Unit-7-What's-the-highest-mountain-in-the-world？-教案 (1)

Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world?

The first lesson (sectionA 1a-1c)

Know ledge object

1.master the key word and expressions

2.learn to talk about geography and nature.

3.be able to compare facts and figures.

Progress and method

Employ task-based teaching mode,and get the students to learn basic sentence patterns by listening and drilling.

:Emotion attitudes and value

.Lead students to love the nature.

Teaching difficulties and focuses

1. in size, in the world, 2 meters tall/long/wide, the biggest population, one of the biggest, the most popular question, talk about, the ancient emperors, the main reason, as far as I know, no man-made objects, mountain climbing, the southwestern part of China, thick clouds, cover the top, risk one’s life, challenge oneself, achieve one’s dream，the forest of nature, try to do sth., the spirit of the climbers, many times more than ,live up to, prepare …for.., be awake, be special to sb., spend some time doing sth., in the remaining forest, endangered animals, in the future…

3.What’s the highest mountain in the world?

Qomolangma.

How long is Qomolangma?

It’s 8,844.43 meters high. It’s higher than any other mountain.

Which is the deepest salt lake in the world?

The Caspian Sea is the deepest of all the salt lake.

Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world?

Yes, I did. It’s much older than the US.

Teaching steps Know ledge object

1 Master the key words and expressions.

2 Learn to compare facts and figures.

3 Develop students;reading and comprehensive skills.

Progress and method

Employ task-based teaching mode,and get the students to learn basic sentence patterns by listening and drilling.

:Emotion attitudes and value

.Lead students to love the nature.

Teaching difficulties and focuses

1 Master the new words and expressioms.

Section A 1 (1a –1c)

Step 1 Presentation

square n. 平方meter n. 米deep adj. 深的

desert n. 沙漠population n. 人口population n. 人口

Asia n. 亚洲tour v. n. 旅行tourist n. 旅行者

wall n. 墙amazing adj. 令人大为惊奇的

ancient adj. 古代的wide adj. 宽的；宽阔和

Step 2 Warming-up

1. W atch the photos and talk about them ―How big/high/long/big is …?’ and help the

students to answer: It’s …meters/kilometers/cm big/high/long/big.

2. Look these photos and practice the dialogue:

e.g. A: How high is Qomolangma?

B: It’s 8,844 meters high.

Step 3 1a Match the facts you know.

Practice in pairs using the information in 1a.

Step 4 Explaination

…8,844 meters high. 8,844米高

… meters high (long, wide…)

……米高（长,宽……)。

英语表示―有多长（宽，高……）‖时，一般将数词和数量单位放在表示长宽高的形容词前作状语。

e.g. The wall is 1.7 metres wide.

Step 10Blackboard Design

反思

；本节课通过学习世界的名山名水来进行区别形容词的比较级和最高级，学生有

事物的图片来借鉴，兴趣较高。气氛较浓。对知识点有较高的认识和提高。

Section A 1 (2a –2d)

The second lesson

Know ledge object

4.master the key word and expressions

5.learn to talk about geography and nature.

6.be able to compare facts and figures.

Progress and method

Employ task-based teaching mode,and get the students to learn basic sentence patterns by listening and drilling.

Teaching difficulties and focuses

1. in size, in the world, 2 meters tall/long/wide, the biggest population, one of the biggest, the most popular question, talk about, the ancient emperors, the main reason, as far as I know, no man-made objects, mountain climbing, the southwestern part of China, thick clouds, cover the top,

Teaching steps Know ledge object

1 Master the key words and expressions.

2 Learn to compare facts and figures

:Emotion attitudes and value

.Lead students to love the nature.

Teaching difficulties and focuses

1 Master the new words and expressioms

Step 1. Listening

1. 1b Listen and complete the sentences.

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.

2. 2a Listen and number the facts(1- 4) in the order you hear them.

2b Listen again and fill in the blanks in 2a with the numbers in the box.

6,300 5,000 5,464 300

___ The Yangtze River is about ____ kilometers long and the Yellow River is ___ kilometers long.

___ China has the biggest population in the world. It’s a lot bigger than the population of the US.

___ 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, but it is the biggest country in Asia.

Step 2 Practice

1c Make conversations in pairs.

Examples

A: Did you know that China if one of the oldest countries in the world?

B: Yes, I did. I t’s much older than my country.

Step3 2d Read the conversation and answer the questions:

1) Which is the biggest man-made objects in the world？

2) Which is the most famous part of the Ming Great Wall?

Step 4Language points and summary

1. Fell free to ask me anything on today’s Great Wall tour.

。

fell free是英语口语中一个常用表达。若有人让你feel free to do something, 2. As far as I know, there are no man-made objects as big as this.

