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Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world
课时5　Section B(2a-2e)
课时教学目标
1. 了解成都大熊猫研究基地的基本情况。
2. 树立保护野生动物的意识。
教学重点：
1.Key vocabulary:
bamboo, endangered, research, keeper, awake, excitement, illness, remaining, artwork, wild, government, oil, protection, huge
run over, walk into, fall over, or so, be special to, die from, there be... doing, teach sb. about..., the important of, the forest to live in...
2.Key sentences:
a. Panda keepers are preparing milk for the baby pandas’ breakfast.
b. When the babies see the keepers, they run over to them with excitement and some of the young pandas even walk into their friends and fall over!
c. As the forests get smaller and other human activities cause more problems, pandas cannot find enough to eat and they are having fewer babies.
d. They send people to schools to tell children about the importance of saving these animals.
3.Structure
a. there be... doing b. teach sb. about... c. the forest to live in
教学难点：
Learn to understand 2b.
教学过程
Pre-reading
Step 1 Lead-in
1. Show students a video about the Chengdu Research Base.
2. Ask students some questions:
(1) Do you like pandas (2) Is it necessary to protect pandas
(3) What do you know about pandas
Step 2 Reading (2a)
1. Let students use the words in the box to help them to talk about pandas.
2. Ask two students to introduce something about pandas.
Textbook Answers Answers will vary.
Key points
1. bamboo n. (pl. bamboos) 竹子
2. endangered adj. 濒危的【拓展】endanger v. 使遭危险；危及；危害
While-reading
Step 3 Reading (2b)
Fast reading
1. Ask students to read the article and match each paragraph with the main idea.
Para. 1 A. The reasons for fewer pandas.
Para. 2 B. The ways of saving pandas.
Para. 3 C. Pandas’ life at the Chengdu Research Base.
Para. 4 D. Lin Wei and her job.
Answers Para. 1—C Para. 2—D Para. 3—A Para. 4—B
2. Ask students to read Para. 1 and answer the questions.
(1) Are most baby pandas still sleeping at 9 am
(2) How do the baby pandas feel when they see the keepers
Answers (1) No, they are awake. (2) They feel excited when they see the keepers.
3. Ask students to read Para. 2 and answer the questions.
(1) What does Lin Wei think of pandas (2) How does Lin Wei take care of pandas
Answers (1) They are cute and lovely and very special to her.
(2) She takes care of pandas like they’re her own babies. She washes, feeds and plays with pandas every day.
4. Ask students to read Para. 3 and locate these numbers: 10, 12, 300, 2,000. Invite students to read the sentences including numbers and talk about their meaning.
Textbook Answers 10—Adult pandas eat about 10 kilos of bamboo daily.
12—Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating.
300—About 300 pandas live in zoos or research centers in China or other countries.
2,000—Scientists say there are fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the forests.
5. Ask students to read Para. 4 and answer the question “What do people do to protect pandas ”
Answers An education program teaches children about endangered wild animals and tells children about the importance of saving these animals. The Chinese government tries hard to help save the pandas. Scientists do research to better understand the habits of pandas.
Careful reading（知识点讲解及针对训练详见上课课件PPT）
熊猫饲养员 为……准备……
It is 8:30 a.m. at the Chengdu Research Base. Panda keepers are preparing milk for
熊猫幼崽 大多数的
the baby pandas’ breakfast. At 9:00 a.m., they find that most of the babies are
adj. 醒着的（表状态）wake v. 醒来 wake sb. up 把……叫醒 跑向……
already awake and hungry. When the babies see the keepers, they run over to them
n. 兴奋；excite v. 使兴奋；excited adj. 感到兴奋的exciting adj. 令人兴奋的
with excitement and some of the young pandas even walk into their friends and fall over! 摔倒fall off=fall down from 从……掉下来 撞上
……之一 照顾；小心（拓：care for.../look after...）
Lin Wei, one of the panda keepers, says, “They’re so cute and lovely. I take care of them like they’re my own babies. I wash, feed and play with them every day.
