Which is the highest mountain in the world?

Which is the longest river in Asia? …

freezing adj. 极冷的； 冰冻的

nature n. 大自然

thick adj. 厚的；浓的

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。

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.

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

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

climbingpopular

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.

runssouthwestern

highest famous

the hardestcover

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.

Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3

List tour dangers for climbers.

List three achievements

List tour comparisons

thick clouds 1953—Tenzing Norgay and Edmund Hillary were the first to reach the top

most dangerous sport

3b

snow can fall very hard

freezing weather conditions

heavy storms

The first Chinese team reached the top in 1960.The first woman to succeed was Junko Tabei from Japan in 1975.

People can challenge themselves in the face of difficulties.Never give up trying to achieve our dream.Humans can be stronger than the forces of nature.

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.