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英语外研版八年级下册
What makes a great team?
Developing ideas (2)
Unit 3
1. 梳理课文中登山故事的时间、人物、核心事件及挑战与解决方案,理清叙事脉络;
2. 通过文本细节分析人物品质,体会“人梯”背后的奉献精神,理解“No 'I' in "team"”的深层含义;
3. 能结合文本感悟迁移表达,初步写出关于团队合作的简短句子,树立团队协作意识。
重点
Learning objectives
通过本课时的学习,学生能够:
1. Do you know this mountain? What is it called?
2. Do you think it’s easy to climb it? Why or why not?
Watch and say
Watch the video and answer the questions.
1. Do you know this mountain? What is it called?
Yes. It is Mount Qomolangma.
2. Do you think it’s easy to climb it? Why or why not?
It’s difficult.
Because it is very tall and cold. The air is thin, hard to breathe. The road is dangerous with ice and wind. You need a strong body and much training.
Watch and say
Watch the video and answer the questions.
Temperature: less than -30°C, even -60°C
Condition: very thin air, no enough oxygen,
cold wind, steep ice, ...
8848.86 metres
The highest mountain in the world,
located between China and Nepal.
Qomolangma
Get to know
North Ridge
北坡
South Ridge
南坡
Qomolangma
Climbing Mount Qomolangma from the North Ridge is more difficult than from the South Ridge.
Get to know
Today we will learn a true story about the Chinese mountaineering team in 1960. Let’s step into their adventure!
1. Do you know the first Chinese team to climb Mount Qomolangma from the North Ridge?
2. How do you think they succeeded?
Look and think
Look at the title of the passage and the picture. Then predict what happened. Use the words and expressions to help you.
make every effort
stand
top
teammate
shoulder one's team into
climb
reach
Look and say
1. What can you see in the picture?
I can see a high mountain covered with thick ice and snow. Some climbers are standing on it.
Look at the title of the passage and the picture. Then predict what happened. Use the words and expressions to help you.
make every effort
stand
top
teammate
shoulder one's team into
climb
reach
Look and say
2. Is it easy for them to climb the mountain?
No. The mountain is tall and steep. It’s difficult to reach the top.
3. What should they do to reach the top?
They should make every effort to support each other.
What's the story about?
It’s about four Chinese climbers who climbed Qomolangma’s North Ridge in 1960, with Liu Lianman helping teammates as a “human ladder” to make history.
Read and answer
Read the passage and get the main idea.
Read the passage and match the main ideas with the paragraphs.
Para. 3
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 4
Team gave Liu oxygen and climbed to the top.
They returned as heroes, making history.
Four climbers reached the unclimbed Second Step of Mount Qomolangma.
Liu became a "human ladder" to help his teammates.
Read and match
At noon on 24 May 1960, four climbers stood alone on the "roof of the world". They were near the top of a thirty-metre-high wall of rock. It was called the Second Step. The top of Mount Qomolangma seemed right within reach. But no one had ever climbed the last few metres of the Second Step before.
2. What is the Second Step?
3. Who had ever finished climbing the Second Step before?
Read Para. 1 and answer the questions.
No one.
It’s a thirty-metre-high wall of rock.
Read and answer
1. What is the "roof of the world"?
It refers to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
He chose to be a “human ladder” to help his teammates climb up.
Liu Lianman led the way. He tried four times. Each time, he fell back into the snow. The thin air took his strength away. "I'm not strong enough to try again," he thought. So he chose to be a "human ladder" for his teammates!
He lowered his body and let Qu Yinhua stand on his shoulders. Slowly, bit by bit, Liu stood up and helped Qu climb to the top. Every second was painful, but Liu stood still. And he did the same for Gong Bu. Then he and Wang Fuzhou climbed up with a rope.
1. What did Liu Lianman do when he was not strong enough to try again?
2. What does the writer mean by "human ladder"?
Read Para. 2 and answer the questions.
It means Liu let his teammates stand on his shoulders so they could climb up.
Read and answer
3. Do you like the writer's use of these expressions? Why?
Yes. Because they are imaginative. They bring the passage to life and help me understand it better.