对……是特殊的 =to be honest=to tell the truth 事实上
They’re very special to me.” In fact, many people around the world love these
black and white animals. Pandas have become so popular that they are now a
adj. 受欢迎的 be popular with... 受……喜爱；be popular among 在……中流行； n. popularity 普及；受欢迎
symbol of China.
……的标志
比……少
Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the forests. Another
大约，左右（位于数词或者表示时间的名词之后）；about 或around 常放在数词或表示时间的名词之前
300 or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries. Pandas do
every+ 数字+ 单位（年/ 月/ 日）每……（年/ 月/ 日） 每两年
not have many babies, maybe only one every two years. The babies often die from
死于……（由环境、事故等外部原因造成）；die of 死于……（由疾病、衰老等自身原因造成）
illnesses and do not live very long. Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating about 10 kilos of bamboo. Many years ago, there were a lot more bamboo
多得多
forests and pandas in China, but then humans started to cut down these forests. As
砍倒……
the forests get smaller and other human activities cause more problems, pandas
pron. 足够的（食物）
cannot find enough to eat and they are having fewer babies.
教某人关于某事（的东西）
An education program in Chengdu teaches children about pandas and other endangered wild animals. They send people to schools to tell children about the
……的重要性
importance of saving these animals. And the Chinese government is trying hard to
做研究
help save the pandas. Scientists are doing research to better understand the habits of pandas. We all hope that in the future there will be a lot more pandas.
Step 4 Reading (2c)
1. Ask students to read the passage again and find the answers to the questions in 2c.
2. Check the answers.
Textbook Answers Answers will vary. Suggested answers:
1. Lin Wei is a panda keeper.
2. Baby pandas drink milk for breakfast.
3. Pandas are endangered because they do not have many babies, and the babies often die from illnesses and do not live very long. As the forests get smaller and other human activities cause more problems, pandas cannot find enough to eat and they are having fewer babies.
4. They send people to schools to tell children about the importance of saving pandas and other endangered wild animals.
5. They hope to better understand the habits of pandas.
Step 5 Reading (2d)
1. Let students read the passage quickly and complete the sentences in 2d using words from the passage.
2. Ask one or two students to check the answers.
Textbook Answers 1. keepers; prepare 2. fact; popular 3. often; illnesses 4. children; endangered （animals）5. save; understand
Post-reading
Step 6 Reading (2e)
1. Ask students to work in groups and discuss what other ways they think children can help to save the pandas.
2. Choose some students to show the ways to save the pandas.
3. Ask some students to share their own actions to protect animals in life.
Textbook Answers Answers will vary.
Step 7 Extended exercise
Ask students to read the passage again and then finish the following chart.
Place Activities People Saving pandas
(1) At 8:30 a.m., panda keepers are (2) . At 9:00 a.m., most of the babies are already (3) . Lin Wei: takes care of pandas like (4) ; Scientists: There are (5) pandas. Reasons include: Pandas don’t have many babies. Baby pandas often die from (6) and (7) . Humans (8) the forests. An education program teaches children about (9) . Others including (10) are also putting efforts into saving pandas.
Answers (1) the Chengdu Research Base (2) preparing milk for the baby pandas’ breakfast (3) awake and hungry (4) they are her own babies (5) fewer (6) illnesses (7) don’t live very long (8) cut down (9) pandas and other endangered wild animals (10) the Chinese government and scientists
教学效果评价
通过阅读文章，学生更深层次地了解了大熊猫面临的生存危机；通过阅读文中对动物保护项目的介绍，学生想要积极投身大熊猫及其他野生动物的保护，热爱自然，保护环境。
作业
完成《点拨训练》UNIT 7 课时5 Section B (2a—2e) 的练习。
教学笔记
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5Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world
课时6　Section B(3a-Self Check)
课时教学目标
1. 通过了解鲸鱼的基本知识及其生存现状进一步增强保护动物、保护环境的意识。
2. 能够对鲸鱼的生活习性及生存现状等进行描述并探讨如何对鲸鱼等世界濒危动物进行保护，发展思维能力。
教学重点：
1.Key phrases:
catch...for..., jump out of, water pollution, stop doing, protect ...from...
