课件11张PPT。1. China has the biggest population in the world.
中国是世界上人口最多的国家。population意为“人口”时，是一个集合名词。它在句中作主语时，谓语动词通常用单数形式。其常用句型为“The population of+某地+is+数词”或“某地+has a population of +数词”，表示“某地有多少人口”。如：Language pointsThe population of my city is three million.
◆ 当表示人口“多”或“少”时，常用形容词large，big或small修饰population。如：
The town has a large / big / small population.
◆ 当对人口数量进行提问时，要用疑问词what或how large。如：?
What / How large is the population of your country?【运用】完成句子，每空一词。
(1) 这个国家人口少。
The country ___ _ _____ _________.
(2) 我的家乡人口有100万。
My hometown ___ _ _________ __ one million.
(3) 北京有多少人口？
_____ __ ___ _________ __ Beijing? has a small population? has a population of What is the population of 2. Qomolangma is higher than any other
mountain in the world. any other + 可数名词单数：“在同一范围内除了某人或某物以外的其他人或物”彼得跑得的比他班里的其他任何同学都要快。
Peter runs faster than any other student in his class. 3. It’s much older than my country.*much +比较级 : “……得多”
*在形容词比较级前可以用much, even, a
little, still, a lot, less等修饰词表示程度。他比我跑得更快。
He runs even faster than I.
日本土地面积只比德国大一点儿。
Japan is a little larger than Germany in area.4. Feel free to ask me anything on today’s Great Wall tour.
在今天的长城游中，大家尽管问我任何问题，不要拘束。feel free是英语口语中一个常用表达。若有人让你feel free to do something，就是让你无需拘束，只管按照自己的意愿去做某事。e.g.
A: Can I use your bathroom?
我可以用一下你的卫生间吗？
B: Yes, feel free.
可以，请随意。1) as far as I know是一个固定的表达
方式，还可以说so far as I know，
意思是“据我所知”。as far as意为“就……
而言，据……”。常见搭配还有：as far as
I can see; as far as I am concerned。如： 5. As far as I know, there are no other man-made objects as big as this.
据我所知，再没有像它这样大的人造物体了。 e.g. As far as I know, Jack’s got twin sisters.
就我所知，杰克有一对孪生姐妹。
As far as I can see, there’s only one way
out.
就我所见，只有一条出路。
As far as I’m concerned, the whole idea is
crazy.
就我而言，整个想法都是疯狂的。 2) 句中man-made是一个合
成形容词，意为“人造的”。像这样与-made复合而成的形容词不止一个。用以描述产品的生产或制造手段，特点等，常见的有：
handmade—手工制作的
homemade—家庭制作的
machine-made—机制的
tailor-made—量体定制的；特制的；定做的
甚至还有像self-made (自学而成的；自我奋斗而成的；天然形成的)可以用来描述人。e.g. We only sell homemade bread and cakes, and homemade wine.
我们只卖私家烘焙的面包、蛋糕、以及家酿葡萄酒。
The movie role was tailor-made for that actor.
这个电影角色是专为那为男演员量身设计的。课件45张PPT。Unit 7Unit 7
What's the highest mountain in the world?Section A 1
1a—2dPresentationsquare n. 平方meter n. 米deep adj. 深的desert n. 沙漠population n. 人口Asia n. 亚洲tour v. n. 旅行tourist n. 旅行者wall n. 墙amazing adj. 令人大为惊奇的ancient adj. 古代的wide adj. 宽的；宽阔的1. To learn to compare facts
2. To learn to talk about geography
and natureObjectivesDo you know these places? Qomolangma runs along the border between China and Nepal. It is covered with snow all the year round. It’s 8844.43 meters high, the highest mountain in the world. It’s 26 kilometers long. The Nile is the longest river in the world. It’s 6671 kilometers long. It runs through 9 countries. It’s one of the largest rivers that flows through the international states in the world and that runs into the Mediterranean Sea (地中海) in the end. the Caspian Sea The Caspian Sea is the biggest lake in the world. It lies in the border between Asia and Europe. The Sahara is the biggest desert in the world. It is located in the northern Africa. Climate conditions are very bad. It is one of the earth’s most not suitable for biological survivals. The Yangtze River is the third longest river in the world, the first longest Asian rivers. It’s 6211.31 kilometers long. It flows through 11 provinces and runs into the East Sea in Shanghai finally.What is the highest mountain in the world?
What is the longest river in Asia?... …Talk about these pictures in pairs.1a Match the facts you know.…8,844.43 meters high. …8, 844.43米高
… meters high (long, wide…)
……米高（长，宽……)
英语表示“有多长（宽，高……）”时，一般将数词和数量单位放在表示长宽高的形容词前作状语。
e.g. The wall is 1.7 metres wide.ExplainationPractice in pairs like this:
A: What is the highest mountain in the
world?
B: It’s Qomolangma.PracticeA: What is the … in the …?
B: …A: How high is Qomolangma?
B: It’s 8,844.43 meters high.A: How deep/ big/ long is…?
