Unit_7_What's_the_highest_mountain_in_the_world？_教案

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

Section A (1a – 1c)

教学目标：

1语言目标：掌握本单元重点词汇及能用比较级和最高级谈论各之最。

2 技能目标：能听懂和谈论有关地理和自然的话题。

3 情感目标：培养学生热爱大自然，保护环境的意识。

教学重点：

短语: in size, in the world, 2 meters tall/long/wide, the biggest population, one of the biggest, the most popular question, talk about,

句子:

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.

教学难点：形容词和副词的比较级和最高级变化规则和用法。

物体之间的对比。

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 5 Homework

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.

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Section A 1 (2a – 2d)

教学目标：

1语言目标：掌握本单元重点词汇及能用比较级和最高级谈论各之最。

2 技能目标：能听懂和谈论有关地理和自然的话题。

3 情感目标：培养学生热爱大自然，保护环境的意识。

教学重点：

短语: 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.,

句子:

What’s the hig hest mountain in the world?

How long is Qomolangma?

Which is the deepest salt lake in the world?

教学难点：形容词和副词的比较级和最高级变化规则和用法。

物体之间的对比。

Step 1 Warming-up

1. Look these photos and practice the dialogue:

e.g. A: How high is Qomolangma?

B: It’s 8,844 meters high.

Step 2 Listening

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 3 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.

Step 4 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 5 Language points and summary

1. Fell 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。

fell 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。

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, Jac k’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 6 Homework

A: To memorize the important phrases and sentences.

B: to make some dialogues about asking the size of objects.

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Section A (3a – 3c)

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。

Step 3 Pre-Read Talk below questions in pairs.

What do you know about Qomolangma ?

Is Qomolangma the most dangerous mountain in the world？

Step 4 Reading

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

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.

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.

2. How high is Qomolangma? 8,844.43 meters high.

3. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous?

Because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.

4. What does the spirit of the climbers tell us?

We should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.

Step 5 Language points

1.One of th e world’s most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, …

―one of + the + 形容词的最高级+ 复数名词‖，意为―最……之一‖。如：

Miss Wang is one of the most popular teachers in our school.

王老师是我们学校最受欢迎的老师之一。

2. It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top.

It is + adj. + to do sth.，it作形式主语放在句首，而把真正的主语放在句尾。常用于此句型的形容词有important，difficult，dangerous，necessary，useful，possible等，用来对to do sth. 进行说明。此句型可以转换成To do sth. is + adj.。

e.g. It is important to study English well. 学好英语很困难。

It’s very difficult to climb Qomolangma.攀登珠穆朗玛峰很难。

3. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms.

difficulty 既可作可数名词也可作不可数名词。作可数名词时通常用复数，表示具体概念，即：各式各样的―困难，难题，难事‖，如：

He’s having financial difficulties.

他正手头拮据。

作不可数名词时，译作―困难，艰难，幸苦‖，如：

1. The population of Singapore is large.

2. The population of Malaysia is much ______ than that of Singapore.

3. The population of China is _________ of all.

4. The population of Singapore is not _____ large ____ that of China.

5. The population of Singapore is not _______ than that of China.

Answers: larger, the largest, as as, larger

Step 7 Homework

Retell the article, and then preview the Grammar focus.

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Section A 3 (Grammar focus — 4c)

Grammar focus

—What’s the highest mountain in the world?

— Qomolangma.

— How high is Qomolangma?

—It’s 8,844.43 meters high. It’s hi gher than any other mountain.

— Which is the deepest salt lake in the world?

— The Caspian Sea is the deepest of all the salt lakes.

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

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

Step 1 Grammar

形容词和副词比较级和最高级变化规则

1.规则变化

1) 一般情况下，单音节或双音节的形容词（或副词）比较级＋er ，最高级＋est

如：clever－cleverer－cleverest

few－fewer－fewest

small－smaller－smallest等。

2) 以e结尾的词，比较级＋r，最高级＋st 即可。如：

nice－nicer－nicest cute－cuter－cutest large－larger－largest 3) 以辅音字母＋y结尾的变y为i＋er或est。如:

easy－easier－easiest

happy－happier－happiest

再如：early, busy, heavy, dirty, lazy也如此。

少数单音节词也是这样，如：

pleased－more pleased－the most pleased

tired－more tired－the most tired

Step 2 中考链接

1.比较级考点

①比较级修饰问题

②同级比较

③the + 比较级

④―a/an + 比较级‖表示―又一，再一‖

2. 最高级考点

说明：形容词的最高级前必须加the; 副词的最高级前省略the。

①范围问题

e.g. Tom is the tallest student in the class.

