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Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world
Section A
Period 2 (3a-4b)
the Nile the Yangtze River the Yellow River
6,671km 6,300km 5,500km
The Yellow River is long.
The Yangtze River is a lot _______ than the Yellow River.
The Nile is ____________ of all.
longer
the longest
Complete the sentences using the information in the forms.
Review
The Yangtze River is not ____ long ____ the Nile.
= The Yangtze River is not _______ than the Nile.
as as
longer
1. Mount Tai is high.
2. Mount Huang is a little _______ than Mount Tai.
3. Qomolangma is ____________ of all.
4. Mount Tai is not ___ high ___ Qomolangma.
= Mount Tai is not _______ than Qomolangma.
higher
the highest
as as
higher
Qomolangma Mount Huang Mount Tai
8,848m 1,864m 1,545m
Singapore Malaysia China
4,000,000 20,000,000 1300,000,000
1. The population of Singapore is large.
2. The population of Malaysia is much ______ than that of Singapore.
3. The population of China is _________ of all.
larger
the largest
Task 1
Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas.
Paragraph 1 Spirit of climbers
Paragraph 2 Achievements of climbers
Paragraph 3 Facts and dangers
师生互动1 Interaction
师生互动2 Interaction
Task 2
Read the article again and complete the chart.
Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 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
it can snow
hard
freezing
weather
conditions
heavy
storms
1960—The first Chinese team reached the top
1975—Junko Tabei from Japan was the first woman to reach the top
most popular
place
more serious
difficulties
stronger than
the forces of
nature
Task 3 Answer the questions using information from the article.
师生互动2 Interaction
1. Where are the Himalayas
2. How high is Qomolangma
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
1. Where are the Himalayas
2. How high is Qomolangma
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
The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China.
Qomolangma is 8,844.43 meters high.
Many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous 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.
世界上最危险的运动之一
蜿蜒于中国的西南部
极冷的天气条件
呼吸困难
第一批登顶的人
第一个成功的女性
冒着生命危险
面对困难时挑战自我
实现我们的梦想
大自然的力量
Research 自主探究
one of the world’s most
dangerous sports
run along the southwestern
part of China
freezing weather conditions
hard to take in air
the first people to reach the top
risk their lives
challenge themselves in the face of difficulties
achieve our dreams
the forces of nature
Find out the following expressions.
the first woman to succeed
succeed
achieve
(come true)
reach
(get / arrive)
Research 合作探究
Discuss the words in groups, then tell us how to use these words
succeed v.
~ in doing sth. 成功做某事
success n.
successful adj.
successfully adv.
achieve v.
achievement n.
achieve的主语必须是人
后面可以接宾语。
come true的主语是物，
后面不接宾语
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reach + 地点
get to + 地点
arrive at/in + 地点
The boy wants to be a __________ (success) scientist when he grows up.
I think she will ___________ because she has tried her best.
Do you know the _____________(achieve) of this climber
He was the first one ____ the work.
A. finish B. to finish C. finishing D. finished
5. –When did you ____ Shanghai
- We ____ there the day before yesterday.
A. arrive; got B. reach; got
C. get; reached D. arrive in; got to
successful
succeed
achievement(s)
B
B
Important expressions
Language points
Positive degree, comparative degree, and superlative degree.
课堂小结 Summary
1. Our family has bought a car so we can travel _____ than before.
most easily B. less easily C. easily D. more easily
2. My father told me a story last night. It is ____ one I’ve ever heard.
the funniest B. funniest C. funnier D. the funnier
D
A
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3. The ___ friends you have, the ___ you will be.
more, happy B. many, happy
C. more, happier D. many, happier
4. When he heard a cry for help, he ran out as _______ as he could.
hardly B. quickly C. finally D. slowly
C
B
