1. Who were frozen to the core?
2.What is the reason of Mallory andIrvine’s death? (two different opinions) 3. What is the purpose of Torrington and Franklin’s expedition?
4. What is the reason of Torrington and Franklin’s death? (two different opinions)
Part IV. The Missing Link
1. What does the missing link refer to?
2. Did Simonson’s expedition team find anything? What are they? 3.What did they want to find for their second expedition?
4.Language points (1)Key Words
1. words on meaning of “search” in text:
search; exploration; scour; discover; expedition 2. phenomenal: extraordinary, unusual, spectacle.
e.g. “As a climber, to know what Mallory did was phenomenal.” 3. succumb to: die from 4. piece together: assemble
(2)Otherimportant words and phrases
1. treacherous – not to be relied upon 靠不 住的
2. margin – an amount allowed beyond what is needed, a limit in a condition or process余地, 极限 3. folly – foolish act
4. altitude – height esp. above sea-level 高度(尤指)海拔
5. feat – (1) sth. difficult well done, esp. sth. showing skill, strength, or daring 技(武)艺
(2) a notable act or deed, esp. an act of courage; an exploit 伟绩
6. vintage – of a period in the past and having a reputation for high quality 因品质优良而著名之过去某一时期的 7. slab – a broad, flat, thick piece 厚片 8. gully – 溪谷
9. ledge - (悬崖)突出部分 10. tattered – ragged
11. intact – undamaged; complete 12. legible – readable 13. assault – attack 14. prompt – arouse
15. phenomenal – extraordinary 16. tenacity – firmness
17. reconnaissance – survey 18. wane – decline
19. buoy up – (fig.) keep up hopes保持希望; 振 作; 鼓舞 20. resourceful – good or quick at finding things机智的
21. confide in – tell confidentially 22. siege - 长期围攻 23. repel – defeat
24. fit – in good health
25. bid – an attempt or effort to get, win or attack
26. crag - A steeply projecting mass of rock forming part of a rugged cliff or headland 峭壁
27. ridge – long mountain range 山脊
28. mosaic – complicated mixture of different parts .镶嵌, 镶嵌图案, 镶嵌
工艺
29. black and blue – bruise 撞(跌)伤, 伤痕
30. gravel – small stones with coarse sand 碎石, 粗砂 31. macabre – frightful
32. permafrost – [地]永久冻土
33. chart - To make a chart of; to plan (something) in detail 制图 34. enigma – mystery 35. mesmerize – fascinate 36. succumb – vi. die from
37. scurry – windy shower of snow 一阵风雪
38. forensic – of, used in courts of law (用于)法庭的
39. exhumation – taking out (a dead body) from the earth for examination掘尸检验
40. autopsy – examination of dead bodies 验尸 41. repeal – revoke, annul (a law)撤消, 废止(法律) 42. preservation – condition of sth preserved
43. patent - To invent, originate, or be the proprietor of (an idea, for example)取得...的专利权, 请准专利
44. shred – tear into strip, piece, fragment
45. contamination - the act or process of contaminating 污染;the state of being contaminated被污染的状态;one that contaminates污染物
46. gruesome - causing horror and repugnance; frightful and shocking: a gruesome murder
47. artifact – artificial product人工制品
48. altimeter – barometer for showing height above sea-level 高度测量仪 49. goggles – 护目镜
50. documentary – presenting facts with art 记录
51. scenario - an outline or a model of an expected or a supposed sequence of events 预料或期望的一系列事件的梗概或模式 52. elusive – difficult to find, catch
5.Figure of Speech ? (1)metaphor
For Mallory this was the opportunity of a lifetime. It was a challenge, but that only increase its appeal, for he once said “To refuse the adventure is to run the
risk of drying up like a pea in its shell”. ? (2)simile
Before departing for the 1924 expedition Mallory had confided in a friend that it would be, “more of war than an adventure”.
6. Summary of the whole text:
It’s about some expeditions made by both early and modern mountaineers and explorers.
Early expeditions: George Mallory and Andrew Irvine’s expedition for Mount Everest on 8 June 1924/ Torrington and Franklin’s expedition to chart the Northwest Passage on 19 May 1845.
Modern expeditions: Eric Simonson and his team’s expedition for Mount Everest to discover whether or not Mallory and Irvine reached the top and how they died/ Owen Beattie’s four expeditions beginning in 1981 to find the eventual cause of the death of Torrington and Franklin’s men
7. Questions for discussion:
(1) Do you like exploring? Why?
(2) Have you ever experienced an adventure? If yes, tell it to your classmates.. (3) Shenzhou VI spaceship explored the outer space successfully and perfectly.
What do you think of it?
8.Exercises about the text
9.Reading Skills: Read the News Story 10.Fast Reading& Exercises VI Homework. 1. Home reading: Visions on Ice 2.Preview Unit 6
Unit 6 Right Drug, Wrong Patient
Ⅰ Objectives 1. Understanding the text 2. Mastery of some language points
3. Learning the possible dangers caused by pharmacy errors
4. Learn safe ways to use alternative and complimentary medicines Ⅱ Key points 1. Full understanding of the text 2. Explanation of some difficult words
3. Learning the ways to avoid the possible dangers caused by pharmacy errors Ⅲ Difficult points 1. Students may have never been aware of the seriousness of possible dangers caused by pharmacy errors
2.Some words might cause difficulty in students’ understanding of the text IV Time Arrangement ? About two periods of class will be used for the analysis and discussion of the
passage itself.
Total class hours: three periods
V Teaching procedures
1. Title:
---Who is wrong?/Who is to blame for the pharmacy errors?
2. Warming-up Questions
(1)What would happen if the drug dispensed to you were not the proper one? Have
you ever experienced such things?
(2)If such things happened, who do you think is to blame?
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(3)Careers in medicine in the US
To become a medical doctor in the US, one must attend four years of college and receive a bachelor’s degree, followed by four years of medical school. Then he becomes an intern in a hospital and receives supervised practical training. As an intern, he has to “make rounds” with other doctors, visiting hospital patients. He is supposed to help give special treatments and answer emergency calls in the hopital at any time of day or night. Finally he becomes a resident at a hospital. Like the intern, he learns by observing the work of others. But the resident has much more responsibility than the intern. He often assists experienced surgeons during operations. In an emergency, he may take over the work of the staff surgeon.
Internship and residency combined take three to five years, depending on one’s area of specialization. Hospitals have several interns and many residents on their staff. A resident who is completing his residency period and who thereby distinguished himself is selected to be chief resident, a position of greater responsibility.
(4)Three types of doctors
1. General practitioners 全科医生 2. Specialists 3. Researchers
4. Text analysis (1)Article Abstract:
Drug-dispensing errors are a common occurrence, requiring customers to be vigilant when having their prescriptions filled at pharmacies. These errors are attributed to understaffing and the consequent increase in workloads in the retail drug industry, coupled with rising prescription volume. Tips on how one's family can be protected from pharmacy errors are presented.
(4)passage division
Part I (para.1-8) By giving examples and providing statistics, the author point
out the seriousness of the drug dispensing errors.
Part I (para.9-31) Some ways on how to protect you family and yourself.