1、Humans and NatureUnit 5Lesson 3Part 1Lead inLead inWhat should we do to protect the nature?Group workShow time!Part 2Reading comprehensionRead againLets read!Read and exploreOn 1 June, 1910, Captain Robert Falcon Scott left London to begin his journey to Antarctica. While he was on the way to Antarc
2、tica, he received a message from the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen which said he was going south, too. Then the race to the South Pole began!on用在具体某天前旅行journey: 长途旅行，或到国外或远方旅行。travel: 泛指旅行的行为，而不特指某次具体的旅行。tour: 往返旅行，可长可短。voyage: 航海、航空旅行trip: 短距离旅行。从收到一条消息南极Read and exploreDuring the polar summer
3、of 1910一1911, both teams organised food bases in preparation for their journeys the next year. Then came the total darkness of the polar winter. Scott and Amundsen waited anxiously for spring.polar adj. 极地的polar day 极昼polar night 极夜food bases 食品基地base n. 基地、基础 v. 以为基础为准备the next year: 是以过去的或未来的某个时间点
4、作为时间计算的起点，从那个时间点算起的明年。wait for 等待adv. 焦急地，修饰动词，做状语倒装句，主语为the total darkness of the polar winterRead and exploreAmundsen was the first to leave on 8 September, 1911. He had teams of dogs pulling the sledges and all his men were on skis. Because of this, he made rapid progress. Scott left on 1 Novembe
5、r and soon had problems. First, his two sledges broke down and then the horses began to have serious difficulties with the snow and the cold. After a while, Scott and his men had to push the sledges themselves.because of 由于=due to=on account of=thanks to =owing to=as a result of快速发展有困难抛锚have difficu
6、lties/ troubles with sth.= have difficulties/ troubles in doing sth. 做某事有困难过了一会儿Read and exploreAmundsen reached the Pole on 14 December, 1911 and put a Norwegian flag there. Then he prepared for the return journey. Amundsen and his team arrived safely back to their starting base on 25 January, 1912
7、, ten days ahead of their planned schedule.reach v.到达reach after 努力谋求reach back回顾reach for 伸手去抓reach out 伸手拿；追求 准备 arrive 达到arrive in 到达大地点arrive at 到达小地点 在前面；早于 计划表 Scott finally arrived at the Pole with four team members on 17 January, 1912. They were shocked when they saw the Norwegian flag. Scot
8、t wrote in his diary:Well, we have now lost the goal of our ambition and must face 800 miles of hard pushing一 and goodbye to most of our dreams.Read and explorefinally 最终，最后=at last=eventually=at length 震惊的（修饰人）in ones story 在某人的日记中v. 面对face difficulties 面对困难goodbye to 向再见The return journey was one
9、of the worst in the history of exploration. The men were soon very tired and were running out of food. The weather conditions were terrible. Scott started to realise their hopeless situation:Read and explore归途中最坏的一个（最高级）run out of 用完；用光，主语为人；run out 用光；用完，主语为时间、金钱、食物等无生命名词。weather condition 天气条件hope
10、 + less否定后缀=没有希望的“We are very cheerful, but what each man feels in his heart I can only guess. Putting on our shoes in the morning is getting slower and slower. Read and explorecheer + ful形容词后缀=高兴的，愉悦的what each man feels in his heart为guess的宾语，为了强调被放到了主语之前越来越慢However, on their way back they found tim
11、e to look for rocks. They carriedtwenty kilos of rocks all the way with them. Later, these rocks proved that at onetime in the distant past, the continent of Antarctica was covered by plants.Read and exploreHowever 然而，副词在他们回去的路上look for寻找look about/ round 环顾四周look back on 回顾look down on sb./ sth. 看不
12、起一路上曾经，一度at a time 一次at no time 决不被覆盖Then disaster came. Edgar Evans had a terrible disease and died after a bad fall. The next to go was Captain Oates, who was having great difficultywalking. Scott recorded his death:Read and exploredie after+死前发生的事件die from+原因die in+地点die of+疾病名字death n. 死亡die v.
