初中英语山东版九年级--Unit 11

He lost his arm in 2003,

[00:05.87]but he has learned 1 to do without it.

[00:08.74]Section 1 Before You Read

[00:12.46]PAIRWORK

[00:14.62]1 Accidents can sometimes happen more

[00:17.57]when we do sports.

[00:19.18]Write the letter of each sport next to each

[00:21.99]accident that can happen.

[00:24.46]Section 2 While You Read

[00:27.62]Learning strategy 2:

[00:29.45]BE PREPARED TO LEARN

[00:31.71]Always begin any reading with the attitude

[00:34.70]that you are going to learn something.

[00:37.54]You may learn some interesting

[00:39.54]or useful information.

[00:41.84]And you will definitely 3 learn more vocabulary

[00:44.79]that you can use in future.

[00:48.84]He lost his arm in 2003,

[00:51.69]but he has learned to do without it.

[00:55.00]Aron Ralston found himself

[00:56.24]in a very dangerous situation

[00:58.84]while climbing in Utah in April 2003.

[01:03.18]But Aron--a  27-year-old American with a deep

[01:06.39]interest in mountain climbing

[01:08.35]was not ready to die that day.

[01:10.73]And in order to save his own life,

[01:12.61]he cut off his arm.

[01:15.15]On that April day,

[01:16.89]Aron's arm became trapped 4 under a 2,000-kilo

[01:20.54]rock that fell on him while he was climbing

[01:22.59]alone in the mountains.

[01:25.05]Since he couldn't free his arm,

[01:27.05]he lay for five days and hoped to be found.

[01:31.14]But when his water ran out,

[01:33.32]he knew that he would have to do

[01:34.97]something to save his own life.

[01:37.40]With his pocketknife,

[01:38.91]he cut off his right arm below the elbow.

[01:42.07]Then, with his left arm,

[01:44.34]he bandaged 5 himself to stop the bleeding 6,

[01:47.18]and after that he climbed down

[01:48.78]the mountainside to find help.

[01:51.65]As an adventurer, Aron has learned to take risks

[01:55.06]This is part of the excitement of doing

[01:56.98]dangerous sports.

[01:58.54]He has had many accidents in his life:

[02:01.17]once, he had to dig 7 himself out of an avalanche 8

[02:04.54]He nearly lost his life that time,

[02:07.07]but his will to survive saved him again.

[02:10.08]Have his accidents taught Aron anything?

[02:13.12]After losing his arm,

[02:14.72]he wrote a book called Between a Rock

[02:17.21]and a Hard Place.

[02:19.17]This means 9 to be in a situation with no escape.

[02:22.40]In his book, Aron tells of the importance of

[02:25.66]making good decisions,

[02:27.43]and of being in control of one's life.

[02:30.55]And what can we learn from his experience?

[02:33.32]Do we have the same spirit as Aron?

[02:36.08]Let's think about it before we find ourselves

[02:39.01]"between a rock and a hard place",

[02:41.29]and before we have to make a decision

[02:43.41]that could mean life or death.

[02:46.91]Section 3 After You Read

[02:50.43]3a Write any new words you found in the reading.

[02:55.22]Look up their meanings in your dictionaries.

[02:58.88]Also write down the information

[03:00.52]that you didn't know before.

[03:02.94]New words and their meanings

[03:05.47]Information I didn't know before

[03:08.63]3b Read the statements 10 and circle "TURE",

[03:12.73]"FALSE" or "DON'T KNOW".

[03:15.67]Section 4 Go For It!

[03:18.50]Discuss these questions in groups.

[03:21.43]If you have time!

[03:23.40]Do you know other people who once were

[03:26.23]"between a rock and a hard place"?

[03:29.27]How did they solve their problems?

[03:31.86]Share your story with your group.

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