据我所知，再没有像它这样大的人造物体了。

as far as I know是一个固定的表达方式，还可以说so far as I know, 意思是―据我所知‖。

e.g. As far as I know, Jack’s got twin sisters.

就我所知，杰克有一对孪生姐妹。

They’re not coming today, so far as I know.

他们今天不来了–就我所知是这样的。

Step 5 Homework

Step 10Blackboard Design

反思；本节课主要是引入新课。给学生提供听力和口语练习。使学生在了解世界著名风景奇迹的基础上，学会使用比较级来比较事物。气氛较活跃，参与集体活动意识较高。

Section A 2 (3a – 3c)

The third lesson

Know ledge object

1.master the key words and expressions.

2.learn to compare and develop students reading and comprehensive skills. Progress and method

Employ task-based teaching mode,and get the students to learn basic sentence patterns by listening and drilling.

:Emotion attitudes and value

.Lead students to love the nature.

Teaching difficulties and focuses

get the students to learn basic sentence patterns by listening and drilling.

Teaching steps

Step 1 Revision

Look at the photos. Answer the following questions.

Which is the highest mountain in the world?

Which is the longest river in Asia? …

Step 2 Learn the new words.

1. achievement n. 成就；成绩

e.g. We felt a great sense of achievement when we reached the top of the mountain. 当我们到达山顶的时候，我们有一种巨大的成就感。

2. achieve v. 达到；完成；成功

e.g. He will never achieve anything if he doesn’t work harder.

如果他不加紧努力工作，他会一事无成。

3. southwestern adj. 西南的；西南方向的

e.g. Is this Southwestern Airline? 这是西南航空公司吗？

4. include v. 包含；包括

e.g. Her hobbies include swimming and gardening. 她爱好游泳和园艺。

5. condition n. 条件；状况

e.g. The piano was in good condition. 这台钢琴状况良好。

6. take in 吸入；容纳

e.g. Fish take in oxygen through their gills. 鱼用鳃吸氧气。

7. succeed v.实现目标；成功

e.g. If you try hard you’ll succeed. 你如果努力就会成功。

常用短语：succeed in doing sth.

e.g. Police have finally succeeded in solving the mystery. 警察最终成功破解了这个疑案。

8. challenge v. & n. 挑战；考验

e.g. The job doesn’t really challenge him. 这项工作不能真正的考验他。

The new government’s first challenge is the economy.

新政府面临的第一个挑战是经济问题。

9. in the face of 面对（困难、问题等）

e.g. In the face of difficulties, he’s completely unafraid.

他在困难面前毫不胆怯。

10. force n.力；力量

e.g. The thief took the money from the old man by force.

窃贼用暴力抢了老人的钱。

Step 3 Pre-Read Talk below questions in pairs.

What do you know about Qomolangma ?

Is Qomolangma the most dangerous mountain in the world？

Answers: 1.the most dangerous mountain 2. one of the world’s most dangerous sports 3. mountain climbing/climb mountains

4. the climbers from all over the world

5. run along the southwestern part of China

6. of all the mountains

7. thick clouds

8. more serious difficulties

9. freezing weather conditions and heavy storms 10. the first people to reach the top of Qomolangma

3a Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas.

Paragraph 1 spirit of climbers

Paragraph 2 achievements of climbers

Paragraph 3 facts and dangers

According to the passage, fill in the blanks.

One of the most ___________ sports in the world is mountain _________, and one of the most _________ places to go for this is the Himalayas. These extremely high _______ attract _________ from all over the world. Many people say this is one of the most ________ parts of the world. The Himalayas _______ along the

____________ border of china. Of all the peaks (tops), Qomolangma is the

_________ and most _________. It’s _____________ to climb Qomolangma because thick clouds _______ the top of the mountain. Even more serious ___________ include the freezing ___________ conditions and the _______ storms. The first

_________ to reach the top of Qomolangma – Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary –did it in 1953. The first Chinese climber __________ the top in 1960, and in 1975, the

first __________ did it too.

Answers:dangerous, climbing, popular, risk, climbers, famous, runs, southwestern, highest, famous, the hardest, cover, difficulties, weather, heavy, people, reached, woman

Read the article again, and answer the following questions.

1. What a mountain is Himalayas?

It’s one of the most popular places for mountain climbing.

2. Why is it dangerous to climb Qomolangma?

Because thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard.

3. When did the first Chinese reach the top of Qomolangma?

In 1960.

3b.Read the article again and complete the chart.

3c Answer the questions using information in the article.

1. Where are the Himalayas? In the southwestern part of China.