外研版（2019) 必修三 Unit 5　What an adventure Starting out & Understanding ideas课件（共29页PPT）

Unit 5　What an adventure! 　
Starting out & Understanding ideas
Unit 5　What an adventure! 　
Starting out
Activity 1
Look at the map, and read the information about the three explorers. Match the routes to the explorers.
Activity 2
Watch the video and answer the questions.
What kind of difficulties did Xu Xiake meet?
Do you know any other great explorers? Share their stories with the class.
Questions for more details:
Discussion
Compare Xu Xiake with the three European explorers and try to find out what they have in common.
Explorers
Time & Country
Adventures
Achievements & Influence
Ferdinand Magellan
1480-1521 Portuguese
sailed west from Spain
across the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans to the
Spice Islands (now part of
Indonesia)
explored the westward
route to South-east Asia
Vasco da Gama
1460-1524 Portugal
opened up the sea route
from Western Europe to the
east by way of the Cape of
Good Hope
the first European to reach
India by sea
Christopher
Columbus
1451–1506
Italian
completed journeys between
Spain and the Americas
marked the beginning of
European exploration of the
Americas
Xu Xiake
1587-1640 Chinese (the Ming Dynasty)
? explored famous mountains
and rivers, and went to
places that had never been
visited before
? covered almost half of
modern China
? travelled on foot
? corrected several mistakes
in earlier books
? discovered that the Jinsha
River was the true source
of the Yangtze River
Unit 5　What an adventure! 　
Understanding ideas
Activity 1
Look at the map and answer the questions.
1 Who were the first people confirmed to have reached the top of the mountain? When did this happen?
2 Why do you think the climbers need so many camps along the route?
3 What else do you know about Qomolangma? Share the information with the class.
Activity 2
Read the passage and find out what “Type T” personalities are.
CLIMBING QOMOLANGMA: WORTH THE RISKS?
Ⅰ. 文本整体理解: 理清文章架构
Paragraph 1
Hundreds of people spent their
money climbing Qomolangma to
have an 1. __________.
Paragraph 2
British mountain climber George
Mallory wrote of 2. ________
Qomolangma and what he thought
of life experience.
experience
climbing
Paragraph 3
American mountain climber Alan
Arnette 3. _________why people
kept on climbing Qomolangma.
Paragraph 4
The study 4. ________human
beings like to take risks, 5. ______
is part of human nature.
explained
indicates
which
Paragraph 5
Climbers call themselves as
6. _______. No one wants to
die and expects to die.
Paragraph 6
Climbers may want to benefit
from the 7. _____.
Paragraph 7
Whether to climb Qomolangma
or not is totally 8. ___to you.
experts
result
up
Ⅱ. 文本细节理解: 探寻语篇细节信息
1. What does the text mainly talk about?
A. Bravely Climbing Qomolangma.
B. The reasons of climbing Qomolangma.
C. Argument on climbing Qomolangma.
D. Whether to climb Qomolangma or not.
答案: C
2. What do people feel while climbing Qomolangma?
A. Confused. 　 B. Angry. 　
C. Strong. 　 D. Worried.
答案: C
3. What did British mountain climber George Mallory think of climbing Qomolangma?
A. Make a living.
B. Enjoy life.
C. Earn money.
D. Make an adventure.
答案: B
4. What may be part of human nature in recent studies according to the passage?
A. Playing games. B. Taking risks.
C. Climbing mountains. D. Staying outside.
答案: B
5. What can you infer from the last paragraph?
A. Why people like to climb Qomolangma.
B. It’s worth climbing Qomolangma.
C. It depends on you whether to climb or not.
D. Climbing Qomolangma is dangerous.
答案:C
Ⅲ. 文本素养提升: 阅读技能综合运用
1. 根据课文语境与语句知识细致解构语句。
译文: ___________________在珠峰峰顶遇难前成功登
顶。
目前尚不清楚他是否
译文: 研究还表明, 我们寻求风险的欲望确实与_____
_____________________有关。
我们
期望从结果中获益多少
2. 根据课文完成短文。
Why people like to climb Qomolangma?
(1)_________ (hundred) of people spent good money
on an experience (2)____ they knew would include
(3)_______ (crowd), discomfort and danger. For these
people, (4)________ (climb) Qomolangma is an
Hundreds
that
crowds
climbing
experience like no other, making some feel weak and
others, (5)________ (power). British mountain climber
George Mallory wrote of climbing Qomolangma to
enjoy life, however, Mallory died (6)___ the mountain
in 1924. And it is still not known if he succeeded in
reaching the top of Qomolangma
powerful
on
before (7)__ took his life. American mountain climber
Alan Arnette also held the same view, but he thought
that it forced you to look deep inside (8)_______ (you),
as well as mental, toughness to push when you wanted
to stop. In addition, people who like to take risks to
have the personalities of “Type T”. Though these
it
yourself
kinds of people like to take risks, they don’t want to
die, and they don’t expect (9) _____(die). However,
some may expect to benefit from the result. In a word,
it’s (10)______ (total) up to you whether to climb it or
not. ?
to die
totally
3. 阅读主题活动
Do you agree with Mallory’s and Arnette’s opinions?
Why?
__________________________________________
______________________________________________
____________________________________
I don’t agree with them. People who like to climb
Qomolangma may want to show their strength to the
world because they can conquer nature. ?
抓“why”, 破“分歧”
本文重点解决人们为什么会甘愿冒着生命危险去攀登珠穆朗玛峰: powerful, enjoy life, physical, Type T, benefit from the result
“分歧”: still not known, figure out, It’s totally up to you.
【阅读微技巧】
Activity 3
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.
Activity 4
Complete the paragraphs with expressions from the passage.
1 sheer joy
2 enjoy life
3 important and unique
4 look deep inside
5 mental toughness
6 human nature
7 take risks
8 benefit from the result