Unit 7 Whats 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?wù)摳髦睢? 技能目標：能聽懂和談?wù)撚嘘P(guān)地理和自然的話題。3 情感目標：培養(yǎng)學生熱愛大自然，保護環(huán)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 main reason, as far as I know, no man-made objects, mountain climbing, the southwestern part of China, thick clouds, cover the top, risk ones life, challenge oneself, achieve ones dream，the forest of nature, try to do sth., the spirit of the climbers, many times more than ,live up to, prepare for., be awake, be special to sb., spend some time doing sth., in the remaining forest, endangered animals, in the future句子: Whats the highest mountain in the world?Qomolangma.How long is Qomolangma?Its 8,844.43 meters high. Its higher than any other mountain.Which is the deepest salt lake in the world?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. Its 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(guī)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 4 Section B 1 1a-2ePeriod 5 Section B 2 3a-Self checkSection A 1 (1a 2d)Step 1 Presentation1. New words: square n. 平方 meter n. 米 deep adj. 深的 desert n. 沙漠 population n. 人口 population n. 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2. Show some pictures and information of the highest mountain, the longest river, the biggest river, the biggest lake and the biggest desert in the world.Step 2 Warming up1. Watch the photos and talk about them “How big/high/long/big is ? and help the students to answer: Its meters/kilometers/cm big/high/long/big.2. Look these photos and practice the dialogue:e.g. A: How high is Qomolangma?B: Its 8,844.43 meters high.Step 3 1a Match the facts you know.Qomolangma about 9,600,000 square kilometers in sizeThe Sahara1,025 meters deepThe Caspian Sea6,671 kilometers longThe Nile8,844.43 meters highStep 4 Explanation8,844.43 meters high. 8,844.43米高 meters high (long, wide)米高（長,寬)。英語表示“有多長（寬，高）”時，一般將數(shù)詞和數(shù)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. Step 5 Practice in pairs using the information in 1a.1. A: Which is the highest mountain in the world? B: Its Qomolangma.2. A: How high is Qomolangma?B: Its 8,844.43 meters high.Step 6 Listening 1. 1b Listen and plete 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 Listen again and fill in the blanks in 2a with the numbers in the box.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._ 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.Step 7 Practice 2c Make conversations in pairs.Examples A: Did you know that China if one of the oldest countries in the world?B: Yes, I did. Its much older than my country.Step 8 2d 1. Read the conversation and answer the questions:1) Which is the biggest man-made object in the world？2) Which is the most famous part of the Ming Great Wall?2. Role-play the conversation. Step 9 Language points and summary1. China has the biggest population in the world. 中國是世界人口最多的國家。population意為“人口”時，是一個集合名詞。它在句中作主語時，謂語動詞通常用單數(shù)形式。其常用句型為“The population of +某地+ is + 數(shù)詞”或“某地+ has a population of + 數(shù)詞”，表示“某地有多少人口”。如：The population of my city is three million. 當表示人口“多”或“少”時，常用形容詞large，big或small修飾population。如：The town has a large / big / small population. 當對人口數(shù)量進行提問時，要用疑問詞what 或 how large。如： What / How large is the population of your country?【運用】完成句子，每空一詞。(1) 這個國家人口少。The country _ _ _ _. (2) 我的家鄉(xiāng)有100萬人口。My hometown _ _ _ _ one million. (3) 北京有多少人口？_ _ _ _ _ Beijing? 2. Feel free to ask me anything on todays 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。feel 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(wèi)生間嗎？B: Yes, feel free. 可以，請隨意。3. As far as I know, there are no other man-made objects as big as this. 據(jù)我所知，再沒有像它這樣大的人造物體了。1) as far as I know是一個固定的表達方式，還可以說so far as I know, 意思是“據(jù)我所知”。e.g. As far as I know, Jacks got twin sisters. 就我所知，杰克有一對孿生姐妹。 Theyre not ing today, so far as I know. 他們今天不來了 就我所知是這樣的。2) 句中man-made是一個合成形容詞，意為“人造的”。像這樣與-made復合而成的形容詞不止一個。用以描述產(chǎn)品的生產(chǎn)或制造手段，特點等，常見的有：handmade手工制作的homemade家庭制作的machine-made機制的tailor-made量體定制的；特制的；定做的甚至還有像self-made (自學而成的；自我奮斗而成的；天然形成的)可以用來描述人。Step 10 ExercisesStep 11 Homework1. Memorize the important phrases and sentences.2. Make some dialogues about asking the size of objects.Section A 2 (3a 3c)Step 1 RevisionLook at the photos. Answer 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. achievement n. 成就；成績e.g. We felt a great sense of achievement when we reached the top of themountain. 當我們到達山頂?shù)臅r候，我們有一種巨大的成就感。2. achieve v. 達到；完成；成功e.g. He will never achieve anything if he doesnt work hard.如果他不加緊努力工作，他會一事無成。3. southwestern adj. 西南的；西南方向的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. Fish take in oxygen through their gills. 魚用鰓吸氧氣。7. challenge v. & n. 挑戰(zhàn)；考驗e.g. The job doesnt really challenge him. 這項工作不能真正的考驗他。The new governments first challenge is the economy. 新政府面臨的第一個挑戰(zhàn)是經(jīng)濟問題。8. in the face of 面對（困難、問題等）e.g. In the face of difficulties, hes pletely unafraid. 他在困難面前毫不膽怯。 9. 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 know about Qomolangma?Is Qomolangma the most dangerous mountain in the world？