初中英语人教版八年级下册Period 1.ppt

1、Unit 7,Whats the highest mountain in the world?,Section A,1a-2d,Lets enjoy the natural beauty of China.,Yangtze River,Qinghai Lake,salt lake,longest,biggest,The Yangtze River is the longest river in China.,the Himalayas,The Himalayas is the highest mountain range in the world.,the Caspian Sea,salt l

2、ake,biggest,The Caspian Sea is the biggest lake in the world.,1,025 meters deep,Lets enjoy the natural beauty of China.,the Nile,longest,6,671 kilometers long,The Nile is the longest river in the world.,Qomolangma,highest,8,844.43 meters high,Qomolangma is the highest mountain in the world.,the Saha

3、ra,biggest desert,9,600 square kilometers in size,The Sahara is the largest desert in the world.,Match the facts you know.,1a,数字+ 度量单位 + adj 48米高48 meters high 25米深25 meters deep 61千米长61 kilometers long 拓展： 数字- 度量单位 adj 构成符合形 容词 一个25米深的湖a 25-meter-deep lake,tall,taller,the tallest,Liu Xiang is tall.

4、 Yi Jianlian is taller than Liu Xiang. Yao Ming is the tallest of the three.,Practice,167 cm 45 kg,165 cm 45 kg,168 cm 50 kg,Compare these women by their appearance, height, weight, or other aspects.,Listen and complete the sentences.,1. Qomolangma is _ than any other mountain in the world. 2. The S

5、ahara is _ desert in the world. 3. The Caspian Sea is _ of all the salt lakes. 4. The Nile is _ river in the world.,1b,higher,the largest,the deepest,the longest,Use the information in 1b to make conversations.,1c,What is the highest mountain in the world?,Qomolangma.,Listen and number the facts 14

6、in the order you hear them.,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. China is over _ years old. It has a much longer history than the US. The US is not even _

7、 years old. China is almost as big as the US, and it is the biggest country in Asia.,2a,6,300 5,000 5,464 300,6,300,5,464,5,000,300,Listen again and fill in the blanks in 2a with the numbers in the box.,2b,_The Yangtze River is about _ kilometers long and the Yellow River is _ kilometers long. _ Chi

8、na has the biggest population in the world. Its a 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, and it is the biggest country in Asia.,6,300,5,464,5,000,300,4,2,1,3,

9、Make conversations using the information in 2a.,2c,Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world?,Yes, I did. Its much older than my country.,Lead-in,Great Wall,One of the seven famous wonders of the world,Whats the most famous part of the Great Wall?,The Badaling part of the M

10、ing Great Wall.,1. How long is the Great Wall? 2. Why did the ancient emperors build the wall? 3. What does the Great Wall look like?,Reading Comprehension,If we only talk about the parts from the Ming Dynasty, its about 8,850 kilometers long.,The main reason was to protect their part of the country

11、.,Its quite tall and wide.,Role-play the conversation.,Guide: Feel free to ask me something 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

12、 longest wall in the world. 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 par

13、t of the Ming Great Wall? Guide: Yes, its the most famous part.,2d,feel free 是口语中一个常用表达。若有人让你 feel free to do sth 就是让你无需拘束，只管按照自己的意愿去做某事。 我可以用下你的自行车吗？可以，随便。 Can I use your bike? Sure, feel free.,2. on 关于（多指专业的问题） 他考了我们不规则动词。 He tested us on irregular verbs. about (用得更普遍) 我在读一本关于将来的书。 Im reading a bo

14、ok about the future. 3. talk about sth 谈论某事 talk with/to sb 与某人交谈 他们在谈论星期六的聚会。 They are talking about the party on Saturday.,4. as + adj/ adv + as 和一样 Lucy 和Lily唱得一样好。 Lucy sings as well as Lily. 拓展： not as / so + adj / adv + as 和 不一样 John 没有Mike 工作努力。 John doesnt work as hard as Mike. 5. famous 著名的 be famous for be famous as be famous to 中国以长城而著名。 China is famous for the Great Wall.,因 而著名,作为 而著名,对 而著名,Translate the following phrases.,1. 咸水湖 2. 1,025米深 3. 长江 4. 超过5,000年 5. 谈论 6. 明朝 7. 古代皇帝 8. 据我所知 9. 人造物体 10. 因而著名 11. 不要拘束,salt lake 1,025 meters deep the Yangtze River over 5,00