(共31张PPT)
Unit 1
What’s the matter?
Period 4 Section B 2a-2e
breathe
sunburned
ourselves
climber
be used to
risk
take risks
accident
v. 呼吸
adj. 晒伤的
pron. 我们自己
n. 登山者；攀登者
习惯于…
n. 风险；冒险
冒险
n. 事故；意外遭遇
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situation
kilo
rock
run out (of)
knife
cut off
blood
mean
get out of
n. 情况；状况
n. 千克；公斤
n. 岩石
用尽；耗尽
n. 刀
切除
n. 血
v. 意思是；打算
离开；从…出来
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importance
decision
control
be in control of
spirit
death
give up
nurse
n. 重要性；重要
n. 决定；抉择
n.&v. 限制；管理
掌管；管理
n. 勇气；意志
n. 死；死亡
放弃
n. 护士
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climber n. 登山者; 攀岩者
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climb(爬) v. + -er climber n.
Her husband was a rock climber.
她丈夫是一名攀岩高手。
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accident n. 交通事故; 意外遭遇
John had an accident.
He was knocked down by a car.
约翰出事了, 他被一辆小汽车撞倒了。
by accident 偶然；无意中
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control
n. 控制；管理；抑制；
vt. 控制；管理；抑制
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She couldn't control the horse.
她不能驾驭这匹马。
I am in control of the club.
我掌管这个俱乐部。
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Do you like climbing the mountains?
Free talk
exciting
relaxing
dangerous
take risks
lose your life
tiring/….
advantages
expensive
disadvantages
What do you think of mountain climbing?
get sunburned
fall down
have problems breathing
hurt your leg
Accidents or problems can sometimes happen when we do sports. Write the letter of each sport next to each accident or problem that can happen.
2a
A=soccer B=mountain climbing
C=swimming
_____fall down _____have problems breathing
_____get hit by a ball _______get sunburned
_____cut ourselves _____hurt our back or arm
A,B
B,C
A
A,B,C
A,B
A,B,C
Pre-reading
have problems doing sth.
He Lost His Arm
But Is Still Climbing
Reading
Aron Ralston
1. Who is Aron Ralston?
2. What is the passage about?
He is a mountain climber.
How to climb mountains and have fun.
How to get out of the difficult situation.
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take
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3. We should learn from his spirit.
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
2.Aron Ralston loves mountain
climbing, although it is dangerous.
4.Aron Ralston lost his arm in a
dangerous situation in 2003.
1. Aron Ralston wrote a book to share his experience.
Reading skill: The first sentence may help you.
Aron almost lost his life three times because of climbing accidents.
Aron had a serious accident in April 2003.
Aron ran out of water after three days.
Aron wrote his book before his serious accident.
Aron still goes mountain climbing.
T F DK
T F DK
T F DK
T F DK
T F DK
Read the statements and circle True, False or Don’t Know.
2c
Aron almost lost his life three times because of climbing accidents.
Aron had a serious accident in April 2003.
Aron ran out of water after three days.
Aron wrote his book before his serious accident.
Aron still goes mountain climbing.
T F DK
T F DK
T F DK
T F DK
T F DK
Read the statements and circle True, False or Don’t Know.
2c
Name:___________________
Nationality:_______________
Hobby:___________________
Experience:
Aron is used to __________. There were many times when Aron almost _____________ because of __________.
Aron Ralston
America
mountain climbing
taking risks
lost his life
accidents
Para.1
be used to doing sth 习惯做某事
Aron’s information card
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When did the accident happen?
Where did the accident happen?
It happened on April 26,2003.
It happened in Utah.
Para.1
Careful reading
Read para.2 and fill in the blanks.
on April 26, 2003
in Utah
situation 1 He couldn’t _____ his arm.
He ______ there for ____ days and hoped someone
would ______ him.
situation 2 His water _____ _____.
decision 2 He would do something to _____ his own life.
First he used his ______ to cut off half his right arm.
Then he __________ himself with his left arm.
After that he _______ down the mountain to find help.
