Unit 7
What’s the highest mountain in the world?
Section A 1a-2d
Language Goal:
Talk about geography and nature
Qomolangma about 9,600,000 square
kilometers in size
The Sahara 1,025 meters deep
The Caspian Sea 6,671 kilometers long
The Nile 8,844.43 meters high
1a. Match the facts you know.
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.
1b. Listen and complete the sentences.
higher
the biggest
the deepest
the longest
1c. Use the information in 1b to make conversations.
A: What is the highest mountain in the
world?
B: Qomolangma.
A: What is the biggest desert in the
world?
B: Sahara.
A: What is the deepest salt lake in the
world?
B: Caspian sea.
Pair work
A: What is the longest river in the
world?
B: Nile.
______ 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.
2a. Listen and number the facts [ 1-4] in the order you hear them.
6,300 5,000 5,464 300
2
4
____ 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, and it
is the biggest country in Asia.
1
3
2b. Listen again and fill in the blanks in 2a with the numbers in the box.
______ 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.
6,300 5,000 5,464 300
2
4
6,300
5,464
____ 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, and it
is the biggest country in Asia.
1
3
5,000
300
A: Did you know that China is one of the
oldest countries in the world?
B: Yes, I did. It’s much older than my
country.
2c. Make conversations using the information in 2a.
Group work
Guide： Feel free to ask me anything on
today’s Great Wall tour.
Tourist 1：How long is the wall?
Guide： Ah, the most popular question! If
we’re only talking about the parts
from the Ming Dynasty, it’s about
8,850 kilometers long. This makes
it the longest wall in the world.
2d. Role-play the conversation.
Tourist 2: Wow, that’s amazing! Why did the
ancient emperors build the wall? Guide: The main reason was to protect their
part of the country. As you can see，
it’s quite tall and wide. As far as I
know, there are no man-made objects
as big as this.
Tourist 3: Is Badaling part of the Ming Great
Wall?
Guide: Yes, it’s the most famous part.
3a. Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas.
Qomolangma — the Most
Dangerous Mountain in the World?
One of the world’s most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, and one of the most popular places for this is the Himalayas. The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of
China. Of all the mountains, Qomolangma
rises the highest and is the most famous. It is 8,844.43 meters high and so is very dangerous to climb. Thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms. It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top.
The first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29,1953. The first Chinese team did so in I960, while the first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975.
Why do so many climbers risk their lives? One of the main reasons is because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.
The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.
Paragraph 1 Spirit of climbers
Paragraph 2 Achievements of climbers
Paragraph 3 Facts and dangers
Paragraph 1
List four dangers for climbers:
thick clouds
Snow slide;
Freezing weather conditions;
Heavy storm;
3b. Read the article again and complete the chart.
Paragraph 2
List three achievements:
1953 - Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the top;
1960 - The first Chinese team did so;
1975 – the Japanese Junko Tabei succeeded doing so.
Paragraphs 1 & 3
List four comparisons:
most dangerous sport;
most popular places;
the highest mountain;
the most famous mountain
Where are the Himalayas?

2. How high is Qomolangma?
3c. Answer the questions using information from the article.
The Himalayas run along the southwestern
part of China.
It is 8,844.43 meters high.
3. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous?
4. What does the spirit of the climbers tell us?
One of the main reasons is because people want
to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.
The spirit of these climbers shows us that we
should never give up trying to achieve our
dreams. It also shows that humans can sometimes
be stronger than the forces of nature.
1. Feel free to ask me anything on today’s Great Wall tour.
在今天的长城游中，大家尽管问我任何问题，不要拘束。
feel free是英语口语中一个常用表达。若有人让你feel free to do something,就是让你无需拘束，只管按照自己的意愿去做某事。
e.g. A: Can I use your bathroom?
我可以用一下你的卫生间吗？
B: Yes, feel free.可以，请随意。
Language points
2. As far as I know, there are no man-made
objects as big as this.
据我所知，再没有像它这样大的人造物体了。
as far as I know 是一个固定的表达方式，还可以说so far as I know，意思是“据我所知”。
例如：
As far as I know, Jack’s got twin sisters.
就我所知，杰克有一对孪生姐妹。
They’re not coming today, so far as I know.
