初中英语人教版八年级下册Whatsthehighestmountainin.docx

1、初中英语人教版八年级下册WhatsthehighestmountaininUnit 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, spend some time doing sth., in

2、 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 is the deepest salt lake in the world?The Caspian Sea is the deepest of all the salt lake.Did you k

3、now 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。 Section A 1 (1a 2d)Step 1 Presentationsquare n. 平方 meter n. 米 deep adj. 深的 Step 2 Warming-up1. Watch the photos and talk about them “How big/high/long/big is ? and h

4、elp the students to answer: Its meters/kilometers/cm big/high/long/big.2. Look these photos and practice the dialogue:Step 3 1a Match the facts you know.Practice in pairs using the information in 1a.Step 4 Explaination8,844 meters high. . meters high (long, wide)米高（长,宽）英语表示“有多长（宽，高）”时，一般将数词和数量单位放在表示

5、长宽高.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 Listen and number the facts(1- 4) in the order you hear

6、 them.2b Listen again and fill in the blanks in 2a with the numbers in the box.Step 6 Practice 1c Make conversations in pairs. A: Did you know that China 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

7、: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 free to ask me anything on todays Great Wall tour.2. As far as I know, there are no man-made objects as big as this.Step 9 Homework A: To memorize

8、the important phrases and sentences.B: to make some dialogues about asking the size of objects. 板书设计 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. achie

9、vement n. 成就；成绩e.g. We felt 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.3. southwestern adj 4. include v. 包含；包括e.g. Her hobbies include swimming and gardening. 5. condit

10、ion n. 条件；状况4. 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。5. in the face of 面对（困难、问题等）e.g. In the face of difficulties, hes completely unafraid. Step 3 Pre-Read Talk below questions in pairs.1.What do you know about Qomolangma ?2.Is Qomolangma the most dangerous mountain in the

11、world？Step 4 Reading3a Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas.Paragraph 1 spirit of climbersParagraph 2 achievements of climbersParagraph 3 facts and dangersRead the article again, and answer the following questions.1.What a mountain is Himalayas?Its one of the most popular pl

12、aces for mountain climbing.2.Why is it dangerous to climb Qomolangma?Because thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard.3.When did the first Chinese reach the top of Qomolangma?In 1960. 3b. Read the article again and complete the chart.3c Answer the questions using information in the art

13、icle.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?4. What does the spirit of the climbers tell us?Step 5 Language points1. One of the worlds most dangerous

14、 sports is mountain climbing, 2. It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top.Step 6 ExerciseTo make sentences using the information in the forms.Step 7 HomeworkRetell the article, and then preview the Grammar focus. 板书设计Section A 3 (Grammar focus 4c)Grammar focus Whats the highest mo

15、untain in the world? Qomolangma. How high is Qomolangma? Its 8,844.43 meters high. Its higher than any other mountain. Which is the deepest salt lake in the world? The Caspian Sea is the deepest of all the salt lakes. Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world? Yes, I did. I

16、ts much older than the US. Step 1 Grammar形容词和副词比较级和最高级变化规则1. 规则变化 1) 一般情况下，单音节或双音节的形容词（或副词）比较级er ， 最高级est 如： clevercleverercleverest 2) 以e结尾的词，比较级r，最高级st 即可。 如：nicenicernicest cutecutercutest largelargerlargest 3) 以辅音字母y结尾的变y为ier或est。如: easyeasiereasiest happyhappierhappiest 2. 不规则变化： good better be

17、st well better best badworse worst many / much more most far farther farthest (距离远) far further furthest (程度深) old elder eldest (长幼) old older oldest (年龄)Step 2 中考链接1. 比较级考点 比较级修饰问题2. 最高级考点说明：形容词的最高级前必须加the; 副词的最高级前省略the。1 范围问题e.g. Tom is the tallest student in the class.2 “.之一”问题e.g. Beijing is one

18、 of the biggest cities in the world. “the + 序数词 + 最高级”. I think he is the second tallest boy in his class.3. 比较级和最高级的转换e.g. Tom is the tallest student in the class.= Tom is taller than any other student in the class. = Tom is taller than all the other students in the class. = No other students are t

