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Unit 5
What an adventure!
BY MICHELLE
Starting out & Understanding ideas
Ferdinand Magellan
(1480-1521)
Vasco da Gama
(1460-1524)
Christopher Columbus
(1451-1506)
麥哲倫
達·伽馬
哥倫布
Meet three explorers!
Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521)
A Portuguese explorer who sailed west from Spain across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans in search of a westward route to the Spice Islands (now part of Indonesia).
Match the routes to the explorers.
Ferdinand Magellan
Africa
the Spice Islands
North America
India
South America
Vasco da Gama (1460-1524)
A Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. His initial journey to India opened up the sea route from Western Europe to the east by way of the Cape of Good Hope.
Vasco da Gama
the Cape of Good Hope
Africa
the Spice Islands
North America
India
South America
好望角
Match the routes to the explorers.
Christopher Columbus (1451-1506)
He was an Italian explorer who completed journeys between Spain and the Americas, thus marking the beginning of European exploration of the Americas. He brought native plants such as tomatoes and tobacco back to Spain.
Match the routes to the explorers.
Christopher Columbus
Africa
the Spice Islands
North America
India
South America
Do you know any Chinese explorers
Who are they
e.g. Xu Xiake
What difficulties did he meet
Xu Xiake
Xu Xiake
Food shortage, bad weather, dangerous animals, illness, and even robbers.
What difficulties did he meet
Do you know any other great explorers Please share their stories with the class.
Which mountain has an unlimited appeal to explorers (mountain climbers)
Qomolangma
CLIMBING
QOMOLANGMA:
WORTH THE
RISKS
The height of Qomolangma is ________ m.
At 8,000 m above sea level, there is only _____% as much oxygen as available at sea level.
The temperature on the mountain can get as low as _____℃.
Qomolangma lies on the border of _______ and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.
The best time in a year to climb Qomolangma is in ____________.
The first people confirmed to have reached the top were Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in _______.
8,844
30
-60
Nepal
April & May
1953
What do you think of climbing Qomolangma
Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
Mount Qomolangma
Why do you think the climbers need so many camps along the route
What else do you know about Qomolangma Share the information with the class.
Lead in
It’s 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.
Qomolangma is the world’s highest mountain, located at the border between China and Nepal. In 2005, China remeasured the rock height of the mountain, with a result of 8848.43 m. Qomolangma attracts many climbers, and some of them are highly experienced mountaineers. There are two main climbing routes, one approaching the summit from the south-east in Nepal (Known as the “standard route”) and the other from the north in China’s Tibet.
Each year, many climbers come to Qomolangma to challenge themselves. Here are two.
American journalist and mountain climber. He recently completed climbing the 7 Summits, the highest mountain on each continent.
Alan Arnette
British explorer and mountaineer who was a leading member of early expedition to Mount Qomolangma.
George Mallory
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.
“… are the benefits of climbing Qomolangma worth the risks
It’s totally up to you.”
Para._____ A. The scientific reasons behind taking risks.
Para._____ B. The way to measure the risks we take.
Para.____ C. The common situation of climbing Qomolangma.
Para._____ D. The famous examples and reasons for climbing.
Divide the passage into four parts. Match the main idea of each part.
1
2-3
4-5
6-7
Read Para.1 and answer the questions.
What challenges do the climbers face
crowds, discomfort, danger, illness, extreme cold, low air pressure High risks
crowds
discomfort
danger
extreme cold
low air pressure
... people spent good money on an experience...
despite... may were already planning to return. For them, climbing...like no other, making them feel powerful.
Read Para.1 and answer the questions.
What challenges do the climbers face
PART.02
Why did some people want to climb Qomolangma
A．They thought it was an experience like no other.
B．They hope to raise their social reputation.
C．They thought they should do so.
D．They were no afraid to lose thier lives.
Read for details.
Complete the paragraphs with the expressions from the passage.
Why Do People Climb Qomolangma
sheer joy
enjoy life
Read for details.
Complete the paragraphs with the expressions from the passage.
Why Do People Climb Qomolangma
important and unique
look deep inside
mental, toughness to push when you want to stop
Read for details.
Complete the paragraphs with the expressions from the passage.
Why Do People Climb Qomolangma
benefit from the result
human nature
take risks
They are more willing to take risks.
They are confident about their risk-handling ability.
They believe the benefits are worth the risks.
What are people with the “Type T” personalities like
Match the famous people with their ideas.
a. The personalities of people who prefer taking risks are “Type T”.
b. There are a thousand reasons to turn around and only one to keep going.
c. We eat and make money to be able to enjoy life.
d. People really need the physical and mental toughness to keep going.
e. People who are looking for adventures just desire to experience joy.
f. The “Type T” personalities don’t want to die and they don’t expect to die.
George Mallory
Alan Arnette
Frank Farley
What’s the author’s opinion on climbing Qomolangma
We should balance the benefits and the risks.
Group work
In your opinion, what are true adventure spirits
adventure spirit
fearless
strong-willed
optimistic
never giving up
cautious
persistent
self-exploration
......
Think Share
Do you agree with Mallory’s and Arnette’s opinions Why
If you were given the chance, would you like to climb Qomolangma Why or why not
Keep on moving
Keep climbing
Language points
The first people confirmed to have reached the top were Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay in 1953.
