人教版八年级英语下册
Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world?
Section A 1a-2d
566
709
1,002
65,700
24,550
123,456,789
five hundred and sixty-six
seven hundred and nine
one thousand and two
sixty-five thousand and seven hundred
twenty-four thousand five hundred and fifty
one hundred and twenty-three million four hundred and fifty-six thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine
Let’s play a game!
What’s the highest mountain in the world?
Qomolangma
Qomolangma is the highest mountain in the world.
It is higher than any other mountain in the world.
It’s 8,844.43 meters high.
Let’s know!
the Nile
The Nile is the longest river in the world.
Which is the longest river in the world?
the Amazon
The Amazon is the second longest river in the world.
It’s 6,671 kilometers long.
Which is the deepest salt lake (咸水湖) in the world?
the Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea is the deepest of all the salt lakes.
It’s 1,025 meters deep.
Which is the biggest desert (沙漠) in the world?
the Sahara
The Sahara is the biggest dessert(沙漠) in the world.
It’s about 9,600,000 square kilometers in size.
A: What is the highest mountain/… in the world?
B: … is the … in the world.
A: How /high/ big/deep/long is it?
B: It is … square kilometers in size.
kilometers/meters deep/ long/ high.
Let’s do pair work!
1a
1a
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
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
Let’s listen!
1b
China is one of the oldest countries.
It is over 5,000 years old.
The Yangtze River is the longest river in Asia.
the Yangtze River
the Yellow River
The Yellow River is the second longest in China.
Both rivers are very important to China.
Let's know more!
The Great Wall is the longest wall in China.
China is much older than the United States.
China is the same size as the United States.
China has much bigger population than the United States.
China has the biggest population in the world.
___ 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, but it is the biggest country in Asia.
4
2
1
3
Let’s listen!
2a
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, but it is the biggest country in Asia.
4
2
1
3
6,300
5,464
5,000
300
Let’s listen!
2b
Let’s do pair work!
1a
2c
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 my country.
Let’s check!
Say anything about the geographic facts you know!
地理知识
e.g. The Nile is the longest river in the world.
……
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.
Let’s read!
1a
2d
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.
Let’s read!
1a
2d
How long is the Great Wall?
How did a tourist feel after he knew the Great Wall is the longest?
Why did the ancient emperors build the wall?
Which is the biggest man-made project in the world?
Which is the most famous part of the Great wall?
It’s about 8,850 kilometers long.
He felt amazed.
The Great Wall.
Badaling.
The main reason was to protect their part of the country.
Let’s answer!
1a
2d
Let’s role-play the conversation!
1a
2d
Let’s make more conversations!
Group work
Guide： Feel free to ask me anything on
today’s …… tour.
Tourist 1：How long/old/high is the ……?
Guide： Ah, the most popular question!
If we’re only talking about ……
Tourist 2: …….
……
1. 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。
Language points
Let’s remember!
2. As far as I know, there are no 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。
as far as I know 是一个固定的表达方式，意思是“据我所知”。
例如：
As far as I know, Jack’s got twin sisters.
就我所知，杰克有一对孪生姐妹。
They’re not coming today, so far as I know.
他们今天不来了— 就我所知是这样的。
3. the Ming Great Wall 明长城
“明长城”是指明朝时期为了防御北方游牧民族的骚扰，历时一百多年在北部地区 修筑的军事防御工程。这段长城东起辽宁虎山，西至甘肃嘉峪关，从东向西横贯多个省、 直辖市、自治区，全长约8850千米，是现存历代长城遗迹中最完整、最坚固的。
1. Lily gets up ______ (early) than Lucy.
2. Which goes _____________ (slowly), Tom or Jim?
3.This book is _______________ (interesting) than that one.
4. She works ________________ (careful) in her school.
5. Who goes to bed _________ (late) Jim, Tom or Jack?
6. I think turkey is ________________ (delicious) of all.
earlier
more slowly
more interesting
一、 根据所给词的适当形式填空
Let’s practice!
the most carefully
latest
the most delicious
二、根据所给汉语意思完成句子
它比世界上任何一座别的山都要高。
里海是所有咸水湖中最深的湖。
亚马逊河是世界上第二长河。
中国有最多的人口。
中国的大小大约与美国一样。
It’s higher than any other mountain in the world.
The Caspian sea is the deepest of all the salt lakes.
The Amason is the second longest river in the world.
China has the biggest/largest population.
China is almost as big as the United States.
Let’s summarize!
square
meter
deep
desert
population
Asia
tour
n. 平方；正方形
n. 米；公尺
adj. 深的；纵深的
n. 沙漠
n. 人口；人口数量
n. 亚洲
n.＆ v. 旅行；旅游
Key words & phrases
Let’s summarize!
tourist
wall
amazing
ancient
protect
wide
n. 旅行者；观光者
n. 墙
adj. 令人大为惊奇的;令人惊喜
adj. 古代的；古老的
v. 保护；防护
adj. 宽的；宽阔的
Let’s summarize!
any other
feel free
as far as I know
geographical facts
test sb.
a bit/a little more
one of the oldest countries
任何其他
(可以)随便(做某事)
就我所知
地理知识
测试某人
更多一点
最古老的国家之一
Let’s summarize!
