人教版英語八年級下冊What'sthehighestmountainintheworld？(SectionA1a-2d)

Unit7WarmingupWhat’stheworld’sdeepestsaltlake?What’stheworld’sdeepestsaltlake?TheCaspianSeaHowdeepisit?Itis1,025metersdeep.里海What’stheworld’sbiggestdesert?Theworld’sbiggestdesertis___________.Itisabout9,600,000squarekilometersinsize.theSaharaHowbigisit?撒哈拉沙漠What’stheworld’shighestmountain?Theworld’shighestmountainis___________.QomolangmaItis8,844.43metershigh.Howhighisit?珠穆朗瑪峰What’stheworld’slongestriver?________isthelongestriverintheworld.TheNileItis6,671kilometerslong.Howlongisit?尼羅河LanguageGoal:TalkaboutgeographyandnatureQomolangmatheNiletheCaspianSeatheSaharaQomolangma about9,600,000squarekilometersinsize TheSahara 1,025metersdeep TheCaspianSea 6,671kilometerslongTheNile 8,844.43metershigh Matchthefactsyouknow.1a1.Qomolangmais________thananyothermountainintheworld.2.TheSaharais__________desertintheworld.3.TheCaspianSeais__________ofallthesaltlakes.4.TheNileis___________riverintheworld.higherthebiggestthedeepestthelongestListenandcompletethesentences.1bWhat

isthehighestmountain

intheworld?Qomolangma.Whatisthebiggestdesert

intheworld?The

Sahara.1cUsetheinformationin1btomakeconversations.Whatisthedeepestsaltlakeintheworld?TheCaspiansea.Whatisthelongestriver

intheworld?TheNile.1cUsetheinformationin1btomakeconversations.Canyoureadthesenumbers?9,600,0009,629,0911,390,000,000380,000,0005,0003006,3006,0205,464billionmillionWhichisthelargestnumber?million...isthelargestnumeberofall.It'slargerthananyothernumber.Whichisthesmallestnumber?______TheYangtzeRiverisabout________kilometerslongandtheYellowRiveris________kilometerslong.____Chinahasthebiggestpopulationintheworld.It’salotbiggerthanthepopulationoftheUS.____Chinaisover________yearsold.IthasamuchlongerhistorythantheUS.TheUSisnoteven________yearsold.____ChinaisalmostasbigastheUS,anditisthebiggestcountryinAsia.6,300 5,000 5,464 30024Listenandnumberthefacts[1-4]intheorderyouhearthem.2a13______TheYangtzeRiverisabout________kilometerslongandtheYellowRiveris________kilometerslong.____Chinahasthebiggestpopulationintheworld.It’salotbiggerthanthepopulationoftheUS.____Chinaisover________yearsold.IthasamuchlongerhistorythantheUS.TheUSisnoteven________yearsold.____ChinaisalmostasbigastheUS,anditisthebiggestcountryinAsia.6,300 5,000 5,464 30024Listenagainandfillintheblanksin2awiththenumbersinthebox.2b136,3005,4645,000300Makeconversationsusingtheinformationin2a.2cDidyouknowthatChinaisoneoftheoldestcountriesintheworld?Yes,Idid.It’smucholderthanmycountry.Guide:

Feelfreetoaskmeanythingontoday’sGreatWalltour.Tourist1:Howlongisthewall?Guide:

