What's the matter

2. Why couldn’t Aron move?
Because Aron’s arm was caught under a 2,000- kilo rock that fell on him.
3. How did Aron free himself?
He used his knife to cut off half his right arm.
4.
Discussion
What do you think of the man Aron Ralston?
Brave, active, confident, optimistic...
Self-check
Fill in the blanks with appropriate forms of the words or phrases.
4. What did he do after the accident?
He wrote a book called “Between a Rock and a Hard Place” and he is still climbing.
5. What does “between a rock and a hard place” mean?
Pair-work
The 3rd reading -- Remember some more details.
2c. Read the statements and circle True, False or Don’t know.
Please retell the story step by step. Post reading step 1 Put the pictures in the correct order.
What's wrong with them? get hit on the head
cut her finger
fall down
have a nosebleed
V. breathe
n. knife
sunburned adj.
climber n
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accident n.
rock n.
Lead-in
3.
5.
1.
2.
1. He loves mountain climbing and doesn’t mind taking risks. 2. On April 26,2003, he had a serious climbing accident. 3. He lost half his right arm from the 2003 accident. 4. He wrote a book about his experience. 5. He didn’t give up after the accident and keeps on climbing mountains today.
b.Finish reading through activities and exercises.
Warm-up
Game
One acts, and the other guesses at the same time. What's the matter ...
Review and Study
4.Teaching objectives: a.Students can recite and write down some phrases and words of last and this lessons such as I have a stomechache, I have a backache, get hit on the head, cut her finger, have a nosebleed. b.Students can read the article influently, retell the passage on the own, and deal with the related exercises like filling in the blanks. 5.Key points and difficulties: a.The revision of last lesson and understanding of the passage in this lesson are important.
Group-work
Finding the order of events
a.Climbed mountains by himself
b. A rock fell on him
c. Hurt his arm d. Fell down
a-d-b-c
1.Where did the accident happen on April 26, 2003? In Utah.
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5.
1.
2.
He loves mountain climbing and doesn’t mind taking risks. On April 26,2003, he had a serious climbing accident. He lost half his right arm from the 2003 accident. He wrote a book about his experience. He didn’t give up after the accident and keeps on climbing mountains today.
Unit 1
What’s the matter?
Section B (2a-2e)
Make a great decision!
1. The basis of the objectives:
a. Review the knowledge related to health problems through games and pictures. b. With group-work, pair-work and various activities, students can understand the article, retell the passage and then finish the exercises like filling in the blanks. 2.The analysis of the textbook:
b.It's hard to ask students to communicate in English. And the
understanding of th源自文库 article is also difficult.
6.The analysis of the tasks: a. Finish the first aim through the game and the presentation the pictures.
the main ideas of each paragraph.
Careful-reading
Read the article carefully and underline the words you don't know. Then try to finish the questions
below.
Homework
Write a passage about an unforgetable experience you have after class. (about 100 words)
Bye-bye!
Reading
Prediction
What can you predict from the title of the
passage?
He Lost His Arm But Is Still Climbing
Try to read the passage quicky and find out
____ that day, Aron’s arm was ________under a 2,000-kilo rock that On caught ____ fell on him when he was climbing ____ by himself in the mountains. Because he could not free ____ his arm, he stayed there ____ for five days and hoped that someone would find him. But when his water _ran out__________, ran out he knew that he would have to do something to save his own life. He was not ready to die that day. So he used his knife to cut _______ ____ off half his right arm. Then, with his left arm, he bandaged himself _________ so that he would not lose too much blood. After that, he climbed down the mountain to find help.
4.
Please retell the story step by step. Post 2 2e. Put the in the correct order. reading Step Put the pictures insentences the correct order with your partner. 2 1 5 4 3.
This means being in a difficult situation that you cannot seem to get out of.
6. In his book, what does Aron tell?
He tells of the importance of making good decisions and of being in control of one’s life.
This unit focuses on health problems and this lesson aims at making suitable decisions in hard situations.
3.The analysis of the students:
For Grade 8 students, reading is still hard. Therefore the teacher needs to develop their learning interests in English study in some ways. In addition, we should give them good reading skills at the same time.