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Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world Section A ( 3a-3c)
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课程基本信息
学科 英语 年级 八年级下册
课题 Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world Section A ( 3a-3c)
使用教材 人教新目标 出版日期 2013.05
学生信息
姓名 学校 班级 学号
学习目标
1.To understand the article about Qomolangma2. To get the main idea of each paragraph 3. To learn new words: achievement, thick, include, condition, succeed, achieve, force, nature …4. To learn the spirit of the climbers
课前学习任务
请在书本51页划出单词表里里的单词，以下词组以及句型。 take ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com ) in air, spirit, achieve our dreams, in the face difficulties, challenge ( http: / / www.21cnjy.com )themselves, one of the world’s most dangerous sports, one of the most popular places of, heavy storm, include, thick clouds, freezing weather conditions, succeed, the forces of nature
课上学习任务
Task 1 Watch and say What's the most difficult thing the man has ever done Task 2 PredictLook at the title and the picture of the article. Predict what will be talked about in the article.Task 3 3a Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas.Task 4 3b Read and complete the chart. Note before you read the article:which items to focus onhow many of each item to look out forwhich paragraph to get the informationTask 5 3b Read the second paragraph and complete the chart about the Monkey King. Task 6 3c Answer the questions using information from the article. 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 Task 7 3c Complete the sentences below with phrases from the passage.Task 8 Underline these words and phrases in the passage.Task 9 Read and translate. 1. one of the world’s most dangerous sports2. mountain climbing3. thick clouds4. freezing weather5. heavy storms6. take in7. risk one’s lives8. challenge oneself9. in the face of difficulties10. give up doing sth.11. achieve our dreams12. forces of nature
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What’s the highest mountain
in the world
Section A
3a-3c
Unit 7
Objectives
To understand the article about
Qomolangma
2. To get the main idea of each paragraph
3. To learn new words:
achievement, thick, include, condition,
succeed, achieve, force, nature …
4. To learn the spirit of the climbers
What's the most difficult thing the man has ever done
Why do people try to climb this mountain even though it is difficult and dangerous
Read the article on P51 and find the answer.
Look at the title and the picture of the article. Predict what will be talked about in the article.
Let’s read the article and check our prediction.
climb
climber
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
P51
3a
Read and complete the chart.
Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraphs 1&3
List four dangers for climbers List three achievements List four comparisons
1. thick clouds 1. 1953-Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the top 1. most dangerous sport
2. most popular place
4. freezing weather
conditions
2. 1960-The first Chinese team reached the top
5. more serious difficulties
5. heavy storms
3. 1975-Junko Tabei from Japan was the first woman to reach the top
3b
3. it can snow hard
6. very hard to breathe as you get near the top
3. highest
2. very high
6. stronger than the forces of nature
4. most famous
Note before you read the article:
which items to focus on
how many of each item to look out for
which paragraph to get the information from
P51
Check your answers!
Dangers
Three Achievements
Spirit of climbers
2. Achievements of climbers
3. Spirit of climbers
Facts
1. Facts and dangers
P51
Answer the questions using information from the article.
3c
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.
Check your answers!
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.
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
Underline these words and
phrases in the article.
世界上最危险的运动
之一
登山
密集的云层
极度寒冷的天气
暴风雪
吸入；吞入
冒生命危险
挑战自己
面对困难
放弃做某事
完成我们的梦想
自然的力量
1. one of the world’s most
dangerous sports
2. mountain climbing
3. thick clouds
4. freezing weather
5. heavy storms
6. take in
7. risk one’s lives
8. challenge oneself
9. in the face of difficulties
10. give up doing sth.
11. achieve our dreams
12. forces of nature
Read and translate.
有志者事竟成。
Never give up trying to achieve our dreams.
Humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.
1. Thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard.
thick adj. 厚的； 浓的
How thick is the board
这块木板有多厚
It is dangerous to drive in a thick fog.
在浓雾天驾车很危险。
Language points
墙有两米厚。
The walls are two metres thick.
Practise
2. … include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms.
freezing adj. 极冷的；冰冻的
It’s freezing outside now.
现在外面冷极了。
include v. 包括；包含
The bill includes tax and service.
账单包括税款和服务费。
condition n. 条件；状况
Under what conditions do plants grow best
植物在什么条件下生长得最好？
【拓展】include和contain
* include指作为整体中的一部分而被包括进去。
主要强调被包含的东西本身也是其中一部分，
整体中包含着各自独立的部分。
* contain指作为组成部分而被“包含”或“容纳”在
内。强调包含不属于本身的其他东西在里面，
可用于表示包含所含之物的全部或部分，也可
以表示某一物质中含有什么成分。
Those against me included my best friend.
反对我的人中有我最好的朋友。
Junk food contains little nutrition.
