Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world?,Section A 3a-4c,自主学习方案-【新词自查】,根据句意及汉语提示完成句子。 1. Ted read the first p (段落) in front of class. 2. The ice on the lake is t (厚的) enough to skate on. 3. Peoples living c (条件) are becoming better and better. 4. I think you are sure to s (成功) if you work hard. 5. Wild animals should live in the n (自然界).,aragraph,hick,onditions,ucceed,ature,课堂导学方案-Step1情景导入,Why do so many people want to reach the top of Qomolangma?,I think,Which is the highest mountain in the world? Which is the longest river in Asia? ,课堂导学方案-Step 2/3a-3c,What do you know about Qomolangma?,Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas.,Paragraph 1 spirit of climbers Paragraph 2 achievements of climbers Paragraph 3 facts and dangers,3a,One of the most _ sports in the world is 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.,According to the passage, fill in the blanks.,dangerous,climbing,popular,risk,climbers,famous,The Himalayas _ along the _ border of china. Of all the peaks (tops), Qomolangma is the _ and most _. Its _ to climb Qomolangma because thick clouds _ the top of the mountain. Even more serious _ include the freezing _ conditions and the _ storms.,runs,southwestern,highest,famous,the hardest,cover,difficulties,weather,heavy,The 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.,people,reached,woman,Read the article again, and answer the following questions.,1. What a mountain is Himalayas? 2. Why is it dangerous to climb Qomolangma? 3. When did the first Chinese reach the top of Qomolangma?,Its one of the most popular places for mountain climbing.,Because thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard.,In 1960.,Read the article again and complete the chart.,3b,Answer the questions using information from the article.,1. Where are the Himalayas? 2. How high is Qomolangma?,In the southwestern part of China.,8,844.43 meters high.,3c,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?,Because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.,We should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.,One of the worlds most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, “one of + the + 形容词的最高级 + 复数名词”，意为“最之一”。如： Miss Wang is one of the most popular teachers in our school. 王老师是我们学校最受欢迎的老师之一。,Language points,2. It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top. It is + adj. + to do sth.， it作形式主语 放在句首，而把真正的主语放在句 尾。常用于此句型的形容词有 important， difficult， dangerous， necessary， useful， possible等，用 来对to do sth. 进行说明。此句型可以 转换成To do sth. is + adj.。,3. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms. difficulty 既可作可数名词也可作不可 数名词。,e.g. It is important to study English well. 学好英语很困难。 Its very difficult to climb Qomolangma. 攀登珠穆朗玛峰很难。,作可数名词时通常用复数，表示具体概 念，即：各式各样的 “困难，难题，难 事”，如： Hes having financial difficulties. 他正手头拮据。 作不可数名词时，译作“困难，艰难，幸 苦”，如： She had great difficulty in understanding him. 她很难理解他说的话。,4. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. give up 意为“放弃”，后面可以接名词、代词或v-ing形式作宾语。 注意：如果其宾语是名词，那么名词可 以放在 give 和 up 之间，也可以放在 up 之后；如果其宾语是代词，那么代词只 能放在 give 和 up 之间。如：,My uncle wants to give up drinking wine. 我叔叔想戒酒。 Although English isnt easy to learn, I wont give it up. 虽然英语不易学，但我不会放弃。,5. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous? even though 用作从属连词，意为“即使； 尽管”，相当于even if，引导让步状语从 句，一般不与并列连词but连用。如： Mr. Wang will come on time even though it rains. 尽管下雨，但王老师会按时来。,课堂导学方案-Step 3/Grammer focus,Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.,big much popular long old high,1. The Amazon River is one of the _ rivers in the world. Its a little _ than the Yangtze River. 2. Qomolangma is 8,844.43 meters _. Its one of the most _ places for serious mountain climbers.,longest,longer,high,popular,4a,课堂导学方案-Step 4/4a-4c,3. No ocean in the world is as _ as the Pacific Ocean. 4. Although Japan is _ than Canada, it is _ smaller.,big,older,much,太平洋,n. 大海；海洋,e.g. Two rivers：_ and _ _ _,4b. Write two comparisons about two topics. Write true facts.,the Yangtze River,the Amazon River,The Yangtze River is almost as long as the Amazon River.,The Amazon is longer than the Yangtze, but the