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Unit 1
What's the matter?
Section B .2 (2a-3a)
Climbing mountains and having fun.
A climber’s unusual story.
He Lost His Arm But Is Still Climbing
What’s the passage mainly about?
The title and the first
sentence are very important.
Tip:
Before-reading
Prediction
Para 4
Para 3
Para 2
Para 1
What is the main idea of each paragraph?
Aron Ralston’s love for mountain climbing.
2. What does his spirit bring to us ?
3. Aron Ralston lost his arm in a
dangerous situation in 2003.
4. Aron Ralston wrote a book to
share his experience.
While-reading
He Lost His Arm But Is Still Climbing
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.
定语从句:在复合句中,修饰某一名词或者代词的从句叫做定语从句。定语从句通常位于它所修饰的名词或者代词之后,被修饰的名词或者代词叫做先行词。当先行词指人时,关系词可用who或者that.
be interested in +n./代/v-ing 对...感兴趣
►As a mountain climber,Aron is used to taking risks. 作为一名爬山爱好者,阿伦习惯于冒险。
1. be used to 意为“习惯于…;适应于…”,to为介词,后接名词或动词ing形式。
I'm not used to being spoken to in that rude way.
我不习惯于别人对我那样粗鲁地讲话。
2. used to do sth.意为“过去常常做某事”to后接动词原形。
risk n&v.危险;风险;冒险
(1)可数名词&不可数名词
1.take a risk=take risks 冒险 2.the risk of ...的风险
3.at risk 处境危险,受到威胁 4.take/run the risk of doing sth.冒险做某事
5. cut down the risk of降低...的风险
(2)v.冒...的危险
1.risk one’s life冒着生命危险
2. risk doing sth冒险做某事
He Lost His Arm But Is Still Climbing
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.
1. because of +n/代+v-ing (后接词或短语)
because (后接句子)
2. accident 用不定冠词时用 an
by accident 偶然;意外地
He Lost His Arm But Is Still Climbing
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.
1. Where did the accident happen on April 26,2003?
In Utah, USA.
On that day, Aron's arm was caught under a 360-kilo rock that fell on him when he was 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.
v.抓住;拦住
catch的过去式和过去分词
freedom n.自由
►But when his water ran out,he knew that he would have to do something to save his own life.当他的水用尽时,他知道他将不得不做一些拯救他自己生命的事情。
1. run out 意为“用尽;耗尽”,主语通常为时间、食物、金钱等。
My money soon ran out.我的钱很快用光了。
2.run out of 意为“用尽;耗尽”,表示主动含义,主语一般是人。
Tom run out of the ink. 汤姆用光了墨水
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.
1.be/get ready to do sth 准备好做某事
be /get ready for +n/代/v-ing.为...做准备
2.cut off 切除 (代词放中间)
cut up切碎 cut off切断;中断
cut in 插嘴 cut out 删除 cut down 削减;砍倒
3.so ...that 如此...以至于
so that 因此;为了
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.
2.Why couldn’t Aron move?
Because Aron’s arm caught under a 360-kilo rock that fell on him.
3.How did Aron free himself ?
He used his knife to cut off half his right arm.
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 one's life. His love mountain climbing is so great that he kept on climbing mountains even after this experience.
►This means being in a difficult situation that you cannot seem to get out of.意思是处于你不能脱离的困难情况中。
1. mean v.意思是;打算 过去式meant adj.吝啬的;刻薄的;不善良的
2.meaning n.意思;含义 “What dose..mean?=What’s the meaning of...?
3.mean to do sth 打算做某事
4. mean doing sth 意味着做某事
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 one's life. His love mountain climbing is so great that he kept on climbing mountains even after this experience.
1. get out of 摆脱
3.make a decision=make decisions 做决定
make one’s decision 做决定
change one’s decison改变决定
make a decision to do sth=decide to do sth
2.the importance of...的重要性
important adj.重要的
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 one's life. His love mountain climbing is so great that he kept on climbing mountains even after this experience.
control n&v限制;约束;管理
1.n.限制;约束;管理
be in control of 掌管;管理
be under control 被控制住
lose control of 对...失去控制
be/get/run out of control失去控制
2.v.掌管;控制;管理
keep on doing sth=keep doing sth继续/重复做某事
keep sb.doing sth让某人一直做某事
keep sb from doing 阻止某人做某事
keep sb/sth +adj使某人保持某种状态
4. What did Aron do after the accident?
He wrote a book called Between a Rock and a Hard Place.
5. What does “between a rock and a hard place” mean?
It means being in a difficult situation that you cannot seem to get out of.
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 one's life. His love mountain climbing is so great that he kept on climbing mountains even after this experience.
Do we have the same spirit as Aron? Let's think about it before we find ourselves " between a rock and a hard place" , and before we have to make a decision that
could mean life or death.
death n 死亡 die v.死
dead adj.死的 dying adj.临终的
Post-reading
Ordering 2e
Put the sentences in the correct order.
The correct order: 2, 1, 5, 4, 3
On April 26, 2003, Aron’s arm was_________ under a big ______ when he was ________the mountains. Because he couldn’t _______ his arm, he _______ there for five days. But when his water _______, he had to ________ his arm to save life. Then, he __________himself so that he would not lose too much______. After that, he climbed down and found help.
After losing his arm, he wrote a book. In this book, Aron tells of the __________of making good ________, and being in _______ of life. At last, he still _________climbing mountains.
caught
rock
climbing
free
stayed
ran out
cut off
bandaged
blood
importance
decisions
control
kept on
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