Period 4 Section B 1 1a-2e

Period 5 Section B 2 3a-Self check

Section A 1 (1a - 2d)

Step 1 Presentation

square n. 平方 meter n. 米 deep adj. 深的

desert n. 沙漠 population n. 人口 population n. 人口

Asia n. 亚洲 tour v. n. 旅行 tourist n. 旅行者

wall n. 墙 amazing adj. 令人大为惊奇的

ancient adj. 古代的 wide adj. 宽的；宽阔和

Step 2 Warming up

1. Watch the photos and talk about them "How big/high/long/big is ...?' and help the students to answer: It's ...meters/kilometers/cm big/high/long/big.

2. Look these photos and practice the dialogue:

　e.g. A: How high is Qomolangma?

B: It's 8,844.43 meters high.

Step 3 1a Match the facts you know.

Practice in pairs using the information in 1a.

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 Step 4 Explanation

...8,844.43 meters high. 8,844.43米高

... meters high (long, wide...)

......米高（长,宽......)。

英语表示"有多长（宽，高......）"时，一般将数词和数量单位放在表示长宽高的形容词前作状语。