1、Whats the highest mountain in the world?,义务教育教科书（人教）八年级英语下册,Unit 7,Period 2,Section A(3a-4c),Which is the highest mountain in the world? Which is the longest river in Asia? ,Revision,freezing adj. 极冷的； 冰冻的,nature n. 大自然,thick adj. 厚的；浓的,New words,1. achievement n. 成就；成绩 e.g. We felt a great sense of
2、 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 doesnt work harder. 如果他不加紧努力工作，他会一事无成。,Learn more new words.,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
3、 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。,6. take in 吸入；容纳 e.g. Fish take in oxygen through their gills. 鱼用鳃吸氧气。 7. succeed v. 实现目标；成功 e.g. If you try hard youll succeed. 你如果努力就会成功。 常用短语：succeed in doing sth. e.g
4、. Police have finally succeeded in solving the mystery. 警察最终成功破解了这个疑案。,8. challenge v. & n. 挑战；考验 e.g. The job doesnt really challenge him. 这项工作不能真正的考验他。The new governments first challenge isthe economy. 新政府面临的第一个挑战是经济问题。 9. in the face of 面对（困难、问题等） e.g. In the face of difficulties, hes completely
5、unafraid. 他在困难面前毫不胆怯。,10. force n. 力；力量 e.g. The thief took the money from the old man by force. 窃贼用暴力抢了老人的钱。,What do you know about Qomolangma? Talk about Qomolangma in pairs.,Pre-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 2.世界上最危险的运动之一3.登山（名词短语）/（动词短语）,the most dangerous mountain,one of
6、 the worlds most dangerous sports,mountain climbing/climb mountains,Reading,4.来自世界各地的登山者5.横亘于中国的西南边界6.在所有的山峰中7.厚厚的云层,the climbers from all over the world,run along the southwestern part of China,of all the mountains,thick clouds,8.更为严重的困难9.寒冷的天气状况和强劲的暴风雪10.首次到达珠穆朗玛峰顶的人,more serious difficulties,free
7、zing weather conditions and heavy storms,the first people to reach the top of Qomolangma,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,3a,One of the most _ sports in the world is mounta
8、in _, and one of the most _ places to go for this is the Himalayas. These extremely high _ attract _ from all over the world. Many people say this is one of the most _ parts of the world.,According to the passage, fill in the blanks.,dangerous,climbing,popular,risk,climbers,famous,The Himalayas _ al
9、ong the _ border of china. Of all the peaks (tops), Qomolangma is the _ and most _. Its _ to climb Qomolangma because thick clouds _ the top of the mountain. Even more serious _ include the freezing _ conditions and the _ storms.,runs,southwestern,highest,famous,the hardest,cover,difficulties,weathe
10、r,heavy,The first _ to reach the top of Qomolangma Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary did it in 1953. The first Chinese climber _ the top in 1960, and in 1975, the first _ did it too.,people,reached,woman,Read the article again, and answer the following questions.,1. What a mountain is Himalayas?2. W
11、hy is it dangerous to climb Qomolangma?3. When did the first Chinese reach the top of Qomolangma?,Its one of the most popular places for mountain climbing.,Because thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard.,In 1960.,Read the article again and complete the chart.,3b,Answer the questions
12、using information from the article.,1. Where are the Himalayas?2. How high is Qomolangma?,In the southwestern part of China.,8,844.43 meters high.,3c,3. Why do so many people try to climb this mountain even though it is dangerous?4. What does the spirit of the climbers tell us?,Because people want t
