1、Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world?,Section A 1a-2d,Language Goal: Talk about geography and nature,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,1a. Match the facts you know.,1. Qomola

2、ngma 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.,1b. Listen and complete the sentences.,higher,the biggest,the deepest,the longest,1c. Use the information in 1b to make conversat

3、ions.,A: What is the highest mountain 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.,Pair work,A: What is the longest river in the world? B: Nile.,_ The Yangtze River is about _kilometers long and the

4、 Yellow River is_ kilometers long. _ China has the 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.,6,3005,0005,464300,2,4,_ China is over _ years old. It has a much longer history than the US. The US is

5、not even_ years old. _ China is almost as big as the US, and it is the biggest country in Asia.,1,3,2b. 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

6、 the world. Its a lot bigger than the population of the US.,6,3005,0005,464300,2,4,6,300,5,464,_ 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.,1,3,5,000,300,A: Did you kno

7、w that China is one of the oldest countries in the world? B: Yes, I did. Its much older than my country.,2c. Make conversations using the information in 2a.,Group work,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!

8、 If were only talking about the parts from the Ming Dynasty, its about 8,850 kilometers 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 t

9、he 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 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 Danger

10、ous 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. The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of,China. Of all the mountains, Qomolangma rises the highest and is the most famous. It is 8,844.43 met

11、ers 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 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

12、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 climbers risk their lives? One of the main reasons is because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.,The spirit of t

13、hese 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.,Paragraph 1 Spirit of climbers Paragraph 2 Achievements of climbers Paragraph 3 Facts and dangers,Paragraph 1 List four dangers for climber

14、s:,thick clouds Snow slide; Freezing weather conditions; Heavy storm;,3b. Read the article again and complete the chart.,Paragraph 2 List 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

15、succeeded doing so.,Paragraphs 1 most popular places; the highest mountain; the most famous mountain,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.

16、 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 because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.,The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up tryin

17、g 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 tour. 在今天的長城游中，大家盡管問我任何問題，不要拘束。 feel free是英語口語中一個常用表達。若有人讓你feel free to do something,就是讓你無需拘束，只管按照自己的意愿去做某事。 e.g. A: Can I use your bathroom? 我

18、可以用一下你的衛(wèi)生間嗎？ B: Yes, feel free.可以，請隨意。,Language points,2. As far as I know, there are no man-made objects as big as this. 據(jù)我所知，再沒有像它這樣大的人造物體了。 as far as I know 是一個固定的表達方式，還可以說so far as I know，意思是“據(jù)我所知”。 例如： As far as I know, Jacks got twin sisters. 就我所知，杰克有一對孿生姐妹。 Theyre not coming today, so far as

19、I know. 他們今天不來了 就我所知是這樣的。,3. the Ming Great Wall 明長城 “明長城”是指明朝時期為了防御北方游牧民族的騷擾，歷時一百多年在北部地區(qū) 修筑的軍事防御工程。這段長城東起遼寧虎山，西至甘肅嘉峪關，從東向西橫貫多個省、 直轄市、自治區(qū)，全長約8850千米，是現(xiàn)存歷代長城遺跡中最完整、最堅固的。,4. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms. 更加嚴峻的困難包括極冷的天氣狀況和巨大的風暴。 1）difficulty既可作可數(shù)名詞也

20、可作不可數(shù)名詞，在此用作可數(shù)名詞。作可數(shù)名詞時, difficulty通常用作復數(shù)，表示具體概念，即：各種各樣的“困難；難題；難事”。,例如： People learning a new language may face some difficulties. 人們學習一門新的語言 時可能會遇到一些困難。 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。,作不可數(shù)名詞時，difficulty可譯作“困難；艱難；辛苦；費勁”， 例如： He had great difficulty in fi

21、nding a new job. 他找新的 工作費了很大勁。. We found the house without difficulty. 我們輕而易舉地找到廣那座房子。,2）include表示“包括；包含”，是一個及物動詞。 例如： Does your price of the bike include this light? 你們的車價包含這盞車燈嗎？,5. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. 這些登山者的精神向我們表明：我們絕不應

22、該放棄實現(xiàn)自己夢想的嘗試。 1）give up doing something 的意思是“放棄做某事；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第三門語言的學習。,2 ) achieve our dreams 相當于make our dreams come true 其中動詞achieve表示“（通過努力）實現(xiàn)；取得；獲?。贿_到（夢想、成績、成功、目的)”等。 例如： He achieved great success in a short time. 他用很短的時間取得了極大的成功

