Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world? SectionA 3a~3c The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China. 9 1. Four skills: achievement, thick, include, condition, succeed, achieve, force, nature 2. Can use the phrases: even though( even if), take in, in the face of, achieve our dreams, the forces of nature, the first people to reach the top 3. Can retell the article according to the key words. 1. achievement 2. southwestern 3. thick 4. include 5. freezing 6. condition 7. succeed 8. challenge 9. achieve 10. force 11. nature 12. take in 13. in the face of 14. even though/if , , , ; , ; , ; ; , ; Lets watch a video about Qomolangma. What can you learn about Qomolangma from it? the highest The clouds are ______. The air is ________. thick Its hard to__________.take in air the coldest The weather is ________.freezing Its hard to live there. the most dangerous The storms are ________. heavy Its hard to climb. challenge themselvesachieve their dreams thin Pre-reading Listen and answer the question: Whats one of the most popular places for mountain climbing? Task 1 The Himalayas. Paragraph 1 Spirit of climbers Paragraph 2 Achievements of climbers Paragraph 3 Facts and dangers Skimming Read the article quickly and match each paragraph with the main ideas. While-reading Task 2 Paragraph 1Paragraph 1: facts and dangers 1.Where are the Himalayas? 2.How high is Qomolangma? 3. How is Qomolangma? Its 8, meters high. They run along the southwestern part of China. run It rises the highest. Its very dangerous to climb. thick clouds heavy snow freezing weather conditions heavy storms Its hard to take in air as you get near the top include: thin air It is the most famous. While-reading Careful reading Careful reading Task 3 Even though its dangerous, many people still___________________________________. succeed in reaching the top of the mountain While-reading Paragraph 2: Achievements of climbers NameTime The first people The first Chinese team The first woman on May 29,1953 in 1960 in 1975 While-reading Careful reading on May 29,1953 Junko Tabei from Japan Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary Paragraph 3: Spirit of climbers 1. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous? 2. What does the spirit of the climbers tell us? One of the main reasons is because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties. never give up The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams. be stronger It also shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature. A. B. While reading Careful reading While-reading Lets enjoy reading the article as loud as you can. Task 4 While-reading 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. take in air the first people to reach the top in the face of difficulties achieve our dreams the forces of nature even though = even if = even if Try to find out the phrases in this article. Try to find out the phrases in this article. Task 5 reach achieve come true One of the worlds ________ ________sports is mountain climbing, and one of ____ _____ _____ places to go for this is the Himalayas. Of all the tops, Qomolangma rises _____ _____ and is ____ _____ _____. Its dangerous to climb Qomolangma because thick clouds _________ the top and snows can _______ very hard. Even more serious difficulties include ______ _______ conditions and heavy storms. Its also hard to ______ _____ air. ______ ____ Qomolangma is dangerous, many people still _________ in climbing it. One of the main reasons that so many climbers risk their lives is because people want to ___________themselves in the face of difficulties. The spirit of these climbers shows us that we should never give up trying to____________ our dreams. It also shows that humans can sometimes be _________than the forces of nature. most dangerous the most popular the highest the most famous cover fall freezing weather Even though succeed challenge achieve stronger take in After-reading Fill in the blanks Task 6 Himalayas the most dangerous sport the most popular place along southwestern part mountain climbing Qomolangma the most famous , dangerous rises the highest the most famous thick clouds snow serious difficulties freezing weather conditions heavy storms be hard to take in air NameTime The first people The first Chinese team The first woman Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29,1953 Junko Tabai from Japan in 1960 in 1975 risk their lives because challenge themselves The spirit never give up trying to achieve our dreams be stronger than the forces of mature Retell the story. Task 7 If you are a reporter from a TV, you are interviewing the climbers from Peking University who succeeded in reaching the top of Qomolangma. If you are a reporter from a TV, you are interviewing the climbers from Peking University who succeeded in reaching the top of Qomolangma. R: Hello, . We are all excited to hear that you succeeded in reaching Congratulations( )! C: Thanks. R: How was the condition in the mountain? C R What difficulties did you have ? C: R: Did you think of giving up ? C: R: Will you climb the Qomolangma again? R: Hello, . We are all excited to hear that you succeeded in reaching Congratulations( )! C: Thanks. R: How was the condition in the mountain? C R What difficulties did you have ? C: R: Did you think of giving up ? C: R: Will you climb the Qomolangma again?....difficulties, thick, snow, freezing weather condition, storm, take in, challenge, never give up, achieve, stronger, help each other.. bringtogether,....difficulties, thick, snow, freezing weather condition, storm, take in, challenge, never give up, achieve, stronger, help each other.. bringtogether, The first blind man to reach the top of Qomolangma Nothing is impossible if you put your heart into it! Where there is a will, there is a way! Anything is possible if you work hard! You will never know what will happen unless you try! Never give up, you will achieve your dreams one day! You will never know what you can do if you dont try. But as long as you do, you will find, anything can come true. Summary What have you learned? 1. Finally he s____________ by trying his best. 2. As long as you work hard, you will a__________ your dream. 3. They are the first climbers to ____ the top of the mountain. A. reach to B. reach C. get D. arrive A. reach to B. reach C. get D. arrive 4. Its ___________(famous) of all the mountains. 5. Hes the _______ one _____ ________( ) 6. We should never ___________________________________ ( ) ucceeded chieve the most famous last to leave give up trying to achieve our dreams homework Surf the Internet and look for a story about a climber who has reached the top of Qomolangma, then tell the story in the next class. ( )