八年级英语下册：Unit7What’sthehighestmountainintheworld教案

1、Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world?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, the ancient emperors, the ma

2、in reason, as far as I know, no man-made objects, mountain climbing, the southwestern part of China, thick clouds, cover the top, risk ones life, challenge oneself, achieve ones dream，the forest of nature, try to do sth., the spirit of the climbers, many times more than ,live up to, prepare for., be

3、 awake, be special to sb., spend some time doing sth., in the remaining forest, endangered animals, in the future句子: Whats the highest mountain in the world?Qomolangma.How long is Qomolangma?Its 8,844.43 meters high. Its higher than any other mountain.Which is the deepest salt lake in the world?The

4、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. Its 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 Section A 1 (1a 2d)Step 1 Presentationsquare n. 平方 meter n. 米 deep adj. 深的 desert n. 沙漠 population n. 人口 popu

5、lation 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-up1. Watch the photos and talk about them “How big/high/long/big is ? and help the students to answer: Its meters/kilometers/cm big/high/long/big.2. Look these photos and

6、practice the dialogue:e.g. A: How high is Qomolangma?B: Its 8,844 meters high.Step 3 1a Match the facts you know.Practice in pairs using the information in 1a.Qomolangma about 9,600,000 square kilometers in sizeThe Sahara1,025 meters deepThe Caspian Sea6,671 kilometers longThe Nile8,844.43 meters hi

7、ghStep 4 Explaination8,844 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 Listening 1. 1b Listen and complete the sentences.1) Qomolangma is _ than any other mountain in the world. 2) The Sahara is _ desert in th

8、e 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 an

9、d the Yellow River is _ kilometers long._ China has the biggest population in the world. Its 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 coun

10、try in Asia.Step 6 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. Its much older than my country.Step 7 2d Read the conversation and answer the questions:1) Which is the biggest man-made objects in the world？2) W

11、hich is the most famous part of the Ming Great Wall?Step 8 Language points and summary1. Fell free to ask me anything on todays 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,

12、 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, Jacks got twin sisters. 就我所知，杰克有一对孪生姐妹。 Theyre not coming today, so far as I know. 他们今天不来了 就我所知是这样的。Step 9 Homew

13、ork A: To memorize the important phrases and sentences.B: to make some dialogues about asking the size of objects. Section A 2 (3a 3c)Step 1 RevisionLook 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

14、words.1. achievement n. 成就；成绩e.g. We felt a great sense of achievement when we reached the top of themountain. 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3. e.g. He will never achieve anything if he doesnt 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 Airlin

15、e? 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 youll succeed. 你如果努力就会成功。常用短语：su

16、cceed 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 doesnt really challenge him. 这项工作不能真正的考验他。The new governments 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 difficulti

17、es, hes 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？Step 4 Reading自读文章，在书中划出重点、疑点后，翻译下列短语

18、。先独立完成，后小组商议。1.最危险的山峰 1. the most dangerous mountain2.世界上最危险的运动之一one of the worlds most dangerous sports3.登山（名词短语）/（动词短语）mountain climbing/climb mountains4.来自世界各地的登山者the climbers from all over the world5.横亘于中国的西南边界 run along the southwestern part of China 6.在所有的山峰中of all the mountains 7.厚厚的云层thick c

19、louds8.更为严重的困难more serious difficulties9.寒冷的天气状况和强劲的暴风雪 freezing weather conditions and heavy storms10.首次到达珠穆朗玛峰顶的人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 climbersParagraph 2 achievements of climbersParagr

20、aph 3 facts and dangersAccording 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 wor

21、ld. The Himalayas _ along the _ border of china. Of all the peaks (tops), Qomolangma is the _ and most _. Its _ 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 Tenzi

22、ng 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, womanR

23、ead the article again, and answer the following questions.1.What a mountain is Himalayas?Its 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 Qom

24、olangma?In 1960. 3b. Read the article again and complete the chart.Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3List tour dangers for climbers.List three achievementsList tour comparisonsthick clouds1953Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the topMost dangerous sportsnow can fall very hardf

25、reezing weather conditionsheavy stormsThe first Chinese team reached the top in 1960.The first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975.People can challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.Never give up trying to achieve our dream.Humans can be stronger than the forces of nature. 3

26、c 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 fac

27、e 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 points1. One of the worlds 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 ou

28、r 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

29、 well. 学好英语很困难。 Its 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：Hes 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：She had great d

30、ifficulty in understanding him. 她很难理解他说的话。4. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. give up 意为“放弃”，后面可以接名词、代词或v-ing形式作宾语。注意：如果其宾语是名词，那么名词可以放在 give 和 up 之间，也可以放在 up 之后；如果其宾语是代词，那么代词只能放在 give 和 up 之间。如：My uncle wants to give up drinking wine. 我

31、叔叔想戒酒。Although English isnt easy to learn, I wont give it up. 虽然英语不易学，但我不会放弃。5. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous?even though 用作从属连词，意为“即使；尽管”，相当于even if，引导让步状语从句，一般不与并列连词but连用。如：Mr. Wang will come on time even though it rains.尽管下雨，但王老师会按时来。Step 6 ExerciseT