2. Key sentences:
a. Humans catch whales for meat, fat and oil.
b.We should protect whales from ...
c. Some kinds of whales are in danger because ...
3.Structures
a. stop doing b. ...protect ...from...
教学难点：
Write a poster about the whales and learn how to protect the whales.
教学过程
Step 1 Lead-in
Play a part of The Cove and ask students to discuss the protection of marine life.
Step 2 Work on 3a
1. Ask students to share their learning about whales.
2. Ask them to read the words and phrases about whales in 3a.
3. Let students put them in the correct place in the chart and then check the answers.
4. Let them read the questions and the answers in the chart.
Textbook Answers
What do they look like Huge; Some kinds have teeth
Where do they live Live in the sea
What do they eat Eat small fish and other sea life
What can they do Jump high out of the water; Sing songs
Why do some of them have to be protected Humans catch whales for meat, fat and oil; Water pollution; Whale parts sold to make things like candles and soap
How can we protect them Rules on whale protection; Learn more about whales; Stop putting rubbish into the sea
Key points（针对训练习题见上课课件PPT）
1. whale n. 鲸 2. oil n. 油
3. protection n. 保护【拓展】protect v. 保护 protect...from... 保护……不受……伤害
4. catch... for... 为……而捕捞/ 捕捉…… 5. rules on...( = regulations of...) 关于……的规定
Step 3 Work on 3b
1. Let students look at the phrases and the sentences in 3b.
2. Ask students to write a paragraph about whales and why they need to be protected using the information in 3a.
3. Let students make a poster calling for whale protection.
Textbook Answers Answers will vary. 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 the water. Some kinds of whales are in danger because humans catch them for meat, fat, and oil, and use whale parts to make candles and soap. 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.
Step 4 Work on Self Check
Work on Self Check 1
1. Tell students to fill in the blanks with correct comparatives and superlatives.
2. Check the answers.
Textbook Answers
Adjectives Comparatives Superlatives
high higher highest
dangerous more dangerous most dangerous
long longer longest
popular more popular most popular
Work on Self Check 2
1. Ask students to match the verbs and the objects.
2. Ask students to add one more object to each list.
3. Ask students to make sentences with the verbs in exercise 2.
4. Choose some students to present their answers in class.
Textbook Answers 1. b; 2. c; 3. a
Answers will vary for additional objects. Suggested answers: a. my family b. the theater c. good results
Work on Self Check 3
1. Ask students to circle the correct word and/or fill in the blank with the correct form of the word in brackets.
2. Let some students read their answers.
Textbook Answers 1. many; 2. much; 3. lot, crowded; 4. much, stronger
Key points（针对训练习题见上课课件PPT）
1. ... weigh （+ 倍数）+ more than ... ……比……重（……倍）
2. much/far/a little/even 可修饰more，表示多得多/ 多一点/ 甚至更多。
教学效果评价
通过复习本单元重点语法和词汇知识，学生进一步巩固了本单元内容，提升了英语能力；在了解鲸鱼及其生存危机后提高了保护海洋动物的意识，并积极思考保护野生动物的措施，提升社会责任感。
作业
完成《点拨训练》UNIT 7 课时6 Section B (3a—Self Check) 的练习。
教学笔记
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3Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world
课时3　Section A(Grammar Focus-4c)
课时教学目标
1. 学习掌握比较级和最高级的用法。
2. 学习掌握描述自然景观特征的语句并熟练运用对自然景观数据进行问答的语句。
教学重点：
1.Key vocabulary:
ocean, the Pacific Ocean.
as...as...
2. Key sentences:
a. Which is the deepest salt lake in the world
b.The Caspian Sea is the deepest of all the salt lakes.
c. Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world
3. Structure
a. the deepest of b. one of the oldest countries c. as...as...
教学难点：
Learn to use the comparative and superlative.
