人教版2025春八年级下册英语Unit7 What's the highest mountain in the world Section A 2a-2d 第二课时课件＋音频(共38张PPT)

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Unit7
What’s the highest mountain
in the world
Section A 2a-2d
Learning objectives
Students can master key words & phrases:
Asia, feel free, tour, tourist, wall, amazing, ancient, protect, wide, as far as I know, man-made, one of the oldest countries, as...as. the same as
Students can learn something about China,
including size,population,history, famous rivers ,the
Great Wall and so on.At the same time,they can build strong pride as a Chinese.
Students can use the comparative and superlative correctly in content.
What do you know about China
QUICK RESPONSE
What’s the biggest waterfall in China
Huangguoshu Waterfall is
the biggest waterfall in China.
Round1
What’s the the longest river in China
The Yangtze River is the longest river in China.
Round 2
长江
What’s the the second longest river in China
The Yellow River is the second longest river in China.
Round3
What’s the the longest wall in China
The Great Wall is the longest wall in China.
Round5
What’s the the biggest desert in China
The Taklimakan desert is the biggest desert in China.
Round4
塔克拉玛干沙漠
What’s the size of China
About 9,600,000 square kilometers in size.
Round6
It's the biggest country in Asia.
亚洲
How old is China
Over 5000 years old
Round7
It's one of the oldest countries in the world.
Hi,I’m Mike.I ’m from the United States.
Mike wants to know more about China.
_______ The Yangtze River is about ______ kilometers long and the Yellow River is ______kilometers long.
________ China is over ________ years old. It has a much longer history than the US. The US is not even ________ years old.
_______ China is bigger than the US,and it’s the biggest country in Asia.
2a
Match the facts with the key words.
size,
history
rivers,
rivers
history
size
2a
Listen and number the facts [1-3] 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 is over ________ years old. It has a much longer history than the US. The US is not even ________ years old.
_______ China is bigger than the US,and it’s the biggest country in Asia.
3
1
2
6,300 5,000 5,464 300
five thousand ,four hundred and sixty-four
five thousand
three hundred
six thousand,three hundred
Can you read the big numbers
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 is over ________ years old. It has a much longer history than the US. The US is not even ________ years old.
_______ China is bigger than the US,and it’s the biggest country in Asia.
6,300 5,000 5,464 300
3
1
2
6,300
5,464
5,000
300
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 _________________ in the
world It's over 5,000 years old.
Mike:Yes, I did. It's __________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 is ________ than the United States.
Girl: Yes, and it's the biggest country in _____.We also have some famous rivers.
The Yangtze River is_______________in Asia.It's about 6,300 kilometers
long.
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.
the oldest countries
much older
the longest river
bigger
Asia
China is one of the oldest countries in the world.
The US is one of the youngest countries in the world.
much
older
It’s about 9,370,000 square kilometers in size.
It’s the biggest country
in Asia.
a little
bigger
VS
one of+the+最高级+n复数 最……之一
much/a lot/far/even
a little/a bit 修饰比较级。
history
It is over
It’s one of...
It is much older than.
size
It’s the biggest ...
river
The Yangtze River is the longest...It’s....
The Yellow River is the second...
It’s……
Retell
China is a great country.
guide
n.导游
tourist n.旅客
In fact,the Great Wall is one of the most famous places of interest.
The Great Wall we can see today came from the Ming Dynasty.
Ancient emperors built the wall to protect the country.
['e n nt] adj.古代的
['e n nt] v.保护
明朝
Read the conversation between the tourists and the guide and answer the questions.
1. What is 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. Why did the ancient emperor build the wall
The main reason was to protect their part of
the country.
What did the guide say about the wall
It's quite tall and wide.
The ancient emperors built it to protect their parts of the country.
There are no other man-made objects as big as this.
Badaling is the most famous part of the Ming Great Wall.
It's the longest wall in the world
adj.人造的
We are so proud of
China.
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
（可以）随便（做某事），其后接动词不定式。
adj. 令人大为惊奇的；
令人惊喜（惊叹）的
Expressions
2d
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.
据我所知
不定式短语作表语
Expressions
2d
as+原级+as
Role-play the conversation
2d
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 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.
Now let’s talk about the Great Wall. The parts from the Ming Dynasty is about 8,850 kilometers long. This makes it ___________________________The _________________built it to _______ their part of the country. It is quite ___________ and there are no other __________ objects _________ this. Badaling is __________________ of the Ming Great Wall.
the longest wall in the world
protect
tall and wide
man-made
as big as
Fill in the blanks to retell
2d
ancient emperors
the most famous part
1. China has the biggest population in the world.
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（增长）, but in some areas the population is falling.
Language points
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
④ 表示人口多少时，用 big/large 或 small 修饰，而不能用 many，much 或 few 等。
India has a large population.
类似的，表示 price（价格）高低，用 high 或 low，不能用 expensive 或 cheap；表示 temperature（温度）高低，用 high 或 low，不能用 hot 或 cold。
2. Feel free to ask me anything on today’s Great Wall tour.
tour在此处作可数名词，还可以作动词。
They went on a tour around Europe last year. ( n.)
We toured Italy for our holiday last year. ( v.)
【拓展延伸】
tour (v.) + 后缀 -ist → tourist (n.) 旅行者；观光者
The tourists (n.) toured (v.) Hong Kong for holidays. They all enjoyed their tour (n.).
tour n. & v. 旅行；旅游
3. Wow, that’s amazing.
amazing一般用于修饰事物，amazed（感到惊奇的）常用于修饰人。 be amazed at 意为“对……感到惊讶”。
The amazing magic show made me feel so amazed.
I’m amazed at his rapid progress.
amazing adj. 令人大为惊奇的；令人惊喜（惊叹）的
【拓展延伸】类似的以 -ing（令人……），-ed（感到……）结尾的形容词：
interesting/interested, surprising/surprised, relaxing/relaxed, moving/moved, tiring/tired, boring/bored, exciting/excited, …
6. The main reason was to protect their part of the country.
protect此处用作及物动词， protect… against/from…“保护……免于……”。protection作为不可数名词，意为“保护；防卫”。
Are we doing enough to protect the environment
He wears a scarf to protect himself against/from the strong wind.
It’s parents’ duty to provide protection for their children.
protect v. 保护；防护
1.— ______ is the population of China now, Jack
— Let me think for a moment; it is about ______.
A. How many; 1,400 million B. What; 1,400 million
C. What; 140 million D. How many; 140 million
2.— The 5G technology can help doctors treat patients who are hundreds of kilometers away.
— It’s really ______.
A. secret B. direct C. amazing D. traditional
B
C
Exercises
3.____ I know, more and more people in the world are
learning Chinese.
A.As well as B. As often as
C. As soon as D. As far as
4.The Yangtze River is about ______.
A. 6,300 kilometer long B. 6,300 kilometers long
C. 6,300-kilometer long D. 6,300 kilometers’ long
5.The girl is ______ than any other girl in her class.
A.more beautiful B. the most beautiful
C. beautiful D. much beautiful
D
B
A
二、用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。
1.Hangzhou was the third Chinese city to host the _______(Asia)
Games after Beijing and Guangzhou.
2.He wears sunglasses _________ (protect) his eyes against the strong sunlight.
3.Feel free _______ (ask) me anything on today’s Great Wall tour.
4.It’s _______ (amaze) for him ______(pass) the English exam this time.
5.A lot of _______(tour) went to China ______ (visit) the Great Wall every year.
Asian
to protect
to ask
amazing
to pass
tourists
to visit