2015新人教版八年级英语下Unit7SectionA3a-3b课件

1、Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world?,Section A 3a-3c,the Himalayas the Amazon River paragraph n. southwestern adj. thick adj. include v. freezing adj. condition n. take in,喜马拉雅山脉 亚马逊河 段；段落 西南的；西南方向的 厚的；浓的 包括；包含 冻冰的；结冰的 条件；状况 吸入；吞入（体内）,succeed v. Japan n. challenge v. in the face of achiev

2、e v. force n. nature n. ocean n. the Pacific Ocean,实现目标；成功 日本 挑战；考验 面对（问题、困难等） 达到；完成；成功 力；力量 自然界；大自然 大海；海洋 太平洋,3a. Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas.,Qomolangma the Most Dangerous Mountain in the World?,One of the worlds most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, and one

3、 of the most popular places for this is the Himalayas. The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of,China. Of all the mountains, Qomolangma rises the highest and is the most famous. It is 8,844.43 meters high and so is very dangerous to climb. Thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very ha

4、rd. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms. It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top.,The first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29,1953. The first Chinese team did so in I960, while the first woman

5、to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975. Why do so many climbers risk their lives? One of the main reasons is because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.,The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. It also shows

6、that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.,Paragraph 1 Spirit of climbers Paragraph 2 Achievements of climbers Paragraph 3 Facts and dangers,Paragraph 1 List four dangers for climbers:,thick clouds Snow slide; Freezing weather conditions; Heavy storm;,3b. Read the article again

7、 and complete the chart.,Paragraph 2 List three achievements:,1953 - Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the top; 1960 - The first Chinese team did so; 1975 the Japanese Junko Tabei succeeded doing so.,Paragraphs 1 most popular places; the highest mountain; the most famous moun

8、tain,Where are the Himalayas? 2. How high is Qomolangma?,3c. Answer the questions using information from the article.,The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China.,It is 8,844.43 meters high.,3. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous? 4. What does the

9、spirit of the climbers tell us?,One of the main reasons is because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.,The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of

10、nature.,1.One of the worlds most dangerous sports 世界上最危险的运动之一 2、run along 跨越 3. freezing weather 冰冻的天气 4. take in air 呼吸空气 5. the first people to do sth. 第一个做某事的人 6.risk their lives 拿他们的生命冒险 7. in the face of difficulties 面临危险 8. give up doing sth. 放弃做某事 9. achieve ones dream 实现某人的梦想 10. the forces

11、of nature 自然界的力量 11. reach the top 到达顶峰 12. even though 虽然;尽管,Language points 1. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms. 更加严峻的困难包括极冷的天气状况和巨大的风暴。 1）difficulty既可作可数名词也可作不可数名词，在此用作可数名词。作可数名词时, difficulty通常用作复数，表示具体概念，即：各种各样的“困难；难题；难事”。,例如： People learning a

12、new language may face some difficulties. 人们学习一门新的语言 时可能会遇到一些困难。 If you have any difficulties, you can call me for help. 如果你遇到任何困难，给我打电话求助好了。,作不可数名词时，difficulty可译作“困难；艰难；辛苦；费劲”， 例如： He had great difficulty in finding a new job. 他找新的 工作费了很大劲。. We found the house without difficulty. 我们轻而易举地找到广那座房子。,2）i

13、nclude表示“包括；包含”，是一个及物动词。 例如： Does your price of the bike include this light? 你们的车价包含这盏车灯吗？,2. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. 这些登山者的精神向我们表明：我们绝不应该放弃实现自己梦想的尝试。 1）give up doing something 的意思是“放弃做某事；半途而废” He gave up learning a third langu

14、age after he got the job. 他找到工作之后就放弃了对第三门语言的学习。,2 ) achieve our dreams 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： He achieved great success in a short time. 他用很短的时间取得了极大的成功。 Lin Tao achieved very good exam results. 林涛考试取得了 很好的成绩。,1. good 2. comfortable 3. big 4.

15、 happy 5. cheap 6. many 7. difficult 8. little,better best,more most ,bigger biggest,happier happiest,cheaper cheapest,more most,more most ,less least,一 写出下列单词的比较级和最高级,1. Lily gets up _ (early) than Lucy. 2. Which goes _ (slowly), Tom or Jim? 3.This book is _ (interesting) than that one.,earlier,more slowly,more interesting,二 根据所给词的适当形式填空,4. She works _ (careful) in her schoo