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课件网) 教材习题 Unit 5 What an adventure! 01 Understanding ideas Starting out Activity 1 Look at the map, and read the information about the three explorers. Match the routes to the explorers. Activity 1-b 2-c 3-a Starting out Activity 2 【Suggest Answer: Xu travelled on foot. He often went without food for days, and suffered bad weather, illness, dangerous animals and even robbers.】 Activity What kind of difficulties did Xu Xiake meet Activity 1 Look at the map and answer the questions. Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. In 1953. Activity 1 Who were the first people confirmed to have reached the top of the mountain When did this happen It is such a long way that it cannot be done within one day. The climbers need these camps for a rest and adapt themselves to the environment. 2 Why do you think the climbers need so many camps along the route Activity 2 Read the passage and find out what “Type T” personalities are. “Type T” personalities, with the “T” standing for “thrill”, are personality traits that make people more likely to take risks than others. Activity 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. Activity Why Do People Climb Qomolangma George Mallory What people get from this adventure is just 1 _____. People eat and make money to be able to 2_____, not the other way round. sheer joy enjoy life Activity 4 Complete the paragraphs with expressions from the passage. Activity Why Do People Climb Qomolangma Alan Arnette Each person has a(n) 3_____ reason for climbing a mountain. It forces people to 4_____ themselves. To succeed, people must have the physical as well as 5 _____. important and unique look deep inside mental toughness Activity 4 Complete the paragraphs with expressions from the passage. Activity Scientific reasons Risk-taking may be part of 6_____. People who are more likely to 7_____ have “Type T” personalities. Research also suggests that our desire to seek risks can be connected to how much we expect to 8_____. human nature take risks benefit from the result 02 Using language Activity 1 Compare the two groups of sentences and answer the questions. Sentences (a) and (b) are from the reading passage. Activity What is the difference between the two groups of sentences 【Answer: Answer: Sentences in the first group use past future tense. Sentences in the second group use present future tense.】 Activity 【Answer: The time adverbials like “Last year”, “in that year” in the first group, “This year” and the verb form “has climbed” in the second group are clues to help readers decide which te ... ...
