Reading explorer2级精品教学课件Book 2_Unit 12.pptx

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U12-p.175Answerswillvary.Someextremeplacesincludehighmountaintops,deepcaves,deepunderthesea,etc.Someadventuroussportsincludeskydiving,BASEjumping,caving,rockclimbing,mountainclimbing,backcountryskiing,etc.

U12A-p.176BeforeYouReadA.Completion.Lookatthepicturesandcaptionsonthisandthenextpage.Completethecaptions(1–4)withthewordsinthebox.airplane BASEjumping hang glider skydiving1.Thefirstsuccessful__________________flighttookplacein1903,whenWilburandOrvilleWrightflewtheWrightFlyerfor12seconds.2._________________isthesportofjumpingoutofaplane.Onceintheair,apersonfallsforaboutaminutebeforeopeningtheirparachute.airplaneSkydiving

3._________________isalotlikeskydiving,butinsteadofairplanes,jumpersleapoffplacesmuchclosertotheground.ThelettersB.A.S.E.standforBuilding,Antenna(radiotowers),Span(bridges),andEarth(cliffs).U12A-p.1764.Toflywitha__________________,apersonmustrundownahill,lettingairflowoverthewing,liftingitintotheairlikealargekite.BASEjumpinghangglider

B.Discuss.Lookatthephotosandreadthecaptionsagain.Thenanswerthequestionswithapartner.U12A-p.1761.Whydoyouthinkpeopleenjoysportslikehanggliding?2.Doyouthink“skysports”areworththerisk?Whyorwhynot?1.Answerswillvary.Manypeoplewhoenjoyextremesportsliketheexperienceofathrillandtherushofadrenalinethatgoeswithit.2.Answerswillvary.C.Scan.Whatkindofflightdoestheauthorexperienceforthefirsttime?Scanthepassageandchoosethecorrectanswer.a.flyinginaplane b.skydivingc.BASEjumping d.hanggliding

U12A-p.177?Thereareonaverage22sky-sport-relateddeathsrecordedeachyearintheU.S.alone.Yet,despitetherisks,sportsinvolvinghumanflightarebecomingmorepopular,asmanylooktoexperienceflightinapersonalway.12A

U12A-p.177Forthousandsofyears,huma