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Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world?
Section A 3a-3c
Did you ever climb the mountain?
Do you like mountain climbing? Why or why not?
Warm-up
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Qomolangma-the Most Dangerous Mountain in the World?
Skimming(略读)
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 and match each paragraph with the main ideas.
Paragraph 1 :
facts and dangers
facts
dangers
One of the world’s most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, and one 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.
Careful reading
The Himalayas
west
south
Where are the Himalayas?
run along
the sounthwestern part of China.
southwest
It's in the Himalayas. It is 8,844.43 meters high
facts
dangers
Thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard. 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.
Paragraph 1 :
facts and dangers
形容词,“浓的;厚的;茂密的;粗壮的”
take in 吸入;吞入
take down 拆除
take after 像
take away 拿走
take off 起飞
take out 取出
take up 占据
dangers
thick clouds
List four dangers for climbers
Challenge 1
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Snow can fall very hard.
freezing weather conditions
heavy storms
hard to take in air
achievements of climbers
The first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29,1953. The first Chinese team did so in 1960, while the first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975.
Paragraph 2 :
成功做某事
succeed in doing sth.
=be successful in doing sth.
Challenge 2
List three achievements