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Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world?教学目标：1语言目标：掌握本单元重点词汇及能用比较级和最高级谈论各之最。2 技能目标：能听懂和谈论有关地理和自然的话题。3 情感目标：培养学生热爱大自然，保护环境的意识。教学重点：短语: in size, in the world, 2 meters tall/long/wide, the biggest population, one of the biggest, the most popular question, talk about, the ancient emperors, the main reason, as far as I know, no man-made objects, mountain climbing, the southwestern part of China, thick clouds, cover the top, risk ones life, challenge oneself, achieve ones dream，the forest of nature, try to do sth., the spirit of the climbers, many times more than ,live up to, prepare for., be awake, be special to sb., spend some time doing sth., in the remaining forest, endangered animals, in the future句子: Whats the highest mountain in the world?Qomolangma.How long is Qomolangma?Its 8,844.43 meters high. Its higher than any other mountain.Which is the deepest salt lake in the world?The Caspian Sea is the deepest of all the salt lake.Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world?Yes, I did. Its much older than the US.教学难点：形容词和副词的比较级和最高级变化规则和用法。 物体之间的对比。课时划分：Period 1 Section A 1 1a 2dPeriod 2 Section A 2 3a-3cPeriod 3 Section A 3 Grammar focus-4cPeriod 4 Section B 1 1a-2ePeriod 5 Section B 2 3a-Self checkSection A 1 (1a 2d)Step 1 Presentation1. New words: square n. 平方 meter n. 米 deep adj. 深的 desert n. 沙漠 population n. 人口 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；宽阔和2. Show some pictures and information of the highest mountain, the longest river, the biggest river, the biggest lake and the biggest desert in the world.Step 2 Warming up1. Watch the photos and talk about them “How big/high/long/big is ? and help the students to answer: Its meters/kilometers/cm big/high/long/big.2. Look these photos and practice the dialogue:e.g. A: How high is Qomolangma?B: Its 8,844.43 meters high.Step 3 1a Match the facts you know.Qomolangma about 9,600,000 square kilometers in sizeThe Sahara1,025 meters deepThe Caspian Sea6,671 kilometers longThe Nile8,844.43 meters highStep 4 Explanation8,844.43 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. Step 5 Practice in pairs using the information in 1a.1. A: Which is the highest mountain in the world? B: Its Qomolangma.2. A: How high is Qomolangma?B: Its 8,844.43 meters high.Step 6 Listening 1. 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.2. 2a Listen and number the facts (1- 4) in the order you hear them.2b Listen again and fill in the blanks in 2a 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. Its 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.Step 7 Practice 2c Make conversations in pairs.Examples A: Did you know that China if one of the oldest countries in the world?B: Yes, I did. Its much older than my country.Step 8 2d 1. Read the conversation and answer the questions:1) Which is the biggest man-made object in the world？2) Which is the most famous part of the Ming Great Wall?2. Role-play the conversation. Step 9 Language points and summary1. China has the biggest population in the world. 中国是世界人口最多的国家。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：The 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) 我的家乡有100万人口。My hometown _ _ _ _ one million. (3) 北京有多少人口？_ _ _ _ _ Beijing? 2. Feel free to ask me anything on todays 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。3. 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。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”。e.g. As far as I know, Jacks got twin sisters. 就我所知，杰克有一对孪生姐妹。 Theyre not coming today, so far as I know. 他们今天不来了 就我所知是这样的。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。Step 10 ExercisesStep 11 Homework1. Memorize the important phrases and sentences.2. Make some dialogues about asking the size of objects.Section A 2 (3a 3c)Step 1 RevisionLook at the photos. Answer the following questions.Which is the highest mountain in the world?Which is the longest river in Asia? Step 2 Learn the new words.1. achievement n. 成就；成绩e.g. We felt a great sense of achievement when we reached the top of themountain. 