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1、,英语教学课件系列,Go,for,it!,Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world?,Section A 1a-2d,Language Goal: Talk about geography and nature,Qomolangma about 9,600,000 square kilometers in size The Sahara 1,025 meters deep The Caspian Sea 6,671 kilometers long The Nile 8,844.43 meters high,1a. Match the fact
2、s you know.,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.,1b. Listen and complete the sentences.,higher,the biggest,the deepest,the longest,1c. Use the information i
3、n 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.,Pair work,A: What is the longest river in the world? B: Nile.,_ The Yangtze River is about _
4、kilometers long and the Yellow River is _ kilometers long. _ China has the biggest population in the world. Its a lot bigger than the population of the US.,2a. Listen and number the facts 1-4 in the order you hear them.,6,300 5,000 5,464 300,2,4,_ China is over _ years old. It has a much longer hist
5、ory than the US. The US is not even_ years old. _ China is almost as big as the US, and it is the biggest country in Asia.,1,3,2b. Listen again and fill in the blanks in 2a with the numbers in the box.,_ The Yangtze River is about _ kilometers long and the Yellow River is _ kilometers long. _ China
6、has the biggest population in the world. Its a lot bigger than the population of the US.,6,300 5,000 5,464 300,2,4,6,300,5,464,_ China is over _ years old. It has a much longer history than the US. The US is not even_ years old. _ China is almost as big as the US, and it is the biggest country in As
7、ia.,1,3,5,000,300,A: Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world? B: Yes, I did. Its much older than my country.,2c. Make conversations using the information in 2a.,Group work,Guide： Feel free to ask me anything on todays Great Wall tour. Tourist 1：How long is the wall? Guide
8、： Ah, the most popular question! If were only talking about the parts from the Ming Dynasty, its about 8,850 kilometers long. This makes it the longest wall in the world.,2d. Role-play the conversation.,Tourist 2: Wow, thats amazing! Why did the ancient emperors build the wall? Guide: The main reaso
9、n was to protect their part of the country. As you can see， its 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, its the most famous part.,3a. Read the article and match each paragraph with the main i
10、deas.,Qomolangma the Most Dangerous Mountain in the World?,One of the worlds 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
11、 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.,The first people to re
12、ach 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 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
13、of difficulties.,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.,Paragraph 1 Spirit of climbers Paragraph 2 Achievements of climbers Paragraph 3 Facts and dangers,Paragraph
14、 1 List four dangers for climbers:,thick clouds Snow slide; Freezing weather conditions; Heavy storm;,3b. Read the article again and complete the chart.,Paragraph 2 List three achievements:,1953 - Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the top; 1960 - The first Chinese team did so
15、; 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,Where are the Himalayas? 2. How high is Qomolangma?,3c. Answer the questions using information from the article.,The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China.,It is 8,844.43 meters high.,3. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous? 4. What does the spirit of the climbers tell us?,One of the main reasons is because people want to challenge themselves in
