人教版初中英语2011课标版 八年级下册第七单元Section A 3a—3(共21张PPT).ppt

人教社新目标2013版八年级下册 Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world? Section A 3a-3c What’s the biggest …? …deepest… 在喜马拉雅山脉(the Himalayas)之中，海拔在7000米以上的高峰有50多座，8000米以上的有16座。“喜马拉雅”在藏语中就是“冰雪之乡”的意思。这里终年冰雪覆盖，一座座冰峰如倚天的宝剑，一条条冰川像蜿蜒的银蛇。珠穆朗玛峰(Qomolangma)，简称珠峰，又译作圣母峰，尼泊尔称为“埃非勒斯峰”（Everest），位于中华人民共和国和尼泊尔交界的喜马拉雅山脉之上，终年积雪。高度8844.43米，为世界第一高峰，中国最美的、令人震撼的十大名山之一。 What do you know about Qomolangma? Talk about Qomolangma in groups. avalanche oxygen mask thick clouds thick clothes on the top of the world Skim for the main ideas. Paragraph 1 Spirit of climbers Paragraph 2 Achievements of climbers Paragraph 3 Facts and dangers 3a Paragraph 1 List four dangers for climbers: ●very high; ● ●freezing weather conditions; ● heavy storms； Read the article again and complete the chart. 3b ● very hard to breathe as you get near the top it can snow very hard thick clouds Paragraph 2 List three achievements: 1953 - Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the top; 1960—The first Chinese team reached the top. 1975—Junko Tabei from Japan was the first woman to reach the top. Paragraphs 1 3 List four comparisons: most popular place ● highest ● most famous more serious difficulties stronger than the forces of nature most dangerous sport Answer the questions using information from the article. 1. Where are the Himalayas? 2. How high is Qomolangma? 3. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous? The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China. It is 8,844.43 meters high. 3c Because they want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties. 4. What does the spirit of the climbers tell us? The spirit of the climbers tells us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. Listening and reading.