教学过程
Step 1 Lead-in
1. Show pictures of the top 3 highest mountains, the top 3 deepest salt lakes and the four ancient civilizations.
2. Ask students to rank them in order.
Step 2 Work on Grammar Focus
1. Ask one student to read the sentences.
2. Lead students to summarize the expressions of asking facts and relative answers.
3. Let them accumulate the expressions.
4. Show students the expressions of large numbers and the usage of comparatives and superlatives with adjectives and adverbs.（针对训练习题见上课课件PPT）
1. 大数字的表达与读法
(1) 1, 000 以上的基数词的表示法：先从右至左数，每三位数加一个逗号。第一个逗号前的数为thousand( 千），第二个逗号前的数为million（百万），第三个逗号前的数为billion（十亿）。读时通常在hundred 后加and，如果读数中百位数为0，则在thousand后加and。
(2) 模糊表达：hundred/thousand 加-s 的情况： hundreds of... 成百上千的……；thousands of... 成千上万的……
2. 形容词和副词比较级的用法
(1)“ 比较级+than” 表示一方比另一方……。
(2)“ 比较级+and+ 比较级” 或“more and more+ 原级” 意为“ 越来越……”。
(3)“the+ 比较级..., the+ 比较级...” 意为“ 越……越……” 。
(4)“the+ 形容词比较级(+of the two...)” 意为“（两者中）更……的那一个”。
(5) “less+ 形容词/ 副词原级+than” 表示一方不如另一方……。
(6)“Which/Who+be/ 动词+ 比较级，A or B ” 用于询问两者之间哪个更……。
(7)“ 倍数+ 比较级+than” 意为“ 是……的几倍”。
3. 形容词和副词最高级的用法
(1)“the+ 形容词最高级（+ 名词）+ 范围” 意为“……中最……的”。
(2) “one of the+ 形容词最高级+ 可数名词复数+ 范围” 意为“……中最……之一”。
(3) “Which/Who+be/ 动词+ 最高级，A, B or C ” 表示“ 在A, B, C 三者中谁最……？ ”
(4)“the+ 序数词+ 形容词最高级+ 单数名词+ 范围” 意为“A, B, C……中第几……的”。
4. 形容词和副词比较级和最高级的变化规则
(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。
②以 e 结尾的词，比较级+-r，最高级+-st 即可。
③以辅音字母+y 结尾的变 y 为 i+-er 或 -est。
④以一个辅音字母结尾的重读闭音节词，双写这一辅音字母后再加-er 或-est。
⑤ 多音节及部分双音节词，在词前加more 或most。少数单音节词也是这样，如：pleased 和tired。
(2) 不规则变化：
good /well— better — best；bad/badly — worse — worst；many/much — more — most；far — farther/further—farthest/ furthest
Step 3 Work on 4a
1. Ask students to fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.
2. After checking the answers, ask students to work in pairs and ask and answer questions about the facts in 4a.
3. Choose some students to present their conversations and let them pay attention to the comparative and superlative.
Textbook Answers 1. longest; longer 2. high; popular 3. big 4. older; much
Key points
1. the Yangtze (River) 长江【拓展】the Yellow River 黄河
2. ocean n. 大海，海洋the Pacific Ocean 太平洋【拓展】the Atlantic Ocean 大西洋； the Arctic Ocean 北冰洋； the Indian Ocean 印度洋
Step 4 Work on 4b
1. Divide students into 4 groups and every two groups debate about two cities or two animals and try to find which one is better.
2. Let them list as many aspects of the topics as possible.
3. Let them write a report according to the debate.
Textbook Answers Answers will vary. Sample answers:
Two cities: Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.
1. Kuala Lumpur is as modern as Singapore.
2. Singapore is bigger than Kuala Lumpur and has a larger population than Kuala Lumpur.
Two animals: Monkey and Dog
1. Some dogs are bigger than monkeys.
2. A monkey climbs a tree faster than a dog.
Key points
as+adj.+as... 和……一样……【拓展】as long as 只要；和……一样长
Step 5 Group work (4c)
1. Ask students to work in pairs. One student writes five questions using comparisons and then asks his partner the questions.
