2014年人教版新目標(biāo)八年級下Unit7_What’s_the_highest_mountain_in_the_world_Section_A_1

1、square n. 平方平方meter n. 米米deep adj. 深的深的desert n. 沙漠沙漠population n. 人口人口Asia n. 亞洲亞洲tour v. n. 旅行旅行tourist n. 旅行者旅行者wall n. 墻墻amazing adj. 令人大為驚奇的令人大為驚奇的ancient adj. 古代的古代的wide adj. 寬的；寬闊和寬的；寬闊和Do you know these interest places? Qomolangma Qomolangma runs along the border between China and Nepal. It

2、is covered with snow all the year round. Its 8844.43 high, the highest in the world. Its 26 kilometers long. zxxk The Nile is the longest river in the world. Its more than 6600 kilometers long. It runs through 9 countries, its one of the largest river flows through the international states in the wo

3、rld and runs into the Mediterranean Sea(地中海地中海) in the end. The NileThe Caspian Sea The Caspian Sea is the biggest lake in the world. It lies in the border between Asia and Europe. The Sahara is the biggest desert in the world. It is located in the northern Africa, climate conditions are very bad, i

4、s one of the earths most not suitable for biological survival. The Sahara The Yangtze River is the third longest river in the world, the first Asian rivers. Its 6211.31 kilometers long. The Yangtze River Basin, east-west width of 3219 kilometers, about 966 kilometers wide north-south, passing throug

5、h 11 provinces. It runs into the East Sea in Shanghai finally.The Yangtze RiverWhich is the highest mountain in the world?Which is the longest river in Asia?. 1a Match the facts you know.Qomolangma about 9,600,000 square kilometers in sizeThe Sahara1,025 meters deepThe Caspian Sea6,671 kilometers lo

6、ngThe Nile8,844.43 meters highPractice in pairs like this:A: Which is the in the ?B: z。xxk8,844 meters high. 8,844米高米高 meters high (long, wide)米高（長，寬米高（長，寬)。英語表示英語表示“有多長（寬，高有多長（寬，高）”時，時，一般一般將數(shù)詞和數(shù)量單位放在表示長寬高的將數(shù)詞和數(shù)量單位放在表示長寬高的形容詞前作狀語形容詞前作狀語。e.g. The wall is 1.7 metres wide.A: How high is Qomolangma?B: I

7、ts 8,844 meters high.The biggest desert in the world is about 8,000,000 square kilometers in size.How big is the Sahara?Its about 8,000,000 square kilometers in size.1b Listen and complete the sentences.1. Qomolangma is _ than any other mountain in the world. 2. The Sahara is _ desert in the world.3

8、. The Caspian Sea is _ of all the salt lakes.4. The Nile is _ river in the world.higherthe biggestthe deepestthe longest2a Listen and number the facts(1- 4) in the order you hear them. 6,300 5,000 5,464 300_ The Yangtze River is about _ kilometers long and the Yellow River is _ kilometers long._ Chi

9、na has the biggest population in the world. Its 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. 42132b Listen again and fill in

10、the blanks in 2a with the numbers in the box. 6,300 5,000 5,464 300_ The Yangtze River is about _ kilometers long and the Yellow River is _ kilometers long._ China has the biggest population in the world. Its a lot bigger than the population of the US. 6,3005,464_ China is over _ years old. It has a

11、 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.5,0003002c Make conversations using the information in 2a.A: Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world?B: Yes, I did. its much older th

12、an my country.A: Did you know that Yangtze River is the longest river in China?B: Yes, I did. Its 6,300 meters long.B: Wow! Thats long! 中國的長城共有近一萬公里，東起河北秦皇島中國的長城共有近一萬公里，東起河北秦皇島的山海關(guān)，西到嘉峪關(guān)，這是明代修筑長城的兩個的山海關(guān)，西到嘉峪關(guān)，這是明代修筑長城的兩個最大關(guān)口，北京境內(nèi)的長城有最大關(guān)口，北京境內(nèi)的長城有600余公里，比較著余公里，比較著名的有八達(dá)嶺長城、金山嶺長城、司馬臺長城、慕名的有八達(dá)嶺長城、金山嶺長城、

13、司馬臺長城、慕田峪長城、居庸關(guān)長城和箭扣長城等。田峪長城、居庸關(guān)長城和箭扣長城等。The Great Wall 2d Read the conversation and answer the questions:1. Which is the biggest man-made objects in the world？2. Which is the most famous part of the Ming Great Wall?The Great Wall.Badaling part of the wall.1. Feel free to ask me anything on todays G

14、reat Wall tour. 在今天的長城游中，大家盡管問我任何在今天的長城游中，大家盡管問我任何問題，不要拘束。問題，不要拘束。feel free是英語口語中一個常用表達(dá)是英語口語中一個常用表達(dá)。若有人讓你若有人讓你feel free to do something，就是就是讓你無需拘束，只管按照自己的意讓你無需拘束，只管按照自己的意愿去做某事。愿去做某事。e.g.A: Can I use your bathroom? 我可以用一下你的衛(wèi)生間嗎？我可以用一下你的衛(wèi)生間嗎？B: Yes, feel free. 可以，請隨意?？梢裕堧S意。as far as I know是一個固定的表達(dá)方是一

15、個固定的表達(dá)方式，還可以說式，還可以說so far as I know，意思，意思是是“據(jù)我所知據(jù)我所知”。2. As far as I know, there are no man-made objects as big as this. 據(jù)我所知，再沒有像它這樣大的人造據(jù)我所知，再沒有像它這樣大的人造物體了。物體了。e.g. As far as I know, Jacks got twin sisters. 就我所知，杰克有一對孿生姐妹。就我所知，杰克有一對孿生姐妹。 Theyre not coming today, so far as I know. 他們今天不來了他們今天不來了 就我所知是這樣的。就我所知是這樣的。feel freethe most popular questiontalk about the Ming Dynastythe ancient emperorsthe main reasonas far as I knowthe Ming