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1、Unit 7,Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world?,Section A 2 3a-3c,Which is the highest mountain in the world? Which is the longest river in Asia? ,Revision,freezing adj. 極冷的； 冰凍的,nature n. 大自然,thick adj. 厚的；濃的,New words,1. achievement n. 成就；成績(jī) e.g. We felt a great sense of achievement when we

2、 reached the top of the mountain. 當(dāng)我們到達(dá)山頂?shù)臅r(shí)候，我們有一種巨 大的成就感。 2. achieve v. 達(dá)到；完成；成功 e.g. He will never achieve anything if he doesnt work harder. 如果他不加緊努力工作，他會(huì)一事無成。,Learn more new words.,3. southwestern adj. 西南的；西南方向的 e.g. Is this Southwestern Airline? 這是西南航空公司嗎？ 4. include v. 包含；包括 e.g. Her hobbies i

3、nclude swimming and gardening. 她愛好游泳和園藝。 5. condition n. 條件；狀況 e.g. The piano was in good condition. 這臺(tái)鋼琴狀況良好。,6. take in 吸入；容納 e.g. Fish take in oxygen through their gills. 魚用鰓吸氧氣。 7. succeed v. 實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)；成功 e.g. If you try hard youll succeed. 你如果努力就會(huì)成功。 常用短語(yǔ)：succeed in doing sth. e.g. Police have final

4、ly succeeded in solving the mystery. 警察最終成功破解了這個(gè)疑案。,8. challenge v. & n. 挑戰(zhàn)；考驗(yàn) e.g. The job doesnt really challenge him. 這項(xiàng)工作不能真正的考驗(yàn)他。 The new governments first challenge is the economy. 新政府面臨的第一個(gè)挑戰(zhàn)是經(jīng)濟(jì)問題。 9. in the face of 面對(duì)（困難、問題等） e.g. In the face of difficulties, hes completely unafraid. 他在困難面前毫

5、不膽怯。,10. force n. 力；力量 e.g. The thief took the money from the old man by force. 竊賊用暴力搶了老人的錢。,What do you know about Qomolangma? Talk about Qomolangma in pairs.,Pre-reading,自讀文章，在書中劃出重點(diǎn)、疑點(diǎn)后，翻譯下列短語(yǔ)。先獨(dú)立完成，后小組商議。,1.最危險(xiǎn)的山峰 2.世界上最危險(xiǎn)的運(yùn)動(dòng)之一 3.登山（名詞短語(yǔ)）/（動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)）,the most dangerous mountain,one of the worlds most

6、 dangerous sports,mountain climbing/climb mountains,Reading,4.來自世界各地的登山者 5.橫亙于中國(guó)的西南邊界 6.在所有的山峰中 7.厚厚的云層,the climbers from all over the world,run along the southwestern part of China,of all the mountains,thick clouds,8.更為嚴(yán)重的困難 9.寒冷的天氣狀況和強(qiáng)勁的暴風(fēng)雪 10.首次到達(dá)珠穆朗瑪峰頂?shù)娜?more serious difficulties,freezing weathe

7、r conditions and heavy storms,the first people to reach the top of 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 o

8、ne 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 _ b

9、order 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

10、 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 dan

11、gerous 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 inform

12、ation 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 challeng

13、e 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 + 形容詞的最高級(jí) + 復(fù)數(shù)名詞”，意為“最之一”。如： Miss Wang is one of the most popular teachers in our school. 王老師是我們學(xué)校最受歡迎的老師之一。,Language points,2.

14、It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top. It is + adj. + to do sth.， it作形式主語(yǔ) 放在句首，而把真正的主語(yǔ)放在句 尾。常用于此句型的形容詞有 important， difficult， dangerous， necessary， useful， possible等，用 來對(duì)to do sth. 進(jìn)行說明。此句型可以 轉(zhuǎn)換成To do sth. is + adj.。,3. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather co

15、nditions and heavy storms. difficulty 既可作可數(shù)名詞也可作不可 數(shù)名詞。,e.g. It is important to study English well. 學(xué)好英語(yǔ)很困難。 Its very difficult to climb Qomolangma. 攀登珠穆朗瑪峰很難。,作可數(shù)名詞時(shí)通常用復(fù)數(shù)，表示具體概 念，即：各式各樣的 “困難，難題，難 事”，如： Hes having financial difficulties. 他正手頭拮據(jù)。 作不可數(shù)名詞時(shí)，譯作“困難，艱難，幸 苦”，如： She had great difficulty in u

16、nderstanding him. 她很難理解他說的話。,4. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. give up 意為“放棄”，后面可以接名詞、代詞或v-ing形式作賓語(yǔ)。 注意：如果其賓語(yǔ)是名詞，那么名詞可 以放在 give 和 up 之間，也可以放在 up 之后；如果其賓語(yǔ)是代詞，那么代詞只 能放在 give 和 up 之間。如：,My uncle wants to give up drinking wine. 我叔叔想戒酒。 Al

17、though English isnt easy to learn, I wont give it up. 雖然英語(yǔ)不易學(xué)，但我不會(huì)放棄。,5. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous? even though 用作從屬連詞，意為“即使； 盡管”，相當(dāng)于even if，引導(dǎo)讓步狀語(yǔ)從 句，一般不與并列連詞but連用。如： Mr. Wang will come on time even though it rains. 盡管下雨，但王老師會(huì)按時(shí)來。,The Yellow River

18、is long. The Yangtze River is a lot _ than the Yellow River. The Nile is _ of all.,longer,the longest,Make sentences using the information in the forms.,Exercise,The Yangtze River is not _ long _ the Nile. = The Yangtze River is not _ than the Nile.,as as,longer,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.,higher,the highest,as as,higher,1. The population of Singapore is large. 2. The population of Mala