初中英語(yǔ)人教新目標(biāo) (Go for it) 版八年級(jí)下冊(cè)Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world?綜合與測(cè)試教學(xué)設(shè)計(jì)

這是一份初中英語(yǔ)人教新目標(biāo) (Go for it) 版八年級(jí)下冊(cè)Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world?綜合與測(cè)試教學(xué)設(shè)計(jì)，共23頁(yè)。教案主要包含了根據(jù)句意，用適當(dāng)?shù)脑~填空，用括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空，單項(xiàng)選擇等內(nèi)容，歡迎下載使用。
?Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world?
教學(xué)目標(biāo)：
1語(yǔ)言目標(biāo)：掌握本單元重點(diǎn)詞匯及能用比較級(jí)和最高級(jí)談?wù)摳髦睢?br /> 2 技能目標(biāo)：能聽(tīng)懂和談?wù)撚嘘P(guān)地理和自然的話題。
3 情感目標(biāo)：培養(yǎng)學(xué)生熱愛(ài)大自然，保護(hù)環(huán)境的意識(shí)。
教學(xué)重點(diǎn)：
短語(yǔ): in size, in the world, 2 meters tall/long/wide, the biggest population, one of the biggest, the most popular question, talk about, the ancient emperors, the main reason, as far as I know, no man-made objects, mountain climbing, the southwestern part of China, thick clouds, cover the top, risk one’s life, challenge oneself, achieve one’s dream，the forest of nature, try to do sth., the spirit of the climbers, many times more than ,live up to, prepare …for.., be awake, be special to sb., spend some time doing sth., in the remaining forest, endangered animals, in the future…
句子:
What’s the highest mountain in the world?
Qomolangma.
How long is Qomolangma?
It’s 8,844.43 meters high. It’s 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 know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world?
Yes, I did. It’s much older than the US.
教學(xué)難點(diǎn)：形容詞和副詞的比較級(jí)和最高級(jí)變化規(guī)則和用法。
物體之間的對(duì)比。
課時(shí)劃分：
Period 1 Section A 1 1a – 2d
Period 2 Section A 2 3a-3c
Period 3 Section A 3 Grammar Focus-4c
Period 4 Section B 1 1a-2e
Period 5 Section B 2 3a-Self check

Section A 1 (1a – 2d)
Step 1 Presentation
square n. 平方 meter n. 米 deep adj. 深的
desert n. 沙漠 population n. 人口 population n. 人口
Asia n. 亞洲 tour v. n. 旅行 tourist n. 旅行者
wall n. 墻 amazing adj. 令人大為驚奇的
ancient adj. 古代的 wide adj. 寬的；寬闊和
Step 2 Warming-up
1. Watch the photos and talk about them “How big/high/long/big is …?’ and help the students to answer: It’s …meters/kilometers/cm big/high/long/big.
2. Look these photos and practice the dialogue:
e.g. A: How high is Qomolangma?
B: It’s 8,844 meters high.
Step 3 1a Match the facts you know.
Practice in pairs using the information in 1a.
Qomolangma
about 9,600,000 square kilometers in size
The Sahara
1,025 meters deep
The Caspian Sea
6,671 kilometers long
The Nile
8,844.43 meters high
Step 4 Explaination
…8,844 meters high. 8,844米高
… meters high (long, wide…)
……米高（長(zhǎng),寬……)。
英語(yǔ)表示“有多長(zhǎng)（寬，高……）”時(shí)，一般將數(shù)詞和數(shù)量單位放在表示長(zhǎng)寬高的形容詞前作狀語(yǔ)。
e.g. The wall is 1.7 metres wide.
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 them.
2b Listen again and fill in the blanks in 2a with the numbers in the box.
6,300 5,000 5,464 300
___ 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, but it is the biggest country in Asia.
Step 6 Practice
1c Make conversations in pairs.
Examples
A: Did you know that China if one of the oldest countries in the world?
B: Yes, I did. It’s much older than my country.
Step 7 2d Read the conversation and answer the questions:
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 summary
1. Fell free to ask me anything on today’s Great Wall tour.
在今天的長(zhǎng)城游中，大家盡管問(wèn)我任何問(wèn)題，不要拘束。
fell free是英語(yǔ)口語(yǔ)中一個(gè)常用表達(dá)。若有人讓你feel free to do something, 就是讓你無(wú)需拘束，只管按照自己的意愿去做某事。
e.g. A: Can I use your bathroom? 我可以用一下你的衛(wèi)生間嗎？
B: Yes, feel free. 可以，請(qǐng)隨意。
2. As far as I know, there are no man-made objects as big as this.
據(jù)我所知，再?zèng)]有像它這樣大的人造物體了。
as far as I know是一個(gè)固定的表達(dá)方式，還可以說(shuō)so far as I know, 意思是“據(jù)我所知”。
e.g. As far as I know, Jack’s got twin sisters.
就我所知，杰克有一對(duì)孿生姐妹。
They’re not coming today, so far as I know.
他們今天不來(lái)了– 就我所知是這樣的。
Step 9 Homework
A: To memorize the important phrases and sentences.
B: to make some dialogues about asking the size of objects.