13、o challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.,We should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.,The Yellow River is long. The Yangtze River is a lot _ than the Yellow River. The Nile is _ of all.,longer,the longest,Make sentences using the information in the forms.,Exercise,The Yangtze Riv
14、er is not _ long _ the Nile. = The Yangtze River is not _ than the Nile.,as as,longer,Mount Tai is high. Mount Huang is a little _ than Mount Tai. Qomolangma is _ of all.,Mount Tai is not _ high _ Qomolangma. = Mount Tai is not _ than Qomolangma.,higher,the highest,as as,higher,1. The population of
15、Singapore is large. 2. The population of Malaysia is much _ than that of Singapore. 3. The population of China is _ of all.,larger,the largest,4. The population of Singapore is not _ large _ that of China. 5. The population of Singapore is not _ than that of China.,as,larger,as,大多数形容词有三个级。 1. 原级: St
16、ructure : as . as. 像.一样 e.g. Tim is as tall as Tom. 2. 比较级 (用于两者之间的比较): Structure：形容词比较级 than . e.g. This box is bigger than that one.,形容词和副词的比较级和最高级,3. 最高级(用于三者或三者以上的比较): Structure: the + 形容词的最高级of / in . e.g. Tom is the heaviest in our class. He is the most popular in our school.,规则变化 1) 一般情况下，单音节
17、或双音节的形容词/副词比较级er， 最高级est。如: clever cleverer cleverest few fewer fewest small smaller smallest 等。,形容词、副词的比较级和最高级 规则变化和不规则变化,2) 以e结尾的词，比较级r，最高级st 即可。 如： nice nicer nicest cute cuter cutest large larger largest 3) 以辅音字母y结尾的变y为ier或est 如: easy easier easiest happy happier happiest 再如：early, busy, heavy,
18、dirty, lazy 也如此。,4) 重读闭音节，单辅音结尾的，双写这个辅音字母er 或 est的词： fat fatter fattest thin thinner thinnest hot hotter hottest red redder reddest wet wetter wettest big bigger biggest,5) 多音节和部分双音节的词需要在形容词 原级前more 构成比较级，the most 构 成最高级。如： beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful 又如: delicious, popular, importan
19、t, interesting, expensive, creative 双音节的词如: careful more careful the most careful useful more useful the most useful,少数单音节词也是这样，如： pleased more pleased the most pleased tired more tired the most tired b) 不规则变化： good better best well better best bad worse worst many/much more most,far farther farthes
20、t (距离远) far further furthest (程度深) old elder eldest (长幼) old older oldest (年龄),三者或三者以上相比，表示最高程度时，用“the + 最高级”的结构表示。这种句式一般常有表示比较范围的介词短语。例如： Zhang Hua is the tallest of the three. He works (the) hardest in his class.,最高级的用法,2. 最高级可被序数词以及 much，by far，nearly，almost，by no means，not quite，not really，nothi
21、ng like 等词语所修饰。例如： This hat is by farmuchnearlyalmostnot nearlyby no meansnot quitenothing like the biggest. How much did the second most expensive hat coat?,3. 表示“最高程度”的形容词，如 excellent，extreme，perfect等，没有最高级，也不能用比较级。 4. 形容词最高级修饰作表语或介词宾语的名词、代词时，被修饰的词往往省略。 e.g. He is the tallest (boy) in his class. 5
22、. 作状语的副词最高级前可以不加定冠词。 e.g. Of all the boys he came (the) earliest.,Exercises,1. She is _ than _. A. busier / us B. busier / we C. more busy / us D. more busy / we 2. Jane is _ than Betty. A. less taller B. less tallest C. less tall D. not as tall 3. China is _ country in the world. A. the third large
23、st B. the largest third C. the third large D. a third largest,B,A,A,4. Which is _ season in Beijing? I think its autumn. A. good B. better C. best D. the best 5. Which is _, the sun, the moon or the earth? The moon is. small B. smaller C. smallest D. the smallest,D,D,6. I study English as _ as my brother. A. hard B. harder C. hardest 7. Which is _, a bicycle or a computer? A. expensive B. more expensive C. the most expensive 8. The Yellow River is one of _ rivers in China. A. long B. longer C. the longest,A,B,C,结束语,Great hope makes great man. 伟大的思想造就伟大的人,