新人教版八年级英语下册 Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world Section A 2（3a-3c）导学案（Word版）[优课系列].doc

1、 1 Unit 7 What s the highest mountain in the world Section A 2（ 3a-3c） Step 1 Revision 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 Learn the new words. 1. achievement n. 成就；成绩 e.g. We felt a great sense

2、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 doesnt 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 i

3、nclude 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 youll succeed. 你如果努力就会成功。 常用短语： succeed in doing sth. e.g. Police have fina

4、lly 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 doesnt really challenge him. 这项工作不能真正的考验他。 The new governments 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, hes completely unafraid. 他在困难面前

5、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。 Step 3 Pre-Read Talk below questions in pairs. What do you know about Qomolangma ? Is Qomolangma the most dangerous mountain in the world？ Step 4 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

6、危险的运动之一 2 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 3 Answers: 1. the most dangerous mountain 2. one of the worlds most dangerous sports 3. mountain climbing/climb mountains 4. the climbers from all over the world 5. run along the sout

7、hwestern part of China 6. of all the mountains 7. thick clouds 8. more serious difficulties 9. freezing weather conditions and heavy storms 10. the first people to reach the top of Qomolangma 3a Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas. Paragraph 1 spirit of climbers Paragraph 2

8、 achievements of climbers Paragraph 3 facts and dangers 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 o

9、ne of the most _ parts of the world. The Himalayas _ along the _ border of china. Of all the peaks (tops), Qomolangma is the _ and most _. Its _ to climb Qomolangma because thick clouds _ the top of the mountain. Even more serious _ include the freezing _ conditions and the _ storms. The first _ to

10、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, weathe

11、r, heavy, people, reached, woman Read the article again, and answer the following questions. 1. What a mountain is Himalayas? Its 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

12、did the first Chinese reach the top of Qomolangma? In 1960. 3b. 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

13、 the top Most dangerous sport 4 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

14、 our dream. Humans can be stronger than the forces of nature. 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 i

15、s 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. Step 5 Language points 1. One of the worlds most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, ? “one of + the + 形容词的最

16、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，

17、用来对 to do sth. 进行说明。此句型可以转换成 To do sth. is + adj.。 e.g. It is important to study English well. 学好英语很困难。 Its very difficult to climb Qomolangma. 攀登珠穆朗玛峰很难。 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。作可数名词时通常用复数，表示具体概念，即：各式各样的 “ 困

18、难，难题，难事 ” ，如： Hes 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

19、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 isnt easy to learn, I wont 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 ”

20、，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。 5 Step 6 Exercise To make sentences using the information in the forms. 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 th

21、e Yellow River. The Nile is _ of all. The Yangtze River is not _ long _ the Nile. = The Yangtze River is not _ than the Nile. Answers: longer, the longest, as as, longer Qomolangma Mount Huang Mount Tai 8,848 1,864 1,545 Mount Tai is high. Mount Huang is a little _ than Mount Tai. Qomolangma is _ of

22、 all. Mount Tai is not _ high _ Qomolangma. = Mount Tai is not _ than Qomolangma. Answers: higher, the highest, as as, higher Singapore Malaysia China 4,000,000 20,000,000 1300,000,000 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. 4. The population of Singapore is not _ large _ that of China. 5. The population of Singapore is not _ than that of China. Answers: larger, the largest, as as, larger Step 7 Homework Retell the article, and then preview t