Book7 Unit1 Using language.pptVIP

Listening Leading in Mount Kilimanjaro 乞力马札罗山 Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa and the tallest freestanding mountain known to man. It is a mountain where you can hike for more than 90 kilometers, gain 4000 meters in altitude, traverse rain forest, moorland, alpine desert, snow fields and ice cliffs, all virtually on the equator! A truly unforgettable and fascinating adventure. Listening and speaking What kind of difficulty do you think weak-sighted or blind people would have climbing a mountain? 2. Why Barry and his team did the climb and why Joan, the interviewer, describes Barry’s plan for next climbing as “amazing”. Barry and his team wanted to _______ _________________________________ ________________________________ ___________________________________. Joan thinks Barry’s plan is amazing because ___________________________________ _____________________________________ Listening text AN AMAZING ACHIEVEMENT Barry Minto (B) has just made a successful climb of Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa. Listen to him being interviewed on the radio by Joan (J). JOAN: Barry, welcome to our programme and congratulations on that great climb! BARRY: Thank you. It’s good to be here. JOAN: Now, Barry, it was a very special climb, wasn’t it? BARRY: Yes, that’s right. Half of the group had very bad eyesight or were blind like me, and the other half were sighted people who came along to help us. JOAN: How old were the climbers? BARRY: Well, the weak-sighted and blind group were between 16 and 19 years old. JOAN: And the sighted climbers? BARRY: Between 25 and 45. JOAN: I see. Now, why did you make such a difficult climb? BARRY: For two main reasons: one is to prove that we can achieve whatever we decide to do; the other is to raise money for other people with weak sight. JOAN: Mmm. Well done! I know Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa. But how high is it? BARRY: About 5,900 metres. JOAN: That’s very high! So how many of you reach the top