八年级下册unit8SectionA-11.pptVIP

What’s the conversation about? It’s about a tour to the Ming Great Wall. 1. How long is the Ming Great Wall? 2. What does the guide say about the wall? It’s about 8,850 kilometers long. It’s quite tall and wide. / It’s the longest wall in the world. … 2d Role-play the conversation. Guide: Feel free to ask me anything on today’s Great Wall tour. Tourist 1: How long is the wall? Guide: Ah, the most popular question! If we’re only talking about the parts from the Ming Dynasty, it’s about 8,850 kilometers long. This makes it the longest wall in the world. Tourist 2: Wow, that’s amazing! Why did the ancient emperors build the wall? Guide: The main reason was to protect their part of the country. As you can see, it’s quite tall and wide. As far as I know, there are no man-made objects as big as this. Tourist 3: Is Badaling part of the Ming Great Wall? Guide: Yes, it’s the most famous part. 5. As far as I know, there are no man-made objects as big as this. as far as I know意为“就我所知”，其他常用口语表达有as / so far as I can remember / I can tell / I can see等。 Practise 根据我记得的，她过去住在芝加哥。 She lived in Chicago, as far as I can remember. as far as也可表示“远至” (在否定句中也可用 so far as)。 Practise 我们坐火车到北京，然后转乘公共汽车。 We will go by train as far as Beijing, and than take a bus. 我们不如其他人走得远。 We didn’t go as/so far as the others. man-made为合成形容词，意为“人造的”。 英语中像这样与-made复合而成的形容词还有：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)等，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。 Practise 面包和糕点都是自家做的。 The bread and pastry are homemade. 这个电影角色是专为那位男演员量身设计的。 This movie role was tailor-made for that actor. 课时重点回顾 What’s the population of ...? It is … meters high (long, wide…). much, even, a little, still ,a lot, less+形容词比较级 as far as I know… as / so far as I can remember / I can tell / I can see as far as 远至 合成词man-made 1. The p________ in ou