八年级英语下册 Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world课件1 （新版）人教新目标版.ppt

sectionA1a-2d,八下英语Unit7Whatsthehighestmountainintheworld?,LanguageGoal:Talkaboutgeographyandnature,Qomolangmaabout9,600,000squarekilometersinsizeTheSahara1,025metersdeepTheCaspianSea6,671kilometerslongTheNile8,844.43metershigh,1a.Matchthefactsyouknow.,1.Qomolangmais_thananyothermountainintheworld.2.TheSaharais_desertintheworld.3.TheCaspianSeais_ofallthesaltlakes.4.TheNileis_riverintheworld.,1b.Listenandcompletethesentences.,higher,thebiggest,thedeepest,thelongest,1c.Usetheinformationin1btomakeconversations.,A:Whatisthehighestmountainintheworld?B:Qomolangma.,A:Whatisthebiggestdesertintheworld?B:Sahara.,A:Whatisthedeepestsaltlakeintheworld?B:Caspiansea.,Pairwork,A:Whatisthelongestriverintheworld?B:Nile.,_TheYangtzeRiverisabout_kilometerslongandtheYellowRiveris_kilometerslong._Chinahasthebiggestpopulationintheworld.ItsalotbiggerthanthepopulationoftheUS.,2a.Listenandnumberthefacts1-4intheorderyouhearthem.,6,3005,0005,464300,2,4,_Chinaisover_yearsold.IthasamuchlongerhistorythantheUS.TheUSisnoteven_yearsold._ChinaisalmostasbigastheUS,anditisthebiggestcountryinAsia.,1,3,2b.Listenagainandfillintheblanksin2awiththenumbersinthebox.,_TheYangtzeRiverisabout_kilometerslongandtheYellowRiveris_kilometerslong._Chinahasthebiggestpopulationintheworld.ItsalotbiggerthanthepopulationoftheUS.,6,3005,0005,464300,2,4,6,300,5,464,_Chinaisover_yearsold.IthasamuchlongerhistorythantheUS.TheUSisnoteven_yearsold._ChinaisalmostasbigastheUS,anditisthebiggestcountryinAsia.,1,3,5,000,300,A:DidyouknowthatChinaisoneoftheoldestcountriesintheworld?B:Yes,Idid.Itsmucholderthanmycountry.,2c.Makeconversationsusingtheinformationin2a.,Groupwork,Guide：FeelfreetoaskmeanythingontodaysGreatWalltour.Tourist1：Howlongisthewall?Guide：Ah,themostpopularquestion!IfwereonlytalkingaboutthepartsfromtheMingDynasty,itsabout8,850kilometerslong.Thismakesitthelongestwallintheworld.,2d.Role-playtheconversation.,Tourist2:Wow,thatsamazing!Whydidtheancientemperorsbuildthewall?Guide:Themainreasonwastoprotecttheirpartofthecountry.Asyoucansee，itsquitetallandwide.AsfarasIknow,therearenoman-madeobjectsasbigasthis.Tourist3:IsBadalingpartoftheMingGreatWall?Guide:Yes,itsthemostfamouspart.,3a.Readthearticleandmatcheachparagraphwiththemainideas.,QomolangmatheMostDangerousMountainintheWorld?,Oneoftheworldsmostdangeroussportsismountainclimbing,andoneofthemostpopularplacesforthisistheHimalayas.TheHimalayasrunalongthesouthwesternpartof,China.Ofallthemountains,Qomolangmarisesthehighestandisthemostfamous.Itis8,844.43metershighandsoisverydangeroustoclimb.Thickcloudscoverthetopandsnowcanfallveryhard.Evenmoreseriousdifficultiesincludefreezingweatherconditionsandheavystorms.Itisalsoveryhardtotakeinairasyougetnearthetop.,ThefirstpeopletoreachthetopwereTenzingNorgayandEdmundHillaryonMay29