1、八年级下册八年级下册 Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world? Period 2 (Section A 3a-3c) Teaching objectives: 1. Knowledge aims: (1) Expressions: achievement, southwestern, freezing, condition, take in, succeed, challenge,in the face of, achieve ones dream. 2. Ability aims: (1)Get Students to learn to
2、know facts about Qomolangma. (2)Get Students to learn to use the comparisons with adjectives and adverbs. (3) use the reading skill of scanning, careful reading to analyze reading materials; (4) Get Students to know the spirits of the climbers and use them in their lives. 3. Moral Objective: learn t
3、o face their difficulties in their lives instead of giving up. Teaching importances: (1)Get Students to learn to know facts about Qomolangma. (2)Get Students to learn to use the comparisons with adjectives and adverbs. (3)Get Students to learn how to scan the main idea. Teaching difficulties: 1.Its
4、difficult for students to pronounce some names and words in the passage. 2.How to use reading skills while reading? Teaching procedures: Step1. Lead in 1.Free talks: Do you like sports? Which sports do you like? Why do you like it? T:Which do you think is one of the most dangerous sport in the world
5、? A.SoccerB.Mountain climbingC.Swimming 2.Enjoy a video about mountain climbing. 3.Guess:Whats the name of the mountain? 4.Where are the Himalayas? Where is Qomolangma? Step2. Pre-reading 1.Show the title and the picture to the students and ask them to tell what they can get from the title and descr
6、ibe the picture. 2.Students predict the main idea of the article according to the title and the picture. Then teacher give three choices and let them choose the right main idea for the article. A.something about Qomolangma B.the dangers of mountain climbing C.the dangers of mountain climbing in Qomo
7、langma and what we can learn from the climbers Step3.While-reading 1.Fast reading: Read and match each paragraph with the main ideas. Paragraph 1spirit of climbers Paragraph 2achievements of climbers Paragraph 3facts and dangers 2. Careful reading: Read each paragraph and finish some tasks. Paragrap
8、h1:FactsParagraph1:Facts andand dangersdangers One of the worlds most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, and one of the most popularplacesforthisistheHimalayas.TheHimalayasrunalongthe part of China. Of all the mountains, Qomolangma rises the highest and is the. It ismeters high and so is very da
9、ngerous to climb.cover the topandsnowcanfallveryhard.Evenmoreseriousdifficultiesinclude and. It is also very hard toas you get near the top. Heavy storm8,844.43southwesterntake in air most famousThick cloudsfreezing weather conditions Paragraph2:AchievementsParagraph2:Achievements ofof climbersclimb
10、ers TimeThefirstName Paragraph3:SpiritParagraph3:Spirit ofof climbersclimbers List the spirits of climbers: 1. 2. 3. Step4.After-reading 1. Fill in the blanks according to the article. One of the most popular places for mountain climbing is the Himalayas. They run along the _ （ southwest ）part of Ch
11、ina. Of all the mountains, Qomolangma rises the _ (high) and is very _(danger) to climb. Thickcloudscoverthetopandsnowcanfallveryhard.Even _(serious)difficulties include_(freeze) weather conditions and heavy storms. It is also very hard to take _ air as you get near the top.The first people to reach
12、 the top were Tenzing Norgan and Edmund Hillary. The first Chinese team did so in 1960. The first woman to _(success) was Junko Tabei in 1975.Many people want to _(challenge) themselves in the face of difficulties , so they try to climb Qomolangma. It tells us that we should never give up _ (try) to
13、 achieve our dreams. It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the _ (force) of nature. Step5.Discussion 1. Whats your “Qomolangma” in your life? Is it study, health, relations with parents or others.? 2. What should you do in the face of the “Qomolangma”? Challenge yourself , try you
14、r best ,never give up 3. Work in groups of four.Tell your classmates about your “Qomolangma”and ask for some advice to overcome your “Qomolangma”. Step 6: Summary Guide students to sum up what they have learned from the article. Homework: As a student, study is also a mountain for us to climb. What will we do in the face of our study? Will we give up or face it? Write a short passage to show our ideas. Blackboard design: Reflections:
