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Listening and speaking
Unit7
What’s the highest mountain in the world
Know some geography facts about the world
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Geography facts about the world
What’s the highest mountain in the world
What’s the deepest salt lake in the world
What’s the longest river in the world
What’s the biggest desert in the world
What’s the second longest river in the world
Qomolangma
The Sahara
The Caspian Sea
The Nile
The Amazon
6. What is the third longest river in the world
7. What is the biggest ocean in the world
8. What is the biggest country in the world
9. Which country has the largest population
the Yangtze River
the Pacific Ocean
Russia
India
Geography facts about the world
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
India 8,848.86 meters high
The Nile has a population of 1,425,000,000
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A:What’s the highest mountain in the world
B:Qomolangma
A:How high is it
B:It’s 8,844.43 meters high .
A:What’s the height of it
B:It’s 8,844.43 meters in height .
Geography facts about the world
Pattern1.
B:The Nile.
A:How long is it
B:It’s 6,671 kilometers long .
A:What’s the length of it
B:It’s 6,671 kilometers in length .
A:What’s the longest river in the world
Pair work
Geography facts about the world
B:The Sahara.
A:How large/big is it
B:It is 9,000,000 square kilometers.
A:What’s the size of it
B:It’s 9,000,000 square kilometers in size .
A:Which is the largest/biggest desert in the world
It is nearly as big as China.
Pair work
Geography facts about the world
A:Which is the deepest salt lake in the world
B:The Caspian Sea.
A:How deep is it
B:It’s 1,025 meters deep .
A:What’s the depth of it
B:It’s 1,025 meters in depth .
Pair work
Geography facts about the world
A: Which country has the largest population
B: India
A:How large is it
B:There are about 1,440,000,000 people.
A:What’s the population of India
B:It has a population of 1.44 billion.
Geography facts about the world
Pair work
6,671 kilometers long
1,025 meters deep
about 9,600,000 square
kilometers in size
a population of 1.44 billion
A:What’s ... in the world
B:...
A:How high/deep/big/long/large...
B:....
A:What’s the height/depth/size/length/population of...
B:...
Work in pairs.
8,844.43 meters high
Geography facts about the world
Height
- How high ...
- What's the height of...
Depth
- How deep...
- What's the depth of...
Size/Area
- How big/large...
- What's the size of...
Length
- How long...
- What's the length of...
Population
- How large...
- What's the population of...
Height
- It’s...high
- It’s...in height.
Depth
- It’s...deep
- It’s...in depth .
Size/Area
- It is...
- It’s...in size
Length
- It’s...long
- It’s...in length
Population
- There are...people
- It has a population of...
物体长，宽，高的表达法
基数词 + 单位词 + 形容词
基数词 + 单位词 + in + 名词
sum up
Know some geography facts about China
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Geography facts about China
What facts do you know about China
history
rivers
places of interest
population
size/area
history
Geography facts about China
It is an ancient country.
It is one of the oldest countries in the world.
size/area
It is the biggest country in Asia.
It is bigger than any other country in Asia.
No country is as big as china in Asia.
It is bigger than other countries in Asia.
population
Geography facts about China
It has the second biggest/largest population in the world.
The population of China is much/a lot bigger/larger than that of Japan.
rivers
The Yangtze is the third longest river in the world.
The Yellow river is the second longest river in China.
The Yangtze is a little longer than the Yellow river
places of interest
Geography facts about China
1.How long is the Great Wall？
It is the longest wall in the world
3.Why did they build the wall
5.Which is the most famous part
4.Is it the biggest man-made object in the world？
2.Who build it
It’s about 8,850 kilometers long.
The ancient emperors
The main reason was to protect their part of the country.
Yes,it is.
Badaling part of the wall.
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 ofthe 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.
Listen and repeat
What’s the guide’s feelings towards the Great Wall
1. 大家早上好！今天我很高兴作为你们的导游带领大家游览长城。据我所知，它是目前世界上最长的人造城墙。
2. 古代的皇帝们修建长城是为了保卫国家，因此它既长又宽。
3. 我们现在看到的长城主要是明朝修建的，大约有8850千米长。
4. 其中，八达岭是长城中最著名的一部分。
5. 你们可以随便问我其他有关长城的问题。
Listen and translate
Good morning，everyone!I am very glad to be your tour guide today and I will show you around the Great Wall.
As far as I know，it is the longest man-made wall in the world.The ancient emperors built the wall to protect their part of the country，so it is quite long and wide.The Great Wall we see today was mainly built by the Ming Dynasty. It’s about 8，850 kilometers long.Badaling is the most famous part of the Ming Great Wall.
If you want to know more，feel free to ask me any other questions about the Great Wall.
Listen and translate
Geography facts about China
Useful expressions
..kilometers long,..square kilometers in size,
have a big population,
have a long history/over..years old
one of+形容词最高级+名词复数,
the+最高级+名词+in/of...
=比较级+than any other +名词单数
Work in groups of 4 to talk about the facts about China.Try to use comparatives (比较级)and superlatives (最高级)。
Student A: Act as the host to ask at least 3 questions about China.
