Unit7What’s the highest mountain in the world.SectionA3a~3c课件2023-2024学年度人教版英语八年级下册

Unit 7
What’s the highest mountain
in the world?
Section A 3a~3c
八年级下
人教版
通过本课的学习，学生能够：
①掌握本部分出现的生词和词组并能做到熟练运用。
②运用比较级和最高级等谈论珠穆朗玛峰的相关信息，强化学生的阅读能力。
③了解珠穆朗玛峰并培养学生克服困难、挑战极限的精神。
Learning Goals
? What sports do you like?
? Which of the following sports do you think is the most dangerous?
Warming Up
Look at the picture and title. Answer the questions.
What are they doing?
Which mountain are they climbing?
How high is Qomolangma?
They are climbing the mountain.
Qomolangma.
Qomolangma is 8, 848.86 meters high.
Pre-reading
Mountain climbing is a dangerous sport.
Mountain climbing is a dangerous sport.
What might be the dangers of mountain climbing?
? freezing weather conditions
? too many people
? have to fight with dangerous animals
? hard to take in air
? thick clouds
? hard to find the way home
Let’s watch a video.
Let’s skim!
Spirit of climbers
Achievements of climbers
Facts and dangers
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
3a. Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas.
While-reading
/ ??t?i?vm?nt /n. 成就；成绩
Read the article quickly and list all the comparatives(比较级) and superlatives(最高级).
? most dangerous sport
? most popular place
? highest
? most famous
? more serious difficulties
? stronger than the forces of nature
Let’s find.
Let’s scan!
? thick clouds
? very high
? it can snow hard
? freezing weather conditions
? heavy storms
? very hard to breathe as you get near the top
Read paragraph 1 and complete the chart.
Where are the Himalayas: __________________________________
The dangers for climbers:
run along the southwestern part of China
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.① 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, 848.86 meters high and so is very dangerous to climb. Thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall

/ ?sa?θ?west?n /adj. 西南的；西南方向的
/ θ?k /adj. 厚的
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.②
/ ?n?klu?d /v.包括；包含
/ ?fri?z?? /adj.极冷的；冰冻的
/ k?n?d??n /n.条件；状况
take in 吸入
Read paragraph 2 and 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
In 1953
In 1960
In 1975
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.
登上顶峰
/ s?k?si?d /v. 实现目标；成功
Read paragraph 3 and answer the questions.
1. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous?
Because they want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.
2. What does the spirit of the climbers tell us?
It tells us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams and humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.
即使；虽然
Why do so many climbers risk their lives?③ 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.
/ ?sp?r?t /n. 勇气；意志；活力
give up doing sth. 放弃做某事
/ ?t??l?nd? /v. 挑战；考验
面对（问题、困难等）
achieve sb.’s dream 实现某人的梦想
/ f??s /n. 力；力量
/ ?ne?t??(r) /n. 自然界
Post-reading
Let’s retell.
Jimmy is your friend. He wants to climb Qomolangma. But he knows little about it. Can you tell him something about it?
Name
Height
Dangers for climbers
Achievements of climbers
Why?
Spirit
Facts and dangers
Spirit of climbers
1953 1960 1975
Let’s remember.
Qomolangma is just like the difficulties we meet in our lives.
If we are brave enough and keep on trying, we will achieve our dreams.
Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
Key Phrases
吸入 ______________________
登上顶峰 ______________________
即使；虽然 ______________________
面对（问题、困难等） ______________________
放弃做某事 ______________________
实现某人的梦想 ______________________
reach the top
take in
even though
in the face of
give up doing sth.
achieve sb.’s dream
1. One of the world’s most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, and one of the most popular places for this is the Himalayas.
“one of + the + 形容词最高级 + 可数名词复数名词”，意为“最……之一”。注意：该结构作主语时，谓语动词要用第三人称单数形式。
e.g. It is one of the most original works of imagination in the language.
这是用这种语言创作的最具想像力的原创作品之一。
Language Points
Keats is one of the greatest Romantic poets.
济慈是最伟大的浪漫主义诗人之一。
This is one of the most commonly used methods.
这是最常采用的方法之一。
Roses are one of the most beautiful, traditional, and fragrant flowers that you can plant in your garden.
玫瑰是最美丽、最传统、最芳香的花之一，你可以在花园里进行种植。
1. Lucy是我认识的人里最公正的一个。
Lucy is _________________ fair-minded __________ I know.
