Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world? 教学目标：
1语言目标：掌握本单元重点词汇及能用比较级和最高级谈论各之最。
2 技能目标：能听懂和谈论有关地理和自然的话题。
3 情感目标：培养学生热爱大自然，保护环境的意识。
教学重点：
短语: in size, in the world, 2 meters tall/long/wide, the biggest population, one of the biggest, the most popular question, talk about, the ancient emperors, the main reason, as far as I know, no man-made objects, mountain climbing, the southwestern part of China, thick clouds, cover the top, risk one’s life, challenge oneself, achieve one’s dream，the forest of nature, try to do sth., the spirit of the climbers, many times more than ,live up to, prepare …for.., be awake, be special to sb., spend some time doing sth., in the remaining forest, endangered animals, in the future… 句子: What’s the highest mountain in the world? Qomolangma. How long is Qomolangma? It’s 8,844.43 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 lake. Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world? Yes, I did. It’s much older than the US. 教学难点：形容词和副词的比较级和最高级变化规则和用法。
物体之间的对比。
课时划分：
Period 1 Section A 1 1a – 2d Period 2 Section A 2 3a-3c Period 3 Section A 3 Grammar focus-4c Period 4 Section B 1 1a-1d Period 5 Section B 2 2a-Self check Section A 1 (1a – 2d) Step 1 Presentation 1. New words: square n. 平方 meter n. 米 deep adj. 深的 desert n. 沙漠 population n. 人口 population n. 人口 Asia n. 亚洲 tour v. n. 旅行 tourist n. 旅行者 wall n. 墙 amazing adj. 令人大为惊奇的 ancient adj. 古代的 wide adj. 宽的；
宽阔和 2. Show some pictures and information of the highest mountain, the longest river, the biggest river, the biggest lake and the biggest desert in the world. Step 2 Warming up 1. Competition The first dynasty in China’s history. The longest wall in the world? The largest square (广场）in the world? Which country has the most people in the world? 2. Watch the photos and talk about them “How big/high/long/big is …?’ and help the students to answer: It’s …meters/kilometers/cm big/high/long/big. 3. Look these photos and practice the dialogue: e.g. A: How high is Qomolangma? B: It’s 8,844.43 meters high. Step 3 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 Step 4 Explanation …8,844.43 meters high. 8,844.43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. Step 5 Practice in pairs using the information in 1a. 1. A: Which is the highest mountain in the world? B: It’s Qomolangma. 2. A: How high is Qomolangma? B: It’s 8,844.43 meters high. Step 6 Listening 1. 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. 2. 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. 6,300 5,000 5,464 300 ___ 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. ___ 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. Step 7 Practice 2c Make conversations in pairs. Examples A: Did you know that China if one of the oldest countries in the world? B: Yes, I did. It’s much older than my country. Step 8 2d 1. Listen to the conversation and answer the questions: 1) How long is the Ming Great Wall? 2) Is Badaling part of the Ming Great Wall? 2. Read the conversation and answer the questions: 1) What’s the conversation about? 2) Why did the ancient emperors build the wall? 3. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks. Guide: Feel free to ask me anything on today＇s Great Wall tour. Tourist 1: ___________ 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 ____________ wall in the world. Tourist 2: Wow, that＇s _________! 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 _____________. As far as I know, there are no other 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. 4. Try to make the conversation in the right order. 5. Fill in the blanks according to the conversation. Now let’s talk about the Great Wall. The parts from the Ming Dynasty is about 8850 kilometers long. This _________________________________. The ancient emperors built it to _______ their part of the country. It is quite ___________ and there are no other __________ objects _________ this. Badaling is the most famous part of the Ming Great Wall. 6. Role-play the conversation. Step 9 Language points 1. China has the biggest population in the world. 中国是世界人口最多的国家。
population意为“人口”时，是一个集合名词。它在句中作主语时，谓语动词通常用单数形式。其常用句型为“The population of +某地+ is + 数词”或“某地+ has a population of + 数词”，表示“某地有多少人口”。如：
