Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world? (Period 2) Section A (3a-3c)课件2023-2024学年人教版八年级英语下册

Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world? (Period 2) Section A (3a-3c) 1 Game Read the missing number quickly. 800 1,025 65 30,000 6,671 10,006 9,000,000 13 5,464 6,000 1,000 8,888 Ask and answer A: Which is the highest mountain in the world? B: ... achievement southwestern thick include freezing condition take in n. 成就；成绩 adj. 西南的；西南方向的 adj. 厚的；浓的 v. 包括；包含 adj. 极冷的；冰冻的 n. 条件；状况 吸入 succeed challenge in the face of achieve force nature even though (=even if) v. 实现目标；成功 v. & n. 挑战；考验 面对（问题、困难等） v. 达到；完成；成功 n. 力；力量 n. 自然界；大自然 即使；虽然 Free talk ·What sport is it? ·Do you like mountain climbing? Why? ·What might be the dangers of mountain climbing? Mountain climbing 6 Free talk have to fight with dangerous animals hard to take in air hard to find the way home freezing weather conditions too many people thick clouds dangers of mountain climbing 7 Let’s predict. What does the article talk about? A．Something about Qomolangma. B．The dangers of mountain climbing. C．The dangers of mountain climbing and what we can learn from the climbers. Tip: The title and picture can help us guess the main idea of the article. ✓ Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas. 3a Spirit of climbers Achievements of climbers Facts and dangers Tip: Read the first sentence of each paragraph and find the general idea. Pay attention to the key words. Read Para. 1 and fill in the blanks. Facts ·Name: _______________________ ·Height: _______________________ ·Where: _______________________ Dangers for climbers ·thick clouds ·_______________________ ·_______________________ ·_______________________ ·_______________________ Qomolangma 8848.86 meters southwestern part of China heavy snow freezing weather conditions heavy storms hard to take in air Read Para. 2 and complete the chart. Who When Achievements Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary On May 29, 1953 The first people reached the top. Chinese In 1960 The first Chinese team reached the top. Junko Tabei In 1975 The first woman succeeded in reaching the top. 11 Read Para. 3 and fill in the blanks. Spirit of climbers People want to ___________________ in the face of difficulties. We should never give up trying to __________________. Humans can sometimes __________________ the forces of nature. challenge themselves achieve our dreams be stronger than Read paragraphs 1 & 3 and list comparisons. most dangerous sport most popular place highest most famous more serious difficulties stronger than the forces of nature Listen and read. 播放教材3a音频 第一段 Qomolangma — the Most Dangerous Mountain in the World? 播放教材3a音频 第二、三段 Listen and read. Answer the questions using information from the article. 3c 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? The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China. It is 8,848.86 meters high. Because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties. The spirit of the climbers tells us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. 16 Try to retell the article according to the mind map. facts: along the southwestern part of China → 8,848.86 meters high dangers: thick clouds → snow can fall very hard → freezing weather conditions → heavy storms → hard to take in air Para. 1: Facts and dangers Qomolangma — the Most Dangerous Mountain in the World? Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary: on May 29, 1953 the first Chinese team: in 1960 Junko Tabei: in 1975 Para. 2: Achievements of climbers challenge themselves in the face of difficulties → never give up trying to achieve our dreams → humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature Para. 3: Spirit of climbers 17 Group work Qomolangma is the most dangerous mountain in the World. Do you want to climb Qomolangma if you have a chance? Why or why not? Let’s discuss in groups of four, and then give a report. Example: In my group, I want to climb Qomolangma because I want to have a try and challenge myself. David doesn’t want to climb it because it’s very dangerous, and he’s afraid ... 