人教版八年级英语下册Unit7教学设计Section A1课时.docx

Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world?Section AStep 1 Presentation: learn the new wordssquare n. 平方;正方形 meter n. 米 deep adj.深的 desert n. 沙漠population n.人口 Asia n. 亚洲 tour v. & n.旅行tourist n. 旅行者wall n. 墙amazing adj. 令人大为惊奇的 ancient adj. 古代的protect v. 保护 wide adj. 宽的;宽阔的Step 2 Warming-up1. Let the students watch the pictures on Page 49 and talk about them by using “How deep/high/long/big is ?” and help the students to answer:It smeters/kilometers/square kilometers deep/high/long/in size.1. Look at these photos and practice the dialogue.e.g.A : How high is Qomolangma?B : Its 8,844.43 meters high.Step 3 Match the facts you knowP ractice in pairs using the information in 1a.Q omolangma about 9,600,000 square kilometers in sizeThe Sahara 1,025 meters deepThe Caspian Sea6,671 kilometers longThe Nile 8,844.43 meters highStep 4 Explanation8,844.43 meters high 8844.43 米高 meters high/long/wide/米高/长/宽【点拨】 英语中表示“有多长/宽/高”时,一般用“数词+量词+表示长、宽、高的形容词”结 构。e.g.The wall is 1.7 meters wide. 这堵墙 1.7 米宽。Step 5 Listening1.1b 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.The Yangtze River is about kilometers long and the Yellow River iskilometers long.China has the biggest population in the world. It s a lot bigger than the population ofthe US.China is over years old. It has a much longer history than the US. The US isnot even years old.China is almost as big as the US, and it is the biggest country in Asia.Step 6 PracticeMake conversations in pairs by using the information in 2a.e.g.A : Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world?B : Yes, I did. Its much older than my country.Step 7 ReadingRead the conversation in 2d and answer the questions.1. Which is the biggest man-made object in the world?2. Which is the most famous part of the Ming Great Wall?Step 8 Language points (详见云资源)population; protect; as far as I knowStep 9 Homework1.Memorize the important phrases and sentences.2.Make some dialogues about asking the size of objects.