1. What’s the highest mountain in the world?
Unit 7
What’s the highest mountain in the world?
Section B 3a-Self Check
八年级(下)

2. Guess
Can you guess what the animal is?
They are huge animals.
They live in the sea.
They can sing songs.
They can jump high out of water.
They are very clever and also very friendly.
What are they?

3. Whales

4. Objectives
To give students practice in using the target language in writing.
To review the key vocabulary and functions presented in this unit.

5. 3a Read the following words and phrases about whales
3a Read the following words and phrases about whales. Put them in the correct place in the chart.
Humans catch whales for meat, fat and oil
Eat small fish and other sea life
Jump high out of the water
Rules on whale protection
Huge
Water pollution

6. Live in the sea
Some kinds have teeth
Learn more about whales
Stop putting rubbish into the sea
Sing songs
Whale parts sold to make things like
candles and soap

7. What do they look like?
Where do they live?
What do they eat?
What can they do?
Why do some of them have to be protected?
How can we protect
them?
Huge; Some kinds have teeth.
Live in the sea.
Eat small fish and other sea life.
Jump high out of the water;
Sing songs.
Humans catch whales for meat, fat and oil; Water pollution; Whale parts sold to make things like candles and soap.
Rules on whale protection;
Learn more about whales;
Stop putting rubbish into the sea.

8. Please look at the pictures below:

9. The whales are in danger now.
What should we do to protect them?

10. 3b Write a paragraph about whales and why they need to be protected
3b Write a paragraph about whales and why they need to be protected. Use the information in 3a. Then make a poster.
Whales are ... They live in ...
They eat... They can ...
One interesting fact is ...
Another interesting fact is ...
Some kinds of whales are in
danger because ...
We should protect whales from ...
I think people should/shouldn’t...

11. Sample writing:
Whales are huge animals. They live in the sea and eat small fish and other sea life. One interesting fact is that whales can jump high out of water. Some kinds of whales are in danger because humans catch them for meat, fat, oil and use whale parts to make candles and soap.

12. Whales are also in danger from water pollution
Whales are also in danger from water pollution. We should protect whales by making rules on whale protection and by not putting rubbish into the sea. I think people should learn more about whales.

13. 1. Complete the chart. Adjectives Comparatives Superlatives high
dangerous
long
popular
higher
highest
more dangerous
most dangerous
longer
longest
more popular
most popular

14. 2. Match verbs and objects. Then add one more object to each list.
1.reach
a. my life, my money,...
2. achieve
b. the top of a mountain, the library,...
3. risk
c. my dream, success,…

15. Reach the top of a mountain
Reach the library
Reach the bus stop
Reach the agreement （达成协议）
Risk my life
Risk my money
Risk management
(风险管理)
Risk defeat
(冒着失败的风险)
Achieve my dream
Achieve success
Achieve the first place
Achieve our goals

16. 3. Circle the correct word and/or fill in the blank with the correct form of the word in brackets for each sentence.
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.
crowded
stronger

17. Exercises

18. 一、单选。 1. It has the ________ clothing store in the town.
A. goodest B. gooddest C. best D. better
2. This ruler is ____ than that one.
A. long B. longer C. the longest D. longest
3. This book is ____ of all.
A. cheapest B. cheap
C. cheaper D. the cheapest
4. He is much ____ than his brother.
A. taller B. tall C. the tallest D. tallest
5. Of my parents, my father looks_____.
A. old B. older C. the oldest D. the older

19. 6. This is one of ____ films of this year.
A. more exciting B. exciting
C. the most exciting D. most exciting
7. The weather in Beijing is colder than_____.
A. in Guangzhou B. Guangzhou
C. that in Guangzhou D. that from Guangzhou
8. Tom is ____ of the four boys.
A. taller B. tallest C. the taller D. the tallest
9. This watch is ____ than that one.
A. much expensive B. expensiver
C. more expensiver D. more expensive

20. 二、用括号中形容词的适当形式填空。 than I . Frank is _____________. (tired) tired
1. I am very _____. But Tom is __________
than I . Frank is _____________. (tired)
2. Which is _____________ (difficult),
physics or biology ?
3. This book is ______than the other two .
It is ____________of the three. (easy)
4. In summer it’s _______ (hot) in Wu Han
than in Beijing .
5. The Chinese people have a much ____
(good) life now.
tired
more tired
the most tired
more difficult
easier
the easiest
hotter
better

21. 三、填空。 1. Lily gets up __________ (early) than Lucy.
2. Which goes ______________ (slowly), Tom or Jim?
3.This book is _____________________ (interesting) than that one.
earlier
more slowly
more interesting
4. She works ____________________(careful) in her school.
5. Who goes to bed ____________ (late) Jim, Tom or Jack?
6. I think turkey is ______________________ (delicious) of all.
the most carefully
the latest
the most delicious

22. Homework 1. How much do you know about pandas?
share with your partners. And discuss
how to protect them.
2. Search more information about whales
on the Internet.

23. Thank You!