Unit 5 What an adventure! Starting out Understanding ideas 课件-2025-2026学年高中英语外研版（2019）必修第三册

该高中英语课件围绕“探险”主题，涵盖中外探险家（如哥伦布、徐霞客）及珠峰攀登等内容。课堂导入通过匹配探险家路线、讨论徐霞客成就与困难，搭建从历史探险到现代冒险的学习支架，衔接前后知识。 其亮点在于融合语言能力、文化意识与思维品质培养。语言上通过词汇（如“summit”“sheer joy”）、语法（with复合结构）及阅读策略训练提升理解与表达，文化上对比中外探险家增强家国情怀，思维上通过“攀登珠峰是否值得”等讨论引导分析评价。采用任务型活动与小组讨论，学生能提升跨文化沟通与问题解决能力，教师可借助结构化资源高效教学。

What an adventure! Book 3 Unit 5 B3U5 Starting out & Understanding ideas Talking about adventure, we’ll easily think of explorers. You have a very good knowledge of great explorers. When it comes to a famous explorer, who will come to your mind? 2 Meet three explorers! Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521) Vasco da Gama (1460-1524) Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) 麦哲伦 达·伽马 哥伦布 Starting out Read the texts and the map. Match the routes to the explorers. Activity 1 Africa North America India South America Read the texts and the map. Match the routes to the explorers. Ferdinand Magellan Starting out Activity 1 Africa the Spice Islands North America India South America 5 Read the texts and the map. Match the routes to the explorers. Vasco da Gama the Cape of Good Hope. Starting out Activity 1 Africa the Spice Islands North America India South America 好望角 6 Read the texts and the map. Match the routes to the explorers. Christopher Columbus Starting out Activity 1 Africa the Spice Islands North America India South America 7 Do you know any Chinese explorers? Who are they? e.g. Xu Xiake What are Xu’s achievements? What difficulties did he meet? What kept him going? difficulties? motivation? achievements? Activity 2 Xu Xiake Achieve-ments He traveled almost ___________________on foot, including famous mountains and rivers as well as places that __________________________. He corrected several mistakes in earlier books, for example, he discovered that _________________________________ _______________. His diaries are the earliest records of ___________________ _____________. At 600,000 words, they are regarded as one of the best works in both ___________________ fields. Difficulties Motivation Food shortage, bad weather, dangerous animals, illness, and even robbers. His curiosity about the natural world. half of modern China had never been visited before the Jinsha River was the true source of the landscapes of scientific and literary the Yangtze River southern China 10 Which mountain has an unlimited appeal to explorers (mountain climbers)? The height of Qomolangma is ________ m. At 8,000 m above sea level, there is only _____% as much oxygen as available at sea level. The temperature on the mountain can get as low as _____℃. Qomolangma lies on the border of _______ and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. The best time in a year to climb Qomolangma is in ____________. The first people confirmed to have reached the top were Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in _______. 8,844 30 -60 Nepal April & May 1953 What do you think of climbing Qomolangma? Leading in Why do you think the climbers need so many camps along the route? Activity 1 It’s 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. CLIMBING QOMOLANGMA: WORTH THE RISKS? 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. Reading for main idea “… are the benefits of climbing Qomolangma worth the risks? It’s totally up to you.” Activity 3 Match the main idea with each paragraph. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Para. 6 Para. 7 There is also a scientific reason behind the risk-taking. Mountain climber Alan Arnette. “Type T” personalities. It is up to you whether the benefits of climbing Qomolangma worth the risk. Our desire relates to expectation. Mountain climber George Mallory. Climbing Qomolangma is a unique experience. What are the risks of climbing Qomolangma? crowds, discomfort, danger, illness, extreme cold, low air pressure, DEATH Read for details 1. ... people spent good money on an experience... 2. despite... may were already planning to return. For them, climbing...like no other, making them feel powerful. Read for details Complete the paragraphs with expressions from the passage. Activity 4 Read for details Complete the paragraphs with expressions from the passage. Activity 4 sheer joy enjoy life important and unique look deep inside mental, toughness to push when you want to stop. Read for details Complete the paragraphs with expressions from the passage. benefit from the result Activity 4 human nature take risks In your opinion, what are true adventure spirits? adventure spirit fearless strong-willed optimistic never giving up cautious persistent self-exploration ...... Think and Share do you think it improtant to have adventure spirit in our daily life and study? Read for details George Mallory Alan Arnette “What we get from this adventure is just sheer joy… We do not live to eat and make money. We eat and make money to be able to enjoy life. That’s what life means and what life is for.” “There are a