八下Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world? Section A 3a- 3c课件(共21张PPT)

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Section A (3a-3c)
Unit 7
What's the highest mountain in the world
One of the most popular places to go for mountain climbing is the Himalayas.
Pre-reading: Prediction
A. The introduction of
Qomolangma
B. The dangers of mountain
climbing
C. The dangers of mountain
climbing and what we
can learn from the climbers
What will the article talk about
Tips: Look at the title and picture, and predict what you will read about.
Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas at the box
in the top right corner.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Facts and Dangers
Achievements of Climbers
Spirit of Climbers
achievement n. 成就；成绩
We may get the main idea of each paragraph to help us understand what an article wants to tell us.
Read paragraph 1 and answer the following questions.
Qomolangma is 8,844.43 meters high.
Where are the Himalayas
The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China.
How high is Qomolangma
Read Para. 1 and find out the key words to finish the mind map.
facts
dangers
Facts and dangers
· Height:_________ meters high.
· Place: Himalayas ______ _____ _____ ___________ part of China.
· _____ clouds cover the top.
· Snow can fall _____ _____.
· _______ weather conditions.
·______ storms.
·_____ to ______ _____ air.
8848.86
run
along
the
southwestern
Thick
very hard
Freezing
Heavy
Hard
take in
Read paragraph 2 and list three achievements.
①
②
③
1953
1960
The first Chinese team reached the top
1975
Junko Tabei from Japan was the first woman to reach the top
Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the top
Who When Achievements
Tenzing Norgay Edmund Hillary
The Chinese
Junko Tabei
In 1960
In 1975
The first Chinese team reached the top.
The first woman succeeded in reaching the top.
Read Para. 2 and find out the details of achievements.
On May 29,1953
The first people
reached the top.
Read paragraph 3 and answer the following question.
Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous
Many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous because they want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.
.
= even if 即使；虽然（引导让步状语从句，不能和but连用）
Spirit of climbers People want to __________________
in the face of difficulties.
We should never give up trying
to __________________.
Humans can sometimes ______________
the forces of nature.
challenge themselves
achieve our dreams
be stronger than
Read Para. 3 and tell the spirit of climbers.
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.
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 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.
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
v. 达成；完成；成功
n. 力；力量
n. 自然界；大自然
面对（问题、困难等）
the force of… ……的力量/力
1. 最危险的山峰 __________________________
2. 登山 _________________
3. 密集的云层 _________________
4. 极度寒冷的天气 _________________
5. 暴风雪 _________________
6. 吸入；吞入（体内） _________________
Read and translate.
the most dangerous mountain
mountain climbing
thick clouds
freezing weather
heavy storms
take in
7. risk one’s life ________________
8. challenge oneself ________________
9. in the face of difficulties ________________
10. give up doing sth. ________________
11. achieve our dreams ________________
12. forces of nature ________________
冒生命危险
挑战自己
面对困难
放弃做某事
实现我们的梦想
自然的力量
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 8,848.86 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
even though= even if 即使；虽然
引导让步状语从句，不能与but连用，但可以与yet或still连用。
Qomolangma
Achievements
Dangers
Spirit
Facts
southwestern
8,448.43 meters high
the highest
the most famous
thick clouds
snow fall hard
freezing weather conditions
heavy storms
hard to take in
1953---the first people
1960---the first Chinese team
1976---the first woman
challenge themselves in the face of difficulties
Retell
Why do so many climbers risks their lives
Although there are lots of difficulties,
but people never give up
If you want to see the most beautiful stars,
keep climbing!
Even if you fall,you will fall into stars!
(想看星河璀璨，唯有向上攀登！
即使跌倒，也会坠落在星辰之间）