1、What an adventure!目录页contentsPre-readingILanguage pointsIVFast readingIIHomeworkIntensive readingIIIVIPost-readingIPre-readingPre-readingDo you know the great explorer?Christopher Columbus(14511506)was an Italian explorer who completed journeys between Spain and the Americas,thus marking the beginni
2、ng of European exploration of the Americas.Pre-readingDo you know this great explorer in ancient China?Xu Xiake(15871641)was a descriptive Ming Chinese travel writer and geographer noted for his bravery andhumility.IIFast readingPre-readingCLIMBINGQOMOLANGMA:WORTH THE RISKS?Look at the map and answe
3、r the questions.1.Who were the first people confirmed to have reached the top of the mountain?When did this happen?2.Why do you think the climbers need so many camps along the route?3.What else do you know about Qomolanqma?Fast reading:Skim for gist/main ideaLook at the map and answer the questions.
4、1.Who were the first people confirmed to have reached the top of the mountain?When did this happen?Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay.In 1953.Fast reading:Skim for gist/main ideaLook at the map and answer the questions.2.Why do you think the climbers need so many camps along the route?It is such a lo
5、ng way that it cannot be done within one day.The climbers need these camps for a rest and adapt themselves to the environment.Fast reading:Skim for gist/main ideaLook at the map and answer the questions.3.What else do you know about Qomolangma?Fast reading:Skim for gist/main ideaIIIIntensive reading
6、 Read the passage and find out what“Type T”personalities are?“Type T”personalities,with the“T”standing for“thrill”,are personality traits that make people more likely to take risks than others.Intensive reading:Find detailed information 1.To encourage people to climb Qomolangma if fully prepared,as
7、risks bring many benefits.2.To remind people to balance the benefits and risks before deciding to climb Qomolangma.3.To suggest that people stop taking risks and climbing Qomolangma,as the risks outweigh the benefits.Intensive reading:Find detailed informationChoose the authors purpose in writing th
8、e passage.George Mallory What people get from this adventure is just 1_.People eat and make money to be able to 2 _,not the other way round.Intensive reading:Find detailed informationComplete the paragraphs with expressions from the passage.sheer joyenjoy life Alan ArnetteEach person has a(n)3 _ rea
9、son for climbing a mountain.It forces people to 4 _ themselves.To succeed,people must have the physical as well as 5 _.Intensive reading:Find detailed informationComplete the paragraphs with expressions from the passage.important and uniquelook deep insidemental toughness Scientific reasonsRisk-taki
10、ng may be part of 6 _.People who are more likely to 7 _ have“Type T”personalities.Research also suggests that our desire to seek risks can be connected to how much we expect to 8_.Intensive reading:Find detailed informationComplete the paragraphs with expressions from the passage.human naturetake ri
11、sksbenefit from the result Complete the chart with words and expressions from the passage.Intensive reading:Find detailed information Introducing the topicClimbing Qomolangma:worth the risks?Climbing Qomolangma is a special experience.Para 1_ Complete the chart with words and expressions from the pa
12、ssage.Intensive reading:Find detailed information Reasons for the climbers risk-takingScientific reasonsPara 2:George Mallory:_Para 3:AlanArnette:It forces people to look inside themselves and figure out _Paras 4 5:perhaps part of human nature:_Para 6:_ Subjective reasonsjust pure joy;enjoy lifeif t
13、hey really have the physical and mental toughness.“Type T”personalitiesmans desire to expect to benefit from the resultClimbing Qomolangma:worth the risks?Complete the chart with words and expressions from the passage.Intensive reading:Find detailed information ConclusionPara 7:Its up to the readers
14、 to decide_whether it is worth the risks to climb Qomolangma.Climbing Qomolangma:worth the risks?IVPost-reading 1.Do you agree with Mallorys and Arnettes?Why?2.If you were given the chance,would you like to climb Qomolangma?Why or why not?Post-reading:Think and shareLanguage points 1.personality n.个
15、性；人格 personal adj.个人的；私人的 personally adv.个别地；就个人而言Language points:Important wordsLanguage points:Important words 译：The novel is written from personal experience.这部小说是根据个人的亲身经历而写的。She has a very strong personality.她个性很强。Personally,I prefer to work in a team.就我个人而言，我更喜欢在团队里工作。（1）connect.to/with/and.把与
16、连接起来（2）connection n.接头；联系；关系 in connection with关于；与有关 Internet connection 互联网连接2.connect v.(使)结合；(使)组合 Language points:Important wordsLanguage points:Important words吸烟与肺癌有关。我写此信是想谈一谈你找工作的事。Im writing to you in connection with your job application.There is a connection between smoking and lung cancer
17、.译：A USB port is a place where you can connect other machines to a computer.USB端口是将其他设备连接到电脑的地方。1.hundreds of _ 2.low air pressure _ 3.sheer joy _ 4.succeed in reaching _ 5.majority of _ 成百上千成百上千低气压低气压纯粹的快乐纯粹的快乐成功到达成功到达大多数大多数Language points:Important lexical chunks figure out 明白，理解；计算出1.It forces yo
18、u to look deep inside yourself and figure out if you really have the physical,as well as mental,toughness to push when you want to stop.Language points:Important sentences过了好一会儿我才明白发生了什么。It took me a while to figure out what happened.It would be difficult to figure out the losses at this time.现在还很难计
19、算出有多少损失。2.He refers to the personalities of these people as“Type T”,with the“T”standing for“thrill”.Language points:Important sentencesrefer to as 称呼为；把称作He likes to be referred to as“Doctor Khee”.他喜欢别人叫他Khee医生。Her expression suggested that she was angry.3.Research also suggests that our desire to seek risks can be connected to how much we expect to benefit from the result.Language points:Important sentences她的表情说明她生气了。宾语从句 suggest that“表明（显示）”VIHomeworkHomework If you were given the chance,would you like to climb Qomolangma?Why or why not?Write your opinion.
