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

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

3、ain in the 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 th

4、e biggest population 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

5、, and it is the biggest 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

6、,3005,0005,464300246,3005,464_ 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, 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.

7、Its much older than my country.2c. 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

8、long. This makes it the longest wall in 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-ma

9、de objects as big as this.Tourist 3: Is Badaling part 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 o

10、ne of the most popular places for this is the Himalayas. 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 ha

11、rd. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions 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 t

12、o succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975.Why do so many climbers 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 th

13、at humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.Paragraph 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 comple

14、te the chart.Paragraph 2List three achievements:1953 - Tenzing Norgay and 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

15、mountain;the most famous mountain1.Where are the Himalayas?2. How high is Qomolangma?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 dan

16、gerous?4. What does the spirit of the climbers tell us?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 stron

17、ger than the forces of nature.1. Feel free to ask me anything on todays Great Wall tour. 在今天的在今天的長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)城游城游中，大中，大家盡家盡管管問(wèn)我任何問(wèn)我任何問(wèn)問(wèn)題，題，不要拘不要拘束束。 feel free是英語(yǔ)是英語(yǔ)口口語(yǔ)中一個(gè)常用表達(dá)。語(yǔ)中一個(gè)常用表達(dá)。若若有人有人讓你讓你feel free to do something,就是讓你無(wú)需拘就是讓你無(wú)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? 我可以用一下你的衛(wèi)生間

18、嗎？我可以用一下你的衛(wèi)生間嗎？ B: Yes, feel free.可以，請(qǐng)隨意?？梢裕?qǐng)隨意。Language points2. As far as I know, there are no man-made objects as big as this. 據(jù)我所知，據(jù)我所知，再?zèng)]有再?zèng)]有像它這樣像它這樣大大的人造物的人造物體體了。了。as far as I know 是一個(gè)是一個(gè)固固定的表達(dá)方式，還可以定的表達(dá)方式，還可以說(shuō)說(shuō)so far as I know，意思是意思是“據(jù)我所知據(jù)我所知”。例如：例如：As far as I know, Jacks got twin sisters.就我

19、所知，杰克有一對(duì)孿生姐妹。就我所知，杰克有一對(duì)孿生姐妹。Theyre not coming today, so far as I know.他們今天不來(lái)他們今天不來(lái)了了 就我所知是這樣的。就我所知是這樣的。3. the Ming Great Wall 明長(zhǎng)城明長(zhǎng)城“明長(zhǎng)城明長(zhǎng)城”是指明朝時(shí)期為了防御北方游是指明朝時(shí)期為了防御北方游牧民族的騷擾，歷時(shí)一百多年在北部地區(qū)牧民族的騷擾，歷時(shí)一百多年在北部地區(qū) 修筑的軍事防御工程。這段長(zhǎng)城東起遼寧修筑的軍事防御工程。這段長(zhǎng)城東起遼寧虎山，西至甘肅嘉峪關(guān)，從東向西橫貫多虎山，西至甘肅嘉峪關(guān)，從東向西橫貫多個(gè)省、個(gè)省、 直轄市、自治區(qū)，直轄市、自治區(qū)，全長(zhǎng)

20、約全長(zhǎng)約8850千千米米，是現(xiàn)存歷代長(zhǎng)城遺跡中最完整、最堅(jiān)，是現(xiàn)存歷代長(zhǎng)城遺跡中最完整、最堅(jiān)固的。固的。4. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms.更加嚴(yán)峻的更加嚴(yán)峻的困困難包括極冷的天氣狀況和巨大的難包括極冷的天氣狀況和巨大的風(fēng)風(fēng)暴暴。1）difficulty既可作可數(shù)名詞也可作不可數(shù)名既可作可數(shù)名詞也可作不可數(shù)名詞詞，在此用作可數(shù)名詞。，在此用作可數(shù)名詞。作可數(shù)名詞時(shí)作可數(shù)名詞時(shí), difficulty通常用作復(fù)數(shù)通常用作復(fù)數(shù)，表示具體概念，即：表示具體概念，即

21、：各種各樣的各種各樣的“困難；難題；難事困難；難題；難事”。例如：例如：People learning a new language may face some difficulties.人們學(xué)習(xí)一門新的人們學(xué)習(xí)一門新的語(yǔ)語(yǔ)言言 時(shí)可能會(huì)遇到一些時(shí)可能會(huì)遇到一些困困難。難。If you have any difficulties, you can call me for help.如果你遇到任何困難，給我打電話求助好了。如果你遇到任何困難，給我打電話求助好了。作不可數(shù)名詞時(shí)，作不可數(shù)名詞時(shí)，difficulty可譯作可譯作“困難；艱困難；艱難；辛苦；費(fèi)勁難；辛苦；費(fèi)勁”，例如：例如：He ha

22、d great difficulty in finding a new job. 他找新的他找新的 工工作費(fèi)作費(fèi)了了很大勁。很大勁。.We found the house without difficulty. 我們輕而易舉地找到廣那座房子。我們輕而易舉地找到廣那座房子。2）include表示表示“包括；包含包括；包含”，是一個(gè)，是一個(gè)及物動(dòng)詞。及物動(dòng)詞。例如：例如：Does your price of the bike include this light?你們的車價(jià)包含這你們的車價(jià)包含這盞盞車燈嗎？車燈嗎？5. The spirit of these climbers shows us t

23、hat we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.這些這些登山者的精神向我們表明：我們絕不應(yīng)該登山者的精神向我們表明：我們絕不應(yīng)該放棄實(shí)現(xiàn)自己夢(mèng)想的嘗試。放棄實(shí)現(xiàn)自己夢(mèng)想的嘗試。1）give up doing something 的意思是的意思是“放棄做放棄做某事；半途而廢某事；半途而廢”He gave up learning a third language after he got the job.他找到工作之后就放棄了對(duì)第三門語(yǔ)言的學(xué)習(xí)。他找到工作之后就放棄了對(duì)第三門語(yǔ)言的學(xué)習(xí)。2 ) achieve our dreams 相當(dāng)于相當(dāng)于make our dreams come true其中動(dòng)詞其中動(dòng)詞achieve表示表示“（通過(guò)努力）實(shí)現(xiàn)；通過(guò)努力）實(shí)現(xiàn)；取得；獲??；達(dá)到取得；獲取；達(dá)到（夢(mèng)想、成績(jī)、成功、目夢(mèng)想、成績(jī)、成功、目的的)”等。等。例如：例如：He achieved great success in a short time.他用很短的時(shí)間取得了極大的成功他用很短的時(shí)間取得了極大的成功。Lin Tao ach