1、课型：新授课型：新授 平安城中学平安城中学 八年级八年级Which is the highest mountain in the world?What do you know about Qomolangma?Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas.Paragraph 1 spirit of climbersParagraph 2 achievements of climbersParagraph 3 facts and dangers3aTask 1 Fast readingMark True(T)or Fa
2、lse(F).1.It is very dangerous to climb Qomolangma.2.The first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29,1955.3.The first Chinese woman to succeed in 1960.4.It shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.T F F T Task 2Read the article again and
3、 complete the chart.Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2Paragraph 3List tour dangers for climbers.List three achievementsList tour comparisonsthick clouds1953Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the topmost dangerous sport3bTask 3snow can fall very hardfreezing weather conditionsheavy storms
4、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.One of the most _ sports in the world is
5、 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.The Himalayas _along the _ part of China.Of all the peaks(tops),Qomolangma is the _ and most _.Its _ to climb
6、 Qomolangma because thick clouds _ the top of the mountain.Even more serious _ include the freezing _ conditions and the _ storms.dangerousclimbingpopularriskclimbersfamousrunssouthwesternhighestfamousthe hardestcoverdifficultiesweatherheavyTask 4 According to the passage,fill in the blanks.Paragrap
7、h 2The 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.peoplereachedwoman1.Why is it dangerous to climb Qomolangma?2.How high is Qomolangma?Because thick clouds cover the top and sn
8、ow can fall very hard.Task 5 Read the article again,and answer the following questions8,844.43 meters high.3c3.Where are the Himalayas?4.When did the first Chinese reach the top of Qomolangma?In the southwestern part of China.5.Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dange
9、rous?Because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.6.What does the spirit of the climbers tell us?We should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.In 1960.Can you retell the article or a part of it?the Nilethe Yangtze Riverthe Yellow River6,6706,3005,500The Yellow River
10、 is long.The Yangtze River is a lot _ than the Yellow River.The Nile is _ of all.longerthe longestMake sentences using the information in the forms.The Yangtze River is not _ long _ the Nile.=The Yangtze River is not _ than the Nile.as aslongerthe Nilethe Yangtze Riverthe Yellow River6,6706,3005,500
11、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.higherthe highestas ashigherQomolangmaMount HuangMount Tai8,8481,8641,545Teachers remark People need some courage in life,just like climbing a cl
12、iff.Although there are stemp ahead,you still fell some timorous and dare not go ahead.But when you conquer the timidity and reach the peak,you will feel the importance of courage as you enjoy the beautiful scenes.It is the same with life.人生需要一点勇气和胆量，就如登一座悬崖峭壁的山峰，虽人生需要一点勇气和胆量，就如登一座悬崖峭壁的山峰，虽然上面都有云梯、搭好的台阶，可你就是有点胆怯，不敢向前，然上面都有云梯、搭好的台阶，可你就是有点胆怯，不敢向前，但你战胜了自我，到达了顶峰，看到了山顶的景色，你就会感但你战胜了自我，到达了顶峰，看到了山顶的景色，你就会感到勇气和胆量是成功的标准人生何尝不是如此呢？到勇气和胆量是成功的标准人生何尝不是如此呢？Retell the article,then finish your exercises.
