八下Unit7SectionA1

Doyouknowtheseinterestplaces?QomolangmaQomolangmarunsalongtheborderbetweenChinaandNepal.Itiscoveredwithsnowalltheyearround.It’s8844.43high,thehighestintheworld.It’s26kilometerslong.TheNileisthelongestriverintheworld.It’smorethan6600kilometerslong.Itrunsthrough9countries,it’soneofthelargestriverflowsthroughtheinternationalstatesintheworldandrunsintotheMediterraneanSea(地中海)intheend.TheNileTheCaspianSeaTheCaspianSeaisthebiggestlakeintheworld.ItliesintheborderbetweenAsiaandEurope.TheSaharaisthebiggestdesertintheworld.ItislocatedinthenorthernAfrica,climateconditionsareverybad,isoneoftheearth'smostnotsuitableforbiologicalsurvival.TheSaharaTheYangtzeRiveristhethirdlongestriverintheworld,thefirstAsianrivers.It’s6211.31kilometerslong.TheYangtzeRiverBasin,east-westwidthof3219kilometers,about966kilometerswidenorth-south,passingthrough11provinces.ItrunsintotheEastSeainShanghaifinally.TheYangtzeRiver1aMatchthefactsyouknow.1,025metersdeepTheSahara8,844.43metershighTheNile6,671kilometerslongTheCaspianSeaabout9,600,000squarekilometersinsizeQomolangmaPracticeinpairslikethis:A:Whichisthe…inthe…?B:…A:HowhighisQomolangma?B:It’s8,844metershigh.Thebiggestdesertintheworldisabout8,000,000squarekilometersinsize.HowbigistheSahara?It’sabout8,000,000squarekilometersinsize.听力助手：1、geographygeographicalfacts2.I’mgoingtotestyou.3.It’shigherthananyothermountainintheworld.4.WhocantellmewhattheSaharais?3.forthelastquestion6.Thesecondlongestriver7.Itseemsthat8.theanswerto9.Goodjob!2a、2b1.Canyoutellmeabitmoreabout2.Oneoftheoldestcountries3.it’snoteven300yearsago4.hasthebiggestpopulation5.It’salotbiggerthanthepopulationoftheUnitedStates.6.ChinaisaboutthesamesizeastheUS.1bListenandcompletethesentences.1.Qomolangmais______thananyothermountainintheworld.2.TheSaharais____________desertintheworld.3.TheCaspianSeais____________ofallthesaltlakes.4.TheNileis_________riverintheworld.higherthebiggestthedeepestthelongest2aListenandnumberthefacts(1-4)intheorderyouhearthem.6,3005,0005,464300___TheYangtzeRiverisabout____kilometerslongandtheYellowRiveris___kilometerslong.___Chinahasthebiggestpopulationintheworld.It’salotbiggerthanthepopulationoftheUS.___Chinaisover___yearsold.IthasamuchlongerhistorythantheUS.TheUSisnoteven___yearsold.___ChinaisalmostasbigastheUS,butitisthebiggestcountryinAsia.42132bListenagainandfillintheblanksin2awiththenumbersinthebox.6,3005,0005,464300___TheYangtzeRiverisabout_______kilometerslongandtheYellowRiveris______kilometerslong.___Chinahasthebiggestpopulationintheworld.It’salotbiggerthanthepopulationoftheUS.6,3005,464___Chinaisover______yearsold.IthasamuchlongerhistorythantheUS.TheUSisnoteven___yearsold.___ChinaisalmostasbigastheUS,butitisthebiggestcountryinAsia.5,000300中国的长城共有近一万公里，东起河北秦皇岛的山海关，西到嘉峪关，这是明代修筑长城的两个最大关口，北京境内的长城有600余公里，比较著名的有八达岭长城、金山岭长城、司马台长城、慕田峪长城、居庸关长城和箭扣长城等。TheGreatWallWhat’stheconversationabout?TheGreatWall.2.Whomakestheconversation?A.Teachersandstudents.B.Guideandtourists.C.Parentsandkids.D.Shopassistantandcustomers.2dReadtheconversationandanswerthequestions:3.HowlongistheMingGreatWall?It’sabout8,850kilometerslong.4.Whydidtheancientemperorsbuildthewall?Themainreasonwastoprotecttheirpartofthecountry.5.IsBadalingpartoftheMingGreatWall?Yes,itis.6.Whichisthebiggestman-madeobjectsintheworld？7.WhichisthemostfamouspartoftheMingGreatWall?TheGreatWall.Badalingpartofthewall.feelfreethemostpopularquestiontalkabouttheMingDynastytheancientemperorsthemainreasonasfarasIknowtheMingGreatWallHowlongisthewall?It’sabout8,850kilometerslong.Thismakesitthelongestwallintheworld.It’sthemostfamouspart.A:Tomemorizetheimportantphrasesandsentences.B:Tomakesomedialoguesaboutaskingthesizeofobjects.