River is about _____ kilometers long and the Yellow River is _____ kilometers long. __ China has the biggest population in the world. It’s a lot bigger than the population of the US. __ China is over _____ years old. It has a much longer history than the US. The US is not even ____ years old. __ China is almost as big as the US, and it is the biggest country in Asia. 2b 6,300 5,464 5, ,300 5,000 5, Listen again and fill in the blanks in 2a with numbers in the box.

A: Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world? B: Yes, I did. It’s much older than my country. 2c Pairwork Make conversations using the information in 2a.

A: Did you know that China has the biggest population in the world? B: Yes, I did. It’s a lot bigger than the population of the US. Example 1:

A: Did you know that China is the biggest country in Asia? B: Yes, I did. It’s almost as big as the US. Example 2:

A: Did you know that Yangze River is much longer than the Yellow River? B: No, I didn’t. How long is it? A: It’s 6,300 kilometers long. B: Wow! That’s very long! Example 3:

1. population population 意为 “ 人口数量 ” ，谓语动 词要用单数形式。 询问人口数量时要用 “What’s the population of...?” 提问，而不用 how many 或 how much 等提问。 表示人口 “ 多 ” 要用 large 或 big ；表示 人口 “ 少 ” 要用 small 。

Practise 这个城市的人口是 600 万。 The population of this city is six million ． 中国的人口比美国的人口多很多。 The population of China is much larger than that of the USA.

2. Qomolangma is 8, meters high. It is … meters high (long, wide…). 它 …… 米高 ( 长, 宽 ……) 。 英语表示 “ 有多长 ( 宽，高 ……)” 时， 一般将数词和数量单位放在表示长宽 高的形容词前作状语。

这座山高三千多米。 The maintain is more than three thousand meters high. 它离我们只有三十八万公里。 It is only 380,000 kilometers away. 这座绿色长城长 7,000 公里。 The Green Great Wall is 7,000 kilometers long. Practise

3. Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world? that China is… 是 know 的宾语从句。尽管 主句的动词是过去时态，但由于宾语从句 陈述的是客观事实，所以从句仍用一般现 在时。

4. It’s much older than my country. much higher 意为 “ 高得多 ” 。在形容比 较级前还可以用 much, even, a little, still,a lot, less 等修饰词表示程度。 Practise 他比我跑得更快。 He runs even faster than I. 日本土地面积只比德国大一点儿。 Japan is a little larger than Germany in area.

What’s the conversation about? It’s about a tour to the Ming Great Wall.

1. How long is the Ming Great Wall? 2. What does the guide say about the wall? It’s about 8,850 kilometers long. It’s quite tall and wide. / It’s the longest wall in the world. …

2d Role-play the conversation. Guide: Feel free to ask me anything on today’s Great Wall tour. Tourist 1: How long is the wall? Guide: Ah, the most popular question! If we’re only talking about the parts from the Ming Dynasty, it’s about 8,850 kilometers long. This makes it the longest wall in the world.

Tourist 2: Wow, that’s amazing! Why did the ancient emperors build the wall? Guide: The main reason was to protect their part of the country. As you can see, it’s quite tall and wide. As far as I know, there are no man-made objects as big as this. Tourist 3: Is Badaling part of the Ming Great Wall? Guide: Yes, it’s the most famous part.

5. As far as I know, there are no man-made objects as big as this. as far as I know 意为 “ 就我所知 ” ，其他常 用口语表达有 as / so far as I can remember / I can tell / I can see 等。 Practise 根据我记得的，她过去住在芝加哥。 She lived in Chicago, as far as I can remember.

as far as 也可表示 “ 远至 ” ( 在否定句中也 可用 so far as) 。 Practise 我们坐火车到北京，然后转乘公共汽车。 We will go by train as far as Beijing, and than take a bus. 我们不如其他人走得远。 We didn’t go as/so far as the others.

man-made 为合成形容词，意为 “ 人造的 ” 。 英语中像这样与 -made 复合而成的形容词还 有： handmade( 手工制作的 ) 、 homemade ( 家庭制作的 ) 、 machine-made ( 机制的 ) 、 tailor-made ( 量体定制的；特制的；定做的 ) 等，用以描述产品的生产或制造手段、特 点等，甚至还有像 self-made ( 自学而成的； 自我奋斗而成的；天然形成的 ) 可以用来描 述人。

Practise 面包和糕点都是自家做的。 The bread and pastry are homemade. 这个电影角色是专为那位男演员量身设 计的。 This movie role was tailor-made for that actor.

课时重点回顾 What’s the population of...? It is … meters high (long, wide…). much, even, a little, still,a lot, less+ 形容 词比较级 as far as I know… as / so far as I can remember / I can tell / I can see as far as 远至 合成词 man-made

1. The p________ in our hometown is very large. 2. We t____ by car every summer. 3. We have to make plans to p _____ the endangered animals. 4. They came to a _____ ( 宽阔的 ) river. 5. Some _______ ( 古老的 ) towns have walls around them. opulation our rotect wide 根据提示完成句子。 ancient

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