八年级英语Unit7Whatx27sthehighestmountainintheworld？教案

1、Unit 7 What s the highest mountain in the world?教学目标：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。技能目标：能听懂和谈论有关地理和自然的话题。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 main

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

3、, be special to sb., spend some time doing sth., in the remaining forest, endangered animals, in the future句子 :What s the highest mountain 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 Caspia

4、n 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. Itmuchs 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。课时划分：Period 1 Section A 1 1a2dPeriod 2 Section A 2 3a-3cPeriod 3 Section A 3 Grammar focus-4cPeriod 4 Section B 1 1a

5、-2ePeriod 5 Section B 2 3a-Self checkSection A 1 (1a2d)Step 1 Presentationsquaren.平方metern.米deep adj .深的desertn.沙漠populationn.人口populationn. 人口Asian.亚洲tour v. n.旅行tourist n.旅行者walln.墙amazingadj.令人大为惊奇的ancientadj. 古代的wide adj.宽的；宽阔和Step 2 Warming up1. Watch the photos and talk about them How big/high

6、/long/bigandishelp the ?students to answer:It s meters/kilometers/cm big/high/long/big.Look these photos and practice the dialogue: e.g. A: How high is Qomolangma?It s 8,844.43meters high.Step 3 1a Match the facts you know.Practice in pairs using the information in 1a.Qomolangmaabout 9,600,000 squar

7、e kilometers in sizeThe Sahara1,025 meters deepThe Caspian Sea6,671 kilometers longThe Nile8,844.43 meters highStep 4 Explanation8,844.43 meters high. 8,844.43 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 Listening1. 1b Liste

8、n and complete the sentences.Qomolangma is _ than any other mountain in the world.The Sahara is _ desert in the world.The Caspian Sea is _ of all the salt lakes.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

9、 in 2a with the numbers in the box.6,3005,0005,464300_ 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 populatioof the US._ China is over _ years old. It has a much longer history than t

10、he 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 6 Practice2c Make conversations in pairs.ExamplesDid you know that China if one of the oldest countries in the world?Yes, I did. It s much older than my country.Step 7 2d Read the con

11、versation and answer the questions:Which is the biggest man-made objects in the world？Which is the most famous part of the Ming Great Wall?Step 8 Language points and summary1. 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

12、 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？Yes, feel free. 可以，请随意。As far as I know, there are no other 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。1) 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 siste

13、rs.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。句中 man-made是一个合成形容词，意为 人造的 。像这样与 -made复合而成的形容词不止一个。常见的有： handmade (手工制作的 )、homemade(家庭制作的 )、 machine-made(机制的 )、tailor-made(量体定制的；特制的；定做的 )，用以描述产品的生产或制造手段，特点等，甚至还有像 self-made (自学而成的；自我奋斗而成的；天然形成的 )可以用来描述人。e.g. We only sell

14、 homemade bread and cakes, and homemade wine.我们只卖私家烘焙的面包、蛋糕、以及家酿葡萄酒。The movie role was tailor-made for that actor.这个电影角色是专为那为男演员量身设计的。Step 9 HomeworkMemorize the important phrases and sentences.Make some dialogues about asking the size of objects.Section A 2 (3a3c)Step 1 RevisionLook at the photos.

15、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. achievementn. 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e.g. He will nev

16、er 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. southwesternadj. 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

17、.g. Fish take in oxygen through their gills.鱼用鳃吸氧气。7. succeedv. 实现目标；成功e.g. If you try hard you ll 你succeed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这him项工.作不能真正的考验他。The

18、 new government s first challengetheiseconomy.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

19、you know about Qomolangma?Is Qomolangma the most dangerous mountain in the world？Step 4 ReadingRead the article by yourself and find the following phrases.1.最危险的山峰2.世界上最危险的运动之一3.登山（名词短语） /（动词短语）4.来自世界各地的登山者5.横亘于中国的西南边界6.在所有的山峰中7.厚厚的云层8.更为严重的困难9.寒冷的天气状况和强劲的暴风雪10.首次到达珠穆朗玛峰顶的人Answers: 1. the most dange

20、rous mountain 2. one of the world sdangerousmost sports 3. mountain climbing/climb mountains4. the climbers from all over the world5. run along the southwestern part of China6. of all the mountains7. thick clouds8. more serious difficultiesfreezing weather conditions and heavy storms 10. the first p

21、eople to reach the top of Qomolangma3a Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas.Paragraph 1spirit of climbersParagraph 2achievements of climbersParagraph 3facts and dangers3b. Read the article again and complete the chart.Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3List tour dangers forLis

