(共21张PPT及音频)
Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world
Section A 3a-3c
情景导入
What’s the highest mountain in the world
How high is it
Free Talk
Do you like mountain climbing
Do you know the most popular places to go for it
One of the most popular places to go for mountain climbing is the Himalayas.
单词展示
achievement
n. 成就；成绩
thick
adj. 厚的；浓的
freezing
adj. 极冷的；冰冻的
challenge
v.&n. 挑战；考验
force
n. 力；力量
nature
n. 自然界；大自然
生成新知
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
厚的；浓的
极冷的；冰冻的
条件；状况
吸入
Chinese team did so in 1960, 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.
面对（困难、问题等）
放弃
实现梦想
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Spirit of climbers
Achievements of climbers
Facts and dangers
Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas.
Task 1
3b
Read the article again and complete the chart.
Paragraph 1
thick clouds
freezing weather conditions
heavy snow
heavy storms
List four dangers for climbers:
Paragraph 2
List three achievements:
1953 — Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary
were the first to reach the top.
1960 — the first Chinese team reached the top.
1975 — Junko Tabei from Japan was the first
woman to reach the top.
3b
Paragraphs 1 & 3
List four comparisons:
most dangerous sport
most popular places
the highest mountain
the most famous mountain
3b
3c
Answer the questions using information from the article.
1. Where are the Himalayas
The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China.
It is 8,844.43 meters high.
2. How high is Qomolangma
3. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain
even though it is dangerous
Because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.
We should never give up trying to achieve our dreams and humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.
4. What does the spirit of the climbers tell us
问题探究
1．take in
take in 为固定短语，意为“吸入；吞入(体内)”。
例句：Open the window and take in fresh air.
打开窗户，吸入新鲜空气。
Don't let children take in small parts of toys.
千万不要让孩子将玩具的零部件吞入体内。
【拓展】
take in的其他含义：
(1)收留；留宿
(2)充分理解；掌握
例句：He had no places to sleep in so we offered to take him
in.
他没有地方可睡，于是我们提出让他留宿。
例句：It took me a long time to take in what you were saying.
我费了好长时间才明白你说的话。
2．force
例句：The force of the explosion destroyed many tall
buildings.
那次爆炸的力量摧毁了许多高大的建筑物。
force名词，意为“力；力量”。
常见短语：the forces of nature 自然力量，the force of the explosion 爆炸力。
【拓展】
force还可用作动词，意为“强迫；迫使”。
force sb.to do sth.意为“迫使某人做某事”。
例句：They forced him to leave the small town.
他们迫使他离开小镇。
随堂练习
I.根据句意及汉语提示完成句子。
1．My hobbies ________(包括) reading and painting.
2．The ice on the lake is _______(厚的) enough to skate on.
3．People's living __________(条件) are becoming better and better.
4．I think you are sure to ________(成功) if you work hard.
5．Wild animals should live in the ________(自然界)．
include
thick
conditions
succeed
nature
登山是世界上最危险的运动之一。
II. 翻译下列句子。
2.攀登珠穆朗玛峰非常危险。
3.当你接近山顶时，你还会感到呼吸非常困难。
One of the world’s most dangerous sports is mountain climbing.
It is very dangerous to climb the Qomolangma.
It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top.
