8B Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world?
Section A 3a—3c
Qomolangma — the Most Dangerous Mountain in the World?
一、【教材分析】 [211. 学习并掌握下列单词： achievement, southeastern, thick, include, freezing, condition, succeed, 世challenge, achieve, force, nature 纪2. 能正确使用以下常用表达： take in, in the face of , even though, mountain climbing, run along the 教 southwestern part of China, even more serious difficulties, freezing weather 知conditions, heavy storms, get near the top, reach the top, the first woman to 识 succeed, risk their lives, one of the main reasons, challenge themselves, give up trying to achieve their dreams, the spirit of the climbers 教 目 标 3. 能熟练掌握并使用下列重点句式： 1）One of the world’s most dangerous sports is mountain climbing. 学2）Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy 21 storm. 3）It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature. 目能够掌握形容词的比较等级，并运用形容词的比较等级去描述事物。 [来源 能 标 力 目标 21世纪教育网情感 目标 教学重点 教学难点 教学方法 培养学生热爱大自然，保护环境的意识,克服困难，迎难而上的精神。 Talk about geography and nature. 正确使用本课时词汇与句子；读写训练。 情景教学法；任务型教学法。
二、【教学流程】 环节 I. Preparation 准备 师生活动 检查单词预习情况：教师结合学生读的状况，适当领读，并帮助学生正音。 1. achievement 成就, 成绩 2. southwestern 西南的,西南方向的 3. thick 厚的,浓的 4. include 包括;包含 5. freezing 极冷的,冰冻的 6. condition 条件;状况 7. succeed 实现目标,成功 8. challenge 挑战 9. achieve 达到 10. force 力;力量 11. nature 自然界;大自然 12. take in 吸入,吞入 13. in the face of 面对 14. even though/if 即使;虽然 II. Presentation & Pre-reading 1. Leading-in“导入新课” Let’s watch a video, ask two questions: ⑴What mountain is mentioned in the movie? (Qomolangma) ⑵What kind of sport can you learn from the video? (mountain climbing) 2. From the video, What do you know about Qomolangma? locations(位置): in Asia Climbers Difficulties 3. get some information from the video and some pictures about Qomolangma the highest The clouds are __thick____. The air is ___thin_____.It’s hard to_take in air_______. the coldest The weather is _freezing_______. It’s hard to live there. the most dangerous The storms are _heavy___. It’s hard to climb. Climbers: challenge themselves achieve their dreams (Teach new words and phrases) Task 1 Listening Listen(3a) and answer the question: What’s one of the most popular places for mountain climbing? The Himalayas. Task 2 Skimming Read the article quickly and match each paragraph with the main ideas. Paragraph 1 Spirit of climbers Paragraph 2 Achievements (n.)of climbers Achieve(v.) Paragraph 3 Facts and dangers Task 3 Careful reading A. Paragraph 1: facts and dangers Facts: 1. Where are the Himalayas? They run along the southwestern part of China (出示中国地图，找出the Himalayas) 2. How high is Qomolangma?It’s 8,844.43 meters high. 3.How is Qomolangma? It rises the highest. It is the most famous. Ⅲ. While-reading It’s very dangerous to climb. Dangers： include: thick clouds, heavy snow, freezing weather conditions, heavy storms,thin air（It’s hard to take in the air as you near the top.） 4. 给出人类成功登顶的图片 Even though it’s dangerous, many people still succeed in reaching the top of the mountain. Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary Junko Tabei from Japan B. Paragraph 2: Achievements of climbers The first people The first Chinese team The first woman C. Paragraph 3: Spirit of climbers 1. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous? One of the main reasons is because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties. A .脸 √B.面对 2. What does the spirit of the climbers tell us? 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. Task 4 Reading Let’s enjoy reading the article as loud as you can. Task 5 Try to find out the phrases in this article. 1. 吸入空气 take in air reach的同义词及区别 2. 第一批到达山顶的人 the first people to reach the top 动词不定式的用法 3. 面对困难 in the face of difficulties 4. 实现我们的梦想 achieve our dreams achieve与come true的区别 5. 自然的力量 the forces of nature Tenzing Name Norgay Edmund Hillary in 1960 in 1975 Time and on May 29,1953 Junko Tabei from Japan