1、Unit 7 What s the highest mountain in the world?教學目標：1 語言目標：掌握本單元重點詞匯及能用比較級和最高級談論各之最。2 技能目標：能聽懂和談論有關地理和自然的話題。3 情感目標：培養學生熱愛大自然，保護環境的意識。教學重點：短語 : in size, in the world, 2 meters tall/long/wide, the biggest population, one of the biggest, the most popular question, talk about, the ancient emperors, the

2、 main reason, as far as I know, no man-made objects, mountain climbing, the southwestern part of China, thick clouds, cover the top, risk one slife, challenge oneself, achieve one ， thsedfroeraesmt of nature, try to do sth., the spirit of the climbers, many times more than ,live up to, prepare for.,

3、 be awake, be special to sb., spend some time doing sth., in the remaining forest, endangered animals, in the futur e-句子 :What s the highest mountain in theowrld?Qomolangma.How long is Qomolangma?It s 8,844.43 meters high. It s higher than any other mountain.Which is the deepest salt lake in the wor

4、ld?The Caspian Sea is the deepest of all the salt lake.Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world?Yes, I did. It s much older than the US.教學難點 ：形容詞和副詞的比較級和最高級變化規則和用法。物體之間的對比。課時劃分：Period 1 Section A 1 1a 2dPeriod 2 Section A 2 3a-3cPeriod 3 Section A 3 Grammar Focus-4cPeriod

5、4 Section B 1 1a-2ePeriod 5 Section B 2 3a-Self checkSection A 1 (1a - 2d)Step 1 Presentation17square n.平方meter n.deep adj.深的desert n.沙漠populationn.人口populationn.人口Asia n. 亞洲tour v. n.旅行tourist n.旅行者wall n.墻amazing adj.令人大為驚奇的ancient adj.古代的wide adj.寬的；寬闊和Step 2 Warming-up1. Watch the photos and tal

6、k about them“ How big/high/long/big isand help thstudents to answer: It 's meters/kilometers/cmhbgh/long/big.2. Look these photos and practice the dialogue:e.g. A: How high is Qomolangma?B: It ' s 8,844 meters high.Step 3 1a Match the facts you know.Practice in pairs using the information in

7、 1a.Qomolangmaabout 9,600,000 square kilometers in sizeThe Sahara1,025 meters deepThe Caspian Sea6,671 kilometers longThe Nile8,844.43 meters highStep 4 Explaination8,844 meters high. 8,844 米高meters high (long, wide 米高(長，寬)。英語表示 有多長(寬，高)”時，一般將數詞和數量單位放在表示長寬高的 形容詞前作狀語。e.g. The wall is 1.7 metres wide.

8、Step 5 Listening1. 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.2. 2a Listen and number the facts(1- 4) in the order you hear them.2b Liste

9、n again and fill in the blanks in 2a with the numbers in the box.6,3005,0005,464300_ The Yangtze River is about kilometers long and the Yellow River is _kilometers long._ China has the biggest population in the world. It s a lot bigger than the populatioof the US._ China is over _ years old. It has

10、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.Step 6 Practice1c Make conversations in pairs.ExamplesA: Did you know that China if one of the oldest countries in the world?B: Yes, I did. It s much oelrdthan

11、my country.Step 7 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?Step 8 Language points and summary1. Fell free to ask me anythingon today s Great Wall tour.在今天的長城游中，大家盡管問我任何問題，不要拘束。fell

12、free 是英語口語中一個常用表達。若有人讓你feel free to do something, 就是讓你無需拘束，只管按照自己的意愿去做某事。e.g. A: Can I use your bathroom?我可以用一下你的衛生間嗎？8: Yes, feel free. 可以，請隨意。2. As far as I know, there are no man-made objects as big as this.據我所知，再沒有像它這樣大的人造物體了。as far as I knowH一個固定的表達方式，還可以說so far as I know,意思是 據 我所知 ”。e.g. As fa

13、r as I know, Jack s got twin sisters.就我所知，杰克有一對孿生姐妹。They re not coming today, so far as I know.他們今天不來了 -就我所知是這樣的。Step 9 HomeworkA: To memorize the important phrases and sentences.B: to make some dialogues about asking the size of objects.Section A 2 (3a - 3c)Step 1 RevisionLook at the photos. Answer

14、 the following questions.Which is the highest mountain in the world?Which is the longest river in Asia?Step 2 Learn the new words.1. achievementn. 成就；成績e.g. We felt a great sense of achievement when we reached the top of the mountain. 當我們到達山頂的時候，我們有一種巨大的成就感。2. achievev. 達到；完成；成功e.g. He will never ac

