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1、Unit 7Whats the highest mountain in the world?Language Goal:Talk about geography and natureQomolangma about 9,600,000 square kilometers in sizeThe Sahara 1,025 meters deepThe Caspian Sea 6,671 kilometers longThe Nile 8,844.43 meters high 1a.Match the facts you know.1.Qomolangma is_ than any other mo

2、untain 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.1b.Listen and complete the sentences.higherthe biggestthe deepestthe longest1c.Use the information in 1b to make conversations.A:What is the highest mountain in t

3、he world?B:Qomolangma.A:What is the biggest desert in the world?B:Sahara.A:What is the deepest salt lake in the world?B:Caspian sea.A:What is the longest river in the world?B:Nile._ The Yangtze River is about _kilometers long and the Yellow River is_ kilometers long._ China has the biggest populatio

4、n in the world.Its a lot bigger than the population of the US.2a.Listen and number the facts 1-4 in the order you hear them.6,3005,0005,46430024_ 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

5、country in Asia.132b.Listen again and fill in the blanks in 2a with the numbers in the box._ 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.6,3005,0005,464300246,3005,

6、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,and it is the biggest country in Asia.135,000300A:Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world?B:Yes,I did.Its much older than my country.2c

7、.Make conversations using the information in 2a.Guide：Feel free to ask me anything on todays Great Wall tour.Tourist 1：How long is the wall?Guide：Ah,the most popular question!If were only talking about the parts from the Ming Dynasty,its about 8,850 kilometers long.This makes it the longest wall in

8、the world.2d.Role-play the conversation.Tourist 2:Wow,thats 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，its quite tall and wide.As far as I know,there are no man-made objects as big as this.Tourist 3:Is Badaling pa

9、rt of the Ming Great Wall?Guide:Yes,its the most famous part.3a.Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas.Qomolangma the Most Dangerous Mountain in the World?One of the worlds most dangerous sports is mountain climbing,and one of the most popular places for this is the Himalayas.

10、The Himalayas run along the southwestern part ofChina.Of all the mountains,Qomolangmarises the highest and is the most famous.It is 8,844.43 meters high and so is very dangerous to climb.Thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard.Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather co

11、nditions and heavy storms.It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top.The first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29,1953.The first Chinese team did so in I960,while the first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975.Why do so many climb

12、ers risk their lives?One of the main reasons is because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.Paragr

13、aph 1 Spirit of climbersParagraph 2 Achievements of climbers Paragraph 3 Facts and dangersParagraph 1List four dangers for climbers:thick cloudsSnow slide;Freezing weather conditions;Heavy storm;3b.Read the article again and complete the chart.Paragraph 2List three achievements:1953-Tenzing Norgay a

14、nd Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the top;1960-The first Chinese team did so;1975 the Japanese Junko Tabei succeeded doing so.Paragraphs 1&3List four comparisons:most dangerous sport;most popular places;the highest mountain;the most famous mountain1.Where are the Himalayas?2.How high is Qomo

15、langma?3c.Answer the questions using information from the article.The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China.It 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?One of the main reasons is

16、 because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.1.Feel free to ask me anything on todays Great Wall t

17、our.在今天的在今天的长长城游城游中，大中，大家尽家尽管管问我任何问我任何问问题，题，不要拘不要拘束束。feel free是英语是英语口口语中一个常用表达。语中一个常用表达。若若有人有人让你让你feel free to do something,就是让你无需拘就是让你无需拘束，只管按照自己的意愿去做某事。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？我可以用一下你的卫生间吗？B:Yes,feel free.可以，请随意。可以，请随意。Language points2.As far as I know,there are

18、no man-made objects as big as this.据我所知，据我所知，再没有再没有像它这样像它这样大大的人造物的人造物体体了。了。as far as I know 是一个是一个固固定的表达方式，还可以定的表达方式，还可以说说so far as I know，意思是意思是“据我所知据我所知”。例如：例如：As far as I know,Jacks got twin sisters.就我所知，杰克有一对孪生姐妹。就我所知，杰克有一对孪生姐妹。Theyre not coming today,so far as I know.他们今天不来他们今天不来了了 就我所知是这样的。就我所

19、知是这样的。3.the Ming Great Wall 明长城明长城“明长城明长城”是指明朝时期为了防御北方游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，从东向西横贯多虎山，西至甘肃嘉峪关，从东向西横贯多个省、个省、直辖市、自治区，直辖市、自治区，全长约全长约8850千千米米，是现存历代长城遗迹中最完整、最坚，是现存历代长城遗迹中最完整、最坚固的。固的。4.Even more serious difficulties include freezi

20、ng weather conditions and heavy storms.更加严峻的更加严峻的困困难包括极冷的天气状况和巨大的难包括极冷的天气状况和巨大的风风暴暴。1）difficulty既可作可数名词也可作不可数名既可作可数名词也可作不可数名词词，在此用作可数名词。，在此用作可数名词。作可数名词时作可数名词时,difficulty通常用作复数通常用作复数，表示具体概念，即：表示具体概念，即：各种各样的各种各样的“困难；难题；难事困难；难题；难事”。例如：例如：People learning a new language may face some difficulties.人们学习一门新

21、的人们学习一门新的语语言言 时可能会遇到一些时可能会遇到一些困困难。难。If you have any difficulties,you can call me for help.如果你遇到任何困难，给我打电话求助好了。如果你遇到任何困难，给我打电话求助好了。作不可数名词时，作不可数名词时，difficulty可译作可译作“困难；艰困难；艰难；辛苦；费劲难；辛苦；费劲”，例如：例如：He had great difficulty in finding a new job.他找新的他找新的 工工作费作费了了很大劲。很大劲。.We found the house without difficult

22、y.我们轻而易举地找到广那座房子。我们轻而易举地找到广那座房子。2）include表示表示“包括；包含包括；包含”，是一个，是一个及物动词。及物动词。例如：例如：Does your price of the bike include this light?你们的车价包含这你们的车价包含这盏盏车灯吗？车灯吗？5.The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.这些这些登山者的精神向我们表明：我们绝不应该登山者的精神向我们表明：我们绝不应该放弃实现自己梦想

23、的尝试。放弃实现自己梦想的尝试。1）give up doing something 的意思是的意思是“放弃做放弃做某事；半途而废某事；半途而废”He gave up learning a third language after he got the job.他找到工作之后就放弃了对第三门语言的学习。他找到工作之后就放弃了对第三门语言的学习。2)achieve our dreams 相当于相当于make our dreams come true其中动词其中动词achieve表示表示“（通过努力）实现；通过努力）实现；取得；获取；达到取得；获取；达到（梦想、成绩、成功、目梦想、成绩、成功、目的的

24、)”等。等。例如：例如：He achieved great success in a short time.他用很短的时间取得了极大的成功他用很短的时间取得了极大的成功。Lin Tao achieved very good exam results.林涛考试取得林涛考试取得了了 很好的成绩。很好的成绩。一一 写出下列单词的比较级和最高级写出下列单词的比较级和最高级fortable3.big4.happy5.cheap6.many7.difficult8.little 1.good fortable 3.big 4.happy 5.cheap 6.many 7.difficult 8.littl

25、ebetter bestmore most bigger biggesthappier happiestcheaper cheapestmore mostmore most less least 1.Lily gets up _(early)than Lucy.2.Which goes _(slowly),Tom or Jim?3.This book is _ (interesting)than that one.earliermore slowly more interesting二二 根据所给词的适当形式填空根据所给词的适当形式填空 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.the most carefully latestthe most deliciousHomework Can you think of more examples to show isthe mostin the world?Compete with yourclassmates.