英语人教版八年级下册U7 SectionA 1a-2c.ppt

1、Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world?,Section A 1a-2c,Qomolangma,珠穆朗玛峰（Qomolangma）简称珠峰，又意译作圣母峰。该峰位于中华人民共和国和尼泊尔交界的喜马拉雅山脉之上，终年积雪。珠穆朗玛峰海拔8844.43米，同时每年增长1.2厘米，是世界第一高峰，是一条近似东西向的弧形山系，位于喜马拉雅山中端、中尼边界上和西藏日喀则地区定日县正南方。山体呈巨型金字塔状，有巨大冰川，最长达26公里。,Do you know these interesting places?,Now let enjoy the be

2、autiful scenes of Qomolangma:,The Nile,The Caspian Sea,里海（the Caspian Sea）是世界上最大的湖泊且为咸水湖，位于欧洲和亚洲的交界处，面积最大的淡水湖则是苏必利尔湖。里海拥有与海洋相似的生态系统，海运业发达。,The Sahara,Match the facts you know.,1a,Qomolangma The Sahara The Caspian Sea The Nile,about 9,600,000 square kilometers in size 1,025 meters deep 6,671 kilomete

3、rs long 8,844.43 meters high,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 is _ river in the world.,higher,the biggest,the deepest,the longest,Guess,Lis

4、ten and complete the sentences.,Qomolangma is _ than any other mountain in the world. The Sahara is _ desert in the world. The Caspian Sea is _ of all the salt lakes. The Nile is _ river in the world.,1b,higher,the biggest,the deepest,the longest,Listen and number the facts 1-4in the order you hear

5、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 _ years old. _ Chi

6、na is almost as big as the US, and it is the biggest country in Asia.,2a,1,4,3,2,_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 h

7、as 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.,Listen again and fill in the blanks in 2a with the numbers in the box.,2b,6,300,5,464,5,000,300,6,300 5,000 5,464 300,1,4,3,2,Language points,1. population

8、,population意为“人口数量”，谓语动词要用单数形式。 询问人口数量时要用“Whats the population of .?”提问，而不用how many或how much等提问。 表示人口“多”要用large或big；表示人口“少”要用small。,Practice,这个城市的人口是600万。 The population of this city is six million 中国的人口比美国的人口多很多。 The population of China is much larger than that of the USA.,2. Did you know that Chin

9、a is one of the oldest countries in the world? that China is是know的宾语从句。尽管主句的动词是过去时态，但由于宾语从句陈述的是客观事实，所以从句仍用一般现在时。,3. Its much older than my country.,much higher 意为“高得多”。在形容比较级前还可以用much, even, a little, still ,a lot, less等修饰词表示程度。,Practice,他比我跑得更快。 He runs even faster than I. 日本土地面积只比德国大一点儿。 Japan is

10、a little larger than Germany in area.,1. The p_ in our hometown is very large. 2. We t_ by car every summer. 3. We have to make plans to p _ the endangered animals. 4. They came to a _ (宽阔的) river. 5. Some _ (古老的) towns have walls around them.,opulation,our,rotect,wide,当堂检测,ancient,Choose the best a

11、nswer. 1. My brother is _ more outgoing than me. A. many B. little C. much 2. October 12th was one of _ days in 2005. Shenzhou-VI was launched(发射) successfully. A. exciting B. the most exciting C. more exciting 3. Which city is _, Beijing, Shanghai or Fuzhou? A. beautiful B. more beautiful C. the mo

12、st beautiful,4. _ children there are in a family, _ their life will be. A. The less, the better B. Fewer, richer C. The fewer, the better 5. Mobile phones are very popular now and they are _ than before. A. cheap B. cheaper C. the cheapest 6. In our city, its _ in July, but its even _ in August. A. hotter, hottest B. hot, hot C. hot, hotter,7. Jacks football is as _ as Mikes. A. good B. better C. best 8. We can do the work better with _ money and _ people. A. little, few B. less, fewer C. fewer, less,Homework,Review the new words and expressi