Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world? Section A3a-3c 课件 2024-2025学年人教版八年级英语下册

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Learning Objectives
1. To read to learn about the dangers and facts of Qomolangma.
2.To get the spirit of the climbers from reading.
3.To understand the important spirit of never giving up and look back at yourself.
Warming up
Discuss with your partner:
What sport do you like
best
Which of the following sports do you think is the most dangerous:swimming,tennis,mountain climbing,or
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
What might be the dangers of mountain climbing
Predict
Look at the title and the picture and predict what will be
talked about in the article.
Qomolangma—the Most
Dangerous Mountain in the World
Read the article and match each paragraph
with the main ideas.
Spirit of climbers
Achievements of climbers
Facts and dangers
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2
Paragraphs 1&3
List four dangers for climbers List three achievements
List four
comparisons
thick clouds 1953—Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the top
most dangerous
sport
Read the article again and complete the chart.
Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2
Paragraphs 1&3
·very high · it can snow hard ·freezing weather conditions ·heavy storms ·very hard to breathe as you get near the top ·1960 —The first Chinese team reached the top. ·1975—Junko Tabei from Japan was the first woman to reach the top.
·most popular place
·highest
·most famous
·more serious
difficulties
· stronger than
the forces of
nature
1.Where are the Himalayas
The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of
China.
2.How high is Qomolangma
Qomolangma is 8,848.86 meters high.
Answer the questions using information from
the article.
3. 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.
4. What does the spirit of the climbers tell us
The spirit of the climbers tells us that we should never give
up trying to achieve our dreams.
One ofthe worlds 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.Ofall 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.Even more serious dificulties 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.
Why do so many climbers tisk 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.
useful words and Qomolangma—the Most phrases
Dangerous Mountain in the World
What did you do when in the face of some challenges
Gave up Ran away Or
found a way to overcome
them Share your
experiences and write down what you have learned from your group.
登山
密云
极冷的天气状况
狂风暴雨
放弃
吸入
到达山顶
mountain climbing
thick clouds
freezing weather conditions
heavy storms
Summary
reach the top
risk one's life 冒着生命危险
one of the main reasons 主要原因之一 in the face of difficulties 面对困难
实现某人的梦想
大自然的力量
即使；虽然
二 O
Exercises
根据汉语意思，完成英语句子，每空一词。
1.我们可以在森林里吸入新鲜空气。
We can take in fresh air in the forest.
2.通过多年的努力工作，她最终实现了她的梦想。
With years of hard work,she finally achieved her dream . /realized
3.即使天气不好，仍有很多事情可做。
Even though /if the weather is terrible,there are still
lots of things to do.
4. 就我所知，Henry经常去亚洲旅行。
As far as I know ,Henry often
travels to Asia.
5.面对这个挑战，我们不应该逃避。
We shouldn't run away in the face of
this challenge.
6.当我们看瀑布时，我们能够感受到大自然的力量。
When we look at the waterfall,we can feel the forces of nature.
I can
read to learn about the dangers and facts of Qomolangma.
get the spirit of the climbers from reading.
understand the important spirit of never giving up and look back at myself.
Write a passage by
using the words:
achieve(ment),
include,succeed,
even though.
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Focus.
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