13、死dead adj. 死了的dying adj. 奄奄一息的He said, I am just going outside and may be some time. .We knew that poor Oates was walking to his death, but though we tried to stop him, we knew that it was the act of a brave man and an English gentleman. We all hope to meet the end with a similar spirit, and certain
14、ly the end is not far.Read and explorego outside 出去尽管，引导让步状语从句though=although=even though=even ifScott and two of his team members carried on and got within eleven miles of one of their food bases. But then a terrible storm started and they could not leave their tent. Scott spent some of his last ho
15、urs writing. He wrote a letter full of sadness to his wife Kathleen:Read and explore继续，坚持，开展spend .(in) doing sth.花时间做I could tell you lots and lots about this journey. What stories you would have for the boy . but what a price to pay.Scotts diary also told the story of their end:We are getting weak
16、er and weaker and the end cant be far. It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more.Read and explore“关于这次旅行我有太多太多的事情想告诉你。很多你愿意给孩子讲的故事但付出了多大的代价啊。”看似The news of Scotts death shocked theworld. Even Amundsen was moved byScotts death saying Captain Scott left a record, for honesty, sincerity, for
17、 bravery, for everything that makes a man. Scott had failed to win the race to the Pole, but the great courage shown by Scott and his men made them heroes.be moved by 被感动fail to do sth. 失败做某事Read and exploreFocus on language后缀后缀通常会改变单词的词性，构成意义相近的其他词性的词。e.g. writewritere.g. developdevelopment常见名词后缀分类
18、名词后缀及意义规律例词表人-er：从事某事的人动词/ 名词/ 形容词 + -ershoe maker-or：的人动词 + -ordirector-ist：专业人员名词/ -al结尾的形容词 + -istartist-ian：精通的人名词 + -ianmusician-ess：女性，雌性-ese/-an：国人名词/ 动词 + -ess国家名称 + -ese/ -anhostess, waitressJapanese, GermanFocus on languageFocus on language表其它-ment：行为；状态；手段及结果动词 + -mentdevelopment -ion：行为，
19、状态动词 + -ionaction, decision-ness：性质；状态；程度形容词 + -nesskindness-th：状态-ship：关系；状态动词/形容词 + -th名词/形容词 + -shipgrowthrelationship常见名词后缀Focus on language常见动词后缀常见动词后缀-(e)n-fy-izewiden, sharpenbeautifyrealize使成为，变得使得，变成成为，使（像）Focus on language常见动词后缀常见形容词后缀 -al-ful-ous-ynaturalcheerfuldangerouscloudy, windy-les
20、shopeless, careless-able可的；具有性质的readable与有关的没有有性质的充满，性质充满的直接在形容词词尾加-ly一般情况slow-slowly, usual-usually特殊情况先变y为i，再加-lybusy-busily以e结尾 1. “辅音字母(除了l）+e”结尾: 直接加-ly2. “元音字母 +e” 结尾去掉e， 再加-ly （除了free-freely）3.“-le”结尾：去e，再加-ypolite-politely,complete-completelytrue-trulyterrible-terribly,possible-possibly去掉“e”
21、Focus on language形容词变副词Focus on languageComplete the Word Builder. Then use the correct form of the words in the Word Builder to complete the sentences below.Suffixespreparesituatehopecheerexploreanxioussadpreparation_-tion-less-ful-ness-lysituationhopelesscheerfulexplorationanxiouslysadnessFocus on
22、 languageComplete the Word Builder. Then use the correct form of the words in the Word Builder to complete the sentences below.1 Scott and Amundsen waited anxiously for spring during the Antarctic winter of 1911.2 Amundsen got to the South Pole before Scott because he had done more _ before leaving
23、for the Pole.3 Scott and his team got into a difficult _ because their sledges broke down.4 Scotts team tried to stay _ despite of all the difficulties they faced.preparationsituationcheerfulFocus on languageComplete the Word Builder. Then use the correct form of the words in the Word Builder to com
24、plete the sentences below.5 Scott experienced a great sense of _ after realising that all of his efforts to reach the South Pole were for nothing.6 Scott wrote about their _ situation in his diary.7 The bad weather increases the danger of their _. sadnesshopelessexplorationPart 3HomeworkHomeworkRecite the key expressions and sentences.Search online the main events in Chinas Antarctica exploration. Why do people try to explore the toughest part of the Earth?
