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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.
Mountain c_______ is one of the most dangerous
sports in the world. The Himalayas are one of the
most p______ places to go for this. Over the years,
many brave climbers go to climb the mountains
e____ t______ they may lose their lives.
Fill in the blanks with words from the passage.
limbing
opular
ven hough
The Himalayas run along the s___________ border
of China. Of all the peaks, Qomolangma r___ the
highest and the most f______. It’s dangerous to
climb Qomolangma because t____ clouds cover the
top . Even more serious difficulties includef______
weather conditions and heavy storms. Avalanche
may happen at any time.
The air on the top is thin.
It makes it hard to t___ i_
air as you get near the top.
outhwestern
ises
amous
hick
reezing
ake n
In 1953, people first r_______ the top of
Qomolangma. We must remember the
heroes—Tenzing Norgay and Edmund
Hillary. The first Chinese climbers did so
in 1960, and in 1975, the first woman did it.
Many people risk their lives to c________ it in the f___ of
difficulties. The s____ shows us that we should never give
up trying to a______ our dreams.Then we’ll s_______ in
doing everything. It also shows that humans can be
stronger than the f_____ of nature.
eached
hallenge
ace
pirit
chieve
ucceed
orces
Take notes:
What do you remember about Qomolangma
Anything is possible if you work hard.
Nothing is impossible.
You’ll never know what’s possible unless you try
to make it happen.
Never give up trying to achieve our dreams.

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