Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world?晨读材料

8年级英语（下册）晨读材料
Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world
一、重点单词
名词(n.)：
government政府； achievement成就；population人口；protection保护；condition条件；
research研究；illness疾病；excitement激动；tourist旅行者；keeper饲养员；adult成人；
nature自然界；force力量；ocean海洋；the Pacific Ocean 太平洋；Asia亚洲；desert沙漠
square 平方；正方形 meter 米;公尺 tour旅行； wall墙 birth出生 bamboo竹子 oil油
动词(v.)：
protect保护 include包括 succeed成功 achieve达到 weigh重…
形容词(adj.) :
deep深的 ancient古老的 wide宽的；宽阔的 thick厚的；浓的
adult成年的； awake醒着的 remaining遗留的 wild野生的 huge巨大的；
二、重点短语
1. the population of...……的人口 2.one of the＋最高级＋复数： 　“最……之一”
3. protect the environment 保护环境 4. risk one’s life 冒极大的风险
5. challenge oneself挑战自我 6. in the face of... 面对(问题、困难等）
7. give up (doing) sth./放弃做某事/放弃…… 8.achieve one’s dream 实现某人的梦想
9. even though＝even if 即使；尽管 10.prepare...for...为…准备 11.be awake醒着的
11.run over(跑)过去 12.walk into 走路时撞着
13.fall over绊倒 14.at birth出生时
15.every two years每隔2年 16.die from illness死于疾病
17. or so 左右 18. endangered animals濒危动物
19. the important of...……的重要性 22. as far as I know就我所知
三、重点句型
1、What’s the highest mountain in the world 世界上最高的山是什么？
2、— How high is Qomolangma 珠穆朗玛峰有多高？
— It’s 8,844.43 meters high. It’s higher than any other mountain.
它8,844.43米高。它比任何一座其他的山都高。
3、—Which is the deepest salt lake in the world 哪个是世界上最深的咸水湖？
—The Caspian Sea is the deepest of all the salt lakes.里海是所有咸水湖中最深的。
四、语法知识：形容词最高级
1. one of +the 最高级+名词(复数) 2. What/which is + the 最高级 + 名词(单数)
3. 主语+be+ the 最高级 … of/in …
五、经典句型
1. —Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world
你知道中国是世界上最古老的国家之一吗？
—Yes，I did. It’s much older than the US. 是的。它的年龄比美国大很多。
2. China has the biggest population in the world. It’s a lot bigger than the population of the US. 中国拥有世界上最多的人口。它比美国的人口多得多。
3. An adult panda weighs many times more than a baby panda.
一个成年熊猫比一个婴儿熊猫重很多倍。
六、口语交际。
角色：Lisa
情景：Jim想了解熊猫宝宝和成年大熊猫的一些情况，Lisa正在帮他解答。
提示：熊猫宝宝出生时长约15厘米，而成年大熊猫长约150厘米。熊猫一般可以活20—3年。
第1题：Jim: Are baby panda much smaller than adult pandas
Lisa: Yes, they are_______________________________.
第2题：Jim: What is the size of a baby panda
Lisa: At birth, it’s only about 15 cm long.___________
第1题：Jim: Wow, it’s small. How big is an adult panda
Lisa: It’s about 150 cm long.______________________
第1题：Jim: How long can pandas live
Lisa: They can live up to 20 to 30 years.______________
七、英语写作
How to Protect the Environment
Today there is more and more pollution and the environment is becoming worse and worse. So we should learn to know how to protect the environment. Here are some suggestions.
First, we can stop driving our personal cars. We can go to school or work on foot or by bus. Not only can it protect the environment, but also it is good for our health. Second, we are not supposed to drop litter anywhere. We should put them into the trash bin. And it’s best to pick up the litter on the ground when we see them. Third, we should save paper, water, food and so on. Fourth, we shouldn’t cut down the trees and we should plant more trees.
I think if everyone takes a part in protecting the environment, it will be much better and better.