初二下学期Unit7SectionA What.ppt

1、U7 Whats the highest mountain in the world?,Wendy,Section A,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,Qomolangm

2、a 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 river f

3、lows 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 northe

4、rn Africa, climate conditions are very bad, is one of the earths most not suitable for biological survival.,The Sahara,Language Goal: Talk about geography and nature nature (不可数)自然，自然界 natural adj.自然的，天然的 in nature （前不加定冠词the）,1a Match the facts you know.,square (不可数) 平方 （可数名词）正方形/广场/街区,表示长度/宽度/高度/深

5、度时，结构为； 数字+单位+long/wide/high/deep e.g. three metres long two metres long =two metres in length,size n. 1. 大小CU Whats the size of the park? 2. 尺码,号C This shirt is your size.,1b Listen and complete the sentences.,1. Qomolangma is _ than any other mountain in the world. 2. The Sahara is _ desert in the

6、 world. 3. The Caspian Sea is _ of all the salt lakes. 4. The Nile is _ river in the world.,higher,the biggest,the deepest,the longest,1c Use the information in 1b to make conversations. A: What is the highest mountain in the world? B: Qomolangma.,2a Listen and number the fact 1-4 in the order you h

7、ear 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 lot bigger than the population of the US. population 集合名词，做主语时，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式，但是下面这种情况除外 Seventy percent of the population are.,

8、_China has the biggest population in the world. Its a lot bigger than the population of the US. 人口的表示方法 The population of +某地+be+数词 某地+has a population of +数词,英语中用great/large/small 来形容population 划线提问用How large.?或Whats the population of .?,China has the biggest population in the world. 一、population常与

9、定冠词the连用,作主语 用时,谓语动词常用第三人称单数形式。 二。当主语是表示人口的百分之几、几分之几时,谓语动词用复数形式。 About seventy percent of the population in China are farmers.,The worlds population is increasing faster and faster.,三、有时population可用作可数名词,其前可用不定冠词。 China has a population of about 1.3 billion 四、表示人口的多或少,不用much或little,而要用large或small。 五

10、、询问某国、某地有多少人口时,不用How much.?,而用How large.?;在问具体人口时用What.?。,_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.,2c Make conversations using the information in 2a.,A: Did you know t

11、hat China is one of the oldest countries in the world? B: Yes, I did. its much older than my country.,Practice,2d Read the conversation and answer the questions:,1. Which is the biggest man-made objects in the world？ 2. Which is the most famous part of the Ming Great Wall?,The Great Wall.,Badaling p

12、art of the wall.,2d Role-play the conversation. Guide: Feel free to ask me anything on todays Great Wall tour. Tourist: How long is the wall? feel free to do sth 随意做某事 tour 可数名词也可作动词 （动词，周游，游历）,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

13、。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。,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。,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 longest wall in the w

14、orld. wall 可数名词,Tourist 2: Wow, thats amazing! Why did the ancient emperors build the wall? Guide: The main reason was to protect China. As far as I know, there are no man-made objects as big as this. as far as I can see.依我所见。,protect.from/against.使.不受. protection(不可数) under the protection of. 在.的保护

15、下,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. Paragraph 1 Spirit of climbers Paragraph 2 Achievements of climbers Paragraph 3 Facts and dangers,Achievements of climbers achievement n. 成就，业

16、绩（可数） 实现；达到（不可数） achieve v. 达到；完成,Qomolangma -the Most Dangerous 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

17、 rises 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 hard. thick 厚的，浓的，粗的，茂密的,Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms. include v. 包括；包含 included adj. （没有比

18、较级） including prep. 包括 freezing adj.结冰的； n.冰点 condition n. （可数&不可数） on condition that+从句 如果.，在.情况下,It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top. take in 吸入，吞入， 接待（某人）留宿,take in 吸入；吞入（体内） Large fish takes in small fish in the sea . 接待（某人）留宿 包括；包含 把衣服改窄 充分理解，掌握,The first people to reach

19、 the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29,1953. The first Chinese team did so in 1960, while the first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975.,The first Chinese team did so in 1960, while the first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975. succeed 不能用于被动语态 suc

20、ceed in doing sth.成功地做某事 succeed with sth. 在某方面获得成功,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. challenge v. 挑战；考验 （后面不加to） n.挑战书，邀请 in the face of 面对（问题/困难）,The spirit of these climbers shows us that w

21、e should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature. force n.力量；力（可数&不可数） （物质方面可数，物理方面不方面）,achieve our dream实现。 =make our dream come true force v. 强迫；使 force sb. to do sth. =force sb. into doing sth. 迫使某人做某事,achievement n

22、.成就，业绩 （cn） 实现，达到，成功（不可数） force n. 力量 表物质方面的“力”，（C.N.） 表物理方面的“力”, (U.N.),3b Read the article again and complete the chart. Paragraph 1 List four dangers for climbers Thick clouds,Paragraph 2 List three achievements 1953-Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the top.,Paragraph 1&3

23、 List four comparisonskmprsnz Most dangerous sport,3c Answer the questions using information in the article. 1.Where are the Himalayas? 2.How high is Qomolangma?,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?,longest,lo

24、nger,high,popular,big,older,much,4c Write five questions using comparisons. Then ask your partner your questions. What is the highest building in our city? 1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._,Review adj n long length wide width deep depth high height tall tallness thick thickness,。的高度 。的人口 。的长度 。的速度 每小时 人造建筑,the height of,the population of,the length of,the speed of,per hour,man-made structures,你能写出它的同义句吗 ？ The mountain is 1,500 meters high.,The mountain is 1,500 meters in height. The height o