Section A 2 (3a – 3c)
Step 1 Revision
Look 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. achievement n. 成就；成績(jī)
e.g. We felt a great sense of achievement when we reached the top of the
mountain. 當(dāng)我們到達(dá)山頂?shù)臅r(shí)候，我們有一種巨大的成就感。
2. achieve v. 達(dá)到；完成；成功
e.g. He will never achieve anything if he doesn’t work harder.
如果他不加緊努力工作，他會(huì)一事無(wú)成。
3. southwestern adj. 西南的；西南方向的
e.g. Is this Southwestern Airline? 這是西南航空公司嗎？
4. include v. 包含；包括
e.g. Her hobbies include swimming and gardening. 她愛(ài)好游泳和園藝。
5. condition n. 條件；狀況
e.g. The piano was in good condition. 這臺(tái)鋼琴狀況良好。
6. take in 吸入；容納
e.g. Fish take in oxygen through their gills. 魚(yú)用鰓吸氧氣。
7. succeed v. 實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)；成功
e.g. If you try hard you’ll succeed. 你如果努力就會(huì)成功。
常用短語(yǔ)：succeed in doing sth.
e.g. Police have finally succeeded in solving the mystery. 警察最終成功破解了這個(gè)疑案。
8. challenge v. & n. 挑戰(zhàn)；考驗(yàn)
e.g. The job doesn’t really challenge him. 這項(xiàng)工作不能真正的考驗(yàn)他。
The new government’s first challenge is the economy.
新政府面臨的第一個(gè)挑戰(zhàn)是經(jīng)濟(jì)問(wèn)題。
9. in the face of 面對(duì)（困難、問(wèn)題等）
e.g. In the face of difficulties, he’s completely unafraid.
他在困難面前毫不膽怯。
10. force n. 力；力量
e.g. The thief took the money from the old man by force.
竊賊用暴力搶了老人的錢(qián)。
Step 3 Pre-Read Talk below questions in pairs.
What do you know about Qomolangma ?
Is Qomolangma the most dangerous mountain in the world？
Step 4 Reading
自讀文章，在書(shū)中劃出重點(diǎn)、疑點(diǎn)后，翻譯下列短語(yǔ)。先獨(dú)立完成，后小組商議。
1.最危險(xiǎn)的山峰?????
2.世界上最危險(xiǎn)的運(yùn)動(dòng)之一
3.登山（名詞短語(yǔ)）/（動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)）
4.來(lái)自世界各地的登山者
5.橫亙于中國(guó)的西南邊界
6.在所有的山峰中
7.厚厚的云層
8.更為嚴(yán)重的困難
9.寒冷的天氣狀況和強(qiáng)勁的暴風(fēng)雪
10.首次到達(dá)珠穆朗瑪峰頂?shù)娜?br /> Answers: 1. the most dangerous mountain 2. one of the world’s most dangerous sports 3. mountain climbing/climb mountains
4. the climbers from all over the world 5. run along the southwestern part of China 6. of all the mountains 7. thick clouds 8. more serious difficulties
9. freezing weather conditions and heavy storms 10. the first people to reach the top of Qomolangma
3a Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas.
Paragraph 1 spirit of climbers
Paragraph 2 achievements of climbers
Paragraph 3 facts and dangers
According to the passage, fill in the blanks.
One of the most ___________ sports in the world is mountain _________, and one of the most _________ places to go for this is the Himalayas. These extremely high _______ attract _________ from all over the world. Many people say this is one of the most ________ parts of the world. The Himalayas _______ along the ____________ border of china. Of all the peaks (tops), Qomolangma is the _________ and most _________. It’s _____________ to climb Qomolangma because thick clouds _______ the top of the mountain. Even more serious ___________ include the freezing ___________ conditions and the _______ storms. The first _________ to reach the top of Qomolangma – Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary – did it in 1953. The first Chinese climber __________ the top in 1960, and in 1975, the first __________ did it too.
Answers: dangerous, climbing, popular, risk, climbers, famous, runs, southwestern, highest, famous, the hardest, cover, difficulties, weather, heavy, people, reached, woman
Read the article again, and answer the following questions.
1.?What a mountain is Himalayas?
It’s one of the most popular places 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.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
List tour dangers for climbers.
List three achievements
List tour comparisons
thick clouds
1953—Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the top
Most dangerous sport
snow can fall very hard