他们今天不来了— 就我所知是这样的。
3. the Ming Great Wall 明长城
“明长城”是指明朝时期为了防御北方游牧民族的骚扰，历时一百多年在北部地区 修筑的军事防御工程。这段长城东起辽宁虎山，西至甘肃嘉峪关，从东向西横贯多个省、 直辖市、自治区，全长约8850千米，是现存历代长城遗迹中最完整、最坚固的。
4. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms.
更加严峻的困难包括极冷的天气状况和巨大的风暴。
1）difficulty既可作可数名词也可作不可数名词，在此用作可数名词。作可数名词时, difficulty通常用作复数，表示具体概念，即：各种各样的“困难；难题；难事”。
例如：
People learning a new language may face some
difficulties.
人们学习一门新的语言 时可能会遇到一些困难。
If you have any difficulties, you can call me
for help.
如果你遇到任何困难，给我打电话求助好了。
作不可数名词时，difficulty可译作“困难；艰难；辛苦；费劲”，
例如：
He had great difficulty in finding a new job.
他找新的 工作费了很大劲。 .
We found the house without difficulty.
我们轻而易举地找到广那座房子。
2）include表示“包括；包含”，是一个及物动词。
例如：
Does your price of the bike include this light?
你们的车价包含这盏车灯吗？
5. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.
这些登山者的精神向我们表明：我们绝不应该放弃实现自己梦想的尝试。
1）give up doing something 的意思是“放弃做某事；半途而废”
He gave up learning a third language after he got the job.
他找到工作之后就放弃了对第三门语言的学习。
2 ) achieve our dreams 相当于make our dreams come true
其中动词achieve表示“（通过努力）实现；取得；获取；达到（梦想、成绩、成功、目的)”等。
例如：
He achieved great success in a short time.
他用很短的时间取得了极大的成功。
Lin Tao achieved very good exam results.
林涛考试取得了 很好的成绩。
一 写出下列单词的比较级和最高级
1. good
2. comfortable
3. big
4. happy
5. cheap
6. many
7. difficult
8. little
1. good
2. comfortable
3. big
4. happy
5. cheap
6. many
7. difficult
8. little
better best
more ～ most ～
bigger biggest
happier happiest
cheaper cheapest
more most
more ～ most ～
less least
1. Lily gets up ______ (early) than
Lucy.
2. Which goes __________ (slowly),
Tom or Jim?
3.This book is _______________
(interesting) than that one.
earlier
more slowly
more interesting
二 根据所给词的适当形式填空
4. She works ________________ (careful) in her school.
5. Who goes to bed _________ (late) Jim, Tom or Jack?
6. I think turkey is ________________ (delicious) of all.
the most carefully
latest
the most delicious
Homework
Can you think of more examples to show …is
the most…in the world? Compete with your
classmates.
Unit 7
What’s the highest mountain in the world?
Section A Grammar Focus
Grammar Focus
4a. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.
1. The Amazon River is one of the _________
rivers in the world. It’s a little ________
than the Yangtze River.
2. Qomolangma is 8,844.43 meters_______.
big much popular long old high
longest
longer
high
It’s one of the most __________ places for
serious mountain climbers.
3. No ocean in the world is as ________ as
the Pacific Ocean.
4. Although Japan is __________ than
Canada, it is _________smaller.
popular
big
older
much
e.g. Two rivers：_________________ and
_________________
____________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
4b. Write two comparisons about two topics. Write true facts.
the Yangtze River
the Amazon River
The Yangtze River is almost as long as the Amazon River.
The Amazon is longer than the Yangtze, but the Yangtze is the longest river in China.
Two cities：__________ and __________
1.______________________________________
2.______________________________________
_____________________________________
Two animals：__________ and __________
1.______________________________________
2.______________________________________
_____________________________________
Pair work
4c. Write five questions using comparisons. Then ask your partner your questions.
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
What is the highest building in our city?
Who is the oldest people in our city?
What is the most popular street in our city?
What is the most delicious food in our city?
Where is the busiest road in our city?
