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Unit 5 What an adventure!
曹馨月
西南大学外国语学院
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It is also named Mount Everest.
One of the most demanding area to human-beings on this planet.
Well-known as the highest peak in the world.
Some lost their lives on the road to the top, while some left their footprints on the peak.
What an adventure!
Qomolangma
1. How high is theQomolangma?
2. How many camps ate there along the route?
3. What problems do you think the climber will face?
4. Why the climbers need so many camps?
5. What does the death zone mean?
8,844m
8,848m
Five
Lack of oxygen
Out of energy
Low temperature
It is such a long way that it cannot be done within one day. The climbers need these camps for a rest and adapt themselves to the environment.
There is not fit for creature to live and many prople died there
CLIMBING QOMOLANGMA:
WORTH THE RISKS?
Read for structure.
How many parts can this passage divided into?
Get the main idea of each paragraph.
para. 1
para. 2-3
para. 4-6
para. 7
the risks
the reasons
conclusion
Para. 1
Read carefully and find detailed information.
1. What are the risks of climbing Qomolangma?
2. Why are many people willing to take the risks?
how risky?
unique
Para 2-4 Reason
Who has been mentioned in these paragraphs?
George Mallory
Alan Arnette
Name: George mallory
Reasons: What we get from this adventure is just ________ and do not live to eat and make money. People eat and make money to ___ __ . That is ______ and .
Results: Sadly, Mallery would ___________ although his body _________ .
It is still not known if he _________________________
___________________________.
sheer joy
be able to enjoy life
what life is for
what life means
die on the mountain in 1924
would not be found until many years later
succeeded in reaching the top of Qomolangma before it took his life
sheer joy 意为“真正的、纯粹的快乐”,sheer 相当于pure