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What an adventure!
Worth the risks?
Climbing Qomolangma
Guess what’s the name of the mountain?
Qomolangma
/ˈtʃəʊməʊˌlɑːŋmə/
Lead in
Look & Answer
Look & Answer
Look & Answer
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.
2. Why do you think the climbers need
so many camps along the route?
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.
What else do you know about Qomolangma?
Share the information with the class.
Read and answer following questions.
How high is the Qomolangma?
How many camps are there along the route?
What problems do you think the climber will face?
Why the climbers need so many camps?
What does the death zone mean?
five
Out of energy
It’s extremely difficult and dangerous
Many people died there.
Low temperature
Lack of oxygen
8,844m
summit
n 顶点
Do you think climbing Qomolangma is worth the risks?
crowds
discomfort
danger
extreme cold
low air pressure
1. What challenges do the climbers face?
Task 2
Task 1
Why do people climb Qomolangma?
1. Which climbers are mentioned in the passage?
George Mallory
Alan Arnette
In Mallory’s opinion, what does life mean?
We eat and make money to be able to enjoy life.
In Alan Amette’s opinion, when you want to stop, what makes you keep going?
We need to focus on one reason that’s most important and unique to you.
Task 2
Fill in the blank and answer the question.
sheer joy
enjoy life
important and unique
look deep inside
mental toughness
What do they have in common?
They both found the real meaning of life and enjoyed it.
How about other reasons?
human nature
take risks
benefit from the result
What is T type?
“Type T” personalities, with the “T” standing for “thrill”, are personalities that make people more likely to take risks than others.
Task 3
Read para. 7 and answer the question.
What's the author's opinion on
Climbing Qomolangma: worth the risks?
It's totally up to you.
If you were given the chance, would you like to climb Qomolangma? Why or why not?
USEFUL EXPRESSION:
I'd (not) like to…, because …
Think and share
Climbing Qomolangma: Worth the risks?
Benefits
Risks
sheer joy
enjoy life
look deep inside
physical and mental
toughness
......
lose their lives
crowds
discomfort
danger
......
become sick
大笔的钱;辛苦挣来的钱
由于
要某人的命
使……成为焦点
1. good money
2. due to
3. take one's life
4. bring … into focus
5. result in
6. human nature
7. refer to … as
8. benefit from
9. with this in mind
10. be up to sb
结果是,导致
人性
把……称为……
从……中受益
出于这种考虑
由...决定
1
2
1.Write your own reasons about why or why not climb Qomolangma
2.Rewrite the reasons why people like taking risks shown in the passage
Homework
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING
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