1Unit7What’s the highest mountain in the world.SectionA1a~2d课件2023-2024学年度人教版英语八年级下册

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Unit 7
What’s the highest mountain
in the world
Section A 1a~2d
八年级下
人教版
通过本课的学习，学生能够：
①掌握本单元第一课时的重点词汇，以听说等方式询问和谈论世界自然地理之最和中国之“绝”。
②能够正确使用大数字和形容词、副词的比较级、最高级来谈论自然地理。
③了解世界上的名山大川，了解我国明长城的基本信息，弘扬热爱祖国、敬畏大自然的情怀，增强民族自信和文化自信。
Learning Goals
Warming Up
Look at the picture. What is it
the Great Wall.
Have you ever been to the Great Wall
How much do you know about it
It is one of the seven wonders(奇迹) in the world. Every year, thousands of foreigners (外国人) come to visit it!
Now let’s enjoy a video to learn more about it.
Do you know what is the
highest mountain in the world
Qomolangma
Pre-listening
Do you know what is the
longest river in the world
the Nile
Do you know what is the
deepest salt lake in the world
the Caspian Sea
Do you know what is the
biggest desert in the world
the Sahara
1a. Match the facts you know.
Qomolangma about 9, 000, 000 square kilometers in size
The Sahara 1, 025 meters deep
The Caspian Sea 6, 671 kilometers long
The Nile 8, 848.86 meters high
/ skwe (r) /adj. 平方
/ mi t (r) /n. 米
/ di p /adj. 深的
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
While-listening
/ dez t /n. 沙漠
Conversation
Teacher: Yesterday, we learned some important geographical facts. I
hope you all still remember them. I’m going to test you now by asking
a few questions. First, what’s the highest mountain in the world
Boy 2: Qomolangma! It’s higher than any other mountain in the world.
Teacher: That’s right. And who can tell me what the Sahara is
Girl 1: The Sahara is the biggest desert in the world.
Teacher: Very good. And which is the deepest salt lake in the world
/ d i ɡr f k( )l /adj. 地理的，地理学的
盐水湖
Girl 2: The Caspian Sea is the deepest of all the salt lakes.
Teacher: You’re all so smart! Now, for the last question, which is the
longest river in the world
Boy 1: I know! The Nile is the longest river in the world.
Boy 2: And the Amazon is the second longest river in the world.
Teacher: It seems that you know the answers to all my questions. Good
job!
亚马逊河（拉丁美洲）
Your Time
1c. Use the information in 1b to make conversations.
A: What is the highest mountain in the world
B: Qomolangma.
How much do you know about China
1.How old is China
It’s over 5,000 years old.
2.What’s the longest river in China
The Yangtze River.
3.What’s the longest wall in China
The Great Wall.
4.What’s the biggest desert in China
Taklimakan desert.
5.What’s the biggest waterfall in China
Huangguoshu Waterfall.
How much do you know about China
2a. How much does Mike know about China Listen to the conversation and find out the answer. First, number the facts [1-4] in the order you hear them.
6300 5000 5464 300
______ The Yangtze River is about ________ kilometers long and the
Yellow River is ________ kilometers long.
______ China has the biggest population in the world.① 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 about the same size as the US, and it is the biggest country in Asia.
4
2
1
3
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 about the same size as the US, and it is the biggest country in Asia.
4
2
1
3
6300
5464
5000
300
6300 5000 5464 300
Conversation
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.
事实上，实际上
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.
长江
亚洲
Your Time
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.
1. What’s the conversation about
It’s about a tour to the Ming Great Wall.
2. How long is the Ming Great Wall
It’s about 8,850 kilometers long.
3. What does the guide say about the wall
It’s quite tall and wide./It’s the longest wall in the
world./...
Read the conversation in 2d and answer the following questions.
2d. Role-play the conversation.
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!② Why did the ancient emperors build the wall
/ t (r) /n. 旅行；旅游
/ e n nt /adj. 古代的；古老的
（可以）随便（做某事）
/ w l /n. 墙
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.
/ pr tekt /v.保护
人造的
就我所知
/ wa d /adj.宽的
Post-listening
Disappearing dialogue
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!
This makes it the longest wall in the world.
Tourist 2:
If we’re only talking about the parts from the Ming Dynasty, it’s about 8, 850 kilometers long.
Wow, that’s amazing! Why did the ancient emperors build the wall
Guide: 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:
Guide: Yes, it’s the most famous part.