The population of my city is three million. ◆ 当表示人口“多”或“少”时，常用形容词large，big或small修饰population。如：
The town has a large / big / small population. ◆ 当对人口数量进行提问时，要用疑问词what 或 how large。如： What / How large is the population of your country? 【运用】完成句子，每空一词。
(1) 这个国家人口少。
The country ___ _ _____ _________. (2) 我的家乡有100万人口。
My hometown ___ _ _________ __ one million. (3) 北京有多少人口？ _____ __ ___ _________ __ Beijing? 2. 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。
feel free是英语口语中一个常用表达。若有人让你feel free to do something, 就是让你无需拘束，只管按照自己的意愿去做某事。
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。
3. As far as I know, there are no other man-made objects as big as this. 据我所知，再没有像它这样大的人造物体了。
1) 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 twin sisters. 就我所知，杰克有一对孪生姐妹。
They’re not coming today, so far as I know. 他们今天不来了– 就我所知是这样的。
2) 句中man-made是一个合 成形容词，意为“人造的”。像这样与-made复合而成的形容词不止一个。用以描述产品的生产或制造手段，特点等，常见的有：
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 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。
Step 10 Summary __________________ (可以)随便(做某事) ___________________ 就我所知 __________________ 平方米 __________________ 咸水湖 ________________________ 最多的人口 What’s the population of ...? It is … meters high (long, wide…). Step 11 Exercises Ⅰ. 根据语境及所给首字母提示，补全所缺单词。
1. —Last week we made a t of London. —Oh? Tell me what interesting places you visited. 2. For many years people kept on fighting pollution to p the earth. 3. In this town, three fourths of the p is from Sichuan. 4. —How far is it from here to the post office? —About five hundred m . 5. The river is not d and big ships can’t use it. Ⅱ. 根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。
1. 就我所知，这个游泳池有20平方米。
________ ________ ________ ________ ________, this swimming pool is twenty square meters. 2. 长城是世界上最古老的城墙之一。
The Great Wall is ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ walls in the world. 3. 游客们可以随便问问题。
Tourists can ________ ________ to ask questions. 4. 撒哈拉是世界上最大的沙漠吗？ Is the Sahara ________ ________ ________ in the world? 5. 这条河比那条宽得多。
This river is ________ ________ than that one. Ⅲ. 根据对话内容，从方框中选择恰当的选项补全对话，其中有两项多余。
A: Come here, everyone! We are going to Tian’anmen Square. B: (1) ________ A: It’s about 440,000m2. B: (2) ________ A: Yes. In the past it was called the Forbidden City. Now people call it Gugong. (3) ________ B: Is it large? A: (4) ________ B: Who asked people to build it? A: Some emperors. B: (5) ________ A: They started to build it in 1406. And they finished building it in 1420. B: It took fourteen years. It must be amazing. A. How large is Tian’anmen Square? B. Yes, it’s about 720,000m2. C. Are we going there? D. Is the Forbidden City next to Tian’anmen Square? E. Why did they build it? F. It’s one of the most famous places in the world. G. When did they build it? 答案 Section A (1a—2d) Ⅰ. 1. tour 2. protect 3. population 4. meters 5. deep Ⅱ. 1. As far as I know 2. one of the most ancient 3. feel free 4. the biggest / largest desert 5. much wider Ⅲ. 1-5 ADFBG Step 12 Homework 1. Memorize the important phrases and sentences. 2. Make some dialogues about asking the size of objects. Section A 2 (3a – 3c) Step 1 Revision Look at the photos. Answer the following questions. Which is the highest mountain in the world? Which is the longest river in Asia? … Step 2 Learn the new words. 1. achievement n. 成就；
成绩 e.g. We felt a great sense of achievement when we reached the top of the mountain. 当我们到达山顶的时候，我们有一种巨大的成就感。
2. achieve v. 达到；
完成；
成功 e.g. He will never achieve anything if he doesn’t work hard. 如果他不加紧努力工作，他会一事无成。
3. southwestern adj. 西南的；
西南方向的 4. include v. 包含；
包括 e.g. Her hobbies include swimming and gardening. 她爱好游泳和园艺。
5. condition n. 条件；
状况 e.g. The piano was in good condition. 这台钢琴状况良好。
6. take in 吸入；
容纳 e.g. Fish take in oxygen through their gills. 鱼用鳃吸氧气。
7. challenge v. & n. 挑战；
考验 e.g. The job doesn’t really challenge him. 这项工作不能真正的考验他。
The new government’s first challenge is the economy. 新政府面临的第一个挑战是经济问题。
8. in the face of 面对（困难、问题等）
e.g. In the face of difficulties, he’s completely unafraid. 他在困难面前毫不胆怯。
9. force n. 力；
力量 e.g. The thief took the money from the old man by force. 窃贼用暴力抢了老人的钱。
