Unit7What’sthehighestmountainintheworld?SectionA(1a-2c)Chinaisoneoftheoldestcountries.It’sover________yearsold.Infact,it’soneofthefourancientcountriesintheworld.5,000AsChinese,howmuchdoyouknowaboutourmotherland?Chinahasthelargestpopulationontheearth.Therearesomanytouristsvisiting______________.theGreatWallthebiggestcountryinAsiaWealsohavesomefamousrivers.TheYangtzeRiveristhelongestinAsia.Qomolangmaisthehighestmoutainintheworld.What’sthis?It’sdesert.What’sitsname?Saharadesert.What’sthis?It’salake.What’sitsname?TheCaspianSea1a1aMatchthefactsyouknow.Qomolangmaabout9,600,000squarekilometersinsizeTheSahara1,025metersdeepTheCaspianSea6,671kilometerslongTheNile8,844.43metershigh1b1bListenandcompletethesentences.1.Qomolangmais_________thananyothermountainintheworld.2.TheSaharais__________desertintheworld.3.TheCaspianSeais________ofallthesaltlakes.4.TheNileis_________riverintheworld.higherthebiggestthelongestthedeepestUsetheinformationin1btomakeconversations1c1cA:Whatisthe…intheworld?B:….2a2aListenandnumberthefacts[1-4]intheorderyouhearthem._____TheYangtzeRiverisabout_____kilometerslongandtheYellowRiveris_____kilometerslong._____Chinahasthebiggestpopulationintheworld.It’salotbiggerthanthepopulationoftheUS.6,3005,0005,46430042_____Chinaisover________yearsold.IthasamuchlongerhistorythantheUS.TheUSisnoteven_________yearsold._____ChinaisalmostasbigastheUS,butitisthebiggestcountryinAsia31Listenagainandfillintheblanksin2awithnumbersinthebox.2b2bTheYangtzeRiverisabout_____kilometerslongandtheYellowRiveris________kilometerslong.Chinahasthebiggestpopulationintheworld.It’salotbiggerthanthepopulationoftheUS.6,3005,464Chinaisover________yearsold.IthasamuchlongerhistorythantheUS.TheUSisnoteven_________yearsold.ChinaisalmostasbigastheUS,butitisthebiggestcountryinAsia.5,000300ThecomparisonDifferencesChinatheUSAHistoryIt’soneoftheoldestcountries:over5000yearsold.It’soneoftheyoungestcountries:noteven300yearsold.PopulationIthasthebiggestpopulation:morethan1.4billionThenumberofthepopulationisabout308millionLandAreaIthas9.6millionsquarekilometersIthas9.83millionsquarekilometers