2020-2021学年初中同步英语人教版八年级下册Unit7SectionA1a-2d课件

1. To talk about geograph and nature. 2. To use the sentence patterns: —What's the highest mountain in the world? —Qomolangma. —Hong long is the wall? —It's about 8,850 kilomets long. Which is the highest mountain in the world? Which is the longest river in the world? Which is the longest river in Asia? … Lead in Qomolangma about 9,600,000 square kilometers in size The Sahara 1,025 meters deep The Caspian Sea 6,671 kilometers long The Nile 8,844.43 meters high 1a Match the facts you know. 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. higher the biggest the deepest the longest 1b Listen and complete the sentences. 1c Use the information in 1b to make conversations. A: What is the highest mountain in the world? B: Qomolangma. _____ 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, but it is the biggest country in Asia. 4 2 2a Listen and number the facts [1-4] in the order you hear them. 1 3 _____ 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. 6,300 5,464 2b Listen again and fill in the blanks in 2a with numbers in the box. 6,300 5,000 5,464 300 _____ 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, but it is the biggest country in Asia. 5,000 300 6,300 5,000 5,464 300 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 Make conversations using the information in 2a. 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. 2d Role-play the conversation. 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. … Read the conversation in 2d and answer the questions 1. The ___________ in our hometown is very large.(人口) 2. We ______ by car every summer.(旅游) 3. We have to make plans to ________ the endangered animals.(保护) 4. They came to a ________ river.(宽阔的) 5. Some __________ towns have walls around them.(古老的) population tour protect wide 根据提示完成句子。 ancient Exercises •To memorize the important phrases and sentences. •To make some dialogues about asking the size of objects.