人教版 八（下 ）unit7 sectionA 3a-3c

Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world?Section A 2 (3a 3c)Step 1 RevisionLook at the photos. Answer the following questions.Which is the highest mountain in the world?Which is the longest river in Asia? Step 2 Learn the new words.1. achievement n. 成就；成绩 2. achieve v. 达到；完成；成功3. southwestern adj. 西南的；西南方向的4. include v. 包含；包括5. condition n. 条件；状况 6. take in 吸入；容纳7. succeed v. 实现目标；成功 常用短语：succeed in doing sth.8. challenge v. & n. 挑战；考验 9. in the face of 面对（困难、问题等）10. force n. 力；力量Step 3 Pre-Read Talk below questions in pairs.What do you know about Qomolangma?Is Qomolangma the most dangerous mountain in the world？Step 4 ReadingRead the article by yourself and find the following phrases.1.最危险的山峰 2.世界上最危险的运动之一3.登山（名词短语）/（动词短语） 4.来自世界各地的登山者5.横亘于中国的西南边界 6.在所有的山峰中7.厚厚的云层 8.更为严重的困难9.寒冷的天气状况和强劲的暴风雪 10.首次到达珠穆朗玛峰顶的人3a Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas.Paragraph 1 spirit of climbersParagraph 2 achievements of climbersParagraph 3 facts and dangers3b. Read the article again and complete the chart.Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3List tour dangers for climbers.List three achievementsList tour comparisonsthick clouds1953Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the topMost dangerous sportsnow can fall very hardfreezing weather conditionsheavy stormsThe 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. 3c Answer the questions using information in the article.1. Where are the Himalayas? In the southwestern part of China.2. How high is Qomolangma? 8,844.43 meters high.3. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous?Because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.4. What does the spirit of the climbers tell us?We should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. According to the passage, fill in the blanks. 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. The Himalayas _ along the _ border of china. Of all the peaks (tops), Qomolangma is the _ and most _. Its _ to climb Qomolangma because thick clouds _ the top of the mountain. Even more serious _ include the freezing _ conditions and the _ storms. 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. Answers: dangerous, climbing, popular, risk, climbers, famous, runs, southwestern, highest, famous, the hardest, cover, difficulties, weather, heavy, people, reached, womanStep 5 Language points1. 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”。如：2) include表示“包括；包含”，是一个及物动词。例如：3. 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.。4. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. 1) give up意为“放弃”，后面可以接名词、代词或v-ing形式作宾语。2) achieve our dream相当于make our dreams come true，其中动词achieve表示“(通过努力) 实现；取得；获取；达到(梦想、成绩、成功、目的)”等。例如：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.Step 6 ExerciseTo make sentences using the information in the forms.the Nilethe Yangtze Riverthe Yellow River6,6706,3005,500The Yellow River is long.The Yangtze River is a lot _ than the Yellow River.The Nile is _ of all.The Yangtze River is not _ long _ the Nile.= The Yangtze River is not _ than the Nile.Answers: longer, the longest, as as, longerQomolangmaMount HuangMount Tai8,8481,8641,545Mount Tai is high. Mount Huang is a little _ than Moun