Step 3 Pre-Read Talk below questions in pairs. 1. What sport do you like? 2. Which of the following sports do you think is the most dangerous? What might be the dangers of mountain climbing? Step 4 Reading 1. Listen to the article and complete the sentences. 1) The Himalayas run along the _____________ part of China. 2) The first Chinese team reached the top in _______. 3) One of the main reasons is that people want to ___________ themselves in face of difficulties. 2. 3a Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas. Paragraph 1 Spirit of climbers Paragraph 2 Achievements of climbers Paragraph 3 Facts and dangers 3. 3b. Read the article again and complete the chart. Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 List tour dangers for climbers. List three achievements List tour comparisons thick clouds 1953—Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the top Most dangerous sport snow can fall very hard freezing weather conditions heavy storms The first Chinese team reached the top in 1960. The first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975. People can challenge themselves in the face of difficulties. Never give up trying to achieve our dream. Humans can be stronger than the forces of nature. 4. 3c Answer the questions using information in the article. 1) Where are the Himalayas? In the southwestern part of China. 2) How high is Qomolangma? 8,844.43 meters high. 3) Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous? Because they want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties. 4) What does the spirit of the climbers tell us? We should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. 5. Read the article by yourself and find the following phrases. 1.最危险的山峰 2.世界上最危险的运动之一 3.登山（名词短语）/（动词短语）
4.来自世界各地的登山者 5.横亘于中国的西南边界 6.在所有的山峰中 7.厚厚的云层 8.更为严重的困难 9.寒冷的天气状况和强劲的暴风雪 10.首次到达珠穆朗玛峰顶的人 Answers: 1. the most dangerous mountain 2. one of the world’s most dangerous sports 3. mountain climbing/climb mountains 4. the climbers from all over the world 5. run along the southwestern part of China 6. of all the mountains 7. thick clouds 8. more serious difficulties 9. freezing weather conditions and heavy storms 10. the first people to reach the top of Qomolangma 6. According to the passage, fill in the blanks. One of the most ___________ sports in the world is mountain _________, and one of the most _________ places to go for this is the Himalayas. These extremely high _______ attract _________ from all over the world. Many people say this is one of the most ________ parts of the world. The Himalayas _______ along the ____________ border of china. Of all the peaks (tops), Qomolangma is the _________ and most _________. It’s _____________ to climb Qomolangma because thick clouds _______ the top of the mountain. Even more serious ___________ include the freezing ___________ conditions and the _______ storms. The first _________ to reach the top of Qomolangma – Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary – did it in 1953. The first Chinese climber __________ the top in 1960, and in 1975, the first __________ did it too. Answers: dangerous, climbing, popular, risks, climbers, famous, runs, southwestern, highest, famous, the hardest, cover, difficulties, weather, heavy, people, reached, woman Step 5 Language points 1. One of the world’s most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, … “one of + the + 形容词的最高级 + 复数名词”，意为“最……之一”。如：
Miss Wang is one of the most popular teachers in our school. 王老师是我们学校最受欢迎的老师之一。
2. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms. 1) Difficulty既可作可数名词也可作不可数名词，在此用作可数名词。做可数名词时，difficulty常用作复数，表示具体概念，即：各种各样的“困难; 难事; 难题”。例如：
People learning a new language may face some difficulties. 人们学习一门新的语言时可能会遇到一些困难。
作不可数名词时，difficulty可译作“困难；
艰难；
辛苦；
费劲”，例如：
He had great difficulty in finding a new job. 他找新的工作费了很大劲。
We found the house without difficulty. 我们轻而易举的找到了那座房子。
2) include表示“包括；
包含”，是一个及物动词。例如：
Does your price of the bike include this light? 你们的车价包含这盏车灯吗？ 3. It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top. It is + adj. + to do sth.， it作形式主语放在句首，而把真正的主语放在句尾。常用于此句型的形容词有important， difficult， dangerous， necessary， useful， possible等，用来对to do sth. 进行说明。此句型可以转换成To do sth. is + adj.。
e.g. It is important to study English well. 学好英语很重要。
It’s very difficult to climb Qomolangma. 攀登珠穆朗玛峰很难。
