You have to get me out of here!

1. You have to get me out of here!

3. What is rock climbing?

4. Rock climbing is the original extreme sport． Basically, rock climbing is going from the bottom of a wall to the top and then back down again. The main goal is to have fun while doing so and preferablynot to die.

5. Nowadays , people like to pursue a high-quality life for recreation and vacation . It is the coolest fashion to get refreshing after being exhausted .

6. Its roots go back at least 200 years to the explorers of the high Alps and Himalayas and probably even further.

7. It’s a dangerous sport that requires experience, skill and a cool head. But if you’re the right type of person to do it, a whole new world of vertical fun will open up. 

8. The basic feature of rockclimbing is quite breathtaking and exciting . It fully meets people’s desire to come back to nature and to pursuit excitement from challenging nature and himself . It influences people by its charm and outstanding character .

9. What equipments are needed?

10. Equipments • Shoes: The most useful piece of climbing equipment is a pair of climbing shoes, which protects the foot from sharp, rough rock, and provides more friction than a bare foot. A pair costs between $100 and $150.

11. A modern climbing rope, a key piece of safety equipment . Climbing rope is dynamic: able to stretch a bit under tension. This is because the rope must stop falling climbers. If the rope did not stretch, a falling climber would be jerked suddenly as the rope stops him. Instead, the rope slows his fall more gently.

12. To attach oneself to a rope, a climber uses a sewn harness. A typical one has a wide nylon belt for the waist and a pair of leg loops for the thighs.

13. helmet

16. Rock climbing What are the main challenges for rock climbers? The sport presents a physical and mental challenge .

17. Why is it so popular among some young people? Rock climbers enjoy the adventure of challenging their limits.

18. It is good to see people struggle with physical challenges and work out how to get there and the excitement when they complete a new climb or raise the grade that they can climb.

19. The best and safest way to get started is to go to an indoor climbing gym. The “rock” walls at an indoor gym are not really made of rock at all.

20. They are usually tall wooden walls with hard plastic handholds set at various angles. The handholds feel like rock, and allow the climber to have as realistic an experience as possible.

21. Ophir wall

22. Rocky Mountain

23. Rocky Mountain

24. Rocky Mountain

25. Now please enjoy the song: Rocky Mountain High

26. Rocky Mountain High He was born in the ______ of his 27th yearComin' home to a place he'd never been beforeHe left ______ behind him, you might say he was born again You might say he found a key for every _____.

27. When he first came to the ____his life was far awayOn the road and hangin' by a songBut the string's already ____ and he doesn't really careIt keeps changin' fast and it don't ____for long.But the Colorado rocky mountain ______.I've seen it rainin' fire in the skyThe ____ from the starlight is softer than a lullabye.

28. Rocky mountain highRocky mountain highHe ______ cathedral mountains, he saw silver clouds belowHe saw _______ as far as you can seeAnd they say that he got crazy once and he tried to touch the sunAnd he lost a friend but kept his _______

29. Now he walks in quiet solitude the forest and the streamsSeeking ____ in every step he takesHis sight has turned inside himself to try and _______The serenity of a clear ______ mountain lake

30. And the Colorado rocky mountain highI've seen it rainin' fire in the skyYou can talk to God and listen to the casual _____

31. Rocky mountain highRocky mountain highNow his life is full of ___but his heart still knows some fearOf a simple thing he cannot comprehendWhy they try to ___ the mountains down to bring in a couple moreMore____, more scars upon the land

32. And the Colorado rocky mountain highI've seen it rainin' fire in the skyI know he'd be a poorer man if he never saw an _____ flyRocky mountain highIt's Colorado rocky mountain highI've seen it rainin' fire in the skyFriends around the campfire and everybody's high

33. Face the fear, know what you have to do and do it!

34. Type of writing: narration • Vocabulary: • action verbs:bump, leap to one’s feet, struggle down the trail, stagger, speed down the road,medical terms:vein, artery, nerve endings, emergency-room staff, surgery, soft tissue, a severed leg, to cleanse a wound…