But Liu was too tired to keep going. The team were worried, but they had to carry on. They gave Liu all their oxygen. It was dangerous to climb without oxygen, but they knew Liu needed it. They made every effort through the cold and dark. Hours later, they reached the top of the towering mountain at 4:20 am on 25 May. They were the first Chinese to do so! They were also the first people to climb the difficult North Ridge. What’s more, no one had done so without using oxygen!
1. Why did the team give all their oxygen to Liu?
2. What achievements did they make?
Read Para. 3 and answer the questions.
Because Liu was too tired and needed it.
They were the first Chinese to reach the top.
They were the first people to climb the North Ridge.
They were the first to do so without oxygen.
Read and answer
When they returned to base camp, they were welcomed as heroes. People cheered for Liu, too.
He did not reach the top, but he shouldered his team into China's mountaineering history.
1. How did people welcome them back?
2. Why is Liu also a hero even if he didn’t reach the top?
Read Para. 4 and answer the questions.
They welcomed them as heroes and cheered for them.
Because he helped his team make history.
Read and answer
1. Who were the team members?
2. When did the story happen?
3. What happened to the team before they reached the top of the Second Step?
Liu Lianman, Qu Yinhua, Gong Bu and Wang Fuzhou.
It happended on 24 May to and 25 May 1960.
Liu Lianman tried four times to climb, but failed. He was too weak to try again, so he chose to be a “human ladder”and helped his teammates climb to the top.
Read and answer
Read the passage and answer the questions.
4. What challenges did they experience later?
5. What did they do to get through the challenges?
6. Did they succeed in the end?
Liu was too tired to keep going, but the team had to carry on.
The other team members gave Liu all their oxygen and made every effort through the cold and dark.
Yes. They reached the top of the towering mountain at 4:20 am on 25 May 1960.
Read and answer
Read the passage and answer the questions.
Read and repeat
Listen and repeat.
I think Liu Lianman was selfless, strong and determined. He tried many times to climb the last few metres of the Second Step, even when he was tired and weak. When he couldn't go on, he helped his teammates by becoming a "human ladder". Liu was too tired to reach the top, but he helped the team succeed. This shows he cared more about the team than himself, and he never gave up easily. He played a key role in his team. He was a helper and supporter.
What kind of person was Liu Lianman? What role did he play in his team?
Think and share
Yes, they made a great team. They supported each other, shared responsibilities and worked together to overcome challenges, even in life-threatening situations.
2. Do you think the four climbers made a great team? Why?
3. What similar stories do you know? Share them with the class.
I know the story of the Chinese women's volleyball team. They always support each other and make every effort in the games. Even when they are in difficult situations, they never give up. Finally, they won many championships. This is also a story of great teamwork.
Think and share
Learning to think for question 3
It’s important to compare teams in different stories and then form your own understanding.
4. What does "No 'I' in 'team'" mean?
The English word team doesn’t contain the letter I.
Its deeper connotation(内涵) emphasizes team spirit—where individuals should put team goals before personal interests.
Think and answer
→ Selflessness(无私)
→ Mutual help(互助)
→ Joint efforts(共力)
→ Success(成功)
Teamwork
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Teamwork Spirit
Selfless Dedication (无私奉献)
Liu Lianman sacrificed his chance to reach the top to help his teammates.
Trust and Cooperation (信任与协作)
The team trusted each other and worked together to achieve their common goal.
Perseverance (坚持不懈)
They made every effort to overcome all difficulties and finally succeeded.
Watch and know
Remember:
No matter in study or life,
teamwork can help us overcome difficulties.
Let's learn from the mountaineers
and be good team members!
