新人教八年級英語下冊 unit whats the highest mountain in the world全單元學習教案

1、會計學1第一頁，共77頁。Language Goal:Talk about geography and nature第1頁/共76頁第二頁，共77頁。Qomolangma about 9,600,000 square kilometers in sizeThe Sahara 1,025 meters deepThe Caspian Sea 6,671 kilometers longThe Nile 8,844.43 meters high 1a. Match the facts you know.第2頁/共76頁第三頁，共77頁。1. Qomolangma is_ than any other

2、 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.higherthe biggestthe deepestthe longest第3頁/共76頁第四頁，共77頁。1c. Use the information in 1b to make conversations.A: What is

3、 the highest mountain in the world? B: Qomolangma.第4頁/共76頁第五頁，共77頁。_ The Yangtze River is about _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 y

4、ou hear them.6,3005,0005,46430024第5頁/共76頁第六頁，共77頁。_ 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 Asia.13第6頁/共76頁第七頁，共77頁。2b. Listen again and fill in the blanks in 2a with the n

5、umbers in the box._ The Yangtze River is about _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.6,300 5,000 5,464 300246,3005,464第7頁/共76頁第八頁，共77頁。_ China is over _ years old. It has a much longer

6、 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 Asia.135,000300第8頁/共76頁第九頁，共77頁。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 t

7、he information in 2a.第9頁/共76頁第十頁，共77頁。Guide： Feel free to ask me anything on todays Great Wall tour.Tourist 1：How long is the wall?Guide： 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

8、world.2d. Role-play the conversation.第10頁/共76頁第十一頁，共77頁。Tourist 2: Wow, thats 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， its quite tall and wide. As far as I know, there are no man-made objects as big as this

9、.Tourist 3: Is Badaling part of the Ming Great Wall?Guide: Yes, its the most famous part.第11頁/共76頁第十二頁，共77頁。3a. Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas. Qomolangma the Most Dangerous Mountain in the World?One of the worlds most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, and one of

10、the most popular places for this is the Himalayas. The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of第12頁/共76頁第十三頁，共77頁。China. Of all the mountains, Qomolangmarises 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

11、 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.第13頁/共76頁第十四頁，共77頁。The first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29,1953. The first Chinese team did so

12、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 of difficulties. 第14頁/共76頁第十五頁，共77頁。The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never giv

13、e up trying to achieve our dreams. It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.Paragraph 1 Spirit of climbersParagraph 2 Achievements of climbers Paragraph 3 Facts and dangers第15頁/共76頁第十六頁，共77頁。Paragraph 1List four dangers for climbers:thick cloudsSnow slide;Freezin

14、g weather conditions;Heavy storm;3b. Read the article again and complete the chart.第16頁/共76頁第十七頁，共77頁。Paragraph 2List three achievements:1953 - Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the top;1960 - The first Chinese team did so; 1975 the Japanese Junko Tabei succeeded doing so.第17

15、頁/共76頁第十八頁，共77頁。Paragraphs 1 & 3List four comparisons: most dangerous sport;most popular places;the highest mountain;the most famous mountain第18頁/共76頁第十九頁，共77頁。1. Where are the Himalayas?2. How high is Qomolangma?3c. Answer the questions using information from the article.The Himalayas run along

16、 the southwestern part of China.It is 8,844.43 meters high.第19頁/共76頁第二十頁，共77頁。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 the face of difficul

17、ties. 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.第20頁/共76頁第二十一頁，共77頁。1. Feel free to ask me anything on todays Great Wall tour. 在今天的長城游中，大家盡管問我任何問題，不要在今天的長城游中，大家盡管問我任何問

18、題，不要拘束。拘束。 feel free是英語口語中一個常用表達。若有人讓你是英語口語中一個常用表達。若有人讓你feel free to do something,就是讓你無需拘束，只管按照就是讓你無需拘束，只管按照自己的意愿去做某事。自己的意愿去做某事。e.g. A: Can I use your bathroom? 我可以用一下我可以用一下(yxi)你的衛(wèi)生間嗎？你的衛(wèi)生間嗎？ B: Yes, feel free.可以，請隨意。可以，請隨意。Language points第21頁/共76頁第二十二頁，共77頁。2. As far as I know, there are no man-ma

19、de objects as big as this. 據(jù)我所知，再沒有像它這樣大的人造物體了。據(jù)我所知，再沒有像它這樣大的人造物體了。as far as I know 是一個是一個(y )固定的表達方式，還可固定的表達方式，還可以說以說so far as I know，意思是，意思是“據(jù)我所知據(jù)我所知”。例如：例如：As far as I know, Jacks got twin sisters.就我所知，杰克有一對孿生姐妹。就我所知，杰克有一對孿生姐妹。Theyre not coming today, so far as I know.他們今天不來了他們今天不來了 就我所知是這樣的。就我所知