Step 4 ReadingRead the article by yourself and find the following phrases.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?shù)娜薃nswers: 1. the most dangerous mountain 2. one of the worlds most dangerous sports 3. mountain climbing/climb mountains4. the climbers from all over the world 5. run along the southwestern part of China 6. of all the mountains 7. thick clouds 8. more serious difficulties9. freezing weather conditions and heavy storms 10. the first people to reach the top of Qomolangma 3a Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas.Paragraph 1 spirit of climbersParagraph 2 achievements of climbersParagraph 3 facts and dangers3b. Read the article again and plete the chart.Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3List tour dangers for climbers.List three achievementsList tour parisonsthick clouds1953Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the topMost dangerous sportsnow can fall very hardfreezing weather conditionsheavy stormsThe first Chinese team reached the top in 1960.The first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975.People can challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.Never give up trying to achieve our 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 do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous?Because they 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. According to the passage, fill in the blanks. One of the most _ sports in the world is mountain _, and one of the most _ places to go for this is the Himalayas. These extremely high _ attract _ from all over the world. Many people say this is one of the most _ parts of the world. The Himalayas _ along the _ border of china. Of all the peaks (tops), Qomolangma is the _ and most _. Its _ to climb Qomolangma because thick clouds _ the top of the mountain. Even more serious _ include the freezing _ conditions and the _ storms. The first _ to 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, risks, climbers, famous, runs, southwestern, highest, famous, the hardest, cover, difficulties, weather, heavy, people, reached, womanStep 5 Language points1. One of the worlds most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, “one of + the + 形容詞的最高級 + 復數(shù)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. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms.1) Difficulty既可作可數(shù)名詞也可作不可數(shù)名詞，在此用作可數(shù)名詞。做可數(shù)名詞時，difficulty常用作復數(shù)，表示具體概念，即：各種各樣的“困難; 難事; 難題”。例如：People learning a new language may face some difficulties.人們學習一門新的語言時可能會遇到一些困難。作不可數(shù)名詞時，difficulty可譯作“困難；艱難；辛苦；費勁”，例如：He had great difficulty in finding a new job.他找新的工作費了很大勁。We found the house without difficulty.我們輕而易舉的找到了那座房子。2) include表示“包括；包含”，是一個及物動詞。例如：Does your price of the bike include this light?你們的車價包含這盞車燈嗎？3. 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， dangerous， necessary， useful， possible等，用來對to do sth. 進行說明。此句型可以轉(zhuǎn)換成To do sth. is + adj.。e.g. It is important to study English well. 學好英語很重要。 Its very difficult to climb Qomolangma. 攀登珠穆朗瑪峰很難。4. The first Chinese team did so in 1960, while the first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975.succeed作動詞，意為“實現(xiàn)目標；成功”，succeed in doing sth.意為“成功地做某事”。如：The climber succeeded in reaching the top of the mountain. 登山者成功登到了山頂。5. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. 1) give up意為“放棄”，后面可以接名詞、代詞或v-ing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. 我叔叔想戒酒。Although English isnt easy to learn, I wont give it up. 雖然英語不易學，但我不會放棄。2) achieve our dream相當于make our dreams e true。6. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous?even 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 e on time even though it rains.盡管下雨，但王老師會按時來。Step 6 Exercises根據(jù)句意及所給漢語提示，寫出句中所缺單詞。1. We try to celebrate the _ (成就) of those great scientists.2. He wanted to reach the top of the mountain and he _ (成功). 3. I have a small house. It _ (包括) a bedroom, a kitchen and a bathroom.4. You should work hard to _ (實現(xiàn)) your dream.5. If you go to the poor village, you will be shocked by the living _ (條件).Step 7 HomeworkRetell the article, and then preview the Grammar focus. Section A 3 (Grammar focus - 4c)Step 1 Revision Ask the Ss to retell the article.Step 2 Grammar focus Whats the highest mountain in the world? Qomolangma. How high is Qomolangma? Its 8,844.43 meters high. Its 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. Its much older than the US. Step 3 Grammar我們已經(jīng)學習過形容詞和副詞的比較級和最高級的構(gòu)成及基本用法。下面我們進一步學習與其相關(guān)的其他知識點。形容詞和副詞比較級的修飾語1. 比較級前可加much, a lot, a bit, a little, any, no, some, even, still等詞修飾。如：You must work much faster.You look a lot happier than you did yesterday.He was too tired to walk any further.This book is even more useful than that one.2. 比較級前還可加其他表示數(shù)量的詞。如：My sister is ten years younger than me.We reached here two days earlier than the others.形容詞和副詞最高級的其他用法1. 形容詞最高級可被second, third等序數(shù)詞修飾。如：The building is the second tallest in this city.2. 形容詞最高級常用于句型“one of +the+形容詞最高級 + 可數(shù)名詞的復數(shù)形式”，意為“最之一”。