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Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world
第一课时 Section A (1a－2d)
情景导入
As we all know，there are many famous mountains，rivers and lakes in the world.
Qomolangma — 8,848.86 meters high
It’s the highest mountain in the world. It’s covered with snow all year round.
the Caspian Sea — 1,025 meters deep
It’s the biggest salt lake in the world. It lies at the junction of Asia and Europe.
the Sahara — about 9,000,000 square kilometers in size
It’s the biggest desert in the world.
the Nile — 6,671 kilometers long
It’s the longest river in the world. It runs through
9 countries.
生成新知
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
1a
Match the facts you know.
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
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
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地理
事实
Teacher: That’s right. And who can tell me what the
Sahara is
Boy 1:
“比较级+ than any other +名词+其他”
表示“比其他任何一个……都……”
注意：该结构可与“the+最高级+其他”相互转换。
Girl 1:
The Sahara is the biggest desert in the world.
Qomolangma! It’s higher than any other
mountain in the world.
Teacher: Very good. And which is the deepest salt
lake in the world
Girl 2:
Teacher:
The Caspian Sea is the deepest of all the salt
lakes.
You’re all so smart! Now, for the last question,which is the longest river in the world
Boy 2:
Boy 1:
Teacher:
I know! The Nile is the longest river in the world.
And the Amazon is the second longest river in the world.
It seems that you know the answers to all my questions. Good job!
“the+序数词+最高级+单数名词+in…”表示“是……中的第几……”
1c
Use the information in 1b to make conversations.
What is the highest mountain in the world
Qomolangma
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.
3
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 bigger than the US, and it is the biggest country in Asia.
1
2
2b
Listen again and fill in the blanks in 2a with the numbers in the box.
6,300 5,000 5,464 300
___ The Yangtze River is about ______ kilometers long and the Yellow River is ______ kilometers long.
6,300
5,464
___ 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 is the biggest country in Asia.
5,000
300
much在此作副词，“非常；很”，表示程度，修饰比较级。可用于修饰比较级的词还有a lot, a little, a bit, even, far等。
6,300 5,000 5,464 300
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 the oldest
countries in the world It’s over 5,000 years old.
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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.
主句
that引导的宾语从句
one of the+形容词最高级+可数名词复数“最……的……之一”，作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。
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.
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.
Boy: And China is bigger than the United States.
2c
Make conversations using the information in 2a.
Yes, I did. It’s much older than my country.
Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world
A group of foreign tourists are visiting the Great Wall. Watch a video and answer the questions:
1. How long is the Great Wall
2. Why did the ancient emperors build the Great Wall
3. In which dynasty was the Badaling part built
2d
3. In which dynasty was the Badaling part built
1. How long is the Great Wall
2. Why did the ancient emperors build the Great Wall
If we’re only talking about the parts from the Ming Dynasty, it’s about 8,850 kilometers long.
The main reason was to protect their part of the country.
In Ming Dynasty.
Role-play the conversation.
Feel free to ask me anything on today’s
Great Wall tour.
How long is the wall
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.
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.
Wow, that’s amazing! Why did the
ancient emperors build the wall
Yes, it’s the most famous part.
Is Badaling part of the Ming Great Wall
问题探究
as far as I know
as far as I know 是一个固定的表达方式，还可以说成so far as I know，意为“据我所知”。其中as far as 作从属连词，意为“就……而言”，引导状语从句，强调程度或范围。
例句：As far as I know，that is highly unlikely.据我所知，那很不可能。
【拓展】
as far as/so far as 意为“与……的距离相等，直到……为止；就……而言”。其后可接地点名词，也可引导状语从句；否定句中多用so far as。as far as常与be concerned 连用，意思是“就……而言”。
例句：Alan will go with you as far as London.艾伦将与你同行到伦敦。
As far as the weather is concerned，I do not think it matters.至于天气，我认为无关紧要。
随堂检测
Ⅰ.根据句意及首字母提示完成句子。
1．The Sahara is about 9,000,000 s ________ kilometers in size.
2．It's about 2，000 m________ from my home to my school.
3．The lake is d______．You mustn't swim alone in it.
4．Li Shizhen was a famous doctor in a________ China.
5．It's our duty to p______ the wild animals around us.
