英语人教版八年级下册Unit 7 Section A 3a-3b.docx

Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world? Class TypeReading Objectives1.To read the passage about Qomolangma and train studentsreading ability.2.To be able to master the use of comparatives and superlatives with adjectives and adverbs.3.To learn new words and expressions.4.To learn the spirit of the mountain climbers.Key structure1. One of the worlds most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, 2. It is meters high (long, wide). 3. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms.4. It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top.Difficulties1. The use of comparatives and superlatives with adjectives and adverbs.2. To retell the text.Vocabularyachievement, thick, include, freezing, condition, succeed, achieve, force, nature, Southern, challengetake in, in the face of, even though/even ifPeriod1ProceduresStep1 Lead-inRevision . Ask Ss to review the word phrases that learned before.Which is the highest mountain in the world? Step2 Free talk.Ask Ss about the question:Do you like mountain climbing?Do you know the most popular places to go for it?Step 3Show Ss some pictures about achievements of climbers to interest Ss.Then learn the article about Qomolangma and the climbers.Step4 Reading1. Skim Reading Read the article quickly and match each paragraph with the main ideas.2. Scan Reading Read the passage carefully and complete the chart in 3b.Step 5Ask Ss to read the article and underline the words that show comparisons.Step6 Practice Answer the questions in 3c using information from the article.Step 7Language points: explain the key words and phrases in section A-2.Step 8 Do exercisesMore exercises about the language points.Step 9 SummaryThis class weve learned some about the Qomolangma and the climbers. We should learn the spirit of the climbers-Never give up trying to achieve our dreams and humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.Step 9H