内容正文:
Unit 1 What’s the matter?
Section B 2a-2e
Warming up—Pre-reading—While-reading—Post-reading —Exercises—Summary—Homework
Learning goals
1. Curriculum words: breathe, sunburned, ourselves, climber, risk, accident, situation, kilo, rock, knife, blood, mean, importance, decision, control, spirit, death
2. Useful expressions: be used to, take risks(take a risk), run out (of), cut off, get out of, be in control of, be interested in, because of, save one’s life, be ready to do sth. so that, so... that..., the importance of, keep on doing sth.,give up
3. Reading strategy: Finding the Order of Events
4. Reading:He Lost His Arm But Is Still Climbing
Discuss: What are these sports? Can you do it?
Warming up
swimming
mountain climbing
soccer
Accidents or problems can sometimes happen when we do sports. Write the letter of each sport next to each accident or problem that can happen.
Pre-reading
A = soccer B = mountain climbing C = swimming
______ fall down ______ have problems breathing
______ get hit by a ball ______ get sunburned
______ cut ourselves ______ hurt our back or arm
A
A, B, C
A, B
A, B, C
B, C
A, B
2a
breathe v.呼吸
sunburned adj.晒伤的
ourselves pron.(we的反身代词)我们自己
accident n.(交通)事故;意外遭遇
A. How to climb mountains and have fun.
B. How to get out of the difficult situations.
He Lost His Arm But Is Still Climbing
Pre-reading
situation n.情况;状况
What can we learn from the title? Circle the correct answer.
Ask and answer.
Do you know Aron Ralston?
He is a mountain climber.
Do you know the story of him?
Pre-reading
climber n.登山者;攀登者
阿伦·罗尔斯顿和他的回忆录《生死两难》
阿伦·罗尔斯顿(Aron Ralston,1975年生),是一位美国登山家与演
讲者。毕业于卡内基梅隆大学机械工程系,曾服务于英特尔公司。
2002年他辞去工作,立志登遍科罗拉多州的高山。 一年后,他在犹他
州攀登大峡谷时发生意外,其右前臂被巨石压住而动弹不得,不得已
只好用一把小刀断臂求生。
伤愈之后,阿伦决定将他这次非同寻常的经历用文字记录下来,着手构思回忆录的工作,取名《生死两难》(Between a Rock and a Hard Place)。 该书于2004年正式出版,详尽描述了阿伦断臂求生的真实经历,启迪读者思索人生中应当如何面对困难,揭示逆境中所需的勇气与果敢。
2010年,英国导演丹尼·鲍伊将阿伦的探险经历搬上银幕,取名《127小时》(127 Hours),通过