2. Choose some pairs to show conversations to others.
3. Other students summarize the use of the comparative and superlative in others’ dialogues.
Textbook Answers Answers will vary. Suggested answers:
1. What is the highest building in our city
2. What is the busiest subway station in our city
3. What is the largest shopping mall in our city
4. Which is the biggest park in our city
5. Which is the longest road in our city
教学效果评价
本节课讲练结合，以谈论比较自然景观以及城市、动物等为话题，通过本课时的学习，学生能总结出比较级和最高级的用法并掌握相关提问，学生通过比较认识事物的能力得到提高。
作业
完成《点拨训练》UNIT 7 课时3 Section A (Grammar Focus—4c) 的练习。
教学笔记
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4Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world
课时4　Section B(1a-1d)
课时教学目标
1. 积累比较二者体形等的英语表达。
2. 通过比较认识野生动物，提高保护野生动物、热爱大自然的意识。
教学重点：
1.Key vocabulary:
cm, weigh,birth, adult.
stand on two legs, a kilo of, live up to, many times, or so, walk into, fall over,at birth, up to
2.Key sentences:
a. At birth, a baby panda is about 0.1 to 0.2 kilos.
b. A panda can live up to 20 to 30 years.
c. An adult panda weighs many times more than a baby panda.
3.Structure
a. two kilos of .... b. more times than....
教学难点：
Learn to listen to the comparative and superlative carefully.
教学过程
Step 1 Lead-in
1. Play a video about wild animals.
2. Call students’ attention to the expression of numbers and comparison in the video.
Step 2 Work on 1a
1. Let students look at the pictures in 1a and the numbers under the pictures. Ask them to add more information according to their knowledge.
2. Let them compare the panda and the elephant.
3. Let them describe elephants and pandas using some simple sentences.
Textbook Answers Answers will vary. Suggested answers:
·This panda is 200 cm shorter than this elephant.
·This elephant eats much more than this panda.
Key points（针对训练习题见上课课件PPT）
1. cm (centimeter/ centimetre) n. 厘米
2. weigh v. 重量是……； 称……的重量 weigh on 加重……的思想负担；使焦虑不安。对重量提问用“How much does/do...weigh ” 或“How heavy is/are... ”【拓展】weight n. 重量，分量；put on/gain weight 增加体重；lose weight 减肥；the weight of... ……的重量
3. standing on two legs 用两条腿站立；stand v. 站立；stand up 站起，站立，起立
4. many times more than... 比…… 多很多倍；many times/ 基数词+times /twice more than... 比……多……倍；many times/ 基数词+times /twice less than... 比……少……倍
Step 3 Listening (1b)
1. Play the recording for students to listen and check the numbers they hear.
2. Check the answers.
Textbook Answers Checked: (top row) 100, 20; (bottom row) 0.1, 0.2, 150
Step 4 Listening (1c)
1. Let students listen again and complete the sentences in 1c.
2. Ask students to read the sentences in 1c after checking the answers.
3. Let students summarize the rules of reading numbers.
Textbook Answers 1. 0.1; 0.2 2. 15 3. pink; teeth 4. 20; 30
Key points（针对训练习题见上课课件PPT）
1. at birth 出生时 birth n. 出生, 诞生；give birth 生孩子；date of birth 出生日期
2. baby panda 熊猫幼崽【拓展】adult panda 成年熊猫
3. up to 到达( 某数量、程度等)；至多有；不多于
Step 5 Conversation (1d)
1. Ask students to make conversations according to the conversation in the box.
2. Ask students to act out their own conversations.
3. Ask them to write a short profile of another kind of animal, comparing its baby and adult period.
教学效果评价
通过对比大象和大熊猫，学生对它们的具体数据有了更加充分的了解，掌握了倍数比较的表达和动物体形的描述，更加想要亲近大自然、更加想要保护大自然。
作业
完成《点拨训练》UNIT 7 课时4 Section B (1a—1d) 的练习。
教学笔记
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2Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world
课时1　Section A(1a-2d)
课时教学目标
1. 熟练运用形容词和副词的最高级，并和比较级进行转换。
2. 认读、理解并运用大数字表达世界之最、中国之最，拓宽视野，培养爱国情结和爱家乡情结。
3. 通过自主学习、合作学习、探究学习、跨学科学习培养合作意识与学习能力。
教学重点：
1.Key vocabulary:
square, meter, deep, desert, population, Asia, tour, tourist, wall, amazing, ancient, protect, wide.
