英语人教版八年级下册U7 Section A2.docxVIP

Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world? Period 1 Section A (1a-2d) 1. Learning goals: Students are able to say large numbers and size in English; compare facts with comparatives and superlatives. 2. Key words expressions: high, long, deep, in size, desert, ocean, population, feel free to, make, the main reason is to, as you can see, as far as I know, as … as, one of …. 3. Target languages: --Whats the highest mountain in the world? -- Qomolangma. -- How high is Qomolangma? -- Its 8,844.43 meters high. Its 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. -- Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world? -- Yes, I did. Its much older than the US. Focuses and difficulties: -- to talk about geography and nature with adjectives and adverbs; -- to use comparatives and superlatives of adjectives and adverbs 5. Teaching process: Step 1 Lead-in 1.1 Watch the pictures on P49 and talk about them by using “How deep/high/long/ big is ...?” Help Ss answer in this way: It’s ... meters/kilometers/square kilometers deep/ high/long/in size. 1.2 Look at the pictures and practice the dialogue. E.g. A: How high is Qomolongma? B: It’s 8,844.43 meters high. Step 2 Presentation 1 2.1 Match the facts you know – 1a. 2.2 Presentation. When we talk about height, length, width, etc, we can use the pattern: “ ... meters high/ long/ wide ...”（数词+量词+表示长、宽、高的形容词） 2.3 Listening – 1b. Step 3 Practice Use the information in 1b to make conversations – 1c. -- What is the highest mountain in the world? -- Qomolangma. -- How high is Qomolangma? -- It’s 8,844.43 meters high. Step 4 Presentation 2 4.1 How to say large numbers in English Teacher presents the numbers--6,300/5,000/5,465/300, and students read them. 4.2 Ss are expected to compare the numbers and get prepared for the following listening. E.