2014春季学期八年级英语下册第七单元
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is the biggest country in Asia.
2b. Listen again and fill in the blanks in 2a with the numbers in the box.
6,300
______
5,000
5,464
300
4 The Yangtze River is about ________ 6,300
B: Yes, I did. It’s much older than my
country.
2d. Role-play the conversation.
Guide： Feel free to ask me anything on today’s Great Wall tour. 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
1b. Listen and complete the sentences.
higher than any other 1. Qomolangma is ________ mountain in the world. 2. The Sahara is __________ the biggest desert in the world. the deepest of all the 3. The Caspian Sea is __________ salt lakes. the longest river in the world. 4. The Nile is ___________
A: What is the longest river in the
world?
B: Nile.
2a. Listen and number the facts [ 1-4] in the order you hear them.
6,300
______
5,000
5,46ver is about ________
Unit 7
What’s the highest mountain in the world?
Language Goal: Talk about geography and nature
1a. Match the facts you know.
Qomolangma about 9,600,000 square kilometers in size The Sahara The Caspian Sea The Nile 1,025 meters deep 6,671 kilometers long 8,844.43 meters high
kilometers long and the Yellow River is
5,464 __________ kilometers long.
____ 2 China has the biggest population in the world. It’s a lot bigger than the
List four dangers for climbers: thick clouds Snow slide; Freezing weather conditions; Heavy storm;
Paragraph 2 List three achievements: 1953 - Tenzing Norgay and Edmund
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?
It is 8,844.43 meters high.
3. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous?
One of the main reasons is because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties. 4. What does the spirit of the climbers tell us?
3c. Answer the questions using information from the article.
1.Where are the Himalayas? The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China.
2. How high is Qomolangma?
Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Spirit of climbers Achievements of climbers Facts and dangers
3b. Read the article again and complete the chart.
Paragraph 1
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? B: Sahara. A: What is the deepest salt lake in the world? B: Caspian sea.
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.
Hillary were the first to reach the top;
1960 - The first Chinese team did so;
1975 – the Japanese Junko Tabei
succeeded doing so.
Paragraphs 1 & 3 List four comparisons: most dangerous sport; most popular places; the highest mountain; the most famous mountain
Language points
1. Feel free to ask me anything on today’s Great Wall tour. 在今天的长城游中，大家尽管问我任何问题， 不要拘束。 feel free是英语口语中一个常用表达。若有人 让你feel free to do something,就是让你无需拘 束，只管按照自己的意愿去做某事。 e.g. A: Can I use your bathroom? 我可以用一下你的卫生间吗？ B: Yes, feel free.可以，请随意。
The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.
The first people to reach the top were Tenzing
Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29,1953.
The first Chinese team did so in I960, while the
first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from
kilometers long and the Yellow River is __________ kilometers long.
____ 2 China has the biggest population in the world. It’s a lot bigger than the
population
____ 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 ____
The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.
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. Tourist 3: Is Badaling part of the Ming Great Wall? Guide: Yes, it’s the most famous part.
population
____ 1 China is over ________ 5,000 years old. It has a much longer history than the US. The
US is not even_______ 300 years old.
3 China is almost as big as the US, and it ____
Japan in 1975.
Why do so many climbers risk their lives? One of the main reasons is because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.
3a. Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas.
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
2b. Listen again and fill in the blanks in 2a with the numbers in the box.
6,300
______
5,000
5,464
300
4 The Yangtze River is about ________ 6,300
B: Yes, I did. It’s much older than my
country.
2d. Role-play the conversation.
Guide： Feel free to ask me anything on today’s Great Wall tour. 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
1b. Listen and complete the sentences.
higher than any other 1. Qomolangma is ________ mountain in the world. 2. The Sahara is __________ the biggest desert in the world. the deepest of all the 3. The Caspian Sea is __________ salt lakes. the longest river in the world. 4. The Nile is ___________
A: What is the longest river in the
world?
B: Nile.
2a. Listen and number the facts [ 1-4] in the order you hear them.
6,300
______
5,000
5,46ver is about ________
Unit 7
What’s the highest mountain in the world?
Language Goal: Talk about geography and nature
1a. Match the facts you know.
Qomolangma about 9,600,000 square kilometers in size The Sahara The Caspian Sea The Nile 1,025 meters deep 6,671 kilometers long 8,844.43 meters high
kilometers long and the Yellow River is
5,464 __________ kilometers long.
____ 2 China has the biggest population in the world. It’s a lot bigger than the
List four dangers for climbers: thick clouds Snow slide; Freezing weather conditions; Heavy storm;
Paragraph 2 List three achievements: 1953 - Tenzing Norgay and Edmund
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?
It is 8,844.43 meters high.
3. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous?
One of the main reasons is because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties. 4. What does the spirit of the climbers tell us?
3c. Answer the questions using information from the article.
1.Where are the Himalayas? The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China.
2. How high is Qomolangma?
Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Spirit of climbers Achievements of climbers Facts and dangers
3b. Read the article again and complete the chart.
Paragraph 1
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? B: Sahara. A: What is the deepest salt lake in the world? B: Caspian sea.
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.
Hillary were the first to reach the top;
1960 - The first Chinese team did so;
1975 – the Japanese Junko Tabei
succeeded doing so.
Paragraphs 1 & 3 List four comparisons: most dangerous sport; most popular places; the highest mountain; the most famous mountain
Language points
1. Feel free to ask me anything on today’s Great Wall tour. 在今天的长城游中，大家尽管问我任何问题， 不要拘束。 feel free是英语口语中一个常用表达。若有人 让你feel free to do something,就是让你无需拘 束，只管按照自己的意愿去做某事。 e.g. A: Can I use your bathroom? 我可以用一下你的卫生间吗？ B: Yes, feel free.可以，请随意。
The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.
The first people to reach the top were Tenzing
Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29,1953.
The first Chinese team did so in I960, while the
first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from
kilometers long and the Yellow River is __________ kilometers long.
____ 2 China has the biggest population in the world. It’s a lot bigger than the
population
____ 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 ____
The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.
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. Tourist 3: Is Badaling part of the Ming Great Wall? Guide: Yes, it’s the most famous part.
population
____ 1 China is over ________ 5,000 years old. It has a much longer history than the US. The
US is not even_______ 300 years old.
3 China is almost as big as the US, and it ____
Japan in 1975.
Why do so many climbers risk their lives? One of the main reasons is because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.
3a. Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas.
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