Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world? SectionA3a-3c课件(共26张PPT)

(共26张PPT)
To read to learn about the dangers and facts of Qomolangma.
2. To know about the spirit of the climbers.
2. To learn some words and expressions.
Discuss with your partner:
What sport do you like best
Which of the following sports do you think is the most dangerous Why
Look at the title and the picture of the article and predict what will be talked about in the article.
Now read the article and check your prediction.
Which is the biggest desert/... in the world
How big/deep/long/old/high is ...
Qomolangma
The Sahara
The Caspian Sea
The Nile
the highest mountain
the biggest desert
the deepest salt lake
the longest river
8,844.43m …
9,600,000 skm…
1,025 m…
6,671km …
China
one of the oldest countries
over 5,000y …
Lead-in:
Qomolangma
the Himalayas
Q: Is it hard for the climbers to reach the top Why
many difficult conditions
Pre-Reading:
many difficult conditions:
The weather is freezing.
Snow can fall hard.
Clouds are thick.
It's high to climb .
It's difficult to take in air.
They want to challenge themselves.
They want to achieve their dreams.
Although it's very difficult for the climbers to reach the top, why do they still want to risk their lives
Becuase...
V. ['t l nd ]
V. [ 't i v]
thick clouds
Snow can fall very hard.
heavy storms
freezing weather conditions
hard to take in air
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
3a
Lead in
They are huge and some kinds have teeth.
They live in the sea.
They eat small fish and other sea life.
They can jump high out of the water and sing songs.
Because humans catch whales for meat, fat and oil and whale parts can be sold to make things like candles and soap, and also because of water pollution
We should stop putting rubbish into the sea, learn more about whales and make rules on whale protection.
Careful-Reading:
Read Paragraph 1 and finish the tasks. (2 min)
The Himalayas run along the northwestern part of China. ( )
F
Task 1 List the dangers.
Task 2 Judge T or F(Vote).
Danger1
Danger2
Danger3
Danger4
Danger5
Danger6
very high
thick clouds
snow can fall very hard
freezing weather conditions
heavy storms
hard to take in air
southwesten
Read Paragraph 2 and find out the three achievements.
(2min)
When did it happened Who reached the top
On _______, 1953
The first _______, Tenzing Norgay and Edumund Hillary
In______
The first____________
In ______
The __________, Junko Tabai
people
1960
May 29
Chinese team
1975
first woman
Read Paragraph 3 and choose the right answer. (2min)
Q1: Which sentence is right accoding to the passage
A: Humans are always stronger than the force of nature.
B: Humans are as strong as the force of nature.
C.Humans are sometimes stronger than the force of nature.
Q2: Why do so many climbers risk their lives The main reason is that_____.
A: they want to show their spirits.
B: they want to challenge themselves.
C: they want to achieve their dreams.
Find the comparison in Para.1&3.
Why does the
writer use so many comparison
Humans can sometimes be stronger than the
forces of nature.
After -reading
Why does the writer use a “question mark” in the title
The forces of human
For most people,
Mountain climbing may be:
dangerous .
However, for the brave climbers,
the answer should be:
challengeable.
I can’t remember English words
1.ask the teacher for help;
2.use free time to remember them;
......
No matter what difficulties we meet,
we will never give up!
Have a correct attitude!
Try your best! Challenge yourself!
We should never _________________.
Humans can be __________ than nature.
Facts and dangers
Achievements
Spirit
give up trying.
1953, the first ________reached the top.
1960, the first ______________…..
1975, the first ________……
people
Chinese team
woman
stronger
Retell the passage
Location: run along ______________of China.
Height: _________ meters high.
Danger: _____ clouds, snow _______;
______ storm; ______weather
condition; hard to _______air
thick
heavy
the southwest
8848.86
freezing
fall hard
take in
One of the world’s most dangerous
sports is mountain climbing, …
“one of + the + 形容词的最高级 + 复数名词”，意为“最……之一”。如：
Miss Wang is one of the most popular
teachers in our school.
王老师是我们学校最受欢迎的老师之一。
2. It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top.
It is + adj. + to do sth.， it作形式主语放在句首，而把真正的主语放在句尾。常用于此句型的形容词有
important， difficult， dangerous， necessary， useful， possible等，用来对to do sth. 进行说明。此句型可以转换成To do sth. is + adj.。
3. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms.
difficulty 既可作可数名词也可作不可数名词。
e.g. It is important to study English well.
学好英语很困难。
It’s very difficult to climb Qomolangma.
攀登珠穆朗玛峰很难。
作可数名词时通常用复数，表示具体概念，即：各式各样的 “困难，难题，难事”，如：
He’s having financial difficulties.
他正手头拮据。
作不可数名词时，译作“困难，艰难，辛苦”，如：
She had great difficulty in understanding him.
她很难理解他说的话。
Retell the article, then preview the Grammar focus.
1.Copy the key words and phrase in 3a.
2.Finish 4a on P52.