英语人教版八年级下册Unit 7 (3a--3c)

Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world?

Section A Peried 2(3a—3c)

教学目标：

1语言目标：掌握文章中的重点单词和短语

2 技能目标：能读懂文章的意思，并完成相应的练习

3 情感目标：培养学生克服困难的决心，并能向困难挑战

教学重点：

单词和短语: climb climber southwestern rise cloud freez difficult difficulty include condition succeed risk challenge spirit achieve

force nature mountain climbing run along thick clouds freezing

weather heavy storms take in Chinese team in the face of give up in

the world

句子:

1. One of the world’s most dangerous sports is mountain climbing,and

one of the most popular places for this is the Himalays.

2.of all the mountains,Qomolangma rises the highest and is the most

famous.

2. It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.

3. 教学难点：形容词和副词的比较级和最高级的用法以及物体之间的对比。

Step 1 Presentation

学习以下词汇：

1. moutain climber 2.run along 3.southwestern 4.highest 5.climb

6.thick clouds 7.freezing weather 8.heavy storms 9.take in 10.succeed 11.challenge 12.in the face of 13.difficult

14.difficulty 15.spirit 16.give up 17.achieve our dreams

18.force 19.nature

Then Look at the photos. Answer the following questions.

Which is the highest mountain in the world?

Which is the longest river in Asia? …

Step 2 Pre-Read Talk below questions in pairs.

What do you know about Qomolangma ?

Is Qomolangma the most dangerous mountain in the world？

Step 3 Reading

自读文章，在书中划出重点、疑点后，翻译下列短语。先独立完成，后小组商议。

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 world’s most dangerous sports 3. mountain climbing/climb mountains4. the climbers from all over the world 5. run along the southwestern part of China6. 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 4 Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas.

Paragraph 1 spirit of climbers

Paragraph 2 achievements of climbers

Paragraph 3 facts and dangers

Step 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 _________. It’s _____________ 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.

Answers: dangerous, climbing, popular, risk, climbers, famous, runs,

southwestern, highest, famous, the hardest, cover, difficulties, weather, heavy, people, reached, woman

Read the article again, and answer the following questions.

1. What a mountain is Himalayas?

It’s one of the most popular places for mountain climbing.

2. Why is it dangerous to climb Qomolangma?

Because thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard.

3. When did the first Chinese reach the top of Qomolangma?

In 1960.

3b. Read the article again and complete the chart.

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.