八年级英语下册教学课件（安徽专用）Unit 7 第二课时.pptVIP

八年级（下） 情景 引入 合作 探究 课堂 小结 随堂 训练 1. 有更悠久的历史 have a much longer history 2. 亚洲最大的国家 the biggest country in Asia 3. 世界上最古老的国家之一 one of the oldest countries in the world 4. 古代帝王 ancient emperors 5. 据我所知 as far as I know 6. 人造物体 man-made objects 7. 最著名的部分 the most famous part 8. 世界最大人口 the biggest population in the world 9. 里海 The Caspian Sea 10. 撒哈拉沙漠 Sahara Desert 1. Do you know Qomolangma ?2. What does Qomolangma look like? 情景引入 First Reading Read the article and match each paragraph with the main idea. Paragraph 1 spirit of climbers Paragraph 2 achievements of climbers Paragraph 3 facts and dangers Reading strategy: Read the first sentence of each paragraph and find out the topic. 探究点一 Reading Qomolangma – the most dangerous mountain in the world? One of the world’s 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 of China. Of all the mountains, Qomolangma rises 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 1960, 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 is also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature. Second Reading 1. Where are the Himalayas? The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of Chin