英语人教版八年级下册unit7 Section A (1a – 2d）.ppt

Unit 7Whats the highest mountain in the world?1,025 How do you read these number?6,671 9,600,0008,844.43 What do you know about the number 8,8844.43?QomolangmaWhat do you know about the following numbers?1,025 meters deepThe Caspian SeaWhat do you know about the following numbers?6,671 kilometers longThe NileWhat do you know about the following numbers?9,600,000 square kilometers in sizeThe SaharaMatch the facts you know.1a1.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.1bhigherthe biggestthe deepestthe longest Listen and complete the sentences.A:What is the highest mountain in the world?B:Qomolangma.1cPairworkUse the information in 1b to make conversations_The Yangtze River is about _ kilometers long and 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,and it is the biggest country in Asia.2a1432Listen and number the facts 1-4 in the order you hear them._The Yangtze River is about _ kilometers long and 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,and it is the biggest country in Asia.2b6,3005,4645,0003006,300 5,000 5,464 3001432Listen again and fill in the blanks in 2a with numbers in the box.A:Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world?B:Yes,I did.Its much older than my country.2cPairworkMake conversations using the information in 2a.Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world?that China is是是know的宾语从句。的宾语从句。尽管尽管主句的动词是过去时态，但由于宾语从句主句的动词是过去时态，但由于宾语从句陈述的是客观事实，所以从句仍用一般现陈述的是客观事实，所以从句仍用一般现在时。在时。A:Did you know that China has the biggest population in the world?B:Yes,I did.Its a lot bigger than the population of the US.Example 1:A:Did you know that China is the biggest country in Asia?B:Yes,I did.Its almost as big as the US.Example 2:A:Did you know that Yangtze River is much longer than the Yellow River?B:No,I didnt.How long is it?A:Its 6,300 kilometers long.B:Wow!Thats very long!Example 3:Its much older than my country.much higher 意为意为“高得多高得多”。在形。在形容比较级前还可以用容比较级前还可以用much,even,a little,still,a lot,less等修饰词表示程度。等修饰词表示程度。Example他比我跑得更快。他比我跑得更快。He runs even faster than I.日本土地面积只比德国大一点儿。日本土地面积只比德国大一点儿。Japan is a little larger than Germany in area.Choose the best answer.1.My brother is _ more outgoing than me.A.many B.little C.much2.October 12th was one of _ days in 2005.Shenzhou-VI was launched(发射发射)successfully.A.exciting B.more exciting C.the most exciting3.Which city is _,Beijing,Shanghai or Fuzhou?A.beautiful B.more beautiful C.the most beautiful4.Of the two skirts,the pink one is _.A.the nicest B.the nicer C.nicer5.Jacks handwriting is as _ as Mikes.A.good B.better C.best6.We can do the work better with _ money and _ people.A.little,few B.less,fewer C.fewer,less7.Jim is the tallest student in our class and Tom is the second _ one.A.tall B.taller C.tallest2cHomeworkMake more conversations using the information in 1b and 2a.