20、是這樣的。第22頁/共76頁第二十三頁，共77頁。3. the Ming Great Wall 明長城明長城“明長城明長城”是指明朝時期為了防御北方游牧民族是指明朝時期為了防御北方游牧民族的騷擾，歷時一百多年在北部地區(qū)的騷擾，歷時一百多年在北部地區(qū) 修筑修筑(xizh)的軍事防御工程。這段長城東起遼寧的軍事防御工程。這段長城東起遼寧虎山，西至甘肅嘉峪關(guān)，從東向西橫貫多個省虎山，西至甘肅嘉峪關(guān)，從東向西橫貫多個省、 直轄市、自治區(qū)，全長約直轄市、自治區(qū)，全長約8850千米，是現(xiàn)存千米，是現(xiàn)存歷代長城遺跡中最完整、最堅固的。歷代長城遺跡中最完整、最堅固的。第23頁/共76頁第二十四頁，共77頁。4

21、. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms.更加更加(gnji)嚴峻的困難包括極冷的天氣狀況和巨大嚴峻的困難包括極冷的天氣狀況和巨大的風暴。的風暴。1）difficulty既可作可數(shù)名詞也可作不可數(shù)名詞，在既可作可數(shù)名詞也可作不可數(shù)名詞，在此用作可數(shù)名詞。作可數(shù)名詞時此用作可數(shù)名詞。作可數(shù)名詞時, difficulty通常用作通常用作復(fù)數(shù)，表示具體概念，即：各種各樣的復(fù)數(shù)，表示具體概念，即：各種各樣的“困難；難題困難；難題；難事；難事”。第24頁/共76頁第二十五頁，

22、共77頁。例如：例如：People learning a new language may face some difficulties.人們學習一門人們學習一門(y mn)新的語言新的語言 時可能會遇到時可能會遇到一些困難。一些困難。If you have any difficulties, you can call me for help.如果你遇到任何困難，給我打電話求助好了。如果你遇到任何困難，給我打電話求助好了。第25頁/共76頁第二十六頁，共77頁。作不可數(shù)名詞時，作不可數(shù)名詞時，difficulty可譯作可譯作“困難困難(kn nn)；艱難；辛苦；費勁；艱難；辛苦；費勁”，例如：

23、例如：He had great difficulty in finding a new job. 他找新的他找新的 工作費了很大勁。工作費了很大勁。.We found the house without difficulty. 我們輕而易舉地找到廣那座房子。我們輕而易舉地找到廣那座房子。第26頁/共76頁第二十七頁，共77頁。2）include表示表示“包括；包含包括；包含”，是一個及，是一個及物動詞物動詞(j w dn c)。例如：例如：Does your price of the bike include this light?你們的車價包含這盞車燈嗎？你們的車價包含這盞車燈嗎？第27頁/

24、共76頁第二十八頁，共77頁。5. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.這些登山者的精神向我們表明：我們絕不應(yīng)該放這些登山者的精神向我們表明：我們絕不應(yīng)該放棄實現(xiàn)自己夢想的嘗試。棄實現(xiàn)自己夢想的嘗試。1）give up doing something 的意思是的意思是“放棄做某事放棄做某事；半途而廢；半途而廢”He gave up learning a third language after he got the job.他找到工作之后就

25、放棄了對第三門語言他找到工作之后就放棄了對第三門語言(yyn)的的學習。學習。第28頁/共76頁第二十九頁，共77頁。2 ) achieve our dreams 相當于相當于make our dreams come true其中動詞其中動詞achieve表示表示“（通過努力）實現(xiàn)；（通過努力）實現(xiàn)；取得；獲?。贿_到（夢想取得；獲??；達到（夢想(mngxing)、成績、成績、成功、目的、成功、目的)”等。等。例如：例如：He achieved great success in a short time.他用很短的時間取得了極大的成功。他用很短的時間取得了極大的成功。Lin Tao achiev

26、ed very good exam results.林濤考試取得了林濤考試取得了 很好的成績。很好的成績。第29頁/共76頁第三十頁，共77頁。Grammar FocusWhats the highest mountain in the world?Qomolangma.How high is Qomolangma?Its 8,844.43 meters high. Its higher than any other mountain.Which is the deepest salt lake in the world?The Caspian Sea is the deepest of al

27、l the salt lakes.Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world?Yes, I did. Its much older than the US.第30頁/共76頁第三十一頁，共77頁。4a. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.1. The Amazon River is one of the _ rivers in the world. Its a little _ than the Yangt