4. The first Chinese team did so in 1960, while the first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975. succeed作动词，意为“实现目标；
成功”，succeed in doing sth.意为“成功地做某事”。如：
The climber succeeded in reaching the top of the mountain. 登山者成功登到了山顶。
5. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. 1) give up意为“放弃”，后面可以接名词、代词或v-ing形式作宾语。
注意：如果其宾语是名词，那么名词可以放在give和up之间，也可以放在 up之后；
如果其宾语是代词，那么代词只能放在 give和up之间。如：
My uncle wants to give up drinking wine. 我叔叔想戒酒。
Although English isn’t easy to learn, I won’t give it up. 虽然英语不易学，但我不会放弃。
2) achieve our dream相当于make our dreams come true。
6. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous? even though 用作从属连词，意为“即使；
尽管”，相当于even if，引导让步状语从句，一般不与并列连词but连用。如：
Mr. Wang will come on time even though it rains. 尽管下雨，但王老师会按时来。
Step 6 Summary __________________ 登山 __________________ 密云 _______________________ 极冷的天气状况 __________________ 狂风暴雨 __________________ 放弃 ________________ 吸入；
吞入(体内) 理解；
领会；
领悟 _________________ 到达山顶 ________________ 冒着生命危险 ______________________ 主要原因之一 ______________________ 面对困难 ______________________ 实现某人的梦想 ______________________ 大自然的力量 _____________________ 即使；
虽然 it做形式主语的用法 Keys: mountain climbing thick clouds freezing weather conditions heavy storms give up take in reach the top risk one’s life one of the main reasons in the face of difficulties achieve one’s dream the forces of nature even though / even if Step 7 Exercises Ⅰ. 根据句意及所给汉语提示，写出句中所缺单词。
1. Flying across the sea for the first time was a great ________ (成就). 2. An English breakfast always ________ (包括) bread, right? 3. Now Mike’s father is in good ________ (状况). 4. Last year Mr. Green ________ (成功) in giving up drinking. 5. Mary’s hair is ________ (浓密的) than her sister’s. Ⅱ. 根据括号内的要求完成下列各题，每空一词。
1. This building is 84 m high. (对划线部分提问) _________ _________ is the building? 2. Qu River is the longest river near here. (对划线部分提问) _________ _________ the longest river near here? 3. Simon is shorter than his brother. (改为同义句) Simon isn’t _________ _________ _________ his brother. 4. Lisa is the most careful in my class. (改为同义句) Lisa is _________ _________ _________ any other student in my class. Ⅲ. 根据汉语意思及括号内所给英文提示语，将下列句子翻译成英语。
1. 这支铅笔和那支一样长。
(as ... as) ________________________________________ 2. 即使我得走着去，我也要去那儿。
(even though) ________________________________________ 3. 面对困难，我从不害怕。
(in the face of) ________________________________________ 4. 这场暴风雨展示了大自然的力量。
(the forces of nature) ________________________________________ 5. 让我们去乡下呼吸新鲜空气吧！ (take in) ________________________________________ Ⅳ. 根据对话内容，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。
A: Well, Mr. Jones, we interviewed (面试) three people. Who do you think would be (1) ________ (good) person for the job? B: I have to say, I thought Mrs. Shaw was much (2) ________ (clever) than the other two, but she wasn’t as (3) ________ (nice) as the other two. A: That’s true, and we need someone who can work with people. However, I thought Miss Brown would be (4) ________ (popular) than Mrs. Shaw and Mrs. Green with our clients (顾客). B: Yeah, you’re right. A: Thank you for your help. Choosing the proper person is (5) ________ (difficult) part of my job. It’s always (6) ________ (easy) when I get someone else’s opinion. B: I’m glad I could help. 答案：
Ⅰ. 1. achievement 2. includes 3. condition 4. succeeded 5. thicker Ⅱ. 1. How high 2. Which is 3. as / so tall as 4. more careful than Ⅲ. 1. This pencil is as long as that one. 2. Even though I have to walk, I will go there. 3. I’m never afraid in the face of difficulties. 4. The rainstorm showed the forces of nature. 5. Let’s go to the countryside to take in fresh air. Ⅳ. 1. the best 2. cleverer 3. nice 4. more popular 5. the most difficult 6. easier Step 8 Homework Retell the article, and then preview the Grammar focus. Section A 3 (Grammar focus - 4c) Step 1 Revision Ask the Ss to retell the article. Step 2 Grammar focus — What’s the highest mountain in the world? — Qomolangma. — How high is Qomolangma? — It’s 8,844.43 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. — Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world? — Yes, I did. It’s much older than the US. Step 3 Grammar 我们已经学习过形容词和副词的比较级和最高级的构成及基本用法。下面我们进一步学习与其相关的其他知识点。
