人教版英语八年级下册U7

population
4. 当被分数，百分数修饰的时候，谓语动词 用复数。About 60 percent of the population here are farmers.
5. 表示一个国家或地区有多少人口时用 （1）the population of… The population of China is about 1.3 billion (2) …have/has a population of … China has a population of about 1.3 billion.
3. The Caspian Sea is __th_e__d_e_e_p_e_s_t _ of all the salt lakes.
4. The Nile is _th_e__lo_n_g_e_s_t_river in the world.
1c Use the information in 1b to make conversations.
G: Feel free to ask me anything on today’s Great Wall tour.
T1: How long is the wall? G: Ah, the most popular question! If
we’re only talking about the parts from the Ming Dynasty, it’s about 8,850 kilometers long. This makes it the longest wall in the world.
The Great Wall
中国的长城共有近一万公里，东起河北秦皇岛 的山海关，西到嘉峪关，这是明代修筑长城的两个 最大关口，北京境内的长城有600余公里，比较著 名的有八达岭长城、金山岭长城、司马台长城、慕 田峪长城、居庸关长城和箭扣长城等。
2d Role-play the conversation.
What’s the longest river in the world? It’s __T_h_e__N_i_le______.
The Nile is the longest river in the world. It’s 6,671 kilometers long.
What’s the biggest lake in the world? It’s _T_h_e__C__a_s_p_ia_n__S_e_a___.
2648 16250064 5237166234
2,648 16, 250, 064 5, 237, 166, 234
3. 英语表示 “有多长(宽，高…)” 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，即 数词+ 数量单位(meters / kilometers) +长 宽高 (long, wide ,high，…) …米高（长，宽…)。
What is the highest
mountain in the world?
Qomolangma.
2a
Listen and number the facts(1- 4) in the order you hear them.
_4_ The Yangtze River is about ___ kilometers long
3a Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas.
Paragraph 1 Spirit of climbers Paragraph 2 Achievements of climbers Paragraph 3 Facts and dangers
8,844.43 meters high
1. 形容词比较级和最高级 比较级在词尾加er 或词前加more; 不规则 最高级在词后加est或词前加most。 变化
A与B相比更… A + be + 形容词比较级 + than + B
A与B一样… A + be + as +形容词原级 + as + B
A是…中最… A + be + the +形容词最高级 + 范围
population
1. 集合名词，常与 the 连用。作主语时 谓语用三单形式。
2. 表示人口多少用 large/big和 small。 India has a large population.
3. 问具体人口用 What’s the population of… What’s the population of Canada?
T2: Wow, that’s amazing! Why did the ancient emperors build the wall?
G: The main reason was to protect their part of the country. As you can see, it’s quite tall and wide. As far as I know, there are no man-made objects as big as this.
Qomolangma — the Most Dangerous Mountain in the World?
One of the world’s most dangerous sports is mountain climbing and one of the most popular places for this is the Himalayas. The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China. Of all the mountains, Qomolangma rises the highest and is the most famous. It is 8,844.43 meters high and so is very dangerous to climb. Thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard. Even more serious difficulties
比较级前可用much, a little, even, far 等修饰。
2. 数字表达法 英语中一千以上数字的表达方法是从数字的 右端向左端数起，每三位数加一个逗号。从 右开始，第一个逗号前数字后加thousand， 第二个逗号前数字后加million，第三个逗号 前数字后加billion，然后一节一节分别表示。
and the Yellow River is ___ kilometers long.
_2_ China has the biggest population in the world.
It’s a lot bigger than the population of the US.
_1_ China is over___ years old. It has a much longer
T3: Is Badaling part of the Ming Great Wall?
G: Yes, it’s the most famous part.
Edmund Hillary Tenzing Norgay
1953年5月29日，英国登山队的新西兰人希拉里 和夏尔巴人丹增·诺盖从南坡登顶，成为目前被 认可的最早成功登上珠穆朗玛峰的人。
人教版英语八年级下册 U7
What’s the highest mountain in the world? It’s _Q__o_m_o_l_a_n_g_m__a__.
Qomolangma is the highest mountain in the world. It’s 8844.43 meters high.
Junko Tabei
日本登山运动员。1970年她登上了海拔 7577米 的安纳布尔纳Ⅳ峰。1975年 5月16日，她从东南 山脊路线登上了海拔8848米的珠穆朗玛峰，是世 界登山运动史上第1个踏上地球之巅的女性。
1 9 6 0 年中国登山队 首次登上珠穆朗玛峰。 在挑战最后的难点— 海拔8700米至8750米 处的悬崖时，登山队 员刘连满毅然用自己的身体搭成“人梯”，让另 外 的队员踩着自己的肩膀往上攀登，这也就是中国 登山界著名的“人梯精神”。 “人梯精神”使中 国人 在世界登山史上第一次创造了从北坡征服珠峰的
The Caspian Sea is the biggest lake in the world. It is 1,025 meters deep.
What’s the biggest desert in the world? It’s _T_h_e__S_a_h_a_r_a___.
The Sahara is the biggest desert in the world. It is about 9,600,000 square kilometers in size.
The wall is 1.7 meters wide. 小数点读point.
1b Listen and complete the sentences.
1. Qomolangma is ___h_i_g_h_e_r__ than any other mountain in the world.
2. The Sahara is __th_e__b_i_g_g_es_t__ desert in the world.
include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms. It is also very hard to take in air as you get ne know.
Qomolangma
The Sahara The Caspian Sea The Nile
about 9,600,000 square kilometers in size 1,025 meters deep
6,671 kilometers long
2c Make conversations using the information in 2a.
A: Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world?
B: Yes, I did. it’s much older than my country.
6,300 5,000 5,464 300
___ The Yangtze River is about __6_,3_0_0__ kilometers long and the Yellow River is _5_,_4_6_4_ kilometers long.
___ China has the biggest population in the world. It’s a lot bigger than the population of the US.
6,300 5,000 5,464 300
___ China is over _5_,0_0_0__ years old. It has a much longer history than the US. The US is not even __3_0_0_ years old.
___ China is almost as big as the US, but it is the biggest country in Asia.
history than the US. The US is not even _____ years old.
_3_ China is almost as big as the US, but it is the
biggest country in Asia.
2b Listen again and fill in the blanks in 2a with the numbers in the box.