埃德蒙·希拉里和丹增·諾爾蓋是被證實于1953年首次登頂的人。
confirm v. 證實; 證明
(2020·全國Ⅱ卷)The official confirmed that the paintings were originals and worth as much as $50 million.
官員證實了這些畫是真跡價值五千萬美元。
【詞塊積累】
(1)confirm sth. /that. . . /wh-. . . 　證實; 進一步確定……
It has been confirmed that. . . 已經確定……
confirm sb. in sth. 使某人堅定某事
(2)confirmation n. 證實, 確認
【即學活用】
(1)語法填空。
①This new evidence confirms ____ he is lying.
②The ____________ (confirm) of your application for the job is the first stage
to make you one of their employees.
(2)同義句改寫。
The spokesman confirmed that the area was now in rebel hands. (用it作形式主
語)
___________________________________the area was now in rebel hands.
that
confirmation
It was confirmed by the spokesman that
Language points
Last year, hundreds of people spent good money on an experience that they knew would include crowds, discomfort and danger. 去年, 數以百計的人在一種他們知道會有擁擠、不適和危險的體驗中花了很多錢。
crowd n. 人群
(2019·浙江高考)Aggressive wildfire control has left California forests crowded with small trees that compete with big trees for resources. 聲勢浩大的野火控制, 使得加利福尼亞的森林長滿了一些小樹, 它們和大樹競爭資源。
【詞塊積累】
(1)a crowd of/crowds of people　　一大群人
(2)crowded adj. 擁擠的
(3)crowd v. 擠滿 be crowded with 擠滿了
【即學活用】
(1)語法填空。
①There are crowds __ people in the theatre.
②The great hall was crowded ____ the students who wanted to attend the
lecture.
③In order to prevent the city’s traffic from being too ________ (crowd), car
driving has been limited according to odd and even car numbers.
(2)Liu Qian’s act made _________(人群) burst into laughter.
(3)After making my way through ________________________(一大群人), I
finally found a subway line that was operating.
of
with
crowded
the crowd
a crowd of/crowds of people
Language points
It brings into focus what’s important to you.
它會讓你把注意力集中在對你來說重要的事情上。
bring. . . into focus使……成為焦點
(2020·新高考全國I卷)Too often, when you stand up to give a speech, you focus on the “public” at the expense of the “speaking”. 很多時候, 當你站起來演講時, 你會把注意力放在“公眾”上, 而不是“演講”。
【詞塊積累】
focus　　　　　　　　　 v. 集中
focus on/upon 集中在……上
focus one’s attention/eyes/minds on. . . 集中注意力/目光/思緒于
【名師點津】如何“專心”
表示“全神貫注于/專心于……”的短語還有:
be buried/absorbed/lost in
put one’s heart into
pay full attention to
devote oneself to sth. /doing sth.
【即學活用】
(1)語法填空。
①With all his attention focused ___ his career, he has no time to attend his
young daughter.
②In recent years, food safety problems have been brought ____f ocus, becoming a major public concern.
(2)一句多譯。
他集中精力學習。
①_________________________________. (focus)
②_______________________________. (fix)
③___________________________. (absorb)
④____________________________. (apply)
⑤______________________________________. (concentrate)
on
into
He focused his attention on his studies
He fixed his attention on his studies
He was absorbed in his studies
He applied himself to his studies
He concentrated his attention on his studies
Language points
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 由于大多數攀登珠穆朗瑪峰的嘗試都是完全成功或失敗的結果, 這一冒險背后還有科學原因嗎
attempt n. 努力; 嘗試
【詞塊積累】
(1)make an attempt at (doing) sth. 企圖做某事
make an attempt to do sth. 　 企圖做某事
in an attempt to do sth. 企圖/試圖做某事
at the first/second attempt 第一/二次嘗試
(2)attempt v. 努力; 嘗試; 試圖
attempt to do sth. 企圖做某事
【即學活用】
(1)語法填空。
①Soon, the tea room became lively with every international student attempting _______ (make) their own tea.
②They are meeting in Lusaka in an attempt _______ (reach)a compromise.
③Mary has been preparing carefully for the English examination, so that she
can be sure of passing it __ the first attempt.
(2)一句多譯。
他們試圖攀登那座小山。
①_____________________________________________(attempt n. )
②_____________________________(attempt v. )
to make
to reach
at
They made an attempt to climb/at climbing that hill.
They attempted to climb that hill.
Language points
He refers to the personalities of these people as “Type T”, with the “T” standing for “thrill”. 他把這些人的性格稱為“T型”, “T”代表“刺激”。
thrill n. 驚險, 刺激
【詞塊積累】
(1)a thrill to sb. 　　　對某人來說是一件興奮的事情
(2)thrilled adj. 感到興奮、激動的
be thrilled to do sth. 膽戰心驚地做某事
be thrilled at/with sth. 　對某事感到興奮
(3)thrilling adj. 令人興奮的
【即學活用】
(1)用thrill的適當形式填空。
①The film _______all the audience.
②It was ________to cross the desert.
③I’m absolutely _______that I have been offered the job.
④It gave her quite a great _____to shake hands with the movie star.
(2)The boy _______________the story.
這個故事使男孩驚駭不已。
(3)I _____________receive the invitation.
收到邀請, 我非常激動。
thrilled
thrilling
thrilled
thrill
was thrilled with
was thrilled to
Write a short passage about your adventure experience or dream. (at least 100 words)
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