Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world? SectionA 3a-4c 课件(共28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-4c
§自主学习方案----【新词自查】
根据句意及汉语提示完成句子。
1. Ted read the first p (段落) in front of class.
2. The ice on the lake is t (厚的) enough to skate on.
3. People’s living c (条件) are becoming better and better.
4. I think you are sure to s (成功) if you work hard.
5. Wild animals should live in the n (自然界).
aragraph
hick
onditions
ucceed
ature
§课堂导学方案---Step1情景导入
Why do so many people want to reach the top of Qomolangma?




I think……..





Which is the highest mountain in the world?
Which is the longest river in Asia? …
§课堂导学方案---Step 2/3a-3c
What do you know about Qomolangma?
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
One of the most ___________ sports in the world is mountain _________, and one of the most _________ places to go for this is the Himalayas. These extremely high _______ attract _________ from all over the world. Many people say this is one of the most ________ parts of the world.
According to the passage, fill in the blanks.
dangerous
climbing
popular
risk
climbers
famous
The Himalayas _______ along the ____________ border of china. Of all the peaks (tops), Qomolangma is the _________ and most _________. It’s _____________ to climb Qomolangma because thick clouds _______ the top of the mountain. Even more serious ___________ include the freezing ___________ conditions and the _______ storms.

runs
southwestern
highest
famous
the hardest
cover
difficulties
weather
heavy
The first _________ to reach the top of Qomolangma – Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary – did it in 1953. The first Chinese climber __________ the top in 1960, and in 1975, the first __________ did it too.
people
reached
woman
Read the article again, and answer the following questions.
1.?What a mountain is Himalayas?


2.?Why is it dangerous to climb
Qomolangma?


3.?When did the first Chinese reach the top
of Qomolangma?
It’s one of the most popular places for mountain climbing.
Because thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard.
In 1960.
Read the article again and complete the chart.
Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3
List tour dangers for climbers. List three achievements List tour comparisons
thick clouds 1953—Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the top most dangerous sport
3b
snow can fall very hard

freezing weather
conditions

heavy storms The first Chinese team reached the top in 1960.
The first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975. People can challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.
Never give up trying to achieve our dream.
Humans can be stronger than the forces of nature.
Answer the questions using information from the article.
1. Where are the Himalayas?

2. How high is Qomolangma?
In the southwestern part of China.

8,844.43 meters high.
3c
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?

Because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.
We should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.
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。
Language points
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，幸
苦”，如：
She had great difficulty in understanding
him. 她很难理解他说的话。
4. The spirit of these climbers shows us
that we should never give up trying to
achieve our dreams.
give up 意为“放弃”，后面可以接名词、代词或v-ing形式作宾语。
注意：如果其宾语是名词，那么名词可
以放在 give 和 up 之间，也可以放在 up
之后；如果其宾语是代词，那么代词只
能放在 give 和 up 之间。如：
My uncle wants to give up drinking wine. 我叔叔想戒酒。
Although English isn’t easy to learn, I won’t give it up.
虽然英语不易学，但我不会放弃。
5. Why do so many people try to climb
this mountain even though it is
dangerous?
even though 用作从属连词，意为“即使；
尽管”，相当于even if，引导让步状语从
句，一般不与并列连词but连用。如：
Mr. Wang will come on time even though
it rains.
尽管下雨，但王老师会按时来。
What's the highest
mountain in the world? Qomolangma.
How high is
Qomolangma? It's 8,844.43 meters high. It's higher than any other mountain.
Which is the deepest salt lake in the world? The Caspian Sea is the deepest of all the salt lakes.
Did you know that China is one of the oldest countries in the world? Yes, I did. It's much older than the US.

§课堂导学方案---Step 3/Grammer focus
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.
big much popular long old high
1. 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.
longest
longer
high
popular
4a
§课堂导学方案---Step 4/4a-4c
3. No ocean in the world is as _____ as the Pacific Ocean.


4. Although Japan is _______ than Canada, it is _______ smaller.
big
older
much
太平洋
n. 大海；海洋
e.g. Two rivers：_________________ and
_________________
____________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
4b. Write two comparisons about two topics. Write true facts.
the Yangtze River
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.
Two cities：__________ and __________
1.______________________________________
2.______________________________________
_____________________________________
Two animals：__________ and __________
1.______________________________________
2.______________________________________
_____________________________________
Pair work
4c. Write five questions using comparisons. Then ask your partner your questions.
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
What is the highest building in our city?
Who is the oldest people in our city?
What is the most popular street in our city?
What is the most delicious food in our city?
Where is the busiest road in our city?
Homework
Practice with your classmates to speak and
write large numbers.
Write some number cars and put them in
your room. Whenever you see, read them
quickly.
Thank You!