(共29张PPT)
Unit 7
What’s the highest mountain in the world
Section A 1a-2c
Betty invites you to explore the best
in the world. Are you ready
Activity1 Lead-in
How much do you know about these places of interest(景点）？
Qomolangma
the Caspian sea
the Nile
the Sahara
/ t m lɑ m /
/ k sp n/
/na l/
/s hɑ r /
Do you know the name of the place
It runs along the border(边界) between China and Nepal.
It is covered with snow all the year round.
It’s 8844.43 meters high, and 26 kilometers long.
延伸、贯穿
覆盖
Qomolangma
[ t m lɑ m ]
It is ____ ________ mountain in the world.
the highest
Qomolangma is _________ than any other mountain in the world.
higher
height
（高度）
Post-lstening
Can you read the numbers
2,770,000
2,100
300
204
2,000,000,000
22
50
9
30
two thousand, one hundred
two million, seven hundred and seventy thousand
two billion
two hundred and four
three hundred
=2.77 million
two point seven seven million
1,025 6,671
6,300
8,844.43
9,600,000
3,333,333
Can you read the numbers in English
one thousand and twenty-five
six thousand six hundred and seventy-one
six thousand three hundred
eight thousand eight hundred and forty-four point four three
nine million six hundred thousand
three million three hundred and thirty-three thousand three hundred and thirty-three
Conclusion
三位一读。从数字的右边起，第一个逗号读_________; 第二个逗号读_________; 百位数与十位数之间加_______; 十位数与个位数之间加__________.
thousand
million
“连字符-”
and
Do you know the name of the place
The river is more than 6,671 kilometers long.
It runs through 9 countries.
It runs into the Mediterranean Sea(地中海) in the end.
The Nile
It is ____ ________ river in the world.
the longest
length
（长度）
Nile is _________ than any other river in the world.
longer
desert
the Sahara
Sea
the Caspin
Do you know these places
Where are they
What do you know abut the numbers
The Yangtze River
1,025 meters deep
9,600,000 square kilometers in size
6211.31 kilometers long
size
(尺寸）
depth
（深度）
When we are sightseeing,
we should also learn something important.
geographical facts
historical facts
Activity 3 oral practice
length
（长度）
depth
（深度）
height
（高度）
size
(尺寸）
How high is Qomolangma
It's 8,844.43 meters high.
How deep is the Caspian Sea
It's 1,025 meters deep.
How long is the Nile
It's 6,671 kilometers long.
How big is the Sahara
It's about 9,600,000 square kilometers in size.
Conclusion: 询问长、宽、高、深、面积的表达方法
问句：_____ + _______________________________________+ ___+____
答句一：____ + ___ + ______ + ______ + __________________________。
How
形容词 (long / wide / high / deep / big …)
be
主语
主语
be
基数词
单位词
形容词 (long / wide / high…)
How high is Qomolangma
How deep is the Caspian Sea
How long is the Nile
How big is the Sahara
It's 8,844.43 meters in height.
It's 1,025 meters in depth.
It's 6,671 kilometers in length.
Expansion
wide的名词形式为width
It's 8,844.43 meters high.
It's 1,025 meters deep.
It's 6,671 kilometers long.
It's about 9,600,000 square kilometers in size.
Conclusion: 询问长、宽、高、深、面积的表达方法
问句：_____ + _______________________________________+ ___+____
答句二：____ + ___ + ______ + ______ + ____+_____________________。
How
形容词 (long / wide / high / deep / big …)
be
主语
主语
be
基数词
名词 (size / length / …)
单位词
in
Summary
Ask: How long/wide/high/ big / deep +be+主语
Answer: 主语+be+数字+单位词+
长
宽
高
大小
深度
形容词(long,wide, high, deep等)
in +名词(length,width, height, size, depth等)
英语中表示计量的方式：
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
Match the facts you know.
1a
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
比任何其他的
最高级
the+ 形容词/副词+ est +单数名词+in/of
Activity2 Listening
Listen and complete the sentences.
