2014人教新目标英语八下unit 7 what's the highest mountain in the world section a课件 .ppt.ppt

Unit 7 What ’ s the highest mountain in the world? Section A What ’s the highest mountain in the world? What ’ s the largest desert in the world? What ’ s the longest river in the world? Lead in How high is Qomolangma ? It’ s 8,844 meters high . The height of Qomolangma is 8, meters. The highest mountain in the world is 8, meters high. The longest river the Nile The biggest salt lakes the Caspian Sea The biggest desert in the world the Sahara How big is the Sahara? It’ s about 9,600,000 square kilometers in size . The biggest desert in the world is about 9,600,000 square kilometers in size . 1a Match the facts you know. Qomolangma about 9,600,000 square kilometers in size The Sahara 1,025 meters deep The Caspian Sea 6,671 kilometers long The Nile 8, meters high 1b Listen plete 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. higher the biggest the biggest the longest __The Yangtze River is about _____ kilometers long and the Yellow River is _______kilometers long. __ China has the biggest population in the world. It ’ s a lot bigger than the population of the US. __ China is over ______ years old. It has a much longer history than the US. The US is not even _____ years old. __ China is almost as big as the US, but it is the biggest country in Asia. 2a Listen and number the facts[1-4] in the order you hear them. 6,300 5,000 5,464 300 1432