1、Unit 5 Lesson3 Race to the Pole colorful aurora glacier penguin Lively and very cute 02 03 Which continent can people visit to enjoy such beautiful scenery? 0101 Antarctica 01 Quiz 1. In which polar season should you go there? 2. What equipment should you take? summer sledgemotorbikehorsedog food sw
2、imsuittentcompass 指南针指南针 3. What difficulties will you face? stormcoldness sledges break down sand storm run out of food disease 4. How would you feel if you can arrive there? excitedsadhopelesscheerful springautumnwinter Competition The South Pole Competitors Q Look at the two pictures and the titl
3、es: The race to the _ Pole was between _ from _ and _ from _. Skim the text and finish the assignments 1. Answer the question: who won the race? 2.Divide the text into 2 parts and decide the main ideas Divide the text into 2 parts and decide the main ideas Line 1 - line 24: _ Line 25 - end: _ the ra
4、ce to the south pole the return journey The return journey was one of the worst in the history of exploration. Intensive ReadingIntensive Reading Read Read Part 1(Para. 1-Para. 4)Part 1(Para. 1-Para. 4) and fill in the table and fill in the table TheThe Journey to the Pole Journey to the Pole HeroHe
5、roAmundsenAmundsenScottScott TimeTime of start of start EquipmentEquipment SpeedSpeed Time of arrivalTime of arrival FeelingFeeling 15 October, 191115 October, 1911 1 November, 19111 November, 1911 sledges pulled by sledges pulled by teams of dogsteams of dogs two sledgestwo sledges horseshorses fas
6、t/rapidfast/rapid slowslow 14 December14 December17 January17 January ? ? sad, hopeless, shockedsad, hopeless, shocked 1. 1. What was the hopeless situation like during Scotts What was the hopeless situation like during Scotts teams return journey?teams return journey? They were soon exhausted. They
7、 were soon exhausted. They were running out of the food. They were running out of the food. The weather conditions were terrible. The weather conditions were terrible. 2. What disaster soon came to Scotts team?2. What disaster soon came to Scotts team? Disaster(death) Disaster(death) (3 persons) (3
8、persons) ReadRead Part 2Part 2 (Para.5-END) (Para.5-END) and find out and find out the difficulties during Scotts teams return journey:the difficulties during Scotts teams return journey: Hopeless Hopeless SituationSituation Edgar Evans:Edgar Evans: Captain Oates:Captain Oates: Captain Scott:Captain
9、 Scott: had a terrible diseasehad a terrible disease died after a bad fall died after a bad fall had difficulty walkinghad difficulty walking storm started storm started couldnt leave the tent couldnt leave the tent spent last hours writingspent last hours writing The team failed both races. What do
10、 we learn about their story? They succeeded in _.exploration They brought back rocks that proved that at one time in the distant past, Antartic was covered by plants. Their deeds encourage other explorers to go further. Its in mankinds nature to take adventure, to explore. human bodies land oceans mountains outer space . scienticfic fileds https:/www.spri.cam.ac.uk/museum/diaries/scottslastexpedition/ Read the information about Scotts last expedition on the following website. Assignment Q. Are there any other reasons leading to Scotts failure? Thank you !