1. The Caspian Sea is ___________ of all the salt lakes.
2. The Nile is _________ river in the world.
the longest
同义句
The Caspian Sea is ________ than any other salt lake in the world.
deeper
同义句
The Nile is ______ ____ any other river in the world
longer than
最高级：the+ 最高级 +单数名词
=比较级+than+any other+单数名词
Activity3 oral practice
the deepest
3. Qomolangma is _________ than any other mountain in the world.
4. The Sahara is __________ desert in the world.
higher
the biggest
同义句
Qomolangma is ________________ mountain in the world.
the highest
同义句
The Sahara is ______ ____ any other desert in the world
bigger than
最高级：the+ 最高级 +单数名词
=比较级+than+any other+单数名词
Activity3 oral practice
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 1：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.
地理事实
Listen again and repeat.
Teacher：Very good. And which is the deepest salt lake in the world
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 2：I know! The Nile is the longest river in the world.
Boy 1：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!
“the+序数词+最高级+单数名词+in…”表示“是……中的第几……”
表示长，面积，深，高，宽的表达：基数词+单位词+long/ /in size /deep/high/wide
6671
kilometers long
about 9,600,000
square kilometers in size
1025 meters deep
8844.43 meters high
How high/deep/long/big is it
__________
What is the ________in the world
It’s _______meters ____.
A: What/Which is ____________ mountain in the world
B: It's _____________.
A: How ______ is it
B: It’s _____________________________.
the highest
Qomolangma
high
8,848.86 meters high/in height
A: What/Which is _____________ river in the world
B: It’s _____________.
A: How ______ is it
B: It’s _____________________________.
the longest
The Nile
long
6,671 kilometers long/in length
Qomolangma
8,848.86 meters high
the Nile
6,671 meters long
A: What/Which is ______________ lake in the world
B: It's _________________.
A: How ______ is it
B: It’s _____________________________.
the deepest
deep
1,025 meters deep/in depth
A: What/Which is _____________ desert in the world
B: It’s _____________.
A: How ______ is it
B: It’s _______________________________.
the biggest
The Sahara
big
9,600,000 square kilometers in size
the Sahara
9,600,000 square kilometers
The Caspian Sea
the Caspian Sea
1,025 meters deep
As Chinese,
how many facts
do you know about our
great motherland
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.
6,300 5,000 5,464 300
six thousand three hundred
five thousand
five thousand four hundred and sixty-four
three hundred
6,300
5,464
5,000
300
Tips:
可以修饰比较级的词：much,a lot,far,even
可以修饰原级的词：
quite，very，too，so
即修饰比较级又修饰原级：
a little, a bit
population ：人口（数量）
e.g：The population of China is very large.
2.询问人口数量时要用
“What’s the population of ... ”“ How large.... “
4
1
3
2
1.当表示人ロ“多”或“少”时,
常用形容词large, big或small修饰
population。
Activity 5 Listening
Do you know what is the
most famous place of
interest in China
It is also one of the
greatest wonders
(奇迹) in the world.
I strongly recommend that you visit the Great wall.
He who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man.
Great Wall
_______________ part of the wall.
1. How long is the Ming Great Wall
2. Why did the ancient emperors(皇帝) build the wall
3. Are there any man-made objects bigger than it？
4. Which is the most famous part of the Ming Great Wall
Badaling
It’s about __________ kilometers long.
To protect their part of the country.
Listen carefully and answer the questions.
2d
No, there aren’t.
8,850
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 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.
Role play the conversation
Let's feel free ________(talk)about the Great Wall. If we are only talking about the parts from Ming Dynasty, it is about 8,850 ________________.This makes it __________ (long)wall in the world.
The ancient emperors built it __________(protect) their part of country. It's quite ___and _____. There are no other man-made ________(object)as ____(big)as it. And Badaling is _______________ (famous)part of the Great Wall.
to talk
kilometers long
the longest
to protect
tall
wide
objects
big
the most famous
If you are a tour guide, introduce the Great wall to the visitors.
