Unit5 It's Tough at the Top I Objective Be aware of the meaning of human exploration and adventure Figuring out the true sense of this text Learning about Newspaper story Time arrangement Text:2 hours O Reading Skill: 1 hour Discussion o5 hour Ⅲ Related Information Preview Questions What’sthe Mount Everest has long been a great attraction to millions of people throughout the world. Many people have risked their lives in the course
Unit5 It’s Tough at the Top Ⅰ Objective Be aware of the meaning of human exploration and adventure Figuring out the true sense of this text Learning about Newspaper Story Ⅱ Time Arrangement Text: 2 hours Reading Skill: 1 hour Discussion 0.5 hour Ⅲ Related Information ➢ Preview Questions What’s the story mainly about? Mount Everest has long been a great attraction to millions of people throughout the world. Many people have risked their lives in the course
of expedition. Modern explorers are becoming more fascinated by the ultimate fate of earlier-doomed explorers. This text, actually tells four stories of exploration: early Mount Everest exploration and its present tract search; the Arctic-Pacific ocean passage exploration and its latter trace research &s Why did people explore? The accomplishment of such a feat will elevate the human spirit and will give man, especially us geographers, a feeling that we are acquiring a true mastery of our surroundings
of expedition. Modern explorers are becoming more fascinated by the ultimate fate of earlier-doomed explorers. This text, actually tells four stories of exploration: early Mount Everest exploration and its present tract search; the Arctic-Pacific ocean passage exploration and its latter trace research. Why did people explore? The accomplishment of such a feat will elevate the human spirit and will give man, especially us geographers, a feeling that we are acquiring a true mastery of our surroundings
Ⅳ Emphasized Points Key Words 1. words on meaning of“ search” in text search; exploration; scour discover; expedition 2. phenomenal: extraordinary, unusual, spectacle. e.g.As a climber to know what Mallory did was phenomenal. 3. succumb to: die fr 4. piece together: assemble FIGure of Speech ◆ metaphor For Mallory this was the opportunity of a lifetime It was a challenge but that only increase its appeal, for he once said "To refuse the adventure is to run the risk of drying up like a pea in its shell ◆ simile
Ⅳ Emphasized Points Key Words 1. words on meaning of “search” in text: search; exploration; scour; discover; expedition 2. phenomenal: extraordinary, unusual, spectacle. e.g. “As a climber, to know what Mallory did was phenomenal.” 3. succumb to: die from 4. piece together: assemble Figure of Speech ◆ metaphor For Mallory this was the opportunity of a lifetime. It was a challenge, but that only increase its appeal, for he once said “To refuse the adventure is to run the risk of drying up like a pea in its shell”. ◆ simile
Before departing for the 1924 expedition Mallory had confided in a friend that it would be. "more of war than an adventure V Text Comprehension H! Structure Analysis How many clues are interwoven in the text? clue 1: Mallory and Irvine(climber 1) clue 2: Simson's team (climber 2) clue 3: Franklin's group (explorer 1) clue 4: Beattie the anthologist (explorer 2 What's their receptive goal? Did they achieve or not? GOAL AChIEVE Climber 1 to reach the summit of Moun. Everest Ne Climber 2 to discover whether climber 1 achieved their goal before they died Explorer 1 to find a new through
Before departing for the 1924 expedition Mallory had confided in a friend that it would be, “more of war than an adventure”. Ⅴ Text Comprehension Structure Analysis ◆ How many clues are interwoven in the text? clue 1: Mallory and Irvine (climber 1) clue 2: Simson’s team (climber 2) clue 3: Franklin’s group (explorer 1) clue 4: Beattie the anthologist (explorer 2) ◆ What’s their receptive goal? Did they achieve or not? GOAL ACHIEVE ? Climber 1 to reach the summit of Moun.Everest No Climber 2 to discover whether Climber 1 achieved No their goal before they died. Explorer 1 to find a new passage through No
the arctic inte the pacific Explorer 2 to find out what happened to the i11-fated Northwest Passage diti Discussion Questions o Do you like exploring? Why? Shenzhou vi spaceship explored the outer space successfully and perfectly. What do you think of it? VI Reading Skill 豪 News st On the surface, defining news is a simple task. News is an account of what ing around us. It may involve current events, new initiatives or ongoing projects or issues. But a newspaper does not only print news of the day. It also prints background analysis, opinions, and human interest stories. The reporter chooses stories from the flood of information and events happening in the world and in their community. Stories are normally selected because of their importance, emotion impact, timeliness and interest o Identify what kind of a story it is Hard news (+/-600 words): This is how journalists refer to news of the day It is a chronicle of current events/incidents and is the most common news style on the front page of your typical newspaper
the Arctic into the Pacific Explorer 2 to find out what happened to the ill-fated Northwest Passage expedition Yes Discussion Questions ◆ Do you like exploring? Why? ◆ Shenzhou VI spaceship explored the outer space successfully and perfectly. What do you think of it? Ⅵ Reading Skill News Story On the surface, defining news is a simple task. News is an account of what is happening around us. It may involve current events, new initiatives or ongoing projects or issues. But a newspaper does not only print news of the day. It also prints background analysis, opinions, and human interest stories. The reporter chooses stories from the flood of information and events happening in the world and in their community. Stories are normally selected because of their importance, emotion, impact, timeliness and interest. ◆ Identify what kind of a story it is Hard news (+/- 600 words): This is how journalists refer to news of the day. It is a chronicle of current events/incidents and is the most common news style on the front page of your typical newspaper