如： Liu Li is one of the most popular girls in our class.3. 形容詞和副詞的比較級和最高級可以互相轉(zhuǎn)換。如： Jane is taller than the other girls / any other girl in the club. = Jane is the tallest girl in the club. This car runs faster than the other ones / any other one in the garage. = This car runs the fastest of all the cars in the garage.Step 4 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. the + 比較級e.g. Lucy is the fatter of the two girls.“a/an + 比較級”表示“又一，再一”e.g. Lily has a doll, but she wantsa bigger one.隱性比較（沒有than的情況）e.g. Who runs faster, Lucy or Lily? Youd better e 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e.g. Its 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(shù)詞 + 最高級”e.g. I think he is the second tallest boy in his class.3. 比較級和最高級的轉(zhuǎn)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.同級比較 as + adj./adv. + as e.g. She is as thin as Lily. He writes as carefully as Linda. not + as/so + adj./adv. + as e.g. Tony didnt run so fast as Carter Step 5 Practice1. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box. big much popular long old high 1) The Amazon River is one of the _ rivers in the world. Its a little _ than the Yangtze River.2) Qomolangma is 8,844.43 meters _. Its one of the most _ places for serious mountain climbers.3) No ocean in the world is as _ as the Pacific Ocean.4) Although Japan is _ than Canada, it is _ smaller.2. Write two parisons about two topics. 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 in China.Two cities: _ and _1. _. 2. _.Two animals: _ and _1. _. 2. _.3. Write five questions using parisons. Then ask your partner your questions.1) What is the highest building in our city? 2) What is the busiest subway station in out city? 3) What is the largest shopping mall in our city?4) Which is the biggest park in our city?5) Which is the longest road in our city?Step 5 ExercisesStep 6 Homework1. Memorize the important structure.2. Make some sentences using as as,. times than, less than, more than.Section 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(diào)查；研究6. keeper n. 飼養(yǎng)員 7. awake adj. 醒著 8. excitement n. 激動9. illness n. 疾病 10. artwork n. 插圖 11. wild adj. 野生的12. government n. 政府Step 2 Discussion1. pare 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/less, eat many times more)2. Discuss in pairs. pare the panda and the elephant.3. Do 1a.Make more sentences using the information in 1a. Step 3 Listening1. 1b Listen and check () the numbers you hear. 1c Listen again and plete the sentences.2. Practice. Take turns telling your classmates about pandas. A: A baby panda can not see.B: An adult panda weighs many times more than a baby panda. Step 4 Reading 1. Pre-readingTalk about panda in your class. Use these words to help you.big, bamboo, zoo, popular, cute, black and white,Sichuan, famous, endangered, beautiful, forest, protect,2. Reading tasks 2b Scan the article to find out what these numbers mean: 10, 12, 300, 20002c Read the article again and write short answers to the questions. 1. What is Lin Weis job? 2. What do the baby pandas eat for breakfast? 3. Why are pandas endangered? 4. What does the education program in Chengdu do? 5. Why are scientists doing research?3. Post-reading 2d plete the sentences using words and phrases from the passage. 1. The panda _ at the Chengdu Research Base are awake very early in the morning to _ breakfast for the baby pandas. 2. In _, pandas have bee so _ that they are now a symbol of China. 3. Adult pandas do not have babies very _, and some of the babiesonly live for a short time because of _.4. A special program in Chengdu teaches _ about why pandas are _.5. The Chinese government is helping to _ the pandas. Scientistsalso want to better _ the habits of pandas.以下是一只熊貓寶寶的自述，請根據(jù)課文內(nèi)容填空，每空不超過三個詞。 Hello, everyone! Wele to the Chengdu Research Base. Im a baby panda. My name is Lingling. Its 9:00 a.m. now and most of the babies including me are awake and hungry. Look, the keepers are ing with our breakfast (1) _. How excited we are!Lin Wei is one of our keepers and she takes good care of us. Unluckily, we pandas are in great danger now. Mother pandas maybe have one baby (2) _. And we baby pandas often die from illnesses. Also, we dont have enough food because humans (3) _. But I know many people have realized it. An education program in Chengdu teaches children about us and other endangered wild animals. And the Chinese government is trying hard to help (4) _ us. Scientists are doing research to better understand our (5) _.I believe, with your help, my family will bee larger and larger. 2e Discuss what other ways you think children can help to save the pandas.Step 5 Language points1. At birth, a baby panda is aboutbirth v. 出生 at birth 出生時e.g. Mans natureat birthis good. 人之初，性本善。give birth to 生（孩子）；產(chǎn)生e.g. My auntgave birth toa beautiful baby girl yesterday. 昨天我嬸嬸生下一個漂亮的小女孩。2. A panda can live up to 20 to 30 years.up to 到達（數(shù)量，程度等）；不多于e.g. In some area of Africa, children get educated up to 12 years old. 在非洲的一些地區(qū)，孩子最多受教育到12歲。3. Panda keepers are preparing milk for