freezing weather
conditions

heavy storms
The first Chinese team reached the top in 1960.
The first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975.
People can challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.
Never give up trying to achieve our dream.
Humans can be stronger than the forces of nature.

3c Answer the questions using information in the article.
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?
Because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.
4. What does the spirit of the climbers tell us?
We should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.
Step 5 Language points
1. One of the world’s most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, …
“one of + the + 形容詞的最高級(jí) + 復(fù)數(shù)名詞”，意為“最……之一”。如：
Miss Wang is one of the most popular teachers in our school.
王老師是我們學(xué)校最受歡迎的老師之一。
2. It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top.
It is + adj. + to do sth.， it作形式主語(yǔ)放在句首，而把真正的主語(yǔ)放在句尾。常用于此句型的形容詞有important， difficult， dangerous， necessary， useful， possible等，用來(lái)對(duì)to do sth. 進(jìn)行說(shuō)明。此句型可以轉(zhuǎn)換成To do sth. is + adj.。
e.g. It is important to study English well. 學(xué)好英語(yǔ)很困難。
It’s very difficult to climb Qomolangma. 攀登珠穆朗瑪峰很難。
3. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms.
difficulty 既可作可數(shù)名詞也可作不可數(shù)名詞。作可數(shù)名詞時(shí)通常用復(fù)數(shù)，表示具體概念，即：各式各樣的 “困難，難題，難事”，如：
He’s having financial difficulties.
他正手頭拮據(jù)。
作不可數(shù)名詞時(shí)，譯作“困難，艱難，幸苦”，如：
She had great difficulty in understanding him. 她很難理解他說(shuō)的話。
4. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.
give up 意為“放棄”，后面可以接名詞、代詞或v-ing形式作賓語(yǔ)。
注意：如果其賓語(yǔ)是名詞，那么名詞可以放在 give 和 up 之間，也可以放在 up
之后；如果其賓語(yǔ)是代詞，那么代詞只能放在 give 和 up 之間。如：
My uncle wants to give up drinking wine. 我叔叔想戒酒。
Although English isn’t easy to learn, I won’t give it up.
雖然英語(yǔ)不易學(xué)，但我不會(huì)放棄。
5. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous?
even though 用作從屬連詞，意為“即使；盡管”，相當(dāng)于even if，引導(dǎo)讓步狀語(yǔ)從句，一般不與并列連詞but連用。如：
Mr. Wang will come on time even though it rains.
盡管下雨，但王老師會(huì)按時(shí)來(lái)。
Step 6 Exercise
To make sentences using the information in the forms.
the Nile
the Yangtze River
the Yellow River
6,670
6,300
5,500

The Yellow River is long.
The Yangtze River is a lot _______ than the Yellow River.
The Nile is ______________ of all.
The Yangtze River is not ____ long ____ the Nile.
= The Yangtze River is not _______ than the Nile.
Answers: longer, the longest, as as, longer
Qomolangma
Mount Huang
Mount Tai
8,848
1,864
1,545

Mount Tai is high.
Mount Huang is a little _______ than Mount Tai.
Qomolangma is _____________ of all.
Mount Tai is not ___ high ___ Qomolangma.
= Mount Tai is not _______ than Qomolangma.
Answers: higher, the highest, as as, higher
Singapore
Malaysia
China
4,000,000
20,000,000
1300,000,000

1. The population of Singapore is large.
2. The population of Malaysia is much ______ than that of Singapore.
3. The population of China is _________ of all.
4. The population of Singapore is not _____ large ____ that of China.
5. The population of Singapore is not _______ than that of China.
Answers: larger, the largest, as as, larger
Step 7 Homework
Retell the article, and then preview the Grammar focus.