thousand reasons to turn around and only one to keep going. You really have to focus on the one reason that’s most important and unique to you. It forces you to look deep inside yourself and figure out if you really have the physical, as well as mental, toughness to push when you want to stop.” What kind of personality do they have in common? Reading for details How does science explain the fact that some people are more willing to take risks than others? What are people with the “Type T” personalities like? By referring to recent studies which show that risk-takers usually have “Type T” personalities, in which the “T” stands for “thrill”. They are more willing to take risks. They are confident about their risk-handling ability. They believe the benefits are worth the risks. 26 Think and Share Is the death of these climbers meaningful? Why? So far, about 5,000 people have made it to the Qomolangma summit, yet about 300 lost their lives among people who were trying to do so. 27 夏伯渝 If you were given a chance to climb Qomolangma, would you like to try? Why or why not? 夏伯渝 If you were given a chance to climb Qomolangma, would you like to try? Why or why not? In your opinion, what are true adventure spirits? adventure spirit fearless strong-willed optimistic never giving up cautious persistent self-exploration ...... Think and Share do you think it improtant to have adventure spirit in our daily life and study? Words and expressions P. 65 寻找 向西的航线 最初的 经由，途径 标志……的开始 Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who completed journeys between Spain and the Americas, thus marking the beginning of European exploration of the Americas. in search of a westward route initial adj. by way of mark the beginning of initiate v. 发起；开始 P 66 Map 山顶；峰会 海拔8000米以上 在边境线上 --> 穿越边境线 西藏自治区 可以低至... 被证实已经做了 summit 8,000 metres above sea level lie on the border of… cross the border Tibet Autonomous Region can get as low as ... be confirmed to have done... 1 复习：with的复合结构做状语 With the majority of attempts to climb Qomolangma resulting either in total success or failure, is there also a scientific reason behind this risk-taking? Recent studies indicate that risk-taking may be part of human nature, with some of us more likely to take risks than others. With this in mind, are the benefits of climbing Qomolangma worth the risks? “with + 宾语 +宾语补足语”结构常放于句首或句尾，表时间、原因、方式、伴随等状语，也可做后置定语。 宾语补语可以由以下结构充当：形容词、副词、介词短语表状态；doing 表主动；done表被动；to do表要做而未做。 用with的复合结构补全句子 She stood in the rain, __________________ (衣服淋湿了). _________________ (关上灯后), the room looked really scary. He sat in the chair, _________________ (闭着眼睛). __________________ (随着时间流逝), he almost forgot everything. _____________________ (有如此多工作要做), he can barely sleep tonight. The teacher came in, ____________________ (手里拿着一本书). with her clothes wet With the lights off with his eyes closed With time passing by With so much work to do with a book in his hand 34 P1 2. Last year, hundreds of people spent good money on an experience that they knew would include crowds, discomfort and danger. 【熟词生意】 good: [ only before noun] great in number, amount or degree eg. a good many people = ？ 我们花了好长时间找这房子。 We spent a good while looking for the house. (= quite a long time) 3. For these people, climbing Qomolangma is an experience like no other, making some feel weak and others, powerful. 3. p4 He refers to the personalities of these poeple as “Type T”, with T standing for “thrill”. refer - ________ - ________ n.__________ refer to My doctor referred me to a specialist. You may refer to your notes if you want. The victims were not referred to by name. Marcia had referred to him as a dear friend. Now and then I referred a client to him. referred reference infer - inferred - inferred - inference prefer - preferred - preferred -preference 将……送交给 参考，查阅 提及，谈论 称作 介绍，推荐 referred Fill in the blanks with proper phrases Jules Verne is _____________ (称作) the Father of Science Fiction. She is be ______________ (认为) a possible director. This is a system in which the rich are _____________ (关照).  The poor were _________________ (轻视) in that country. Your pronunciation must be ________________ (注意). If you’ve been ____________ (要求) an interview, you are probably on a shortlist of no more than six. Some scientists have voiced concern that the disease could be ____________ (传给) humans. taken care of referred to as looked down upon paid attention to thought of as asked for passed on to 动词短语应视为整体，变被动时不可漏掉其中的介词或副词。 37 P 2 & 3 纯粹的快乐 夺走他的生命 使……对焦/使变得清楚 对……来说独一无二 想出；弄明白 身体和精神上的坚韧 sheer joy take one’s life bring ... into focus be unique to sb. figure out physical and mental toughness complete and not mixed with anything else P4-P6 尝试…… 更有可能 冒险 --> 冒险者 代表 兴奋；激动 研究表明 从……中获益 值得... 这完全由你决定。 (make an) attempt to do be more likely to take risks risk-taker stand for thrill --> ? Research suggests that… benefit from be worth +n./doing It’s totally up to you. Homework Lavf56.40.101 Tencent APD MTS FormatFactory : www.pcfreetime.com $