1、Work in groups to check the homework and speak out.(小组合作检查作业，抽 同学来选幸运数字，并大声朗读。） Task 1:group work 1.最危险的运动之一： 2.登山： One of the worlds most dangerous sports mountain climbing/ climb mountains 3. 面对： in the face of 4.大风暴： heavy storms 5.严寒的天气条件： freezing weather conditions 6.吸气： take in air 7.大自然的力量：
2、the forces of nature 8.中国的西南边境： the southwestern part of China 5 1 2 freezing weather conditions Read loudly 大声读出来： Read loudly 大声读出来： in the face of 奖励一个 棒棒糖！ mountain climbing/ climb mountains Read loudly 大声读出来： the forces of nature Read loudly 大声读出来： the southwestern part of China Read loudly 大声读
3、出来： heavy storms Read loudly 大声读出来： take in air Read loudly 大声读出来： Task 2:Read the article quickly and match each paragraph with the main ideas. Paragraph 1 spirit of climbers Paragraph 2 achievements of climbers Paragraph 3 facts and dangers Task 3 Answer the questions using information from the ar
4、ticle.（回答下面问题） 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? One of the worlds most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, and one of the most popular places for
5、 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. Thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard. Even more serious difficult
6、ies include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms. It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top. 1. Where are the Himalayas? In the southwestern part of China. One of the worlds most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, and one of the most popular places for this is the Himal
7、ayas. 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. Thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard. Even more serious difficulties include freezi
8、ng weather conditions and heavy storms. It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top. 2. How high is Qomolangma? Its 8,844.43 meters high. Why do so many climbers risk their lives? One of the main reasons is because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties. The
9、spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature. 3. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous? Because people want to challenge themselves in
10、the face of difficulties. Why do so many climbers risk their lives? One of the main reasons is because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. It also shows that humans can somet
11、imes be stronger than the forces of nature. 4. What does the spirit of the climbers tell us? We should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. Task 4 Scan (精读）精读）paragraph 1 and finish the blanks. 1.Height _ meters high 8844.43 The Himalayas Qomolangma 2.Place _ _ the southwestern part of China
12、1、thick clouds cover the top 2、 3、freezing weather conditions 4、 5、 3.Dangers snow falls very hard heavy storms hard to take in air as you get near the top Task 5 Scan Para2 and finish the blanks. (精读第二自然段并完成表格） The first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29,1953.
13、 The first Chinese team did so in 1960, while the first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975. Achievements of climbers time the first name Tenzing Norgay Edmund Hillary Junko Tabei Chinese team The first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29,1953. Th
14、e first Chinese team did so in 1960, while the first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975. Achievements of climbers time the first name people Tenzing Norgay May 29,1953 Edmund Hillary The first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29,1953. The first C
15、hinese team did so in 1960, while the first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975. Achievements of climbers time the first name 1960 Chinese team 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 fi
16、rst woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975. Achievements of climbers time the first name 1975 woman Junko Tabei Task 6 Scan Para3 and list the spirits of climbers. Why do so many climbers risk their lives? One of the main reasons is because people want to challenge themselves in the fac
17、e of difficulties. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature. Spirit of climbers List the spirits of climbers 2. never trying to achieve our dreams. 3. be stronger than the of nature. in the face of difficulties 1.Challenge themselves give up forces Dont climb Qomolangma, we should protect it. Homework: Retell the article, then preview the Grammar focus.
