Unit7Whatsthehighestmountainintheworld教案 2.docx

1、Unit7Whatsthehighestmountainintheworld教案 2Unit 7 Whats 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

2、, 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 ones life, challenge oneself, achieve ones dream，the forest of nature, try to do sth., the spirit of the climbers, many tim

3、es 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: Whats the highest mountain in the world?Qomolangma.How long is Qomolangma?Its 8,844.43 meters high. Its higher than any other mountain.Which

4、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. Its 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 2dPeriod 2 Section A 2 3a-3cPeriod 3 S

5、ection A 3 Grammar focus-4cPeriod 4 Section B 1 1a-2ePeriod 5 Section B 2 3a-Self checkSection A 1 (1a 2d)Step 1 Presentationsquare 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 a

6、dj. 宽的；宽阔和Step 2 Warming up1. Watch the photos and talk about them “How big/high/long/big is ? and help the students to answer: Its meters/kilometers/cm big/high/long/big.2. Look these photos and practice the dialogue:e.g. A: How high is Qomolangma?B: Its 8,844.43 meters high.Step 3 1a Match the fac

7、ts you know.Practice in pairs using the information in 1a.Qomolangma about 9,600,000 square kilometers in sizeThe Sahara1,025 meters deepThe Caspian Sea6,671 kilometers longThe Nile8,844.43 meters highStep 4 Explanation8,844.43 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，

8、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 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

9、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. Its a

10、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 6 Practice 2c Make conversations in pairs.Examples A: Did you know that China

11、if one of the oldest countries in the world?B: Yes, I did. Its much older than my country.Step 7 2d Read the conversation and answer the questions:1) Which is the biggest man-made objects in the world？2) Which is the most famous part of the Ming Great Wall?Step 8 Language points and summary1. Fell f

12、ree to ask me anything on todays 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。fell 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。2. As far as I know, there are no other man-made objects as big as this. 据我所

13、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, Jacks got twin sisters. 就我所知，杰克有一对孪生姐妹。 Theyre 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。常见的有：handmade (手工制作的)、homemade(家庭制作的)、machine-

14、made(机制的)、tailor-made(量体定制的；特制的；定做的)，用以描述产品的生产或制造手段，特点等，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。 e.g. We only sell homemade bread and cakes, and homemade wine. 我们只卖私家烘焙的面包、蛋糕、以及家酿葡萄酒。 The movie role was tailor-made for that actor. 这个电影角色是专为那为男演员量身设计的。Step 9 Homework1. Memorize the important phra

15、ses and sentences.2. Make some dialogues about asking the size of objects.Section A 2 (3a 3c)Step 1 RevisionLook 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

16、 a great sense of achievement when we reached the top of themountain. 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 doesnt work harder.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e.g. Is this Southwestern Airline? 这是西南航空公司吗？4. include v. 包含；包括e.g. Her hob

17、bies 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. succeed v. 实现目标；成功e.g. If you try hard youll succeed. 你如果努力就会成功。常用短语：succeed in doing sth.e.g. Police have finally

18、 succeeded in solving the mystery. 警察最终成功破解了这个疑案。8. challenge v. & n. 挑战；考验e.g. The job doesnt really challenge him. 这项工作不能真正的考验他。The new governments first challenge is the economy. 新政府面临的第一个挑战是经济问题。9. in the face of 面对（困难、问题等）e.g. In the face of difficulties, hes completely unafraid. 他在困难面前毫不胆怯。 10

19、. 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.What do you know about Qomolangma?Is Qomolangma the most dangerous mountain in the world？Step 4 ReadingRead the article by yourself and find the following phrases.1.最危险的山

20、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 worlds most dangerous sports 3. mountain climbing/climb mountains4. the climbers from all over the world 5. run along the southwestern

21、 part of China 6. of all the mountains 7. thick clouds 8. more serious difficulties9. freezing weather conditions and heavy storms 10. the first people to reach the top of Qomolangma 3a Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas.Paragraph 1 spirit of climbersParagraph 2 achievemen

22、ts of climbersParagraph 3 facts and dangers3b. Read the article again and complete the chart.Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3List tour dangers for climbers.List three achievementsList tour comparisonsthick clouds1953Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the topMost dangerous spo

23、rtsnow can fall very hardfreezing weather conditionsheavy stormsThe 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 th

24、an the forces of nature. 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 people want to chall

25、enge 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. 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 Hima

26、layas. 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 _. Its _ to climb Qomolangma because thick clouds _ the top of the mountai

27、n. 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, risk, climb

28、ers, famous, runs, southwestern, highest, famous, the hardest, cover, difficulties, weather, heavy, people, reached, womanStep 5 Language points1. One of the worlds 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

29、 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，diffi

30、culty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 + ad

31、j. + 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. 学好英语很困难。 Its very difficult to climb Qomolangma. 攀登珠穆朗玛峰很难。4. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should n