When
Where
What
How
free
stayed
five
find
ran out
save
knife
bandaged
climbed
decision 1
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Aron’s accident
Para.2
(v.)
stayed
cut off
water ran out
Read para.2 again and put the pictures in order.
climbed down
bandaged
was caught
1
2
3
4
5
6
Reading skill : Finding the order of the events will help you understand what you are reading.
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Read Para. 3 again and answer the questions.
1. What did Aron do after losing his arm?
He wrote a book called Between a Rock and a Hard Place.
And he kept on climbing mountains.
2. What does “between a rock and a hard place” mean?
It means being in a difficult situation that you can’t seem to get out of.
3. In his book, what does Aron tell?
He tells of the importance of making good decisions and
of being in control of one’s life.
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Para.3
Aron’s book
1. Where did the accident happen on April 26, 2003?
2. Why couldn’t Aron move?
3. How did Aron free (v.)himself?
4. What did Aron do after the accident?
5. What does “between a rock and a hard place” mean?
Read the passage again and answer the questions.
It happened in Utah, America.
He used his knife to cut off half his right arm.
He wrote a book and kept on climbing mountains.
It means being in a difficult situation in which all of the choices are bad.
Because his arm was caught under a 360-kilo rock that fell on him when he was climbing by himself in the mountains.
Careful reading
Read Para. 4 again and answer the question.
What is Aron’s spirit ?
I am a strong man, I’m not ready to die!
Hold on his dreams.
Never give up.
Be smart, be brave.
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Aron’s spirit
____ On April 26, 2003, he had a serious mountain climbing accident.
____ Aron loves mountain climbing and doesn’t mind taking risks.
____ Aron did not give up after the accident and keeps on climbing
mountains today.
____ He wrote a book about his experience.
____ Aron lost half his right arm from the 2003 accident.
Put the sentences in the correct order. Then use them to tell Aron's story to your partner. Try to add other details from the reading.
2
1
5
4
3
Finding the Order of Events
Writers describe events in a certain order. Finding the order of the events will help you understand what you are reading.
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Accident
Before
During
After
Aron Raslton American
Mountain climbing taking risks
when:
where:
what:
how:
April 26, 2003
In Utah
was caught, stayed, hoped
cut off, bandaged, climbed down
wrote a book
kept climbing
spirit
When we write someone’s story ...
After reading
1.have problems breathing 呼吸困难
have problems (in) doing sth.
=have trouble/difficulty (in) doing sth.
She has problems (in) riding a bike.
她骑自行车有困难。
He has no problem in singing this song.
他唱这首歌没有问题。
做某事有问题/困难
Language points:
2. As a mountain climber, Aron is used to taking risks.
be/get used to doing sth. 习惯于做某事
be used to do sth. 被用于做某事
used to do sth. 过去常常做某事(现在不做了）
e.g. He is used to getting up early every day.
他习惯每天早起。
e.g. He used to get up early every day.
他过去经常每天早起。
e.g. His knife was used to cut off his arm by him.
他的刀被他用来切断自己的手。
e.g. I used to go to school by bus, but now I am used to
walking to school.
我过去常常坐公车去学校，但现在我习惯走路去学校。
3.But when his water ran out, he knew that he would have to do something to save his own life.
但是当他的水耗尽的时候，他知道 他要做点什么来拯救自己的生命.
run out
不及物动词短语，后不接宾语
主语是物(时间、食物、金钱、力气等）
run out of
及物动词短语，后接宾语
主语是人
用完；耗尽
e.g. His money ran out.
=He ran out of his money.
他花光了他的钱。
e.g. After a long walk, he ran out of his water.
= After a long walk, his water ran out.
长途步行后，他用尽了他的水。
sth. run out 某物用完、用尽了
用完
耗尽
sb. run out of sth. 某物用完、用尽了某物
（主语是物）
（主语是人）
疫情面前，我们要像Aron Ralston一样勇敢、睿智。
Let's be brave and smart!
Let's help ourselves ! Let's help each other!
Come on! China!
We are together!
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