八年级英语(下册)-Unit-7-What's-the-highest-mountain-in-th

Unit7 What's the highest mountain in the world？名词：square 平方；正方形meter 米；公尺desert 沙漠population 人口；人口数量Asia 亚洲tourist 旅行者；观光者wall 墙achievement 成就；成绩condition 条件；状况force 力；力量nature 自然界；大自然ocean 大海；海洋birth 出生；诞生bamboo 竹子keeper 饲养员；保管人excitement 激动；兴奋illness 疾病government 政府oil 油；食用油；石油protection 保护；保卫动词：protect 保护；防护include 包括；包含succeed 实现目标；成功achieve 到达；完成weigh 重量是…；称…的重量形容词：deep 深的ancient 古代的；古老的wide 宽的；宽阔的thick 厚的；浓的awake 醒着wild 野生的huge 巨大的；极多的兼类词：tour n&v 旅行；旅游research n&v 研究；调查adult adj 成年的；成人的n 成人；成年动物短语：feel free 〔可以〕随便〔做某事〕as far as I know 就我所知take in 吸入；吞入〔体内〕in the face of 面对〔问题、困难等〕even though 即使；虽然at birth 出生时walk into 走路时撞着fall over 绊倒or so 大约in size 〔面积、体积等〕大小up to 到达〔某数量、程度等〕；至多有；不多于知识点：1、大数的读法：9600,000 nine million and six hundred thousand千位数以上的读法：先从数字的右端向左读，每三位数加一个逗号。

第一个逗号前的数字为thousand 〔千〕，第二个逗号前的数为million〔百万〕，第三个逗号前的数为billion〔十亿〕，然后一段一段的表示。

Unit7 What's the highest mountain in the world？Section A 1 (2a –2d)Knowledge object1.master the key word and expressionsIn size, in the world, 2meters tall/long/wide, the biggest population, one of the biggest, the most popular question, talk about, the ancient emperors, the main reason, as far as I know, no man-made objectsDid you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world? Yes, I did. It’s much older than the US.2. learn to talk about geography and nature.3. be able to compare facts and figures.4.Teaching difficulties and focuses5.Teaching difficulties and focuses教学难点：形容词和副词的比较级和最高级变化规则和用法。

物体之间的对比。

Step 1.Let's know more about geography of the world.1).Have a quick brainstorm(1)A: What is the longest river in the world？B: The Nile.(2)A: What is the highest mountain in the world?B: Qomolangma.(3)A: What is the biggest desert in the world?B: The Sahara.(4)A: What is the deepest salt lake in the world?B: The Caspian sea.(5)A: How high is Qomolangma?B: It’s 8,844.43 meters high.(6)A: How deep is the Caspian Sea?B: It’s 1,025 meters deep.(7).A: How long is the Nile?B: It’s 6,671 kilometers long.(8).A: How big is the Sahara?B: It’s about 9,600,000 square kilometersin size.(9)A: What is the biggest ocean（海洋）in the world?B: The Pacific Ocean. [pəˈsɪfɪk](10).A: Which is the biggest population in the world?B: China.(11).A: What is the second longest river in the world?B: The Amazon River.(12).A: Do you know the third longest river in the world? Which country is it in?2)The Yangtze River is the third longest river in the world ，the first longest river in Asia, the longest river in China.China is one of the oldest countries in the world. It is an ancien t country.[ˈeɪnʃənt] (古老的 )My pen friend Mike from the USA is in China now. Can you tell hi m a bit more about China? Can you find the differences between China and America?Step2 Let's know more about geography of China.What's the top of China?Finish 2a and 2bStep 3 PairworkMake conversations using the information in 2a.Step 4Let’s play a guessing gameIt lies in many provinces. It is very famous all over the world. It i s about 21,196.18 kilometers long.It was built by emperors in different times. They want to protect the ir part of the country.It was made of stones and earth. It was difficult to build it in anc ient times without any modern(现代的） machines. All the work was don e by hand. So it is a man-made object.It is wide enough for five horses or ten men to walk side by side. A s far as I know, it is an amazing wonder(奇迹). Lots of tourists vis it there every day .Step 5 Let’s know more about the history of China.Please read the conversation in 2d.What’s the conversation about?Read again and answer the questions in 2d.1. How long is the Ming Great Wall?2. What does the guide say about the wall?3. What does the guide think of Badaling?4. Why was the wall built?Step6There are many places of interest (名胜古迹）not only in China but also in the world.I hope toenjoy a tour to some places of interest all overthe world.A report like this: I am Tom, in my group, I like to visit the Great Wall in China.It is the longest wall in the world. Do you know how long it is? I t’s 21，196.18meters kilometers long…反思：一节课下来，大部分学生都能积极投入到课堂教学中来，并积极举手发言。

Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world? Section A1. 世界上最高的山是什么？What’s the highest mountain in the world?1) the highest mountain最高的山adj的最高级2) high adj. 高的high—higher--highest3) in the world 世界上2. 在英语中表示”事物的长宽高”等时, 其表达方式是数字(基数词)+ 表示度量的名词+ adj.1) 表示度量的名词有: meter, kilometer, foot2) adj 有: 长的long, 宽的wide, 高的high, tall ; 深的deep,3) 1025米深=1025 meters deep deep—deeper--deepest4) 6671千米长= 6671 kilometers long long—longer-- longest5) 8843.43 米高= 8843.43 meters high6) 1.8 米高= 1.8 meters tall tall—taller--tallest3. 面积大约960万平方千米about 9,600,000 square kilometers in size1) in size 在尺寸上, 在面积上in +名词2) in depth 在深度上in width 在广度上in length 在长度上4. 珠穆朗玛峰比世界上其他任何一座山都高.Qomolangma is higher than any other mountain in the world.1) higher than 形容词的比较级, than 是标志词2) 其他任何一个any other +可数名词单数, 表示在同一范围内除了某人或某物以外的其他人或物3) He is taller than any other boy in his class.= He is the tallest boy in his class.他比班里其他任何一个男生都高, 同义句, 他是班上最高的男生.4)= Qomolangma is the highest mountain in the world.5. 世界上最大的沙漠the biggest desert in the world在所有咸水湖中最深的the deepest of all the salt lakes咸水湖the salt lakes最长的河流the longest river long—longer-- longest6. 中国是世界上人口最多的国家. China has the biggest population in the world.1) population 是一个集体名词, 意思是:人口, 人口数量, 常与the连用, 单独作主语时谓语动词常用三单2) 表示人口多少用large 或small3) 询问人口用: What’s the population of…？4) 某地有多少人口用:have/has a population of +数字7. 它比美国的人口要多得多. It’s a lot bigger than the population of the US.1) a lot来修饰比较级bigger2) much, even, still, far, a little, a lot, a bit一共7个, 都可以修饰比较级8. 它比美国的历史长得多. It has a much longer history than the US.1) much 来修饰比较级longer2) have a long history 有着悠久的历史9. 中国几乎和美国一样大, 它是亚洲最大的国家.China is almost as big as the US, and it is the biggest country in Asia.1) as…as，中间是形容词或副词原级和…一样…2) country n. 国家可数名词countries10. 你知道中国是世界上最古老的国家之一?Do you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world?1) 宾语从句，从句用陈述语序2) one of + the +形容词最高级+ 可数名词复数最……之一one of the biggest countries 最大的国家之一one of the oldest cities 最古老的城市之一3) “one of + the +形容词最高级+ 可数名词复数”作主语时, 谓语动词用单数11. Feel free to ask me anything on today’s Great Wall tour.针对今天的长城之旅，大家可以自由提问我任何问题。

Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world?一．单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

( )1. Tom is taller than ___________ student in his class.A.anyB.the otherC.any otherD.other any( )2. —What’s ___________ mountain in the world?—Qomolangma. It’s 8,844.43 meters high.A. highestB. the highestC. higher D the higher( )3. Could you speak in a __________ voice? We can hardly hear you.A. friendlierB. louderC. softerD. lovelier( )4. —Which one do you like_________?— Neither, thanks.A.betterB.the betterC.best D .the best( )5.The store has __________ the prices. The things there are cheaper than before.A. keptB. putC. improvedD. cut( )6. —Did you know China is one of the oldest countries in the world?—Yes, I did. It’s much older than the US.A. much olderB. more olderC. much elderD. more elder( )7.—Which is __________, Town Cinema, Screen City or Movie Palace?—Movie Palace.A.popularB. more popularC. the most popularD. much more popular( )8.You are ________ now, Victor. So you should wash your clothes by yourself.A. enough youngB. young enoughC. enough oldD. old enough( )9. Yao Ming is one of________most popular________in China.A.a ; playersB.the ; playersC.an ;runnersD.much; runners( )10. — How far is it from school? — About ___________.A.5 minutes on feetB.5 minutes walkC.5 minutes’ walkD.5 minutes-walk( )11.Shanghai is________the east of China and Japan is ________the east of China.A.in ;inB.to ; toC.to ; inD.in ; to( )12. —How does your father go to work?—On foot. Our house __________ his office.A. is different fromB. is close toC. is far fromD. is the same as( )13.— __________ do you think is the best performer? —Mary. Of course.A. WhoB. WhenC. WhatD. Why( )14.There isn’t an airport near here. The _______ one is about 90 miles away.A. busiestB. farthestC. newestD. nearest( )15. —No ocean in the world is __________ the Pacific Ocean.—That’s right! It’s the biggest ocean in the world.A. big thanB. biggest thanC. as big asD. as bigger as二．完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。