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Unit7 What's the highest mountain in the world?
Section A 1a-1c
mountain
Qomolangma
high
First station
Asia
[ˈtʃəʊməʊˌlɑːŋmə]
[ˈeɪʃə]
Europe
欧洲
Asia
Second station
salt lake
The Caspian Sea
deep
['kæspɪən]
['jʊrəp]
[di:p]
Third station
desert
Sahara
big
非洲
[sə'hɑ:rə]
['dezət]
Fourth station
river
The Nile
long
非洲
[naɪl]
Do you know these interest places?
Qomolangma
Qomolangma is the highest peak in the Himalayas. It lies in the border between China and Nepal. It’s 8844.43 meters high, It’s the highest mountain in the world. It is covered with snow all the year round.
The Nile is a main river in Africa.It is 6,671 kilometers long. It runs through(流经) nine countries, It is the longest river in the world.
The Nile
The Yangtze River is the third longest river in the world. It’s the first longest river in China.It’s 6,300 kilometers long. It passes through 11 provinces. It runs into the East Sea in Shanghai finally.
The Yangtze River
1a Match the facts you know.
Qomolangma about 9,600,000 square kilometers in size(big)
The Sahara 1,025 meters deep
The Caspian Sea 6,671 kilometers long
The Nile 8,844.43 meters high
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…8,844 meters high. …8,844米高
… meters high (long, wide…)
……米高(长,宽……)。
英语表示“有多长(宽,高……)”时,一般将数词和数量单位放在表示长宽高的形容词前作状语。
e.g. The wall is 1.7 metres wide.
Explaination
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 biggest
the deepest
the longest
A: How high is Qomolangma?
B: It’s 8,844.43 meters high.
Practice
A: How deep is the Caspian sea?
B: It’s 1,025 meters deep.
1c. Use the information in 1b to make conversations.
A: What is the highest mountain in the
world?
B: Qomolangma.
A: What is the biggest desert in the world?
A: What is the deepest salt lake in the wo