Unit 7 What’s the highest mountain in the world?
Section A
Period Two
Free TalkDo you like mountain climbing?Do you know the most popular places to go for it?
One of the most popular places to go for mountain climbing is the Himalayas.

Listen to the tape.
在喜马拉雅山脉之中，海拔在7000米以上的高峰有50多座，8000米以上的有16座，著名的有南峰、希夏邦马峰、干城章嘉峰。“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。其中最为高耸的则是位于中国和尼泊尔边界上的珠穆朗玛峰，它以高达8844.43米的高度，是世界最高峰。
珠穆朗玛峰(Qomolangma)，简称珠峰，
又译作圣母峰，尼泊尔称为萨加马塔峰，
也叫“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。
珠峰所在的喜马拉雅山地区原是一片海洋，在漫长的地质年代，从陆地上冲刷来大量的碎石和泥沙，堆积在喜马拉雅山地区，形成了这里厚达3万米以上的海相沉积岩层。以后，由于强烈的造山运动，使喜马拉雅山地区受挤压而猛烈抬升，据测算，平均每一万年大约升高20～30米，直至如今，喜马拉雅山区仍处在不断上升之中。
1953年5月29日，34岁来自新西兰的登山家埃德蒙·希拉里（Edmund Hillary）作为英国登山队队员与39岁的尼泊尔向导丹增·诺尔盖Tenzing Norgay 一起沿东南山脊路线登上珠穆朗玛峰，是纪录上第一个登顶成功的登山队伍。
1960年5月25日，中华人民共和国人首次登上珠穆朗玛峰。他们是王富洲、贡布（藏族）、屈银华。此次攀登，也是首次从北坡攀登成功。
1960年，我国首次登上地球之颠的3名英雄。
1975年5月16日，日本人田部井淳子从东南山脊路线登上了珠穆朗玛峰，是世界登山运动史上第一个踏上地球之巅的女性。
1975年5月27日，中国登山队的藏族女队员
潘多成为世界上第一个从北坡登上珠穆朗
玛峰的女性。
珠穆朗玛峰，峰高势伟，地理环境独特，峰顶的最低气温常年在零下34℃。山上一些地方常年积雪不化，冰川、冰坡、冰塔林到处可见。峰顶空气稀薄，空气的含氧量只有东部平原地区的四分之一，经常刮七八级大风。十二级大风也不少见。风吹积雪，四溅飞舞，弥漫天际。
2008年5月8日，中国登山队圣火传递珠穆朗玛峰突击队员，成功地把圣火从8300米突击队营地传递到了珠穆朗玛峰峰顶，创造了人类奥运历史上的奇迹。
achievement
southwestern
thick
include
freezing
condition
take in
n. 成就；成绩
adj. 西南的；西南方向的
adj. 厚的；浓的
v. 包括；包含
adj. 极冷的；冰冻的
n. 条件；状况
吸入；吞入(体内)
succeed
challenge
in the face of
achieve
force
nature
even though
v. 实现目标；成功
v.&n. 挑战；考验
面对(问题、困难等)
v. 达到；完成；成功
n. 力；力量
n. 自然界；大自然
=even if 即使；虽然
Objectives
To learn about Qomolangma