当我们到达山顶的时候，我们有一种巨大的成就感。2. achieve v. 达到；完成；成功e.g. He will never achieve anything if he doesnt work hard.如果他不加紧努力工作，他会一事无成。3. southwestern adj. 西南的；西南方向的4. include v. 包含；包括e.g. Her hobbies include swimming and gardening. 她爱好游泳和园艺。5. condition n. 条件；状况e.g. The piano was in good condition. 这台钢琴状况良好。6. take in 吸入；容纳e.g. Fish take in oxygen through their gills. 鱼用鳃吸氧气。7. challenge v. & n. 挑战；考验e.g. The job doesnt really challenge him. 这项工作不能真正的考验他。The new governments first challenge is the economy. 新政府面临的第一个挑战是经济问题。8. in the face of 面对（困难、问题等）e.g. In the face of difficulties, hes completely unafraid. 他在困难面前毫不胆怯。 9. force n. 力；力量e.g. The thief took the money from the old man by force. 窃贼用暴力抢了老人的钱。Step 3 Pre-Read Talk below questions in pairs.What do you know about Qomolangma?Is Qomolangma the most dangerous mountain in the world？Step 4 ReadingRead the article by yourself and find the following phrases.1.最危险的山峰 2.世界上最危险的运动之一3.登山（名词短语）/（动词短语）4.来自世界各地的登山者5.横亘于中国的西南边界6.在所有的山峰中7.厚厚的云层8.更为严重的困难9.寒冷的天气状况和强劲的暴风雪10.首次到达珠穆朗玛峰顶的人Answers: 1. the most dangerous mountain 2. one of the worlds most dangerous sports 3. mountain climbing/climb mountains4. the climbers from all over the world 5. run along the southwestern part of China 6. of all the mountains 7. thick clouds 8. more serious difficulties9. freezing weather conditions and heavy storms 10. the first people to reach the top of Qomolangma 3a Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas.Paragraph 1 spirit of climbersParagraph 2 achievements of climbersParagraph 3 facts and dangers3b. Read the article again and complete the chart.Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3List tour dangers for climbers.List three achievementsList tour comparisonsthick clouds1953Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the topMost dangerous sportsnow can fall very hardfreezing weather conditionsheavy stormsThe first Chinese team reached the top in 1960.The first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975.People can challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.Never give up trying to achieve our dream.Humans can be stronger than the forces of nature. 3c Answer the questions using information in the article.1. Where are the Himalayas? In the southwestern part of China.2. How high is Qomolangma? 8,844.43 meters high.3. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous?Because they want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.4. What does the spirit of the climbers tell us?We should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. According to the passage, fill in the blanks. One of the most _ sports in the world is mountain _, and one of the most _ places to go for this is the Himalayas. These extremely high _ attract _ from all over the world. Many people say this is one of the most _ parts of the world. The Himalayas _ along the _ border of china. Of all the peaks (tops), Qomolangma is the _ and most _. Its _ to climb Qomolangma because thick clouds _ the top of the mountain. Even more serious _ include the freezing _ conditions and the _ storms. The first _ to reach the top of Qomolangma Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary did it in 1953. The first Chinese climber _ the top in 1960, and in 1975, the first _ did it too. Answers: dangerous, climbing, popular, risks, climbers, famous, runs, southwestern, highest, famous, the hardest, cover, difficulties, weather, heavy, people, reached, womanStep 5 Language points1. One of the worlds most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, “one of + the + 形容词的最高级 + 复数名词”，意为“最之一”。如： Miss Wang is one of the most popular teachers in our school.王老师是我们学校最受欢迎的老师之一。2. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms.1) Difficulty既可作可数名词也可作不可数名词，在此用作可数名词。做可数名词时，difficulty常用作复数，表示具体概念，即：各种各样的“困难; 难事; 难题”。例如：People learning a new language may face some difficulties.人们学习一门新的语言时可能会遇到一些困难。作不可数名词时，difficulty可译作“困难；艰难；辛苦；费劲”，例如：He had great difficulty in finding a new job.他找新的工作费了很大劲。We found the house without difficulty.