Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world? SectionA 2d+Grammar Focus课件（共34张）

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Unit 7
What’s the highest mountain in the world?
Section A 2c-2d+Grammar Focus
Revision
1.形容词的最高级及比较级表达最高级含义：
the+ 形容词/副词最高级 ...+in/of = 比较级+ than any other + 单数n.
Qomolangma is higher than any other mountain in the world.=Qomolangma is the highest mountain in the world.
The Sahara is bigger than any other desert in the world. =The Sahara is the biggest desert in the world.
4. 表示长、宽、高时常用句型：
基数词 + 单位词（meter, foot, inch, kilo等）+ 形容词（ long, wide, high, tall）
5. Read numbers.
2. one of+形容词最高级+名词复数 : 表示...之一
China is one of the oldest countries in the world.
3. much/ a lot +形容词比较级+ than...
China is much/ a lot older than the United States.
Exercise
New lesson



1.To learn useful expressions, facts and history about the Great Wall
2.To study grammars about comparisons
3.To express love for our hometown and world around us

Learning objectives
1.Asia亚洲
2.feel free to do 自由做某事
3. tour （n）旅行 → tourist (n)旅游者
4.wall The great wall长城
5. amazing adj. 惊人的，令人吃惊的
amazed adj 感到吃惊的 be amazed at sth
例句：he was amazed at the amazing news
This is an amazing story
6.ancient
The ancient emporors古代皇帝


New words

7. protect v ―保护‖ protection 不可数名词 保卫
We should protect children.
Protect sb./ sth from (doing) sth 保护某人/ 某物使其不受……
例句：Protect your eyes from the sun. 不要让阳光伤害你的眼睛。
8. as far as I know据我所知 as far as ―就......来说，至于......‖ ,可放在句首或句中
as far as I can remember 据我所记得的 as far as I can see 依我所见
9.man-made人造的 A man-made flower、the biggest man-made object


tourist






The Great Wall Tour

1.How many questions do the tourists ask? What is the most popular one?


2.What do the tourists think of the Great Wall?


3.Which is the most famous part of the Ming Great Wall?

Watch a video and answer

1.How many questions do the tourists ask? What is the most popular one?


2.What do the tourists think of the Great Wall?


3.Which is the most famous part of the Ming Great Wall?

Please answer these questions
Three questions. The most popular one is how long the Great Wall is.
Amazing, tall and wide.
Badaling is the most famous part of the Ming Great Wall.






The Great Wall Tour
8,850 amazing





protect man-made

What do these words show us?



What do these words show us?
...it’s about 8,850 kilometers long.
How long the Great Wall is.


Wow, that’s amazing!
How they feel about the Great Wall.



…there are no man-made objects as big as this.
How great the Chinese people are.
The main reason was to protect their part of the country.
Why they built the Great Wall.


made by people, not nature 人造的
two minutes
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.



Tell the feelings of the guide and tourists
proud 自豪的
curious 好奇的
happy


proud 自豪的
surprised

feel free to do(可以)随便(做某事)


No walls are as long as it.

就我所知

It is the biggest one in the world.
Role-play the conversation

Three minutes to prepare

Listen and Repeat.
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.



Retell the conversation

Three ________ and a guide are visiting the Great Wall. Along the way, their
guide tells them a lot of information about the Great Wall.
They understand the parts we are talking about today are from the Ming
_______. ________________ part is Badaling. The Great Wall is not only the
longest wall but also _________________________ in the world. The ______
emperors first built it to ______ their country. The tourists think it is very
_______.


tourists
Dynasty
The most famous
the biggest man-made object
ancient
protect
amazing
two minutes to prepare


the biggest man-made object
67 years ago; 8,844.43 meters high
one of the best gifts from mother
nature
Qomolangma



-What's the highest mountain in the world? How high is it?
-Qomolangma. It's 8,844.43 meters high. It's higher than any other mountain.

-Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world?
-Yes, I did. It's much older than the US.
-Which is the deepest salt lake in the world?
-The Caspian Sea is the deepest of all the salt lakes.

找出比较级、最高级和标志词












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。。。。。。之一
修饰比较级

1.比较级

2.最高级


Grammar

comparison
3.同级比较
as…as…

Practice 1
big much popular long old high
1.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.
3. No ocean in the world is as ________ as the Pacific Ocean.
4. Although Japan is __________ than Canada, it is _________ smaller.






4a Fill in the blanks
1.three minutes
2.key words
longest
longer
high
popular
big
older
much

Practice 2
Make comparisons according to the pictures.
The Yangtze River is almost as long as the Amazon River.





The Amazon River is longer than the Yangtze, but the Yangtze River is the longest river in China.

the Yangtze River
the Amazon River

Your Turn
4b Write comparisons about two cities. Write true facts.
Dogs
Chongqing
Jinan








The food in Chongqing is spicier than that in Jinan.
The food in Jinan is saltier.
Transportation in Chongqing is more convenient than that in Jinan.
Jinan is a bicycle-friendly city. The number of bicycles are much larger than that in Chongqing.
large, big or small
The population of Chongqing is much larger than that of Jinan.
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01
04
03
Food
Transportation
Population
Places to visit

Compare two cities
Cities Population Main Transportation(交通) Food Places to visit
about 31,243,200 Cars, buses, light railways(轻轨)… Sichuan cuisine(菜系), hot pot, hot and spicy Da Zu Carvings(大足石刻), Jinfo Mountain and about 87 museums…
about 7,460,400
Cars, buses, bikes or electromobiles
(电动车)… Shandong cuisine, salty Baotu Spring, Qianfo Mountain, Daming Lake and about 140 museums…
The mountains in Chongqing are as famous as those in Jinan.
Jinan has more museums than Chongqing.

four minutes

Comparisons between Chongqing and Jinan
Both Chongqing and Jinan are famous historic cities. But there are still many differences between them.
The population of Chongqing is much larger than that of Jinan.
Known as a “mountain” city, Chongqing covers a large area by rivers and mountains. So light railways are one of the main transportation. Transportation in Chongqing is more convenient than that in Jinan. As a bicycle-friendly city, the number of bicycles in Jinan are much larger than that in Chongqing.
Sichuan cuisine is famous for its hot and spicy while Shandong cuisine usually is usually salty. So the food in Chongqing is spicier than that in Jinan. The food in Jinan is saltier.
As for the places to visit, the mountains in Chongqing are as famous as those in Jinan. But Jinan has more museums than Chongqing.




How much do you know about your hometown, Jinan?
-What is the highest building in our city?
-Which is the busiest road in our city?
-What is the most delicious food?
…

How wonderful Jinan is!

1.比较级
2.最高级
3.同级比较
About the world around us

1.Facts and history about the Great Wall
2.The highest mountain/ the deepest salt lake/
the biggest ocean…
About the comparison

Summarize
Love our hometown
Love the world around us!
Homework
1. Listen to the conversation of 2d for at least twenty minutes and try to recite it.
2. Teens Magazine is holding a writing competition about changes in Jinan. Please write an article and send it to the magazine, using the expressions you learned today.

Thank you!