1、=【 ;精品教育资源文库 】 = Unit 7 What s the highest mountain in the world Section A 【学习目标】 1. 谈论地理和自然现象，学会对事实和数字进行比较。 2. 能够用最高级形式来描述人或物的特殊。 3. 了解自然和地理知识， 培养热爱大自然的意识。 【学习重点】 能够用 形容词及副词的比较级或最高级形式来描述自然景观。 【学习难点】 能表达较大的数字 。 【自主预习】 一、写出下列单词的比较级和最高级 high higher highest deep deeper deepest long longer longest famou
2、s more famous most famous old older oldest big bigger biggest young_younger _youngest popular more popular most popular 二、 预习课本 P49-50， 写出下列短语 1. 一千米深 1000 meters deep 2.九百六十万平方公里 9,600,000 square kilometers 3. 四十千米高 40 kilometers high 4. 最深的盐水湖 the deepest salt lakes 5. 最大的沙漠 the biggest desert 6.
3、最古老的 国家之一 one of the oldest countries 7. 长五公里 5 kilometers long 8.世界上最多的人口 the biggest population in the world 9. 和 ? 一样大 _as big as 10. 比其他任何山都高 taller than any other mountain 11.as far as I know 据我所知 12. man-made 人工的 【课堂 探究 】 一、度量单位使用规律 : 数词 + meters/kilometers + high/deep/long/wide 原文再现 9,600,000
4、 square kilometers, 1,025 meters deep, 6,671 kilometers long, 8,844.43 meters high 90 平方米 90 square meters Eg: 黄河长 5464 千米。 The Yellow River is 5,464 kilometers long . 死海约深 392 米。 The Dead Sea is about 392 meters deep . 二、修饰比较级常用 a bit, a little, much, many, a lot, even， far； as+ adj. + as 表示“与 .一样”
5、 原文再现 Its a lot bigger than the population of the US. It has a much longer history than the US. China is almost as big as the US. Eg： (1) My brother is _B_ more outgoing than me. A. many B.much C. little (2)The experiment was_C_ easier than we had expected. A. more B. much more C. much (3)Traveling
6、by train is C exciting than traveling by air. A. much B. a little C. far more (4 )这部电影和那部电影一样有趣。（ as? as） This movie is as interesting as that movie. 三、 feel free to do sth.指你想做什么就做什么 ,别介意我的看法 ,有“放松点 ,别紧张”的意思。 教师二次备课 备课教师： Step I Check the homework Show the answers to the preview part by project and
7、 get students to read after me. Students may make mistake in turning famous into its comparative and superlative forms. Also, students may ask why we say the biggest population instead of more population. Tell them we usually say more people. Step II Lead in Guess: How tall am I? Teach how to read n
8、umbers and the pronunciation of meter, centimeter and point. And introduce “ How high/deep/long? ? It s ? high/deep/long. (Write new words and patterns on the Bb.) Get students to talk about the pictures on P49. Make sure students can say the names of these four places and teach students how to read
9、 the numbers, especially 9,600,000. StepIII Listening (1b) Pre-listening While-listening Listen and complete the sentences in 1b. Post-listening Qomolangma is the highest mountain in the world.The Sahara is bigger than any other desert in the world. The Caspian Sea_.The Nile _. Step IV speaking(1c,
10、4c) Make conversation like this. A: What is the _ in the world? B: _. Step V Listening (2a and 2b) Pre-listening While-listening 1. Observe the sentences in 1b and circle the sentences containing the comparative and superlative patterns. Focus on than, of all, in the world. 2. Recite the patterns in
11、 1b. Teach desert, salt lake. Read the sentences in 1b. Questions: What is the longest river in China? What is the second longest? Whats the population of China? How old is China? Is America as old as China? How many square meters is China in size? Is American as big as the US. Read the numbers in t
12、he box in 2a. Listen and number the facts (1-4) in the order you hear them. Listen again and fill in the blanks in 2a with the numbers in the box. =【 ;精品教育资源文库 】 = 原文再现 Feel free to ask me anything on todays Great Wall tour. 关于这本书有什么问题尽管问。 Feel free to ask me anything about this book. (第 二 课时 ) 【自主预
13、习】 从课本中找出并翻译下列短语 （ 1） 最危险的运动之一 one of the most dangerous sports （ 2） 登山，攀岩 mountain climbing （ 3） 全世界 in the world （ 4） 中国的东南边境 the southwestern part of China （ 5） 山顶 top of the mountain （ 6） 严寒的天气条件 freezing weather condition （ 7） 大风暴 heavy storms （ 8） 冒着生命危险 risk their lives （ 9） 放弃 give up doing
14、（ 10） 实现梦想 achieve dreams （ 11）挑战自我 challenge oneself （ 12）吸入空气 take in air （ 13）据我所知 as far as I know (14) 成百上千的游客 hundreds of tourists (15)in the face of difficulty 面对困难 (16) the forces of nature 自然的力量 【课堂学习】 一、 知识聚焦 1. 原文再现 The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying
15、 to achieve our dreams. 1） give up doing something 的意思是“ 放弃做某事；半途而废” 2 ) achieve our dreams 相当于 make our dreams come true achieve 表示“（通过努力）实现；获取；达到（梦想、成绩、成功、目的 )”等。 Eg：我叔叔想戒酒。 My uncle wants to give up drinking wine（酒） . 我们应该尽最大的努力去实现我们的梦想。 We should do our best to achieve our dreams . 2. 原文再现 The f
16、irst woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975. succeed 为动词，意为“成功”。常见搭配： succeed in doing sth Eg： He succeeded in working (work) out the problem. If we have no knowledge, we cannot succeed in finishing (成功完成 ) any work. 选词填空： success/ successful/ succeed/ successfully 1) Just as the saying
17、 goes, failure is the mother of success . 2) If you don t work hard, you won t succeed. 3) Cheer up, Jim. I believe you can be successful in the speech. 4) He held the meeting successfully . 3. 用 unless 和 even though 填空 1)We cant go home unless we finish the work. 2) Even though he worked very hard,
18、 he didnt succeed. 二、根据 3a 课文内容判断正误，正确填 T,错误填 F (F) 1.The Himalayas run along the northwestern part of China. (F ) 2.Even though there are thick clouds on the top of the mountain, but no freezing weather conditions and heavy storms. (F) 3.The first woman to climb was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1953.
19、(T) 4.The spirit of these climbers shows that we shouldnt give up trying to achiev e our dreams. Post-listening Homework: 1. P52-4a/4b; 2. Ex. 1 Period II Step I Revision 1. Revise how to compare two countries, two cities, two animals etc. A: Did you know that _( one of +the superlative pattern +pl.
20、 ) B: Yes, I did. It s _( the comparative pattern) In Class 8, students compare China with America. (2c) In Class 7, students can choose to compare two cities, two animals.( 4b) Hint words :1) history, old 2) river, long 3) population ,China 4) big, country 2. Have a test. Step II Role-play the conv
21、ersation words and expressions: feel free, part of the? , the main reason, the ancient emperors, as far as I know, man-made, build the wall/road, tour, tour-tourist, ancient, Dynasty, amazing, protect, wide, protect, the most popular/famous, the longest, as ? as? Role- play as a guide Guide: Feel free to ask me anything on today s_ tour. Tourist: How _ is _? Guide: Ah, the most popular question! ? . Tourist: Wow, that s amazing! Why did _? Guide: The main reason was to _. As you can see,_. As far as I know,_ Step III Grammar focus P52-4c, What is the ? .? P52-4a, Get students to f