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Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world
第一课时 Section A (1a－2d)
考点 1，025 meters deep 1 025米深
“基数词＋meter(s) deep”是“深度”的一种表达法。其中meter为表示度量的单位名词，意为“米；公尺”，类似的单位词还有foot英尺、inch英寸、kilogram千克等。
如：The lake is eight feet deep.这个湖有八英尺深。
【拓展】长度、宽度、高度等的表达方式
(1)基数词＋单位词＋形容词(long, wide, high，deep等)
(2)基数词＋单位词＋in＋名词( length，width, height，depth等)
如：The hole is about 6 meters deep.＝The hole is about 6 meters in depth.这个洞大约有6米深。
考点 protect的用法
作及物动词，意为“保护；防护”，其后常接名词或代词作宾语。常用短语为protect... from/against…，意为“保护……不受……(的伤害)”。
如：Washing our hands is a good way to protect us from illnesses.洗手是保护我们远离疾病的一种好方法。
【拓展】protect的名词形式为protection，意为“保护；防卫”。
考点 any other表达最高级的用法
意为“其他任何……”，其后跟可数名词单数，常用于比较级句型，表达最高级含义，相当于“any of the other＋名词复数”。
如：The Yangtze River is longer than any other river in ChinA．＝The Yangtze River is longer than any of the other rivers in ChinA．＝The Yangtze River is the longest river in ChinA．长江比中国的
其他任何一条河流都长。
考点 feel free的用法
feel free是英语口语中的一个常用表达。feel free to do sth.意为“无需拘束做某事”。
如：If you have any question，please feel free to ask me.如果你有任何问题，请随意向我提问。
考点 as far as I know的用法
as far as I know意为“就我所知”，其中 as far as是固定表达方式，意为“就……而言；至于……”，在句中做状语，强调程度或范围。类似的表达有as far as I can see“依我所见”。
如：As far as I know，he is a doctor.据我所知，他是个医生。
一、根据语境及汉语提示填写单词。
1．Look！There is a photo of my family on the ______(墙)．
2．We have ______(宽阔的) roads，so we can go out easily now.
3．China is a developing country.It lies in the east of _______(亚洲)．
wall
wide
Asia
4．We should plant more trees to stop the lands from becoming ________(沙漠)．
5．Shadow play is an _________(古老的) Chinese art and we should keep this traditional art form alive.
deserts
ancient
二、用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。
1．The opening of the Asian Winter Games was ___________
(amaze).
2．The Caspian sea is the _________(deep) salt lake in the world.
3．Fan Jinshi does a lot __________(protect) Dunhuang culture.
4．Huangguoshu Waterfall is _______(wide) known to people from home and abroad.
amazing
deepest
to protect
widely
5．(2024·江苏扬州)Every year，Yangzhou offers a magical and special experience for its _________(tour).
When I ________(tour) Yangzhou this year，I had a magical and special experience there.
tourists
toured
三、根据中文意思，补全英语译文。(每空限填一词，缩写算一词)
1．(2024·贵州)长江是亚洲最长的河流。
The Yangtze River is ____ ________ river in Asia．
2．虽然这个房子只有80平方米，但它看起来很大。
Although the house is only 80 _______ _________，it looks big.
the
longest
square
meters
3．如果你改变主意，请随时打电话给我。
_____ ______ to call me if you change your idea．
4．就我所知，中国是茶的故乡。
____ ____ ____ ____ ______，China is the hometown of teA．
5．我认为健康比其他任何东西都重要。
I think health is more important than ____ _______ thing.
Feel
free
As
far
as
I
know
any
other
四、(贵阳云岩区三模)阅读下面短文，从框内6个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。
Why do we have different seasons in a year？And why do we have more daylight hours in summer and 1.____ daylight hours in winter
Sometimes，the sun rises early and goes down late.This
D
happens a lot during the summer.Sometimes，the sun rises late and sets early.We have fewer daylight hours 2.____ those days.It happens during the winter.
Now let's go back to the questions at 3.____
beginning.Please look at the picture on the
right.The earth doesn't stand up straight
when it goes around the sun.When the North Pole
A
E
tilts(倾斜) towards the sun，our part of the earth is in summer，and when the North Pole tilts away from the sun，our part is in winter.4.____ we have different seasons.
Farmers in the past marked 5.____ after seasons with 24 terms(节气)．These 24 special terms were very helpful for farmers because they told the farmers a good time for farming.
C
F
五、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Great Wall of China is one of the great wonders of the world.It is the longest wall around the world.
The Great Wall has 1.____ long history of more
than 2，200 years.It was rebuilt many times.It runs
across North China 2.____ a huge dragon.It winds
(蜿蜒) its way from west to east，across deserts，
a
like
through mountains，till 3._________(final) it reaches the sea． And it is quite tall and wide.There are no other man made objects as 4.____(big) as this.
The Great Wall is unique(独特的)．It is one of the 5._______
(symbol) of ChinA．There 6.____(be) many stories about the Great Wall.For example，Meng Jiangnü Weeps over the Great Wall is a sad 7.____ touching love story.From the story，we learn that the Great Wall was made not only of stone and earth，
finally
big
symbols
are
but
but of flesh(肉) and blood.
No trip to China is complete without 8.__________(visit) the Great Wall.Today the Great Wall is a must see.9.____(it) size and beauty will take your breath away.A tour to the Great Wall will give you a taste of China's history and will provide you with the journey of a lifetime！Just as the Chinese saying 10.________
(go)，“He who doesn't reach the Great Wall is not a true man.”
visiting
Its
goes
