Unit 7 Section A Period 2 (3a-4c)

Free Talk Do you like mountain climbing Free Talk Do 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.

the Himalayas

3a Read the article and match each paragraph with the main ideas. Spirit of climbers Achievements of climbers Facts and dangers Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3

Mark True (T) or False (F). 1. It is very dangerous to climb Qomolangma. 2. The first people to reach the top were Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary on May 29, 1955. 3. The first Chinese woman to succeed in 1960. 4. It shows that humans can sometimes be stronger than the forces of nature. T F F T

Ask and answer. 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?

3b Read the article again and complete the chart. Paragraph 1 List four dangers for climbers List three achievements List four comparisons

1953-Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the top thick clouds 1953-Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the top most dangerous sport very high it can snow hare freezing weather conditions heavy storms very hard to breathe as you get near the top most popular place highest most famous more serious difficulties stronger than the forces of nature 1960-The first Chinese team reached the top 1975- Junko Tabei from Japan was the first woman to reach the top

Read the article and underline the words that show comparisons. the most dangerous, the most popular places, the highest and the most famous, more serious, stronger

3c Answer the questions using information from the article. 1. Where are the Himalayas? 2. How high is Qomolangma? The Himalayas run along the southwestern part of China. Qomolangma is 8,844.43 meters high.

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

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，日本人田部井淳子的从南坡登上了珠峰。

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。

Language points It is … meters high (long, wide…). 它……米高（长,宽……) 英语表示“有多长（宽，高……）”时， 一般将数词和数量单位放在表示长、宽、高的形容词前作状语。

例如： The maintain is more than three thousand meters high. 这座山高三千多米。 It is only 380,000 kilometers away. 它离我们只有三十八万公里。 The Green Great Wall is 7,000 kilometers long. 这座绿色长城长7,000公里。

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。

知识拓展 freeze v. 冻结；冷冻；僵硬；凝固 Water freezes at the temperature of 0 degrees Celsius. 水在摄氏零度结冰。 We ate some of the fruits and froze the rest. 我们吃了一些水果,把剩下的冷藏起来。

frozen既是freeze的过去分词形式，也可用作形容词，表示“冷冻的”。 These frozen foods are the most convenient of all. 这些冷冻食品是最为方便。

[应用]英译汉 ① above / over freezing 零度以上 ② freezing weather 很冷的天气 ③ be frozen to death 被冻死 ④ give sb. a freezing cold 冷冷地看某人一眼

⑤ freezing machine 制冷机 ⑥ frozen meat 冻肉 ⑦ I’m frozen, so I can’t write. 我冻坏了，不能写东西了。 ⑧ I’m freezing, so I’ve to put on a heavy coat. 我觉得冷极了，我得穿件厚大衣。

thick adj. 1. 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。 2. 厚的; 粗的 How thick is the board? 这块木板有多厚?

4a Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box. 1. The Amazon River is one of the ______ rivers in the world. It’s a little ________ than the Yangtze River. 2. Qomolangma is 8,844.43 meters _______. It’s one of the most _______ places for serious mountain climbers. big much popular long old high longest longer high popular

big much popular long old high 3. No ocean in the world is as ________ as the Pacific Ocean. 4. Although Japan is _________ than Canada, it is _________ smaller. big much popular long old high big older much

Grammar 形容词和副词的比较级和最高级 大多数形容词有三个级。 原级: 常用结构as ... as ... 像……一样 Zhang Hong is as tall as Tom. 张红和汤姆一样高。 2) 比较级 (用于两者之间的比较) 常用结构：形容词比较级＋than ... He is taller than I. 他比我高。

3) 最高级(用于三者或三者以上的比较), 常用结构: the + 形容词的最高级＋of / in ... He is the tallest of the three. 他是这三个人中最高的。 He is the funniest in his class. 他是他们班最有趣的。

2. 形容词、副词比较级和最高级规则变化和不规则变化。 1) 一般情况下，单音节或双音节的形容词 （或副词）比较级＋er ， 最高级＋est 如： clever－cleverer－cleverest few－fewer－fewest small－smaller－smallest等。

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i＋er或est 如: easy－easier－easiest happy－happier－happiest 再如：early, busy, heavy, dirty, lazy也如此。

4) 双写最后一个辅音字母＋er 或 est的词,同学要用心去记。 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, important, 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 —farthest (距离远) far — further — furthest (程度深) old — elder — eldest (长幼) old — older —oldest (年龄)

Choose the best answer. 1. My brother is ___ more outgoing than me. A. many B. little C. much 2. October 12th was one of ______ days in 2005. Shenzhou-VI was launched (发射） successfully. A. exciting B. more exciting C. the most exciting

3. Which city is ______, Beijing, Shanghai or Fuzhou? A. beautiful B. more beautiful C. the most beautiful 4. _____ children there are in a family, ____ their life will be. A. The less, the better B. Fewer, richer C. The fewer, the better

5. Mobile phones are very popular now and they are ______ than before. A. cheap B. cheaper C. the cheapest 6. In our city, it’s _____ in July, but it’s even _____ in August. A. hotter, hottest B. hot, hot C. hot, hotter

7. Of the two skirts, the pink one is ______. A. the nicest B. the nicer C. nicer 8. Jack’s handwriting is as ____ as Mike’s. A. good B. better C. best

9. We can do the work better with ____ money and ______ people. A. little, few B. less, fewer C. fewer, less 10. Jim is the tallest student in our class and Tom is the second ______ one. A. tall B. taller C. tallest

4b Write two comparisons about two topics. Write true facts. e.g. Two river: ____________ and ______________ _____________________________________ the Yangtze River the Amazon River The Yangtze River is almost as long as the Amazon River. The Amazon is longer than the Yangtze, but the Yangtze is the longest river in China. Two cities: ___________ and ___________ 1. ___________________________________ 2. ___________________________________ _____________________________________ Singapore Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur is as modern as Singapore. Singapore is bigger than Kuala Lumpur and has a larger population than Kuala Lumpur.

Two animals: ___________ and _________ 1. ___________________________________ 2. ___________________________________ _____________________________________ Monkey Dog A dog is bigger than a monkey. A monkey is smaller than a dog, but it climbs a tree faster than a dog.

Write five questions using comparisons Write five questions using comparisons. Then ask your partner your questions. 4c 1. _______________________________________ 2. _______________________________________ 3. _______________________________________ 4. _______________________________________ 5. _______________________________________ What is the highest building in our city? What is the busiest subway station in our city? What is the largest shopping mall in our city? Which is the biggest park in our city? Which is the longest road in our city?

Finish the sentences with the right forms of the adjectives. 1. Kate is young, but Joe is _______. 2. My shoes are new. My sister’s are ______ than mine. 3. Her bag is heavy, and his is ______ than hers. But yours is ___________ of all. younger newer heavier the heaviest

higher 4. Tom’s kite is high. Jim’s is ______ than Tom’s. Mike’s is __________ of them all. 5. Bill is seven. John is nine and Tom is eleven. Tom is ______ than John and Bill. Bill is _______ than John. Bill is ____________ and Tom is ___________ of the three. the highest older younger the youngest the oldest

Do the other exercises in this part.