Spring is the best season of the year.

②―......之一‖问题

e.g. Beijing is one of the biggest cities in the world.

③―the + 序数词+ 最高级‖

e.g. I think he is the second tallest boy in his class.

Step3 Writing

Write five questions using comparisons. Then ask your partner your questions Step 4 Write two comparisons about two topics. Write true facts.

e.g. Two rivers: the Yangtze River and the Amazon River

The Yangtze River is almost as long as the Amazon River.

The Amazon is longer than the Yangtze, but the Yangtze River is the longest river in China.

Two cities: ___________ and ___________

1. _______________________________________________________________.

2. _______________________________________________________________. Two animals: ___________ and ___________

1. ______________________________________________________________.

2. ______________________________________________________________. Step5 Homework

1. To memorize the important phrases and sentences.

2. To make some sentences using as … as, ... times … than, less than, more than

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Section B (1a-1d)

Step 1 New words

1. weigh v.称重

2. adult n.成人adj. 成年的

3. bamboo n.竹子

4. endangered adj. 濒危的

5. research n.&v.调查；研究

6. keeper n.饲养员

7. awake adj. 醒着

8. excitement n. 激动

9. illness n. 疾病10. artwork n. 插图11. wild adj. 野生的

12. government n.政府

Step 2 Discussion

1. Compare facts about these two animals. Use the language in the box to help you

make sentences.

e.g. 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)

2. Discuss in pairs. Compare the panda and the elephant.

3. Do 1a.Make more sentences using the information in 1a.

Step 3 Listening

1. 1b Listen and check(√) the numbers you hear.

1c Listen again and complete the sentences.

2. Practice. Take turns telling your classmates about pandas.

A: A baby panda can not see.

B: An adult panda weighs many times more than a baby panda.

Step 4 Discussion

Here are some facts about koala, use the information above to make sentences. Koala

Step 5 Reading

1. Pre-reading

Talk about panda in your class. Use these words to help you.

2. Reading guidance: scanning

This means moving your eyes quickly down the page to find specific information.

3. Reading tasks

1. 2b Scan the article to find out what these numbers mean:

10, 12, 200, 2000

2. 2c Scan the article again and write short answers to the questions.

1. What is Lin Wei’s job?

2. What do the baby pandas eat for breakfast?

3. What do adult pandas eat?

4. Why are pandas endangered?

5. What is one way of saving pandas?

Key: 1. A panda keeper.

2. Milk.

3. Bamboos.

4. Less forest for pandas to live.

5. Teaching children.

3. 2d Complete the sentences using words and phrases from the passage.

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 very ____, and some of the babies only

live for a short time because of _______.

3. Another reason for fewer and fewer pandas is because people are cutting

down ______ so pandas have fewer places to live.

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’s __________

more trees to make more homes for the pandas.

Keys: keepers, prepare, often, illnesses, trees, children, endangered,

Chinese government, necessary to plant

2e Discuss what other ways you think children can help to save the pandas Step 8 Homework

Make a list about how to save pandas.

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Section B (2a-2c)

Step 1 Review

1. weigh v.称重

2. adult n.成人adj. 成年的

3. bamboo n.竹子

4. endangered adj. 濒危的

5. research n.&v.调查；研究

6. keeper n.饲养员

7. awake adj. 醒着

8. excitement n. 激动

9. illness n. 疾病10. artwork n. 插图11. wild adj. 野生的

12. government n.政府

Step 2Language points

1. At birth, a baby panda is about…

birth v.出生at birth 出生时

e.g. Man’s nature at birth is good. 人之初，性本善。

give birth to… 生（孩子）；产生

e.g. My aunt gave birth to a beautiful baby girl yesterday.

昨天我婶婶生下一个漂亮的小女孩。

2. A panda can live up to 20 to 30 years.

up to 到达（数量，程度等）；不多于

e.g. In some area of Africa, children get educated up to 12 years old.

在非洲的一些地区，孩子最多受教育到12岁。

3. …they run over with excitement and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over!

run over 跑上前去over adv.穿越；从……的一边到另一边

e.g. She ran over to say hello, but I didn’t recognize her.

她跑过来打招呼，但我没有认出她来。

walk into （走路时意外）撞上

e.g. As he was thinking too deeply and not playing attention to where he was going,

he walked straight into a tree.

由于他陷入深思，没有注意看路，径直撞到了一棵树上。

fall over 摔倒；倒下

e.g. Don’t run too fast, or you might fall over.别跑的太快，要不你会摔跤的。fall over something 被某物绊倒

e.g. Tommy fell over the dog and broke his front teeth.