◆形容词和副词比较级的修饰语 1. 比较级前可加much, a lot, a bit, a little, any, no, some, even, still等词修饰。如：
You must work much faster. You look a lot happier than you did yesterday. He was too tired to walk any further. This book is even more useful than that one. 2. 比较级前还可加其他表示数量的词。如：
My sister is ten years younger than me. We reached here two days earlier than the others. ◆形容词和副词最高级的其他用法 1. 形容词最高级可被second, third等序数词修饰。如：
The building is the second tallest in this city. 2. 形容词最高级常用于句型“one of +the+形容词最高级 + 可数名词的复数形式”，意为“最……之一”。如：
Liu Li is one of the most popular girls in our class. 3. 形容词和副词的比较级和最高级可以互相转换。如：
Jane is taller than the other girls / any other girl in the club. = Jane is the tallest girl in the club. This car runs faster than the other ones / any other one in the garage. = This car runs the fastest of all the cars in the garage. TIPS: 1. 比较级考点 ① 比较级修饰问题 a little, a bit, even, still, much, a lot, far 等可修饰比较级。
② 比较对象一致 e.g. The weather in Fujian is _________ (warm) than that in Jilin in winter. ③ the + 比较级：用于表示两者中“比较......的那个”。
e.g. Tom is _________ (tall) of the twins. ④ “a/an + 比较级” 表示“又一，再一” e.g. Lily has a doll, but she wants a bigger one. ⑤ 隐性比较（没有than的情况）
e.g. Who runs _______ (fast), Lucy or Lily? You’d better come ________ (early) next time. He worked hard last term, but he works even harder this term. ⑥ 越来越...：
比较级 + and + 比较级；
越..., 就越...：the + 比较级 + 句子，the + 比较级 + 句子。
e.g. The more you learn, the more you wish to learn. 2. 最高级考点说明：
形容词的最高级前必须加the；
副词的最高级前省略the。
① 范围问题 e.g. Tom is the tallest student in the class. Spring is the best season of the year. ② “......之一”问题 ③ “the + 序数词 + 最高级” Step 4 Practice 1. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box. big much popular long old high 1) The Amazon River is one of the _______ rivers in the world. It’s a little _______ than the Yangtze River. 2) Qomolangma is 8,844.43 meters _____. It’s one of the most ________ places for serious mountain climbers. 3) No ocean in the world is as _____ as the Pacific Ocean. 4) Although Japan is _______ than Canada, it is _______ smaller. 2. Write two comparisons about two topics. Write true facts. e.g. Two rivers: the Yangtze River and the Amazon River The Yangtze River is almost as long as the Amazon River. The Amazon is longer than the Yangtze, but the Yangtze River is the longest river in China. Two cities: ___________ and ___________ 1. _______________________________________________________________. 2. _______________________________________________________________. Two animals: ___________ and ___________ 1. ______________________________________________________________. 2. ______________________________________________________________. 3. Write five questions using comparisons. Then ask your partner your questions. 1) What is the highest building in our city? 2) What is the busiest subway station in out city? 3) What is the largest shopping mall in our city? 4) Which is the biggest park in our city? 5) Which is the longest road in our city? Step 5 Summary Step 6 中考链接 1. – How hard you are working, Helen! – We must! President Xi said that _____ we are, _____ we will be. (2018 年湖北省黄冈市 ) A. the more hard-working; the luckier B. the hard-working; the lucky C. more hard-working; luckier D. the most hard-working; the luckiest 2. High-speed railways have developed rapidly in our country. Today China has _______ high-speed rail network (铁路网) among all the countries in the world. (2018 年湖北省襄阳市 ) A. long B. longer C. the longer D. the longest 3. The Nile is one of the _______ rivers in the world. (2018 年兰州市 ) A. long B. longer C. longest D. most longest 4. – Lisa, how is your cousin? – He is ______ now. Thank you. (2018广 西玉林) A. more healthier B. much healthier C. very healthier D. healthiest Step 7 Exercises Ⅰ. 根据句意及括号内所给单词的提示填空。
1. Of all the animals, I think tigers are __________________ (dangerous). 2. Today is a lot ________ (hot) than yesterday. 3. This is one of ___________ (old) universities in Europe. 4. The next exercise is much ______________ (difficult) than this one. 5. I want to become as ________ (strong) as my father. Ⅱ.完成句子，每空一词。
1. 简甚至比她姐姐还要高。
Jane is _________ _________ _________ her sister. 2. 这个箱子比那个箱子重四倍。
The box is _________ _________ _________ _________ that box. Ⅲ. 句型转换，每空一词。
