Unit 5 What an adventure! Understanding ideas 课件-2024-2025学年高一英语外研版（2019）必修第三册

Enjoy a video. Where is the peak of the earth? Mount Qomolangma/Everest. According to the video, do you think climbing the Mount is an adventure or not? Why ? Climbing Qomolangma: Worth the risks? Unit 5 4 Background information 顶峰 8848.86 大本营 有登山者称，在海拔8000米的地方，因为空气含氧量非常低，即使有氧气罐，那感觉就像“在跑步机上跑步，用吸管呼吸”。 5 Read and answer following questions. 1.How high is the Qomolangma? 2.How many camps are 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? summit n 顶点 8,848.86m five Out of energy,Lack of oxygen,Low temperature It’s extremely difficult and dangerous，so climbing can’t be finished within one day. Many people died there. Facts about Qomolangma Qomolangma lies on the border of Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. The best time to climb Qomolangma is in April and May. The temperature on the mountain can get as low as -60°C. The first people confirmed to have reached the top were Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953. Challenges for climbers 高海拔，少氧气 风大，气压低 呼吸困难 低温，冻伤 地形千变万化 流动的冰川 裂缝、冰壁 a high altitude lack of oxygen strong wind low air pressure experience difficulties in breathing as low as -60 ℃ frostbite as a result ofextremely cold temperature various terrain flowing/ moving glaciers cracks in the glaciers steep ice walls Do you think climbing Qomolangma is worth the risks? Now let's read the passage and find out what the author's opinion is. 9 Choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage. 1 To encourage people to climb Qomolangma if fully prepared, as risks bring many benefits. 2 To remind people to balance the benefits and risks before deciding to climb Qomolangma. 3 To suggest that people stop taking risks and climbing Qomolangma, as the risks outweigh the benefits. 3 P68 Activity 2 Read and choose Careful reading Read Para.1 carefully and find detailed information. 1. What are the risks of climbing Qomolangma? 2. Why are many people willing to take the risks? 3. What's the function of para.1? Extreme cold, low air pressure, and a few would even lose their lives. Climbing it is an experience like no other, making some feel weak and others, powerful. To introduce the topic. Careful reading Read para.2-3 and answer the question Why do these two people climb Qomolangma? George Mallory enjoy life sheer joy Alan Arnette · to succeed · physical toughness · mental toughness look deep inside himself unique reason Careful reading Read the para.4-6 and suammarize What is the function of this sentence? Transitional sentence summarize the situation of risks introduce the following results of studies and analysis Read the passage and find out what “Type T” personalities are. “Type T” are those who are likely to take risks（冒险）and seek thrills (T) 寻求刺激. Are there any reasons for climbing Qomolangma? Qomolangma is a symbol of China’s moutaineering and a nation pride for Chinese people. A key point of controling over the region’s natural resources and strategic significance. cultivate national spirit and strenghthen national cohesion. Careful reading Read para.7 and answer What's the author's attitude? A. Subjective B. Objective C. Favorable D. Indifferent risks benefits Life is a delicate balance of holding on and letting go It's totally up to you. 1 sheer joy 2 enjoy life 3 important and unique 4 look deep inside 5 mental toughness 6 human nature 7 take risks 8 benefit from the result Activity4. Para 1: Climbing Qomolangma is a special ___________. Introducing the topic Reasons for the climbers' risk-taking Conclusion Subjective reasons Para 2: George Mallory: just sheer joy; __________ Scientific reasons Para7: It's totally ______ the readers to decide whether it is worth the risks to climb Qomolangma. Para 3: Alan Arnette: It forces people to ____________________ and figure out if they really have the physical and ________________. Paras 4-5: perhaps part of human nature: ____________________ Para 6: man's desire to expect to ____________________ experience enjoy life look inside themselves mental toughness “Type T” personalities benefit from the result up to Complete the graphic organiser and then retell the text according to it. Last year, hundreds of people spent good money 1__________(climb) Qomolangma. For these people, it is 2______ experience making some feel weak and others 3___________(power). British mountain climber George Mallory thought that people eat and make money to be able to enjoy life. 4__________(sad), he died on the mountain in 1924. It is unknown 5__________he succeeded in reaching the top of Qomolangma before his 6__________(die). According to Alan Arnette, each person has a unique reason for climbing a mountain. It forces people to look deep inside 7__________(them). 8__________(succeed), people must have the physical and mental toughness to push 9_________ they want to stop. Recent studies indicate that risk-taking may be part of human nature. People who are more likely to take risks have “Type T” personalities. Research also suggests that our desire to seek risks can be connected to how much we expect to benefit 10_________ the result. climbing an powerful Sadly if/whether death themselves To succeed when from 直击高考 Homework 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 Lavf58.20.100 null 209096.67 Lavf55.33.100 $$