人教版八年级下Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world？Section A 3a-3c课件(共42张PPT)

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Section A (3a-4c)
Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world
Free Talk Do you like mountain climbing Do you know the most popular places to go for
Lead in
One of the most popular places to go for mountain climbing is the Himalayas.
3a
Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Spirit of climbers
Achievements of climbers
Facts and dangers
mountain climbing
Mark True (T) or False (F).
1. It is very dangerous to climb Qomolangma.
2. The first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29, 1955.
3. The first Chinese woman to succeed was in 1960.
4. It shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.
T
F
F
T
Ask and answer.
1. What mountain is Himalayas 2. Why is it dangerous to climb Qomolangma 3. When did the first Chinese reach the top of Qomolangma
3b
Read the article again and complete the chart.
Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 1＆3
List four dangers for climbers List three achievements List four comparisons
thick clouds 1953-Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the top most dangerous sport
· very high
· it can snow
· freezing weather conditions
· heavy storms
·very hard to breathe as you get near the top
· 1960-The first Chinese team reached the top
· 1975- Junko Tabei from Japan was the first woman to reach the top
· most popular place highest
· most famous
· more serious difficulties
· stronger than the forces of nature
3c
Answer the questions using information from the article.
1. Where are the Himalayas
2. How high is Qomolangma
The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China.
Qomolangma is 8,844.43 meters high.
3. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous
4. What does the spirit of the climbers tell us
Because they want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.
The spirit of the climbers tells us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.
1953年5月29日，34岁来自新西兰的登山家埃德蒙·希拉里（Edmund Hillary）作为英国登山队队员与39岁的尼泊尔向导丹增·诺尔盖Tenzing Norgay 一起沿东南山脊路线登上珠穆朗玛峰，是纪录上第一个登顶成功的登山队伍。
1960年5月25日，中华人民共和国人首次登上珠穆朗玛峰。他们是王富洲、贡布（藏族）、屈银华。此次攀登，也是首次从北坡攀登成功。
1960年，我国首次登上地球之颠的3名英雄。
1975年5月16日，日本人田部井淳子的从南坡登上了珠峰。
1975年5月27日，中国登山队的藏族女队员
潘多成为世界上第一个从北坡登上珠穆朗
玛峰的女性。
2008年5月8日，中国登山队圣火传递珠穆朗玛峰突击队员，成功地把圣火从8300米突击队营地传递到了珠穆朗玛峰峰顶，创造了人类奥运历史上的奇迹。
It is … meters high (long, wide…).
它……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。
Language points
例如：
The maintain is more than three thousand meters high.
这座山高三千多米。
It is only 380,000 kilometers away.
它离我们只有三十八万公里。
The Green Great Wall is 7,000 kilometers long.
这座绿色长城长7,000公里。
freezing adj.
冻结的; 冰冻的; 极冷的
It’s freezing outside now.
现在外面冷极了。
It’s very cold today, the temperature has dropped to freezing point.
今天很冷, 温度降到了冰点。
freeze v. 冻结；冷冻；僵硬；凝固
Water freezes at the temperature of 0 degrees Celsius.
水在摄氏零度结冰。
We ate some of the fruits and froze the rest.
我们吃了一些水果,把剩下的冷藏起来。
知识拓展
frozen既是freeze的过去分词形式，也可用作形容词，表示“冷冻的”。
These frozen foods are the most convenient of all.
这些冷冻食品是最为方便。
英译汉
① above / over freezing
零度以上
② freezing weather
很冷的天气
③ be frozen to death
被冻死
④ give sb. a freezing cold
冷冷地看某人一眼
Practice
⑤ freezing machine
制冷机
⑥ frozen meat
冻肉
⑦ I’m frozen, so I can’t write.
我冻坏了，不能写东西了。
⑧ I’m freezing, so I’ve to put on a heavy coat.
我觉得冷极了，我得穿件厚大衣。
thick adj.
1. 浓的, 浓厚的; 粘稠的; 混浊的
It is dangerous to drive
in a thick fog.
