人教版英语八下Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world? Section A reading课件（共24张PPT）

(共24张PPT)
Unit 7
What's the highest mountain
in the world?
Section A
Reading

The Sahara is __________ (big) desert in the world.
Revision
the biggest

The Yangtze river is _________（long）
river in the Asia.

the longest

The Caspian Sea is___________(deep) salt lake.






the deepest
Qomolangma is __________(high) mountain in the world.





the highest
Do you like mountain climbing?
Which mountain have you ever been to?
When and how did you go there？
Free talk


Do you know the most popular place in the world?




Task one
Fast reading
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
Task two
careful reading
Answer the questions using information from the article.
1. Where are the Himalayas?
2. How high is Qomolangma?
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?


3b
1. Where are the Himalayas?


2. How high is Qomolangma?



In the southwestern part of China.
It's 8,844.43 meters high.
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.
Task three
careful reading
Read the article again and complete the chart.
Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 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
3c

snow can fall very hard



freezing
weather conditions

heavy storms
The first Chin -ese team reac
-hed the top in 1960.

The first wom -an to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975.
one of the most popular places.



stronger than the forces of nature.


the highest.
Task four
careful reading
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
Learn something about Qomolangma through a reading material.

Summary
Retell the article, then preview the next period.
Homework