1、Whats the highest mountain in the world?,义务教育教科书（人教）八年级英语下册,Unit 7,Period 1,Section A(1a-2d),Read the words and expressions loudly.,Who are better at English, boys or girls?,Who read better, the girls or the boys?,Who read more loudly, the girls or the boys?,Now lets look at the title of Unit 7 and
2、talk about geography and nature in the world. Look at some pictures.,Qomolangma,the highest mountain in the world,8844.43 meters high,the Sahara,the biggest desert in the world,About 9,600,000 km2 in size,the Caspian Sea,the deepest of all the salt lakes,1,025 meters deep,the Nile,the longest river
3、in the world,6,671 kilometers long,1a,Match the facts you know.,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 bigges
4、t,the deepest,the longest,Use the information in 1b to make conversations,1c,A: What is the highest mountain in the world? B: Qomolangma.,What is the longest river in the world?,The Nile.,What is the biggest desert in the world?,The Sahara.,Now lets come back to our motherland - China,1. The Yangtze
5、 River is _the Yellow River.A. longer than B. as long as C. shorter than 2. The population of China is _that of the US.A. bigger than B. as big as C. smaller than 3. China is _ in the worldA. the oldest country B. the youngest countryC. one of the oldest countries 4. China has _ the US.A. a shorter
6、history than B. a much longer history than C. the same history as,A,C,A,B,Look at some numbers and read them.,6,300 5,000 5,464300,six thousand three hundred,five thousand four hundred and sixty-four,five thoudsand,three hundred,Listen and fill in the blanks in 2a with numbers in the box.,2b,* The Y
7、angtze 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.,6,300,5,464,6,300 5,000 5,464 300,*China is over _ years old. It has a much longer history than the US. The US is not eve
8、n _ years old.*China is almost as big as the US, but it is the biggest country in Asia.,5,000,300,2d,Listen to a conversation between a guide and tourists then choose the best answer,Lets pay a visit to a place of interest(名胜） in China.,1. The tourists are going on a tour to _.A. the Great Wall B. t
9、he Summer PalaceC. the West Lake 2. How long is the wall? _ kilometers.A. 10000 B. 8850 C. 8844 3. Why did they build the wall? The reason was _.A. because its beautiful. B. because people like it.C. because the king thought it couldprotect(保护) the country. 4. _is the most famous part of the Ming Gr
10、eat Wall.A Badaling B. Tiananmen C. Beijing University,A,B,C,A,1. 世界上最高的山是哪座？2. 我们的学校和那个花园一样漂亮。3. 长江比黄河长。4. 中国是亚洲最大的国家。(Asia)5. 我认为英语是最有趣的科目之一。,What is the highest mountain in the world?,Our school is as beautiful as the garden.,The Yangtze River is longer than the Yellow River,China is the biggest country in Asia.,China is bigger than any other country in Asia.,I think English is one of the most interesting subjects .,1.准备听写P50 2d 2.写一篇关于世界之最的小短文 。,结束语,Great hope makes great man. 伟大的思想造就伟大的人,