Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world? SectionA 3a-3c课件(共31张PPT)

2019春人教英语八下课件

Unit 7 What's the highest mountain in the world?
Section A (3a-3c)
1. 有更悠久的历史
have a much longer history
2. 亚洲最大的国家
the biggest country in Asia
3. 世界上最古老的国家之一
one of the oldest countries in the world
4. 古代帝王 ancient emperors
5. 据我所知 as far as I know
Review
6. 人造物体
man-made objects
7. 最著名的部分
the most famous part
8. 世界最大人口
the biggest population in the world
9. 里海
The Caspian Sea
10. 撒哈拉沙漠
Sahara Desert
1. Do you know Qomolangma ?

2. What does Qomolangma look like?
情景引入
First Reading
Read the article and match each paragraph
with the main idea.

Paragraph 1 spirit of climbers
Paragraph 2 achievements of climbers
Paragraph 3 facts and dangers
Reading strategy: Read the first sentence of each paragraph and find out the topic.




Reading
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. The Himalayas run along the
southwestern part of China. Of all the
mountains, Qomolangma rises the
highest and is the most famous.
It is 8,844.43 meters high and so is very
dangerous to climb. Thick clouds cover
the top and snow can fall 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.



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 risk their
lives? One of the main reasons is because
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 is also shows that humans can
sometimes be stronger than the forces of
nature.

Second Reading
1. Where are the Himalayas?
The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China.
2. How high is Qomolangma?
It is 8,844.43 meters high.
3. When and who reach the top for the first time?
The first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29, 1953.
3. Why do so many people try to climb the mountain even though it is dangerous?
One of the main reason is because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.

4.What does the spirit of the climbers tell us?
On one hand, we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. On the other hand, humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.

Third Reading:
Fill in the chart.
Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3
List four
dangers for
climbers List three
achievements List four
comparisons

1. thick clouds
2. hard snow
3. freezing weather conditions
4. heavy storms 1953 – Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the top.
2. The first Chinese team did so in 1960.
3. The first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975. 1. most dangerous sport
2. rise the highest
3. most famous
4. Humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.
Fourth Reading:
Find out the basic language points of the passage and try to understand and make new sentences.
1. achievement 成就
achieve (v) – achievement (n)

达成;完成 [U]

achievement of an ambition 抱负的实现

成就,成绩 [C]

The invention of the computer is a great
achievement. 发明电脑是一大成就。


Language points
2. southwestern 西南的
类似词语
southeast 东南
southwest 西南
northeast 东北
northeast 东北
3. thick 厚的，浓的
反义词: thin
thick fog 厚雾
4. include 用法包含，包括
变体：including
I like all kinds of fruits, including apples and
bananas.



5. freeze – freezing 冰冻的
freeze – froze – frozen
freeze 还可作动词，意为“别动：
Freeze! Or I will kill you.
站住别动，否则我会杀了你。
6. take 拿, 取
take in 吸入，吞入
take out 带出

7. succeed 成功
to succeed in doing sth. 成功做某事
successful 成功的
unsuccessful 不成功的

8. challenge
n. 挑战； 盘问； 质疑； 怀疑
vt. 质疑； 向 … 挑战
vi. 提出挑战，要求竞赛（或竞争）；
e.g. 作为年轻人，我们应该努力挑战自己。
As teenagers, we should try our best to
challenge ourselves.
9. in the face of 面对
面对困难，我们毫不畏惧。
We’re not afraid in the face of danger.
10. achieve – achievement 成就
sense of achievement 成就感
11. force力量
forceful 有力的
12. nature自然 (n.)
natural自然的 (adj.)



最高级用于三者或三者以上之最，常与in, of 或 among 等表示范围的介词短语连用。
形容词最高级前要加定冠词 the
e.g. I am the best of the three.
He is the thinnest boy in my class.
副词最高级前可以不加定冠词 the
e.g. In my family, Jim goes to bed the latest.
最高级和比较级有时可以互相转换, 但要注意比较的范围。

课堂小结
Guessing game: What is it?
It is a kind of animal. It is furry, and it is black and white. It only lives in China, and it eats bamboo. What is it?

A panda.
e.g. 1. Shanghai is the largest city in China.
Shanghai is larger than any other city in China.
2. Tom is the tallest in his class.
Tom is taller than any student in his class.

根据课本内容,完成下列句子。
1. 世界上哪座山最高？
What’s the _______ mountain in the world?
2. 珠穆朗玛峰多高？
____________ is Qomolangma?
3. 它高8,844.43米。它比任何一座山都高。
It’s 8,844.43 meters _____. It’s _______ than ____________mountain.
highest
How high
high
higher
any other
随堂训练
4. 世界上哪一个咸水湖最深？
Which is the _________ salt lake in the world?
5. 在所有的咸水湖中里海最深
The Caspian Sea is the ________ ______ _______the salt lakes.
6. 你知道中国是世界上最古老的国家之一吗?
Do you know that China is one of the________ _________ in the world.
7. 是的。它比美国历史悠久的多。
Yes, I do. It’s _______ ________ than the US.
deepest
deepest
of
all
oldest
countries
much
older
4a
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.
The Amazon River is one of the _______ rivers in the world.
It’s a little ________ than the Yangtze River.
2. Qomolangma is 8,844.43 meters _____. It’s one of the most ________ places for serious mountain climbers.
3. No ocean in the world is as _____ as the Pacific Ocean.
4. Although Japan is ______ than Canada, it is ______ smaller.
longest
longer
high
popular
big
older
much

big much popular long old high

4b
Write two comparisons about two topics. Write true facts.
e.g. Two rivers:
the Yangtze River and the Amazon River
The Yangtze River is almost as long as the Amazon River.
The Amazon is longer than the Yangtze, but the Yangtze is the longest river in China.

1. Two cities: ____________ and___________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________.

Shanghai
New York
Shanghai is almost as large as New York.
Shanghai is larger than New York, but
New York is the largest city in the U.S.
2. Two animals: __________ and ___________
______________________________________
______________________________________
_______________________________________
Whales are almost as heavy as elephants.
whales
elephants
Whales are heavier than elephants, but
elephants are the heaviest animals on land.
4c
Write five questions using comparisons.
Then ask your partner your questions.
What is the highest building in our city?
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________

What is the longest river in our city?
What is the highest mountain in our city?
What is the largest park in our city?
What is the most popular cinema in our city?
Read the passage aloud carefully.
2. Think one place of interest you can tell
your classmates about.
Homework
Thank You!