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What’s the highest
mountain in the world
Unit7
Section A
(1a-2d)
Objectives
1.Learn to compare things by using
superlatives.
2.Learn to use superlative of adjective and adverbs
3. Learn to talk about geography and nature.
A is big.
B is bigger that A.
A
B
C
C is bigger than Apple B.
C is the biggest(of all) .
Look and say
Lead-in
the Huai River
the Yellow River
the Yangtze River
The Huai River is long.
The Yellow River is longer than the Huai River.
The Yangtze River is longer than the Yellow River
1000km
5464km
6397km
The Yangtze River is the longest(of all)..
A
B
C
A is running fast.
B is running faster than A.
C is running faster than B.
C is running the fastest (of all).
10 yuan
15 yuan
20 yuan
C is the most expensive( of all).
A is expensive.
B is more expensive than A.
A
B
C
C is more expensive than B.
Presentation
Ask and answer
A: What’s this
B:It’s Qomolangma(珠穆朗玛峰)
It’s the highest mountain in the world.
A:What’s this
B: It’s the Nile. It’s the longest
river in the world.
A: What’s this
B: It’s the Sahara. It’s the biggest
desert in the world.
A:What’s this？
B:It’s the Caspian Sea. It’s the deepest
salt lake in the world.
Match the facts you know.
Qomolangma about 9,600,000 square kilometers in size
The Nile 1,025 meters deep
The Caspian Sea 6,671 kilometers long
The Sahara 8,844.43 meters high
1a
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.
Listen and complete the sentences.
higher
the biggest
the deepest
the longest
1b
1c
Use the information in 1b to make conversations.
A: What’s the highest mountain in the world
B: Qomolangma
A:What’s the longest river in the world
B: It’s the Nile.
A: What’s the biggest desert in the world
B:It’s the Sahara.
A: What’s the deepest salt lake in the world
B: The Caspian Sea.
Pair work
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, but it is the biggest country in Asia.
1
5,000
2
3
4
6,300
5,464
300
Listen again and fill in the blanks
in 2a with the numbers in the box.
2b
Listening comprehension
Answer the questions about 2a and 2b
1.Which country is older, China or the USA
2. How old is China
3.Does China have the largest population
China.
Over 5000 years old.
Yes, she does.
The USA is almost as large in size as China, isn’t it
Which is longer, the Yangtze River or the
Yellow River
6. Did Mike know well about the Yangtze River and the Yellow River
Yes, it is.
The Yangtze River
No, he didn’t.
Guide：Feel free to ask me anything on today’s Great Wall
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
2d
Role-play the conversation
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.
Reading comprehension
Put T for true or F for false before each of
The following statements according to 2d.
1.The guide led the tourests in visiting
the Great Wall.
2. The Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty
is the longest in China’s history(历史).
3. The emperors got people to build the
Great Wall just for sightseeing （观光）
T
T
F
4. The emperors build the Great wall
to protect their countries.
5. There are no other man-made
objects as big as the Great Wall.
6. Many people enjoy the Badaling part
because it’s the most wonderful of
the Great Wall.
T
F
T
1.随意做某事____________
2.据我所知____________
3.询问多少人口_________
4. 正如你所知_____________
5.长、宽、高的表达 _______________________________
feel free to do something
as far as I know
What’s the population of ...
As you can see
基数词+单位+形容词(long/ wide/ high/ deep…)
Summary
完成下列句子。
1. 孩子们，随便吃你们想吃的东西！
Children, ____ ___ to eat what you want!
2.哪条湖最大？
Which is the biggest __ ___ ___
3. 里海是世界上最大的咸水湖。
The Caspian Sea is the deepest ____ ___ in the world.
4. 那堵墙大约10米长。
The ____ is about ten ______ long.
5. 就我所知，他喜欢绘画。
__ ___ __ _ ____, he likes drawing.
feel free
lake of all
salt lake
wall meters
As far as I know
练习坊
Homework
编写一段对话，询问中国之最。
A:May I ask you some questions about China？
B: Sure. What are they
A:What’s the…
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人教版英语八年级下册
Unit7 Section A (1a-2d)学案
预习目标:
1. 复习形容词/副词的比较级。
2. 学习形容词、副词的最高级，
学习重难点:
1、重点学习形容词比较级表示最高级。
2、难点是单词的正确认读和形容词副词最高级的构成及运用。
预习导学:
1、单词过关。学生自己查找下列单词的意义，会拼读他们。
1.square ________ 2.meter ________ 3.deep ________ 4.desert ________
5. population_______ 6. Asia _____ 7. feel free ________ 8.tour ______
9. wall ________ 10. amazing ___________ 11. ancient __________12. protect _________ 13. wide _______ 14. as far as I know _________ 15.man-made ____________
1a Match the facts you know.
