1、Welcome！ take risks exciting relaxing lose your life dangerous Aron Ralston He lost his arm. Section B Unit 1 Whats the matter? reading Predicting Tip 1 : The title can help us guess the main idea of the passage. Paragraph 1 2 3 Main idea A. On that day, Arons arm was caught under a 360-kilo rock, h
2、e cut off his arm and climbed down to find help. B. After losing his arm, he wrote a book and kept on climbing mountains. C. Aron is interested in mountain climbing, on April 26,2003, he found himself in a very dangerous situation. Skimming Looking through a piece of writing quickly to find the main
3、 idea of each paragraph without reading every word. Tip 2 : Detailed reading Aron Ralston is an American man who is interested in mountain climbing. As a mountain climber, Aron is used to taking risks. This is one of the exciting things about doing dangerous sports. There were many times when Aron a
4、lmost lost his life because of accidents. On April 26, 2003, he found himself in a very dangerous situation when climbing in Utah. Paragraph 1 On that day, Arons arm was caught under a 360-kilo rock that fell on him when he was climbing by himself in the mountains. Because he could not free his arm,
5、 he stayed there for five days and hoped that someone would find him. But when his water ran out, he knew that he would have to do something to save his own life. He wasnt ready to die that day. So he used his knife to cut off half his right arm. Then, with his left arm, he bandaged himself so that
6、he wouldnt lose too much blood. After that, he climbed down the mountain to find help. On that day, Arons arm was caught under a 360-kilo rock that fell on him when he was climbing by himself in the mountains. Because he could not free his arm, he stayed there for five days and hoped that someone wo
7、uld find him. But when his water ran out, he knew that he would have to do something to save his own life. He wasnt ready to die that day. So he used his knife to cut off half his right arm. Then, with his left arm, he bandaged himself so that he wouldnt lose too much blood. After that, he climbed d
8、own the mountain to find help. Paragraph 2 Check True or False Aron used his knife to cut off his arm. His arm was caught under a rock. Aron stayed there for three days. After losing his arm, he wrote a book called Between a Rock and a Hard Place. This means being in a difficult situation that you c
9、annot seem to get out of. In this book, Aron tells of the importance of making good decisions, and of being in control of ones life. His love for mountain climbing is so great that he kept on climbing mountains even after this experience. Answer race(抢答抢答) Paragraph 3 Tip 3 : Moving your eyes quickl
10、y to find the specific information. A SPIRIT Of taking risks Of never giving up Paragraph 4 Think about it, before you. between a rock and a hard place make a decision that could mean life or death before Retelling Groupwork I will never give up! dangerous situations taking risks He trid his best to
11、 solve the problem. Wrote a book spirit Homework Surf the Internet and look for Surf the Internet and look for more information about Aron more information about Aron then tell it in the next class.then tell it in the next class. ( (上网查找阿伦更多的信息上网查找阿伦更多的信息, ,下节课向大家汇报下节课向大家汇报) ) Have a nice day! Thank you!