Grammar Focus
(一)数词 Numeral
数词是用来表示事物的数目和顺序的词。
数词的分类：
1.基数词
2.序数词
3.分数词
今天我们先来学习一下基数词。
1. 复习1—100以内的所有数字。
2. 掌握百、千、万、十万、百万的表达法。
1、1-19的基数词
one 1
two 2
three 3
four 4
five 5
six 6
seven 7
eight 8
nine 9
ten 10
eleven 11
twelve 12
thirteen 13
fourteen 14
fifteen 15
sixteen 16
seventeen 17
eighteen 18
nineteen 19
2、20—90等十位数
twenty 20
thirty 30
forty 40
fifty 50
sixty 60
seventy 70
eighty 80
ninety 90
twenty-one 21
twenty-two 22
………………
其它的十位数照此类推，如：
thirty-one 31
forty-two 42
seventy-five 75
ninety-six 96
3、百、千、万
百 hundred 100 one hundred
200 two hundred
以此类推····
千 thousand 1 000 one thousand
2 000 two thousand·········
英语里没有“万”这一单位，万也用thousand表示。如：10 000 ten thousand 一万20 000 twenty thousand 两万·····
4、十万、百万
十万的说法是： 100.000
a (one) hundred thousand
200.000
two hundred thousand
million 百万 a (one) million 1,000,000
two million 2,000,000
········以此类推 ······
8,000,000 eight million
练一练
345
1001
18,657,421
three hundred and forty-five
one thousand (and) one
eighteen million, six hundred and fifty-seven thousand, four hundred and twenty-one
The project lasted 5 years and cost 2 billion
dollars.

2. The Chinese have been making paper for
two thousand years.

3. One thousand pounds is a lot of money.
表示确定数量时 用基数词+ hundred，thousand，million，billion
多位基数词读法
457
890
608
389
three hundred and eighty-nine
four hundred and fifty-seven
eight hundred and ninety
six hundred and eight
1）101~999的三位数由“百位数＋and+两位数组成”。 如：325—three hundred and twenty-five
102 one hundred and two
635 six hundred and thirty-five
2)三位数以上的数，从个位往前数，每三位数加一个逗号，从后往前数的第一个逗号代表thousand, 第二个逗号代表million, 第三个逗号是billion，注意这几个词不能用复数形式，后也不能加and。例如：
2,648
two thousand, six hundred and forty-eight
16,250,064
sixteen million, two hundred and fifty thousand, sixty-four
确切数目与不确切数目的表达：
hundred, thousand, million, billion等前面有
基数词，表示确切数目时，用单数，后直接
接复数名词；如：
three hundred books
one hundred people
five thousand students
seven million starts
表示不确切数目时，这类词后加-s且与of连
用。如：
hundreds of people
thousands of students
millions of birds
billions of lions
注意：这类短语中，名词前如有定冠词、指
示代词或形容词性物主代词时，可加of, 但
表示的是范围。如：two hundred of the
workers工人中的二百（人）
Grammar Focus
(二)形容词的比较级和最高级 comparatives and superlatives with adj. and adv.
short
-
shorter
small
-
smaller
nice
nicer
safe
safer
-
-
-
-
-
-
big
thin
heavy
heavier
happy
happier
找规律：
big
bigger
thin
thinner
delicious – more delicious
interesting – more interesting
important— more important
carefully---more carefully
quickly---more quickly
slowly---more slowly
easily--- more easily
找规律：
大多数形容词和副词有三个等级：
原级、比较级、最高级。
一、形容词比较级的构成
1.构成的不规则变化:
2.构成的规则变化:
形容词和副词的比较级
1. 构成的不规则变化:
e.g. good / well – better – best
bad / badly – worse – worst
many / much – more – most
little – less – least
far – farther / further – farthest/
furthest
2. 构成的规则变化:
1) 单音节词和少数双音节词一般在词尾
后加-er 构成比较级 或-est构成最高级. 如：
原级 比较级 最高级
cold –—— colder –—— coldest
bright——— brighter———brightest
young—— younger—— youngest
2) 以字母 e 结尾的词只加 –r 或-st 构成
比较级和最高级。
原级 比较级 最高级
nice ——— nicer –——— nicest
fine——— finer———— finest
large —— larger ———— largest
3) 重读闭音节词末尾只有一个辅音字母
时, 先双写这个辅音字母, 再加-er或-est。
如: big – bigger – biggest
thin – thinner – thinnest
4) 以“辅音字母+ y”结尾的双音节词，
先改y为i, 再加-er或-est。如：
easy – easier – easiest
happy – happier – happiest
5) 多音节词和部分双音节词在词前加more
或most。如：
delicious – more delicious
– most delicious
interesting – more interesting
– most interesting
important—more important
—most important
carefully---more carefully--most carefully
quickly---more quickly ---most quickly
slowly---more slowly ---most slowly
easily--- more easily ---most easily
形容词最高级的构成
tall
taller
tallest
B: heavy
easy
tidy
dry
busy
happy
healthy
hungry
early
y -- i-- est
C: large
late
nice
-- st
biggest
D: big
hot
hottest
thin “双写”
thinnest
wet
wettest
fat
fattest
Adjective
delicious
dangerous
interesting
popular
beautiful
careful
friendly
the most -- adj .