any other + n.(sl.), have the biggest population, have a much longer history, one of the oldest countries, feel free, as far as I know.
2.Key sentences:
a. Qomolangma is higher than any other mountain in the world.
b.The Caspian Sea is the deepest of all the salt lakes.
c.What is the highest mountain in the world
d.This makes it the longest wall in the world.
e.The main reason was to protect their part of the country.
3.Structure:
a. comparative+ than + ...
b. the superlative in the ./of the three.
c. any other +n.(sl.)...
d. the other +n(pl.)...
教学难点：
Learn to role-play 2d and grasp the key words.
教学过程
Step 1 Lead-in
Show pictures of different natural wonders and ask students to talk about the facts (height, length, depth, size) and features of the wonders.
Step 2 Work on 1a
1. Ask students to look at the pictures to give facts they know about them.
2. Let them match the facts in 1a.
3. Let them express the facts.
Textbook Answers Qomolangma—8,848.86 meters high The Sahara—about 9,000,000 square kilometers in size The Caspian Sea—1,025 meters deep The Nile—6,671 kilometers long
Key points（针对训练习题见上课课件PPT）
1. meter n. 米；公尺 ...meters high/deep/wide ……米高/ 深/ 宽【拓展】表示长度单位的名词：mile 英里；foot 英尺；inch 英寸；kilometer 千米；decimeter 分米；centimeter 厘米；millimeter 毫米
2. square n. 正方形；广场 Tian’anmen Square 天安门广场；adj. 平方；正方形的square meter 平方米，square kilometer 平方公里
3. deep adj. 深的；纵深的；深（呼吸）的；深沉的“ 基数词+ 单位词+ 形容词（long，wide，high，deep）” 表示“ 物体的长、宽、高、深”；take a deep breath 做深呼吸【拓展】depth n. 深（度）；deeply adv. 深深地
Step 3 Listening (1b)
1. Ask students to read the sentences.
2. Play the recording and ask students to listen and complete the sentences.
3. Ask students to read the sentences to check the answer.
Textbook Answers 1. higher 2. the biggest 3. the deepest 4. the longest
Key points
1. desert n. 沙漠【拓展】形近词：dessert n. ( 饭后) 甜点，甜食
2. “any other + 可数名词单数” 任何其他……
3. in the world (=all around the world) 在世界上
4. all the salt lakes 所有咸水湖；salt 盐；salt lake 咸水湖
Step 4 Conversation (1c)
1. Ask questions about the wonders mentioned in 1b and invite students to answer.
2. Ask students to practice in pairs using the information in 1b. One student asks relative questions and the other answers according to the information in 1b.
Key points
the highest mountain 最高的山；high 的最高级：high + -est=highest
Step 5 Listening (2a—2b)
Work on 2a
1. Let students read the sentences and get the main idea of each sentence.
2. Play the recording and ask students to listen and number the facts (1—4) in the order they hear them.
3. Choose some students to check the answers.
Textbook Answers 4, 2, 1, 3
Key points（针对训练习题见上课课件PPT）
1. population n. 人口；单独作主语时，表示人口数量，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式；population前有分数或百分数修饰时，谓语动词用单复数均可；“the population of...”……的人口数；has the biggest population 拥有最多的人口
2. Asia n. 亚洲；Asian n. 亚洲人，adj. 亚洲的
3. over...years old 超过……岁；over prep. 超过，多于
4. the same...as... 和……的……一样【拓展】as far as I know 据我所知
Work on 2b
1. Play the recording again and ask students to listen again and fill in the blanks in 2a with the
numbers in the box.