28、ze River.2. Qomolangma is 8,844.43 meters_. big much popular long old highlongestlongerhigh第31頁/共76頁第三十二頁，共77頁。 Its one of the most_ places for serious mountain climbers.3. No ocean in the world is as _ as the Pacific Ocean.4. Although Japan is _ than Canada, it is_smaller.popularbigoldermuch第32頁/共7

29、6頁第三十三頁，共77頁。e.g. Two rivers：_ and _4b. Write two comparisons about two topics. Write true facts. the Yangtze Riverthe Amazon RiverThe Yangtze River is almost as long as the Amazon River.The Amazon is longer than the Yangtze, but the Yangtze is the longest river in China.第33頁/共76頁第三十四頁，共77頁。Two citi

30、es：_ and _1._2._ _Two animals：_ and _1._ 2._ _第34頁/共76頁第三十五頁，共77頁。4c. Write five questions using comparisons. Then ask your partner your questions.1. _2. _3. _4. _5. _What is the highest building in our city?Who is the oldest people in our city?What is the most popular street in our city?What is the

31、 most delicious food in our city?Where is the busiest road in our city?第35頁/共76頁第三十六頁，共77頁。Unit 7Whats the highest mountain in the world?第36頁/共76頁第三十七頁，共77頁。Grammar Focus(一一)數(shù)詞數(shù)詞(shc) Numeral第37頁/共76頁第三十八頁，共77頁。數(shù)詞是用來表示事物的數(shù)目數(shù)詞是用來表示事物的數(shù)目(shm)和順和順序的詞。序的詞。數(shù)詞的分類：數(shù)詞的分類：1.基數(shù)詞基數(shù)詞2.序數(shù)詞序數(shù)詞3.分數(shù)詞分數(shù)詞今天我們先來學習今天我們

32、先來學習(xux)一下基一下基數(shù)詞。數(shù)詞。第38頁/共76頁第三十九頁，共77頁。 one 1 two 2 three 3 four 4 five 5 six 6 seven 7 eight 8 nine 9 ten 10第39頁/共76頁第四十頁，共77頁。 fifteen 15 sixteen 16 seventeen 17 eighteen 18 nineteen 19第40頁/共76頁第四十一頁，共77頁。 ninety-six 96第41頁/共76頁第四十二頁，共77頁。英語里沒有英語里沒有(mi yu)“萬萬”這一這一單位，萬也用單位，萬也用thousand表示。表示。如：如：10

33、 000 ten thousand 一萬一萬20 000 twenty thousand 兩兩萬萬 第42頁/共76頁第四十三頁，共77頁。 two million 2,000,000 以此類以此類推推 8,000,000 eight million第43頁/共76頁第四十四頁，共77頁。練一練練一練345100118,657,421three hundred and forty-fiveone thousand (and) oneeighteen million, six hundred and fifty-seven thousand, four hundred and twenty-on

34、e第44頁/共76頁第四十五頁，共77頁。1. The project lasted 5 years and cost 2 billion dollars.2. The Chinese have been making paper for two thousand years.3. One thousand pounds is a lot of money.表示確定表示確定(qudng)數(shù)量時數(shù)量時 用基數(shù)詞用基數(shù)詞+ hundred，thousand，million，billion第45頁/共76頁第四十六頁，共77頁。457890608389three hundred and eighty

35、-ninefour hundred and fifty-seveneight hundred and ninetysix hundred and eight 102 one hundred and two635 six hundred and thirty-five第46頁/共76頁第四十七頁，共77頁。 sixteen million, two hundred and fifty thousand, sixty-four 第47頁/共76頁第四十八頁，共77頁。確切確切(quqi)數(shù)目與不確切數(shù)目與不確切(quqi)數(shù)目的表達：數(shù)目的表達：hundred, thousand, million

36、, billion等前面有等前面有基數(shù)詞，表示確切基數(shù)詞，表示確切(quqi)數(shù)目時，用單數(shù)，后直接數(shù)目時，用單數(shù)，后直接接復(fù)數(shù)名詞；如：接復(fù)數(shù)名詞；如：three hundred books one hundred people five thousand students seven million starts第48頁/共76頁第四十九頁，共77頁。表示不確切數(shù)目時，這類詞后加表示不確切數(shù)目時，這類詞后加-s且與且與of連連 用。如：用。如： hundreds of people thousands of students millions of birds billions of li

37、ons注意：這類短語中，名詞前如有定冠詞、指注意：這類短語中，名詞前如有定冠詞、指 示代詞或形容詞性物主代詞時，可加示代詞或形容詞性物主代詞時，可加of, 但但 表示的是范圍表示的是范圍(fnwi)。如：。如：two hundred of the workers工人中的二百（人）工人中的二百（人）第49頁/共76頁第五十頁，共77頁。1a. Compare facts about these two animals. Use the language in the box to help you make sentences.第50頁/共76頁第五十一頁，共77頁。Example senten

