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Unit 7
What's the highest mountain in the world
Section A 1a-2c
Do you know these mountains
黄山
Mount Huang
Mount Tai
泰山
Mount Lu
庐山
Qomolangma
the Caspian Sea
the Sahara
the Nile
What do you know about these places
Match the facts you know.
1a
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
square在此处作形容词,意为
“平方”,用于数字后表示面积。
square还可作名词,意为“正方形;广场”。
in size 在尺寸上;在大小方面
与in size结构类似的还有:
in height 在高度上
in weight 在重量上
1b
Listen and complete the sentences.
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.
higher
the biggest
the deepest
the longest
Practice in pairs:
A: What is the ... in the world
B: ...
A: How ... is it
B: It is ...high/deep/in size...
1,025 meters deep
9,600,000 km in size
8,844.43 meters high
6,671 kilometers long
How high/ long/ deep/ big is ...
Use the information in 1b to make conversations.
A: What is the highest mountain
in the world
B: Qomolangma.
1c
1c
A: What is the biggest desert in the world
B: Sahara.
A: What is the deepest salt lake in the
world
B: Caspian sea.
A: What is the longest river in the world
B: Nile.
Pre-listening
6300
5000
5465
300
Read the numbers.
six thousand and three hundred
five thousand
five thousand, four hundred and sixty-five
three hundred
China is one of the oldest countries in the world.
It’s much older than the United States.
History
China Over 5,000 years old
The United States Not even 300 years old
one of+形容词最高级+名词复数
表示...之一
How much do you know about China
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.
2
4
6,300
5,464
6,300 5,000 5,464 300
____ 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.
1
3
5,000
300
Tapescripts
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.
中国是世界上最古老的国家之一
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.
中国人口比美国多很多
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.
中国和美国国土面积差不多大
长江是亚洲最长的河流
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.
Can you introduce China now
China is a great country.
For population, it has the biggest population in the world. It’s a lot bigger than the population of the US.
It is ... in size. It is ...than....
As for history, it is one of .... It is much older than...
I love my country.
1.形容词的最高级及比较级表达最高级含义:
the+ 形容词/副词最高级 ...+in/of = 比较级+ than any other + 单数n.
Qomolangma is higher than any other mountain in the world.=Qomolangma is the highest mountain in the world.
The Sahara is bigger than any other desert in the world. =The Sahara is the biggest desert in the world.
4. 表示长、宽、高时常用句型:
基数词 + 单位词(meter, foot, inch, kilo等)+ 形容词( long, wide, high, tall)
5. Read numbers.
2. one of+形容词最高级+名词复数 : 表示...之一
China is one of the oldest countries in the world.
3. much/ a lot +形容词比较级+ than...
China is much/ a lot older than the United States.
Summary
Thank you!