2. Check the answers.
Textbook Answers 6,300; 5,464; 5,000; 300
Step 6 Work on 2c
1. Ask students to read the conversation in the box.
2. Ask students to practice in pairs using the information in 2a. One student asks relative questions and the other answers according to the information in 2a.
3. Choose some pairs to present their conversations in class.
Key points
“one of the + 形容词最高级+ 名词复数” 最……的……之一
Step 7 Role-play (2d)
1. Ask students to answer the following questions to lead in the topic—the Ming Great Wall.
(1) What is the biggest man-made object in the world
(2) What is the most famous part of the Ming Great Wall
Answers (1) The Ming Great Wall. (2) Badaling.
2. Ask students to work in groups and role-play the conversation.
3. Choose some groups to present the conversation in class.
Key points（针对训练习题见上课课件PPT）
1. feel free to do sth. 为常用口语表达，表示“ 随便做某事（无需拘束）”
2. tour n.& v.旅行；旅游 a tour of... 去……的旅行；a tour around... 环……的旅行；a tour guide 导游；a tour group 旅行团
3. tourist n. 旅行者，观光者tourist attractions 旅游景点
4. wall n. 墙，壁 on the wall 在墙上 the Great Wall 长城
5. amazing adj. 令人大为惊奇的，令人惊喜（或惊叹）的【拓展】amazed adj. 感到惊异的beamazed at 对……感到惊讶【辨析】amazing 和amazed: amazing 修饰事或物，amazed 修饰人。
6. ancient adj. 古老的；其前有不定冠词时要用an。in ancient times 在古代
7. protect v. 保护 protect...from... 保护……不受……伤害【拓展】protection n. 保护
8. wide adj. 宽阔的，宽的 a wide range of... 大范围的……【拓展】width n. 宽度
9. as far as I know (= so far as I know) 据我所知
10. man-made adj. 人造的man-made island 人工岛
教学效果评价
学生在多次听力和对话练习后，能听懂和谈论有关地理和自然的话题，了解大自然的瑰丽景观，更加热爱大自然，增强保护环境的意识。
作业
完成UNIT 7 课时1 Section A (1a—2d) 的练习。
教学笔记
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4Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world
课时2　Section A(3a-3c)
课时教学目标
1. 了解珠穆朗玛峰及珠穆朗玛峰攀登挑战者。
2. 进一步学习比较级和最高级的用法，掌握描述自然景观的英语表达。
教学重点：
1.Key vocabulary:
achievement, southwestern, thick, include, freezing, condition, succeed, challenge, achieve, force, nature.
one of the world’s most dangerous sports, even though, even if, the Pacific Ocean, run along, risk their lives,take in, in the face of, give up doing.
2.Key sentences:
a. One of the world’s most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, and one of the most popular places for this is the Himalayas.
b. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms.
c. One of the main reasons is because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.
d. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.
3.Structures:
a.one of the world’s most dangerous sports b. even though c.give up doing
教学难点：
Learn to understand 3a and grasp the key words as well as the key sentences.
教学过程
Pre-reading
Step 1 Lead-in
1. Play the promo for the movie named The Climbers(《攀登者》).
2. Ask students to talk about the questions.
(1) What do you know about Qomolangma
(2) What dangers do you think can happen when people climb Qomolangma
Answers (1) Qomolangma is 8848.86 meters high and is higher than any other mountain in the world.
(2) Thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard. It is very cold and there are heavy storms.
While-reading
Step 2 Reading (3a)
Fast reading
1. Ask students to read the passage and match each paragraph with the main ideas in the box. Tell thestudents that the first sentence of each paragraph and key words are helpful.
