Unit 7
Unit 7
What's the highest mountain
in the world?
Section A 2
3a-3c
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 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。
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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。
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 you’ll succeed.
你如果努力就会成功。
常用短语：succeed in doing sth.
e.g. 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 doesn’t really challenge him.
这项工作不能真正的考验他。
The new government’s first challenge is
the 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, he’s completely
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 the world’s 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
freezing 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 mountain _________, 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 _______ along the ____________ border of china. Of all the peaks (tops), Qomolangma is the _________ and most _________. It’s _____________ 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
weather
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. Why is it dangerous to climb
Qomolangma?
3. When did the first Chinese reach the top
of Qomolangma?
It’s 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 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 to challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.
We should never give up trying to achieve our dreams.
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。
Language points
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。
e.g. It is important to study English well.
学好英语很困难。
It’s very difficult to climb Qomolangma.
攀登珠穆朗玛峰很难。
作可数名词时通常用复数，表示具体概
念，即：各式各样的 “困难，难题，难
事”，如：
He’s having financial difficulties.
他正手头拮据。
作不可数名词时，译作“困难，艰难，幸
苦”，如：
She had great difficulty in understanding
him. 她很难理解他说的话。
4. The spirit of these climbers shows us
that we should never give up trying to
achieve our dreams.
give up 意为“放弃”，后面可以接名词、代词或v-ing形式作宾语。
注意：如果其宾语是名词，那么名词可
以放在 give 和 up 之间，也可以放在 up
之后；如果其宾语是代词，那么代词只
能放在 give 和 up 之间。如：
My uncle wants to give up drinking wine. 我叔叔想戒酒。
Although English isn’t easy to learn, I won’t give it up.
虽然英语不易学，但我不会放弃。
5. Why do so many people try to climb
this mountain even though it is
dangerous?
even though 用作从属连词，意为“即使；
尽管”，相当于even if，引导让步状语从
句，一般不与并列连词but连用。如：
Mr. Wang will come on time even though
it rains.
尽管下雨，但王老师会按时来。
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 River 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 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
Retell the article, then preview the Grammar focus.
Homework