Tommy被那只狗绊了一跤，磕断了门牙。

4. Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the remaining forests.

living in the remaining forests 是一个现在分词短语，用做定语，修饰pandas。

e.g. the girls singing under the tree 树下唱歌的女孩们

the women washing clothes by the rive 河边洗衣服的女人们

Step 3Do some exercise.

用括号内单词的适当形式填空。

1. Jim is very ______. Li Lei is _______ than Jim. (hungry)

2. Kate’s mooncakes are _______ of all. (nice)

3. Your box is ______ than mine. But his is _______ of the three. (heavy)

4. Unit 2 is quite _____. Unit 3 is _____ than Unit 2. It’s __________ in Module (hard)

5. This TV play is _____ than that one. (good)

6. My mother is very ______. She is _______ in my family. (busy)

7. Lingling gets to school ______ than the others. (early)

8. She speaks English _____ in our class. (well)

9. Lucy jumped quite _____. (far)

10. I think English is as _________ as Chinese. (important)

11. This picture is _______________ of the four. (beautiful)

12. Lucy did _____ than Lily. (bad)

Step 7 Summary

1. …cm taller/shorter

2. much /even/a little/less +比较级

Step 8 Homework

Make a list about how to save pandas.

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Section B (2d-3a)

Step 1 Summary

Important phrases:

feel free, as far as I know, in the face of, even though, at birth, up to, run over, walk into, fall over, or so

Key sentences:

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.

Important structures:

1. …cm taller/shorter

2. much /even/a little/less +比较级

3. …times more than ….

4.Talk about how to protect pandas.

Step 2 Lead in

对于鲸鱼你知道多少？

鲸的体型是世界上存在的动物中最大的，鲸是终生生活在水中的哺乳动物，对水的依赖程度很大，以致它们一旦离开了水便无法生活，鲸形状像鱼，鼻孔在头的上部，用肺呼吸。体长可达三十米，是现在世界上最大的动物。

鲸为适应水中生活，减少阻力，它们的后肢消失，前肢变成划水的浆板。身体成为流线型，酷似鱼。因而它们的潜水能力很强，小型齿鲸可潜至100-300米的水深处，停留4-5分钟，长须鲸可在水下300-500米处待上1小时，最大的齿鲸--抹香鲸能潜至千米以下，并在水中持续2小时之久。

Step 3 Writing

3a Read the following words and phrases about whales. Put them in the correct place in the chart.

1. Humans catch whales for meat, fat and oil

2. Eat small fish and other sea life

3. Jump high out of the water

4. Rules on whale protection

5. Huge

6. Water pollution

7. Live in the sea

8. Some kinds have teeth

9. Learn more about whales

10. Stop putting rubbish into the sea

11. Sing songs

12. Whale parts sold to make things likes candles and soap

Step 6 Homework

1. Write a paragraph about how to protect endangered animals, use the useful sentences in 3b.

2. Remember the words, phrases and sentences in this unit.

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Section B (3b-self check)

step 1 write a paragraph about whales

3b Write a paragraph about whales and why they need to be protected. Use the information in 3a. Then make a poster.

Whales are… They live in… They eat… They can…

One interesting fact is… Anothe r interesting fact is…

Some kinds of whales are in danger because…

We should protect whales from…

I think people should/shouldn’t…

Step 4 Self-check

Read these words then find the rules.

clever--cleverer--cleverest

nice--nicer--nicest

easy--easier--easiest

fat--fatter--fattest

thin--thinner--thinnest

beautiful--more beautiful--the most beautiful

careful--more careful--the most careful

good/well--better--best

bad--worse--worst

many/much--more--most

1. Complete the chart.

2. Match verbs and objects. Then add one more object to each list.

Answers: 1-b, 2-c, 3-a

3. Circle the correct word and /or fill in the blank with the correct form of the word in brackets for each sentence.

1. An elephant weighs (few/many) times more than a dog.

2. An adult panda can eat (much/a little) more than a cat.

3. Canada is a (little/lot) less ______________ (crowded) than China.

4. A tiger is (much/a little) _________ (strong) than a man.

Answers: 1. many 2. much 3. lot more crowed 4. much stronger

Step 5 Do some exercise.

一、根据句意，用适当的词填空。

1. The biggest ______ in the world is the Sahara.

2. The river is too ______ to swim in.

3. China is one of __________ civilizations (文明) in the world.

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

5. －What ______ do you need for your coat?

－I want a large one.

Step 6 Homework

Remember the words, phrases and sentences in this unit.