1、 Pre-reading: Free talk title picture mountain climbers The title and pictures can be helpful to understand the text. Key words: Qomolangma Dangerous Spirit of climbers Achievements of climbers Facts and dangers Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Skimming(略读略读) Read it quickly to find the main idea
2、. Read the first sentence or last sentence in each paragraph more carefully. verb =achievement achieve + ment noun 3a details 细节细节 Facts and dangers Achievements of climbers Spirit of climbers Scanning (寻读寻读) This means moving your eyes quickly to find specific information(具体信息具体信息). 1. Where are th
3、e Himalayas? 2. How high is Qomolangma? 3. Can you list five dangers for climbers? Task One: Listen to Para. 1 and answer the questions. 1. Where are the Himalayas? run along the southwestern part of China. The Himalayas himleiz Qomolangma west south southwest 贯穿贯穿 西南西南 (southwestern) 2. How high is
4、 Qomolangma? Qomolangma is 8,844.43 meters high. thousand point eight thousand eight hundred and forty-four point four three 3.Five Dangers Thick thick clouds freezing Qomolangma is so dangerous. But many people still succeeded in climbing it. Lets read in paragraph 2. achievements of climbers Qomol
5、angma is the _and one of the _ places for mountain climbing. most dangerous most popular when Achievements 1953 Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first people to reach the top. 1960 The first Chinese team did so. 1975 Junko Tabei from Japan was the first woman to succeed. Task Two: Read Par
6、a. 2 and fill in the chart. The first people to reach the top The first Chinese team to reach the top The first woman to reach the top on the top of the world Some people succeeded in climbing Qomolangma. However, many people failed and even died. Why do people still want to climb it? Task Three: Re
7、ad Para. 3 and answer the questions. 1. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous? 2. What does the spirit of the climbers show us? = even if 1. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous? People want to challenge themselves in the
8、 face of difficulties. 2. What does the spirit of the climbers tell us? 1. We should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. 2. Humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature. Qomolangma facts achievements of climbers spirit of climbers dangers Mind map Whats your “Qomolangma” in you
9、r life? What do you do in the face of the “Qomolangma”? ( cant get good grades , cant get on well with classmates ) ( never give up, try my best to ) Everyone may have difficulties. However, I hope you can face the challenges bravely and keep trying! Some reading skills Something about Qomolangma The spirits of climbers 1. Finish the mind map and retell this passage. 2.Find more information about Qomolangma and then tell us in the next class.
