八下 U7 Section A-1.pptVIP

* * * * * * * Unit 7 Section A Period 1 (1a-2d) Read the words and expressions loudly. Qomolangma the Nile the Caspian Sea the Sahara the Yangtze River the Yellow River the Ming Dynasty the Ming Great Wall 珠穆朗玛峰 尼罗河 里海(世界最大的咸水湖) 撒哈拉沙漠 长江 黄河 明朝 明长城 square meter deep desert population Asia feel free tour n. 平方；正方形 n. 米；公尺 adj. 深的；纵深的 n. 沙漠 n. 人口；人口数量 n. 亚洲 (可以)随便(做某事) n.＆ v. 旅行；旅游 tourist wall amazing ancient protect wide as far as I know n. 旅行者；观光者 n. 墙 adj. 令人大为惊奇的;令人惊喜(或惊叹)的 adj. 古代的；古老的 v. 保护；防护 adj. 宽的；宽阔的 就我所知 Which is the highest mountain in the world? Which is the longest river in the world? Which is the longest river in Asia? … Do you know? 1a Match the facts you know. 8,844.43 meters high The Nile 6,671 kilometers long The Caspian Sea 1,025 meters deep The Sahara about 9,600,000 square kilometers in size Qomolangma 1b Listen and complete the sentences. 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. higher the biggest the deepest the longest Use the information in 1b to make conversations 1c A: What is the highest mountain in the world? B: Qomolangma. What is the longest river in the world? The Nile. What is the deepest desert in the world? The Sahara. 2a Listen 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. It’s a lot bigger than the population of the US. 6,300 5,000 5,464 300 4 2 _____ 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 country in Asia. 1 3 *