Unit7What’sthehighestmountainintheworld?SectionAWhat’sthehighestmountainintheworld?What’sthelargestdesertintheworld?What’sthelongestriverintheworld?LeadinHowhighisQomolangma?It’s8,844metershigh.TheheightofQomolangmais8,844.43meters.Thehighestmountainintheworldis8,844.43metershigh.ThelongestrivertheNileThebiggestsaltlakestheCaspianSeaThebiggestdesertintheworldtheSaharaHowbigistheSahara?It’sabout9,600,000squarekilometersinsize.Thebiggestdesertintheworldisabout9,600,000squarekilometersinsize.1aMatchthefactsyouknow.Qomolangmaabout9,600,000squarekilometersinsizeTheSahara1,025metersdeepTheCaspianSea6,671kilometerslongTheNile8,844.43metershigh1bListenandcompletethesentences.1.Qomolangmais_______thananyothermountainintheworld.2.TheSaharais___________desertintheworld.3.TheCaspianSeais__________ofallthesaltlakes.4.TheNileis____________riverintheworld.higherthebiggestthebiggestthelongest__TheYangtzeRiverisabout_____kilometerslongandtheYellowRiveris_______kilometerslong.__Chinahasthebiggestpopulationintheworld.It’salotbiggerthanthepopulationoftheUS.__Chinaisover______yearsold.IthasamuchlongerhistorythantheUS.TheUSisnoteven_____yearsold.__ChinaisalmostasbigastheUS,butitisthebiggestcountryinAsia.2aListenandnumberthefacts[1-4]intheorderyouhearthem.6,3005,0005,46430014322bListenagainandfillintheblanksin2awiththenumbersinthebox.1TheYangtzeRiverisabout_____kilometerslongandtheYellowRiveris_______kilometerslong.4Chinahasthebiggestpopulationintheworld.It’salotbiggerthanthepopulationoftheUS.3Chinaisover______yearsold.IthasamuchlongerhistorythantheUS.TheUSisnoteven_____yearsold.2ChinaisalmostasbigastheUS,butitisthebiggestcountryinAsia.63005,4645,0003002cMakeconversationsusingtheinformationin2a.DidyouknowthatChinaisoneoftheoldestcountriesintheworld?Yes,Idid.It’smucholderthanmycountry.2dRole-playtheconversation.3aReadthearticleandmatcheachparagraphwiththemainideas.Pragraph1SpiritofclimbersPragraph2AchievementsofclimbersPragraph3Factsanddangers3bReadthearticleagainandcompletethe...