Ah,themostpopularquestion!Ifwe’reonlytalkingaboutthepartsfromtheMingDynasty,it’sabout8,850kilometerslong.Thismakesitthelongestwallintheworld.Role-playtheconversation.2dTourist2:Wow,that’samazing!Whydidtheancientemperorsbuildthewall?Guide:Themainreasonwastoprotecttheirpartofthecountry.Asyoucansee,it’squitetall

andwide.AsfarasIknow,therearenootherman-madeobjectsasbigasthis.Tourist3:IsBadalingpartoftheMingGreatWall?Guide:Yes,it’sthemostfamouspart.LanguagePoints1.population的用法（1）population直接作主語時意為“人口數(shù)”，這時謂語動詞要用單數(shù)形式。但是如果部分人口(分數(shù)、百分數(shù))作主語，謂語用復(fù)數(shù)。（2）表示“某地有多少人口”有兩種表達方式：

a.Thepopulationof＋某地＋be＋數(shù)詞(該句型中population前用冠詞the);b.某地＋hasapopulationof＋數(shù)詞＋(people)(該句型中population前用冠詞a)。（3）“某地有多少人口”要用“Whatisthepopulationof...?”或“Howlargeisthepopulationof...?”提問。（4）表示人口“多”要用huge或large修飾，表示人口“少”要用small修飾。2.Feelfreetoaskmeanythingontoday’sGreatWalltour.(教材第50頁)

feelfree是英語口語中一個常用表達。若有人讓你feelfreetodosomething，就是讓你無需拘束，只管按照自己的意愿去做某事。e.g.:—CanIuseyourbathroom?我可以用一下你的衛(wèi)生間嗎？—Yes,feelfree.可以，請隨意。3.AsfarasIknow,therearenoman-madeobjectsasbigasthis.(教材第50頁)asfarasIknow是一個固定的表達方式，還可以說sofarasIknow，意思是“據(jù)我所知”。e.g.：AsfarasIknow,Jack’sgottwinsisters.就我所知，杰克有一對孿生姐妹。They’renotcomingtoday,sofarasIknow.他們今天不來了——就我所知是這樣的。4.1,025metersdeep1025米深（1）meter（美式英語）用作可數(shù)名詞，意為“米；公尺”，英式英語拼寫為metre。e.g.:Itisabout500metersfrommyhometoschool.從我家到學(xué)校大約500米。（2）deep用作形容詞，意為“深的；縱深的”?！澳澄锷疃取钡谋磉_方式為：基數(shù)詞+表示“度量”的名詞+deep。e.g.:Theholeis10metersdeep.這個洞10米深?！就卣埂坑⒄Z中長、寬、高、重量的表達法：（1）可以用“基數(shù)詞+單位詞（meter,foot,inch,kilogram等）+in+名詞（length,width,height,weight等）”表示。e.g.:Heissixfeetinheight.他有六英尺高。（2）還可用“基數(shù)詞+單位詞+形容詞（long,wide,high等）”表示。e.g.:Theriveris5,200meterslong.這條河5200米長。5.Wow,that'samazing!哇，真令人驚奇?。ń滩牡?0頁）amazing用作形容詞，意為“令人大為驚奇的；令人驚喜（或驚嘆）的”。其主語或所修飾的名詞通常是事物。動詞形式是amaze，意為“使吃驚；使驚奇”。e.g.:Thisisanamazingstory.這是一個令人驚奇的故事?！就卣埂縜mazed用作形容詞，意為“（感到）驚異的；吃驚的”。其主語或所修飾的名詞通常是人。e.g.:Hewasamazedatthenews.他對這個消息感到很吃驚。一、單項選擇。()1.—Howtallheis!—Yes,heis________thananyotherstudentinhisclass.A.tallB.tallerC.tallestD.moretall()2.Wedon’thavemuchhomeworknowandourschoolbagsare________theyusedtobe.A.asheavyasB.notasheavyasC.asheavilyasD.notasheavilyas()3.—Whichcountryhas________population,China,AmericaorJapan?—China,ofcourse.A.biggestB.themostC.thebiggestD.thesmallestBBCExercises()4.—________istheNile?—It’s6,671kilometerslong.A.HowlongB.HowfarC.HowdeepD.Howhigh()5.As________asIcansee,therearenomistakes.A.longB.farC.soonD.quicklyAB二、根據(jù)漢語意思完成句子。1.據(jù)我所知，