The main reason was to protect their part of the country.
Is Badaling part of the Ming Great Wall
Key Phrases
盐水湖 ______________________
（可以）随便（做某事） ______________________
就我所知 ______________________
人造的 ______________________
salt lake
feel free
man made
as far as I know
1. China has the biggest population in the world.
population n.（地区、国家等的）人口，人口数量
e.g. One third of the world’s population consumes/consume two thirds of the world’s resources.
世界上三分之一的人口消耗着全球三分之二的资源。
an increase in population 人口的增长
areas of dense/sparse population (= where many/not many people live)
Language Points
人口稠密/稀少的地区
表示有多少人口时，用“have/has a population of+ 数词”或“the population of... is + 数词”。
e.g. Nigeria has a population of nearly 100 million.
尼日利亚有近1亿人口。
【注意】
表示人口“多”用large ，人口“少”用small。
e.g. China has a vast territory and a large population.
中国地域辽阔，人口众多。
North Africa has a small population relative to the size of its deserts.
与其浩瀚的沙漠相比，北非的人口不多。
Instant Training
翻译句子
中国大约有14亿人口。
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
China has a population of about 1.4 billion.
The population of China is about 1.4 billion.
2. Wow, that’s amazing!
amazing adj. 令人大为惊奇的；（尤指）令人惊喜（或惊羡、惊叹）的
e.g. an amazing achievement/discovery/success/performance
惊人的成就/发现/成功/表演
That’s amazing, isn’t it 真是令人惊叹，是不是？
amazed adj. 大为惊奇
① amazed at/by sb./sth. 惊讶/某人/某事
e.g. I was amazed at her knowledge of French literature.
她的法国文学知识之丰富使我大为惊奇。
We were amazed by his generosity. 他的慷慨令我们喜出望外。
② amazed how/that...
e.g. I was banging so loudly I’m amazed (that) they didn’t hear me.
我把门敲得砰砰响。真奇怪，他们居然没有听见。
She was amazed how little he had changed. 她惊诧的是他竟然没怎么变。
③ amazed to see/find/learn/...
e.g. We were amazed to find that no one was hurt.
我们很惊异地发现竟没有人受伤。
【注意】
amazing 通常用来描述事物的性质或特征；
amazed 其主语通常是人，表示人的感受。
1. 赫敏有惊人的记忆力。
Hermione has ____________ powers of recall.
2. 大自然最让人惊叹的地方在于它的无限多样性。
The most ____________ thing about nature is its infinite variety.
3. 我们惊叹该剧的成功。
We were ____________ by the play’s success.
amazing
amazing
amazed
Instant Training
Exercises
一、根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词。
1.One day even ________ may become farms thanks to the new technology.
2.This supermarket is about 500 ________ meters in size.
3.In ________ times，people thought that the earth was the center of the universe.
4.My mother tells me that three fourths of the ___________ are Chinese in this country.
5.The young man traveled widely in ______,such as China and Japan.
deserts
square
ancient
population
Asia
二、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
1.Every year, thousands of ______ (tour) come to visit the Fenghuang Ancient Town.
2.Do you think what the ________ (deep) sea in the world is
3.Which river is _______ (wide), the Yangtze River or the Yellow River
4.What an _________ (amaze) story our history teacher told us just now!
5.People should do more things _________ (protect) these monkeys. They are in danger.
tourists
deepest
wider
amazing
to protect
三、根据汉语意思完成句子，每空一词。
1.据我所知，世界上没有墙和长城一样长。
_____ _____ _____ I know, no other walls are ______ _____ _____ the Great Wall.
2.在今天的长城游中，大家尽管问我任何问题。
_________ ______ _________ask me anything on today’s Great Wall tour.
3.我的家乡有70万人。
_______ ____________ ___ my hometown is seven hundred thousand．
4.印度的人口比加拿大的人口多得多。
The population of India is_________ ______ ____________ that of Canada.
As far as
as long as
Feel free to
The population of
much larger than
1.Key structure:
—What’s the highest mountain in the world
—Qomolangma.
2.Key words and expressions:
square, meter, deep, desert, population, Asia, tour, tourist, wall, amazing, ancient, protect, wide, feel free, as far as I know, man-made
Summary
四人一组，了解中国之最都有哪些，选一个内容，下节课分享，期待你的表现！
实践与拓展