15、hieveanything if he doesn t work harder.如果他不加緊努力工作，他會一事無成。3. southwesternadj. 西南的；西南方向的e.g. Is this Southwestern Airline? 這是西南航空公司嗎？4. include v. 包含；包括e.g. Her hobbies include swimming and gardening. 她愛好游泳和園藝。5. condition n. 條件；狀況e.g. The piano was in good condition. 這臺鋼琴狀況良好。6. take in 吸入；容納e.g. Fi

16、sh take in oxygen through their gills. 魚用鰓吸氧氣。7. succeedv. 實現目標；成功e.g. If you try hard you iisuccees力就會成功。常用短語：succeed in doing sth.e.g. Police have finally succeeded in solving the mystery. 警察最終成功破解了這個 疑案。8. challengev. & n. 挑戰；考驗e.g. The job doesn ' t really challengehmr作不能真正的考驗他。The new g

17、overnment s first chaiiengteheiseconomy.新政府面臨的第一個挑戰是經濟問題。9. in the face of 面對（困難、問題等）e.g. In the face of difficulties, he s codm. pletely unafrai他在困難面前毫不膽怯。10. force n. 力；力量e.g. The thief took the money from the old man by force.竊賊用暴力搶了老人的錢。Step 3 Pre-Read Talk below questions in pairs.What do you k

18、now about Qomolangma ?Is Qomolangma the most dangerous mountain in the wor？ldStep 4 Reading自讀文章，在書中劃出重點、疑點后， 翻譯下列短語。先獨立完成，后小組商議。1 .最危險的山峰2 .世界上最危險的運動之一3 .登山（名詞短語）/（動詞短語）4 .來自世界各地的登山者5 .橫亙于中國的西南邊界6 .在所有的山峰中7 .厚厚的云層8 .更為嚴重的困難9 .寒冷的天氣狀況和強勁的暴風雪10 .首次到達珠穆朗瑪峰頂的人Answers: 1. the most dangerous mountain 2. o

19、ne of the world sdamnogsetrous sports 3. mountain climbing/climb mountains4. the climbers from all over the world 5. run along the southwestern part of China6. of all the mountains 7. thick clouds 8. more serious difficulties9. freezing weather conditions and heavy storms 10. the first people to rea

20、ch the top of Qomolangma3a Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas.Paragraph 1spirit of climbersParagraph 2achievements of climbersParagraph 3facts and dangersAccording to the passage, fill in the blanks.One of the most sports in the world is mountain , andone of the most place

21、s to go for this is the Himalayas. These extremelyhigh attract from all over the world. Many people say this is oneof the most parts of the world. The Himalayas along theborder of china. Of all the peaks （tops）, Qomolangma is the and most . It s to climb Qomolangma because thick clouds the top of th

22、e mountain. Even more serious include the freezing conditions and the storms. The firstto reach the top of Qomolangma-Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary - did it in 1953. The first Chinese climber the top in 1960, and in 1975, the first did it too.Answers: dangerous, climbing, popular, risk, climbers

23、, famous, runs, southwestern, highest, famous, the hardest, cover, difficulties, weather, heavy, people, reached, womanRead the article again, and answer the following questions.1. What a mountain is Himalayas?It ' s one of the most popular places for mountain climbing.2. Why is it dangerous to

24、climb Qomolangma?Because thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard.3. When did the first Chinese reach the top of Qomolangma? In 1960.3b. Read the article again and complete the chart.Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3List tour dangers for climbers.List three achievementsList tour compar

25、isonsthick clouds1953 Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the topMost dangerous sportsnow can fall very hardfreezing weatherconditionsheavy stormsThe first Chinese team reached the top in 1960. The first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975.People can challenge t

26、hemselves the face of difficulties.Never give up trying to achieve ou dream.Humans can be stronger than the forces of nature.3c Answer the questions using information in the article.1. Where are the Himalayas? In the southwestern part of China.2. How high is Qomolangma? 8,844.43 meters high.3. Why d

27、o so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous? Because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.4. What does the spirit of the climbers tell us?We should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.Step 5 Language points1. One of the world ' s most

28、 dangerous sports is mountain climbing, “one of + the鏘容詞的最高級+復數名詞”，意為 最之一”。如：Miss Wang is one of the most popular teachers in our school.王老師是我們學校最受歡迎的老師之一。2. It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top.It is + adj. + to do sth., it作形式主語放在句首，而把真正的主語放在句尾。常用于此句型的形容詞有important， difficult

29、 ， dangerous， necessary， useful，possible等，用來對to do sth.進行說明。此句型可以轉換成 To do sth. is +adj.。 e.g. It is important to study English well. 學好英語很困難。It s very difficult to climb Qomolangma.攀登珠穆朗瑪峰很難。3. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms.difficulty 既可作可數名詞也可作

