1. Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world?

2. 1c. Use the information in 1b to make conversations. A: What is the highest mountain in the world? B: Qomolangma.

3. A: What is the biggest desert in the world? B: Sahara. A: What is the deepest salt lake in the world? B: Caspian sea.

4. A: What is the longest river in the world? B: Nile.

5. ______ 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. 2a. Listen and number the facts [ 1-4] in the order you hear them. 6,3005,0005,464300 2 4

6. ____ 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. 1 3

7. 2b. Listen again and fill in the blanks in 2a with the numbers in the box. ______ 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. 6,3005,0005,464300 2 46,300 5,464

8. ____ 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. 1 3 5,000 300

9. A: Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world? B: Yes, I did. It’s much older than my country. 2c. Make conversations using the information in 2a.

10. Guide ： Feel free to ask me anything on today’s Great Wall tour. Tourist 1 ： How long 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 the longest wall in the world. 2d. Role-play the conversation.

11. Tourist 2: Wow, that’s amazing! 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 tall and wide. As far as I know, there are no 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.

12. 3a. Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas. Qomolangma — the Most Dangerous Mountain in the World? One of the world’s most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, and one of the most popular places for this is the Himalayas. The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of

13. China. Of all the mountains, Qomolangma rises the highest and is the most famous. It is 8,844.43 meters high and so is very dangerous to climb. Thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms. It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top.

14. The first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29,1953. The first Chinese team did so in I960, while the first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975. Why do so many climbers risk their lives? One of the main reasons is because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.

15. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature. Paragraph 1 Spirit of climbers Paragraph 2 Achievements of climbers Paragraph 3 Facts and dangers

16. Paragraph 1 List four dangers for climbers: thick clouds Snow slide; Freezing weather conditions; Heavy storm; 3b. Read the article again and complete the chart.

17. Paragraph 2 List three achievements: 1953 - Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the top; 1960 - The first Chinese team did so; 1975 – the Japanese Junko Tabei succeeded doing so.

18. Paragraphs 1 & 3 List four comparisons: most dangerous sport; most popular places; the highest mountain; the most famous mountain

19. 1.Where are the Himalayas? 2. How high is Qomolangma? 3c. Answer the questions using information from the article. The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China. It is 8,844.43 meters high.

20. 3. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous? 4. What does the spirit of the climbers tell us? One of the main reasons is because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.

21. 1. 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。 Language points