A: Qomolangma is the highest mountain in the world. B: Qomolangma is _________ _________ any other mountain in the world. Ⅳ . 根据括号内的要求完成下列各题，每空一词。
1. This tree is twenty meters high. (对划线部分提问) ______ ______ ______ this tree? 2. The lowest mountain is the Wulian Mountain here. (对划线部分提问) _______ ______ the lowest mountain here? 3. The Yangtze River is longer than any other river in China. (改为同义句) The Yangtze River is ______ _______ river in China. Step8 Homework 1. Memorize the important structure. 2. Make some sentences using as … as,... times … than, less than, more than. Section B 1 (1a-1d) Step 1 New words cm(=centimeter) weigh birth at birth up to adult Step 2 Discussion 1. What’s your favorite animal? Why do you like it? 2. Compare facts about these two animals. Use the language in the box to help you make sentences. e.g. This elephant weighs many times more than this panda. (200 cm taller/shorter, weigh much more/less, eat much more/less, eat many times more) 2. Discuss in pairs. Compare the panda and the elephant. 3. Do 1a.Make more sentences using the information in 1a. Step 3 Listening 1. 1b Listen and check (√) the numbers you hear. 2. 1c Listen again and complete the sentences. 3. Listen again and complete the blanks. Teacher: Do you have any questions about baby pandas? Boy 1: Are they much _________ than an adult panda? Teacher: Yes. When they’re born, they only weigh about 0.1 to 0.2 kilos. Boy 1: Wow, that’s small! I know an adult panda weighs _____________ more than a baby. Teacher: That’s right. And the adult pandas weigh _____________ kilos. Boy 2: What about the size of a baby panda? How small is it? Teacher: At birth, it’s only around 15 cm long, but an adult panda is around 150 cm long. Girl: Is a baby panda also black and white? Teacher: No, you would never guess! A baby panda is _______ and it cannot see. It also doesn’t have __________. Girl: How long can pandas live? Teacher: They can live up to 20 to 30 years. Step 4 Pair work Practice. Take turns telling your classmates about pandas. A: A baby panda can not see. B: An adult panda weighs many times more than a baby panda. Step 5 Language points 1. At birth, a baby panda is about… birth v. 出生 at birth 出生时 e.g. Man’s nature at birth is good. 人之初，性本善。
give birth to… 生（孩子）；
产生 e.g. My aunt gave birth to a beautiful baby girl yesterday. 昨天我婶婶生下一个漂亮的小女孩。
2. A panda can live up to 20 to 30 years. up to 到达（数量，程度等）；
不多于 e.g. In some area of Africa, children get educated up to 12 years old. 在非洲的一些地区，孩子最多受教育到12岁。
3. An adult panda weighs many times more than a baby panda. “倍数+比较级+than…” “……比……(大/小/长/短……)几倍” 这个盒子比那个大三倍。
This box is three times bigger than that one. Step 6 Summary at birth 出生时 up to 到达(某数量、程度等)；
至多 有；
不多于 倍数+比较级+than… This elephant weighs many times more than this panda. An adult panda weighs many times more than a baby panda. Step 7 Exercises Ⅰ. 根据句意及汉语提示完成单词。
1. I don’t know his date of _________(出生). 2. The apples ________ (重量是) about two kilos. 3. I can take care of myself because I am already an ________ (成人). 4. There are four ________ (海洋). Ⅱ. 根据提示填写单词。
1. I can take _______ (至多有) four people in my car. 2. ________ (出生时), most babies weigh between 6 and 8 pounds. Ⅲ . 翻译下列句子。
1. 刚出生时，熊猫宝宝大约有15公分长。
2. 大象比这个熊猫要重许多倍。
3. 我的苹果要比妹妹的多三倍。
Step 8 Homework Preview the article in 2b. Preview the new words and expressions. Section B 2 (2a-Self check) Step 1 Summary Important phrases: feel free, as far as I know, in the face of, even though, at birth, up to, run over, walk into, fall over, or so Key sentences: What’s the highest mountain in the world? Qomolangma. How long is Qomolangma? It’s 8,844.43 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 lake. Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world? Yes, I did. It’s much older than the US. Important structures: 1. …cm taller/shorter 2. much /even/a little/less +比较级 3. …times more than …. 4. Talk about how to protect pandas. Step 2 Lead-in What do you know about me? Pandas are Pandas like eating Pandas live in Pandas are becoming Step 3 Reading 1. Pre-reading Talk about panda in your class. Use these words to help you. big, bamboo, zoo, popular, cute, black and white, Sichuan, famous, endangered, beautiful, forest, protect, 2. Reading tasks Skim the artile and match the main idea. Para.1 Pandas are very special for the keepers, Lin Wei. Para.2 What can people do to protect pandas? Para.3 the morning of the baby pandas Para.4 Pandas are endangered 2b Scan the article to find out what these numbers mean: 10, 12, 300, 2000 2c Read the article again and write short answers to the questions. 