1、Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world?主備：馮曉芳 備課：韓雪教學目標：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 empe

2、rors, 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句子: Whats the highest mountain in the world? Qomolangma.How long is Qomolangma?Its 8,844.43 meters high.

3、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則和用法。 物體之間的對比。課時劃分：Period 1 Section A 1（

4、 1a 2d ） Period 2 Section A（ 2 3a-3c）Period 3 Section A 3（ Grammar Focus-4c）Period 4 Section B（ 1 1a-2e） Period 5 Section B 2（ 3a-Self check）Section A 1 (1a 2d)Step 1 Presentationsquare n. 平方 meter n. 米 deep adj. 深的 desert n. 沙漠 population n. 人口 Asia n. 亞洲 tour v. n. 旅行 tourist n. 旅行者wall n. 墻 amazi

5、ng 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 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

6、 meters high.Step 3 1a Match the facts you know.Practice in pairs using the information in 1a.Qomolangma about 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

7、, 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.Step 5 Listening 1. 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 Ni

8、le 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

9、 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 6 Practice 1c Make conversations in pairs.Exam

10、ples 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 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 Lang

11、uage points and summary1. Fell 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。fell 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？ B: Yes, feel free. 可以，請隨意。2. As far as I know, there are no man-made objects as big

12、 as this. 據我所知，再沒有像它這樣大的人造物體了。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 coming today, so far as I know.Step 9 Homework A: To memorize the important phrases and sentences.B: to make some dialogues about asking t

13、he 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

14、of the mountain. 2. achieve v. 達到；完成；成功e.g. He will never achieve anything if he doesnt work harder.3. southwestern adj. 西南的；西南方向的 e.g. Is this Southwestern Airline? 4. include v. 包含；包括 e.g. Her hobbies include swimming and gardening. 5. condition n.條件、狀況e.g. The piano was in good condition. 這臺鋼琴狀況良

15、好。6. take in 吸入；容納 e.g. Fish take in oxygen through their gills. 魚用鰓吸氧氣。7. succeed v. 實現目標；成功e.g. If you try hard youll succeed. 常用短語：succeed in doing sth.8. challenge v. & n. 挑戰；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. 9. in the fa

16、ce of 面對（困難、問題等）e.g. In the face of difficulties, hes completely unafraid. 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. Step 3 Pre-Read Talk below questions in pairs.What do you know about Qomolangma ?Is Qomolangma the most dangerous mountain in the world？Ste

17、p 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. one of the worlds most dangerous sports 3. mountain climbing/climb mountains4. the climb

18、ers 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 i

19、deas.Paragraph 1 spirit of climbersParagraph 2 achievements of climbersParagraph 3 facts and dangersAccording 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 a

20、ll 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 _

21、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, risk, climbers, famous, runs, southwestern, highest, famo

22、us, the hardest, cover, difficulties, weather, heavy, people, reached, womanRead the article again, and answer the following questions.1.What a mountain is Himalayas?Its one of the most popular places for mountain climbing.2.Why is it dangerous to climb Qomolangma?Because thick clouds cover the top

23、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 comparisonsthick clouds1953Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hilla

24、ry 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 t

25、rying 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

26、 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 worlds most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, “one of + the +

27、形容詞的最高級 + 復數名詞”，意為“最之一”。如：Miss Wang is one of the most popular teachers in our school.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， dangerous， necessary， useful， possible等，用來對to do sth. 進行說明。此句型可以轉換

28、成To do sth. is + adj.。e.g. It is important to study English well. 學好英語很困難。 Its 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：Hes having financial

29、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

30、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. 5. 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 come on time even th

31、ough 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 lot _ than the Yellow River.The Nile is _ of all.The Yangtze River is not _ long _ the Nile.= The Y

32、angtze 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 is not _ high _ Qomolangma. = Mount Tai is not _ than Qomolangma.Answers: higher, t

33、he 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 population of Singapore is not _ large _ that of China.5. The population

34、of Singapore is not _ than that of China.Answers: larger, the largest, as as, largerStep 7 HomeworkRetell the article, and then preview the Grammar focus. Section A 3 (Grammar focus 4c)Grammar focus Whats the highest mountain in the world? Qomolangma. How high is Qomolangma? Its 8,844.43 meters high

35、. 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 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

36、節的形容詞（或副詞）比較級er ， 最高級est 如： clevercleverercleverest fewfewerfewest 等。 2) 以e結尾的詞，比較級r，最高級st 即可。 如：nicenicernicest cutecutercutest largelargerlargest 3) 以輔音字母y結尾的變y為ier或est。如: easyeasiereasiest happyhappierhappiest 再如：early, busy, heavy, dirty, lazy也如此。 少數單音節詞也是這樣，如： pleasedmore pleasedthe most please

37、d tiredmore tiredthe most tired 2. 不規則變化： good better best well better best badworse worst many / much more most far farther farthest (距離遠) far further furthest (程度深) old elder eldest (長幼) old older oldest (年齡)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

38、 is a little taller than Jim. 同級比較 e.g. The weather in Beijing is colder than that in Xian. 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 come earlier next time.

39、 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. Its getting colder and colder. The more you exercise, the better you are. 2. 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 b

40、est 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 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

41、 other students in the class. = No other students are taller than Tom.2. 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 學以致用1. Our family has bought a car so we can travel _ than before.（2008陜西

42、） A. most easily B. less easily C. easily D. more easily2. My father told me a story last night. It is _ one Ive ever heard.（2009陜西） A. the funniest B. funniest C. funnier D. the funnier 3. The _ friends you have, the _ you will be.（2010陜西） A. more, happy B. many, happy C. more, happier D. many, hap

43、pier 4. When he heard a cry for help, he ran out as _ as he could.（2011陜西）A. hardly B. quickly C. finally D. slowly5. This place is not big enough for Lucys birthday party. We should find a _ one.A. big B. small C. bigger D. smallerStep3 Writing Write five questions using comparisons. Then ask your

44、partner your questionsStep 4 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 m

45、ountain 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 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.Th

46、e 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. _.Step5 Homework1. To memorize the important phrases and sentences.2. To make some sentences using as as, . times than, less than, more thanSection B 1

47、(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. Compare facts about these two anima

48、ls. 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. Compare the panda and the elephant.3. Do 1a.Make more sentences using the in

49、formation in 1a. Step 3 Listening1. 1b Listen and check() the numbers you hear. 1c Listen again and complete 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 DiscussionHere are s

50、ome 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 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, endangere

51、d, beautiful, forest, protect,2. Reading guidance: scanningThis means moving your eyes quickly down the page to find specific information.3. Reading tasks 1. 2b Scan the article to find out what these numbers mean: 10, 12, 200, 20002. 2c Scan the article again and write short answers to the question

52、s. 1. What is Lin Weis 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. 2. Milk. 3. Bamboos. 4. Less forest for pandas to live. 5. 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 early in the morning to _ breakfast for the baby pandas. 2. Adult pandas do not have babies very _, and some of the babies only live for a short time because of _. 3. Another reason for fe