浙江专版2017年八年级英语下册Unit7What’sthehighestmountainintheworldPeriod1教学课件.pptVIP

* 义务教育教科书（人教）八年级英语下册 Section A(1a-2d) Read the words and expressions loudly. Who are better at English, boys or girls? Who read better, the girls or the boys? Who read more loudly, the girls or the boys? Now let’s look at the title of Unit 7 and talk about geography and nature in the world. Look at some pictures. 8844.43 meters high About 9,600,000 km2 in size 1,025 meters deep 6,671 kilometers long 1a Match the facts you know. 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 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 biggest desert in the world? The Sahara. 1. The Yangtze River is _____the Yellow River. A. longer than B. as long as C. shorter than 2. The population of China is ____that of the US. A. bigger than B. as big as C. smaller than 3. China is _____ in the world A. the oldest country B. the youngest country C. one of the oldest countries 4. China has _____ the US. A. a shorter history than B. a much longer history than C. the same history as A C A B Look at some numbers and read them. 6,300 5,000 5,464 300 six thousand three hundred five thousand four hundred and sixty-four five thoudsand three hundred Listen and fill in the blanks in 2a with numbers in the box. 2b * 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 5,464 6,300 5,000 5