35. Structure Before the accident The beginning (para.1-3) The development (para.4-26) The ending (Para 27-38) How Katie directed her own rescue in the accident. Katie’s recovery

36. words words flash: (突然)闪烁 a flash of lightening a flash of wit/inspiration a flash in the pan 昙花一现

37. words • shake: 以短的、不规律的、常常急速的运动来回 • 摇动; 哆嗦颤抖，如因寒冷,发怒,激动 • tremble, 因恐惧 、虚弱、愤怒、 寒冷或虚弱等原因而 • 不由自主地抖动；战栗; 摇动 • shiver 颤抖 (尤指由于寒冷或恐惧) • The house shook / trembled as the heavy truck went past. • The victim described the enemy's bombardment in a voice shaking with emotion. 激动得发抖的声音 • I tremble at the very thought of it.不寒而栗 • She shivered at the thought of going into the dark house alone.

38. words • Missing, 不见，缺少，失踪的 • Lost：迷路，丢失，失去的 • "The missing letter was in his pocket, if you please!“ • This book has 12 missing pages. • A lost child/pen/art/ship • Our advice was not lost on him.

39. words shine, glare, glow, gleam, shimmer, flash • shine: 照耀; 发光, 发亮 shining ornaments 发光的装饰品 The star shone red on his cap. The joy shone on his face. 他喜形于色. • glare:发射强光; 怒目而视 The sun glared down on us. 太阳灼照着我们. • glow: 灼热,发光; (脸)红, (身体)发热; (感情)洋溢 glow in the darkness glow with rage/anger 气/羞得脸发红 in a glow of enthusiasm 热情洋溢地

40. words words • gleam: 闪亮, 闪烁; (感情或特性)闪现, 流露 (moonlight) gleam on the river the first gleam of day 曙光 a gleam of hope A gleam of interest in this matter came into his eyes. • shimmer: 闪光 (moonlight) shimmering on the river

41. Study the following structure • He wondered how a woman so small and soft-spoken could have such strength and endurance. • Sitting cross-legged and sheltered by the cliff, she was unaware of… • Rocks the size of garbage cans were crashing down the cliff and exploding around her.

42. Study the following structure • Pale-faced and trembling, Ric told her… • Katie Kemble, a 34-year-old nurse and owner of a climbing school, had taken time off from her work to come here. • They came to a slope, a steep quarter-mile field of rocks.

43. paraphrase • It’s sheer granite face juts up hundreds of feet, with only a few handholds to bear a climber’s weight. sheer: 1) complete sheer nonsense a sheer waste of time by sheer chance 2) very steep a sheer rock

44. paraphrase • It’s sheer granite face juts up hundreds of feet, with only a few handholds to bear a climber’s weight. • jut: to extend outward or upward • The cliff rises hundreds of feet high, and there are only a few places one can hold onto for support.

45. paraphrase • Exhaustion was catching up with him. He finally began to feel exhausted. catch up with sb.: to finally start to cause trouble for sb. after one has managed to avoid this for some time Some day, his old wound will catch up with him.

46. paraphrase • …and breath came in painful gasps from the altitude. • Due to high altitude, his breath changed to painful gasps. • As they sped down the road, bumps sent lightning bolts of pain through Katie’s body. • As they drove fast down the road, the bumps and jerks of the truck sent sharp and severe pain through Katie’s body.

47. paraphrase • As the initial shock began to wear off, the nerve endings became more sensitive, causing even greater pain. 当最初的震惊逐渐平息，腿上的神经末梢变得敏感起来，因而引起了更大的疼痛。 wear off: (of a feeling, effect, etc. , esp. an unpleasant one) to become less strong, to be reduced until disappear • An hour after he took the medicine, his toothache began to wear off.

48. paraphrase • A vein was taken from her right leg to fashion an artery for her left. fashion: to shape or make, usu. with hands or with a few tools • The children learn how to fashion clay into cups, vases, or whatever.

49. Discussion • Is courage only to be found in wars? How is it displayed in everyday life? • What do you think are the sources of courage?