23、。 Lin Tao achieved very good exam results. 林濤考試取得了 很好的成績。,一 寫出下列單詞的比較級和最高級,1. good 2. comfortable 3. big 4. happy 5. cheap 6. many 7. difficult 8. little,1. good 2. comfortable 3. big 4. happy 5. cheap 6. many 7. difficult 8. little,better best,more most ,bigger biggest,happier happiest,cheaper chea

24、pest,more most,more 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.,earlier,more slowly,more interesting,二 根據(jù)所給詞的適當形式填空,4. She works _ (careful) in her school. 5. Who goes to bed _ (late) Jim, Tom or Jack? 6. I

25、 think turkey is _ (delicious) of all.,the most carefully,latest,the most delicious,Homework,Can you think of more examples to show is the mostin the world? Compete with your classmates.,Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world?,Section A Grammar Focus,Grammar Focus,4a. Fill in the blanks with

26、 the correct forms of the words in the box.,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_.,big much popular long old high,longest,longer,high,Its one of the most_ places for serious mountain climbers. 3. No ocean in

27、the world is as _ as the Pacific Ocean. 4. Although Japan is _ than Canada, it is_smaller.,popular,big,older,much,e.g. Two rivers：_ and _ _ _,4b. Write two comparisons about two topics. Write true facts.,the Yangtze River,the Amazon River,The Yangtze River is almost as long as the Amazon River.,The

28、Amazon is longer than the Yangtze, but the Yangtze is the longest river in China.,Two cities：_ and _ 1._ 2._ _,Two animals：_ and _ 1._ 2._ _,Pair work,4c. Write five questions using comparisons. Then ask your partner your questions.,_ _ _ _ _,What is the highest building in our city?,Who is the olde

29、st people in our city?,What is the most popular street in our city?,What is the most delicious food in our city?,Where is the busiest road in our city?,Grammar Focus,(一)數(shù)詞 Numeral,數(shù)詞是用來表示事物的數(shù)目和順序的詞。,數(shù)詞的分類： 1.基數(shù)詞 2.序數(shù)詞 3.分數(shù)詞 今天我們先來學習一下基數(shù)詞。,1. 復習1100以內(nèi)的所有數(shù)字。 2. 掌握百、千、萬、十萬、百萬的表達法。,1、1-19的基數(shù)詞,one 1 two

30、2 three 3 four 4 five 5,six 6 seven 7 eight 8 nine 9 ten 10,eleven 11 twelve 12 thirteen 13 fourteen 14,fifteen 15 sixteen 16 seventeen 17 eighteen 18 nineteen 19,2、2090等十位數(shù),twenty 20 thirty 30 forty 40 fifty 50 sixty 60 seventy 70 eighty 80 ninety 90,twenty-one 21 twenty-two 22 其它的十位數(shù)照此類推，如： thirty

31、-one 31 forty-two 42 seventy-five 75 ninety-six 96,3、百、千、萬,百 hundred 100 one hundred 200 two hundred 以此類推 千 thousand 1 000 one thousand 2 000 two thousand 英語里沒有“萬”這一單位，萬也用thousand表示。如：10 000 ten thousand 一萬20 000 twenty thousand 兩萬,4、十萬、百萬,十萬的說法是： 100.000 a (one) hundred thousand 200.000 two hundred

32、 thousand million 百萬 a (one) million 1,000,000 two million 2,000,000 以此類推 8,000,000 eight million,練一練 345 1001 18,657,421,three hundred and forty-five,one thousand (and) one,eighteen million, six hundred and fifty-seven thousand, four hundred and twenty-one,The project lasted 5 years and cost 2 bill

33、ion dollars. 2. The Chinese have been making paper for two thousand years. 3. One thousand pounds is a lot of money.,表示確定數(shù)量時 用基數(shù)詞+ hundred，thousand，million，billion,多位基數(shù)詞讀法,457,890,608,389,three hundred and eighty-nine,four hundred and fifty-seven,eight hundred and ninety,six hundred and eight,1）1019

