• Do you like climbing the mountains?• Which mountain is the highest mountain that you’ve ever climbed before? How high is it?• How did you feel When you reached the top of the mountain?Lead-inLead-inUnit 2 Integrating Unit 2 Integrating skillsskillsGoing highGoing highThe pioneers of the third polePre-ReadingPre-ReadingDiscuss 1.What does “going high” mean? In my opinion, going high means climbing the mountains.• Who are the pioneers of the third Pole?• Why were the Sherpas regarded as ideal companions?• Who was the first to reach the top?Skimming What does" The third Pole” refer to in What does" The third Pole” refer to in the text? Why does the writer call it the the text? Why does the writer call it the third pole?third pole?• “The third Pole” refers to Mount Qomolangma. The mountain was called the third Pole because exploring it is as tough and risky job as reaching the North and South Poles.Who are the pioneers of the third Who are the pioneers of the third Pole?Pole?• They are people from all over the world who have reached the summit of the mountain.Why were the Sherpas regarded as ideWhy were the Sherpas regarded as ideal companions?al companions?• Sherpa’s strength,skill,honesty and dedication made them ideal companions.Who was the first to reach the top?Who was the first to reach the top?• The New Zealander Edmund Hillary and the Sharpa Tenzing Norgay.• Who are the pioneers of the third Pole?• Why were the Sherpas regarded as ideal companions?• Who was the first to reach the top?SkimmingSkimming ： Find the main idea for each paragraph P 1P 2P 3P 4P 5P 6By the middle of 1920s, Mount Q. remained to be greatest challenge for human beings.Difficulty and risk...
