Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world?

The first lesson (sectionA 1a-1c)

Know ledge object

1. master the key word and expressions

2. learn to talk about geography and nature.

3. be able to compare facts and figures.

Progress and method

Employ task-based teaching mode,and get the students to learn basic sentence patterns by listening and drilling.

:Emotion attitudes and value

.Lead students to love the nature.

Teaching difficulties and focuses

1. in size, in the world, 2 meters tall/long/wide, the biggest population, one of the biggest, the most popular question, talk about, the ancient emperors, the main reason, as far as I know, no man-made objects, mountain climbing, the southwestern part of China, thick clouds, cover the top, risk one's life, challenge oneself, achieve one's dream，the forest of nature, try to do sth., the spirit of the climbers, many times more than ,live up to, prepare ...for.., be awake, be special to sb., spend some time doing sth., in the remaining forest, endangered animals, in the future...

　　3.What's the highest mountain in the world?

　　Qomolangma.

　　How long is Qomolangma?

　　It's 8,844.43 meters high. It's higher than any other mountain.

　　Which is the deepest salt lake in the world?

　　The Caspian Sea is the deepest of all the salt lake.

　　Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world?

Yes, I did. It's much older than the US.