30、不可數名詞。作可數名詞時通常用復數，表示具體概念，即：各式各樣的“困難，難題，難事”，如：He s having financial difficulties.他正手頭拮據。作不可數名詞時，譯作“困難，艱難，幸苦”，如：She had great difficulty in understanding him. 她很難理解他說的話。4. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.give up 意為 “放棄 ”，后面可以接名詞、代詞或v-ing

31、形式作賓語。注意： 如果其賓語是名詞，那么名詞可以放在give 和 up 之間， 也可以放在up之后；如果其賓語是代詞，那么代詞只能放在give 和 up 之間。如： My uncle wants to give up drinking wine. 我叔叔想戒灑。Although English isn ' t easy to learn, I won ' t give it up.雖然英語不易學，但我不會放棄。5. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous? eve

32、n though用作從屬連詞，意為 即使；盡管"，相當于even if,引導讓步狀語 從句，一般不與并列連詞but連用。如：Mr. Wang will come on time even though it rains.盡管下雨，但王老師會按時來。Step 6 ExerciseTo make sentences using the information in the forms.the Nilethe Yangtze Riverthe Yellow River6,6706,3005,500The Yellow River is long.The Yangtze River is a

33、 lot than the Yellow River.The Nile is of all.The Yangtze River is not long the Nile.=The Yangtze River is not than the Nile.Answers: longer, the longest, as as, longerQomolangmaMount HuangMount Tai8,8481,8641,545Mount Tai is high.Mount Huang is a little than Mount Tai.Qomolangma is of all.Mount Tai

34、 is not high Qomolangma.=Mount Tai is not than Qomolangma.Answers: higher, the highest, as as, higherSingaporeMalaysiaChina4,000,00020,000,0001300,000,0001. The population of Singapore is large.2. The population of Malaysia is much than that of Singapore.3. The population of China is of all.4. The p

35、opulation of Singapore is not large that of China.5. The population of Singapore is not than that of ChinaAnswers: larger, the largest, as as, largerStep 7 HomeworkRetell the article, and then preview the Grammar focus.Section A 3 (Grammar focus - 4c)Grammar focusWhat' s the highest mountain in

36、the world?Qomolangma.How high is Qomolangma?It '8,844.43 meters high. It ' s higher than any other mountain.Which is the deepest salt lake in the world?The Caspian Sea is the deepest of all the salt lakes.Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world?Yes, I did. Ith old

37、erdhan the US.Step 1 Grammar形容詞和副詞比較級和最高級變化規則1.規則變化1) 一般情況下，單音節或雙音節的形容詞(或副詞)比較級+ er,最高級+est如：clever cleverer cleverestfew fewer fewestsmall smaller, smallest 等。2）以e結尾的詞，比較級+ r,最高級+ st即可。 如：nice nicer nicestcute cuter cutestlarge larger largest3）以輔音字母+ y結尾的變y為i + er或est。如：easy easier easiesthappy hap

38、pier happiest再如：early, busy, heavy, dirty, laz也如止匕。少數單音節詞也是這樣，如：pleased more pleased the most pleasedtired more tired the most tired2. 不規則變化：good better best well better bestbad worse worstmany / much more mostfar farther farthest（距離遠）far further furthest（程度深）old elder eldest（長幼 ）old older oldest（年齡

39、 ）Step 2 中考鏈接1. 比較級考點 比較級修飾問題a little, a bit, even, still, much, a lot, far 等可修飾比較級。e.g. Tom is a little taller than Jim.This book is much more interesting than that one. 同級比較e.g. The weather in Beijing is colder than that in Xi an.Our school is bigger than yours. the + 比較級e.g. Lucy is the fatter of

40、 the two girls. “ a/an +比較級” 表示 “又一，再一”e.g. Lily has a doll, but she wants a bigger one. 隱性比較（沒有than 的情況）e.g. Who runs faster, Lucy or Lily?You d better come earlier next time.He worked hard last term, but he works even harder this term. 越來越 a. 比較級 + and + 比較級b. the + 比較級 + 句子， the + 比較級 + 句子a. e.g.

