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Section A (3a-3c)
学练优八年级英语下（RJ）
教学课件
Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world
Learning goals
By the end of the class, students will be able to
1.learn about some facts about Qomolangma.
2.learn about some achievements of mountain climbing.
3.learn from the spirit of the mountain climbers.
A group of Chinese mountain climbers succeeded in reaching the top of Qomolangma..
v. 成功
Pre-reading
Look at the title and the picture , and think .
Qomolangma—the Most Dangerous Mountain in the World
Q1.What do you know about Qomolangma
(how high is it Where is it Why is it famous ---)
It is 8848.86 meters high.
It is in Tibet(西藏）.
Because it is the highest mountain in the world.
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Pre-reading
Look at the title and the picture , and think .
Qomolangma—the Most Dangerous Mountain in the World
Q2.Qomolangma is the most dangerous mountain in the world.For whom For what
For humans ,especially for mountain climbers.
Because when mountain climbers climb Qomolangma,they may meet a lot of dangers—
cold,thin air,snowslide,strong wind, rainstorm, heavy snow,rolling stones,scarps,AHAD ---.
Pre-reading
Look at the title and the picture , and think .
Qomolangma—the Most Dangerous Mountain in the World
Q3.Qomolangma ——the most dangerous mountain in the world
Why is there a question mark（ ）in the title
While-reading
Task 1 Skimming and matching
Match the main ideas with each paragraph.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Facts and Dangers
Achievements of Climbers
Spirit of Climbers
Task 2 Scanning
Read Para. 1 and complete the mind map.
southeastern
8848.86
meters
highest
famous
Dangers
Thick
hard
include
heavy
take
in
Read Para. 2 , fill in the chart and retell these achievements.
Task 3 Scanning for details
Who When Achievements
Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary 1.on____________ 2.The first people to ____________ of Qomolangma.
Chinese in 1960 3.The _________________ did so.
4.___________ in 1975 5.The ____________ to succeed.
May 29,1953
reach the top
first Chinese team
Junko Tabei
first woman
Task 4 Scanning and answering
Read Para.3 and answer the questions below.
1.Why do so many climbers risk their lives to climb the mountain even though it is dangerous
2.What spirit do the climbers show us
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.
Life is like an experience of mountain climbing.Along the way ,there are many _________and________.But we should be brave to________________________
___________________________________,just like a climber reaching the top.
challenge ourselves in the face
of difficulties and try to achieve our dream
dangers
difficulties
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.
adj. 西南的；西南方向的
one of the+形容词最高级+可数名词复数 最……的……之一。
该结构作主语时，谓语动词要用第三人称单数。
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 Chinese team did so in 1960, while the first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975.
v. 包括；包含
厚的；浓的 反义词：thin（瘦的；薄的）
= heavily
It is +adj. + to do sth. it为形式主语, 动词不定式短语为真正的主语。
the first man/person/people to do sth. 第一个/批--- 的人
连词，当---时候
Why do so many climbers risk their lives One of the main reasons is that 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.
v. & n. 挑战；考验
n. 自然界；大自然
面对（问题、困难等）
Language points
1. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms.
The tour includes a visit to the Science Museum.
include v. 包括；包含
其反义词为exclude v. 不包括.
difficulty作可数名词时，通常用作复数，表示具体概念，即：各种各样的“困难；难题；难事”。
e.g. If you have any difficulties, you can call me for help.
如果你遇到任何困难，给我打电话。
difficulty作不可数名词时，可译作“困难；艰难；辛苦；费劲”。
e.g. He had great difficulty in finding a new job.
他找新的工作费了很大劲。
condition n. 条件；状况
既可作可数名词也可作不可数名词，在此用作可数名词。
【常用短语】
be in good/bad condition 处于良好/糟糕的状态
weather condition 天气状况
living condition 居住条件
2. …, while the first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975.
succeed 作不及物动词，succeed in doing sth. 表示“成功做某事”。
Yang Liwei is the first Chinese to succeed in traveling into the space .
succeed v. 实现目标；成功
【拓展延伸】成功相关的词 反义词
succeed v. 成功 fail v. 失败
success n. 成功 failure n. 失败
successful adj. 成功的 unsuccessful adj. 不成功的
successfully adv. 成功地 unsuccessfully adv. 不成功地
Failure is the mother of success.
Tom succeeded in passing the exam.But Marry failed to do it.
3. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.
We should work hard to achieve our Chinese dream.
= We should work hard to realize our Chinese dream.
=We should work hard to make our Chinese dream come true.
【拓展延伸】achieve + 后缀 -ment → achievement n. 成就；成绩
achieve v.达成；完成；成功
achieve 在此作及物动词，其主语通常为人， 宾语通常为目标、目的或胜利、成功等。achieve one’s dream=realize one’s dream=make one’s dream come true, 意为“实现某人的梦想”。
4. It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.
force既可指实际意义上的力，如自然力，又可指抽象意义的力，如影响力。the force of“……的力量/力”。
He changed the world through the force of his ideas.
【拓展延伸】force还可作动词，意为“迫使；强迫”，force sb. to do sth. 表示“迫使某人做某事”。
Wars forced them to leave their homes.
force n. 力；力量
Exercises
一、单项选择。
1.Dreams are beautiful. However, to ______ them needs lots of time and work.
A. discover B. find C. achieve D. stop
3.________ the traffic was heavy yesterday, we got to the bus station on time.
A. Even though B. So that C. Unless D. As soon as
4. One of ________ in the world ________China.
A. the old country;is B. oldest country ;are
C. the oldest countries;is D. the oldest countries;are
C
A
C
二、根据汉语提示或用所给词的适当形式填空。
1.No one can _________ (success) without any hard work.
2.You should drive more carefully in ________(freeze) weather.
3.Sally studies hard at school to ________(achievement) her dream.
4.The tour _________(include) a visit to the Disneyland, so you needn’t pay for the tickets.
5.Confidence is an important _________(条件) if you want to achieve success.
succeed
freezing
achieve
condition
includes
Homework
1. Read and recite Key sentences in 3a.
3. Do the exercises in students’ book.
Thank you!
