2014年春_人教版八年级下英语unit7全单元课件[1]

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 include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms. It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top.
achieve
v.
force
n.
nature
n.
ocean
n.
the Pacific Ocean
实现目标；成功 日本 挑战；考验 面对（问题、困难等） 达到；完成；成功 力；力量 自然界；大自然 大海；海洋 太平洋
1、run along
跨越… …
2. freezing weather
冰冻的天气
3. take in air
自然界的力量
9. reach the top
到达顶峰
10. even though
虽然;尽管
3a. Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas.
Qomolangma — the Most Dangerous Mountain in the World?
呼吸空气
4. the first people to do sth. 第一个做某事的人
5. in the face of difficulties 面临危险
6. give up doing sth.
放弃做某事
7. achieve one’s dream
实现某人的梦想
8. the forces of nature
wall n. 墙
amazing adj. 令人大为惊奇的
ancient aபைடு நூலகம்j. 古代的
wide adj. 宽的；宽阔和
Language Goal: Talk about geography and nature
Exercise
一、用英语写出下列数字：
566__f_iv_e_h__u_n_d_r_e_d_(_a_n_d_)_s_i_x_ty_-_s_ix__________ 709___se_v_e_n__h_u_n_d_r_e_d__a_n_d_n_i_n_e____________ 983___N_i_n_e_h__u_n_d_r_e_d__a_n_d_e_i_g_h_t_y_-t_h_r_e_e_____ 98, 754_n_in_e_t_y_-_e_ig_h_t_t_h_o_u_s_a_n_d__s_e_v_e_n_h_u__n_d_r_ed
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
Tourist 2: Wow, that’s amazing! Why did the ancient emperors build the wall?
Guide: 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.
3. The Caspian Sea is _th_e__d_e_e_p_e_st_ of all the salt lakes.
4. The Nile is _t_h_e_l_o_n_g_e_st__ river in the world.
1c. Use the information in 1b to make conversations.
596
five hundred and ninety-six
84,321 eighty-four thousand three
hundred and twenty-one
9,648,215 Nine million, six hundred
and forty-eight thousand, two hundred and fifteen
adj.
include
v.
freezing adj.
condition n.
take in
喜马拉雅山脉 亚马逊河 段；段落 西南的；西南方向的 厚的；浓的 包括；包含 冻冰的；结冰的 条件；状况 吸入；吞入（体内）
succeed
v.
Japan
n.
challenge v.
in the face of
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 _t_h_e_b_i_g_g_e_st_ desert in the world.
A: What is the highest mountain in the world?
B: Qomolangma.
A: What is the biggest desert in the world? B: Sahara. A: What is the deepest salt lake in the world? B: Caspian sea. A: What is the longest river in the world?
Tourist 1：How long is the wall? Guide： 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.
__________a_n_d__f_if_ty_-_f_o_u_r___________
练一练
345 three hundred and forty-five 1001 one thousand (and) one
18,657,421 eighteen million, six hundred and fifty-seven thousand, four hundred and twenty-one
1a. Match the facts you 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 8,844.43 meters high
is the biggest country in Asia.
2c. Make conversations using the information in 2a.
A: Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world?
Unit 7
What’s the highest mountain in the world?
square n. 平方 meter n. 米
deep adj. 深的
desert n. 沙漠
population n. 人口 Asia n. 亚洲
tour v. n. 旅行 tourist n. 旅行者
B: Nile.
2a. Listen and number the facts [ 1-4] in the order you hear them.
6,300 5,000 5,464 300
4______ The Yangtze River is about ________
kilometers long and the Yellow River is __________ kilometers long.
world. It’s a lot bigger than the population of the US.
__1__ 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. __3__ China is almost as big as the US, and it
3, 872 Three thousand eight hundred and seventy-two
46, 290 Forty-six thousand two hundred and ninety
58, 230 Fifty-eight thousand two hundred and thirty
3. feel free to do sth.
随意地做某事
4. as far as I know
据我所知
5. man-made objects
人造物体
6. the highest mountain
最高的山脉
2d. Role-play the conversation.
Guide： Feel free to ask me anything on today’s Great Wall tour.
B: Yes, I did. It’s much older than my country.
eighteen million, six hundred 18,657,421
and fifty-seven thousand, four
hundred and twenty-one
Nine million, six hundred
__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 history than the US. The US is not even_______ years old.
__3__ China is almost as big as the US, and it
is the biggest country in Asia.
2b. Listen again and fill in the blanks in 2a with the numbers in the box.
9,648,215 and forty-eight thousand,
two hundred and fifteen
58, 230
Fifty-eight thousand two hundred and thirty
1.in size
在大小上
2. one of the oldest countries 最古老的国家之一
6,300 5,000 5,464 300
4______ The Yangtze River is about __6_,_3_0_0__
kilometers long and the Yellow River is
__5_,4_6__4____ kilometers long. __2__ China has the biggest population in the
Tourist 3: Is Badaling part of the Ming Great Wall?
Guide: Yes, it’s the most famous part.
the Himalayas
the Amazon River
paragraph n.
southwestern adj.
thick