人教版八年级英语下册《What’s the matter?》PPT课件(第4课时)，共31页。
Review
What should you do when you fall down?
What should you do when you cut yourself?
What should you do when you have a nosebleed?
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.
Listen and fill in the blanks.
Aron Ralston is an American mountain 1_______. There were many times when Aron almost lost his life because 2____ accident. On April 26, 2003, He found himself in a very dangerous 3________ when climbing in Utah. On that day, Aron’s arm was caught under a 360-kilo rock that fell on him when he was climbing by 4_______ in the mountains.
Because he could not free his arm, he stayed there for five days and hoped that 5_________ would find him. But when his water ran 6____, he knew that he would have to do something to 7_____ his own life. He was not ready to die that day. So he used his knife to 8___ off half his right arm. Then, with his left arm, he bandaged himself so 9_____ he would not lose too much 10_______.
After that, he climbed down the mountain to find help. His love for mountain climbing is 11__ great that he kept on 12________ mountains even after this experience.
Language points
1. As a mountain climber, Aron is used to taking risks.
be used to 习惯于……
to是介词，其后接名词或动名词短语
e.g. He is used to falling asleep with such noises around him.
be used to doing 表示“习惯于做某事”
be used to do表示“……被用来做某事”
如：I am used to eating rice now.
我现在习惯吃米饭。
The knife can be used to cut meat.
刀能用来切肉。
2.risk既可用作可数名词，也可用作不可数名词，
意为“风险、冒险”
take risks 冒险
at the risk of 冒着可能……的危险
e.g. There is no much risk of your catching cold if you keep warm.
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?
Exercise
根据句意及所给汉语提示，写出句中所缺单词。
1. I think I am going to be _____ (生病的).
2. Two old ______ (刀) are on the table in the kitchen.
3. Ms. Rice tells her little son the red traffic light ______ (意思是) “stop”.
翻译下列句子。
1. 我习惯早餐吃鸡蛋。 (be used to)
2. 你不必因为这个而冒险。 (take risks)
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