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Video Time
Unit 4
Adversity and courage
By the end of this period, you will be able to:
catch the main idea and the key words while watching;
watch the video to know about Antarctic Challenge;
learn to challenge yourself with a positive spirit.
Lead-in
Can you describe the pictures
What do you think they are doing
Can you guess where they are
Would you like to try to extreme sports Why or why not
If yes, what kind of sports would you like to try first
If yes, which place would you choose to tour
Before you watch
In 1996, author and mountain climber Jon Krakauer attempted to climb Mount Qomolangma. While he was successful in his climb, the mountain was hit by bad weather that day, and eight other climbers—some of his good friends—were killed. Less than a year later, Krakauer and five other men attempted to climb Mount Rakekniven in Antarctica.
Discussion
Have you heard any stories about climbing Mount Qomolangma
According to what you learnt about Shackleton’s expedition to Antarctica, what challenges do you think Krakauer and his teammates may have met
What qualities do you think a good mountain climber should have
Task 1 Read the following events and try to arrange them in the correct order.
___ The climbers wait in their tents for the bad weather to pass.
___ The team travels 64 kilometres over the ice and snow.
___ The team begins the climb again.
___ The team spends the night in tents that hang about 450 metres above the ground.
___ The team reaches the top of the mountain.
___ Lead climber Conrad Anker begins climbing Mount Rakekniven.
___ Jon Krakauer puts a flag on the top of the mountain.
___ The weather changes.
___ The team is forced to climb down the peak.
While you watch
Task 1 Read the following events and try to arrange them in the correct order.
___ The climbers wait in their tents for the bad weather to pass.
___ The team travels 64 kilometres over the ice and snow.
___ The team begins the climb again.
___ The team spends the night in tents that hang about 450 metres above the ground.
___ The team reaches the top of the mountain.
___ Lead climber Conrad Anker begins climbing Mount Rakekniven.
___ Jon Krakauer puts a flag on the top of the mountain.
___ The weather changes.
___ The team is forced to climb down the peak.
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Task 2 Answer the questions using information from the video.
1. What is so special about Mount Rakekniven
2. What is Jon Krakauer’s main job on this climb
3. Apart from the steepness of the mountain, what makes this climb especially difficult
4. How long does the climb take in total
1. What is so special about Mount Rakekniven
Mount Rakekniven is special because it had never been climbed before.
2. What is Jon Krakauer’s main job on this climb
Jon Krakauer’s main job is to put the flag on the top of the mountain.
3. Apart from the steepness of the mountain, what makes this climb especially difficult
The climb is also especially difficult because of the changing and extreme weather conditions, and also the rocks which are sharp and also fall easily.
4. How long does the climb take in total
The climb takes ten days in total.
Read together
Antarctica is a frozen, unspoiled wilderness and the earth’s coldest continent. For more than a century, adventures have been coming here. Although much of the continent has been explored, very few people have climbed its mountains and even fewer have reached the top of those peaks. But now a team that includes Qomolangma climber Jon Krakauer steps into the world of snow and ice in the region of Queen Maud Land, Antarctica.
They must cross almost 64 kilometers to reach their goal…this thin, very steep peak named Rakekniven. It has never been climbed before.
For Jon, still troubled by the loss of his friends on Qomolangma, the challenge is not only physical, but personal.
Lead climber Conrad Anker feels his way up the rock face, climbing along the line of a crack in the wall. It's a difficult, dangerous climb and the men are anxious. Then, the weather changes. The Antarctic sky darkens and storm clouds appear. The team is forced to climb down the peak. No one knows how long the storm will last, so the climbers decide to wait in their tents for the bad weather to pass.
Two days later, the weather clears and the team returns to the peak to begin the climb again. Jon helps to carry equipment and supplies up the side of the peak. As it gets dark, the team decides to spend the night in tents that will hang about 450 meters off the ground. It is a dangerous location, but they finally get their tents set up and relax with a hot cup of coffee.
The next morning, the final part of the climb is difficult and dangerous. Rocks from the peak fall easily. Despite the many hardships, Jon is determined to keep climbing.
The rock on this mountain is very, very sharp. Each time you put your hand in a crack to pull yourself up, no matter how careful you are, you will probably cut your skin.
It's a hard climb, but Jon is enjoying the challenge. It's a feeling he hasn't had since Qomolangma.
At long last, after 10 days of difficult climbing, the team finally reaches the top.
They are the first. In a world where people have been nearly everywhere, no one has ever been here before. Jon brings out the flag he brought to Qomolangma.
Jon puts his flag on the top of the mountain. He has reached his goal.
After you watch
1. Why do you think Krakauer wanted to climb another mountain again so soon after climbing Mount Qomolangma
I think Krakauer wanted to climb another mountain so soon because he had lost friends on the previous climb and wanted to succeed for them.
2. The video says that the challenge of the climb was “not only physical, but personal” for Krakauer. What do you think this means
I think this means he had to overcome the physical challenges of climbing in those conditions, but also the personal emotions of climbing so soon after losing friends while climbing.
3. How might a difficult challenge help a person overcome sadness or other bad feelings
A person facing sadness or bad feelings may feel depressed with no desire to do anything but overcoming a difficult challenge could prove their self-worth and show them life goes on and is still worth living.
Courage is not the absence of despair, on the contrary, it is the ability to move forward despite despair.
勇气并不是没有绝望,相反,它是一种尽管有绝望,但依然能够奋力前进的能力。
Do you have any trouble in your life What is it How did you overcome it Write a short passage to describe it.
Homework