34、99的三位數(shù)由“百位數(shù)and+兩位數(shù)組成”。 如：325three hundred and twenty-five,102 one hundred and two,635 six hundred and thirty-five,2)三位數(shù)以上的數(shù)，從個位往前數(shù)，每三位數(shù)加一個逗號，從后往前數(shù)的第一個逗號代表thousand, 第二個逗號代表million, 第三個逗號是billion，注意這幾個詞不能用復數(shù)形式，后也不能加and。例如： 2,648 two thousand, six hundred and forty-eight 16,250,064 sixteen million, two

35、 hundred and fifty thousand, sixty-four,確切數(shù)目與不確切數(shù)目的表達： hundred, thousand, million, billion等前面有 基數(shù)詞，表示確切數(shù)目時，用單數(shù)，后直接 接復數(shù)名詞；如： three hundred books one hundred people five thousand students seven million starts,表示不確切數(shù)目時，這類詞后加-s且與of連 用。如： hundreds of people thousands of students millions of birds billion

36、s of lions 注意：這類短語中，名詞前如有定冠詞、指 示代詞或形容詞性物主代詞時，可加of, 但 表示的是范圍。如：two hundred of the workers工人中的二百（人）,Grammar Focus,(二)形容詞的比較級和最高級 comparatives and superlatives with adj. and adv.,short,-,shorter,small,-,smaller,nice,nicer,safe,safer,-,-,-,-,-,-,big,thin,heavy,heavier,happy,happier,找規(guī)律：,big,bigger,thin,

37、thinner,delicious more delicious interesting more interesting important more important carefully-more carefully quickly-more quickly slowly-more slowly easily- more easily,找規(guī)律：,大多數(shù)形容詞和副詞有三個等級： 原級、比較級、最高級。 一、形容詞比較級的構成 1.構成的不規(guī)則變化: 2.構成的規(guī)則變化:,形容詞和副詞的比較級,1. 構成的不規(guī)則變化: e.g. good / well better best bad / b

38、adly worse worst many / much more most little less least far farther / further farthest/ furthest,2. 構成的規(guī)則變化: 1) 單音節(jié)詞和少數(shù)雙音節(jié)詞一般在詞尾 后加-er 構成比較級 或-est構成最高級. 如： 原級 比較級 最高級 cold colder coldest bright brighterbrightest young younger youngest,2) 以字母 e 結尾的詞只加 r 或-st 構成 比較級和最高級。 原級 比較級 最高級 nice nicer nicest

39、fine finer finest large larger largest,3) 重讀閉音節(jié)詞末尾只有一個輔音字母 時, 先雙寫這個輔音字母, 再加-er或-est。 如: big bigger biggest thin thinner thinnest 4) 以“輔音字母+ y”結尾的雙音節(jié)詞， 先改y為i, 再加-er或-est。如： easy easier easiest happy happier happiest,5) 多音節(jié)詞和部分雙音節(jié)詞在詞前加more 或most。如： delicious more delicious most delicious interesting m

40、ore interesting most interesting importantmore important most important,carefully-more carefully-most carefully quickly-more quickly -most quickly slowly-more slowly -most slowly easily- more easily -most easily,形容詞最高級的構成,tall,taller,tallest,B: heavy easy tidy dry busy happy healthy hungry early,y -

41、 i- est,C: large late nice,- st,biggest,D: big,hot,hottest,thin “雙寫”,thinnest,wet,wettest,fat,fattest,Adjective,delicious dangerous interesting popular beautiful careful friendly,the most - adj .,Adjective,better best,far,little,worse worst,more most,farther farthest,less least,good,well,bad,badly,m

42、any,much,1. good 2. comfortable 3. big 4. happy 5. cheap 6. many 7. difficult 8. little,better best more comfortable most comfortable bigger biggest happier happiest cheaper cheapest more most more difficult most difficult less least,用法：英語中三者或三者以上相比較，表示 “最” 這樣的最高程度概念時，要用 “the+最高級” 的結構表示。這種句式一般帶有表示比較

43、的介詞短語，比如: in our class, of the three 等。 例如：Wang Lin is the tallest in our class. This theater is the cheapest of the three. 注意使用最高級時應注意以下幾點：,形容詞的最高級,(1) 表示 “最之一” 的句式，要用 one of the +形容詞最高級+復數(shù)名詞。 例如: Jingjiang Hotel is one of the biggest hotels in our city. Lisa is not one of my best friends. (2) 當最高級

