内容正文:
Unit7
What is the highest mountain
in the world?
Section A
1a-2c
Geographical Facts
What’s the highest mountain in the world?
Which is the deepest salt lake in the world?
Which is the longest river in the world?
What’s the biggest desert in the world?
Which is the second longest river in the world?
Qomolangma about 9,600,000 square
kilometers in size(面积)
The Sahara 1,025 meters deep
The Caspian Sea 6,671 kilometers long
The Nile 8,844.86 meters high
1a Match the facts you know
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.
1b. Listen and complete the sentences.
higher
the biggest
the deepest
the longest
其他任何一个+单数名词
1c Use the information in 1b to make conversations.
I’m going to test you by asking a few questions…
It seems that you know the answers to all my questions . Good job
That’s right./Very good./You’re so smart…
A:What is the highest mountain
in the world?
B:It's Qomolangma.
A:How high is it?
B:It's 8,844.43 meters high.
Qomolangma
8,844.43 meters high
Pair work:
The Sahara
about 9,600,000 square kilometers
The Caspian Sea
1,025 meters deep
The Nile
6,671 kilometers long
______ The Yangtze River is about ________ kilometers long and the Yellow River is __________ kilometers long.
____ China has the biggest population in the world. It’s 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, and it is the biggest country in Asia.
2a. Listen and number the facts [ 1-4] in the order you hear them.
6,300 5,000 5,464 300
2
4
1
3
6,300
5,464
5,000
300
2b Listen again and fill in the blanks
with the numbers in the box.