the tallest taller 1. :+er( )+est( ) quiet--quieter--the quietest bright--brighter- --the brightest 2. --e + r --+st fine--finer--the finest nice--nicer--the nicest 3. +er-- +est hot--hotter--the hottest wet--wetter--the wettest 4. more most 5.. goodbetterbest many/muchmore the most 1. :+er( )+est( ) quietquieterthe quietest brightbrighterthe brightest 2. -e + r +st finefinerthe finest nicenicerthe nicest 3. +er +est hothotterthe hottest wetwetterthe wettest 4. more most 5.. goodbetterbest many/muchmorethe most A +erthan B, A +estof the three, A +est than others Can you read them? 8,448 5,654 4,321 9,543 23,345 34,666 43,233 67,321 square [skw] n. meter [mi:t] n. deep [di:p] adj. desert ['dezt] n. population [,p pju'lei n] n. Asia['ei ]n. tour [tu] v. n. tourist ['turist] n. wall n. amazing ['meizi] adj. ancient ['ein nt] adj. wide [waid] adj. The Nile is the longest river in the world. Its more than 6600 kilometers long. It runs through 9 countries, its one of the largest river flows through the international states in the world and runs into the Mediterranean Sea( ) in the end. The Nile [nail] The Caspian Sea ['kspin] The Caspian Sea is the deepest salt lake in the world. It lies in the border between Asia and Europe. Do you know these interest places? Qomolangma [ t m l m] Qomolangma runs along the border between China and Nepal. It is covered with snow all the year round. Its high, the highest in the world. Its 26 kilometers long. The Sahara is the biggest desert in the world. It is about 9,600,000 square kilometers in size.It is located in the northern Africa, climate conditions are very bad The Sahara [s'h :r The Yangtze River is the third longest river in the world, the first Asian rivers. Its kilometers long. The Yangtze River ['jtsi] 1a Match the facts you know. Qomolangmaabout 9,600,000 square kilometers in size The Sahara1,025 meters deep The Caspian Sea 6,671 kilometers long The Nile8, meters high A: How high is Qomolangma? B: Its 8,844 meters high. A:How big is the Sahara? B:Its about 9,600,000 square kilometers in size 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 1a and 1b to practice in pairs like this: A: Which is the in the world? B: A: How big / deep /... is it ? B: It's.... 2a Listen and number the facts(1- 4) in the order you hear them. 6,300 5,000 5, ___ The Yangtze River is about ____ kilometers long and the Yellow River is ___ kilometers long. ___ China has the biggest population in the world. Its 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 2b Listen again and fill in the blanks in 2a with the numbers in the box. 6,300 5,000 5, ___ The Yangtze River is about _______ kilometers long and the Yellow River is ______ kilometers long. ___ China has the biggest population in the world. Its a lot bigger than the population of the US. 6,300 5,464 ___ 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. 5, 2c Make conversations using the information in 2a. A: Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world? B: Yes, I did. its much older than my country. 2d Read the conversation and answer the questions: 1. Which is the biggest man-made object in the world 2. Which is the most famous part of the Ming Great Wall? The Great Wall. Badaling part of the wall. 1. Feel free to ask me anything on todays Great Wall tour. feel free feel free to do something A: Did you know that Yangtze River is the longest river in China? B: Yes, I did. Its 6,300 meters long. B: Wow! Thats long! e.g. A: Can I use your bathroom? B: Yes, feel free. as far as I know so far as I know 2. As far as I know, there are no man- made objects as big as this. e.g. As far as I know, Jacks got twin sisters. Theyre not coming today, so far as I know. feel free the most popular question talk about the Ming Dynasty the ancient emperors the main reason as far as I know the Ming Great Wall How long is the wall? Its about 8,850 kilometers long. This makes it the longest wall in the world. Its the most famous part. A: To memorize the important phrases and sentences. B: To make some dialogues about asking the size of objects. 8,844 meters high. 8,844 meters high (long, wide) ) e.g. The wall is 1.7 metres wide. Which is the highest mountain in the world? Which is the longest river in Asia?...