Section A 3 (Grammar focus — 4c)
Grammar focus
— What’s the highest mountain in the world?
— Qomolangma.
— How high is Qomolangma?
— It’s 8,844.43 meters high. It’s 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. It’s much older than the US.
Step 1 Grammar
形容詞和副詞比較級(jí)和最高級(jí)變化規(guī)則
1. 規(guī)則變化
1) 一般情況下，單音節(jié)或雙音節(jié)的形容詞（或副詞）比較級(jí)＋er ， 最高級(jí)＋est
如： clever－cleverer－cleverest
few－fewer－fewest
small－smaller－smallest等。
2) 以e結(jié)尾的詞，比較級(jí)＋r，最高級(jí)＋st 即可。 如：
nice－nicer－nicest cute－cuter－cutest large－larger－largest
3) 以輔音字母＋y結(jié)尾的變y為i＋er或est。如:
easy－easier－easiest
happy－h(huán)appier－h(huán)appiest
再如：early, busy, heavy, dirty, lazy也如此。
少數(shù)單音節(jié)詞也是這樣，如：
pleased－more pleased－the most pleased
tired－more tired－the most tired
2. 不規(guī)則變化：
good —better — best well —better — best
bad－worse － worst
many / much — more — most
far — farther —farthest (距離遠(yuǎn))
far — further — furthest (程度深)
old — elder — eldest (長(zhǎng)幼)
old — older —oldest (年齡)
Step 2 中考鏈接
1. 比較級(jí)考點(diǎn)
① 比較級(jí)修飾問(wèn)題
a little, a bit, even, still, much, a lot, far 等可修飾比較級(jí)。
e.g. Tom is a little taller than Jim.
This book is much more interesting than that one.
② 同級(jí)比較
e.g. The weather in Beijing is colder than that in Xi’an.
Our school is bigger than yours.
③ the + 比較級(jí)
e.g. Lucy is the fatter of the two girls.
④ “a/an + 比較級(jí)”?表示“又一，再一”
e.g. Lily has a doll, but she wants?a bigger one.
⑤ 隱性比較（沒(méi)有than的情況）
e.g. Who runs faster, Lucy or Lily?
You’d better come earlier next time.
He worked hard last term, but he works even harder this term.
⑥ 越來(lái)越......
a. 比較級(jí) + and + 比較級(jí)
b. the + 比較級(jí) + 句子，the + 比較級(jí) + 句子
a. e.g. It’s getting colder and colder.
b. The more you exercise, the better you are.
2. 最高級(jí)考點(diǎn)
說(shuō)明：形容詞的最高級(jí)前必須加the; 副詞的最高級(jí)前省略the。
① 范圍問(wèn)題
e.g. Tom is the tallest student in the class.
Spring is the best season of the year.
② “......之一”問(wèn)題
e.g. Beijing is one of the biggest cities in the world.
③ “the + 序數(shù)詞 + 最高級(jí)”
e.g. I think he is the second tallest boy in his class.
3. 比較級(jí)和最高級(jí)的轉(zhuǎn)換
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 taller than Tom.
2. 同級(jí)比較
① as + adj./adv. + as
e.g. She is as thin as Lily.
He writes as carefully as Linda.
② not + as/so + adj./adv. + as
e.g. Tony didn't run so fast as Carter
學(xué)以致用
1. Our family has bought a car so we can travel _____ than before.
A. most easily? ? B. less easily? ?
C. easily? ? D. more easily??
2. My father told me a story last night. It is ____ one I’ve ever heard.
A. the funniest? ? B. funniest? ?
C. funnier? ? D. the funnier? ?
3. The _____ friends you have, the ____ you will be.??
A. more, happy? ? B. many, happy? ?
C. more, happier? ?D. many, happier
4. When he heard a cry for help, he ran out as _______ as he could.
A. hardly? ?? ? B. quickly? ?? ?
C. finally? ?? ? D. slowly
5. This place is not big enough for Lucy’s birthday party. We should find a _____ one.
A. big? ?? ?? ?? ??? B. small? ?? ?? ?
C. bigger? ?? ?? ?? ? D. smaller
Step3 Writing
Write five questions using comparisons. Then ask your partner your questions
Step 4 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 8,844.43 meters _____. It’s one of the most ________ places for serious mountain climbers.
3. No ocean in the world is as _____ as the Pacific Ocean.
4. Although Japan is _______ than Canada, it is _______ smaller.
Step 5 Write two comparisons about two topics. Write true facts.
e.g. Two rivers: the Yangtze River and the Amazon River
The Yangtze River is almost as long as the Amazon River.
The Amazon is longer than the Yangtze, but the Yangtze River is the longest river in China.
Two cities: ___________ and ___________
1. _______________________________________________________________.
2. _______________________________________________________________.
Two animals: ___________ and ___________
1. ______________________________________________________________.
2. ______________________________________________________________.
Step5 Homework
1. To memorize the important phrases and sentences.
2. To make some sentences using as … as, ... times … than, less than, more than


