英语优选课件：What's the highest mountain in the world（Section A 1a-2d）

人教版英语八年级下册What'sthehighestmountainintheworld？(SectionA1a-2d)

Unit7创设情境

Whatisyourfavoritesubject?Canyouguesswhatmyfavoritesubjectis?geography

Doyouknowtheseplacesofinterest?QomolangmaDoyouknowtheseplacesofinterest?theNileDoyouknowtheseplacesofinterest?theCaspianSeaDoyouknowtheseplacesofinterest?theSahara1a

Matchthefactsyouknow.Qomolangma

about9,600,000squarekilometersinsizeTheSahara1,025metersdeepTheCaspianSea6,671kilometerslongTheNile8,844.43metershighDoyouknowthis?What’stheworld’sdeepestsaltlake?What’stheworld’sbiggestdesert?What’stheworld’shighestmountain?What’stheworld’slongestriver?启发思考1.Qomolangmais_________thananyothermountainintheworld.2.TheSaharais__________desertintheworld.3.TheCaspianSeais___________ofallthesaltlakes.4.TheNileis_________riverintheworld.1b

Listenandcompletethesentences.higherthebiggestthedeepestthelongest1c

Usetheinformationin1btomakeconversations.Example:A:Whatisthehighestmountainintheworld?B:Qomolangma.

自主或小组探究Whatisthelongestriverintheworld?TheNile.PracticePracticeTheSahara.Whatisthebiggestdesertintheworld?PracticeWhatisthelongestriverinAsia?TheYangtzeRiver.2aListenandnumberthefacts(1-4)intheorderyouhearthem.6,3005,0005,464300___TheYangtzeRiverisabout____kilometerslongandtheYellowRiveris___kilometerslong.___Chinahasthebiggestpopulationintheworld.It’salotbiggerthanthepopulationoftheUS.___Chinaisover___yearsold.IthasamuchlongerhistorythantheUS.TheUSisnoteven___yearsold.___ChinaisalmostasbigastheUS,butitisthebiggestcountryinAsia.4213___TheYangtzeRiverisabout____kilometerslongandtheYellowRiveris______kilometerslong.___Chinahasthebiggestpopulationintheworld.It’salotbiggerthanthepopulationoftheUS.___Chinaisover_______yearsold.IthasamuchlongerhistorythantheUS.TheUSisnoteven_______yearsold.___ChinaisalmostasbigastheUS,butitisthebiggestcountryinAsia.2bListenagainandfillintheblanksin2awiththenumbersinthebox.6,3005,0005,4643006,3005,4645,0003002cMakeconversationsusingtheinformationin2a.A:DidyouknowthatChinaisoneoftheoldestcountriesintheworld?B:Yes,Idid.It’smucholderthanmycountry.2dRole-playtheconversationandanswerquestions.Whatistheconversationabout?HowlongistheMingGreatWall?2dRole-playtheconversationandanswerquestions.It’saboutatourtotheMingGreatWall.It’sabout8,850kilomoterslong.1.

Feelfreetoaskmeanythingontoday’sGreatWalltour.

在今天的长城游中，大家尽管问我任何问题，不要拘束。

feelfree是英语口语中一个常用表达。若有人让你feelfreetodosomething,就是让你无需拘束，只管按照自己的意愿去做某事。e.g.A:CanIuseyourbathroom?

我可以用一下你的卫生间吗？

B:Yes,feelfree.可以，请随意。Languagepoints2.Howlongisthewall?长城有多长？Howlong/Howhigh/Howdeep/Howfar…?多长/多高/多深/多远……?It’sabout…meters/kilometerslong.3.ancientemperors古代的皇帝4.AsfarasIknow,therearenoman-madeobjectsasbigasthis.

据我所知，再没有像它这样大的人造物体了。asfarasIknow是一个固定的表达方式，还可以说sofarasIknow,意思是“据我所知”。e.g.AsfarasIknow,Jack’sgottwinsisters.

就我所知，杰克有一对孪生姐妹。5.man-made人造的6.theMingGreatWall明长城

“明长城”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，从东向西横贯多个省、直辖市、自治区，全长约8850千米，是现存历代长城遗迹中最完整、最坚固的。