1. What is Lin Wei’s job? 2. What do the baby pandas eat for breakfast? 3. Why are pandas endangered? 4. What does the education program in Chengdu do? 5. Why are scientists doing research? Complete the blanks. 3. Post-reading 2d Complete the sentences using words and phrases from the passage. 1. The panda _______ at the Chengdu Research Base are awake very early in the morning to _______ breakfast for the baby pandas. 2. In _______, pandas have become so _________ that they are now a symbol of China. 3. Adult pandas do not have babies very _____, and some of the babies only live for a short time because of ________. 4. A special program in Chengdu teaches ________ about why pandas are ___________. 5. The Chinese government is helping to _____ the pandas. Scientists also want to better __________ the habits of pandas. 以下是一只熊猫宝宝的自述，请根据课文内容填空，每空不超过三个词。
Hello, everyone! Welcome to the Chengdu Research Base. I’m a baby panda. My name is Lingling. It’s 9:00 a.m. now and most of the babies including me are awake and hungry. Look, the keepers are coming with our breakfast — (1) ______. How excited we are! Lin Wei is one of our keepers and she takes good care of us. Unluckily, we pandas are in great danger now. Mother pandas maybe have one baby (2) _____________. And we baby pandas often die from illnesses. Also, we don’t have enough food because humans (3) ________________. But I know many people have realized it. An education program in Chengdu teaches children about us and other endangered wild animals. And the Chinese government is trying hard to help (4) ______ us. Scientists are doing research to better understand our (5) _______. I believe, with your help, my family will become larger and larger. Step 4 Discussion 2e Discuss what other ways you think children can help to save the pandas. How much do you know about whales? Step 5 Writing 3a Read the following words and phrases about whales. Put them in the correct place in the chart. 1. Humans catch whales for meat, fat and oil 2. Eat small fish and other sea life 3. Jump high out of the water 4. Rules on whale protection 5. Huge 6. Water pollution 7. Live in the sea 8. Some kinds have teeth 9. Learn more about whales 10. Stop putting rubbish into the sea 11. Sing songs 12. Whale parts sold to make things likes candles and soap What do they look like？ 5 8 Where do they live? 7 What do they eat? 2 What can they do? 3 11 Why do some of them have to be protected? 1 6 12 How can we protect them? 4 9 11 3b Write a paragraph about whales and why they need to be protected. Use the information in 3a. Then make a poster. Whales are… They live in… They eat… They can… One interesting fact is… Another interesting fact is… Some kinds of whales are in danger because… We should protect whales from… I think people should/shouldn’t… Step 6 Self check 1. Complete the chart. Adjectives Comparatives Superlatives high higher highest dangerous more dangerous the most dangerous long longer longest popular more popular the most popular 2. Match verbs and objects. Then add one more object to each list. Verbs Objects 1. reach a. my life, my money,… 2. achieve b. the top of a mountain, the library,… 3. risk c. my dream, success,… Answers: 1-b, 2-c, 3-a 3. Circle the correct word and /or fill in the blank with the correct form of the word in brackets for each sentence. 1. An elephant weighs (few/many) times more than a dog. 2. An adult panda can eat (much/a little) more than a cat. 3. Canada is a (little/lot) less ______________ (crowded) than China. 4. A tiger is (much/a little) _________ (strong) than a man. Answers: 1. many 2. much 3. lot more crowed 4. much stronger Step 7 Language points 1. Panda keepers are preparing milk for the baby panda’s breakfast. prepare sth. for sb. 意为“为某人准备某物”，相当于prepare sb. sth.。如：
We’re preparing a surprise party for Mike. =We’re preparing Mike a surprise party. 【运用】汉译英 妈妈刚刚给我们准备好了晚饭。
