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课件网) Period 1 Starting out & Understanding ideas Unit5 What an adventure! Learning aims 1. Learn to know why people take risks to climb mountains like Qomolangma. 2. Learn to express your opinions on taking risks to climbing high mountains. Have you climbed any mountain What do you think of that Leading-in What do you know about (climbing) Qomolangma Discussion Reading Comprehension Climbing Qomolangma:Worth the risks Look and predict: Before -reading Look at the title. What will be talked about in the text 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 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 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 Task 1:Fast reading While -reading Task 2: Careful reading 1. Scan the text and choose the best choice. (1) 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. (2) What do people feel while climbing Qomolangma A. Confused. B. Angry. C. Strong. D. Worried. √ √ (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. (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. √ √ (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. √ 2. Read the passage again and fill in the blanks. 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 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 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 li ... ...
