Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world?Section A 2a-2d 课件(共18张PPT) 2022-2023学年人教版八年级英语下册

(共18张PPT)
Unit 7
What’s the highest mountain
in the world
Period 2 （2a-2d）
学习目标
1. To learn some key phrases.
2. To review the expression of large
numbers (5,456; 8,850...).
3. Use 比较级 and 最高级 to
talk about geography and nature.
Qomolangma is the _________ mountain in the world. It’s _________ than any other mountain in the world.(high)
2. The Sahara is about 9,600,000 s__________ kilometers in size. It’s the b__________desert in the world
3. The Caspian Sea is the ___________ of all the salt lakes. It’s _________ than any other sea in the world.(deep)
4. The Nile is the f _________ longest river in the world.
highest
higher
quare
iggest
deepest
deeper
irst
__ 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.
2a
6,300 5,000 5,464 300
1
4
3
2
Listen and number the facts [1-4] in the order you hear them.
__ 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.
2b
1
4
3
2
6,300
5,464
5,000
300
6,300 5,000 5,464 300
Listen again and fill in the blanks in 2a with the numbers in the box.
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.
2c
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.
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 maks 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 made objects as big as this.
Tourist 3: Is Badaling part of the Ming Great Wall
Guide: Yes, it’s the most famous part.
1.feel free是英语口语中一个常用表达。feel free to do sth.，让你无需拘束，只管按照自己的意愿去做某事。
A: Can I use your bathroom
B: Yes, feel free.
Feel free to eat my apple.
Feel free to contact me if you still need any help.
2.as far as I know是一个固定的表达方式，还可以说so far as I know，意思是“据我所知”。
As far as I know, Jack’s got twin sisters.
3.tour /t / n. & v. 旅行；旅游 tourst 游客
e.g. We’re going to tour Lijiang this autumn.
The hotel is very popular with tourists.
4.population n. 人口；人口数量
① population 是集体名词，在句中作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。
The population of the world continues to increase, but in some areas the population is falling.
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 Henan Province
根据句意及首字母提示补全单词
1. The village is about 2, 000 m__________ above the level.
2. Many t__________ come here to visit the big tree every year.
3. The water is only a few inches d__________.
4. There are many a__________ walls in Xi'an.
5. This is an a__________ story.
eters
ourists
eep
ncient
mazing
根据句意、首字母及所给汉语提示，补全
句中所缺单词。
1. This city has a p (人口) of 13
million.
2. In d (沙漠), people hardly see grass
or water.
3. Hey, boys and girls! No drawing on these
w (墙).
4. The elephant lives in A (亚洲) and
Africa.
ExercisesExercises
population
desert
walls
Asia
_____________________ (可以)随便(做某事)
_____________________ 就我所知
_____________________ 平方米
_____________________ 咸水湖
_____________________ 最多的人口
feel free (to do sth.)
as far as I know
square meters
salt lakes
the biggest population
What’s the population of ...
It is … meters high (long, wide…).
Homework
通过资料查阅模仿2d写一篇导游和游客之间介绍中国的一个世界之最的对话。
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