Section B 1 (1a-2e)
Step 1 New words
1. weigh v. 稱重 2. adult n. 成人 adj. 成年的 3. bamboo n. 竹子
4. endangered adj. 瀕危的 5. research n.&v. 調(diào)查；研究
6. keeper n. 飼養(yǎng)員 7. awake adj. 醒著 8. excitement n. 激動(dòng)
9. illness n. 疾病 10. artwork n. 插圖 11. wild adj. 野生的
12. government n. 政府
Step 2 Discussion
1. Compare facts about these two animals. Use the language in the box to help you make 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 Listening
1. 1b Listen 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 Discussion
Here are some facts about koala, use the information above to make sentences.
Koala
— is 75 cm tall — weighs 10 kilos
— eats leaves — sleeps 20 hours a day
Step 5 Reading
1. Pre-reading
Talk 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 guidance: scanning
This 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, 2000
2. 2c Scan the article again and write short answers to the questions.
1. What is Lin Wei’s job?
2. What do the baby 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. 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 ______ 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. It’s __________ more trees to make more homes for the pandas.
Keys: keepers, prepare, often, illnesses, trees, children, endangered,
Chinese government, necessary to plant
2e Discuss what other ways you think children can help to save the pandas.
Step 6 Language points
1. At birth, a baby panda is about…
birth v. 出生 at birth 出生時(shí)
e.g. Man’s nature?at birth?is good. 人之初，性本善。
give birth to… 生（孩子）；產(chǎn)生
e.g. My aunt?gave birth to?a beautiful baby girl yesterday.
昨天我嬸嬸生下一個(gè)漂亮的小女孩。
2. A panda can live up to 20 to 30 years.
up to 到達(dá)（數(shù)量，程度等）；不多于
e.g. In some area of Africa, children get educated up to 12 years old.
在非洲的一些地區(qū)，孩子最多受教育到12歲。
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；從……的一邊到另一邊
e.g. She ran over to say hello, but I didn’t recognize her.
她跑過(guò)來(lái)打招呼，但我沒(méi)有認(rèn)出她來(lái)。
walk into （走路時(shí)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，沒(méi)有注意看路，徑直撞到了一棵樹(shù)上。
fall over 摔倒；倒下
e.g. Don’t run too fast, or you might fall over. 別跑的太快，要不你會(huì)摔跤的。
fall over something 被某物絆倒
e.g. Tommy fell over the dog and broke his front teeth.
Tommy被那只狗絆了一跤，磕斷了門(mén)牙。
4. Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the remaining forests.
living in the remaining forests 是一個(gè)現(xiàn)在分詞短語(yǔ)，用做定語(yǔ)，修飾pandas。
e.g. the girls singing under the tree 樹(shù)下唱歌的女孩們
the women washing clothes by the rive 河邊洗衣服的女人們
Step 7 Summary
1. …cm taller/shorter
2. much /even/a little/less +比較級(jí)
3. …times more than ….
4. Talk about how to protect pandas.
Step 8 Homework
Make a list about how to save pandas.