Adjective
better best
far
little
worse worst
more most
farther farthest
less least
good
well
bad
badly
many
much
1. good
2. comfortable
3. big
4. happy
5. cheap
6. many
7. difficult
8. little
better best
more comfortable most comfortable
bigger biggest
happier happiest
cheaper cheapest
more most
more difficult most difficult
less least
用法：英语中三者或三者以上相比较，表示
“最……” 这样的最高程度概念时，要用 “the+最高级” 的结构表示。这种句式一般带有表示比较的介词短语，比如: in our class, of the three 等。
例如：Wang Lin is the tallest in our class.
This theater is the cheapest of the three.
注意使用最高级时应注意以下几点：
形容词的最高级
(1) 表示 “最……之一” 的句式，要用 one of the
+形容词最高级+复数名词。
例如: Jingjiang Hotel is one of the biggest hotels
in our city.
Lisa is not one of my best friends.
(2) 当最高级前面有物主代词或名词所有格时，
不加定冠词 the。
例如：Tom is Lucy’s best friend.
Tuesday is her busiest day.
(3) 最高级前可加序数词。
例如：The Yellow River is the second
longest river in China.
(4) 形容最高级修饰作表语或介词宾语的名词，代词时，被修饰的词往往省略。
例如：He is the laziest (student) in our class.
2. 形容词比较级和最高级的构成
规则变化
一般情况下，单音节或双音节的形容词比较级直接加-er, 最高级直接加-est。如：
clever—cleverer—cleverest
cheap—cheaper—cheapest
few—fewer—fewest
small—smaller—smallest
young—younger—youngest
b. 以-e 结尾的形容词，比较级+ -r,最高级+ -st。如： large—larger—largest nice—nicer—nicest
cute—cuter—cutest
c. 以辅音字母+y结尾的形容词，变y为i +er或+est。
busy—busier—busiest
heavy—heavier—heaviest
easy—easier—easiest
happy—happier—happiest
dirty—dirtier—dirtiest
d. 以重读闭音节结尾，末尾只有一个辅音字母结
尾的词，双写最后一个辅音字母，再加+er或
+est。 如：
big—bigger—biggest thin—thinner—thinnest
fat—fatter—fattest hot—hotter—hottest
e. 多音节和部分双音节形容词，需在原级前+more
构成比较级，+ most 构成最高级。如：
important—more important—most important
beautiful—more beautiful– most beautiful
difficult—more difficult—most difficult
3. 不规则变化：
最高级规则变化口诀：
最高级，很容易，一般词尾加est。
(cheap-the cheapest)
词尾若有哑音e, 直接就加st。
(close-the closest)
重读闭音节, 单辅音字母要双写。
(big-the biggest)
辅音字母加y, 记得把y变为i。
(friendly-the friendliest)
多音节，考考你，the most到底加哪里？
(popular-the most popular)
1.We are going to the Green Restaurant for lunch.
(就划线部分提问)
____________ you going for lunch?
2. Sam is the shortest in his class. (改为同义句)
Sam is ________ than ____ _____ student in his class.
Sam is _______ than _____ _____ students in his class.
Sam is _______ than________ ______ in his class.