,1953.ThefirstChineseteamdidsoinI960,whilethefirstwomantosucceedwasJunkoTabeifromJapanin1975.Whydosomanyclimbersrisktheirlives?Oneofthemainreasonsisbecausepeoplewanttochallengethemselvesinthefaceofdifficulties.,Thespiritoftheseclimbersshowsusthatweshouldnevergiveuptryingtoachieveourdreams.Italsoshowsthathumanscansometimesbestrongerthantheforcesofnature.,Paragraph1SpiritofclimbersParagraph2AchievementsofclimbersParagraph3Factsanddangers,Paragraph1Listfourdangersforclimbers:,thickcloudsSnowslide;Freezingweatherconditions;Heavystorm;,3b.Readthearticleagainandcompletethechart.,Paragraph2Listthreeachievements:,1953-TenzingNorgayandEdmundHillarywerethefirsttoreachthetop;1960-ThefirstChineseteamdidso;1975theJapaneseJunkoTabeisucceededdoingso.,Paragraphs1mostpopularplaces;thehighestmountain;themostfamousmountain,WherearetheHimalayas?2.HowhighisQomolangma?,3c.Answerthequestionsusinginformationfromthearticle.,TheHimalayasrunalongthesouthwesternpartofChina.,Itis8,844.43metershigh.,3.Whydosomanypeopletrytoclimbthismountaineventhoughitisdangerous?4.Whatdoesthespiritoftheclimberstellus?,Oneofthemainreasonsisbecausepeoplewanttochallengethemselvesinthefaceofdifficulties.,Thespiritoftheseclimbersshowsusthatweshouldnevergiveuptryingtoachieveourdreams.Italsoshowsthathumanscansometimesbestrongerthantheforcesofnature.,1.FeelfreetoaskmeanythingontodaysGreatWalltour.在今天的长城游中，大家尽管问我任何问题，不要拘束。feelfree是英语口语中一个常用表达。若有人让你feelfreetodosomething,就是让你无需拘束，只管按照自己的意愿去做某事。e.g.A:CanIuseyourbathroom?我可以用一下你的卫生间吗？B:Yes,feelfree.可以，请随意。,Languagepoints,2.AsfarasIknow,therearenoman-madeobjectsasbigasthis.据我所知，再没有像它这样大的人造物体了。asfarasIknow是一个固定的表达方式，还可以说sofarasIknow，意思是“据我所知”。例如：AsfarasIknow,Jacksgottwinsisters.就我所知，杰克有一对孪生姐妹。Theyrenotcomingtoday,sofarasIknow.他们今天不来了就我所知是这样的。,3.theMingGreatWall明长城“明长城”是指明朝时期为了防御北方游牧民族的骚扰，历时一百多年在北部地区修筑的军事防御工程。这段长城东起辽宁虎山，西至甘肃嘉峪关，从东向西横贯多个省、直辖市、自治区，全长约8850千米，是现存历代长城遗迹中最完整、最坚固的。,4.Evenmoreseriousdifficultiesincludefreezingweatherconditionsandheavystorms.更加严峻的困难包括极冷的天气状况和巨大的风暴。1）difficulty既可作可数名词也可作不可数名词，在此用作可数名词。作可数名词时,difficulty通常用作复数，表示具体概念，即：各种各样的“困难；难题；难事”。,例如：Peoplelearninganewlanguagemayfacesomedifficulties.人们学习一门新的语言时可能会遇到一些困难。Ifyouhaveanydifficulties,youcancallmeforhelp.如果你遇到任何困难，给我打电话求助好了。,作不可数名词时，difficulty可译作“困难；艰难；辛苦；费劲”，例如：Hehadgreatdifficultyinfindinganewjob.他找新的工作费了很大劲。.Wefoundthehousewithoutdifficulty.我们轻而易举地找到广那座房子。,2）include表示“包括；包含”，是一个及物动词。例如：Doesyourpriceofthebikeincludethislight?你们的车价包含这盏车灯吗？,5.Thespiritoftheseclimbersshowsusthatweshouldnevergiveuptryingtoachieveourdreams.这些登山者的精神向我们表明：我们绝不应该放弃实现自己梦想的尝试。1）giveupdoingsomething的意思是“放弃做某事；半途而废”Hegaveuplearningathirdlanguageafterhegotthejob.他找到工作之后就放弃了对第三门语言的学习。,2)achieveourdreams相当于makeourdreamscometrue其中动词achieve表示“（通过努力）实现；取得；获取；达到（梦想、成绩、成功、目的)”等。例如：Heachievedgreatsuccessinashorttime.他用很短的时间取得了极大的成功。LinTaoachievedverygoodexamresul