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

2. Let’s review: Read the words and tell the meaning [‘kæspiən] ['mi:tər] ['ə ʊʃ n] [wa ɪ d] [pə’s ɪ f ɪ k] [,p ɒ pju’le ɪʃ n] [ 'ei ʃ ə ] [ə'me ɪ z ɪ ŋ] ['e ɪ n ʃ ənt] 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

3. 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.

4. 315,250,000 1,339,000,000 127,700,000 China’s population is bigger than any other country. China’s population is the biggest.

5. 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

6. 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. 6,300 5,464 5,000 300

7. ---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 3776m 8844.43m 315,250,000 1,339,000,000 127,700,000 5000 years 1700 years 300 years

8. 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 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. longest longer high popular big older much

9. Write two facts about two topics.

10. 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

11. 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

12. Homework