3. How do you like Screen City? (改为同义句)
_______ do you __________ Screen City?
Where are
shorter
any other
What
think of
shorter
the other
anyone else
shorter
练习：改写句子
The Comparative Superlative Degrees of Adjectives & Adverbs
总 结
形容词和副词
比较级和最高级
late
later - latest
early
earlier – earliest
big
bigger- biggest
fluently/difficult
more～, most～
重读闭音节、末尾只有一个
辅音字母双写加 –er 或 –est
单音节词在词尾比较级加- er或最高级加- est
以e结尾的词，只需加－r 或－st
以辅音字母加 y 结尾双音节词变 y 为 i 加 –er 或 –est
部分双音节和多音节词在原级前加 more 或 most
少数以er,ow 结尾的双音节词加-er -est
tall
taller- tallest
clever
cleverer-cleverest
cheap, cold, small, warm, young, high
fine, nice, safe
happy, busy, dirty, easy, lazy, pretty
fat, hot, red, thin, wet, sad
narrow, yellow
quickly, slowly, useful, careful, popular, modern,
形容词和副词比较级和最高级构成 (规则变化)
不规则变化
good / well – better - best
much / many – more - most
bad / badly / ill – worse – worst
little – less – least
far – farther/ further– farthest – furthest
old – older/ elder – oldest / eldest
形容词和副词比较级的用法
1.Who runs faster, he or she?
2.He runs faster than she.
3.He runs much faster than she.
4.He becomes healthier and healthier.
5.The more you exercise, the healthier you will be.
6.She is less healthy than he.
1.表示两者之间的选择,
可用“Which/Who … + 比较，…or…?”.
2.表示两者之间的比较，通常用连词 than 引导，
表示“更······一些”．
3.much/far/a lot, even ,still ,a little/a bit …
修饰比较级,表示程度.
Who runs faster, he or she?
He runs faster than she.
He runs much faster than she.
4. “比较级+and+比较级”表示“越来越……”
5. “the+比较级 , the + 比较级”表示“ 越…, 越 …”
6. 表示不及另一方时，用“less+原级+than…”
　 (双音节和多音节词)
He becomes healthier and healthier.
The more you exercise, the healthier
you will be.
She is less healthy than he.
He is healthier than she.
Shanghai is becoming more and more modern.
1.比较级 + and +比较级 越来越…
2.the+比较级 , the + 比较级　 越…, 越 …
3._______________you are, _________mistakes you
will make. (你越仔细，做错的题目就越少）
4. __________you eat, _________you’ll be.
(你吃得越多,就越胖)
5. Alice writes well. Mary writes _________________
than she. (甚至更好）
The more careful
the fewer
The more
the fatter
1.The girl becomes ______________________.
(越来越漂亮）
more and more beautiful
2. The weather is getting _________________.
(越来越槽糕）
worse and worse
even / still better
1.表示三者或三者以上比较,可用”Which/Who …
+最高级,…,…or …?”表示.
2. 最高级+of/among (同类比较) in… (范围比较)
4.one of +
形容词最高级
+名词复数表示“最… 之一”
3. 序数词修饰最高级
形容词和副词的最高级的用法
Who is the tallest, Tom , Mike , or Jack?
Tom is the tallest of the three.
Mike is the second tallest student in our class.
Jack is one of the tallest students in our class.
Tom runs (the) fastest in our class.

3. Lin Tao is __________________________ in the class because he never gets to school on time. （最懒的学生之一）
4. Edison was_________________________
in the world. 　(最伟大的发明家之一）
one of the laziest students
one of the greatest inventors
The Yangtze River is__________________ river in the world. (第三长河）
the third longest
2. The Atlantic is __________________
ocean in the world. ( 第二大洋）
the second biggest
Exercise:
一、翻译句子：
二、同义句转换
1. Flat A is more expensive than Flat B
Flat B is _____ __________ than Flat A.
Flat B is ________ _______ Flat A.
Flat B is not ____ __________ ___ Flat A.
2. I prefer maths to English.
I like maths __________________ English.
better than
3.He is the tallest student in the class.
He is ______________________________ in the class.
taller than any other student
any other +　名词单数
less
expensive
cheaper
than
as
expensive
as

1.Hainan is a very large Island .It is the
second _________ island in china. (large)
2.Our teacher is as ______ as before. (busy).
3.He is ______________ among us. (careful)
4.Li Lei jumped far ______ than Jim. (far)
5.The busier he is, the ________ he feels. (happy)
6.I think Yao Ming is one of ____________
basketball players in NBA. (hot)
busy
the most careful
farther
happier
largest
the hottest
三、完成句子
Homework
Practice with your classmates to speak and
write large numbers.
Write some number cars and put them in
your room. Whenever you see, read them
quickly.