22、t three achievementsList tour comparisonsclimbers.thick clouds1953Tenzing Norgay and Most dangerous sportEdmund Hillary were thefirst to reach the topsnow can fall veryThe first Chinese teamPeople can challenge themselves inhardreached the top in 1960.the face of difficulties.The first woman to succ

23、eed Never give up trying to achieve ourfreezing weatherwas Junko Tabei fromdream.conditionsJapan in 1975.Humans can be stronger than theforces of nature.heavy storms3c Answer the questions using information in the article.Where are the Himalayas? In the southwestern part of China.How high is Qomolan

24、gma? 8,844.43 meters high.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.What does the spirit of the climbers tell us?We should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.According to the passage,

25、fill in the blanks.One of the most _ sports in the world is mountain _, andone of the most _ places to go for this is the Himalayas. These extremelyhigh _ attract _ from all over the world. Many people say this is oneof the most _ parts of the world. The Himalayas _ along the_ border of china. Of al

26、l the peaks (tops), Qomolangma is the_ and most _. It s _ to climb Qomolangma becausethick clouds _ the top of the mountain. Even more serious _include the freezing _ conditions and the _ storms. The first_ to reach the top of QomolangmaTenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary did it in 1953. The first Chi

27、nese climber _ the top in 1960, and in 1975, thefirst _ did it too.Answers:dangerous, climbing, popular, risk, climbers, famous, runs, southwestern,highest, famous, the hardest, cover, difficulties, weather, heavy, people, reached,womanStep 5 Language points1.One of the world s most dangerous sports

28、 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. 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，在此用作可数名词。做可数名词时，difficulty 常用作复数，表示具体概念，即：各种各

29、样的 困难 ; 难事 ; 难题 。例如：People learning a new language may face some difficulties.人们学习一门新的语言时可能会遇到一些困难。作不可数名词时， difficulty 可译作 困难；艰难；辛苦；费劲，例如：He had great difficulty in finding a new job.他找新的工作费了很大劲。We found the house without difficulty.我们轻而易举的找到了那座房子。include 表示 包括；包含 ，是一个及物动词。例如：Does your price of the

30、bike include this light?你们的车价包含这盏车灯吗？3. 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

31、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。4. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying toachieve our dreams.1) 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 u

32、ncle wants to give up drinking wine. 我叔叔想戒酒。Although English isn t easy to learn, I won虽然t英give语不it易up学.，但我不会放弃。achieve our dream相当于 make our dreams come true，其中动词 achieve 表示 (通过努力 ) 实现；取得；获取；达到 (梦想、成绩、成功、目的 ) 等。例如：e.g. He achieved great success in a short time.他用很短的时间取得了极大的成功。Lin Tao achieved very

33、good exam results.林涛考试取得了很好的成绩。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 ExerciseTo make sentences using the information in th

34、e 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: longer, the longest, as as, longerQomolangma

35、Mount HuangMount Tai8,8481,864Mount 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, higherSingaporeMalaysia1,545China4,000,00020,000,0001300,000,000The populatio

36、n of Singapore is large.The population of Malaysia is much _ than that of Singapore.The population of China is _ of all.The population of Singapore is not _ large _ that of China.The population of Singapore is not _ than that of China. Answers: larger, the largest, as as, largerStep 7 HomeworkRetell

37、 the article, and then preview the Grammar focus.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 higher than any other mountain. Which is the deepest salt lake in the world? The Caspian Sea is

38、 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我们已经学习过形容词和副词的比较级和最高级的构成及基本用法。下面我们进一步学习与其相关的其他知识点。形容词和副词比较级的修饰语1. 比较级前可加 much, a lot, a bit, a little, any, no, some, even, still等词修饰。如：You m

39、ust work much faster.You look a lot happier than you did yesterday.He was too tired to walk any further.This book is even more useful than that one.比较级前还可加其他表示数量的词。如：My sister is ten years younger than me.We reached here two days earlier than the others.形容词和副词最高级的其他用法形容词最高级可被 second, third等序数词修饰。如：形

40、容词最高级常用于句型 oneof +the+形容词最高级 + 可数名词的复数形式，意为 最 之一 。如：Liu Li is one of the most popular girls in our class.形容词和副词的比较级和最高级可以互相转换。如：Jane is taller than the other girls / any other girl in the club. = Jane is the tallest girl in the club.This car runs faster than the other ones / any other one in the gar

41、age. = This car runs the fastest of all the cars in the garage.Step 2 中考链接比较级考点 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 Jim.This book is much more interesting than that one.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

42、. Lily has a doll, but she wants a bigger one.隐性比较（没有than 的情况）e.g. Who runs faster, Lucy or Lily?You d better come rlierea next time.He worked hard last term, but he works even harder this term.越来越 .a. 比较级+ and + 比较级b. the + 比较级 + 句子， the + 比较级 + 句子e.g. Itttinsgecolder and colder.The more you exerci

