unit 5 Section A --谈论地理和自然.pptVIP

Unit 5 What’s the highest mountain in the world?Section A--谈论地理和自然 --Do you know its name? --It is Qomolangma. --What’s the highest mountain in the world? --Qomolangma. --How high is Qomolangma? --It is 8,844 meters high. It’s higher than any other mountain. --Which is the deepest salt lake in the world? --The Caspian Sea is the deepest of all the salt lakes. --Do you know how deep the deepest salt lake in the world is? --Yes, it is 1,025 meters deep. --Do you know which is the biggest desert in the world? --Yes, I do. Sahara is the biggest desert in the world. --How big is the Sahara? --It is about 9,600,000 square kilometers in size. --How long is the Nile?--It is 6,671 kilometers long. It is the longest river in the world. --The longest river is Yangtze River in Asia. --Do you know what is the longest river in Asia? --Do you know how long the Yangtze River is? --Yes, it is 6,300 kilometers long. --Do you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world? --Yes, I did. It’s much older than the US. China is over 5,000 years old. It has a much longer history than the US. The US is not even 300 years old. --How long is the Great Wall?--It’s about 8,850 kilometers long. It is the longest wall in the world. the Nile the Yangtze River the Yellow River 6,670 6,300 5,500 The Yellow River is long. The Yangtze River is a lot _______ than the Yellow River. The Nile is ____________ of all. longer the longest Mount Tai is high. Mount Huang is a little _______ than Mount Tai. Qomolangma is ____________ of all. higher the highest Qomolangma Mount Huang Mount Tai 8,848 1,864 1,545 1. The population of Singapore is large. 2. The population of Malaysia is much ______ than that of Singapore. 3. The population of China is _________ of all. Singapore Malaysia China 4,000,000 20,000,000 1300,000,000 larger the largest Thank you