Qomolangma about 9600,000 square kilometers in size
The Sahara 1025 meters deep
The Caspian Sea 6671 kilometers long
The Nile 8844.43 meters high
用形容词的比较等级完成下列句子，并试着总结最高级与比较级的关系
：1. Qomolangma is 8844.43 meters high , it’s higer than any other mountains in the world , so it’s the highest mountain in the world.
2. The Sahara is about 9600,000 square kilometers in size, it’s ______（更大的）than any other desert in the world , so it’s the ________ （最大的）desert in the world.
3. The Caspian Sea is 1025 meters deep ，it’s ______ （更深的）than any other salt lake in the world , so it’s the ________ （最深的）salt lake in the world.
4. The Nile 6671 kilometers long , it’s _______（更长的）than any other river in the world , so it’s the _______ （最长的）river in the world.
1b Listen and complete the senrences.
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.
1c Use the information in 1b to make conversations.
A: What’s the highest mountains in the world
B: Qomolangma.
提示：根据1a,1b所学习的内容可知，可以问世界上最大的沙漠、最深的咸水湖、最长的河流。
2a Listen and number the facts 1-4 in the order you hear them.（听然后根据听到的内容标出顺序1-4。）
_____ 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.
2b Listen again and fill in the blanks in 2a with the numbers in the box. （再听一遍，用方框中的数字填空。）
2c Make conversations using the information in 2a.
A: Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world
B: Yes , I did. It’s much older than my country.
知识点突破：
1. 翻译下列短语
2. 6300米长________________________ 2. 最多的人口 ________________________
3. 在世界上___________________ 4. 大得多 _________________________
5.历史悠久得多 __________________ 6. 与...一样 ______________________
7. 最大的国家 ____________________ 8. 最古老的国家之一 _____________________
9.悠久的多 ___________________
（1）拓展
1.population：意为“人口数量”，“人口”，是一个集合名词 .表示人口“多”要用large或big；表示人口“少”要用small。
China has the largest population in the world.
3. 常见的比较级前面可以用的修饰词：a little \ a bit \ much \ a lot \ even \far等。
例如：I am a little taller than you. （我比你高一点。）
China is much bigger than other country. （中国比其它国家大得多。）
4. One of + 形容词、副词最高级+名词复数+单数谓语动词 , 例如： one of the oldest country in the world is China. \ One of the boys runs fastest of the three boys.
5. 形容词最高级表示三者或三者以上之间的比较，结构是A+be +形容词最高级+比较范围。
A+动词+副词最高级+比较范围。例如：Alice is the most hard-working girl of the three. \ Tom gets up earliest in class.
6. 比较级的形式也可以表示最高级的意思，例如：Qomolangma is higer than any other mountains in the world .
2d Role-play the conversation.
读对话，找出下列短语。
1. 随便做某事 ______________ 2. 据我所知 _____________________
3.最受欢迎的问题_________________________________
4. 古代帝王 ______________________ 5.主要原因 ________________
6.正如你所看到的___________________________
读对话，回答问题。
1. How long is the Ming Great Wall _________________________________________
2. What does the guide say about the wall _____________________________________
Homework
1. 掌握本节课所学的词语
2. 学习掌握最高级的构成及用法
我的收获____________________________________________________________________________
我的疑惑______________________________________________________________________________
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Unit 7 Section A (1a-2d)同步练习
I、根据句意及首字母或汉语提示写出单词
1. The hole is so dthat we can’t see the bottom (底部) at all.
2. China is about 9, 600,000 s kilometers in size.
3. Some animals are becoming fewer and fewer, so we must p them.
4. Singapore is a small country with a_____________(人口)of over 5 million people.
5. Jenny wants to learn more about ______ (古代的) buildings of China.
II、用所给单词的适当形式填空
1. The population of China is ______(big) than that of the US.
2. Mr. Yang is one of ______(popular) teachers in our school.
3. China is a developing country in _______ (Asian).
4. Many ______(tour) come here to visit the big tree every year.
5. It’s _______ (amaze) how quickly people adapt（适应）.
III、单项选择
1. The population of Suihua is much smaller than______of Harbin.
A.it B. one C. that
2.Yuan Longping is recognized as one ofagricultural scientists in the world.
