初中英语课件八下Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the worldSection A(3a-3c).ppt

Qomolangma The Sahara The Nile The Caspian Sea I want to challenge myself 挑战 Lead -in We succeeded in climbing Mount Tai, including my daughter last May Day. [`?nklu:di?] 包括 [s?k'si:d] 成功 I achieved my dream. [?'t?i:v] 实现 It’s a great achievement for me. [?t?i:vm?nt] 成就 Though the weather condition [k?n'd??n ] was terrible on that day. 状况 I didn’t give up facing the strong forces of nature. [f?:s] 自然界的力量 force succeed include challenge condition 力量 实现 成功 状况 挑战 包括 achievement 成就 [s?k'si:d] [k?n'd??n ] [?'t?i:v] ['t??l?nd?] [in`klu:d] [?`t?i:vm?nt] [f?:s] achieve Match words, pronunciation and meaning Qomolangma — the Most Dangerous Mountain in the World? run along the southwestern part of China the Himalayas (adj.) Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Facts and dangers Achievements of climbers Spirit of climbers 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 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 that 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. Read and match the main ideas. One of the world’s most