我们轻而易举的找到了那座房子。2) include表示“包括；包含”，是一个及物动词。例如：Does your price of the bike include this light?你们的车价包含这盏车灯吗？3. It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top. It is + adj. + to do sth.， it作形式主语放在句首，而把真正的主语放在句尾。常用于此句型的形容词有important， difficult， dangerous， necessary， useful， possible等，用来对to do sth. 进行说明。此句型可以转换成To do sth. is + adj.。e.g. It is important to study English well. 学好英语很重要。 Its very difficult to climb Qomolangma. 攀登珠穆朗玛峰很难。4. The first Chinese team did so in 1960, while the first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975.succeed作动词，意为“实现目标；成功”，succeed in doing sth.意为“成功地做某事”。如：The climber succeeded in reaching the top of the mountain. 登山者成功登到了山顶。5. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. 1) give up意为“放弃”，后面可以接名词、代词或v-ing形式作宾语。 注意：如果其宾语是名词，那么名词可以放在give和up之间，也可以放在 up之后；如果其宾语是代词，那么代词只能放在 give和up之间。如：My uncle wants to give up drinking wine. 我叔叔想戒酒。Although English isnt easy to learn, I wont give it up. 虽然英语不易学，但我不会放弃。2) achieve our dream相当于make our dreams come true。6. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous?even though 用作从属连词，意为“即使；尽管”，相当于even if，引导让步状语从句，一般不与并列连词but连用。如：Mr. Wang will come on time even though it rains.尽管下雨，但王老师会按时来。Step 6 Exercises根据句意及所给汉语提示，写出句中所缺单词。1. We try to celebrate the _ (成就) of those great scientists.2. He wanted to reach the top of the mountain and he _ (成功). 3. I have a small house. It _ (包括) a bedroom, a kitchen and a bathroom.4. You should work hard to _ (实现) your dream.5. If you go to the poor village, you will be shocked by the living _ (条件).Step 7 HomeworkRetell the article, and then preview the Grammar focus. Section A 3 (Grammar focus - 4c)Step 1 Revision Ask the Ss to retell the article.Step 2 Grammar focus Whats the highest mountain in the world? Qomolangma. How high is Qomolangma? Its 8,844.43 meters high. Its higher than any other mountain. Which is the deepest salt lake in the world? The Caspian Sea is the deepest of all the salt lakes. Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world? Yes, I did. Its much older than the US. Step 3 Grammar我们已经学习过形容词和副词的比较级和最高级的构成及基本用法。下面我们进一步学习与其相关的其他知识点。形容词和副词比较级的修饰语1. 比较级前可加much, a lot, a bit, a little, any, no, some, even, still等词修饰。如：You must work much faster.You look a lot happier than you did yesterday.He was too tired to walk any further.This book is even more useful than that one.2. 比较级前还可加其他表示数量的词。如：My sister is ten years younger than me.We reached here two days earlier than the others.形容词和副词最高级的其他用法1. 形容词最高级可被second, third等序数词修饰。如：The building is the second tallest in this city.2. 形容词最高级常用于句型“one of +the+形容词最高级 + 可数名词的复数形式”，意为“最之一”。如： Liu Li is one of the most popular girls in our class.3. 形容词和副词的比较级和最高级可以互相转换。如： Jane is taller than the other girls / any other girl in the club. = Jane is the tallest girl in the club. This car runs faster than the other ones / any other one in the garage. = This car runs the fastest of all the cars in the garage.Step 4 中考链接1. 比较级考点 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. the + 比较级e.g. Lucy is the fatter of the two girls.“a/an + 比较级”表示“又一，再一”e.g. Lily has a doll, but she wantsa bigger one.隐性比较（没有than的情况）e.g. Who runs faster, Lucy or Lily? Youd better come earlier next time. He worked hard last term, but he works even harder this term.越来越.a. 比较级 + and + 比较级b. the + 比较级 + 句子，the + 比较级 + 句子e.g. Its 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。 范围问题e.g. Tom is the tallest student in the class. Spring is the best season of the year. “.之一”问题e.g. Beijing is one of the biggest cities in the world. “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.同级比较 as + adj./adv. + as e.g. She is as thin as Lily. He writes as carefully as Linda. not + as/so + adj./adv. + as e.g. Tony didnt run so fast as Carter Step 5 Practice1. