1、Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world?课时2Section A(3a-3c)课时教学目标1. 了解珠穆朗玛峰及珠穆朗玛峰攀登挑战者。2. 进一步学习比较级和最高级的用法，掌握描述自然景观的英语表达。教学重点：1.Key vocabulary: achievement, southwestern, thick, include, freezing, condition, succeed, challenge, achieve, force, nature.one of the worlds most dangerous sports, ev
2、en though, even if, the Pacific Ocean, run along, risk their lives,take in, in the face of, give up doing. 2.Key sentences:a. One of the worlds most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, and one of the most popular places for this is the Himalayas. b. Even more serious difficulties include freezing
3、 weather conditions and heavy storms. c. One of the main reasons is because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties. d. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.3.Structures:a.one of the worlds most dangerous sports b. ev
4、en though c.give up doing 教学难点：Learn to understand 3a and grasp the key words as well as the key sentences. 教学过程Pre-readingStep 1 Lead-in1. Play the promo for the movie named The Climbers(攀登者).2. Ask students to talk about the questions.(1) What do you know about Qomolangma?(2) What dangers do you t
5、hink can happen when people climb Qomolangma?Answers (1) Qomolangma is 8848.86 meters high and is higher than any other mountain in the world.(2) Thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard. It is very cold and there are heavy storms.While-readingStep 2 Reading (3a)Fast reading1. Ask stud
6、ents to read the passage and match each paragraph with the main ideas in the box. Tell thestudents that the first sentence of each paragraph and key words are helpful.Textbook Answers2. Ask students to read the passage and judge the sentences True (T) or False (F).(1) It is very dangerous to climb Q
7、omolangma. _(2) The f irst people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29, 1955._(3) The first Chinese team reached the top in 1975. _(4) The climbers want to prove that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature._Answers (1) T (2) F (3) F (4) TCareful readi
8、ng（知识点讲解及针对训练详见上课课件PPT）Qomolangma the Most Dangerous Mountain in the World?one of the + 最高级+pl. 最的之一 爬山运动 One of the worlds most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, and one of the 绵延中国西南部most popular places for this is the Himalayas. The Himalayas run along the 隆起；耸立southwestern part of China. Of
9、 all the mountains, Qomolangma rises the highest and is the most famous. It is 8,848.86 meters high and so is very dangerous to =fall heavily （雪/ 雨）下得大climb. Thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard. Even more serious v. 包括including prep. 包括在内 adj. 冰冻的；极冷的 freezing point 冰点difficulties
10、 include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms. It is also very be in/under good/poor condition 处于良好/ 糟糕的状况 living/working conditions 生活/ 工作条件hard to take in air as you get near the top. 临近登顶时It is +adj.+to do sth. 做某事很 吸入；吞入（体内）；take off 脱下；起飞；take up 从事动词不定式作后置定语 The first people to reach t
11、he top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 用“so”代指前面“登顶”一事29, 1953. The first Chinese team did so in 1960, while the first woman to succeed v. 成功；success n. 成功；successful adj. 成功的；successfully adv. 成功地was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975.risk doing sth. 冒险做 at risk 处于危险中 risk+sth. 冒风险 Why do
12、 so many climbers risk their lives? One of the main reasons is that peoplechallenge oneself 挑战自我面对（问题、困难等）； face to face 面对面；lose face丢脸；失面子want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties. The spirit of these climbers give up doing 放弃做 achieve/realize ones dream 实现某人的梦想achievement n. 成就；成绩s
13、hows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. It also shows A be+ 形容词比较级+than B A 比Bthat humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.n. 大自然; natural adj. 自然的；天生的naturally adv. 自然地；天生地Step 3 Reading (3b)1. Let students read the article again and complete the follow
14、ing tasks.(1) Read Paragraph 1 and list four dangers for climbers.(2) Read Paragraph 2 and list three achievements.(3) Read paragraphs 1 & 3 and list four comparisons.Textbook AnswersParagraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraphs 1 & 3List four dangers for climbersList three achievementsList four comparisons(Poss
15、ible answers)thick cloudsvery highit can snow hardfreezing weather conditionsheavy stormsvery hard to breathe as you get near the top 1953Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the top 1960The first Chinese team reached the top 1975Junko Tabei from Japan was the first woman to rea
16、ch the top(Possible answers)most dangerous sportsmost popular placeshighestmost famousmore serious difficultiesstronger than the forces of nature2. Let students read the passage again and answer the following questions:(1) Why is it dangerous to climb Qomolangma?(2) When did the first Chinese team r
17、each the top of Qomolangma?Answers (1) Because it is very high. /. (2) In 1960.Key points1. danger n. (pl. dangers) 危险in danger 处于危险之中【拓展】dangerous adj. 危险的2. comparison n. 对比，比较【拓展】compare v. 对比 compare A to/with B 将A 和B 比较Post-readingStep 4 Reading (3c)1. Ask students to read the article of 3a and
18、 answer the questions in 3c.2. Invite some students to retell the passage according to the answers to the questions in 3c.Textbook Answers 1. The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China. 2. Qomolangma is 8,848.86 meters high. 3. Many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dan
19、gerous because they want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties. 4. The spirit of the climbers tells us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.Key pointseven though (=even if) 尽管，即使；引导让步状语从句，不能与but 连用，但可以与yet、still 连用。教学效果评价通过阅读珠穆朗玛峰及其攀登者的故事，学生能够了解珠穆朗玛峰，通过概括段落大意梳理文章内容，学会描述地理位置、用数据描述自然景观，认识到探险队勇敢面对大自然、挑战极限的决心与毅力。作业完成点拨训练UNIT 7 课时2 Section A (3a3c) 的练习。教学笔记_7