Unit 7
What’s the highest mountain in the world?
Section B
1a. Compare facts about these two animals. Use the language in the box to help you make sentences.
Example sentence:
This elephant weighs many times more than this panda.
(200 cm taller/shorter, weigh much more/less, eat much more/less eat many times more)
This elephant is 200 cm taller than this panda.
This elephant weighs 50 times than this panda.
This elephant eat much more than this panda.
1b. Listen and check (✓) the numbers you hear.
_____100 _____ 16 _____ 20
_____ 50 _____ 120 _____ 0.1
_____ 0.2 ______ 150
✓
✓
✓
✓
✓
1. At birth, a baby panda is about ______ to
_______ kilos.
2. At birth, a baby panda is about _____ cm
long.
3. A baby panda is not black. It is ________
and it has no ________.
4. A panda can live up to ____ to ____ years.
1c. Listen again and complete the sentences.
pink
0.2
15
0.1
teeth
20
30
1d. Take turns telling your classmates about pandas.
A: A baby panda cannot see.
B: An adult panda weighs many times
more than a baby panda.
big bamboo zoo popular
cute black and white Sichuan
famous endangered beautiful
forest protect
2a. Talk about pandas in your class. Use these words to help you
Pair work
2b. Scan the article to find out what these numbers mean:
10,12, 200，2,000.
Scanning
This means moving your eyes quickly down the page to find specific information.
It is 8:30 a.m. at the Chengdu Research Base. Lin Wei and the other panda keepers are preparing the milk for the baby pandas’
breakfast. At 9:00 a.m., they find that most of the babies are already awake and hungry.
When the babies see the keepers, they run over with excitement and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over!
“They’re so cute and lovely. I take care of them like they’re my own babies. I wash, feed and play with them every day. They’re very special to me.”

Lin Wei loves her job, but it is a difficult one.

Pandas do not have many babies, maybe only one every two years. The babies often die from illnesses and do not live very long.
Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating about 10 kilos of bamboo. Many years ago, there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China, but then humans started to cut down the forests. Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the remaining forests. Another 200 or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries.
An education program in Chengdu teaches children in cities about pandas and other endangered animals. They send people to schools to tell children about the importance of saving these animals. The children sing songs or make artwork about pandas and other wild animals. Teaching children is one way to help save pandas. The Chinese
government is also planting more bamboo trees so there will be more forests for pandas to live in. We all hope that in the future there will be a lot more pandas than now.
What is Lin Wei’s job?


2. What do the baby pandas eat for breakfast?
2c. Scan the article again and write short answers to the questions.
He is responsible for taking care of the pandas,
Including washing, feeding, playing with them.
They drink milk for breakfast.
3. What do adult pandas eat?

4. Why are pandas endangered?

5. What is one way of saving pandas?
They eat bamboo.
On one hand, the baby pandas don’t live long
because of illnesses; On the other hand, pandas
feed on bamboo, but humans cut down the
bamboo forests.
Teaching children the importance of saving
pandas / Planting more bamboo trees.
1. The panda __________ at the Chengdu
Research Base are awake very early in the
morning to _________ breakfast for the
baby pandas.
2. Adult pandas do not have babies very
__________ , and some of the babies only
live for a short time because of ___________.
2d. Complete the sentences using words and phrases from the passage.
keepers
prepare
often
illnesses
3. Another reason for fewer and fewer
pandas is because people are cutting down
____________ so pandas have fewer places
to live.
4. A special program in Chengdu teaches
___________ about why pandas are _______
and how to save them.
5. The____________________ is also helping to
save the pandas. It is _____________ more
trees to make more homes for the pandas.
forests
children
endangered
Chinese government
planting
2e. What other ways do you think
children can help to save the pandas?
Pair work
3a. Read the following words and phrases about whales. Put them in the correct place in the chart.
Humans catch whales for meat, fat and oil
Eat small fish and other sea life
Jump high out of the water
Rules on whale protection
Huge
Water pollution
Live in the sea
Some kinds have teeth
Learn more about whales
Stop putting rubbish into the sea
Sing songs
Whale parts sold to make things like
candles and soap
Huge; Some kinds have teeth
Live in the sea
Eat small fish and other sea life
Jump high out of the water;
Sing songs
Humans catch whales for meat, fat and oil; Water pollution; Whale parts sold to make things like candles and soap
Rules on whale protection;
Learn more about whales;
Stop putting rubbish into the sea
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...