How high is Qomolangma? It’s 8,844.43 meters high.
It’s higher than any other mountain.
The Caspian Sea is the deepest of all the salt lakes.
China is one of the oldest courtiers in the world.
It’s much older than the US.
Key sentences
Let’s do homework!
1. Do more exerccises about the comparative and superlative degree .
2. Try to repeat 2d and find more information about the world.
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课题 What’s the highest mountain in the world? 单元 Unit7 学科 英语 年级 八年级
教学 目标 一、语言能力1. 能理解并掌握目标语言的用法（meter, deep, wide, tourist, desert, population, amazing, ancient, protect, feel free, as far as I know以及句型... is ... meters high/deep/long/square kilometers in size; ... is higher than any other ...; ... is the deepest of all ...; ... is one of the ...）； 2. 能够通过听获取地理知识中的一些重要数据及与之相关的文化信息；3. 能够通过控制性的语言操练来提高说的能力。 二、思维品质通过对不同事物的比较，了解中国及世界地理知识。三、文化品格1. 了解我国和世界的一些“自然地理之最”； 2. 了解我国明长城的基本知识。四、学习能力能运用所学知识（.. is ... meters high/deep/long/square kilometers in size; ... is higher than any other ...; ... is the deepest of all ...; ... is one of the ...) 来简单地表达对世界自然地理知识的理解。
重点 掌握本课的生词和词组，能熟练运用目标语；学习较大数字的表述，学会用不同句式表达比较级和最高级。
难点 目标语的实际运用：形容词比较级、最高级的不同表达句式
教学过程
教学环节 教师活动 学生活动 设计意图
导入新课 Step 1 Let’s play a game!(Please try to say these numbers in English) Speak out the numbers as quickly as possible 利用游戏导入不仅能够激发学生学习兴趣，自然迅速地融入课堂，而且还复习了本单元第一课时所涉及的数字读法，为下面新课内容作铺垫。
讲授新课 Step 2 Let’s know!Show a picture of Qomolangma and ask “Do you know the mountain? What’s its name? How high is it? Can you tell me something about it? ”Help the students to answer: It’s the highest mountain in the world. It’s 8,844.43 meters high. In the same way, introduce these other famous places in the world.Step 3 Let’s do pair work!Ask the students to make a conversation using in the information in the chart in activity 1a.Step 4 Let’s listen!Ask the students to listen to 1b and check the facts they hear, complete the sentences and then repeat after the tape.Step 5 Let’s know more!Introduce famous places in China.Step 6 Let’s listen!Ask the students listen to 2a&2b. Number the facts and fill in the blanks in 2a with the numbers in 2a.Step 7 Let’s do pair work!Make conversations using the information in 2a.Step 8 Let's check!Say anything about the geographic facts you know!Step 9 Let’s read and answer!1. Read 2d and answer "What's the conversation about?".2. Read 2d again, and answer more questions. 3. Let’s role-play the conversation!Step 10 Let’s make more conversations!Now three or four in a group, make more conversations like 2d.Step 10 Let’s practice! Look at the picture, know something about the famous places in the world. Do pair work with partners. Listen and repeat! Listen and repeat! Do pair work with partners.Brainstorm! Read twice and answer the questions. Role play.Make more conversations with partners. 利用图片教授知识,便于让学生理解接受, 降低了知识的难度, 激发培养了学生学习英语的兴趣；同时也将目标语（最高级）融入具体语境中，学中用，用中学。 在学生初步掌握了新授知识的基础上, 两人一组进行对话练习, 巩固所学知识. 先做完题, 再让学生跟读,以便纠正学生语音语调. 在做听力前介绍听力信息,降低听力难度, 激发学生兴趣。 对所学知识进行头脑风暴。 模仿角色，让学生朗读技巧，注意表演时导游和游客的语气，声情并茂地演绎对话。小组活动对本节课重点内容进行针对练习。
课堂小结 重点单词词组：square, meter, deep, desert, population, Asia, tour, tourist, wall , amazing ancient, protect, wide, any other, feel free, as far as I know, geographical facts, test sb., a bit/a little more, one of the oldest countries重点句型：1. How high is Qomolangma? It’s 8,844.43 meters high.2. It’s higher than any other mountain. 3. The Caspian Sea is the deepest of all the salt lakes. 4. China is one of the oldest courtiers in the world. 5. It’s much older than the US. 最后对本节课重点单词、词组以及句型进行归纳。
板书 Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world? Period 1 Qomolangma is the highest mountain in the world. The Nile is the longest river in the world. The Caspian Sea is the deepest of all the salt lakes. The Sahara is the biggest dessert in the world. It’s 8,844.43 meters high. It’s 6,671 kilometers long. It’s 1,025 meters deep. It’s about 9,600,000 square kilometers in size.
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