Student B: Act as guest 1 to answer at least one question.
Student C: Act as guest 2 to answer at least one question.
Student D: Act as guest 3 to answer at least one question.
A: Welcome to our TV live broadcast room(电视直播室)! How much do you know about China
B: It is one of the oldest countries in the world...
A: What about the area/population of China
B...
A:What about the rivers/places of interest of China
D:...
Talk about the facts about China.Try to use comparatives (比较级)and superlatives (最高级)。
items(项目) key words
history ancient;old
size big in Asia
population big/large
rivers long
places of interest long;big
Useful expressions
..kilometers long,..square kilometers in size,
have a big population,
have a long history/over..years old
one of+形容词最高级+名词复数,
the+最高级+名词+in/of...
=比较级+than any other +名词单数
Geography facts about China
Geography facts about China
Write a report like this:
Today, we talked about some facts about China.
As for the history,...
And about size,
When it comes to the population,...
How about the rivers
It also has many places of interst such as the Great Wall....
We have an amazing country and we are all proud of it.
Geography facts about China
Today, we talked about some facts about China.
As for the history,it is an ancient country and it is one of the oldest countries in the world.And about size,it is bigger than any other country in Asia and no country is as big as it in Asia.When it comes to the population,It has the second biggest population in the world ,And the population of it is a lot bigger than that of Japan,but a little smaller than the population of India.How about the rivers It has the third longest river in the world.It also has many places of interst such as the Great Wall.As far as we know，it is quite tall and wide.It is the longest man-made wall in the world and there are no other man-made objects as big as this.
We have an amazing country and we are all proud of it.
1.“one of the+最高级+复数名词”表示“最……之一”
It is one of the oldest countries in the world.
2.最高级的意义有时可以用比较级或同级比较表示出来。
It is the biggest country in Asia.
It is bigger than any other country in Asia.
No country is as big as china in Asia.
It is bigger than other countries in Asia.
3. the + 序数词 + 最高级 + 可数名词单数 “第几…的”
It has the third longest river in the world.
4.修饰比较级程度：a little, a bit, much, even, a lot, far
It is a lot bigger than the population of Japan。
sum up
1. The Amazon River is one of the _________ rivers in the world. It’s a little ________ than the Yangtze River.
2. Qomolangma is 8,844.43 meters _______. It’s one of the most __________ places for serious mountain climbers.
3. No ocean in the world is as ________ as the Pacific Ocean.
4. Although Japan is _______ than Canada, it is ________ smaller.
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.
4a
big
much
popular
long
old
high
longest
longer
high
popular
big
older
much
太平洋
n. 大海，海洋
注意看原级、比较级、最高级的标志词
Thank youUnit 7
I. Write down the Chinese meanings of the phrases .(写出下列短语的中文意思)
II. Match the words with the meanings.(搭配单词和意思)
III. Write down the different forms of the words.(写出下列单词的不同形式)
1. deep. adj.深的___________n.深度________________adv.深深地
2. Asia. n.亚洲_____________ n/adj.亚洲的，亚洲人的
3. tour. n/v.旅行，旅游______________n.游客，观光者
4. amaze. .使....惊喜，惊讶______________adj. 令人感到惊讶的____________adj.人感到惊喜
的，惊讶的________________n.惊喜，惊讶
5.ancient adj.古老的，古代的_____________ n.祖先，先人
6. protect. v.保护_____________n.保护
7.wide. adj.宽的，宽阔的____________n.宽度______________adv.广泛地，普遍地
8. achieve. v.实现，取得__________________n.成就，成绩
9. include.v.包括______________prep.包含在内
10. freeze. v.使...住________________adj.极冷的，冰冻的
11. succeed.v. 成功，实现目标___________n.成功，成就___________adj.成功的，取得成就的
____________________adv.成功地
12. nature. n.大自然，自然界______________adj.自然的，天然的
13. weigh v.称...的重量______________n.重量
14. birth. n.出生，诞生__________adj.出生的
15. endanger. v.使... .濒临灭绝__________adj.濒危的，濒临灭绝的________n.危险__________adj.危险的
16. keep. v.保管，饲养___________n.饲养员，保管人
17. wake. v.使...醒来___________过去式____________过去分词_____________adj.醒着的
18. government. n.政府______________v.管理，统治，支配
19.illness n.疾病_______________ adj.生病的
20.excitement n.激动，兴奋____________
IV. Write down the Chinese meaning of the underlined words.(写出下列划线单词的中文）
1.The house is about 4 square meters with a square table and it is next to the town square.
2.We should challenge ourselves in face if difficulties and life is always full of challenges.
3.He deserted his wife and children in the desert.
4.Last week,he is the last one to come to the meeting and the meeting lasted 2 hours.
5.We had to fire him because he didn’t find the reason of the fire at the first time.
V Write down the past tense and past participle of the words.
verb bear beat become begin blow break bring build burn buy
Past tense
Past participle
