课件29张PPT。Section A (1a-2d)Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world?Read and learnWords and expressionsWhich is the highest mountain in the world?
Which is the longest river in the world?
Which is the longest river in Asia?
…Lead inDo you know?Qomolangmathe Saharathe Caspian Seathe Nilethe Yangtze River1aMatch the facts you know.1bListen 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 longestUse the information in 1b to make conversations.1cA: What is the highest mountain in the world?
B: Qomolangma.What is the longest river in the world?The Nile.What is the deepest desert in the world?The Sahara.2aListen 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.6,300 5,000 5,464 30042_____ 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, but it is the biggest country in Asia.13Listen again and fill in the blanks in 2a with numbers in the box.2b_____ 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.6,3005,464_____ 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, but it is the biggest country in Asia.5,000300Make conversations using the information in 2a.2cA: Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world?
B: Yes, I did. It’s much older than my country.Please read the conversation in 2d.What’s the conversation about?It’s about a tour to the Ming Great Wall.Read again and answer the questions in 2d.1. How long is the Ming Great Wall?
2. What does the guide say about the wall?
It’s about 8,850 kilometers long.It’s quite tall and wide. / It’s the longest wall in the world.
…Language points 表示人口“多”要用large或big；表示人口“少”要用small。
China has the largest population in the world.population：意为“人口数量”，“人口”，是一个集合名词 . population常与定冠词the连用,
作主语用时,谓语动词常用第三人称单数形式。
The world‘s population ___increasing__________________.
全世界的人口增长得越来越快。
The population of China is about 1,300,000,000.
中国人口大约有13亿。faster and fasteris当主语是表示“人口的百分之几、几分之几”时,谓语动词用复数形式 。
eg:中国大约有百分之七十的人口是农民。
About seventy percent of the population in China are farmers.
询问某国、某地有多少人口时, “How large...?”;
在问具体人口时用“What...?”。
你们家乡有多少人口? 加拿大的人口数是多少?
How large is the population of your hometown? What is the population of Canada? 这个城市的人口是600万。
The population of this city is six million．
中国的人口比美国的人口多很多。
The population of China is much larger than that of the USA. 2. Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world?
that China is…是know的宾语从句。尽管主句的动词是过去时态，但由于宾语从句陈述的是客观事实，所以从句仍用一般现在时。3. It’s much older than my country.much higher 意为“高得多”。在形容比较级前还可以用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.1. The p________ in our hometown is very large.
2. We t____ by car every summer.
3. We have to make plans to p _____ the endangered animals.
4. They came to a _____ (宽阔的) river.
5. Some _______ (古老的) towns have walls around them.opulationourrotectwideQuiz: 根据提示完成句子。ancient1. To memorize the important phrases
and sentences.
2. To make some dialogs about asking
the size of objects.Homework课件43张PPT。Section A (3a-4c)Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world? Free Talk Do you like mountain climbing? Do you know the most popular places to go for it?Lead inOne of the most popular places to go for mountain climbing is the Himalayas.the Himalayas3aRead the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas.Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3Spirit of climbers
Achievements of climbers
Facts and dangersMark True (T) or False (F). 1. It is very dangerous to climb Qomolangma.
2. The first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29, 1955.
3. The first Chinese woman to succeed was in 1960.
4. It shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.T F F T Ask and answer.1. What mountain is Himalayas? 2. Why is it dangerous to climb Qomolangma? 3. When did the first Chinese reach the top of Qomolangma?3bRead the article again and complete the chart.very high
it can snow
freezing weather conditions
heavy storms
very hard to breathe as you get near the top1960-The first Chinese team reached the top
1975- Junko Tabei from Japan was the first woman to reach the topmost popular place highest
most famous
more serious difficulties
stronger than the forces of nature3cAnswer the questions using information from the article.1. Where are the Himalayas?
2. How high is Qomolangma?
The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China.Qomolangma is 8,844.43 meters high.3. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous?
4. What does the spirit of the climbers tell us?
Because they want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.The spirit of the climbers tells us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.1953年5月29日，34岁来自新西兰的登山家埃德蒙·希拉里（Edmund Hillary）作为英国登山队队员与39岁的尼泊尔向导丹增·诺尔盖Tenzing Norgay 一起沿东南山脊路线登上珠穆朗玛峰，是纪录上第一个登顶成功的登山队伍。 1960年5月25日，中华人民共和国人首次登上珠穆朗玛峰。他们是王富洲、贡布（藏族）、屈银华。此次攀登，也是首次从北坡攀登成功。 1960年，我国首次登上地球之颠的3名英雄。1975年5月16日，日本人田部井淳子的从南坡登上了珠峰。 1975年5月27日，中国登山队的藏族女队员
潘多成为世界上第一个从北坡登上珠穆朗
玛峰的女性。 珠穆朗玛峰，峰高势伟，地理环境独特，峰顶的最低气温常年在零下34℃。山上一些地方常年积雪不化，冰川、冰坡、冰塔林到处可见。峰顶空气稀薄，空气的含氧量只有东部平原地区的四分之一，经常刮七八级大风。十二级大风也不少见。风吹积雪，四溅飞舞，弥漫天际。 2008年5月8日，中国登山队圣火传递珠穆朗玛峰突击队员，成功地把圣火从8300米突击队营地传递到了珠穆朗玛峰峰顶，创造了人类奥运历史上的奇迹。 It is … meters high (long, wide…).
