八下unit7 reading.doc

Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world？Section A （3a-3c）Teaching objectives：1. Knowledge objectives：1) Ss can master the words and phrases in the passage.2) The students will be able to use the sentence structure.3) Ss are able to know some information about Qomolangma.2. Ability objectives： 1) The students can use the comparative and superlative of the adj. to retell the 3a,2) Ss can finish the reading task according to the right reading skills. 3. Emotional objectives： Ss can learn the spirit of mountain climbers, overcome the difficulties and challenge ourselves.Teaching contents：Vocabulary: runalong, takeinair, reachthetop, challengeoneself,inthefaceofdifficulties, thespiritof, giveup, achieveonesdream, theforceofnature, eventhough.Sentence: Its hard toDifficult points: The comparative and superlative of the adj. Find necessary information through fast reading. Retell this passage. Teaching procedures：Step 1 RevisionAnswer the following questions.Which is the highest mountain in the world?Which is the longest river in Asia? Step 2 Pre-Reading What do you know about Qomolangma ? Look some photos and talk about it.Step 3 Reading1. Fast reading1) Read this passage quickly and finish 3a. Match the meaning idea of each paragraph.2) Read the passage fast and answer the questions.Where are the Himalayas?How high is Qomolangma?Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous?What does the spirit of the climbers tell us?2. Careful readingRead it again and complete 3b.Ss can check the answers in group.Check the answers together. Step 4 Language points1. Read and find out these phrases, then discuss with your partner.2. One of the worlds 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”。 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。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”。作不可数名词时，译作“困难，艰难，幸苦”。4. 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。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。Step 5 Exerci