38、ce:This elephant weighs many times more than this panda.(200 cm taller/shorter, weigh much more/less, eat much more/less eat many times more)This elephant is 200 cm taller than this panda.This elephant weighs 50 times than this panda.This elephant eat much more than this panda.第51頁/共76頁第五十二頁，共77頁。1b

39、. Listen and check () the numbers you hear._100 _ 16 _ 20_ 50 _ 120 _ 0.1_ 0.2 _ 150第52頁/共76頁第五十三頁，共77頁。1. At birth, a baby panda is about _to _ kilos.2. At birth, a baby panda is about _ cm long.3. A baby panda is not black. It is _ and it has no _.4. A panda can live up to _to _ years.1c. Listen a

40、gain and complete the sentences.pink0.2150.1teeth2030第53頁/共76頁第五十四頁，共77頁。1d. Take turns telling your classmates about pandas.A: A baby panda cannot see.B: An adult panda weighs many times more than a baby panda.第54頁/共76頁第五十五頁，共77頁。big bamboo zoo popular cute black and white Sichuanfamous endangered

41、beautiful forest protect2a. Talk about pandas in your class. Use these words to help you第55頁/共76頁第五十六頁，共77頁。2b. Scan the article to find out what these numbers mean: 10,12, 200，2,000.ScanningThis means moving your eyes quickly down the page to find specific information.第56頁/共76頁第五十七頁，共77頁。It is 8:30

42、 a.m. at the Chengdu Research Base. Lin Wei and the other panda keepers are preparing the milk for the baby pandasbreakfast. At 9:00 a.m., they find that most of the babies are already awake and hungry.When the babies see the keepers, they run over with excitement and some of them even walk into the

43、ir friends and fall over!第57頁/共76頁第五十八頁，共77頁?！癟heyre so cute and lovely. I take care of them like theyre my own babies. I wash, feed and play with them every day. Theyre very special to me.”Lin Wei loves her job, but it is a difficult one.Pandas do not have many babies, maybe only one every two year

44、s. The babies often die from illnesses and do not live very long.第58頁/共76頁第五十九頁，共77頁。Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating about 10 kilos of bamboo. Many years ago, there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China, but then humans started to cut down the forests. Scientists say

45、there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the remaining forests. Another 200 or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries.第59頁/共76頁第六十頁，共77頁。An education program in Chengdu teaches children in cities about pandas and other endangered animals. They send people to schools

46、to tell children about the importance of saving these animals. The children sing songs or make artwork about pandas and other wild animals. Teaching children is one way to help save pandas. The Chinese第60頁/共76頁第六十一頁，共77頁。government is also planting more bamboo trees so there will be more forests for

47、 pandas to live in. We all hope that in the future there will be a lot more pandas than now.第61頁/共76頁第六十二頁，共77頁。1. What is Lin Weis job?2. What do the baby pandas eat for breakfast?2c. Scan the article again and write short answers to the questions.He is responsible for taking care of the pandas,Inc

48、luding washing, feeding, playing with them.They drink milk for breakfast.第62頁/共76頁第六十三頁，共77頁。3. What do adult pandas eat?4. Why are pandas endangered?5. What is one way of saving pandas?They eat bamboo.On one hand, the baby pandas dont live long because of illnesses; On the other hand, pandas feed o

49、n bamboo, but humans cut down the bamboo forests.Teaching children the importance of saving pandas / Planting more bamboo trees.第63頁/共76頁第六十四頁，共77頁。1. The panda _at the Chengdu Research Base are awake very early in the morning to _ breakfast for the baby pandas.2. Adult pandas do not have babies ver

50、y _ , and some of the babies only live for a short time because of _.2d. Complete the sentences using words and phrases from the passage.keepersprepareoftenillnesses第64頁/共76頁第六十五頁，共77頁。3. Another reason for fewer and fewer pandas is because people are cutting down _ so pandas have fewer places to li

51、ve.4. A special program in Chengdu teaches _ about why pandas are _ and how to save them.5. The_ is also helping to save the pandas. It is _ more trees to make more homes for the pandas.forestschildrenendangeredChinese governmentplanting第65頁/共76頁第六十六頁，共77頁。2e. What other ways do you think children c

52、an help to save the pandas?第66頁/共76頁第六十七頁，共77頁。3a. Read the following words and phrases about whales. Put them in the correct place in the chart.Humans catch whales for meat, fat and oilEat small fish and other sea life Jump high out of the water Rules on whale protectionHugeWater pollution第67頁/共76頁第六十八頁，共77頁。Live in the seaSome kinds have teethLearn more about whalesStop putting rubbish into the seaSing songsWhale parts sold to make things like candles and soap第68頁/共76頁第六十九頁，共77頁。What do they look like?Where do they live?What do they eat?What can they