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Grade 8
Unit 7
What’s the highest mountain in the world?
Section A 1a-1c
Warming-up
Watch and answer
Do you like travelling? Why?
Yes/No.
Let’s enjoy the song and answer which cities are mentioned(提到) in the song.
Why or Why not?
Because...
Leading-in
Answer and talk
Which cities are mentioned(提到) in the song?
Tokyo, Paris, Miami, Los Angeles, Shanghai, Beijing and Dali.
Which city do you like visiting best? Why?
I ... because...
Now I want to show you four other wonderful places.
Presentation
Look and talk
Which river is this?
It’s the Nile.
The Nile is the longest river in the world. It’s more than 6600 kilometers long. It runs through 9 countries. It runs into the Mediterranean Sea in the end.
Presentation
Look and talk
Which mount(山峰) is this?
It’s Mount Qomolangma.
Qomolangma runs along the border(边界) between China and Nepal. It’s the highest in the world.
Presentation
Look and talk
Which desert is this?
It’s the Sahara.
The Sahara is the biggest desert in the world. It is located in the northern Africa.
Presentation
What place is this?
It’s the Caspian Sea.
The Caspian Sea is the biggest lake in the world. It lies in the border between Asia and Europe.
Practice
Presentation
长、宽、高、深、面积的表达方法
1. 长、宽、高、深表达方法:
基数词 + 名词(s) + 形容词(long, wide, high, deep)
Our classroom is ten meters long.
The building is about 30meters high.
The pool is two meters deep.
2. 面积的表达方法:
基数词 + square+名词(s) + in size
Sixian is 1787 square kilometers in size.
Our classroom is about 80 square meters in size.
Listening
higher
the biggest
the deepest
the longest
比较级+than any other+名词单数+比较范围, 意为“比其他任何一个…都…”
= the+最高级+名词+比较范围
The Changjiang River is longer than any other river in China.
=The Changjiang River is the longest river in China.
Pairwork
A: What is the biggest/ … in the world?
B: … is….
A: How deep\wide\long\high\big… is it ?
B: It is… .
Look and answer.
8,844.43 meters high
1,025 meters deep
6,671 kilometers long
about 9,