3b. Write a paragraph about whales and why they need to be protected. Use the information in 3a. Then make a poster.
1. …they run over with excitement and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over!
它们地跑过去，其中一些甚至撞上自己的伙伴而跌倒！
此句中run over； walk into和fall over均为短语动词。
Language points
run over的意思是“跑上前去；跑过去”，
其中over用作副词，表示“从……的 一边到另一边；穿越”。例如：
She ran over to say hello, but I didn’t
recognize her.
她跑过来打招呼，但我没有认出她来。
walk into表示“(走路时意外地）撞上”。
例如：
As he was thinking too deeply and not paying attention to where he was going； he walked straight into a tree.
由于他陷入沉思，没有注意看路，径直撞到了一棵树上。
3) fall over表示“摔倒；跌跤；倒下”。
例如：
Don’t run too fast, or you might fall over.
别跑得太快，要不你会摔跤的。
Many trees fell over after the storm.
暴风雨后许多树木都倒了。
fall over something则表示“被某物绊倒”，
例如：
Tommy fell over the dog and broke his front teeth. 汤米被那只狗绊了一跤，磕断了门牙。
2. Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000
pandas living in the remaining forest.
科学家们说：如今生活在现存森林里的熊猫不足2000只。
此举中living in the remaining forest是一个现在分词短语，用作定语，修饰名词pandas.
又如：
the girls singing under the tree
树底下唱歌的姑娘们
the women washing clothes by the river
河边洗衣服的妇女们
比较级和最高级填空：
cheaper
cheapest
bigger
biggest
closer
closest
friendlier
friendliest
more popular
the most popular
more comfortable
the more comfortable
better
best
worse
worst
more
most
farther
farthest
1. Paul is very _______ . He is ________ than his brother .
A. heavy --- heavier B. heavy --- heavy
C. heavier --- heavier D. heavy---heavyer
2. It has the ________ clothing store in the town.
A. goodest B. gooddest C. best D. better
3. This ruler is ____ than that one.
A. long B. longer C. the longest D. longest
4. This book is ____ of all.
A. cheapest B. cheap D. cheaper D. the cheapest
5. He is much ____ than his brother.
A. taller B. tall C. the tallest D. tallest
6. Li Lei is ____ older than Lucy.
A. quite B. very C. much D. more
一. 单选。
7. This is one of ____ films of this year.
A. more exciting B. exciting
C. the most exciting D. most exciting
8. The weather in Beijing is colder than_____.
A. in Guangzhou B. Guangzhou
C. that in Guangzhou D. that from Guangzhou
9. Tom is ____ of the two boys.
A. taller B. tallest C. the taller D. the tallest
10. Of my parents, my father looks_____.
A. old B. older C. the oldest D. the older
11. This watch is ____ than that one.
A. much expensive B. expensiver
C. more expensiver D. more expensive
二. 用括号中形容词的适当形式填空。
1. I am very _______. But Tom is ____________
than I . Frank is _________________. （tired）
2. Which is _____________ （difficult）,
physics or biology ?
3. This book is ________ than the other two .
It is ____________of the three . （easy）
4. In summer it’s _______ （hot） in Wu Han
than in Beijing .
5. The Chinese people have a much _______
（good）life now .
tired
more tired
the most tired
more different
easier
the easiest
hotter
better
三. 填空：
1. Lily gets up __________ (early) than Lucy.
2. Which goes ______________ (slowly), Tom or Jim?
3.This book is _____________________ (interesting) than one.
earlier
more slowly
more interesting
4. She works ____________________(careful) in her school.
5. Who goes to bed ____________ (late) Jim, Tom or Jack?
6. I think turkey is ______________________ (delicious) of all.
the most carefully
the latest
the most delicious
Discuss with your partner
Which is the best town / city?
…has the best
…is the best because…
…better than…, but…is the most…
I think Qingdao is the best city in China, because it is the most beautiful. But I think Beijing is the most popular city for visitors.
Beijing is not very cold in winter. It’s about -10°c. It doesn’t often rain or snow. Hotels usually cut their prices in winter. About 200 yuan a night is enough.
