英语人教版八年级下册Unit 7 What’s the highest moun.ppt

1、Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world?,Section A 2 3a-3c,Which is the highest mountain in the world? Which is the longest river in Asia? ,Revision,freezing adj. 极冷的； 冰冻的,nature n. 大自然,thick adj. 厚的；浓的,New words,1. achievement n. 成就；成绩 e.g. We felt a great sense of achievement when we reache

2、d the top of the mountain. 当我们到达山顶的时候，有一种巨大的成就感。 2. achieve v. 达到；完成；成功 e.g. He will never achieve anything if he doesnt work harder. 如果他不努力工作，就会一事无成。,Learn more new words.,3. southwestern adj. 西南的；西南方向的 e.g. Is this Southwestern Airline? 这是西南航空公司吗？ 4. include v. 包含；包括 e.g. Her hobbies include swimm

3、ing and gardening. 她爱好游泳和园艺。 5. condition n. 条件；状况 e.g. The piano was in good condition. 这台钢琴状况良好。,6. take in 吸入；容纳 e.g. Fish take in oxygen through their gills. 鱼用鳃吸氧气。 7. succeed v. 实现目标；成功 e.g. If you try hard youll succeed. 你如果努力就会成功。 常用短语：succeed in doing sth. e.g. Police have finally succeeded

4、 in solving the mystery. 警察最终成功破解了这个疑案。,8. challenge v. 难事; 难题”。例如： People learning a 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。,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. 我们轻而易举的找到了那座房子

5、。 2) include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？,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

6、.进行说明。此句型可以 转换成To do sth. is + adj.。,e.g. It is important to study English well. 学好英语很困难。 Its very difficult to climb Qomolangma. 攀登珠穆朗玛峰很难。,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。 注意：如果其宾语是名词，那么名词可以放

7、在give和up之间，也可以放在 up之后；如果其宾语是代词，那么代词只能放在 give和up之间。如：,My uncle wants to give up drinking wine. 我叔叔想戒酒。 Although English isnt easy to learn, I wont give it up. 虽然英语不易学，但我不会放弃。 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：,e.g. He achieved great su

8、ccess 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。,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. 尽管下雨，但王老师会

9、按时来。,Read the article again and match each paragraph with the main ideas.,Paragraph 1 Spirit of climbers Paragraph 2 Achievements of climbers Paragraph 3 Facts and dangers,3a,Read the article again and complete the chart.,3b,it can snow hard,freezing weather conditions,heavy storms,very hard to brea

10、th as you get near the top,1960The first Chinese team reached the top,1975Junko Tabei from Japan was the first woman to reach the top,most popular place,more serious difficulties,stronger than the forces of nature,Answer the questions using information from the article.,1. Where are the Himalayas? 2

11、. How high is Qomolangma?,The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China.,Qomolangma is 8,844.43 meters high.,3c,3. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous?,Many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous because they want to challenge

12、themselves in the face of difficulties.,4. What does the spirit of the climbers tell us?,The spirit of the climbers tells us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.,One of the most _ sports in the world is mountain _, and one of the most _ places to go for this is the Himalayas. T

13、hese extremely high _ attract _ from all over the world. Many people say this is one of the most _ parts of the world.,According to the passage, fill in the blanks.,dangerous,climbing,popular,risk,climbers,famous,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.,runs,southwestern,highest,famous,dangerous,cover,difficulties,weather,heavy,The first _ to reach the top of Qomola