43、se, the better you are.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.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.比较级和最高级的转换e.g. Tom

44、is the tallest student in the class.Tom is taller than any other student in the class.Tom is taller than all the other students in the class.No other students are taller than Tom.同级比较as + adj./adv. + ase.g. She is as thin as Lily.He writes as carefully as Linda.not + as/so +adj./adv. + ase.g. Tony d

45、idnt run so fast as Carter学以致用1.Our family has bought a car so we can travel _ than before.A. most easilyB. less easilyC. easilyD. more easily2.My father told me a story last night. It is _ one I ve ever heard.A. the funniestB. funniestC. funnierD. the funnier3.The _ friends you have, the _ you will

46、 be.A. more, happyB. many, happyC. more, happierD. many, happier4.When he heard a cry for help, he ran out as _ as he could.A. hardlyB. quicklyC. finallyD. slowlyThis place is not big enough for Lucy s birthday party. We should find a _one.A. bigB. smallC. biggerD. smallerKeys: DACBCStep 3 Fill in t

47、he blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.bigmuchpopularlongoldhigh1. The Amazon River is one of the _rivers in the world. It s alittle _ than the Yangtze River.Qomolangma is 8,844.43 meters _. It s one of the most _ placesor f serious mountain climbers.No ocean in the world is as _ a

48、s the Pacific Ocean.Although Japan is _ than Canada, it is _ smaller.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

49、River is the longest river in China.Two cities: _ and _._._._.Step 5 Write five questions using comparisons. Then ask your partner yourquestions.What is the highest building in our city?What is the busiest subway station in out city?What is the largest shopping mall in our city?Which is the biggest

50、park in our city?Which is the longest road in our city?Step 6 Homework1.Memorize the important phrases and sentences.2.Make some sentences using as as, . times than, less than, more thanSection B 1 (1a-2e)Step 1 New words1. weighv. 称重2. adult n. 成人 adj. 成年的3. bamboo n. 竹子4. endangered adj. 濒危的 5. re

51、search n.&v. 调查；研究6. keepern. 饲养员7. awakeadj. 醒着8. excitementn. 激动9. illnessn. 疾病10. artworkn. 插图11. wildadj.野生的12. governmentn. 政府Step 2 DiscussionCompare 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.(

52、200 cm taller/shorter, weigh much more/less, eat much more/less, eat many times more)Discuss in pairs. Compare the panda and the elephant.Do 1a.Make more sentences using the information in 1a.Step 3 Listening1b Listen and check ( ) thenumbers you hear.1c Listen again and complete the sentences.Pract

53、ice. Take turns telling your classmates about pandas.A baby panda can not see.An adult panda weighs many times more than a baby panda.Step 4 ReadingPre-readingTalk about panda in your class. Use these words to help you.big, bamboo, zoo, popular, cute, black and white, Sichuan, famous, endangered, be

54、autiful, forest, protect,Reading tasks2b Scan the article to find out what these numbers mean: 10, 12, 300, 20002c Read the article again and write short answers to the questions.What is Lin Wei s job?What do the baby pandas eat for breakfast?Why are pandas endangered?What does the education program

55、 in Chengdu do?Why are scientists doing research?2d Complete the sentences using words and phrases from the passage.The panda _ at the Chengdu Research Base are awake very early in the morning to _ breakfast for the baby pandas.In _, pandas have become so _ that they are now a symbol of China.Adult

56、pandas do not have babies very _, and some of the babies only live for a short time because of _.A special program in Chengdu teaches _ about why pandas are_.The Chinese government is helping to _ the pandas. Scientistsalso want to better _ the habits of pandas.2e Discuss what other ways you think c

57、hildren can help to save the pandas.Step 5 Language points1. At birth, a baby panda is aboutbirthv.出生at birth出生时e.g. Man s naturebirth 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。A panda can live up to 20 to 30 years. up to 到达（数量，程

58、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。At 9:00 a.m., they find that most of the babies are already awake and hungry.英语中， awake 常用于 be, stay, keep, lie之后，作表语；但也可与 shake 等动词搭配，表示 某人摇醒他人 等。e.g. You should have to shake her awake.注意， awake 不用于名

59、词前，因此用作定语时要后置。e.g. She was the last person awake.另外，awake 不与 very 搭配使用，表示 完全醒来； 十分清醒 用 fully awake, wideawake。e.g. He was wide awake by the time we reached my flat.等我们到达我们的住所时，他已经完全醒过来了。 they run over to them with excitement and some of the young pandas even walk into their friends and fall over!run

60、 over跑上前去overadv.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