Textbook Answers
2. Ask students to read the passage and judge the sentences True (T) or False (F).
(1) It is very dangerous to climb Qomolangma. ________
(2) The f irst people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29, 1955.________
(3) The first Chinese team reached the top in 1975. ________
(4) The climbers want to prove that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.________
Answers (1) T (2) F (3) F (4) T
Careful reading（知识点讲解及针对训练详见上课课件PPT）
Qomolangma — the Most Dangerous Mountain in the World
one of the + 最高级+pl. 最……的……之一 爬山运动
One of the world’s most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, and one of the
绵延中国西南部
most popular places for this is the Himalayas. The Himalayas run along the
隆起；耸立
southwestern part of China. Of all the mountains, Qomolangma rises the highest and is the most famous. It is 8,848.86 meters high and so is very dangerous to
=fall heavily （雪/ 雨）下得大
climb. Thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard. Even more serious
v. 包括including prep. 包括……在内 adj. 冰冻的；极冷的 freezing point 冰点
difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms. It is also very
be in/under good/poor condition 处于良好/ 糟糕的状况 living/working conditions 生活/ 工作条件
hard to take in air as you get near the top. 临近登顶时
It is +adj.+to do sth. 做某事很…… 吸入；吞入（体内）；take off 脱下；起飞；take up 从事
动词不定式作后置定语
The first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May
用“so”代指前面“登顶”一事
29, 1953. The first Chinese team did so in 1960, while the first woman to succeed
v. 成功；success n. 成功；successful adj. 成功的；successfully adv. 成功地
was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975.
risk doing sth. 冒险做…… at risk 处于危险中 risk+sth. 冒……风险
Why do so many climbers risk their lives One of the main reasons is that people
challenge oneself 挑战自我面对（问题、困难等）； face to face 面对面；lose face丢脸；失面子
want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties. The spirit of these climbers
give up doing 放弃做…… achieve/realize one’s dream 实现某人的梦想
achievement n. 成就；成绩
shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. It also shows
A be+ 形容词比较级+than B A 比B……
that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.
n. 大自然; natural adj. 自然的；天生的naturally adv. 自然地；天生地
Step 3 Reading (3b)
1. Let students read the article again and complete the following tasks.
(1) Read Paragraph 1 and list four dangers for climbers.
(2) Read Paragraph 2 and list three achievements.
(3) Read paragraphs 1 & 3 and list four comparisons.
Textbook Answers
Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraphs 1 & 3
List four dangers for climbers List three achievements List four comparisons
(Possible answers) ·thick clouds ·very high ·it can snow hard ·freezing weather conditions ·heavy storms ·very hard to breathe as you get near the top · 1953—Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the top · 1960—The first Chinese team reached the top · 1975—Junko Tabei from Japan was the first woman to reach the top (Possible answers) ·most dangerous sports ·most popular places ·highest ·most famous ·more serious difficulties ·stronger than the forces of nature
2. Let students read the passage again and answer the following questions:
(1) Why is it dangerous to climb Qomolangma
(2) When did the first Chinese team reach the top of Qomolangma
Answers (1) Because it is very high. /... (2) In 1960.
Key points
1. danger n. (pl. dangers) 危险in danger 处于危险之中【拓展】dangerous adj. 危险的
2. comparison n. 对比，比较【拓展】compare v. 对比 compare A to/with B 将A 和B 比较
Post-reading
Step 4 Reading (3c)
1. Ask students to read the article of 3a and answer the questions in 3c.
2. Invite some students to retell the passage according to the answers to the questions in 3c.
Textbook Answers 1. The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China. 2. Qomolangma is 8,848.86 meters high. 3. Many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous because they want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties. 4. The spirit of the climbers tells us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.
Key points
even though (=even if) 尽管，即使；引导让步状语从句，不能与but 连用，但可以与yet、still 连用。
教学效果评价
通过阅读珠穆朗玛峰及其攀登者的故事，学生能够了解珠穆朗玛峰，通过概括段落大意梳理文章内容，学会描述地理位置、用数据描述自然景观，认识到探险队勇敢面对大自然、挑战极限的决心与毅力。
作业
完成《点拨训练》UNIT 7 课时2 Section A (3a—3c) 的练习。
教学笔记
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