Unit 7

What's the highest mountain Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world?

Section B 2 3a-Self check

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 随意 就我所知 面对（问题、困难） 即使；虽然 出生时 到达 跑上前去；跑过去 走路时撞着 绊倒 大约

Important sentences: What’s the highest mountains 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 +比较级 …times more than …. Talk about how to protect pandas.

对于鲸鱼你知道多少？ 鲸的体型是世界上存在的动物中最大的，鲸是终生生活在水中的哺乳动物，对水的依赖程度很大，以致它们一旦离开了水便无法生活，鲸形状像鱼，鼻孔在头的上部，用肺呼吸。体长可达三十米，是现在世界上最大的动物。

鲸为适应水中生活，减少阻力，它们的后肢消失，前肢变成划水的浆板。身体成为流线型，酷似鱼。因而它们的潜水能力很强，小型齿鲸可潜至100-300米的水深处，停留4-5分钟，长须鲸可在水下300-500米处待上1小时，最大的齿鲸--抹香鲸能潜至千米以下，并在水中持续2小时之久。

Read the following words and phrases about whales Read the following words and phrases about whales. Put them in the correct place in the chart. 3a 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？ Where do they live? What do they eat? What can they do? Why do some of them have to be protected? How can we protected them? 5 8 7 2 3 11 1 6 12 4 9 10

Write a paragraph about whales and why they need to be protected Write a paragraph about whales and why they need to be protected. Use the information in 3a. Then make a poster. 3b

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…

火眼精金 仔细观察，试着总结规律！ 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. Self check Adjectives Comparatives Superlatives high dangerous long popular higher highest more dangerous the most dangerous longer longest more popular the most popular

2. Match verbs and objects. Then add one more object to each list. 1. reach a. my life, my money,… 2. achieve b. the top of a mountain, the library,… 3. risk c. my dream, success,… my health the farmhouse the ends

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. more crowded stronger

Exercises 一、根据句意，用适当的词填空。 desert 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. dirty the oldest speed size

二、用括号内单词的适当形式填空。 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 1. (hard) 5. This TV play is _____ than that one. (good) hungry hungrier nicer heavier heaviest hard harder the hardest better

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) busy busiest earlier best far important the most beautiful worse

三、单项选择。 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（发射）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 C C B

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 A B C

7. Jack’s handwriting is as ____ as Mike’s. 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 A B C

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.