2. 笑是最具感染力的感情表达方式之一。
Laughter is _________________ infectious _____________ of emotion.
3. 这是Cici所扮演过的最重要的角色之一。
It is one of the _______________ Cici has played.
one of the most
people
one of the most
expressions
greatest roles
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2. It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top.
It is + adj. + to do sth.，意为“做某事是……的” It为形式主语，动词不定式短语为真正的主语。
e.g. It is hard to believe that Danny is only nine.
很难相信Danny只有九岁。
It is interesting to compare their situation and ours.
把他们的状况与我们的相比很有意思。
take in 吸入，吞入（体内）
e.g. Fish take in oxygen through their gills. 鱼用鳃吸取氧气。
【拓展】
take after sb. （外貌或行为）像（父或母）
take sth. apart/down 拆卸，拆开（机器等）/拆掉；拆除；拆卸
take off (of an aircraft, etc.飞机等 ) 起飞
take sth. off 脱下（衣服），摘掉；休假，休息
e.g. I’ve decided to take a few days off next week.
我已决定下星期休息几天。
1. 在密林里边穿行是很危险的。
___________________ travel through thick forests.
2. 有必要调查一下怎样才能实施这些方案。
___________________ examine how the proposals can be carried out.
3. 人吸入氧气，呼出二氧化碳。
Humans _________ oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide.
It is dangerous to
It is necessary to
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take in
3. Why do so many climbers risk their lives?
risk v. 使……冒风险（或面临危险）
risk sb’s life 冒着生命危险
e.g. Jason risked his life to save her. 杰森冒着生命危险去救她。
risk n. 危险；风险
the risk of sth.
e.g. Smoking can increase the risk of developing heart disease.
吸烟会增加得心脏病的危险。
【拓展】
① at risk (from/of sth.) 处于(某事物)的危险中
e.g. If they go to war, innocent lives will be put at risk.
如果他们发动战争，无辜的生命就会受到威胁。
② at the risk of doing sth. （用以引出可能听上去愚蠢或冒犯人的话）冒着……的风险
e.g. At the risk of showing my ignorance, how exactly does the Internet work? 也许我难免显得无知，可互联网到底是怎么运行的呢？
③ take a risk / take risks 冒险（做某事）
e.g. They are reluctant to take a risk, to learn new skills or to try something new.
他们不愿意冒险、不肯学习新技能，或者尝试某些新东西。
You have no right to take risks with other people’s lives.
你没有权利拿别人的生命去冒险。
【习语】
risk life and limb / risk your neck 冒死；不惜受伤
1. 有几十万人正处于危险中。
Hundreds of thousands of people are __________.
2. 肥胖会增加患心脏病的危险。
Obesity can increase the __________ heart disease.
at risk
risk of
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Exercises
一、根据句意及汉语提示填写单词。 1. The plants grow best in cool (条件). 2. We try to celebrate the (成就) of those great scientist. 3. I have a small house. It (包括) a bedroom, a kitchen and a bathroom. 4. You should work hard to (实现) your dream. 5.Look at the (厚的) clouds. It is going to rain.
conditions
achievements
includes
achieve
thick
二、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。 1. Kunming is in the (southwest) part of China. 2. The boys said they’d like to challenge (they). 3. Many (climb) try to climb Qomolangma even though it’s very dangerous. 4. Don’t go out in the (freeze) weather.
三、根据汉语意思完成下列句子，每空一词。 1. 无论发生什么事情，他都不会放弃学习。 No matter what happens, he’ll never .
southwestern
themselves
climbers
freezing
give up learning
2. 这部电影抓住了时代精神。 This movie captures the times. 3. 不要冒着你的生命危险去爬山。 Don’t to climb the mountain. 4. 许多老师即使生病了也坚持工作。 Many teachers go on working they are sick. 5. 他尽力呼吸空气，但是这很困难。 He tried to , but it was difficult.
the spirit of
risk your life
even though
take in air
Summary
Mountain climbing
the Himalayas
the southwestern part of China
the highest & the most famous
The first to
reach the top
Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary
the first Chinese team
in 1960
Reasons for
risking lives
never give up
stronger than the forces of nature
the first woman
junko Tabei
in 1975
Qomolangma
May 29, 1953
challenge themselves
除了攀岩之外，你认为在生活中还有哪些事情（不论大小）可以体现出人的精神与勇气？请分享你的看法~
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