1、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,achievement southwestern thick include freezing condition take in,n. 成就；成績 adj.

2、西南的；西南方向的 adj. 厚的；濃的 v. 包括；包含 adj. 極冷的；冰凍的 n. 條件；狀況 吸入；吞入(體內(nèi)),Words review,succeed challenge in the face of achieve force nature even though,v. 實現(xiàn)目標(biāo)；成功 v.&n. 挑戰(zhàn)；考驗 面對(問題、困難等) v. 達(dá)到；完成；成功 n. 力；力量 n. 自然界；大自然 =even if 即使；雖然,Words review,What do you know about Qomolangma? Talk about Qomolangma in pairs.

3、,Pre-reading,自讀文章，在書中劃出重點、疑點后，翻譯下列短語。先獨立完成，后小組商議。,1.最危險的山峰 2.世界上最危險的運動之一 3.登山（名詞短語）/（動詞短語）,the most dangerous mountain,one of the worlds most dangerous sports,mountain climbing/climb mountains,Reading,4.來自世界各地的登山者 5.橫亙于中國的西南邊界 6.在所有的山峰中 7.厚厚的云層,the climbers from all over the world,run along the sout

4、hwestern 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勁的暴風(fēng)雪 10.首次到達(dá)珠穆朗瑪峰頂?shù)娜?more serious difficulties,freezing weather 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

5、 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 _ pa

6、rts 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 se

7、rious _ 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 _

8、 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 c

9、louds 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 themse