Unit 9 The world’s highest mountain is 8,844 meters high (Section A1a-3a)

文化二中 孙逸群

Step1

Step2 Presentation

The longest river in Asia is the Yangtze River. It’s about 6,300 kilometers long.The Sahara is the biggest desert in the world. It’s about 8,000,000 square kilometers in size.The world’s deepest salt lake is the Caspian Sea,. It’s 1,025 meters deep.One of the most endangered animals in the world is the giant panda. There are only about 1,600 left.The Amazon is the longest river in the world . It’s about 6,500 kilometers long.

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1b Listen and check the facts you hear.

___China has a longer history than the United states.

____ There are many bamboo forests in China.

____ The most common animal in America is the dog.

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____ The most populated part of China is the southeast.

___ China is one of the oldest civilizations in the world.

____ There are no man-made structures as big as the Great Wall.

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2a Listen and number the facts in the order you hear them.__The Nile is _____ kilometers long, and the Yello

w River is about _________kilometers long.__ The population of Singapore is about _____, w

hich is a lot of less than the population of Malaysia, which is about 20,000,000.

__ The fastest animal in the world is the cheetah. It can run about 100 kilometers per hour. The slowest is the tortoise. It moves at _____ kilometers per hour.

__ Mount Tai is _____ meters high. It is much lower than Qomolangma.

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6,670

6,300

4,000,000

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1,545

Step3 Oral Practice

discuss who is the tallest ,the shortest, the thinner, the most beautiful, the oldest and the youngest in our class.

2d PairworkMake conversations using the

information in activities 2a and 2c.A: Did you know that Qomolangma is much higher than Mount Tai?B: No, I didn’t. Is Qomolangma the highest mountain in the world?A: Yes, it is. It’s 8,844 meters high.B: Wow! That’s high!

2c Match the columns.

The height of QomolangmaThe length of the Yangtze Riv

erThe population of the worldThe speed of the fastest anim

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kilometers longmeters highpeoplekilometers per

hour

6,3006,400,000,0008,844100

Exercise:1.The biggest d______ in the world is the

Sahara.

2.The river is too d ______ to swim in.

3.We know pandas like eating ______( 竹子 ) .

4.China is one of the oldest __________( 文明 ) in the world.

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bamboo

civilizations

5.The mountain is ______( 覆盖 ) with snow in winter.

6.Natural _______( 灾祸 ) such as floods often happen in the country.

7.The Green Great Wall can p ______ water from running away from the soil.

8.We have a saying, “A friend in need is a friend ______( 确实 ).”

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disasters

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9.The s ______ of the fastest animal is 120 kilometers per hour.

10. － What s ______ do you need for your

coat? － I want a large one.

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Step6 Homework

1 Review what we have learned in this period 2 Make a survey on the weight of your classmates. Write an article about 80 words to show your opinions.3 Preview part 3a on P.69.

知识点附录：

Words and expressions

size n.1. 尺寸 , 大小 ; 多少 [C][U]What's the size of the park?这个公园有多大 ?2. 尺码 , 号 , 型 [C]This shirt is your size.这件衬衫是你这号尺寸的。

Section A

deep a.1. 深的2. 纵深的 ; 位于深处的3. ( 用于数字以后 ) 有 ... 深的The snow is three feet deep.雪有三英尺深。

structure n.1. 结构 ; 构造 ; 组织 [U][C]We know a lot about the structure of genes now.如今我们对基因的结构有了较多的了解。2. 构造体 ; 建筑物 [C]We visited the museum, a steel and glass structure.我们参观了博物馆 , 它是一座钢和玻璃的建筑物。

speed n.1. 速率 , 速度The train is travelling at a speed of sixty miles an hour.火车正以每小时六十英里的速度行驶。2. 快速 , 迅速You work with amazing speed.你工作起来速度奇快。

extremely ad.1. 极端地 ; 极其 ; 非常We got on extremely well.我们相处得极好。I am extremely sorry.我非常抱歉。This is an extremely difficult task.这是一项极其困难的任务。

thick a.1. 厚的 ; 粗的How thick is the board?这块木板有多厚 ?2. 浓的 , 浓厚的 ; 粘稠的 ; 混浊的It is dangerous to drive in a thick fog.在浓雾天驾车很危险。

cover vt.1. 遮盖 ; 覆盖 [(+with)]Mary covered her face with her hands.玛丽用双手捂住脸。2. 覆盖 ... 的表面 [(+in/with)]The highway was covered with snow.公路被雪覆盖着

topn.1. 顶部 ; 山顶 ; 头顶The tower is on the top of the hill.塔位于山顶上。2. 表面 ; 上方She slipped the paper over the table top to Marvin.她将报纸从桌面上悄悄地递给马文。

equipment n.1. 配备 , 装备The complete equipment of the new hospital will take a year.把这个新医院的设备配齐要化一年时间。2. 设备 ; 器械 ; 用具The store sells tents and other camping equipment.这家商店出售帐篷和其他野营用具。