Unit 5 What an adventure! Understanding ideas 课件(共38张PPT) -2025-2026学年外研版（2019）必修第三册

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Unit 5 What an adventure!
1. Where are they What are they doing
2. What problems have they encountered
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.
Where is Qomolangma
How high is Qomolangma
What is the best time to climb
Who were the first people confirmed to have reached the top
How many camps are there along the route Why do the climbers need so many camps
What does the death zone mean
Read and answer following questions.
Do you think climbing Qomolangma is worth the risks
Read para. 1 for introduction and answer the question.
What challenges do the climbers face to climb Qomolangma
People know it includes crowds, discomfort and danger. Many will become sick, due to the extreme cold and low air pressure, and a few would even lose their lives.
The risks
Now we will go back to 1924 and 2011 to interview two famous climbers by time machine
George Mallory
Alan Arnette
In Mallory’s opinion, what does life really mean
In Mallory’s opinion, what does life really mean
In Mallory’s opinion, what does life really mean
We eat and make money to be able to enjoy life.
In Alan Arnette’s opinion, why is climbing Qomolangma meaningful and beneficial
In Alan Arnette’s opinion, why is climbing Qomolangma meaningful and beneficial
It brings into focus...
In Alan Arnette’s opinion, why is climbing Qomolangma meaningful and beneficial
Climbers
Name Reasons Result
Read paras. 2-3 and fill in the blanks.
Name:
Reasons: What we get form this adventure is just ___________We ______live to eat and make money. We eat and make money to __________________. That is _____________and _________
George Mallory
sheer joy
do not
be able to enjoy life
what life means
what life is for
Result: Sadly, Mallory would ________________________ although his body ______________
___________________
It is still not known if he ____________________________
_____________________________
die on the mountain in 1924
would not be
found until many years later
succeeded in reaching the top
of Qomolangma before it took his life
Name:
Reasons: It brings into focus ____________________ It forces you to ________________
and figure out if you really have ____________________________
_____________________________
__________
Alan Arnette
what’s important to you
look deep inside yourself
the physical, as well as mental
toughness to push when you want
to stop
Result: He __________ Qomolangma ________ and __________________________
_______________________
climbed
in 2011
was going to climb other high
mountains around the world
What do they have in common？
They did _____________________.
They were willing to __________ themselves and____________.
what they wanted to do
challenge
take risks
Read para. 4&5&6 and find out the scientific reasons behind risk-taking and what “Type T” personalities are.
1. Risk-taking may be part of human nature.
2. Our desire to seek risks can be connected to how much we expect to benefit from the result.
---------“Type T” personalities, with the “T” standing for “thrill”, are personalities that make people more likely to take risks than others.
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.
The risks
Para 2~3
Para 4~6
Para 7
Climbing Qomolangma: Worth the risks
The reasons
Conclusion
climbers
scientific reasons
Para 1
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 to push when you want...
“Type T” personalities
benefit from the result
up to
Complete the graphic organiser and then retell the text according to it.
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.
Do you know some Chinese climbers
What kind of personalities can we learn from
these climbers
Think and share
When faced with difficulties and even dangers, climbers and explorers never give up.
They are fearless, determinded, strong-minded, persistent and brave.
They are willing to take the risks and the challenges with great courage.
That's the spirit of exploration.
If you were given the chance, would you like to climb Qomolangma Why or why not
Why do we Chinese climb Qomolangma
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
Ⅰ. 用括号内单词的适当形式填空。
1. Some leaves have begun to turn yellow and red, clearly
___________ (confirm) that autumn is coming.
2. When the women's football team walked out of the airport,
_________ (crowd) of fans cheered loudly.
3. After a series of unsuccessful _________ (attempt), my
daughter has finally passed the driving test.
4. You shouldn't get discouraged after experiencing _______
(fail). Instead, you should cheer up and keep on trying.
5. When he was young, Tom dreamed of becoming a polar
explorer, and he _________ (initial) set his sights on the
North Pole.
confirming
crowds
attempts
failure
initially
Ⅱ. 用适当的介词或副词填空。
1. I can't figure _______ why Mr King suddenly gave up
his well-paid job.
2. Our earth is becoming warmer and warmer, resulting
_______ the rising of the sea levels.
3. Robert Lee Frost left university due _______ health
problems, and moved to a farm.
4. It is said that Mars enjoys changes of seasons similar
_______ those experienced on the earth.
5. People who work in offices are frequently referred to
_______ “white-collar workers”.
out
in
to
to
as
1. What's the author's purpose in writing the
passage
2. Why do the explorers with “Type T”
personalities like to take risks and seek
thrills
3. If you were given the chance, would you
like to climb Qomolangma
各个击破
Self-evaluation
Write a passage about your opinions on the people of “Type T” personalities.
1. 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.
宾语从句
深入审视自己
(1) I hope you can figure out what I wrote.
(2) It took me a while to figure out what happened.
我希望你能理解我所写的。
figure out
过了好一会儿我才明白发生了什么。
to understand or to find the answer to sth. by thinking carefully about it 弄懂；弄明白
Paraphrase:
It makes you look deep inside yourself and decide whether you're strong and determined enough in both body and mind to keep going.
它会强迫你去深入地审视自己，去思考自己的身体和心灵是否足够坚强，能在你想放弃的时候推动你继续向前。
Sentence analysing for better understanding
2. 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
状语从句
With
宾语
宾语补足语
with复合结构: with+宾语+宾补(adj./adv./介词短语/-ing/-ed/to do)
(1) With a lot work to do, I have no time to work
with you.
(2) We found the house easily with the little boy
leading the way.
Paraphrase:
Many people try to climb Qomolangma and they either make it or they don't. Why is it that they risk their lives in this way Is there a scientific reason for doing so
攀登珠穆朗玛峰的大多数尝试要么大获全胜，要么彻底失败，这一冒险行为的背后是否也有科学解释呢