Sanya is in Hainan Province in southern China. It’s still warm in winter. It’s about 15°c in the afternoon. Sanya has beautiful beaches. The price of a hotel room is about 320 yuan a night.
Sanya
Harbin
in the north of China
(in northern China)
Harbin is in the north of China. It’s cold in winter, sometimes -30°c. Tourists need to wear warm clothes. There is an Ice and Snow Festival in winter. A hotel room is about 230 yuan a night.
Homework
1. How much do you know about pandas?
share with your partners. And discuss
how to protect them.
2. Search more information about whales
on the internet.
Unit 7
What’s the highest mountain in the world?
Self Check
1. Complete the chart.
higher
highest
more dangerous
most dangerous
longer
longest
more popular
most popular
2. Match verbs and objects. Then add one more object to each list.
Reach the top of a mountain
Reach the library
Reach the bus stop
Reach the agreement （达成协议）
Achieve my dreams
Achieve success
Achieve the first place
Achieve our goal
Risk my life
Risk my money
Risk management
(风险管理)
Risk defeat
(冒着失败的风险)
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.
3 Circle the correct word and/or fill in the blank with the correct form of the word in brackets for each sentence.
crowded
stronger
一、用英语写出下列数字：
ninety-eight thousand seven hundred
and fifty-four
Nine hundred and eighty-three
Exercise
five hundred (and) sixty-six
seven hundred and nine
566__________________________________
709__________________________________
983__________________________________
98 754_______________________________
________________________________
3 872
Three thousand eight hundred and
seventy-two
46 290
Forty-six thousand two hundred and
ninety
58 230
Fifty-eight thousand two hundred
and thirty
596
84,321
9,648,215
five hundred and ninety-six
eighty-four thousand three hundred and twenty-one
Nine million, six hundred and forty-eight thousand, two hundred and fifteen
( ) 1. The bike cost me ________ yuan.
A five hundred and forty 　
B five hundreds forty C five hundred forty 　
D five hundred forty
A
( ) 2. ____ people in the world are sending and
receiving e-mails every day. A. Million of　　 B. Many millions of
C. Several million of D. Several millions
B
二、单项选择。
( ) 3. _______ trees were planted on the
mountain last year.
　 A. Thousands of B. Thousand of
C. Five thousand of D. Five thousands.
A
( ) 4. ---Can you write the number eighty-five
thousand, six hundred and twenty-six?
---Yes, it is __________.
A. 856620 B. 85626
C. 58662 D. 58626
B
5 _______ is the population of your country?
　　A. How many     B. How much    
C. Which    D. What
6 As time goes on, the world’s population
is _________.  A. more and more          
B. larger and larger C. smaller and smaller  
   D. fewer and fewer
B
D
三、 将下列形容词变成比较级形式：
old→ fat→ young→ ugly→
high→ low→
light→ white→ sunny→ hot→
cool→
older
fatter
younger
uglier
higher
lower
lighter
whiter
sunnier
hotter
cooler
四、词汇
1. I’m tall but my sister is ________(short).
2. My mother has long hair, and my sister has
________ (long) hair.
3.This little baby is _________________
(outgoing) than that one.
shorter
longer
more outgoing
4. In some ways we look the same, in some
ways we look ____________(不同).
5. Ann is a very ____________(安静的) girl,
she hardly makes noise.
different
quiet
1. The twins ______ lovely girls.
A. are all B. are both C. both are
2. I like drawing and I am good _____ it.
A. in B. on C. at
3. That box is _______ than others.
A. more heavier B. heavy
C. much heavier
五、单项选择
B
C
C
4. She is three years _______ than I am.
A. old B. more old C. older
5. I think a good friend should make me
____.
A. laugh B. laughing C. to laugh
C
A
6. Lucy is very short, but she is ___ than her sister.
A. shorter B. longer
C. taller D. older
7. Frank is ____ friendly than his brother.
A. a little more B. a few more
C. much D. a little
8. Sam is ____at Chinese than Jim.
A. good B. well
C. better D. gooder
C
A
C
9. This one is too large. Can you show me a
_____one?
A. larger B. large
C. small D. smaller
10. Do you think March is ____than January?
Yes, it’s __ warmer.
A. better, a little B. well, much
C. worse, very D. nicer, quite
D
A
Homework
Review what you have learnt in this unit
and prepare for the next unit.
Thank You!