To learn new words: achievement, thick, include, condition, succeed, achieve, force, nature…
Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas.
3a
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Spirit of climbers
Achievements of climbers
Facts and dangers
Complete the chart.
2. most popular place
4. freezing weather
conditions
2. 1960-the first Chinese team reached the top
4. Even more serious difficulties
5. heavy storms
3. 1975- Junko Tabei from Japan was the first woman to reach the top
3b
3. hard snow
6. hard to breathe
3. the highest and is the most famous.
2. very high
5. stronger than the forces of nature
3c
Answer the questions using information from the article.
1. Where are the Himalayas?
2. How high is Qomolangma?
They run along the southwestern part of China.
It is 8,844.43 meters high.
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 to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.
The spirit of the climbers tells us that we should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.
Language points
1. freezing adj.
冻结的;冰冻的;极冷的
It’s freezing outside now.
现在外面冷极了。
It’s very cold today, the temperature has dropped to freezing point.
今天很冷,温度降到了冰点。
2. thick adj.
1) 厚的;粗的
How thick is the board?
这块木板有多厚?
2) 浓的,浓厚的; 粘稠的;混浊的
It is dangerous to drive in a thick fog.
在浓雾天驾车很危险。
3. Thick clouds cover the top and snow can fall very hard. Even more serious difficulties include freezing weather conditions and heavy storms.
山顶上浓云覆盖，而且雪可能下的很大。更严重的困难是冰冻天气和强烈的暴风雪。
描述天气时，英语形容词与名词的搭配与汉语不尽一致，值得注意。
此处thick clouds (密集的云层；厚密的云块)、freezing weather (极度寒冷的天气)和heavy storm(大暴雪/雨)就是颇具说服力的例子。
以下为与weather、storm、snow、cloud、air这五个本单元课文所出现的天气名词有关的部分描述性搭配：
表现“寒冷”时常与weather搭配的形容词：cold, freezing, icy
表现暴风雨之“凶猛”时部分与storm搭配的常见形容词：bad, big, great, heavy, terrible, disastrous, fierce, tremendous, violent
表现snow之“强弱”时的搭配：heavy, thick, light
表现云层“疏密”时常与cloud搭配的形容词：light, thick, heavy, dense
表现“乌云”时cloud一词的常见搭配：black, dark, gray, dense
表现空气“稀薄”、“浑浊”、“潮湿”时与air搭配的形容词：thin, thick, humid
3. Why do so many climbers risk their lives?
1) lives是life的复数形式，意为“生命”。
Many people lost their lives in the accident.
在那次事故中很多人丧了命。
2) risk one’s life 冒着生命危险
他正在冒着生命危险打网球。
He risked his life playing tennis.
4. It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top.
1)动词不定式在作主语时，常用it作形式主语，而往往将动词不定式放在谓语或表语之后。
It’s not easy to learn a foreign language well.
(= To learn a foreign language well is not easy.)
学好一门外语不容易。
2) take in 吸入；吞入(体内)
Fish take in oxygen through their gills(鳃).
take in: (to understand completely the meaning or importance of something)理解；领会；领悟
I had to read the letter twice before I could take it all in.
Let the word fly
Let the word fly 板块是帮助学生学习一些一词多义、熟词生义的词汇。通过此环节，学生可以对一些常见词的用法、意思有一个全面的了解。在翻译过程中体会词汇使用的丰富多彩。
take
Sometimes the most urgent and vital thing
you can possibly do is take a complete rest.
有时候你能做的最紧急重要的事情就是
彻底休息。
做事应考虑，但时机既至，即须动手，切莫犹豫。
Take time to deliberate; but when the time
for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.
名言警句读一读
Who took away my pen? 
The work took up all his time. 
I’m sorry I was rude, I take it all back. 
Who will take over now that Jack has resigned?
谁拿走了我的钢笔?
那工作花费了他所有的时间。
对不起, 我太粗鲁了, 我收回我说过的话。
杰克已经辞职，谁将接替他呢？
试着翻译下面的英文，注意单词take的用法。
Are you going to take part in the first experiment? 
When will the basketball game take place? 
He took off his raincoat and took out the key. 
The plane will take off soon.
你们会参与首次实验吗?
篮球赛何时举行?
他脱下雨衣, 拿出钥匙。
飞机马上就要起飞了。
活学活用
从上面给出的例句中我们可以看到take与不同词搭配会产生丰富的含义，即使是同一搭配含义也不尽相同。大家还知道哪些与take相关的搭配呢？请选择几
个进行造句或对话练习。
Review
课时重点回顾
freezing 冻结的;冰冻的;极冷的
thick
risk one’s life
It做形式主语的用法。
take in 吸入；吞入
理解；领会
Now 2 mins to test your spelling.
Spelling Bee
1. English-Chinese
southwestern, condition, nature, force,
2. Chinese-English
成就；厚的；包括；极冷的；吸入；实现目标；挑战；面对(问题、困难等)；达到；即使
When finished, exchange your papers to see who does the best.
Quiz
注: 另附word文档。
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最危险的运动之一

2. 登山，攀岩

3. 全世界

4. 中国的东南边境

5. 山顶
one of the most dangerous sports
mountain climbing
in the world
the southwestern part of China
翻译下列短语。
mountain top
6. 严寒的天气条件

7. 大风暴

8. 冒着生命危险

9. 放弃

10. 实现梦想
freezing weather condition
heavy storm
give up
risk one’s life
achieve one’s dream
1. The _____ (厚的) book dropped on the floor.
2. I starve for your help in such a ________ (状况).
3. The ___________ (成绩) is surely unprecedented.
4. They survived for four hour in the ________ (冰冷的) water.
5. He a_______ (达到) his goal by peaceful means.
thick
condition
achievement
freezing
根据首字母或汉语提示完成句子。
chieved
6. Let the f ____ (力量) be with you.
7. He could not f____ (强迫) me to pay.
8. She looked at me with c ________ (挑战).
9. They like to be out in ______ (大自然).
10. It was a good try but it didn’t ______ (成功).
orce
orce
hallenge
succeed
nature
登山是世界上最危险的运动之一。
2. 攀登珠穆朗玛峰非常危险。
3. 当你接近山顶时，你还会感到呼吸非常困难。
One of the world’s most dangerous sports is mountain climbing.
It is very dangerous to climb the Qomolangma.
翻译下列句子。
It is also very hard to take in air as you get near the top.
4. 不要冒着生命危险去闯红灯。
5. 人们想在困难面前挑战自我。
6. 永远不要放弃尝试实现我们的梦想。
Don’t risk your life to run red lights.
People want to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.
We should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.
Homework
Review the new words and expressions.
2. 发挥想象，连词成文(50-100字)。
achievement, thick, include, condition, succeed, achieve, force, nature,
even though
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