unit7Whatisthehighestmountainintheworld一课时.ppt

How to read numbers in English? ? ?第一个逗点读“thousand”，第二个逗点读“million”，第三个逗点读billion 0.4?=?zero??point?four?? 12.34?=?twelve?point?three?four 1900年读作 nineteen hundred 1800年读作 eighteen hundred 1809年读作 eighteen O nine * Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world? 1,234 读作： 4,567,809 读作： 5,678,120,000 读作： one thousand, two hundred and thirty-four four million, five hundred and sixty-seven thousand,eight hundred and nine five billion, six hundred and seventy-eight million, one hundred and twenty thousand 2000年读作 two thousand 2008年读作 two thousand and eight（或twenty O eight） 1008年读作 one thousand and eight（或ten O eight） Language Goal: Talk about geography and nature Qomolangma about 9,600,000 square kilometers in size The Sahara 1,025 meters deep The Caspian Sea 6,671 kilometers long The Nile 8,844.43 meters high 1a. Match the facts you know. 1. 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. 1b. Listen and complete the sentences. higher the biggest the deepest the longest 1c. Use the information in 1b to make conversations. A: What is the highest mountain in the world? B: Qomolangma. A: What is the biggest desert in the world? B: The Sahara. A: What is the deepest salt lake in the world? B: The Caspian sea. A: What is the longest river in the world? B: The Nile. ______ 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 population of the US. 2a. Listen and number the facts [ 1-4] in the order you hear them. 6,300 5,000 5,464 300 2 4 ____ China is over ________