中学八年级英语下册教学课件：Unit 7 Section A1.ppt

2008年5月8日，中国登山队圣火传递珠穆朗玛峰突击队员，成功地把圣火从8300米突击队营地传递到了珠穆朗玛峰峰顶，创造了人类奥运历史上的奇迹。 Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas. 3a Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Spirit of climbers Achievements of climbers Facts and dangers Complete the chart. Paragraph 1 Paragraphs 2 Paragraph 13 Four dangers for climbers List three achievements List four comparisons 1. thick clouds 1.1953-Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the top 1. Most dangerous sport 2. most popular place 4. freezing weather conditions 2. 1960-the first Chinese team reached the top 4. Even more serious difficulties 5. heavy storms 3. 1975- Junko Tabei from Japan was the first woman to reach the top 3b 3. hard snow 6. hard to breathe 3. the highest and is the most famous. 2. very high 5. stronger than the forces of nature 3c Answer the questions using information from the article. 1. Where are the Himalayas? 2. How high is Qomolangma? They 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? Because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties. The spirit of the climbers tells us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. 点击此处添加备注 * Choose the best answer. 1. My brother is ___ more outgoing than me. A. many B. little C. much 2. October 12th was one of ______ days in 2005. Shenzhou-VI was launched(发射) successfully. A. exciting B. more exciting C. the most exciting 3. Which city is ______, Beijing, Shanghai or Fuzhou? A. beautiful B. more beautiful C. the most beautifulzxxk 4. _____ children there are in a family, ____ their life will be. A. The less, the better B. Fewer, richer C. The fewer, the better 5. Mobile phones are very popular now a