2018年春人教版八年级英语下册课件：unit1Section B 1.ppt

Read the passage and underline the words you don’t know. Then look up the words in a dictionary and write down their meanings. Words Meanings 2b Finding the Order of Events Writers describe events in a certain order. Finding the order of the events will help you understand what you are reading. Read the statements and circle True, False or Don’t Know. 1 Aron almost lost his life three times because of climbing accidents. True False Don’t know 2 Aron had a serious accident in April 2003. True False Don’t know 3 Aron ran out of water after three days. True False Don’t know 4 Aron wrote his book before his serious accident. True False Don’t know 5 Aron still goes mountain climbing. True False Don’t know 2c Read the passage again and answer the questions. 1. Where did the accident happen on April 26, 2003? 2. Why couldn’t Aron move? 3. How did Aron free himself? 4. What did Aron do after the accident? 5. What does “between a rock and a hard place” mean? 2d 1. Where did the accident happen on April 26, 2003? 2. Why couldn’t Aron move? 3. How did Aron free himself? It happened in Utah, America. His arm was caught under a 360-kilo rock that fell on him when he was climbing by himself in the mountains. He used his knife to cut off half his right arm. 4. What did Aron do after the accident? 5. What does “between a rock and a hard place” mean? He wrote a book called Between a Rock and a Hard Place. It means being in a difficult situation that you cannot seem to get out of. 2e Put the sentences in the correct order. Then use them to tell Arons story to your partner. Try to add other details from the reading. _______ On April 26，2003, he had a serious mountain climbing accident. _______ Aron loves mountain climbing and doesn’t mind taking risks. _______ Aron did not give up after the accident and keeps on