Lead-inDiscussWhatdoes“goinghigh”mean?Inmyopinion,goinghighmeansclimbingthemountains.Skimming:FindthemainideaforeachparagraphP1P2P3P4P5P6Bythemiddleof1920s,MountQ.remainedtobegreatestchallengeforhumanbeings.DifficultyandriskSherpasprovetobetheidealguideSomeearlyattemptsandthefirstsuccessfulattemptMountQomolangma,itremainsman’sgreatchallengesuntilnow.China’sattemptstoreachthesummit1.Whatdoes“thethirdPole”refertointhetext?2.WhoarethepioneersofthethirdPole?3.WhyisitdifficulttoclimbMountQomolangma?4.WhyweretheSherpasregardedasidealcompanionsonthemountain?5.Whowasthefirsttoreachthetop?6.WhydoestheauthorthinkclimbingMountQomolangmaremainsoneofman’sgreatestchallenges?7.DidtheChineseteameverreachthesummitofthemountain?Howdoyouknow?1.Whatdoes“thethirdPole”refertointhetext?WhydoesthewritercallitthethirdPole?2.WhoarethepioneersofthethirdPole?“ThethirdPole”referstomountQomolangma.Theyarepeoplefromallovertheworldwhoreachedthesummitofthemountain.3.WhyisitdifficulttoclimbMountQomolangma?4.WhyweretheSherpasregardedasidealcompanionsonthemountain?Sherpa’sstrength,skill,honestyanddedicationmadethemidealcompanions.Possiblybecauseofthegreatheight,thecold,thinair,lowoxygenandlevels.Strengthandskillarealsoneeded.5.Whowasthefirsttoreachthetop?TheNewZealanderEdmundHillaryandtheSherpaTenzingNorgay.6.WhydoestheauthorthinkclimbingMountQomolangmaremainsoneofman’sgreatestchallenges?7.DidtheChineseteameverreachthesummitofthemountain?Howdoyouknow?BecauseclimbingMountQomolangmaisagreatpersonalachievementlikewinningintheOlympicGames.Yes.TheyleftbehindanironcontainerwithournationalflagandaportraitofChairmanMaoZedongonthesummit.TimePioneersResult19211922/1924May29,1953After1953SeveralhundredEdmundHillaryTeningNorgayABritishteamTwoBritishexpeditionsThefirstBritishexpeditionFailedFailedReachedthesummitFirstofnation,Climboverdifferentslopes1960GongBu,WangFuzhou,QuYinhuaReachedthesummit中国首登珠峰成功的(右起)王富洲、贡布(藏)和屈银华1975年5月27日,我国九名登山运动员从北坡登上珠峰2003年5月21日,中韩联合登山队的中方队员在珠峰顶上举起国旗1.GoingtoMountQomolangmawaslikegoingtothemoon.2.Thedeathzone3.Theyhadnoideawhattheywereupagainst.4Englishair.ItwasquitedifficultandalmostimpossibletoclimbupMountQomolangmaInthisarea,itisquiteimpossibleforhumanstosurviveforacoupleofdays,eventhoughyoucanbreatheextraoxygen.Theydidn’tknowwhatdifficultieswouldbeinfrontofthemandwhattheresultwouldbe.Oxygeninoxygenbottle.Post-readingPost-readingEx.2onPage17:Phrases:Phrases:Paragraph1Paragraph1•发现最远的角落发现最远的角落•在地图上定位大洲在地图上定位大洲和大洋和大洋•到达南北极到达南北极•发现世界上主要河发现世界上主要河流的源头流的源头•exploreexplorethefarthestthefarthestcornerscorners•mapmapthecontinentsthecontinentsandtheoceansandtheoceans•reachtheNorthandreachtheNorthandSouthPolesSouthPoles•discoverdiscoverthetheoriginsoriginsofoftheworld’smajortheworld’smajorriversriversParagraph2Paragraph2•除……之外除……之外•稀薄的空气稀薄的空气•引发高原反应引发高原反应•适应极端的环境适应极端的环境•apartfromapartfrom•thinthinairair•causemountaincausemountainsicknesssickness•adjusttoadjusttothesetheseextremeextremeconditionsconditionsParagraph3Paragraph3•充当向导充当向导•诚实和奉献精神诚实和奉献精神•使他们成为理想的使他们成为理想的伴侣伴侣•依靠依靠•actasactasguidesguides•honestyhonestyandanddedicationdedicatio...