44、前面有物主代詞或名詞所有格時， 不加定冠詞 the。 例如：Tom is Lucys best friend. Tuesday is her busiest day.,(3) 最高級前可加序數(shù)詞。 例如：The Yellow River is the second longest river in China. (4) 形容最高級修飾作表語或介詞賓語的名詞，代詞時，被修飾的詞往往省略。 例如：He is the laziest (student) in our class.,2. 形容詞比較級和最高級的構成 規(guī)則變化 一般情況下，單音節(jié)或雙音節(jié)的形容詞比較級直接加-er, 最高級直接加-est

45、。如： clevercleverercleverest cheapcheapercheapest fewfewerfewest smallsmallersmallest youngyoungeryoungest,b. 以-e 結尾的形容詞，比較級+ -r,最高級+ -st。如： largelargerlargest nicenicernicest cutecutercutest c. 以輔音字母+y結尾的形容詞，變y為i +er或+est。 busybusierbusiest heavyheavierheaviest easyeasiereasiest happyhappierhappiest

46、 dirtydirtierdirtiest,d. 以重讀閉音節(jié)結尾，末尾只有一個輔音字母結 尾的詞，雙寫最后一個輔音字母，再加+er或 +est。 如： bigbiggerbiggest thinthinnerthinnest fatfatterfattest hothotterhottest e. 多音節(jié)和部分雙音節(jié)形容詞，需在原級前+more 構成比較級，+ most 構成最高級。如： importantmore importantmost important beautifulmore beautiful most beautiful difficultmore difficultmos

47、t difficult,3. 不規(guī)則變化：,最高級規(guī)則變化口訣：,最高級，很容易，一般詞尾加est。 (cheap-the cheapest) 詞尾若有啞音e, 直接就加st。 (close-the closest) 重讀閉音節(jié), 單輔音字母要雙寫。 (big-the biggest) 輔音字母加y, 記得把y變?yōu)閕。 (friendly-the friendliest) 多音節(jié)，考考你，the most到底加哪里？ (popular-the most popular),1.We are going to the Green Restaurant for lunch. (就劃線部分提問) _

48、you going for lunch? 2. Sam is the shortest in his class. (改為同義句) Sam is _ than _ _ student in his class. Sam is _ than _ _ students in his class. Sam is _ than_ _ in his class. 3. How do you like Screen City? (改為同義句) _ do you _ Screen City?,Where are,shorter,any other,What,think of,shorter,the othe

49、r,anyone else,shorter,練習：改寫句子,The Comparative Superlative Degrees of Adjectives On the other hand, pandas feed on bamboo, but humans cut down the bamboo forests.,Teaching children the importance of saving pandas / Planting more bamboo trees.,1. The panda _at the Chengdu Research Base are awake very

50、early in the morning to _ breakfast for the baby pandas. 2. Adult pandas do not have babies very _ , and some of the babies only live for a short time because of _.,2d. Complete the sentences using words and phrases from the passage.,keepers,prepare,often,illnesses,3. Another reason for fewer and fe

51、wer pandas is because people are cutting down _ so pandas have fewer places to live. 4. A special program in Chengdu teaches _ about why pandas are _ and how to save them. 5. The_ is also helping to save the pandas. It is _ more trees to make more homes for the pandas.,forests,children,endangered,Ch

52、inese government,planting,2e. What other ways do you think children can help to save the pandas?,Pair work,3a. Read the following words and phrases about whales. Put them in the correct place in the chart.,Humans catch whales for meat, fat and oil Eat small fish and other sea life Jump high out of t

53、he water Rules on whale protection Huge Water pollution,Live in the sea Some kinds have teeth Learn more about whales Stop putting rubbish into the sea Sing songs Whale parts sold to make things like candles and soap,Huge; Some kinds have teeth,Live in the sea,Eat small fish and other sea life,Jump

54、high out of the water; Sing songs,Humans catch whales for meat, fat and oil; Water pollution; Whale parts sold to make things like candles and soap,Rules on whale protection; Learn more about whales; Stop putting rubbish into the sea,Whales are . They live in . They eat. They can . One interesting fact is . Another interesting fact is . Some kinds of whales are in danger because . We should protect whales from . I think people should/shouldnt.,3b. Write a paragraph about whales and why they need to be protected. Use the information in 3a. Then make a poster.,1. they