unit7_Whats_the_highest_mountain_in_the_world_Section_A_1.ppt

Unit 7;;;;;Do you know these interest places?; The Nile is the longest river in the world. It’s more than 6600 kilometers long. It runs through 9 countries, it’s one of the largest river flows through the international states in the world and runs into the Mediterranean Sea(地中海) in the end. ;The Caspian Sea;; The Yangtze River is the third longest river in the world, the first Asian rivers. It’s 6211.31 kilometers long. The Yangtze River Basin, east-west width of 3219 kilometers, about 966 kilometers wide north-south, passing through 11 provinces. It runs into the East Sea in Shanghai finally.;Which is the highest mountain in the world? Which is the longest river in Asia?... …;1a Match the facts you know.;Practice in pairs like this: A: Which is the … in the …? B: …;…8,844 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.;A: How high is Qomolangma? B: It’s 8,844 meters high.;1b Listen and complete the sentences.;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.;___ 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.;2c Make conversations using the information in 2a.;A: Did you know that Yangtze River is the longest river in China? B: Yes, I did. It’s 6,300 meters long. B: Wow! That’s long!; 中国的长城共有近一万公里，东起河北秦皇岛的山海关，西到嘉峪关，这是明代修筑长城的两个最大关口，北京境内的长城有600余公里，比较著名的有八达岭长城、金山岭长城、司马台长城、慕田峪长城、居庸关长城和箭扣长城等。;2d Read the conversation and answer the questions:;1. Feel 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。;e.g. A: Can I use your bathroom? 我可以用一下你的卫生间吗？ B: Yes, feel free. 可以，请随意。;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 tw