unit 7 what’s the highest mountain in the world? listening & speaking

Unit 7What’s the highest

mountain in the world?

Listening & speaking

Let’s review: Read the words and tell the meaning

[‘kæspiən] ['mi:tər]['əʊʃn][waɪd] [pə’sɪfɪk][,pɒpju’leɪʃn][ 'eiʃə ][ə'meɪzɪŋ]['eɪnʃənt]

• Caspian sea n. 里海• meter n. 米• ocean n. 海洋• wide adj. 宽的• Pacific ocean 太平洋 • population n. 人口• Asia n. 亚洲• amazing adj. 惊奇的• ancient adj. 古老的

• Qomolangma is the highest of all the mountains.

Mount McKinley

6194m

Fuji Mountain

3776m

Qomolangma

8844.43m

• Which is the highest mountain?

• How high is Qomolangma?

• It is 8844.43m.

315,250,0001,339,000,000 127,700,000

• China’s population is bigger than any other country.

• China’s population is the biggest.

• China has the longest history.

• Chinese history is much longer than American’s.

• Chinese history is about 4700 years longer than American’s.

5000 years

1700 years

300 years

Listen and number the facts in the number you hear them.

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, and it is the biggest country in Asia.

4

2

1

3

Listen again and fill in the blanks in 2a with the numbers in the box.

6,3005,464

5,000300

---Did you know that China has a history of 5000 years?

---Yes, I did. It is much older than American’s.

It is one of the oldest in the world/of all the countries.

6194m

3776m8844.43m

315,250,000

1,339,000,000 127,700,000

5000 years 1700 years

300 years

Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.

bigmuchpopularlongoldhigh

1. The Amazon River is one of the ______ rivers in the world. It’s a little _______ than the Yangtze River.

2. Qomolangma is 8844.43 meters _____. It’s one of the most _________ places for the serious mountain climbers.

3. No ocean in the world is as _____ as the Pacific Ocean.

4. Although Japan is ______ than Canada, it is _______ smaller.

longestlonger

highpopular

big

oldermuch

Write two facts about two topics.

中国宣传片渲染爱国气氛• Find the outstanding points of

China as many as possible.• Write them down using the

sentences we learn today. • After 2 minutes, students from

group A&B will take turns to say the sentences. See which group can say more!

插入计时器 2分钟

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.

Circle the correct words and fill in the blanks.

crowded

stronger

Homework