____________________________________________________________________ Mom prepared dinner for us just now. / Mom prepared us dinner just now. 2. At 9:00 a.m., they find that most of the babies are already awake and hungry. 英语中，awake常用于be, stay, keep, lie之后，作表语；
但也可与shake等动词搭配，表示“某人摇醒他人”等。
e.g. You should have to shake her awake. 注意，awake不用于名词前，因此用作定语时要后置。
e.g. She was the last person awake. 另外，awake不与very搭配使用，表示“完全醒来；
十分清醒”用fully awake, wide awake。
e.g. He was wide awake by the time we reached my flat. 等我们到达我的住所时，他已经完全醒过来了。
3. …they run over to them with excitement and some of the young pandas even walk into their friends and fall over! run over 跑上前去 over adv.穿越；
从……的一边到另一边 e.g. She ran over to say hello, but I didn’t recognize her. 她跑过来打招呼，但我没有认出她来。
walk into （走路时意外）撞上 e.g. As he was thinking too deeply and not playing attention to where he was going, he walked straight into a tree. 由于他陷入深思，没有注意看路，径直撞到了一棵树上。
fall over 摔倒；
倒下 e.g. Don’t run too fast, or you might fall over. 别跑的太快，要不你会摔跤的。
fall over something 被某物绊倒 e.g. Tommy fell over the dog and broke his front teeth. Tommy被那只狗绊了一跤，磕断了门牙。
4. Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in forests. living in the forests 是一个现在分词短语，用做定语，修饰pandas。
e.g. the girls singing under the tree 树下唱歌的女孩们 the women washing clothes by the rive 河边洗衣服的女人们 Step 8 Summary __________________ 为……准备…… __________________ 跑上前去；
跑过去 __________________ 走路时撞着 __________________ 绊倒 __________________ 照顾；
处理 __________________ 大约 __________________ 确切地说；
事实上；
实际上 _____________________ 全世界 _____________________ 死于 _____________________ 中国的象征 _____________________ 砍倒 _____________________ 派……到…… _____________________ 做研究 _____________________ 将来 jump high out of the water ____________________________ stop putting rubbish into the sea ___________________________ ____________________ 处于危险之中 ____________________ 保护……不受……的侵害 Keys: prepare ... for ... run over walk into fall over take care of or so in fact around the world die from a symbol of China cut down send ... to ... do research in the future 高高跃出水面 停止向海洋丢垃圾 in danger protect ... from ... Step 9 Exercises Ⅰ. 根据句意及括号内所给单词的提示填空。
1. If your daughter shows any signs of ________ (ill), take her to see the doctor. 2. Hearing the news, Bill jumped out of bed in great ________ (excite). 3. Andy ________ (weigh) 30 kilos at the age of eight. 4. My uncle is an animal ________ (keep). 5. Mrs. Jackson stayed ________ (wake) last night, for she was worried about her son. Ⅱ. 根据句意，从方框中选择恰当的短语填空，有的需要变换形式。
at birth, walk into, up to, fall over, or so 1. My grandparents will move back here in a year ____________. 2. There are ____________ a hundred students playing sports on the playground. 3. Tina ____________ and hurt her left leg. 4. Little Kate almost lost her life ____________. 5. Be careful or you’ll ____________ the door. Ⅲ. 根据汉语意思完成英语句子，每空一词。
1. 老虎比猫多吃许多倍。
The tiger eats ________ ________ ________ than the cat. 2. 对一个女孩来说，在野外对动物进行三年的研究是很困难的。
It’s hard for a girl to ________ ________ on animals in the wild for three years. 3. 我们学校将派一些老师去美国。
Our school will ________ some teachers ________ America. 4. 那种伤可能会要她的命。
She may ________ ________ a cut like that. 答案 Ⅰ. 1. illness 2. excitement 3. weighed 4. keeper 5. awake Ⅱ. 1. or so 2. up to 3. fell over 4. at birth 5. walk into Ⅲ. 1. many times more 2. do research 3. send; to 4. die from Ⅳ. 根据短文内容，从方框中选择恰当的词语填空，有的需要变换形式。
as far as I know, tourist, huge, dangerous, meter, weigh, protect, ocean I’m Amy Black. I have never seen sharks in the (1) _________. But as a(n) (2) _________, I have seen sharks in an aquarium (水族馆). (3) _________, there are between 200 and 250 kinds of sharks of different sizes. Sharks are much (4) ________ than other fishes. The largest can be as long as 15 (5) _________. The largest shark (6) _________ about 3,200 kilos. Usually sharks don’t attack (攻击 ) people. Sometimes they attack people (7) _________ themselves. One of (8) _________ sharks is the Great White Shark. They attacked a lot of people on the beaches of America. 答案：
ocean 2. tourist 3. As far as I know 4. huger 5. meters 6. weighs 7. to protect 8. the most dangerous Step 10 Homework 1. Finish your paragraph about whales and why they need to be protected in 3b. 2. Remember the words, phrases and sentences in this unit.