英语人教版八年级下册unit7 3a-3c.ppt

八年级(下)Unit 7Whats the highest mountain in the world?Read out the following numbers in English 1.Qomolangma is 8,844.43 meters high.2.The Yellow River is 5464 kilometers long.3.The Caspian Sea is 1,025 meters deep.4.My grandma was born on May 29,1953.5.He was dead in 1960.6.I moved to Beijing in 1975.What sport do you like?Which of the following sport do you think is the most dangerous?SwimmingTennisBasketballTaijiMountain climbingWhat might be the dangers of mountain climbing?have to fight with dangerous animalstoo many peoplefreezing weather conditionhard to take in airthick cloudshard to find the way homeNEW WORDS south western forceachieve achievement nature include even though=even iffreezing condition take in succeedchallengein the face of Qomolangma is the highest mountain in the world.It is 8844.43 meters high.3a.Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas.Qomolangma the Most Dangerous Mountain in the World?One of the worlds most dangerous sports is mountain climbing,and one of the most popular places for this is the Himalayas.The Himalayas run along the southwestern part ofChina.Of all the mountains,Qomolangmarises the highest and is the most famous.It is 8,844.43 meters high and so is very dangerous to climb.Thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard.Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms.It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top.The first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29,1953.The first Chinese team did so in I960,while the first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975.Why do so many climbers risk their lives?One of the main reasons is because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.Paragraph 1 Spirit of climbersParagraph 2 Achievements of climbers Paragraph 3 Facts and dangersParagraph 1List four dangers for climbers:thick cloudsSnow slide;Freezing weather conditions;Heavy storm;3b.Read the article again and complete the chart.Paragraph 2List three achievements:1953-Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the top;1960-The first Chinese team did so;1975 the Japanese Junko Tabei succeeded doing so.Paragraphs 1&3List four comparisons:most dangerous sport;most popular places;the highest mountain;the most famous mountain1.Where are the Himalayas?2.How high is Qomolangma?3c.Answer the questions using information from the article.The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China.It is 8,844.43 meters high.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?One of the main reasons is because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature.Homework Read the passage again and try to finish theexercise book page 84-86 3a-3c.