新人教版英语八年级下册Unit7-Whats-the-highest-mountain-in-the

Unit7What’sthehighestmountainintheworld?What’sthis?It’sQomolangma.Howhighisit?It’s8,844.43metershigh.--What’sthehighestmountainintheworld?--Qomolangmaisthehighestmountainintheworld.--What’sthis?--It’sadesert.It’stheSahara.--What’sthesizeoftheSahara?--It’sabout9,600,000squarekilometersinsize.It’sthebiggestdesertintheworld.--What’sthis?--It’stheCaspianSea.--Howdeepisit?--It’s_______________.--It’sthedeepestofallthesaltlakes.1,025metersdeepQomolangmaabout9,600,000squarekilometersinsizeTheSahara1,025metersdeepTheCaspianSea6,671kilometerslongTheNile8,844.43metershigh1a.Matchthefactsyouknow.1.Qomolangmais________thananyothermountainintheworld.2.TheSaharais__________desertintheworld.3.TheCaspianSeais__________ofallthesaltlakes.4.TheNileis___________riverintheworld.1b.Listenandcompletethesentences.higherthebiggestthedeepestthelongest1c.Usetheinformationin1btomakeconversations.A:Whatisthehighestmountainintheworld?B:Qomolangma.A：HowhighisQomolangma?B：It's8844.43meters.A:Whatisthebiggestdesertintheworld?B:TheSahara.A:Whatisthesizeofit?B:It’s…It’sbiggerthananyotherdesertintheworld.A:Whatisthedeepestsaltlakeintheworld?B:TheCaspiansea.A:Howdeepisit?B:It’s________.It’sdeeperthananyothersaltlakeintheworld.A:Whatisthelongestriverintheworld?B:_______.A:Howlongisit?B:It’s_______________.It’s_____than______________intheworldWealsohavesomefamousrivers.TheYangtzeRiveristhelongestinAsia.Chinaisoneoftheoldestcountries.It’sover____yearsold.Infact,it’soneofthefourancientcountriesintheworld.5,000AsChinese,howmuchdoyouknowaboutourmotherland?thebiggestcountryinAsiaChinahasthelargestpopulationontheearth.TherearesomanytouristsvisitingtheGreatWall______TheYangtzeRiverisabout________kilometerslongandtheYellowRiveris______kilometerslong.____Chinahasthebiggestpopulationintheworld.It’salotbiggerthanthepopulationoftheUS.2a.Listenandnumberthefacts[1-4]intheorderyouhearthem.6,3005,0005,46430024____Chinaisover_____yearsold.IthasamuchlongerhistorythantheUS.TheUSisnoteven_____yearsold.____ChinaisalmostasbigastheUS,anditisthebiggestcountryinAsia.132b.Listenagainandfillintheblanksin2awiththenumbersinthebox.______TheYangtzeRiverisabout________kilometerslongandtheYellowRiveris_________kilometerslong.____Chinahasthebiggestpopulationintheworld.It’salotbiggerthanthepopulationoftheUS.6,3005,0005,464300246,3005,464____Chinaisover________yearsold.IthasamuchlongerhistorythantheUS.TheUSisnoteven_______yearsold.____ChinaisalmostasbigastheUS,anditisthebiggestcountryinAsia.135,000300DifferencesChinatheUSAHistoryIt’soneoftheoldestcountries:over5000yearsold.It’soneoftheyoungestcountries:noteven300yearsold.PopulationIthasthebiggestpopulation:morethan1.4billionThenumberofthepopulationisabout308millionLandAreaIthas9.6millionsquarekilometersIthas9.83millionsquarekilometersA:DidyouknowthatChinaisoneoftheoldestcountriesintheworld?B:Yes,Idid.It’smucholderthanmycountry.2c.Makeconversationsusingtheinformationin2a.()1.—Allofusareproudoftheprogresshe'smadeduringthepastfewyears.—Yes,we'resurehewillbeeven________.A．successfulBmoresuccessfulC．mostsuccessful()2.Myfathertoldmeastorylastnight.Itis____oneI'veeverheard.A．thefunniestB．funniestC．funnierD．thefunnier()3.Chinaisdeveloping________ofallthecountriesintheworld.A．fastB．fasterC．thefastestD．themorefast()4.—Howtallheis!—Yes，heis________thananyotherstudentinhisclass.A．tallB．tallerC．tallest()5.—Peterlookssporty.—Yes.Heisthe________runnerinmyclass.A．slowerB．fastestC．fasterABCBB()6.Tian'anmenSquareisoneof________squaresintheworld.A．largeB．thelargestC．largest()7.LeecametoBeijingin2005.Hehasbeenhere_____thanyou.A．longB．longerC．longestD．thelongest()8.—Areyoufeelingbettertoday,dear?—No,even____________.A．worseB．betterC．bad()9.Wedon'thavemuchhomeworknowandourschoolbagsare_____theyusedtobe.A．asheavyasB．notasheavyasC．asheavilyas()10.—Whichcountryhas________population,China,AmericaorJapan?—China,ofcourse.A．biggestB．themostC．thebiggestD．thesmallestBBABCGuide：Feelfreetoaskmeanythingontoday’sGreatWalltour.Tourist1：Howlongisthewall?Guide：Ah,themostpopularquestion!Ifwe’reonlytalkingaboutthepartsfromtheMingDynasty,it’sabout8,850kilometerslong.Thismakesitthelongestwallintheworld.2d.Role-playtheconversation.Tourist2:Wow,that’samazing!Whydidtheancientemperorsbuildthewall?Guide:Themainreasonwastoprotecttheirpartofthecountry.Asyoucansee，it’squitetallandwide.AsfarasIknow,therearenoman-madeobjectsasbigasthis.Tourist3:IsBadalingpartoftheMingGreatWall?Guide:Yes,it’sthemostfamouspart.