Unit7What’sthehighestmountainintheworld?LanguageGoal:TalkaboutgeographyandnatureQomolangmaabout9,600,000squarekilometersinsizeTheSahara1,025metersdeepTheCaspianSea6,671kilometerslongTheNile8,844.43metershigh1a.Matchthefactsyouknow.1.Qomolangmais________thananyothermountainintheworld.2.TheSaharais__________desertintheworld.3.TheCaspianSeais__________ofallthesaltlakes.4.TheNileis___________riverintheworld.1b.Listenandcompletethesentences.higherthebiggestthedeepestthelongest1c.Usetheinformationin1btomakeconversations.A:Whatisthehighestmountainintheworld?B:Qomolangma.A:Whatisthebiggestdesertintheworld?B:Sahara.A:Whatisthedeepestsaltlakeintheworld?B:Caspiansea.A:Whatisthelongestriverintheworld?B:Nile.______TheYangtzeRiverisabout________kilometerslongandtheYellowRiveris__________kilometerslong.____Chinahasthebiggestpopulationintheworld.It’salotbiggerthanthepopulationoftheUS.2a.Listenandnumberthefacts[1-4]intheorderyouhearthem.6,3005,0005,46430024____Chinaisover________yearsold.IthasamuchlongerhistorythantheUS.TheUSisnoteven_______yearsold.____ChinaisalmostasbigastheUS,anditisthebiggestcountryinAsia.132b.Listenagainandfillintheblanksin2awiththenumbersinthebox.______TheYangtzeRiverisabout________kilometerslongandtheYellowRiveris__________kilometerslong.____Chinahasthebiggestpopulationintheworld.It’salotbiggerthanthepopulationoftheUS.6,3005,0005,464300246,3005,464____Chinaisover________yearsold.IthasamuchlongerhistorythantheUS.TheUSisnoteven_______yearsold.____ChinaisalmostasbigastheUS,anditisthebiggestcountryinAsia.135,000300A:DidyouknowthatChinaisoneoftheoldestcountriesintheworld?B:Yes,Idid.It’smucholderthanmycountry.2c.Makeconversationsusingtheinformationin2a.Guide：Feelfreetoaskmeanythingontoday’sGreatWalltour.Tourist1：Howlongisthewall?Guide：Ah,themostpopularquestion!Ifwe’reonlytalkingaboutthepartsfromtheMingDynasty,it’sabout8,850kilometerslong.Thismakesitthelongestwallintheworld.2d.Role-playtheconversation.Tourist2:Wow,that’samazing!Whydidtheancientemperorsbuildthewall?Guide:Themainreasonwastoprotecttheirpartofthecountry.Asyoucansee，it’squitetallandwide.AsfarasIknow,therearenoman-madeobjectsasbigasthis.Tourist3:IsBadalingpartoftheMingGreatWall?Guide:Yes,it’sthemostfamouspart.3a.Readthearticleandmatcheachparagraphwiththemainideas.Qomolangma—theMostDangerousMountainintheWorld?Oneoftheworld’smostdangeroussportsismountainclimbing,andoneofthemostpopularplacesforthisistheHimalayas.TheHimalayasrunalongthesouthwesternpartofChina.Ofallthemountains,Qomolangmarisesthehighestandisthemostfamous.Itis8,844.43metershighandsoisverydangeroustoclimb.Thickcloudscoverthetopandsnowcanfallveryhard.Evenmoreseriousdifficultiesincludefreezingweatherconditionsandheavystorms.Itisalsoveryhardtotakeinairasyougetnearthetop.ThefirstpeopletoreachthetopwereTenzingNorgayandEdmundHillaryonMay29,1953.ThefirstChineseteamdidsoinI960,whilethefirstwomantosucceedwasJunkoTabeifromJapanin1975.Whydosomanyclimbersrisktheirlives?Oneofthemainreasonsisbecausepeoplewanttochallengethemselvesinthefaceofdifficulties.Thespiritoftheseclimbersshowsusthatweshouldnevergiveuptryingtoachieveourdreams.Italsoshowsthathumanscansometimesbestrongerthantheforcesofnature.Paragraph1SpiritofclimbersParagraph2AchievementsofclimbersParagraph3FactsanddangersParagraph1Listfourdangersforclimbers:thickcloudsSnowslide;Freezingweather...
