Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world ?Section A

sectionA 1a-2d 八下英语Unit 7What’s the highest mountain in the world?Language Goal: Talk about geography and natureQomolangma 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. 1b. Listen and complete the sentences. higher the biggest the deepest the longest1c. Use the information in 1b to make conversations. A: What is the highest mountain in the world? B: Qomolangma.A: What is the biggest desert in the world? B: Sahara. A: What is the deepest salt lake in the world? B: Caspian sea.A: What is the longest river in the world? B: Nile.______ 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. 2a. Listen and number the facts [ 1-4] in the order you hear them. 6,300 5,000 5,464 300 2 4____ 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. 1 32b. Listen again and fill in the blanks in 2a with the numbers in the box. ______ 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 5,000 5,464 300 2 4 6,300 5,464____ 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. 1 3 5,000 300A: 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. 2d. Role-play the conversation.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.3a. Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas. Qomolangma — the Most Dangerous Mountain in the World? One of the world’s most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, and one of the most popular places for this is the Himalayas. The Himalayas run along the southwestern part ofChina. Of all the mountains, Qomolangma rises the highest and is the most famous. It is 8,844.43 meters high and so is very dangerous to climb. Thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms. It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top.The first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29,1953. The first Chinese team did so in I960, while the first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975. Why do so many climbers risk their lives? One of the main reasons is because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature. Paragraph 1 Spirit of climbers Paragraph 2 Achievements of climbers Paragraph 3 Facts and dangersParagraph 1 List four dangers for climbers: thick clouds Snow slide; Freezing weather conditions; Heavy storm; 3b. Read the article again and complete the chart.Paragraph 2 List three achievements: 1953 - Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the top; 1960 - The first Chinese team did so; 1975 – the Japanese Junko Tabei succeeded doing so.Paragraphs 1 & 3 List four comparisons: most dangerous sport; most popular places; the highest mountain; the most famous mountain1.Where are the Himalayas? 2. How high is Qomolangma? 3c. Answer the questions using information from the article. The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China. It is 8,844.43 meters high.3. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous? 4. What does the spirit of the climbers tell us? One of the main reasons is because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.1. Feel free to ask me anything on today’s Great Wall tour. 在今天的长城游中，大家尽管问我任何问题， 不要拘束。 feel free是英语口语中一个常用表达。若有人 让你feel free to do something,就是让你无需拘 束，只管按照自己的意愿去做某事。 e.g. A: Can I use your bathroom? 我可以用一下你的卫生间吗？ B: Yes, feel free.可以，请随意。 Language points2. As far as I know, there are no man-made objects as big as this. 据我所知，再没有像它这样大的人造物体了。 as far as I know 是一个固定的表达方式，还可以 说so far as I know，意思是“据我所知”。 例如： As far as I know, Jack’s got twin sisters. 就我所知，杰克有一对孪生姐妹。 They’re not coming today, so far as I know. 他们今天不来了— 就我所知是这样的。3. the Ming Great Wall 明长城 “明长城”是指明朝时期为了防御北方游 牧民族的骚扰，历时一百多年在北部地区 修筑的军事防御工程。这段长城东起辽宁 虎山，西至甘肃嘉峪关，从东向西横贯多 个省、 直辖市、自治区，全长约8850千 米，是现存历代长城遗迹中最完整、最坚 固的。4. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms. 更加严峻的困难包括极冷的天气状况和巨大的 风暴。 1）difficulty既可作可数名词也可作不可数名 词，在此用作可数名词。作可数名词时, difficulty通常用作复数，表示具体概念，即： 各种各样的“困难；难题；难事”。例如： •People learning a new language may face some difficulties. 人们学习一门新的语言 时可能会遇到一些困难。 •If you have any difficulties, you can call me for help. 如果你遇到任何困难，给我打电话求助好了。作不可数名词时，difficulty可译作“困难；艰 难；辛苦；费劲”， 例如： •He had great difficulty in finding a new job. 他找新的 工作费了很大劲。 . •We found the house without difficulty. 我们轻而易举地找到广那座房子。2）include表示“包括；包含”，是一个 及物动词。 例如： Does your price of the bike include this light? 你们的车价包含这盏车灯吗？5. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. 这些登山者的精神向我们表明：我们绝不应该 放弃实现自己梦想的尝试。 1）give up doing something 的意思是“放弃做 某事；半途而废” He gave up learning a third language after he got the job. 他找到工作之后就放弃了对第三门语言的学习。2 ) achieve our dreams 相当于make our dreams come true 其中动词achieve表示“（通过努力）实现； 取得；获取；达到（梦想、成绩、成功、目 的)”等。 例如： He achieved great success in a short time. 他用很短的时间取得了极大的成功。 Lin Tao achieved very good exam results. 林涛考试取得了 很好的成绩。一 写出下列单词的比较级和最高级 1. good 2. comfortable 3. big 4. happy 5. cheap 6. many 7. difficult 8. little 1. good 2. comfortable 3. big 4. happy 5. cheap 6. many 7. difficult 8. little better best more ～ most ～ bigger biggest happier happiest cheaper cheapest more most more ～ most ～ less least 1. Lily gets up ______ (early) than Lucy. 2. Which goes __________ (slowly), Tom or Jim? 3.This book is _______________ (interesting) than that one. earlier more slowly more interesting 二 根据所给词的适当形式填空 4. She works ________________ (careful) in her school. 5. Who goes to bed _________ (late) Jim, Tom or Jack? 6. I think turkey is ________________ (delicious) of all. the most carefully latest the most deliciousHomework Can you think of more examples to show …is the most…in the world? Compete with your classmates.