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Section A
1a-1c
Unit 7
What's the highest mountain in the world?
Qomolangma
the Nile
the Caspian Sea
the Sahara
Qomolangma runs between China and Nepal. It is covered with snow all the year round. It’s 8844.43 merers high, the highest in the world.
The Nile is the longest river in the world. It’s more than 6600 kilometers long. It runs through 9 countries.
The Caspian Sea is the deepest salt lake in the world. It's 1025 meters deep.It lies between Asia and Europe.
The Sahara is the biggest desert in the world.
It's about 9,600,000 square kilometers in size.It is located in the northern Africa
Match the facts you know.
1a
Qomolangma
The Sahara
The Caspian Sea
The Nile
a. about 9,600,000 square kilometers in size
b.1,025 meters deep
c.6,671 kilometers long
d.8,844.43 meters high
Let’s learn to read the numbers.
In the world, when we write large numbers, we usually write 3 numbers a part,just like:
1,347,350,000
9,600,000
8,844.43
1,025
6,671
Do you know how to read them ?
Can you read these numbers?
7 1
6 7 1
6, 6 7 1
6 0 0, 0 0 0
9, 6 0 0, 0 0 0
1, 0 2 5
1, 3 4 7, 3 5 0, 0 0 0
hundred
thousand
million
billion
million
thousand
0 . 1
3 . 14
4 . 43
zero point one
three point one four
four point four three
Qomolangma 8,844.43 meters high.
point
(eight thousand eight hundred and forty-four point four three)
Read small numbers
Qomolangma 8,844.43 meters high
The Sahara about 9,600,000 square kilometers in size
The Caspian Sea 1,025 meters deep
The Nile 6,671 kilometers long
Can you tell the facts to your partner?
Eg:1. Qomolangma is ___________ meters high.
2.The Sahara is about ____________
square kilometers in size.
3.The Caspian Sea is__________ meters deep.
4.The Nile is ____________ kilometers long.
8,844.43
9,600,000
1,025
6,671
1b
Listen and complete the sentences.
1. Qomolan