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

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义务教育教科书（人教）八年级英语下册
Section A(1a-2d)
Read the words and
expressions loudly.
Who are better at English, boys or girls
Who read better, the girls or the boys
Who read more loudly, the girls or the boys
Now let’s look at the title of Unit 7 and talk about geography and nature in the world.
Look at some pictures.
8844.43 meters high
About 9,600,000 km2 in size
1,025 meters deep
6,671 kilometers long
1a
Match the facts you know.
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
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. The Caspian Sea is ___________ of all the salt lakes.
4. The Nile is _________ river in the world.
higher
the biggest
the deepest
the longest
Use the information in 1b to make conversations
1c
A: What is the highest mountain in the world
B: Qomolangma.
What is the longest river in the world
The Nile.
What is the biggest desert in the world
The Sahara.
Now let’s come back to our motherland --- China
1. The Yangtze River is _____the Yellow River.
A. longer than B. as long as C. shorter than
2. The population of China is ____that of the US.
A. bigger than B. as big as C. smaller than
3. China is _____ in the world
A. the oldest country B. the youngest country
C. one of the oldest countries
4. China has _____ the US.
A. a shorter history than B. a much longer history than C. the same history as
A
C
A
B
Look at some numbers and read them.
6,300
5,000
5,464
300
six thousand three hundred
five thousand four hundred and sixty-four
five thoudsand
three hundred
Listen and fill in the blanks in 2a with numbers in the box.
2b
* 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
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
2d
Listen to a conversation
between a guide and tourists
then choose the best answer
Let’s pay a visit to a place of interest(名胜） in China.
1. The tourists are going on a tour to ____.
A. the Great Wall B. the Summer Palace
C. the West Lake
2. How long is the wall _______ kilometers.
A. 10000 B. 8850 C. 8844
3. Why did they build the wall
The reason was _____.
A. because it’s beautiful.
B. because people like it.
C. because the king thought it could
protect(保护) the country.
4. __is the most famous part of the Ming Great Wall.
A Badaling B. Tian’anmen C. Beijing University
A
B
C
A
1. 世界上最高的山是哪座？
2. 我们的学校和那个花园一样漂亮。
3. 长江比黄河长。
4. 中国是亚洲最大的国家。(Asia)
5. 我认为英语是最有趣的科目之一。
What is the highest mountain in the world
Our school is as beautiful as the garden.
The Yangtze River
is longer than the Yellow River
China is the biggest country in Asia.
China is bigger than any other country in Asia.
I think English is one of the most interesting subjects .
1.准备听写P50 2d
2.写一篇关于世界之最的小短文 。
Great hope makes great man. 伟大的思想造就伟大的人