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Unit7 What’s the highest mountain in the world
Period1 SectionA (1a-2c)
新目标人教版 八年级下
Review.
Read the numbers in English.
25
8.86
848
1,125
11,125
twenty-five
eight point eight six
eight hundred and forty-eight
one thousand, one hundred and twenty-five
eleven thousand, one hundred and twenty-five
Tip: 逗号读法:朗读时，将每三位数看做一个单位，每个单位按照百、十、个位向下读，其中百位到十位之间要加入 and。
小数点读point。
Learn.
1,025
6,671,
8,848.86
9,600,000
Read the numbers in English.
one thousand and twenty five
six thousand, six hundred and seventy-one
eight thousand, eight hundred and
forty-eight point eight six
nine million, six hundred thousand
important geographical numbers(重要的地理数字)
1,025
6,671
8,848.86
9,600,000
one thousand and
twenty five
six thousand, six hundred
and seventy-one
eight thousand, eight hundred
and forty-eight point eight six
nine million,
six hundred thousand
Match them with measures of length.(长度单位）
square kilometers in size
meters high
meters deep
kilometers long
a mountain
a desert
a lake
salt lake
fresh lake
（淡水湖)
river
These geographical numbers have to do with
some famous places in the world.
9,600,000 km2
1,025 m
6,671km
8,848.86 m
Qomolangma
[ t m lɑ m ]
the Sahara
[s hɑ l ]
the Caspian Sea
[ k spi n]
salt lake
the Nile
[nail]
Match the facts(事实) 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
Work on 1a.
Eg. Qomolangma is_____________________.
The Sahara has an area of about 9,600,000 square kilometers.
Predict.
Qomolangma:
8,848.86m high
The Sahara:
9,600,000 km2
in size
The Caspian Sea
1,025 m deep
The Nile:
6,671km. long
What’s the rank of Qomolangma of all the mountains
(排名)
Eg. I think Qomolangma is _________________
the Sahara
the Caspian Sea
the Nile
Work on 1b.
Listen and complete the sentence.
higher
1.Qomolandma 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
Qomolangma is the highest mountain in the world.
higher
Which is the second longest river in the world
the Amazon(亚马逊河)
[ m z n]
How many questions did the teacher ask the students
What’s the highest mountain in the world
Who can tell me what the Sahara is
Which is the deepest salt lake in the world
Which is the longest river in the world
Four
How did the geography teacher feel about
the answers to all her questions
be satisfied with
Work on 1c.
Pair work
-What’s the highest mountain in the world
-How high is it
-Who can tell me what the Sahara is
-How big is it
-Which is the deepest salt lake in the world
-How deep is it
-Which is the longest river in the world
- How long is it
Qomolangma:
8,848.86m high
The Sahara:
9,600,000 km2
in size
The Niles
6,671 km. long
Choose one of them to talk
The Caspian Sea
1,025 meters deep
The Nile is the longest river in the world.
The Amazon is _______________river in the world.
the second longest
Which is the third longest river in the world
the Yellow River
the Yangtze River
[j tsi]
the fifth longest river
6,300 5,000, 5,464 300
Do you know how long the Yangtze River is
I guess the Yangtze River is _________ long.
I believe the Yangtze River is ________ long.
___ 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.
Work on 2b.
6,300
5,464
5,000
300
Mike: Hi, I’m Mike. I’m from the United States.
Boy: Welcome to our class, Mike. We’re happy to meet you.
Mike: Can you tell me a bit more about China
Girl: Sure! Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the
world It’s over 5,000 years old.
Mike: Yes, I did. It’s much older than my country- in fact, the United
States is one of the youngest countries in the world. It’s not even
300 years old.
Boy: And China has the biggest population, too. It’s a lot bigger than
the population of the United States.
Mike: But China is about the same size as the US, right
Girl: Yes, and it’s the biggest country in Asia. We also have some
famous rivers. The Yangtze River is the longest river in Asia. It’s
about 6,300 kilometers long.
