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Section A (2a-2d)
Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world
Learning goals
By the end of the class,students will be able to
1.learn about some facts about China and the US.
2.learn about some geography about China.
Warming up
How much do you know about our great China
What’s the highest mountain in China
What’s the biggest desert in China
What’s the longest river in China
What's the population of China
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Qomolangma.
The Taklamakan.
The Yangtze River.
人口
About 1，400，000，000.
When people talk about China,they usually compare China with America.Are you familiar with America
What do you know about the US.
Pre-listening
6300
5000
5465
300
A boy Mike from America is visiting China.He is talking with some Chinese students.There are some numbers in their conversations.Can you read the numbers Guess what they are about
six thousand and three hundred
five thousand
five thousand, four hundred and sixty-five
three hundred
While-listening
2a
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.
____ 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, and it is the biggest country in Asia.
4
2
1
3
n. 亚洲
长江
2b
Listen again and fill in the blanks in 2a with the numbers in the box.
____ 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, and it is the
biggest country in Asia.
2
4
6,300
5,464
6,300 5,000 5,464 300
1
3
5,000
300
Listen and read.
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.
很高兴见到你们。动词不定式做原因状语。
one of+ the+ 形容词最高级+名词复数，表示最---之一
常用来修饰比较级词有两多两少一甚至，much,a lot,a little,a bit, even。
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.
修饰人口用大（big,large）小（small)
=China is almost as big as the US.
Post-listening
2c
Compare China and America acoording to the mind map.
The Yangtze River and the Yellow River are the symbols of China.So is the Great Wall.Some tourists are visiting the Great Wall. Listen to the conversation
between the tourists（游客） and the guide(导游）. Then answer the question below.
1. How long is the GreatWall
It’s about 8,850 kilometers long.
2. Why did the ancient emperors build the wall
The main reason was to protect their part of the country.
3. Which part is the most famous part of the Ming Great Wall
Badaling part.
Role-play the conversation.
2d
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
（可以）随便（做某事）,其后接动词不定式。
n. & v. 旅行；旅游
n. 墙
adj. 令人大为惊奇的；
令人惊喜（惊叹）的
adj. 古代的；古老的
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 other 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.
v. 保护；防护
adj. 宽的；宽阔的
就我所知
adj. 人造的
不定式短语作表语
Let's watch the video.
Language points
1. China has the biggest population in the world.
① population 是集体名词，在句中作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。
Now we are facing serious population problem.
② 表示有多少人口时，用“have/has a population of + 数词”，或“the population of … is + 数词”。
China has a population of about 1.4 billion. = The population of China is about 1.4 billion.
③ 询问人口多少时，用“What is the population of … ”或“How large is the population of … ”。
What/How large is the population of Anhui Province
④ 表示人口多少时，用 big/large 或 small 修饰，而不能用 many，much 或 few 等。
India has a large population.
类似的，表示 price（价格）高低，用 high 或 low，不能用 expensive 或 cheap；表示 temperature（温度）高低，用 high 或 low，不能用 hot 或 cold。
2. Feel free to ask me anything on today’s Great Wall tour.
tour在此处作可数名词，还可以作动词。
They went on a tour around Europe last year. ( n.)
We toured Italy for our holiday last year. ( v.)
【拓展延伸】
tour (v.) + 后缀 -ist → tourist (n.) 旅行者；观光者
The tourists (n.) toured (v.) Hong Kong for holidays. They all enjoyed their tour (n.).
tour n. & v. 旅行；旅游
3. Wow, that’s amazing.
amazing一般用于表示事物性质，amazed（感到惊奇的）常用于表示人的感受。 be amazed at 意为“对……感到惊讶”。
It’s amazing.
I’m amazed at what he said.
amazing adj. 令人大为惊奇的；令人惊喜（惊叹）的
6. The main reason was to protect their part of the country.
protect此处用作及物动词, protect… against/from…“保护……免于……”。
Let’s take action to protect our home — the Earth.
protect v. 保护；防护
Exercises
一、单项选择。
1.— ______ is the population of China now, Jack
— Let me think for a moment; it is about ______.
A. How many; 1,400 million B. What; 1,400 million
C. What; 140 million D. How many; 140 million
2.— The 5G technology can help doctors treat patients who are hundreds of kilometers away.
— It’s really ______.
A. secret B. direct C. amazing D. traditional
B
C
3.____ I know, more and more people in the world are
learning Chinese.
A.As well as B. As often as
C. As soon as D. As far as
4.The Yangtze River is about ______.
A. 6,300 kilometer long B. 6,300 kilometers long
C. 6,300-kilometer long D. 6,300 kilometers’ long
5.The girl is ______ than any other girl in her class.
A.more beautiful B. the most beautiful
C. beautiful D. much beautiful
D
B
A
二、用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。
1.He wears sunglasses _________ (protect) his eyes against the strong sunlight.
2.Feel free _______ (ask) me anything on today’s Great Wall tour.
3.It’s _______ (amaze) for him ______(pass) the English exam this time.
4.A lot of _______(tour) went to China ______ (visit) the Great Wall every year.
to protect
to ask
amazing
to pass
tourists
to visit
Homework
1. Preview 3a-3c.
2. Do the exercises in students’ book.
Thank you!
