内容正文:
Unit 1 What's the matter?
He Lost His Arm But
Is Still Climbing
Lead in
Discuss: What are these sports? Can you do it?
soccer
swimming
mountain climbing
What accidents or problems may happen when we do these sports?
fall down
get sunburned
drown(溺水)
break legs or arms
get hit by a ball
cut ourselves
have problems in breathing
hurt our back or arm
Learning goals
1. New words: breathe, sunburned, ourselves, climber, risk, accident, situation, kilo, rock, knife, blood, mean, importance, decision, control, spirit, death
2. Expressions: be used to, take risks(take a risk), run out (of), cut off, get out of, be in control of, give up
Do you like climbing mountains?
Today we will come into the world of
Aron Ralston.
Do you know Aron Ralston?
He is a mountaineering enthusiast
(登山爱好者).
Aron Ralston毕业于卡内基梅隆大学机械工程系,2002年从英特尔辞职后立志在冬季登遍科罗拉多州的高山,成功攀登了58座高峰。
Background
Aron Ralston在2003年5月峡谷探险时遇到意外,右臂被夹在石缝中无法动弹,他只好借由身体的力量靠在峡谷岩壁上,这样支撑了5天之后,他突然想出了一个匪夷所思的办法,用小刀割断自己的手臂,并且成功的救了自己。断肢六小时后由直升机救走,抢救医生说:再晚一个小时获救的话Aron Ralston就会因失血过多而不治。
2004年Aron Ralston出版的回忆录《Between a Rock and a Hard Place》(《生死两难》)中详尽叙述了这段惊心动魄的经历!而他的真实经历也被拍成电影《127 Hours》。
Background
Let’s read.
Read the passage quickly and answer the following questions.
Aron Ralston is a mountain climber. An accident happened to him. And he _______ his arm. But he didn’t ________ (放弃) and _______ climbing.
1. Who’s he?
Aron/ˈerən/ Ralston/ˈrɔ:lstən/
(阿伦•罗尔斯顿)
2.What happened to him?
cut off
give up
kept on
Skim the passage and match the main idea of each paragraph.
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
The introduction of Aron Ralston
We should learn from Aron’s spirit.
Aron wrote a book after the accident.
Aron had a serious accident on April 26, 2003 in Utah.
Strategy:
Pay attention to the first or the last sentence of each paragraph.
Read the Para.1 carefully and fill in the blanks?
Aron Ralston is an American man who is interested in mountain climbing. As a mountain climber, Aron is used