垃圾食品几乎不含营养。
The book contains some amusing stories.
这本书里有一些有趣的故事。
1. After walking through the snow, my
feet were freezing.
走过雪地后，我的双脚都冻僵了。
2. The tour included a visit to the Science
Museum.
旅游项目中包括参观科学博物馆。
3. The house was in a terrible condition.
这幢房子的情况很糟糕。
4. A good British breakfast ______________
________ (总是包括香肠).
5. Does each cup _______________________
_______ (含牛奶一样多)
Practise
always includes sausages
contain the same amount of milk
3. It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top.
动词不定式在作主语时，常用it作形式
主语，而往往将动词不定式放在谓语或
表语之后。
It’s not easy to learn a foreign language well.
(= To learn a foreign language well is not easy.)
学好一门外语不容易。
不定式作主语
take in:
1) 吸入；吞入(体内)
2) to understand completely the meaning
or importance of sth. 理解；领会；领悟
Fish take in oxygen through their gills (鳃).
This book is so difficult that I can’t take in what the author means.
It took me quite a long time to take in what you said.
1. 史密斯一家周末常驱车到郊外去呼吸那
里的新鲜空气。
On weekends the Smiths usually drive to
the countryside and _________________
there.
2. 翻译句子之前首先要理解词的含义。
Before you translate a sentence, you
should first ____________________ the
words.
Practise
take in the fresh air
take in the meaning of
4. …, while the first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975.
She's been trying to pass her driving test for six years and she's finally succeeded.
6年来她一直努力想通过驾照考试，终于得偿所愿。
Very few people succeed in losing weight and keeping it off.
很少有人能减肥成功并一直保持下去。
succeed作动词，意为“成功”。常用succeed
in doing sth. 表示“成功做某事”。
What’s the secret of your success
你成功的秘诀是什么？
Were you successful in persuading him to change his mind
你说服他改变主意了吗
They have launched a man-made satellite successfully.
他们成功地发射了一颗人造卫星。
【拓展】
* success作不可数名词，意为“成功”，也可作可数名词，表示“成功的事”。
* successful作形容词，意为“成功的”。常用successful in (doing) sth.表示“成功做某事”。
* successfully作副词，意为“成功地”。
1. The film was a great _______.
这部电影大获成功。
2. The operation was _________.
手术成功了。
3. She wanted to be the first woman to climb
Mount Qomolangma, and she almost
__________.
她想成为第一位登上珠穆朗玛峰的女性，而
且她也差一点就成功了。
4. He __________ completed a master’s degree.
他顺利地取得了硕士学位。
Practise
success
successful
succeeded
successfully
5. Why do so many climbers risk their lives
* lives “生命”，life的复数形式
* risk one’s life 冒着生命危险
Many people lost their lives in the accident.
在那次事故中很多人丧了命。
I'm not risking my life in that old car.
我不会拿我的性命冒险去坐那辆旧车。
Practise
他冒着生命危险去帮助其他人逃离。
He risked his life helping others to escape.
* challenge n. 挑战 v. 向......挑战
challenge sb. to sth.
* in the face of 面对（问题、困难等）
6. One of the main reasons is that people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.
You know me — I like a challenge.
你了解我——我喜欢挑战。
He challenged me to play chess.
他向我挑战下象棋。
He showed great bravery in the face of danger.
面对危险他表现得非常勇敢。
1. 马丁斯现在面临他事业上最大的挑战。
Martins now faces __________________ of
his career.
2. 午饭后，凯里邀请我进行一场网球比赛。
After lunch, Carey _______________ a
game of tennis.
3. 丹尼尔斯面对党内那么强烈的反对还是挺
了过来，真不简单。
It is amazing how Daniels has survived
___________ such strong opposition from
within the party.
Practise
the biggest challenge
challenged me to
in the face of
Review
课时重点回顾
thick adj. 厚的； 浓的
freezing adj. 冰冻的；极冷的
include和contain
it作形式主语的用法
take in 1) 吸入；吞入 2) 理解；领会
succeed
risk one’s life
challenge n. 挑战 v. 向......挑战
in the face of 面对（问题、困难等）
Homework
Review the new words and expressions.
2. 发挥想象，连词成文(50-100字)。
achievement, thick, include, condition, succeed, achieve, force, nature,
even though
3. Preview the new words and expressions.
4. Preview Grammar Focus.中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台
Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world Section A (3a-3c) 课后练习
课程基本信息
学科 英语 年级 八年级下册
课题 Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world Section A (3a-3c)
使用教材 人教新目标 出版日期 2013.05
学生信息
姓名 学校 班级 学号
学习目标
1.To understand the article about Qomolangma2. To get the main idea of each paragraph 3. To learn new words: achievement, thick, include, condition, succeed, achieve, force, nature …4. To learn the spirit of the climbers
课后练习
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