Watch and know
1. They were near the top of a thirty-metre-high wall of rock. 他们靠近一堵30米高的岩壁顶端。
thirty-metre-high复合形容词,由“数词+连字符+名词单数+连字符+形容词”构成,作定语修饰名词 wall,意为“30 米高的”。类似结构: a five-year-old boy一个5岁的男孩、a two-hundred-page book一本200页的书。
rock不可数名词,“岩石;岩壁”。若指多块岩石可加复数,即 rocks。
2. The top of Mount Qomolangma seemed right within reach.珠穆朗玛峰的峰顶似乎触手可及。
seem系动词,“似乎、好像”。后面可接形容词、不定式或从句。
例:He seems very happy today.他今天似乎很开心。
within reach触手可及;在可到达的范围内。反义词组为 out of reach“够不着”。
例:Keep the medicine out of reach of children.把药放在孩子们够不着的地方。
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3. Liu Lianman led the way.刘连满带头前行。
lead the way带路;引路。lead 的过去式为 led,过去分词为 led。
例:She led the way to the meeting room.她带路去了会议室。
lead领导;带领。lead a team带领团队、lead sb. to sp.带领某人去某地。
4. The thin air took his strength away.稀薄的空气耗尽了他的力气。
take away耗尽;夺去;拿走;带走。
例:The illness took away his ability to walk.疾病夺走了他走路的能力。
strength不可数名词,“力气;力量”。区别于 power“权力、能量”。
例:He has the strength to lift the heavy box.他有力气举起这个重箱子。
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5. I'm not strong enough to try again.我已经没有足够的力气再试一次了。
adj. + enough + to do sth. 足够……去做某事。enough修饰形容词时需后置。
例:The room is big enough for us to live in.这个房间足够大,我们住得下。
若表示“不够……去做某事”,则为 “not + adj. + enough + to do sth.”。
6. So he chose to be a "human ladder" for his teammates!于是他选择成为队友们的“人梯”!
choose to do sth.选择做某事,choose的过去式为chose,过去分词为chosen。
例:She chose to study English at university.她选择在大学里学英语。
human ladder合成名词,“人梯”。
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7. He lowered his body and let Qu Yinhua stand on his shoulders.他弯下身子,让屈银华站在他的肩膀上。
lower动词,“降低、降下”。反义词为 raise“举起;提高”。
例:He lowered his voice when talking about the secret.谈论这个秘密时,他压低了声音。
let sb. do sth.让某人做某事,let后接不带to的不定式作宾语补足语。
例:Let me help you.让我帮你。
8. The team had to carry on.团队不得不继续前进。
carry on继续;坚持。可单独使用,也可接动名词 carry on doing sth.。
例:They carried on working though it was raining.
尽管在下雨,他们还是继续工作。
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9. They gave Liu all their oxygen.他们把所有的氧气都给了刘连满。
oxygen不可数名词,氧气。
例:Plants produce oxygen through photosynthesis.植物通过光合作用产生氧气。
give sb. sth.是双宾语结构,相当于give sth. to sb.。
例:She gave me a book. = She gave a book to me.她给了我一本书。
10. They made every effort through the cold and dark.他们在寒冷和黑暗中竭尽全力。
make every effort竭尽全力;尽一切努力。相当于try one’s best,后面可接 to do sth.。
例:We made every effort to finish the task on time.我们竭尽全力按时完成任务。
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11. They reached the top of the towering mountain.他们登上了这座巍峨的山峰之巅。
reach动词,“到达、抵达”,后面直接接地点名词,区别于 arrive(需接介词 at接小地点,in接大地点)和 get to(后接地点名词)。
例:We reached Beijing at 8 o'clock.我们8点到达了北京。
towering形容词,“巍峨的、高耸的”,修饰名词 mountain。
例:towering buildings高耸的建筑物。
12. He did not reach the top, but he shouldered his team into China's mountaineering history.他没有登上顶峰,但他用肩膀将团队载入了中国的登山史册。
shoulder动词,“用肩膀扛、承担”,其名词意思为“肩膀”。
例:He shouldered the heavy bag and walked on.他扛起沉重的袋子继续往前走。
mountaineering名词,“登山运动”,由动词mountaineer“登山”派生而来。
例:mountaineering equipment登山装备。
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13. It was dangerous to climb without oxygen.没有氧气就登山是很危险的。
It is + adj. + to do sth.做某事是…… 的,其中 it是形式主语,真正的主语是后面的不定式 to climb without oxygen。
例:It is important to learn English well.学好英语很重要。
without介词,“没有、缺乏”,后面接名词、代词或动名词。
例:He went out without saying a word.他一句话没说就出去了。
14. They were the first Chinese to do so!他们是第一批这样做的中国人!
the first + 名词 + to do sth.第一个做某事的……,不定式 to do sth. 作后置定语修饰前面的名词。
例:She was the first student to arrive at school.她是第一个到校的学生。
Language points
1. Write a short passage about a time you worked with
your teammates (e.g., in a sports game, a group project).
Describe what happened, the challenges you met and
how you solved them.
2. Find more stories about mountaineering or teamwork
and be ready to share them in the next class.
Homework
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