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box. big much popular long old high 1) The Amazon River is one of the _ rivers in the world. Its a little _ than the Yangtze River.2) Qomolangma is 8,844.43 meters _. Its 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.2. Write two comparisons about two topics. Write true facts.e.g. Two rivers: the Yangtze River and the Amazon RiverThe Yangtze River is almost as long as the Amazon River.The Amazon is longer than the Yangtze, but the Yangtze River is the longest river in China.Two cities: _ and _1. _. 2. _.Two animals: _ and _1. _. 2. _.3. Write five questions using comparisons. Then ask your partner your questions.1) What is the highest building in our city? 2) What is the busiest subway station in out city? 3) What is the largest shopping mall in our city?4) Which is the biggest park in our city?5) Which is the longest road in our city?Step 5 ExercisesStep 6 Homework1. Memorize the important structure.2. Make some sentences using as as,. times than, less than, more than.Section B 1 (1a-2e)Step 1 New words1. weigh v. 称重 2. adult n. 成人 adj. 成年的 3. bamboo n. 竹子4. endangered adj. 濒危的 5. research n.&v. 调查；研究6. keeper n. 饲养员 7. awake adj. 醒着 8. excitement n. 激动9. illness n. 疾病 10. artwork n. 插图 11. wild adj. 野生的12. government n. 政府Step 2 Discussion1. Compare facts about these two animals. Use the language in the box to help you make sentences.e.g. This elephant weighs many times more than this panda.(200 cm taller/shorter, weigh much more/less, eat much more/less, eat many times more)2. Discuss in pairs. Compare the panda and the elephant.3. Do 1a.Make more sentences using the information in 1a. Step 3 Listening1. 1b Listen and check () the numbers you hear. 1c Listen again and complete the sentences.2. Practice. Take turns telling your classmates about pandas. A: A baby panda can not see.B: An adult panda weighs many times more than a baby panda. Step 4 Reading 1. Pre-readingTalk about panda in your class. Use these words to help you.big, bamboo, zoo, popular, cute, black and white,Sichuan, famous, endangered, beautiful, forest, protect,2. Reading tasks 2b Scan the article to find out what these numbers mean: 10, 12, 300, 20002c Read the article again and write short answers to the questions. 1. What is Lin Weis job? 2. What do the baby pandas eat for breakfast? 3. Why are pandas endangered? 4. What does the education program in Chengdu do? 5. Why are scientists doing research?3. Post-reading 2d Complete the sentences using words and phrases from the passage. 1. The panda _ at the Chengdu Research Base are awake very early in the morning to _ breakfast for the baby pandas. 2. In _, pandas have become so _ that they are now a symbol of China. 3. Adult pandas do not have babies very _, and some of the babiesonly live for a short time because of _.4. A special program in Chengdu teaches _ about why pandas are _.5. The Chinese government is helping to _ the pandas. Scientistsalso want to better _ the habits of pandas.以下是一只熊猫宝宝的自述，请根据课文内容填空，每空不超过三个词。 Hello, everyone! Welcome to the Chengdu Research Base. Im a baby panda. My name is Lingling. Its 9:00 a.m. now and most of the babies including me are awake and hungry. Look, the keepers are coming with our breakfast (1) _. How excited we are!Lin Wei is one of our keepers and she takes good care of us. Unluckily, we pandas are in great danger now. Mother pandas maybe have one baby (2) _. And we baby pandas often die from illnesses. Also, we dont have enough food because humans (3) _. But I know many people have realized it. An education program in Chengdu teaches children about us and other endangered wild animals. And the Chinese government is trying hard to help (4) _ us. Scientists are doing research to better understand our (5) _.I believe, with your help, my family will become larger and larger. 2e Discuss what other ways you think children can help to save the pandas.Step 5 Language points1. At birth, a baby panda is aboutbirth v. 出生 at birth 出生时e.g. Mans natureat birthis good. 人之初，性本善。give birth to 生（孩子）；产生e.g. My auntgave birth toa beautiful baby girl yesterday. 昨天我婶婶生下一个漂亮的小女孩。2. A panda can live up to 20 to 30 years.up to 到达（数量，程度等）；不多于e.g. In some area of Africa, children get educated up to 12 years old. 在非洲的一些地区，
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