41、 It s getting colder and colder.The more you exercise, the better you are.2. 最高級考點說明：形容詞的最高級前必須加the; 副詞的最高級前省略the。 范圍問題e.g. Tom is the tallest student in the class.Spring is the best season of the year. “ 之一. ”問題e.g. Beijing is one of the biggest cities in the world. “ the +序數詞+ 最高級 ”e.g. I think he

42、 is the second tallest boy in his class.3. 比較級和最高級的轉換e.g. Tom is the tallest student in the class.= Tom is taller than any other student in the class.= Tom is taller than all the other students in the class.= No other students are taller than Tom.2. 同級比較 as + adj./adv. + ase.g. She is as thin as Lil

43、y.He writes as carefully as Linda. not + as/so +adj./adv. + ase.g. Tony didn't run so fast as Carter 學以致用1. Our family has bought a car so we can travel than before 2008 陜西）A. most easilyB. less easilyC. easilyD. more easily2. My father told me a story last night. It is one I（2ve9e VeEheard.A. t

44、he funniestB. funniestC. funnierD. the funnier3. The friends you have, the you will be. （2010 陜西）A. more, happyB.many, happyC. more, happierD.many, happier4. When he heard a cry for help, he ran out as as he could2011 陜西）A. hardlyB.quicklyC. finallyD.slowly5. This place is not big enough for Lucy ay

45、 p artybWedshould find a one.（2012陜西）A. bigB. smallC. biggerD. smallerStep3 WritingWrite five questions using comparisons. Then ask your partner your questionsStep 4 Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box. big much popular 10ng 01d high1. The Amazon River is one of the riv

46、ers in the world. It ' s alittle than the Yangtze River.2. Qomolangma is 8,844.43 meters. It ' s one of the most places forserious mountain climbers.3. No ocean in the world is as as the Pacific Ocean.4. Although Japan is than Canada, it is smaller.Step 5 Write two comparisons about two topi

47、cs. Write true facts.e.g. Two rivers: the Yangtze River and the Amazon RiverThe Yangtze River is almost as long as the Amazon River.The Amazon is longer than the Yangtze, but the Yangtze River is the longest river inChina.Two cities: and 1. .2. .Two animals: and 1. .2. .Step5 Homework1. To memorize

48、the important phrases and sentences.2. To make some sentences using as as, . times than, less than, more thanSection B 1 (1a-2e)Step 1 New words1. weigh v. 稱重2. adult n. 成人 adj. 成年的3. bamboo n. 竹子4. endangered adj. 瀕危的5. research n.&v. 調查；研究6. keeper n. 飼養員7. awakeadj. 醒著8. excitement n. 激動9. il

49、lness n. 疾病10. artwork n. 插圖11. wild adj. 野生的12. government n. 政府Step 2 Discussion1. Compare facts about these two animals. Use the language in the box to help you make sentences.e.g. This elephant weighs many times more than this panda.(200 cm taller/shorter, weigh much more/less, eat much more/les

50、s, eat manytimes more)2. Discuss in pairs. Compare the panda and the elephant.3. Do 1a.Make more sentences using the information in 1a.Step 3 Listening1.1b Listen and check( V) the numbers you hear.1c Listen again and complete the sentences.2. Practice. Take turns telling your classmates about panda

51、s.A: A baby panda can not see.B: An adult panda weighs many times more than a baby panda.Step 4 DiscussionHere are some facts about koala, use the information above to make sentences.Koala is 75 cm tall weighs 10 kilos eats leaves sleeps 20 hours a dayStep 5 Reading1. Pre-readingTalk about panda in

52、your class. Use these words to help you.big, bamboo, zoo, popular, cute, black and white,Sichuan, famous, endangered, beautiful, forest, protect,2. Reading guidance: scanningThis means moving your eyes quickly down the page to find specific information.3. Reading tasks1. 2b Scan the article to find

53、out what these numbers mean:10, 12, 200, 20002. 2c Scan the article again and write short answers to the questions.1. What is Lin Wei s job?2. What do the baby pandas eat for breakfast?3. What do adult pandas eat?4. Why are pandas endangered?5. What is one way of saving pandas?Key: 1. A panda keeper

54、.6. Milk.7. Bamboos.8. Less forest for pandas to live.9. Teaching children.3. 2d Complete the sentences using words and phrases from the passage.1. The panda at the Chengdu Research Base are awake very earlyin the morning to breakfast for the baby pandas.2. Adult pandas do not have babies very, and

55、some of the babies only live for a short time because of.3. Another reason for fewer and fewer pandas is because people are cutting down so pandas have fewer places to live.4. A special program in Chengdu teaches about why pandas areand how to save them.5. The is also helping to save the pandas. It

56、' smore trees to make more homes for the pandas.Keys: keepers, prepare, often, illnesses, trees, children, endangered, Chinese government, necessary to plant2e Discuss what other ways you think children can help to save the pandas.Step 6 Language points1. At birth, a baby panda is aboutbirth v.出生 at birth 出生時e.g. Man ' s natate）irth is good.人之初，性本善。give birth to 生（孩子）；產生e.g. My