在浓雾天驾车很危险。
2. 厚的; 粗的
How thick is the board
这块木板有多厚
4a
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.
big
much
popular
long
old
high
1. The Amazon River is one of the ______ rivers in the world.
It’s a little ________ than the Yangtze River.
2. Qomolangma is 8,844.43 meters _______. It’s one of the most _______ places for serious mountain climbers.
longest
longer
high
popular
3. No ocean in the world is as ________ as the Pacific Ocean.
4. Although Japan is _________ than Canada, it is _________ smaller.
big
much
popular
long
old
high
big
older
much
4b
Write two comparisons about two topics. Write true facts.
e.g. Two rivers: ________________ and ____________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
__________________________________________
the Yangtze River
the Amazon River
The Yangtze River is almost as long as the Amazon
River.The Amazon is longer than the Yangtze, but the Yangtze is the longest river in China.
Two animals: ___________ and _________
1. ___________________________________
2. ___________________________________
_____________________________________
Monkey Dog
A dog is bigger than a monkey.
A monkey is smaller than a dog, but it climbs a tree faster than a dog.
Two cities: ___________ and _______________
1. ___________________________________
2. _____________________________________
_______________________________________
Singapore Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is as modern as Singapore.
Singapore is bigger than Kuala Lumpur and has a larger population than Kuala Lumpur.
4c
Write five questions using comparisons. Then ask your partner your questions.
1. _______________________________________
2. _______________________________________
3. _______________________________________
4. _______________________________________
5. _______________________________________
What is the highest building in our city
What is the busiest subway station in our city
What is the largest shopping mall in our city
Which is the biggest park in our city
Which is the longest road in our city
比较级考点
① 比较级修饰问题 a little, a bit, even, still, much, a lot, far 等可修饰比较级。
e.g. ◇ Tom is a little taller than Jim. ◇ This book is much more interesting than that one.
中考链接
② 同级比较
e.g. ◇ The weather in Beijing is colder than that in Xi’an. ◇ Our school is bigger than yours.
③ the + 比较级
e.g. Lucy is the fatter of the two girls.
④ “a/an + 比较级” 表示“又一，再一”
e.g. Lily has a doll, but she wants a bigger one.
⑤ 隐性比较（没有than的情况）
e.g. ◇ Who runs faster, Lucy or Lily ◇ You’d better come earlier next time. ◇ He worked hard last term, but he works even harder this term.
⑥ 越来越......
比较级 + and + 比较级
b. the + 比较级 + 句子，the + 比较级 + 句子
e.g. ◇ It’s getting colder and colder. ◇ The more you exercise, the better you are.
2. 最高级考点
说明：形容词的最高级前必须加the；副词的最高级前省略the。
① 范围问题
e.g. Tom is the tallest student in the class. Spring is the best season of the year.
② “......之一”问题
e.g. Beijing is one of the biggest cities in the world.
③ “the + 序数词 + 最高级”
e.g. I think he is the second tallest boy in his class.
3. 比较级和最高级的转换
e.g. Tom is the tallest student in the class.
= Tom is taller than any other student in the class.
= Tom is taller than all the other students in the class.
= No other students are taller than Tom.
① any other + 名词单数
the other + 名词复数
② 否定 + 比较级 = 最高级
比较级 + 极限 = 最高级
Summary
1. Kate is young, but Joe is _______.
2. My shoes are new. My sister’s are
______ than mine.
3. Her bag is heavy, and his is ______ than
hers. But yours is ___________ of all.
younger
newer
heavier
the heaviest
Finish the sentences with the right forms of the adjectives.
Quiz
4. Tom’s kite is high. Jim’s is ______ than
Tom’s. Mike’s is __________ of them
all.
5. Bill is seven. John is nine and Tom is
eleven. Tom is ______ than John and
Bill. Bill is _______ than John. Bill is
____________ and Tom is ___________
of the three.
the highest
older
younger
the youngest
the oldest
higher
1. To memorize the important phrases
and sentences.
2. To make some sentences using as … as,
... times … than, less than, more than.
Homework
Thank you!