八年级下英语课件《What＇s the highest moutain in the world》 (1)_人教新课标 37页

Which is the highest mountain in the world? Which is the longest river in Asia? … freezing adj. 极冷的； 冰冻的 nature n. 大自然 thick adj. 厚的；浓的 1. achievement n. 成就；成绩 e.g. We felt a great sense of achievement when we reached the top of the mountain. 当我们到达山顶的时候，我们有一种巨 大的成就感。 2. achieve v. 达到；完成；成功 e.g. He will never achieve anything if he doesn’t work harder. 如果他不加紧努力工作，他会一事无成。 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 swimming 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 you’ll succeed. 你如果努力就会成功。 常用短语：succeed in doing sth. e.g. Police have finally succeeded in solving the mystery. 警察最终成功破解了这个疑案。 8. challenge v. & n. 挑战；考验 e.g. The job doesn’t really challenge him. 这项工作不能真正的考验他。 The new government’s first challenge is the economy. 新政府面临的第一个挑战是经济问题。 9. in the face of 面对（困难、问题等） e.g. In the face of difficulties, he’s completely unafraid. 他在困难面前毫不胆怯。 10. force n. 力；力量 e.g. The thief took the money from the old man by force. 窃贼用暴力抢了老人的钱。 What do you know about Qomolangma? Talk about Qomolangma in pairs. 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） the most dangerous mountain one of the world’s most dangerous sports mountain climbing/climb mountains 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 the climbers from all over the world run along the southwestern part of China of all the mountains thick clouds 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 more serious difficulties freezing weather conditions and heavy storms the first people to reach the top of Qomolangma 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 3a 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. 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 _________. It’s _____________ 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 the hardest cover difficulties weather heavy 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. people reached woman Read the article again, and answer the following questions. 1. What a mountain is Himalayas? 2. Why is it dangerous to climb Qomolangma? 3. When did the first Chinese reach the top of Qomolangma? It’s one of the most popular places for mountain climbing. Because thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard. In 1960. Read the article again and complete the chart. Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 List tour dangers for climbers. List three achievements List tour comparisons thick clouds 1953—Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the top most dangerous sport 3b snow can fall very hard freezing weather conditions heavy storms The first Chinese team reached the top in 1960. The first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975. People can challenge themselves in the face of difficulties. Never give up trying to achieve our dream. Humans can be stronger than the forces of nature. Answer the questions using information from the article. 1. Where are the Himalayas? 2. How high is Qomolangma? In the southwestern part of China. 8,844.43 meters high. 3c 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? Because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties. We should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. 1. One of the world’s most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, … “one of + the + 形容词的最高级 + 复数名 词”，意为“最……之一”。如： Miss Wang is one of the most popular teachers in our school. 王老师是我们学校最受欢迎的老师之一。 2. 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. 进行说明。此句型可以 转换成To do sth. is + adj.。 3. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms. difficulty 既可作可数名词也可作不可 数名词。 e.g. It is important to study English well. 学好英语很困难。 It’s very difficult to climb Qomolangma. 攀登珠穆朗玛峰很难。 作可数名词时通常用复数，表示具体概 念，即：各式各样的 “困难，难题，难 事”，如： He’s having financial difficulties. 他正手头拮据。 作不可数名词时，译作“困难，艰难， 幸 苦”，如： She had great difficulty in understanding him. 她很难理解他说的话。 4. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. 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 isn’t easy to learn, I won’t give it up. 虽然英语不易学，但我不会放弃。 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，但王老师会按时来。 the Nile the Yangtze River the Yellow River 6,670 6,300 5,500 The Yellow River is long. The Yangtze River is a lot _______ than the Yellow River. The Nile is ____________ of all. longer the longest Make sentences using the information in the forms. The Yangtze River is not ____ long ____ the Nile. = The Yangtze River is not _______ than the Nile. as as longer the Nile the Yangtze River the Yellow River 6,670 6,300 5,500 Mount Tai is high. Mount Huang is a little _______ than Mount Tai. Qomolangma is ____________ of all. Mount Tai is not ___ high ___ Qomolangma. = Mount Tai is not _______ than Qomolangma. higher the highest as as higher Qomolangma Mount Huang Mount Tai 8,848 1,864 1,545 1. The population of Singapore is large. 2. The population of Malaysia is much ______ than that of Singapore. 3. The population of China is _________ of all. Singapore Malaysia China 4,000,000 20,000,000 1300,000,000 larger the largest 4. The population of Singapore is not _____ large ____ that of China. 5. The population of Singapore is not _______ than that of China. as larger as Singapore Malaysia China 4,000,000 20,000,000 1300,000,000 Retell the article, then preview the Grammar focus.