19、aller than Tom.2. 同级比较 as + adj./adv. + as e.g. She is as thin as Lily.He writes as carefully as Linda. not + as/so + adj./adv. + as e.g. Tony didnt run so fast as Carter Step3 Writing Write five questions using comparisons. Then ask your partner your questionsStep 4 Fill in the blanks with the corr

20、ect forms of the words in the box.Step 5 Write two comparisons about two topics. Write true facts.Step5 Homework1. To memorize the important phrases and sentences.2. To make some sentences using as as, . times than, less than, more than板书设计Section B 1 (1a-2e)Step 1 New words1. weigh v. 称重 2. adult n

21、. 成人 adj. 成年的 3. bamboo n. 竹子4. endangered adj. 濒危的 5. research n.&v. 调查；研究6. keeper n. 饲养员 7. awake adj. 醒着 8. excitement n. 激动9. illness n. 疾病 10. artwork n. 插图 11. wild adj. 野生的12. government n. 政府Step 2 Discussion1. Compare facts about these two animals. Use the language in the box to help you m

22、ake sentences.e.g. This elephant weighs many times more than this panda.(200 cm taller/shorter, weigh much more/less, eat much more/less, eat many times more)2. Discuss in pairs. Compare the panda and the elephant.3. Do 1a.Make more sentences using the information in 1a. Step 3 Listening1. 1b Listen

23、 and check() the numbers you hear. 1c Listen again and complete the sentences.2. Practice. Take turns telling your classmates about pandas. A: A baby panda can not see.B: An adult panda weighs many times more than a baby panda. Step 4 DiscussionHere are some facts about koala, use the information ab

24、ove to make sentences.Koala is 75 cm tall weighs 10 kilos eats leaves sleeps 20 hours a dayStep 5 Reading 1. Pre-readingTalk about panda in your class. Use these words to help you.big, bamboo, zoo, popular, cute, black and white,Sichuan, famous, endangered, beautiful, forest, protect,2. Reading guid

25、ance: scanningThis means moving your eyes quickly down the page to find specific information.3. Reading tasks 1. 2b Scan the article to find out what these numbers mean: 10, 12, 200, 20002. 2c Scan the article again and write short answers to the questions. 1. What is Lin Weis job? 2. What do the ba

26、by pandas eat for breakfast? 3. What do adult pandas eat? 4. Why are pandas endangered? 5. What is one way of saving pandas? Key: 1. A panda keeper. 2. Milk. 3. Bamboos. 4. Less forest for pandas to live. 5. Teaching children. 3. 2d Complete the sentences using words and phrases from the passage. 1.

27、 The panda _ at the Chengdu Research Base are awake very early in the morning to _ breakfast for the baby pandas. 2. Adult pandas do not have babies very _, and some of the babies only live for a short time because of _. 3. Another reason for fewer and fewer pandas is because people are cutting down

28、 _ so pandas have fewer places to live. 4. A special program in Chengdu teaches _ about why pandas are _ and how to save them. 5. The _ is also helping to save the pandas. Its _ more trees to make more homes for the pandas. Keys: keepers, prepare, often, illnesses, trees, children, endangered, Chine

29、se government, necessary to plant 2e Discuss what other ways you think children can help to save the pandas.Step 6 Language points1. At birth, a baby panda is aboutbirth v. 出生 at birth 出生时e.g. Mans natureat birthis good. 人之初，性本善。give birth to 生（孩子）；产生e.g. My auntgave birth toa beautiful baby girl ye

30、sterday. 昨天我婶婶生下一个漂亮的小女孩。2. A panda can live up to 20 to 30 years.up to 到达（数量，程度等）；不多于e.g. In some area of Africa, children get educated up to 12 years old. 在非洲的一些地区，孩子最多受教育到12岁。3. they run over with excitement and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over!run over 跑上前去 over adv.穿越；从的一

31、边到另一边e.g. She ran over to say hello, but I didnt recognize her.她跑过来打招呼，但我没有认出她来。walk into （走路时意外）撞上e.g. As he was thinking too deeply and not playing attention to where he was going, he walked straight into a tree.由于他陷入深思，没有注意看路，径直撞到了一棵树上。fall over 摔倒；倒下e.g. Dont run too fast, or you might fall over. 别跑的太快，要不你会摔跤的。fa