Unit7What'sthehighestmountainintheworld?LanguageGoals【语言目标】Learntotalkaboutgeographyandnature.KnowledgeGoals【知识目标】KeyWordsmeter，deep，desert，population，Asia，wall，tour，tourist，amazing，ancient，protect，wide，include，condition，succeed，achieve，force，nature，weigh，bamboo，research，excitement，illness，adult，wild，government，oilKeyPhrasesfeelfree，asfarasIknow，takein，inthefaceof，thePacificOcean，atbirth，eventhough，upto，walkinto，fallover，orsoKeySentences1.—What'sthehighestmountainintheworld？—Qomolangma.2．—HowhighisQomolangma?—It's8，844.43metershigh.It'shigherthananyothermountain.3．—Whichisthedeepestsaltlakeintheworld?—TheCaspianSeaisthedeepestofallthesaltlakes.4．—DidyouknowthatChinaisoneoftheoldestcountriesintheworld?—Yes，Idid.It'smucholderthantheUS.5．Itisalsoveryhardtotakeinairasyougetnearthetop.6．Whydosomanypeopletrytoclimbthismountaineventhoughitisdangerous?7．Anadultpandaweighsmanytimesmorethanababypanda.8．At9：00a．m.，theyfindthatmostofthebabiesarealreadyawakeandhungry.9．Thebabiesoftendiefromillnessesanddonotliveverylong.KeyGrammarLearnComparativesandSuperlativesofAdjectivesandAdverbs.AbilityGoals【能力目标】1.Beabletotalkaboutgeographyandnature.2．Enablethestudentstowriteanarticleaboutwhalesorotheranimals.MoralGoals【情感目标】1.Letthestudentsknowhowtotalkaboutgeographyandnature.2．Letthestudentsknowthatourcountryissobeautifulthatweshouldloveher.TeachingTime【课时】FiveperiodsPeriod1SectionA(1a－2d)Period2SectionA(3a－4c)Period3SectionB(1a－1d)Period4SectionB(2a－3b)Period5SelfCheck本单元教材以“介绍地理及自然景观”为中心话题，围绕着“比较级和最高级”进行，学习和运用几个常见的句型：—What'sthehighestmountainintheworld？—Qomolangma./—HowhighisQomolangma？—It's8，844.43metershigh.It'shigherthananyothermountain./—Whichisthedeepestsaltlakeintheworld？—TheCaspianSeaisthedeepestofallthesaltlakes./—DidyouknowthatChinaisoneoftheoldestcountriesintheworld？—Yes，Idid.It'smucholderthantheUS.等。在学习过程中，学生在交流中，能促进师生之间的感情。SectionA主要学习几个常见的动词短语及几个最高级的句子。通过短文“Qomolangma－theMostDangerousMountainintheWorld？”介绍了一些登山爱好者登珠穆朗玛峰的故事，增加了学生的阅读量。SectionB安排了听、说、读、写的任务，通过短文介绍熊猫的一些情况。教师在教学中应合理利用课本上的知识进行教学。