32、o make sentences using the information in the forms.the Nilethe Yangtze Riverthe Yellow River6,6706,3005,500The Yellow River is long.The Yangtze River is a lot _ than the Yellow River.The Nile is _ of all.The Yangtze River is not _ long _ the Nile.= The Yangtze River is not _ than the Nile.Answers:

33、longer, the longest, as as, longerQomolangmaMount HuangMount Tai8,8481,8641,545Mount Tai is high. Mount Huang is a little _ than Mount Tai.Qomolangma is _ of all.Mount Tai is not _ high _ Qomolangma. = Mount Tai is not _ than Qomolangma.Answers: higher, the highest, as as, higherSingaporeMalaysiaChi

34、na4,000,00020,000,0001300,000,0001. 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.Answ

35、ers: larger, the largest, as as, largerStep 7 HomeworkRetell the article, and then preview the Grammar focus. Section A 3 (Grammar focus 4c)Grammar focus Whats the highest mountain in the world? Qomolangma. How high is Qomolangma? Its 8,844.43 meters high. Its higher than any other mountain. Which i

36、s 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. Its 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： clevercleverercle

37、verest fewfewerfewest smallsmallersmallest等。 2) 以e结尾的词，比较级r，最高级st 即可。 如：nicenicernicest cutecutercutest largelargerlargest 3) 以辅音字母y结尾的变y为ier或est。如: easyeasiereasiest happyhappierhappiest 再如：early, busy, heavy, dirty, lazy也如此。 少数单音节词也是这样，如： pleasedmore pleasedthe most pleased tiredmore tiredthe most

38、 tired 2. 不规则变化： good better best well better best badworse worst many / much more most far farther farthest (距离远) far further furthest (程度深) old elder eldest (长幼) old older oldest (年龄)Step 2 中考链接1. 比较级考点 比较级修饰问题a little, a bit, even, still, much, a lot, far 等可修饰比较级。e.g. Tom is a little taller than

39、Jim. This book is much more interesting than that one. 同级比较e.g. The weather in Beijing is colder than that in Xian. Our school is bigger than yours. the + 比较级e.g. Lucy is the fatter of the two girls. “a/an + 比较级”表示“又一，再一”e.g. Lily has a doll, but she wantsa bigger one. 隐性比较（没有than的情况）e.g. Who runs f

40、aster, Lucy or Lily? Youd better come earlier next time. He worked hard last term, but he works even harder this term. 越来越. 比较级 + and + 比较级b. the + 比较级 + 句子，the + 比较级 + 句子a. e.g. Its getting colder and colder. The more you exercise, the better you are. 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。 范围问题e.

41、g. Tom is the tallest student in the class. Spring is the best season of the year. “.之一”问题e.g. Beijing is one of the biggest cities in the world. “the + 序数词 + 最高级”e.g. I think he is the second tallest boy in his class.3. 比较级和最高级的转换e.g. Tom is the tallest student in the class. = Tom is taller than an

42、y other student in the class. = Tom is taller than all the other students in the class. = No other students are taller than Tom.2. 同级比较 as + adj./adv. + as e.g. She is as thin as Lily. He writes as carefully as Linda. not + as/so + adj./adv. + as e.g. Tony didnt run so fast as Carter 学以致用1. Our fami

43、ly has bought a car so we can travel _ than before.（2008陕西） A. most easily B. less easily C. easily D. more easily2. My father told me a story last night. It is _ one Ive ever heard.（2009陕西） A. the funniest B. funniest C. funnier D. the funnier 3. The _ friends you have, the _ you will be.（2010陕西） A

44、. more, happy B. many, happy C. more, happier D. many, happier 4. When he heard a cry for help, he ran out as _ as he could.（2011陕西）A. hardly B. quickly C. finally D. slowly5. This place is not big enough for Lucys birthday party. We should find a _ one.（2012陕西） A. big B. small C. bigger D. smallerS

45、tep3 Writing Write five questions using comparisons. Then ask your partner your questionsStep 4 Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box. big much popular long old high 1. The Amazon River is one of the _ rivers in the world. Its a little _ than the Yangtze River.2. Qomolang

46、ma is 8,844.43 meters _. 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.Step 5 Write two comparisons about two topics. Write true facts.e.g. Two rivers: the Yangtze River and the Ama

47、zon RiverThe 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 Homework1. To memorize the important phrases and sentences.2. To make some se

48、ntences using as as, . times than, less than, more thanSection B 1 (1a-2e)Step 1 New words1. 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. g

49、overnment n. 政府Step 2 Discussion1. 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. Compar

50、e the panda and the elephant.3. Do 1a.Make more sentences using the information in 1a. Step 3 Listening1. 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

51、 weighs many times more than a baby panda. Step 4 DiscussionHere are some facts about koala, use the information above to make sentences.Koala is 75 cm tall weighs 10 kilos eats leaves sleeps 20 hours a dayStep 5 Reading 1. Pre-readingTalk about panda in your class. Use these words to help you.big,

52、bamboo, zoo, popular, cute, black and white,Sichuan, famous, endangered, beautiful, forest, protect,2. Reading guidance: scanningThis 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, 20002. 2c Scan the article again and write short answers to the questions. 1. What is Lin Weis job? 2. What do the baby pandas eat for breakfast? 3. What do adult pandas eat? 4. Why are pandas endangered? 5. What