1、Unit 8 AdventureLesson 30 Extreme SportsExtreme sportsWhat do we call this kind of sportsMore exciting!More dangerous!Part IBefore Listening1.Can you briefly describe the following extreme sports?Example:divingswimming under water using special equipment to help us breathe 蹦极Can you describe this ki
2、nd of sport?Extreme sportsYou jump off a bridge,and you fall and fall.Just before you hit the ground or water,the rope pulls you back.bungee Jumpdiving under a frozen lake,with special diving equipment,sometimes walking upside downice divingjumping out of an plane and using a board to surf in the sk
3、y,doing gymnastics in mid-airsky surfinggoing down snow-covered hills on a snowboard Snowboarding单板滑雪Sitting in a rubber boat and sailing down a snow-covered mountain at great speedSnowrafting动力雪橇滑降Sitting in a small inflatable raft and going down a river at high speedwhite-water rafting激流漂流Listenin
4、g Strategies Before you listen,always look for clues that will help you.Understand what you are going to listen to.E.g.the title,pictures,captions,etc.Use your knowledge of the world to predict answers to the questions.Guess the answers which you can then check when you are listening.2.Read the Stra
5、tegies and prepare to answer the questions below.1)People do extreme sports in order to feel _.a)excited b)nervous c.happy2)Extreme sports have become popular in the last _.a)5 years b)10 years c)20 years3)People usually bungee jump from _.a)airplanes b)high buildings c)bridges4)In sky surfing peopl
6、e do mid-air _.a)gymnastics b)dancing c)swimming5)Snowboarding has similarities with _.a)skiing b)surfing c)canoeing6)Snowrafting is _.a)quite dangerous b)very dangerous c)not very dangerous7)For white-water rafting you need _.a)a big river b)a warm river c)a mountain river8)Ice divers _.a)swim unde
7、r the iceb)walk on the bottom of lakesc)walk upside down under the ice Part IIWhile Listening1)People do extreme sports in order to feela)excited b)nervous c.happy2)Extreme sports have become popular in the last _.a)5 years b)10 years c)20 years3)People usually bungee jump from _.a)airplanes b)high
8、buildings c)bridgesAnswers:1)_ 2)_ 3)_abc1.Listen and check your answers.4)In sky surfing people do mid-air _.a)gymnastics b)dancing c)swimming5)Snowboarding has similarities with a)skiing b)surfing c)canoeing6)Snowrafting is _.a)quite dangerousb)very dangerous c)not very dangerousAnswers:4)_ 5)_ 6)
9、_abb7)For white-water rafting you need _.a)a big river b)a warm river c)a mountain river8)Ice divers _.a)swim under the iceb)walk on the bottom of lakesc)walk upside down under the ice Answers:7)_ 8)_cc2.Listen to two people talking about extreme sports.Complete the table.SportsCarolJonathanlikesdoe
10、snt liketenniswould like to trywouldnt like to trybungee jumpingbungee jumpingskiing/snowboardingsailingsky-surfingice divingsnowrafting3.Listen again.Complete the Function File.Preferences+ing/nounI _ bungee jumping.I _ doing boring sports.I_ winter sports.I _ going skiing.I _snowboarding.I _ slow
11、sports.+to+infinitiveI _ to try sky surfing.I _ to do snowrafting.I _ to stay at home.I _ to go ice diving.likehatepreferlovequite likecant standd love wouldnt like d preferd quite like Part IIIVocabularyEx 7.Replace the verbs in italics with these words in their correct form.not do it,organise,be i
12、nterested in,arrive,wear,do(it)as planned,explain,start doingI decided to take up()bungee jumping and now I am really into it().When Istart doingam really interested inturned up()for my first jump I was so nervous that I tried to back out(),but my friends persuaded me to go through with it().You don
13、t have to put on()any special clothes,just a sweater and jeans,but obviously you need a lot of time to set up()the equipment.But its worth waiting for.Its difficult to get across()how exciting it is!arrivednot do itdo it as plannedwearograniseexplainEx 8.Complete the sentences with the phrasal verbs
14、.1.Ann waited for Tom for ages but he didnt _.2.What kind of music _ you _?3.A friend of mine _ just _ jogging in order to get fit.4.Why dont we _ our computer in the study?5.They were going to have a party last Saturday but _ at the last minute.turn upare intohas taken upset upbacked outPart IVPron
15、unciationIntonation in QuestionsEx 9.Listen to the questions below.In which of them does the intonation go up at the end?Sports QuestionnairePart VSpeakingDiscuss in pairs and make up a dialogue about your preferences for sports.Pay attention to your intonation in questions and you may use the words
16、 and expressions you have learned in thislesson.The following expressions may helpyou.1)I like,Id love to,I love,Id quite like 2)I wouldnt like,I hate,I cant stand,Id prefer.ExampleA:What sort of extreme sports do you do?B:I like/loveA:Really?Why?B:A:What about other extreme sports?B:I,but you know.
17、A:Right.Are there any sports you wouldnt like to try?B:Personally,I wouldnt like/hate doing boring sports,like.Part VILanguage Points1.What makes people risk their lives to do them?点拨risk作动词，意为“冒的险”，常用于短语risk ones life to do sth(冒生命危险做某事)，risk doing sth(冒险做某事)。如：Dont risk swimming across that river.
18、不要冒险游过那条河。拓展Risk 还可作名词，表示“冒险；风险”，常用搭配有：at the risk of 冒的险take the risk of doing sth 冒险做某事即时演练完成句子:(1)He _(冒着生命危险)to save that child in the lake.(2)You will be at _(冒的险)losing your job if you dont work hard.risked his lifethe risk of2.When I turned up for my first jump I was so nervous that I tried t
19、o back out,but my friends persuaded me to go through with it.点拨(1)turn up 在此处是不及物动词词组，表示“出现；到场”。又如：We had made an appointment to dinner together,but he didnt turn up at all.我们约好了一起吃饭，但是他根本没来。(2)back out表示“退出；取消”等，常与of连用。又如：She decided to back out of the project at the last moment.她在最后时刻决定退出那项计划。拓展(1
20、)turn up 还可作及物动词词组，表示“把音量调大；卷起”等。(2)包含turn的常用词组还有：turn down 把音量调低；拒绝turn off 关掉(电源、煤气等)turn on 打开(电源、煤气等)turn over 翻身；翻转即时演练 完成句子:(1)Why is he so sad?He was _ when he asked a girl out yesterday.(2)Remember to _ all the lights when you leave.(3)The project has already been carried out.It is not possi
21、ble for anyone to _ now.(4)Youd better _ five minutes early before the meeting begins.(5)After finishing his homework,he _ the TV.turned downturn offback outturn upturned on3.Its difficult to get across how exciting it is!点拨 get across在此处是及物动词词组，表示“使被理解”，常与to连用。又如：It is hard to get my idea across to
22、 her.很难让她理解我的想法。拓展(1)get across还可表示“穿过；越过”。(2)包含get 的常用短语还有：get on 进展(顺利)get off 动身；出发get through 顺利通过完成句子:(1)With his help,Ive _ all the exams.(2)I think this is the point he wants to _.(3)Dont worry.Everything is _ well.got throughget acrossgetting on即时演练1.30期报纸B版基础知识小测Lesson2（交）2.30期报纸A版单选和完型填空Homework