1．The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China. 喜马拉雅山脉蜿蜒于中国的西南部。 （1）run 此处用作不及物动词，意为“延伸；延续；持续”。 e.g. The road runs for many kilometers by the sea. 这条公路沿着海边延伸了数千米。 That film ran for two weeks. 那部电影连续放映了两周。 19 1．The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China. 喜马拉雅山脉蜿蜒于中国的西南部。 （2）along 介词，意为“沿着；顺着”，常与 walk、go、run 等词连用，表示动作的方向。类似的表示动作方向的介词还有 across、up、down等。 e.g. Go along this street and you’ll see the bookshop on your right. 沿着这条街走，你会在右侧看到那家书店。 She ran straight across the road. 她径直跑过了马路。 We walked slowly up the hill. 我们慢慢地爬上了山。 They came running down the stairs. 他们跑下楼来。 20 2．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条件和巨大的风暴。 （1）include 是及物动词，意为“包括；包含”，指整体中包含某部分内容。 e.g. A good British breakfast always includes sausages. 一顿丰盛的英式早餐总会包括香肠。 辨析 including 与 included including 介词 意为“包括……在内”，后跟名词或代词，常在句中作状语，用于对主句的补充说明。 included 形容词 意为“包括在内的”，一般位于名词或代词之后，作后置定语。 21 2．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条件和巨大的风暴。 e.g. Many middle school students like reading Harry Potter, including me. 很多中学生喜欢读《哈利·波特》，包括我在内。 Everyone stood up, me included. 每个人都站起来了，包括我在内。 （2）freezing 形容词，意为“极冷的；冰冻的”。 e.g. It’s hard to cut off the freezing meat. 冷冻肉是很难切的。 22 2．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条件和巨大的风暴。 （3）condition 名词，意为“（居住或工作的）环境；条件；境况”，常用复数形式。 e.g. His living conditions are not good. 他的生活境况不容乐观。 拓展 condition 用作不可数名词，意为“状态；状况”，强调某人或某物本身的状况，常与介词 in 或 under 连用。 e.g. The car is in excellent condition. 这辆汽车的车况好极了。 23 3．... while the first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975. ……而1975年第一位成功到达峰顶的女性是来自日本的田部井淳子。 succeed 此处用作不及物动词，意为“实现目标；成功”，常用短语：succeed in sth./doing sth.意为“成功做成某事”。其反义词为 fail，意为“失败”。 e.g. They succeeded in solving the problem. 他们成功地解决了这个问题。 24 3．... while the first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975. ……而1975年第一位成功到达峰顶的女性是来自日本的田部井淳子。 拓展 ①succeed 的名词形式为 success。作“成功的人或事物”讲时为可数名词；作“成功；成就”讲时为不可数名词。 e.g. He is a success in this field. So he will meet with success this time. 他在这个领域是一个卓有成就的人，因此这次他将会获得成功。 25 3．... while the first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975. ……而1975年第一位成功到达峰顶的女性是来自日本的田部井淳子。 拓展 ②succeed 的形容词形式为 successful，意为“成功的”；副词形式为 successfully，意为“成功地”。 e.g. He is a successful businessman. 他是一位成功的商人。 Without their help, we could not have done it so successfully. 没有他们的帮助，我们不可能把这件事做得如此成功。 26 4．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：我们决不应该放弃实现梦想的尝试。 achieve 动词，意为“达到；完成；成功”，其名词形式为achievement，意为“成就；成绩”。 e.g. I haven’t achieved very much today. 我今天没做成多少事。 We try to celebrate the achievements of our students. 我们想要庆祝学生们取得的成绩。 27 4．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：我们决不应该放弃实现梦想的尝试。 辨析 achieve 与 come true achieve 动词，意为“达到；完成”，其主语一般是人，即 sb. achieve(s) sth.。 come true 短语动词，意为“实现；成为现实”，其主语一般是事物（理想、愿望等），即 sth. come(s) true。 e.g. He works so hard that he is sure to achieve his dream. 他工作如此努力，一定会实现他的梦想。 His dream of flying to the moon has come true. 他飞向月球的梦想实现了。 28 achievement、southwestern、thick、include、freezing、condition、take in、succeed、challenge、in the face of、achieve、force、nature、even though 词汇 ·The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China. Of all the mountains, Qomolangma rises the highest and is the most famous. ·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 spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. 描述珠穆朗玛峰 29 1．Write a passage about what you have learned from the article in 3a. 2．Collect more facts about Qomolangma. $$