初中英语人教版八年级下册Unit 7 Section A 3a-3c.doc

Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world?Section A(2) 3a-3cTeaching key points:The vocabulary:achievement, thick, include, condition, succeed, achieve, force, nature, take in, in the face of, even though, the Pacific OceanTarget language:1、One of the worlds most dangerous sport is mountain climbing, and one of the most popular places for this is the Himalayas.2、It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top.Teaching difficult points:Use the target language above to talk about events.Teaching steps:1、Revision:Which is the highest mountain in the world?Which is the longest river in Asia? (present some pictures on the screen)2、New words: P513、Pre-reading:What do you know about Qomolangma?Talk about Qomolangma in pairs.4、Reading:(1)Read 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(2)3a: Read the article again and match each paragraph with the main ideas.Paragraph 1 Spirit of climbersParagraph 2 Achievements of climbersParagraph 3 Facts and dangers(3)3b: Read the article again and complete the chart.Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3List four dangers for climbersList three achievementsList four comparisonsthick clouds1953Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the topmost dangerous sport(4)3c: 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?(5)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. 5、Language points:6、Exercise:Complete the sentences using the information in the forms.the Nilethe Yangtze Riverthe Yellow River6,671km6,300km5,500kmThe Yellow River is long.The Yangtze River is a lot _ than the Yellow River.The Nile is _ of all.the Nilethe Yangtze Riverthe Yellow River6,671km6,300km5,500kmThe Yangtze River is not _ long _ the Nile.= The Yangtze River is not _ than the Nile.QomolangmaMount HuangMount Tai8,848m1,864m1,545mMount Tai is high.Mount Huang is a little _ than Mount Tai.Qomolangma is _ of all.Mount Tai is not _ high _ Qomolangma. = Mount Tai is not _ than Qomolangma.SingaporeMalaysiaChina4,000,00020,000,0001300,000,0001. The population of Singapore is large.2. The population of Malaysia is much _ than that of Singapore.3. The population of China is _ of all.SingaporeMalaysiaChina4,000,00020,000,0001300,000,0004. The populatio