Section B 2 (3a—Self check)
Step 1 Summary
Important phrases:
feel free, as far as I know, in the face of, even though, at birth, up to, run over, walk into, fall over, or so
Key sentences:
What’s the highest mountain in the world?
Qomolangma.
How long is Qomolangma?
It’s 8,844.43 meters high. It’s 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 know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world?
Yes, I did. It’s much older than the US.
Important structures:
1. …cm taller/shorter
2. much /even/a little/less +比較級(jí)
3. …times more than ….
4. Talk about how to protect pandas.
Step 2 Lead in
對(duì)于鯨魚(yú)你知道多少？
鯨的體型是世界上存在的動(dòng)物中最大的，鯨是終生生活在水中的哺乳動(dòng)物，對(duì)水的依賴程度很大，以致它們一旦離開(kāi)了水便無(wú)法生活，鯨形狀像魚(yú)，鼻孔在
頭的上部，用肺呼吸。體長(zhǎng)可達(dá)三十米，是現(xiàn)在世界上最大的動(dòng)物。
鯨為適應(yīng)水中生活，減少阻力，它們的后肢消失，前肢變成劃水的漿板。身體成為流線型，酷似魚(yú)。因而它們的潛水能力很強(qiáng)，小型齒鯨可潛至100-300米的水深處，停留4-5分鐘，長(zhǎng)須鯨可在水下300-500米處待上1小時(shí)，最大的齒鯨--抹香鯨能潛至千米以下，并在水中持續(xù)2小時(shí)之久。
Step 3 Writing
3a Read the following words and phrases about whales. Put them in the correct place in the chart.
1. Humans catch whales for meat, fat and oil
2. Eat small fish and other sea life
3. Jump high out of the water
4. Rules on whale protection
5. Huge
6. Water pollution
7. Live in the sea
8. Some kinds have teeth
9. Learn more about whales
10. Stop putting rubbish into the sea
11. Sing songs
12. Whale parts sold to make things likes candles and soap
What do they look like？
?5 8
Where do they live?
?7
What do they eat?
?2
What can they do?
?3 11
Why do some of them have to be protected?
?1 6 12
How can we protect them?
4 9 10

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…
Step 4 Self-check
Read these words then find the rules.
clever--cleverer--cleverest
nice--nicer--nicest
easy--easier--easiest
fat--fatter--fattest
thin--thinner--thinnest
beautiful--more beautiful--the most beautiful
careful--more careful--the most careful
good/well--better--best
bad--worse--worst
many/much--more--most
1. Complete the chart.
Adjectives
Comparatives
Superlatives
high
?higher
?highest
dangerous
?more dangerous
?the most dangerous
long
?longer
longest?
popular
?more popular
the most popular?

2. Match verbs and objects. Then add one more object to each list.
Verbs
Objects
1. reach
a. my life, my money,… my health
2. achieve
b. the top of a mountain, the library,…
the farmhouse
3. risk
c. my dream, success,…the ends
Answers: 1-b, 2-c, 3-a
3. Circle the correct word and /or fill in the blank with the correct form of the word in brackets for each sentence.
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.
Answers: 1. many 2. much 3. lot more crowed 4. much stronger
Step 5 Do some exercise.
一、根據(jù)句意，用適當(dāng)?shù)脑~填空。
1. The biggest ______ in the world is the Sahara.
2. The river is too ______ to swim in.
3. China is one of __________ civilizations (文明) in the world.
4. The ______ of the fastest animal is 120 kilometers per hour.
5. －What ______ do you need for your coat?
－I want a large one.
二、用括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。
1. Jim is very ______. Li Lei is _______ than Jim. (hungry)
2. Kate’s mooncakes are _______ of all. (nice)
3. Your box is ______ than mine. But his is _______ of the three. (heavy)
4. Unit 2 is quite _____. Unit 3 is _____ than Unit 2. It’s __________ in Module
(hard)
5. This TV play is _____ than that one. (good)
6. My mother is very ______. She is _______ in my family. (busy)
7. Lingling gets to school ______ than the others. (early)
8. She speaks English _____ in our class. (well)
9. Lucy jumped quite _____. (far)
10. I think English is as _________ as Chinese. (important)
11. This picture is _______________ of the four. (beautiful)
12. Lucy did _____ than Lily. (bad)
三、單項(xiàng)選擇。
1. My brother is _____ more outgoing than me.
A. many B. little C. much
2. October 12th was one of ______ days in 2005. Shenzhou-VI was launched（發(fā)
射）successfully.
A. exciting B. more exciting C. the most exciting
3. Which city is _____, Beijing, Shanghai or Fuzhou?
A. beautiful B. the most beautiful C. more beautiful
4. _____ children there are in a family, _____ their life will be.
A. The less, the better B. Fewer, richer C . The fewer, the better
5. Mobile phones are very popular now and they are ______ than before.
A. cheap B. cheaper C. the cheapest
6. In our city, it’s _____ in July, but it’s even ___ in August.
A. hotter, hottest B. hot, hot C. hot, hotter
7. Jack’s handwriting is as ____ as Mike’s.
A. good B. better C. best
8. We can do the work better with ____ money and ______ people.
A. little, few B. less, fewer C. fewer, less
9. Jim is the tallest student in our class and Tom is the second ______ one.
A. tall B. taller C. tallest
Answers: CCB ABC ABC
Step 6 Homework
1. Write a paragraph about how to protect endangered animals, use the useful
sentences in 3b.
2. Remember the words, phrases and sentences in this unit.