英语人教版八年级下册Unit 7 .ppt

1、Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world?,Section A 1 1a2d,Presentation,square n. 平方,meter n. 米,deep adj. 深的,desert n. 沙漠,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,Do you know these interest places?,Qomolangma,Qomo

2、langma runs along the border between China and Nepal. It is covered with snow all the year round. Its 8844.43 high, the highest in the world. Its 26 kilometers long.,The Nile is the longest river in the world. Its more than 6600 kilometers long. It runs through 9 countries, its one of the largest ri

3、ver flows through the international states in the world and runs into the Mediterranean Sea(地中海) in the end.,The Nile,The Caspian Sea,The Caspian Sea is the biggest lake in the world. It lies in the border between Asia and Europe.,The Sahara is the biggest desert in the world. It is located in the n

4、orthern Africa, climate conditions are very bad, is one of the earths most not suitable for biological survival.,The Sahara,The Yangtze River is the third longest river in the world, the first Asian rivers. Its 6211.31 kilometers long. The Yangtze River Basin, east-west width of 3219 kilometers, abo

5、ut 966 kilometers wide north-south, passing through 11 provinces. It runs into the East Sea in Shanghai finally.,The Yangtze River,Which is the highest mountain in the world? Which is the longest river in Asia?. ,Talk about these pictures in pairs.,1a Match the facts you know.,Practice in pairs like

6、 this: A: Which is the in the ? B: ,Practice,8,844 meters high. 8,844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.,Explaination,A: How high is Qomolangma? B: Its 8,844 meters high.,Practice,The biggest desert in the world is about 8

7、,000,000 square kilometers in size.,How big is the Sahara? Its about 8,000,000 square kilometers in size.,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

8、is _ river in the world.,higher,the biggest,the deepest,the longest,2a Listen and number the facts(1- 4) in the order you hear them.,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

9、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.,4,2,1,3,2b Listen again and fill in the blanks in 2a with the numbers in the box

10、.,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.,6,300,5,464,_ China is over _ years old. It has a much longer history than the US. The US

11、 is not even _ years old. _ China is almost as big as the US, but it is the biggest country in Asia.,5,000,300,2c Make conversations using the information in 2a.,A: Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world? B: Yes, I did. its much older than my country.,Practice,A: Did you

12、 know that Yangtze River is the longest river in China? B: Yes, I did. Its 6,300 meters long. B: Wow! Thats long!,中国的长城共有近一万公里，东起河北秦皇岛的山海关，西到嘉峪关，这是明代修筑长城的两个最大关口，北京境内的长城有600余公里，比较著名的有八达岭长城、金山岭长城、司马台长城、慕田峪长城、居庸关长城和箭扣长城等。,The Great Wall,2d Read the conversation and answer the questions:,1. Which is the

13、 biggest man-made objects in the world？ 2. Which is the most famous part of the Ming Great Wall?,The Great Wall.,Badaling part of the wall.,1. Fell 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。,fell 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

14、。,Language points,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。,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”。,2. As far as I know, there are no 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。,e.g. As far as I know, Jacks got twin sisters. 就我所知，杰克有一对孪生姐妹

15、。 Theyre not coming today, so far as I know. 他们今天不来了 就我所知是这样的。,feel free the most popular question talk about the Ming Dynasty the ancient emperors the main reason as far as I know the Ming Great Wall,Important phrases and sentences.,How long is the wall? Its about 8,850 kilometers long. This makes

16、it the longest wall in the world. Its the most famous part.,Homework,A: To memorize the important phrases and sentences. B: To make some dialogues about asking the size of objects.,Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world?,Section A 2 3a-3c,Which is the highest mountain in the world? Which is

17、the longest river in Asia? ,Revision,freezing adj. 极冷的； 冰冻的,nature n. 大自然,thick adj. 厚的；浓的,New words,1. achievement n. 成就；成绩 e.g. We felt a great sense of achievement when we reached the top of the mountain. 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 do

18、esnt work harder. 如果他不加紧努力工作，他会一事无成。,Learn more new words.,3. southwestern adj. 西南的；西南方向的 e.g. Is this Southwestern Airline? 这是西南航空公司吗？ 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

19、纳 e.g. Fish take in oxygen through their gills. 鱼用鳃吸氧气。 7. succeed v. 实现目标；成功 e.g. If you try hard youll succeed. 你如果努力就会成功。 常用短语：succeed in doing sth. e.g. Police have finally succeeded in solving the mystery. 警察最终成功破解了这个疑案。,8. challenge v. & n. 挑战；考验 e.g. The job doesnt really challenge him. 这项工作不

20、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。 9. 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。,10. 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。,What do you know about Qomolangma

21、? Talk about Qomolangma in pairs.,Pre-reading,自读文章，在书中划出重点、疑点后，翻译下列短语。先独立完成，后小组商议。,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）,the most dangerous mountain,one of the worlds most dangerous sports,mountain climbing/climb mountains,Reading,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,the climbers from all

22、over the world,run along the southwestern part of China,of all the mountains,thick clouds,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,more serious difficulties,freezing weather conditions and heavy storms,the first people to reach the top of Qomolangma,Read the article and match each paragraph with t

23、he main ideas.,Paragraph 1 spirit of climbers Paragraph 2 achievements of climbers Paragraph 3 facts and dangers,3a,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

24、 say this is one of the most _ parts of the world.,According to the passage, fill in the blanks.,dangerous,climbing,popular,risk,climbers,famous,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

25、top of the mountain. Even more serious _ include the freezing _ conditions and the _ storms.,runs,southwestern,highest,famous,the hardest,cover,difficulties,weather,heavy,The first _ to reach the top of Qomolangma Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary did it in 1953. The first Chinese climber _ the top

26、in 1960, and in 1975, the first _ did it too.,people,reached,woman,Read the article again, and answer the following questions.,1.What a mountain is Himalayas? 2.Why is it dangerous to climb Qomolangma? 3.When did the first Chinese reach the top of Qomolangma?,Its one of the most popular places for m

27、ountain climbing.,Because thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard.,In 1960.,Read the article again and complete the chart.,3b,Answer the questions using information from the article.,1. Where are the Himalayas? 2. How high is Qomolangma?,In the southwestern part of China.,8,844.43 met

28、ers high.,3c,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?,Because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.,We should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.,One of the worlds most dangero

29、us 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。,Language points,2. 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

30、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.。,3. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms. difficulty 既可作可数名词也可作不可 数名词。,e.g. It is important to study English well. 学好英语很困难。 Its very difficul

31、t to climb Qomolangma. 攀登珠穆朗玛峰很难。,作可数名词时通常用复数，表示具体概 念，即：各式各样的 “困难，难题，难 事”，如： Hes having financial difficulties. 他正手头拮据。 作不可数名词时，译作“困难，艰难，幸 苦”，如： She had great difficulty in understanding him. 她很难理解他说的话。,4. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. 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。 Altho