1、Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world?,Section A （3a-3c）,1. Which is the longest river in the world?,Quiz(智力競猜),A. The Yangtze River,B. The Nile,2. Which is one of the oldest country in the world?,A. The US,B. Japan,C. The Amazon,C. China,3. Which do you think is one of the most dangerous s

2、port in the world?,A. Soccer,B. Mountain climbing,C. Swimming,Aron Ralston,(6,300km),(6,671km),(6,440km),(less than 300 years),(over 2,000 years),(more than 5,000 years),Revision,Its Qomolangma.,Guessing,thick clouds,very high,heavy snow,difficult to climb,freezing weather conditions,Whats the name

3、of the mountain?,Qomolangmathe Most Dangerous Mountain in the world?,8,844.43meters,hard to take in air,Skimming(瀏覽),Facts and dangers,Spirit of climbers,Achievements of climbers,Skim and match the main idea of each paragraph.,= success (-es),How many paragraphs(段落) are there?,Scanning(尋讀),Para 1: F

4、acts and dangers,run along southwestern part of China,8,844.43 meters high,Eight thousand eight hundred and forty-four point four three,Careful reading,Para 1: Facts and dangers,the great height,thick clouds,heavy snow,freezing weather conditions,heavy storms,the thin air,One of the worlds _ sports

5、is mountain climbing, and one of the _ places for this is the Himalayas. Of all the mountains in the Himalayas, Qomolangma rises the _and is the _.,most dangerous,most popular,highest,most famous,Are there any people got to the top before?,Careful reading,Para 2: Achievements of climbers,Edmund Hill

6、ary and Tenzing Norgay,The first Chinese team,Junko Tabei,was the first woman to succeed in 1975.,made it in 1960.,were the first to reach the top on May 29, 1953.,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：succeed in doing sth. success n. successful adj. successfully adv

7、.,Why do so many people try to climb the mountain even though(=even if) it is dangerous?,Careful reading,Para 3: Spirit of climbers,Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous? 2. What does the spirit of the climbers tell us?,Because they want to challenge themselves

8、 in the face of difficulties.,It tells us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.,It also tells us that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.,Retell the article!,Qomolangma,weather,thick clouds and heavy snow,freezing weather conditions and heavy storm,climbe

9、rs,Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary,Chinese team.,Junko Tabei from Japan,on May 29,1953,in 1960,in 1975,try to achieve our dreams,spirit,never give up,Discussion,Is Qomolangma the most dangerous mountain in the world that no one can reach the top?,No!,What is the most difficult thing in your life?,

10、Where theres a will, theres a way. 有志者，事竟成。,How can we reach the top?,How to face it?,Is it study, health, relations with parents or others?,Retell the article, then preview the Grammar focus.,Homework,Qomolangmathe Most Dangerous Mountain in the world?,Qomolangma is the highest mountain in the worl

11、d. It is 8,844.43 meters high. The weather on the mountain is very bad. Thick clouds cover the top, and the snow can fall very hard. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather condition and heavy storm. Its hard to take in air as you get near the top. The first people to reach the top w

12、ere Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay on May 29,1953.The first Chinese team did so in 1960.And the first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975.,Why do so many people risk their lives? Because they want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties. The spirit of climbers tells us

13、 that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.,On May 29, 1953,In 1960,The first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary. （丹增.諾爾蓋） （埃德蒙.希拉里）,The first Chinese team did so.,In 1975,The first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan. (田部井淳子),One of the worlds mos

14、t 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. 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 放在句首，而把真正的主語放在句 尾。常用

15、于此句型的形容詞有 important， difficult， dangerous， necessary， useful， possible等，用 來對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 conditions 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)好英語很困難。 Its ver

16、y 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 understanding 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

17、 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。 注意：如果其賓語是名詞，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。 Although English isnt easy to learn, I wont give it up. 雖然英語不易學(xué)，但我不會(huì)放棄。,5. Why do so many people try to climb this mount

18、ain 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 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.,