Unit 1 Section B 2a-2e 课件2022-2023学年人教版八年级英语下册

Unit 1 What’s the matter? Section B 2a - 2e Reading He Lost his Arm But Is Still Climbing Studying Aims:学习目标 1. To learn more from the story of Aron Ralston. 2. To improve reading ability and reading skills. have problems breathing get sunburned a mountain climber cut ourselves fall down get hit by a ball 单击此处编辑母版文本样式 第二级 第三级 第四级 第五级 When we meet these situations, Making good decisions is very important. n.情况；状况 n.决定；抉择 important adj.重要的 importance n.重要性 Match the letter of each sport to each accident or problem that can happen. __ fall down __ have problems breathing __ get hit by a ball __ get sunburned __ cut ourselves __ hurt our back or arm A A A/B B C C A=soccer B=mountain climbing C=swimming What happened to Aron Ralston? Guess! Pre-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 almost lost his life because of accidents. On April 26, 2003, he found himself in a very dangerous situation when climbing in Utah. On that day, Aron’s arm was caught under a 360-kilo rock that fell on him when he as climbing by himself in the mountains. Because he could not free his arm, 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 was not 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 would not lose too much blood. After that, he climbed down the mountain to find help. 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 cannot seem to get out of. In this book, Aron tells of the importance of making good decisions, and of being in control of o