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Unit7 What’s the highest mountain in the world
Period 2
Section A
(2d, Grammar Focus-4c )
新目标人教版 八年级下
Learning goals(学习目标)
Learn some new words and phrases.
Learn some facts about the Great Wall and the great
Chinese spirit it symbolizes;
3. Learn different structures for comparisons by using the
three forms of adjectives;
4. Master how to describe the height, the depth, the length
and the size of the facts.
the Great Wall
How much do you know about
It lies in______________.
It was made of ____________________________.
It was used for ________________________.
It’s famous as one of the seven _________ in the world.
Beijing
earth, stones and wood
protecting the country
wonders
Guess: What’s the longest wall in the world
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.
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.
2d
Read the conversation and answer the questions. P50
What’s the conversation about
It’s about a tour to the Great Wall.
Listen and Read.
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.
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.
Three tourists are going on a trip to the Great Wall.
They want to know more about it. What do they want to know
Read and answer.
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.
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.
Imitate.
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.
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.
feel proud
Imitate what the guide said and find stress(重音)
What information can you get from the first sentence
He knows the Great Wall very well.
feel proud
Imitate
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.
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.
feel amazed/surpised
Role -play
Guide: Feel free to ask me anything on _______________.
Tourist 1: How long is the wall
Guide: Ah, __________question! If we’re only ___________, it’s
about 8,850 kilometer long. This makes it ________.
Tourist 2: Wow, that’s ________! Why did ______________
Guide: The main reason was __________________. As
you can see, it’s quite tall and wide. ____________, there
are no man-made objects as big as this.
Tourist 3: Is Badaling ________________________
Guide: Yes, it’s ________________part.
What new information can you get from the conversation
The Great Wall was the longest during _______________________.
The ancient emperors built the wall to _______________________.
The Great Wall is _______ than other man-made objects.
Badaling is ______________ of the Ming Great Wall.
the Ming Dynasty
protect their part of the country
bigger
the most part
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 kilometer long. This makes it the longest
wall in the world.
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.
A way of describe superlatives(最高级)
no other +n.+as+adj.+as..in/of没有其他……和这一样…..
The Great Wall is bigger than any other man-made object .
The Great Wall is the biggest man-made object.
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 kilometer long. This makes it the longest
wall in the world.
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.
Language points
feel free to do sth. 无拘束去做某事
make n./ pron.+ adi. 使……如何
part of…
是……整体的一部分
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 kilometer long. This makes it the longest
wall in the world.
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.
Was it difficult to build the Great Wall at that time
Let’s discuss.
Chinese
brave
clever
united(团结的)
hardworking
strong
The Great Wall is a symbol of great Chinese.
He who does not reach the Great Wall is not a true man.
(不到长城非好汉)
Let’s learn.
What’s the highest mountain in the world Qomolangma.
How high is Qomolangma It’s 8,848.86 meters high. It’s higher than any other mountain.
Which is the deepest salt lake in the world Tha Caspian Sea is the deepest of all the salt lakes.
Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world Yes, I did. It’s much older than the US.
Grammar Focus
number
unit(单位)
Adjective/
In size
Describing Measurement(描述度量值）
表示：有…..米高
Let’s practice.
Match the facts you know.
The Eiffel Tower is
The Hong Kong- Zhuhai-Macao
Bridge is
The Tiananmen Square is
The Mariana Trench
(马里亚纳海沟) is
440,000 square meters
in size
about 324 meters high
about 8,000 meters deep
55 kilometers long
Let’s learn.
What’s the highest mountain in the world Qomolangma.
How high is Qomolangma It’s 8,848.86 meters high. It’s higher than any other mountain.
Which is the deepest salt lake in the world Tha Caspian Sea is the deepest of all the salt lakes.
Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world Yes, I did. It’s much older than the US.
Grammar Focus
Structures of making comparisons with superlative adjectives(含形容词最高级比较句式):
… the + 形容词最高级+ in / of…
2. be + one of +形容词+n.(复) + in/of…
3. Be +序数词（first/second/third…)形容词最高级+in/of…
Let’s learn.
What’s the highest mountain in the world Qomolangma.
How high is Qomolangma It’s 8,848.86 meters high. It’s higher than any other mountain.
Which is the deepest salt lake in the world Tha Caspian Sea is the deepest of all the salt lakes.
Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world Yes, I did. It’s much older than the US.
Grammar Focus
Structures of making comparisons with comparative adjectives(含形容词比较级比较句式):
形容词比较级+any other+n.(单)
2. A lot/much+形容词比较级(+than…)
3. a bit/little +形容词比较级(+than…)
Let’s practice.
Make comparison as many as you can.
Qomolanga Yellow Mount Mount Tai1
8,848 1,864 1,545
Mount Tai is high.
Yellow Mount is ______ ________ than Mount Tai.
Mount Tai is not __ high ___ Qomolangma.
Qomolangma is ______________of all.
Qomolangma is _______ than ________ mountain in the world.
There is no other mountain ____ high ____ Qomolangma
in the world.
a little higher
as as
the highest
higher
any other
as as
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the
words in the box. P50
big much popular long old high
The Amazon River is one of the _______ rivers in the
world. It’s a little ______than the Yangtze River.
2. Qomolangma is 8,844.43 meters _____. It’s one of the
most ________ places for serious mountain climbers.
3. No ocean in the world is as ____as the Pacific Ocean.
4. Although Japan is ______ than Canada, it is ______
smaller.
longest
longer
high
popular
4a
big
older
much
4b
Write two comparisons about two topics. Write true facts.
Two rivers: the Yangtze River and the Amazon River
the Yangtze River the Amazon River
6,300km 6,440km
1. The Yangtze River is almost as long as the Amazon.
2. The Amazon is longer than the Yangtze, but the Yanngtze
is the longest river in China.
Beijing Shanghai
Population: 21,900,000 24,900,000
Area: 16,410 km2 6,340.5 km2
Two cities
1.The population in Shanghai is larger/bigger than that in Beijing.
2. Beijing is larger than Shanghai.
Write two comparisons about two animals, two
classmates. Write true facts.
2. Imitate 2d.
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