英语人教版八年级下册unit7 A (3a-3c).docx

Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world?教学目标：1语言目标：掌握本课重点词汇及能用比较级和最高级谈论各之最。2 技能目标：能听懂和谈论有关地理和自然的话题。3 情感目标：培养学生热爱大自然，保护环境的意识。教学重点：短语: mountain climbing, the southwestern part of China, thick clouds, cover the top, risk ones life, challenge oneself, achieve ones dream, , the spirit of the climbers, many times more than，the forces of nature教学难点：形容词和副词的比较级和最高级变化规则和用法。 物体之间的对比。 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 warming-upSee some pictures and a video of the HimalayasStep 3 Lead-in 1. What do you know about the Himalayas and Qomolangma ?2. Some introductions of the HimalayasStep 4 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 5 check preview翻译下列短语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Answers: 1. the most dangerous mountain 2. one of the worlds most dangerous sports 3. mountain climbing/climb mountains4. the climbers from all over the world 5. run along the southwestern part of China 6. of all the mountains 7. thick clouds 8. more serious difficulties9. freezing weather conditions and heavy storms 10. the first people to reach the top of Qomolangma Step 6 Fast-reading3a Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas.Paragraph 1 spirit of climbersParagraph 2 achievements of climbersParagraph 3 facts and dangers Step 7 Careful-reading1.3b. 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. 2.3c 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.Step 8 After-readinga. Read the article and underline the words that show comparisons.Answers: the most dangerous, the most popular places, the highest and the most famous, more serious, strongerb. 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 Mount Tai.Qomolangma is _ of all.Mount Tai is