Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world?
Section A 3a—3c
Teaching aims:
1. Knowledge aims:
1. Students can master the following words and language chunks:
achievement, southwestern, thick, include, freezing, condition, take in,
succeed,
challenge, in the face of, achieve, force, nature, even though
2. Students can talk about the comparisons--Comparative and Superlative forms: the most dangerous sport, the most famous place, the highest, more serious, stronger 2.Ability aims:
Students can talk about the comparisons--Comparative and Superlative forms of
the adjectives.
3.Emotion aims:
1. Students can talk about the natural geography.
2. Students can improve the reading skills through reading.
3. Students can learn to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties. Teaching importance and difficulties: 1.Importance:
Students can learn the new words and language chunks, and talk about the natural geography. 2.Difficulties:
Students can improve the reading skills through reading and learn to challenge
themselves in
the face of difficulties. Teaching procedures: Step 1 Warming-up
Show a set of pictures of different famous places of the world. Talk about them: Where did we go just now?
We went to____, the ______in the world?
Step 2 Free talk
Show a picture of Qomolangma and talk about it.
Lead in to the article:Qomolangma--the Most Dangerous Mountain in the World?
Step 3 Reading
Task 1 Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas. Paragraph 1 spirit of climbers
Paragraph 2 achievements of climbers Paragraph 3 facts and dangers
Reading skill--Skimming(跳读):Look through to find the main idea of each paragraph.
Complete the mind-map:
Task 2 Read Para.1 and answer the questions. 1. Where are the Himalayas? 2. How high is Qomolangma?
Reading skill--Skanning(扫读):Move your eyes quickly to find specific information.
Enjoy a short video about what makes Qomolangma the highest. Complete the mind-map:
Task 3 Read Para.1. List the dangers for climbers.
thick clouds, heavy snow, freezing weather conditions, heavy storms, hard to take in air
Complete the mind-map:
Task 4 Read Para.2 and answer the questions.
1. How many achievements are mentioned(提及)? What are they?
in 1953 The first people-Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary in 1960 The first Chinese team
in 1975 The first woman-Junko Tabei from Japan Complete the mind-map:
Task 5 Read Para.3 and answer the questions.
1. Why do so many climbers risk their lives even though it's dangerous? challenge … in the face of…
2. What does the spirit of climbers show us? never give up … achieve … be stronger… the forces of… Complete the mind-map:
Task 6 Read Para.1&3 and list four comparisons.
the highest, the most dangerous sport, the most popular place, the most famous, more serious difficulties, stronger Complete the mind-map:
Step 4 An Interview 1. Questions：
For healthy people,it's very dangerous to climb Qomolangma. What about blind people?Can they climb Qomolangma? 2.Enjoy a video about Eric, the first blind man to reach the top. Say something about Eric.. 3.Make an interview.
You are a reporter from CCTV. You go to America to interview Eric. R:Good morning,Eric. Nice to meet you! E:Good morning. Nice to meet you,too.
R:We all know you're the first blind man to reach the Qomolangma.When did you reach the top? E:________________________________. R:What difficulties did you meet?
E:________________________________. R:Why did you want to climb Qomolangma? E:________________________________. R:Yes, I think so. Thanks for your talking. E:You're welcome. Step 5 A short video
1.What should we lean from him? 2.A poem:
Always keep trying, 坚持尝试， Never give up, 永不放弃， Never lose hope. 永不灰心.
No matter what happens, 无论发生什么，
Just be brave, 只要勇敢面对， Believe yourself, 相信自己， And work harder, 更加努力， Your dreams will come true.
梦想就会成真.
Step 6 Homework
1.Retell the article with the mind-map.
2.Have a discussion about how to challenge yourself and write about it.
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