A. great B. greater C. greatest D. the greatest
3. Daqing is in ________ north of China and it has ________ population of more than 2. 7 million.
A. a; a B. a; the C. the; a D. the; the
4.______ I know，Mr.White has taught English at this school for at least ten years.
A. As far as B. As soon as C. As long as
5. My brother Bob is ______ hard-working than me, but I am ______ than him.
A. most; funnier B. most; funniest C.more; fun D. more; funnier
IV、按要求完成下列句子，每空一词
1. I know Badaling is part of the Ming Great Wall.(改为一般疑问句)
youBadaling is part of the Ming Great Wall
2. The Sahara is the biggest desert in the world.(改为同义句)
The Sahara isthandesert in the world.
3. The Caspian Sea is 1,025metersdeep. (对画线部分提问)
is the Caspian Sea
4. Tom is thirteen years old.Jack is thirteen years old, too.(合并为一句)
Tom isJack.
5. The population of China is morethan1.4 billion. (对画线部分提问)
of China
Ⅴ.补全对话
根据对话内容,从方框中选出合适的句子,填在对话空缺处,使对话内容完整、连贯。两项多余。
Zoe: Hi, Anna! What’s your favorite country
Anna: China. It has a rich and fascinating(吸引人的) history.
Zoe: 1.
Anna: Oh, yes. I visited it four years ago.
Zoe: 2.
Anna: My parents.
Zoe: 3.
Anna: Yes, we went to the world’s highest mountain, Mount Qomolangma.
Zoe: Wow! Did you climb up to the top
Anna: 4.
Zoe: Where else did you go
Anna: Well, we went to Beijing and climbed the Great Wall.
Zoe: 5. It must be fantastic.
Anna: Yeah. I think it’s the greatest man-made wonder in the world. You should visit it some day.
A.Who did you go there with
B.No, it was not that easy.
C.Have you ever been there
D.Did you go anywhere exciting
E.It’s the world’s largest natural wonder.
F.I hear it’s one of the seven wonders in the world.
G.Mount Qomolangma is more interesting than the Great Wall.
Ⅵ.完形填空
The Andes Mountains are the longest and one of the highest mountain ranges(山脉) in the world. They run through 7 countries in South America. Although life is never 1 there, the Inca people lived in the Andes Mountains for hundreds of years. The old and famous Inca Empire began around the 13th century and didn’t come to an end 2 the late 16th century.
Corn was the Inca people’s main 3 because it could grow very well in the high mountains. Tomatoes, potatoes and another grain(谷物) called quinoa were also popular. When the Inca people 4 peppers with quinoa, they could make a kind of delicious soup.
The llama, a kind of animal, is another 5 why the Inca people could live in such a terrible environment. It 6 the Inca people with milk and meat. At the same time, it 7 be used to carry lots of heavy things.
Most Inca people were farmers 8 the vil-lages they lived in were very small. Even Cuzco, the capital, was not a large city. In Cuzco, the Inca people 9 walls with huge stones. Some of the walls were more than 7 meters 10 . Even today, centuries later, the stones fit together so well that you can’t even put a ruler between them.
( )1.A.cheap B.expensive C.easy D.difficult
( )2.A.until B.after C.from D.past
( )3.A.drink B.food C.area D.place
( )4.A.mixed B.added C.put D.cut
( )5.A.fact B.answer C.way D.reason
( )6.A.fed B.found C.protected D.provided
( )7.A.could B.should C.must D.need
( )8.A.and B.or C.so D.but
( )9.A.touched B.used C.built D.bought
( )10.A.big B.high C.old D.deep
参考答案
I.1. deep 2. square 3. protect 4. population
5. ancient
II1. bigger 2. the most popular 3. Asia 4. tourists
5. amazing
III’1. C 2. D 3. C 4. A
5.D
IV.1. Do; know 2. bigger; any other 3. How deep 4. as old as
5. What’s the population
V. 1.C 2. A 3. D 4. B
5. F
VI.1.C 2. A 3. B 4. A
5. D 6. D 7. D 8.A
9.C 10.B
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