《What's the highest mountain in the world?》PPT课件2

Revision

Which is the highest mountain in the world?

Which is the longest river in Asia? …

Learn more new words.

1. achievement n. 成就；成绩

e.g. We felt a great sense of achievement when we reached the top of the mountain.

当我们到达山顶的时候，我们有一种巨大的成就感。

2. achieve v. 达到；完成；成功

e.g. He will never achieve anything if he doesn’t work harder.

如果他不加紧努力工作，他会一事无成。

3. southwestern adj. 西南的；西南方向的

e.g. Is this Southwestern Airline?这是西南航空公司吗？

4. include v. 包含；包括

e.g. Her hobbies include swimming and gardening.  她爱好游泳和园艺。

5. condition n. 条件；状况

e.g. The piano was in good condition. 这台钢琴状况良好。

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Reading

自读文章，在书中划出重点、疑点后，翻译下列短语。先独立完成，后小组商议。

1.最危险的山峰 

the most dangerous mountain

2.世界上最危险的运动之一

one of the world’s most dangerous sports

3.登山（名词短语）/（动词短语）

mountain climbing/climb mountains

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Answer the questions using information from the article.

1. Where are the Himalayas?

In the southwestern part of China.

2. How high is Qomolangma?

8,844.43 meters high.

3. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous?

Because people want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.

4. What does the spirit of the climbers tell us?

We should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.

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Language points

1. One of the world’s most dangerous sports is mountain climbing, …

“one of + the + 形容词的最高级 + 复数名词”，意为“最……之一”。如：

Miss Wang is one of the most popular teachers in our school.

王老师是我们学校最受欢迎的老师之一。

2. It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top.

It is + adj. + to do sth.， it作形式主语放在句首，而把真正的主语放在句尾。常用于此句型的形容词有

important， difficult， dangerous，necessary， useful， possible等，用来对to do sth. 进行说明。此句型可以转换成To do sth. is + adj.。

3. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms.

difficulty 既可作可数名词也可作不可数名词。

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Exercise

Make sentences using the information in the forms.

The Yellow River is long.

The Yangtze River is a lot _______ than the Yellow River.

The Nile is ____________ of all.

The Yangtze River is not ____ long ____ the Nile.

= The Yangtze River is not _______ than the Nile.

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Homework

Retell the article, then preview the Grammar focus.

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