Mike: Wow! I didn’t know that. I thought the Yellow River was longer.
Boy: No, the Yellow River is 5,464 kilometers long. But both rivers are
very important to China.
Listen and imitate.
Enjoy China’s prides(骄傲)
Mike: Hi, I’m Mike. I’m from the United States.
Boy: Welcome to our class, Mike. We’re happy to meet you.
Mike: Can you tell me a bit more about China
Girl: Sure! Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the
world It’s over 5,000 years old.
Mike: Yes, I did. It’s much older than my country- in fact, the United
States is one of the youngest countries in the world. It’s not even
300 years old.
Boy: And China has the biggest population, too. It’s a lot bigger than
the population of the United States.
Mike: But China is about the same size as the US, right
Girl: Yes, and it’s the biggest country in Asia. We also have some
famous rivers. The Yangtze River is the longest river in Asia. It’s
about 6,300 kilometers long.
Mike: Wow! I didn’t know that. I thought the Yellow River was longer.
Boy: No, the Yellow River is 5,464 kilometers long. But both rivers are
very important to China.
Analyze(分析).
China’s prides(骄傲)
Pride 1: China is one of the oldest countries in the world.
China has a long history of 5,000 years.
Pride 2: China has the biggest/largest population.
Pride 3: China is the biggest country in Asia.
Pride 4: Yangtze River is the longest river in Asia.
Mike: Hi, I’m Mike. I’m from the United States.
Boy: Welcome to our class, Mike. We’re happy to meet you.
Mike: Can you tell me a bit more about China
Girl: Sure! Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the
world It’s over 5,000 years old.
Mike: Yes, I did. It’s much older than my country- in fact, the United
States is one of the youngest countries in the world. It’s not even
300 years old.
Boy: And China has the biggest population, too. It’s a lot bigger than
the population of the United States.
Mike: But China is about the same size as the US, right
Girl: Yes, and it’s the biggest country in Asia. We also have some
famous rivers. The Yangtze River is the longest river in Asia. It’s
about 6,300 kilometers long.
Mike: Wow! I didn’t know that. I thought the Yellow River was longer.
Boy: No, the Yellow River is 5,464 kilometers long. But both rivers are
very important to China.
What’s the area of China
How large is China
It’s 9,600,000 square kilometers ________.
It _____________9,600,000 square kilometers.
has an area of
in size
The Yellow River is China’s Mother River.
Mike: Hi, I’m Mike. I’m from the United States.
Boy: Welcome to our class, Mike. We’re happy to meet you.
Mike: Can you tell me a bit more about China
Girl: Sure! Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the
world It’s over 5,000 years old.
Mike: Yes, I did. It’s much older than my country- in fact, the United
States is one of the youngest countries in the world. It’s not even
300 years old.
Boy: And China has the biggest population, too. It’s a lot bigger than
the population of the United States.
Mike: But China is about the same size as the US, right
Girl: Yes, and it’s the biggest country in Asia. We also have some
famous rivers. The Yangtze River is the longest river in Asia. It’s
about 6,300 kilometers long.
Mike: Wow! I didn’t know that. I thought the Yellow River was longer.
Boy: No, the Yellow River is 5,464 kilometers long. But both rivers are
very important to China.
in size
How are China and America different
How are they the same
China is much older than America.
China is a lot bigger than the population of the United States.
China is as big as the US.
China is one of _____________. It has a long history _____
____. It’s much older than America. In fact, the United
States is one of ____________________. It’s not even ____
________. And anyway, China has the ______________, it’s
a lot bigger ____________________. China is …big….
China __________________ 9,600,000 square kilometers.
It’s ______________ in Asia. The Yangtze River is _______
_______________ in Asia. Both the Yangtze River and the
Yellow River ________________________.
Share China’s prides to each other.
1.To memorize the important phrases and sentences.
2. Write down China’s prides according to 2b.
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