B: It’s … meters/ kilometers …. 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.higherthe biggestthe deepestthe longest听力原文“the+序数词+最高级+单数名词+in…” 表示“是……中的第几……”“比较级+ than any other +名词+其他” 表示“比其他任何一个……都……”
注：该结构可与“the+最高级+其他”相互转换形容词最高级结构: the +最高级+其他 1c Use the information in 1b to make conversations.What is the highest mountain in the world?Qomolangma.What is the biggest desert in the world?The
Sahara.Read the numbers below.5,0006,3005,465300six thousand and three hundredfive thousand, four hundred and sixty-fivefive thousandthree hundred2a Listen and number the facts (1- 4)
in the order you hear them. ___ 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. 42132b Listen again and fill in the blanks
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.
___ 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. 42136,3005,4645,000300Listen again and fill in the blanks.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
________ countries in the world? It’s over
5000 years old.
Mike: Yes, I did. It’s much _____ than my country—
in fact, the United States is one of __________
countries in the world. It’s not even 300 years
old.the oldestolderthe youngestAttention!
“Did you know” is more polite than “Do you know” here.
This sentence means:
It’s OK if you didn’t know, because I can share the information with you.
(Then the person who is asked the question will not feel uncomfortable if he/she did not know. )
2. You might already know, but it doesn’t matter because I can still share the information with you and we can talk about it more. We are talking about sth. that is always or generally true, i.e. facts, so we use the simple present here.Boy: And China has _________ population, too.
It’s a lot _____ 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 _________ country _______.
We also have some famous rivers. The Yangtze
River is __________ river in Asia. It’s about
6300 kilometers long.
Mike: Wow! I didn’t know that. I thought the Yellow
River was ________.
Boy: No, the Yellow River is 5464 kilometers long.
But both rivers are very important to China.the biggestbiggerthe biggestin Asiathe longestlonger2c 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 any country.PracticeA: Did you know that Yangtze River is the longest river in China?
B: Yes, I did. It’s 6,300 meters long.
B: Wow! That’s long!
…The Great Wall He who doesn’t reach the Great Wall is not a true man.
不到长城非好汉。2. How long is the Ming Great Wall?It’s about 8850 kilometers long. The main reason was to protect their part of the country. 3. Why did the ancient emperors build the wall?1. What’s the conversation about?It’s about a tour to the Ming Great Wall. 2d Read the conversation and
answer the questions:Yes, it’s the most famous part.3. Is Badaling part of the Ming Great Wall?Role-play the conversation. Now let’s talk about the Great Wall. The parts from the Ming Dynasty is about 8850 kilometers long. This _________________________________. The ancient emperors built it to _______ their part of the country. It is quite ___________ and there are no other __________ objects _________ this. Badaling is the most famous part of the Ming Great Wall. makes it the longest wall in the worldprotecttall and wideman-madeas big asFill in the blanks according to the conversation.salt lakes 咸水湖
one of the oldest countries in the world
世界上最古老的国家之一
feel free (to do sth.) (可以)随便(做某事)
a large / big / small population 人口多/少
as far as I know 就我所知/ as far as I can see就我所见/ as far as I’m concerned就我而言
man-made 人造的本课小结What’s the population of ...?
It is … meters high (long, wide…).Ⅰ. 根据句意、首字母及所给汉语提示，补全
句中所缺单词。
1. This city has a p????????????? ?(人口) of 13
million.
2. In d???????????(沙漠), people hardly see grass
or water.
3. Hey, boys and girls! No drawing on these
w???????(墙).
4. The elephant lives in A???????(亚洲) and
Africa.ExercisespopulationdesertwallsAsiaⅡ. 根据句意及括号内所给单词的提示填
空。
1. The post office is about 500 ______ (meter)
away from here.
2. Many ______ (tour) go to Australia every
summer.
3. He wears his sunglasses ________ (protect)
his eyes from the sun. meterstouriststo protectⅢ. 根据句意及所给汉语提示，用恰当的短语填
空。
1. Please _________ (随便) to call me if you
want my service.
2. ______________ (就我所知), Jane works in
Green Hospital as a nurse.
3. I have read _______ (一部分) the book.
I think it’s interesting.
4. This park is almost _______________ (和……
一样大) that one.feel freeAs far as I knowpart ofas big / large asⅣ. 根据对话内容，从方框中选择恰当的选
项补全对话，其中有两项多余。A. How old is it?
B. What’s the matter?
C. Which is the longest river here?
D. Where is it?
E. Why don’t we take a bus there?
F. What’s the population of your town?
G. How far is it from here? A: Hi, friends! Welcome to my town. I’m your
guide, Miss Lin. You can ask me anything.A. How old is it?
B. What’s the matter?
C. Which is the longest river here?
D. Where is it?
E. Why don’t we take a bus there?
F. What’s the population of your town?
G. How far is it from here? B: OK. (1) ________
A: It’s over 45,000.
B: (2) ________
A: It’s over 1,000 years old. It’s an old town.FAA. How old is it?
B. What’s the matter?
C. Which is the longest river here?
D. Where is it?
E. Why don’t we take a bus there?
F. What’s the population of your town?
G. How far is it from here? B: Wow, it’s so old. (3) ________
A: Qin River. It’s more than 800 meters.
B: (4) ________
A: It’s in the southwest (西南) of our town. CDA. How old is it?
B. What’s the matter?
C. Which is the longest river here?
D. Where is it?
E. Why don’t we take a bus there?
F. What’s the population of your town?
G. How far is it from here? B: (5) ________
A: It’s about 3 kilometers. I’ll take you there
later.
B: I see. Thank you. GHomework 1. Memorize the important phrases
and sentences.
2. Make some dialogues about asking
the size of objects.
