(共20张PPT)
Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world
第二课时 Section A (3a－3c)
情景导入
Enjoy a video
What do you know about Qomolangma
the highest mountain in the world
8,848.86 meters high
run along the southwestern
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
生成新知
3a
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
Let’s read.
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 8,848.86 meters high and so is very dangerous to climb. Thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard.
Qomolangma — the Most Dangerous Mountain in the World
厚的；浓的
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.
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.
极冷的；冰冻的
条件；状况
吸入
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.
面对（困难、问题等）
放弃
实现梦想
3b
Read the article again and complete the chart.
Read the 1st paragraph and list four dangers for climbers.
thick clouds
very high
it can snow hard
freezing weather conditions
heavy storms
very hard to breathe as you get near the top
Read the 2nd paragraph 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
Read the 1&3 paragraphs and list four comparisons.
most dangerous sport
most popular place highest
most famous
more serious difficulties
stronger than the forces of nature
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 8,844.43 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
Watch a video. Can you give different reasons of why people risk their lives to climb Qomolangma
问题探究
1．take in
take in 为固定短语，意为“吸入”。
例句：Open the window and take in fresh air.
打开窗户，吸入新鲜空气。
【拓展】
take in的其他含义：
(1)收留；留宿
例句：He had no places to sleep in so we offered to take him in.
他没有地方可睡，于是我们提出让他留宿。
(2)充分理解；掌握
例句：It took me a long time to take in what you were saying.
我费了好长时间才明白你说的话。
2．force
例句：The force of the explosion destroyed many tall
buildings.
那次爆炸的力量摧毁了许多高大的建筑物。
force名词，意为“力；力量”。
常见短语：the forces of nature 自然力量，the force of the explosion 爆炸力。
【拓展】
force还可用作动词，意为“强迫；迫使”。
force sb.to do sth.意为“迫使某人做某事”。
例句：They forced him to leave the small town.
他们迫使他离开小镇。
随堂检测
I.根据句意及汉语提示完成句子。
1．My hobbies ________(包括) reading and painting.
2．The ice on the lake is _______(厚的) enough to skate on.
3．People's living __________(条件) are becoming better and better.
4．I think you are sure to ________(成功) if you work hard.
5．Wild animals should live in the ________(自然界)．
include
thick
conditions
succeed
nature(共18张PPT)
第二课时 Section A (3a－3c)
考点 include的用法
v．包括；包含。
如：The price includes both your shirt and your trousers.这个价格包含了你的衬衫和裤子。
【拓展】(1)including prep.意为“包括；包含在内”，它和其后的名词或代词一起构成介宾短语。
如：There are 50 students in our class，including me.包括我在内，我们班有50名学生。
(2)included adj.意为“包括在内的”，常位于名词或代词之后，作
后置定语。
如：There are 50 students in our class，me included.我们班有50
名学生，包括我在内。
考点 succeed的用法
意为“实现目标；成功”，其反义词为fail。常见搭配：
succeed in doing sth.成功做成某事
如：He succeeded in making his dream come true.他成功实现了他的梦想。
【拓展】success n．成功
successful adj.成功的
考点 achieve的用法
(1)achieve通常用作及物动词，其宾语可以是“实现”的目标、目的等，也可以是“取得”的胜利、成功、名誉、地位等。
如：He hopes to achieve all his aims soon.他希望不久就实现他所有的目标。
(2)偶尔用作不及物动词，表示“获得成功”或“如愿以偿”。
如：He achieved because he worked hard.他因为工作努力获得了成功。
(3)名词形式为achievement，意为“成就；成绩”。
【辨析】achieve与come true
achieve 动词，意为“达到；完成”，其主语一般是人，即sb．achieve(s) sth.
come true 动词短语，意为“实现；成为现实”，其主语一般是事物(理想、愿望等)，即e(s) true
如：He works so hard that he is sure to achieve his dream.他工作如此努力，一定会实现他的梦想。
His dream of flying to the moon will come true.他飞向月球的梦想将会实现。
考点 force的用法
(1)n.意为“力；力量”。
如：the forces of nature大自然的力量
(2)v.意为“强迫；迫使”。force sb．to do sth.意为“强迫某人做某事”。
如：The manager often forces them to do a lot of work.这个经理经常强迫他们做很多的工作。
一、根据语境及汉语提示填写单词。
1．The ________(力量) of the rainstorm made a big mess here.
2．We hope to improve the living __________ (条件) of the farmers.
3．_____(厚的) and long hair makes the little girl look beautiful.
force
conditions
Thick
4．(2024·四川遂宁)Boys and girls，work hard! I believe you will _________(成功) in the exam.
5．We should ___________(挑战) ourselves when we meet with difficulties.
6．(2024·四川乐山)In __________(自然) ，you can find new and interesting things everywhere with your own eyes.
succeed
challenge
nature
二、用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。
1． If salt is put onto the ice，the __________(freeze)
temperature will be lower than 0 ℃.
2．The whole world is surprised at China's great _____________
(achieve) in many areas.
3． The man was too fat，so the doctor forced him ________ (lose) some weight.
freezing
achievements
to lose
4．A good breakfast always ________(include) an egg and a glass of milk.
We should have a good breakfast，___________
(include) an egg and a glass of milk.
5．On October 30，2024，three astronauts from Shenzhou 19 succeeded in ________(go) into China Space Station.
includes
including
going
三、根据中文意思，补全英语译文。(每空限填一词，缩写算一词)
1． 谢瑜刻苦训练去实现他的梦想。
Xie Yu trained hard ____ __________ his dream.
2．面对失败不要怕。
Don't be afraid ____ ____ ____ ____ failure.
3．即使遇到困难，我们也不能失去信心。
We can't lose heart ______ __________ we are in trouble.
to
achieve
in
the
face
of
even
though/if
4．他有很多次机会成功，但他最后放弃了。
He had many chances to succeed，but he _____ ____ at last.
5.当你快到达山顶的时候，吸入空气很困难。
It's very hard to ____ ____ air as you get near the top of the mountain.
gave
up
take
in
四、 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
① When it comes to the Himalayas，what do you have in your mind？High mountains？White snow？Both answers are right，but in the mountains there is a place called the Valley of Flowers and you can see a very different scene there.It is home to pretty flowers，wild plants and endangered animals.
②The Valley of Flowers is in Uttarakhand，one state in
India．It's over 87.5 square kilometers.There are flowers everywhere.The flowers are not the same as what we often see.They grow on high places in the mountains.There are hundreds of different kinds of flowers in this valley. They bloom(开花)
from June to September. When the flowers bloom，the valley looks like a magical world with different colors.
③There are also lots of wild plants，such as trees and grass，
in the Valley of Flowers.They are special.Some of them are hard to be found anywhere else in the world！What's more，some endangered animals like snow leopards(雪豹) live in the valley，too.
④Now people turn the Valley of Flowers into a national park.Visitors can't build anything or live there.They can't even stay there for too long at a time.They can only stay there for one day.Visitors may not have enough time to see all the beauty there.
( )1. How does the writer start the text
A．By asking questions. B．By telling stories.
C．By giving examples.
( )2.When do flowers in the Valley of Flowers start to bloom
A．In June. B．In July. C．In September.
A
A
( )3.The text mainly ______．
A．tells the facts about the Valley of Flowers
B．describes the beautiful scenes of the Himalayas
C．asks more people to visit the Valley of Flowers
( )4. Which of the following is the structure of the text
A
B