它……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。Language points例如：
The maintain is more than three thousand meters high.
这座山高三千多米。
It is only 380,000 kilometers away.
它离我们只有三十八万公里。
The Green Great Wall is 7,000 kilometers long.
这座绿色长城长7,000公里。freezing adj.
冻结的; 冰冻的; 极冷的
It’s freezing outside now.
现在外面冷极了。
It’s very cold today, the temperature has dropped to freezing point.
今天很冷, 温度降到了冰点。 freeze v. 冻结；冷冻；僵硬；凝固
Water freezes at the temperature of 0 degrees Celsius.
水在摄氏零度结冰。
We ate some of the fruits and froze the rest.
我们吃了一些水果,把剩下的冷藏起来。知识拓展frozen既是freeze的过去分词形式，也可用作形容词，表示“冷冻的”。
These frozen foods are the most convenient of all.
这些冷冻食品是最为方便。英译汉
① above / over freezing
零度以上
② freezing weather
很冷的天气
③ be frozen to death
被冻死
④ give sb. a freezing cold
冷冷地看某人一眼Practice⑤ freezing machine
制冷机
⑥ frozen meat
冻肉
⑦ I’m frozen, so I can’t write.
我冻坏了，不能写东西了。
⑧ I’m freezing, so I’ve to put on a heavy coat.
我觉得冷极了，我得穿件厚大衣。 thick adj.
1. 浓的, 浓厚的; 粘稠的; 混浊的
It is dangerous to drive in a thick fog.
在浓雾天驾车很危险。
2. 厚的; 粗的
How thick is the board?
这块木板有多厚?4aFill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.big
much
popular
long
old
high1. 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.longestlongerhighpopular3. No ocean in the world is as ________ as the Pacific Ocean.
4. Although Japan is _________ than Canada, it is _________ smaller.big
much
popular
long
old
highbigoldermuch4bWrite two comparisons about two topics. Write true facts.e.g. Two rivers: ________________ and ____________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________the Yangtze Riverthe Amazon RiverThe Yangtze River is almost as long as the Amazon
River.The Amazon is longer than the Yangtze, but the Yangtze is the longest river in China.
Two animals: ___________ and _________
1. ___________________________________
2. ___________________________________
_____________________________________Monkey DogA dog is bigger than a monkey.A monkey is smaller than a dog, but it climbs a tree faster than a dog.Two cities: ___________ and _______________
1. ___________________________________
2. _____________________________________
_______________________________________Singapore Kuala LumpurKuala Lumpur is as modern as Singapore.Singapore is bigger than Kuala Lumpur and has a larger population than Kuala Lumpur.4cWrite five questions using comparisons. Then ask your partner your questions.1. _______________________________________
2. _______________________________________
3. _______________________________________
4. _______________________________________
5. _______________________________________What is the highest building in our city?What is the busiest subway station in our city?What is the largest shopping mall in our city?Which is the biggest park in our city?Which is the longest road in our city? 比较级考点
① 比较级修饰问题 a little, a bit, even, still, much, a lot, far 等可修饰比较级。
e.g. Tom is a little taller than Jim. This book is much more interesting than that one.中考链接② 同级比较
e.g. The weather in Beijing is colder than that in Xi’an. Our school is bigger than yours.
③ the + 比较级
e.g. Lucy is the fatter of the two girls.④ “a/an + 比较级”?表示“又一，再一”
e.g. Lily has a doll, but she wants?a bigger one.
⑤ 隐性比较（没有than的情况）
e.g. Who runs faster, Lucy or Lily? You’d better come earlier next time. He worked hard last term, but he works even harder this term.⑥ 越来越......
比较级 + and + 比较级
b. the + 比较级 + 句子，the + 比较级 + 句子
e.g. It’s getting colder and colder. The more you exercise, the better you are. 2. 最高级考点
说明：形容词的最高级前必须加the；副词的最高级前省略the。
① 范围问题
e.g. Tom is the tallest student in the class. Spring is the best season of the year.② “......之一”问题
e.g. Beijing is one of the biggest cities in the world.
③ “the + 序数词 + 最高级”
e.g. I think he is the second tallest boy in his class.3. 比较级和最高级的转换
e.g. Tom is the tallest student in the class.
= Tom is taller than any other student in the class.
= Tom is taller than all the other students in the class.
= No other students are taller than Tom.① any other + 名词单数
the other + 名词复数
② 否定 + 比较级 = 最高级?
比较级 + 极限 = 最高级Summary1. Kate is young, but Joe is _______.
2. My shoes are new. My sister’s are
______ than mine.
3. Her bag is heavy, and his is ______ than
hers. But yours is ___________ of all.youngernewerheavierthe heaviestFinish the sentences with the right forms of the adjectives.Quiz4. Tom’s kite is high. Jim’s is ______ than
Tom’s. Mike’s is __________ of them
all.
5. Bill is seven. John is nine and Tom is
eleven. Tom is ______ than John and
Bill. Bill is _______ than John. Bill is
____________ and Tom is ___________
of the three.the highestolderyoungerthe youngestthe oldesthigher 1. To memorize the important phrases
and sentences.
2. To make some sentences using as … as,
... times … than, less than, more than.Homework
