Lesson 15 Tall or Short Who are they? How tall are they? They are Bao Xishun and his wife. Bao is one of the tallest people in the world. es from Mongolia. He is metres tall. His legs are meters. His feet are 38 centimetres long and 12 centimetres wide. His wife is metres tall. She is a bit short. Who are they? Talk about them. Yao Ming is metres tall. Bao is 12 centimetres taller than Yao Ming. His wife will have a baby. How tall will their child be? Can you guess? Look at the lovely monkey. She should stand up against the wall, head up, put her tail down, stand flat upon the ground. She is metres tall. Do you know how to use the new words? metre ['mi:tə] n. 米 ---How tall is Mount Qomolangma? ---It is metres tall. It is the tallest mountain in the world. bit [ bit] n. 小量;少量 a bit+adj./adv. a bit of +不可数名词 She seems a bit strange. Give me a bit of cotton. You haven’t changed a bit. Do you know the new words? against[ə'ɡenst] prep. 倚着,靠着;反对,违反 1. The girl is standing against the tree. Do you know the new words? 2. Are you against or for the plan? 3. We will play basketball against the team from No. 1 Middle School. tail [teil] n. 尾部;尾巴 Do you know the new words? This is a beautiful bird with a long tail. flat [flæt] adj. 水平地 The road is not flat. Drivers must be careful when they drive there, or it may be very dangerous. Workers will build it some day. Do you know the new words? upon [ə'pɔn, ə'pən] prep. 在……上面 He set the plate upon the table. Do you know the new words? ground [ɡraund] n. 地面 1. Forty or fifty women were sitting cross-legged on the ground. 四五十个女人盘腿坐在地上。 2. Is there anything on the ground? 地上有什么东西吗? Do you know the new words?