1、Do you know anything about the Antarctic?land: 14 million sq km (280,000 sq km ice-free, 13.72 million sq km ice-covered) note: fifth-largest continent, following Asia, Africa, North America, and South America, but larger than Australia and the subcontinent of Europe Location: continent mostly south
2、 of the Antarctic Circle Geography: the coldest, windiest, highest (on average), and driest continent; during summer, more solar radiation reaches the surface at the South Pole than is received at the Equator; mostly uninhabitable the map of the AntarcticRoald Amundsen, born in 1872 near Oslo, Norwa
3、y, left his mark as one of the most successful polar explorers ever born. On December 14th 1911, he stood victoriously at the South Pole. He reached a goal that was the dream of many men. For the first time, human voices broke the awesome silence of the worlds southernmost point. Robert Falcon Scott
4、 was born at Outlands on June 6, 1868. He had a race with Roald Amunsden to the South Pole, and he and his four companions arrived one month later than Roald. But unfortunately, on their way back, all of them died of hunger and extremely cold.L to R: Wilson, Evans, Scott, Oates and Bowers Look at th
5、e title and photos and guess the answers to these questions.1 Which Pole did they race to?2 When did they go?3 Who reached the Pole first?Read the text quickly to check your guesses.Read to learn Read to learn -2 -2 Fast readingThe South Pole.1910-1911.1 Which Pole did they race to?2 When did they g
6、o?3 Who reached the Pole first? Amundsen.Read the text carefully. Are these statements true (T) or false (F)Read to learn Read to learn -2 -2 Careful reading1.Scott and Amundsen started their journeys in the polar spring. 2.Scotts use of sledges and horses was a success.3.Amundsen travelled more qui
7、ckly than Scott.TFTRead the text carefully. Are these statements true (T) or false (F)Read to learn Read to learn -2 -2 Careful reading4.When they got to the Pole, Scotts team had a celebration.5.Captain Oates went for a walk and died in a snow storm.6. Scotts last letter was to his wife.FTTMatch th
8、e words with these definitions. n1. stop functioningn2. without hopen3. insiden4. equipment used for moving on shown5. continuen6. extremely surprisedn7. happyn8. far awayn9. something you want to achieven10. having nothing leftDetailed reading-Reading Strategies 4sledgebreak downrun out ofambitionh
9、opelesscheerfuldistantcarry onwithinshockedRead the text again and answer the questions.Detailed reading Detailed reading -5-51 Why did Amundsen succeed and Scott fail?2 What did Scotts team achieve?3Why did Scott and his men become heroes?4How did you feel after reading the story?Read the text agai
10、n and answer the questions.Detailed reading Detailed reading -5-5Amundsen succeeded because he made rapid progress because he had teams of dogs pulling the sledges and his men were on skis. Scott failed because he and his men had to push the sledges themselves when the motor sledges broke down and t
11、he ponies had difficulties with the snow and the cold.1 Why did Amundsen succeed and Scott fail?Read the text again and answer the questions.Detailed reading Detailed reading -5-5The reached the Pole although they didnt win the race and they became heroes because of their courage. They collected roc
12、ks that proved Antarctica had once been covered by plants.2 What did Scotts team achieve?Read the text again and answer the questions.Detailed reading Detailed reading -5-5They became heroes because, although they died on the return journey, they showed remarkable courage all the time.3 Why did Scot
13、t and his men become heroes?4 How did you feel after reading the story?Give your own opinion and feelings.Complete the sentences.Vocabulary: WordbuildingVocabulary: Wordbuilding-6-61They had done so much _ (prepare) that the actual task was easy for them.2Without food, water, or a map, their situati
14、on was _ (hope).3Even with all her problems, she is still _ (cheer) every day.4He wanted to get away from everything so he moved to a _ (distance) land.5Everyone experienced _ (sad) at the terrible news.6All the exams have different levels of _ (difficult).preparationhopelesscheerfuldistantsadnessdi
15、fficultyMake adjectives, verbs or adverbs from these nouns.Vocabulary: WordbuildingVocabulary: Wordbuilding-7-7nounadjectiveverbadverbexplorerexploredexplore-polepolar-organisationorganisedorganise-patiencepatient -patientlypreparationpreparedprepare-ambitionambitious-ambitiouslycouragecourageous -c
16、ourageouslysuccesssuccessfulsucceedsuccessfullyLanguage Language pointspoints1. expedition : 1. expedition : 探险探险; ;远征远征; ;探险队探险队go on an expedition 去探险去探险make an expedition 远征，探险远征，探险a polar expedition 极地探险队极地探险队2. prepare V.prepare fore.g. Please prepare a table for dinner.Hope for the best and pr
17、epare for the worst.preparation n.in preparation for 为为作准备作准备They put chairs in the school hall in preparation for the concerts.Joe is training in preparation for the next football match.in preparation 在准备中在准备中Plans for selling the new product are now in preparation.3. wait for sb. / sth. He waited
18、impatiently for an answer. wait to do sth I can tell you something youve been waiting to know.4. pull the sledge 拉雪橇拉雪橇 push the sledge 推雪橇推雪橇5. make progress in/with sth. progress 不可数名词不可数名词e.g. Are you making any progress with your study? They are making slow progress in the construction of the ne
19、w road.6. break downa. 机器机器,车辆等坏了车辆等坏了We are sorry to arrive late, but the car broke down.b. 身体跨了身体跨了His health broke down.c. 失败失败,坚持不下去了坚持不下去了The plan was well conceived, but it broke down because people are unwilling to cooperate.break in 蹩脚英语蹩脚英语break in on/upon 非法进入非法进入,强行进入强行进入break out 使人心碎使人心
20、碎break ones heart 爆发爆发,突然讲出突然讲出broken English 打搅打搅,使停顿使停顿 7. besides prep. & adv.a. prep. 除了除了 e.g. Besides you, no one is qualified. What has he done, besides reading the paper?b. adv. 此外此外,除此之外除此之外 e.g. Besides, I want you to promise me one thing. Her intention were good. Besides, it was pleasant
21、to be with her.except prep. 除去除去,除掉除掉e.g. They all went to sleep except the young Frenchman. We go there every day except Sunday.except for 除了有除了有之外之外e.g. Your composition is good except for a few spelling mistakes. Except for one old lady, the bus was empty.8. have difficulty/problem with sth. have
22、 difficulty/problem (in) doing sth.e.g. I dont have much difficulty with English grammar. He has some difficulties understanding that mans accent. difficulty 可做可做可数名词可数名词也可做也可做不可数名不可数名 词词.9.spend sb. spend on sth. sb. spend (in) doing sth.e.g. He doesnt spend much time on his homework. He spent much
23、 time correcting my grammar.10. fail vi. 失败失败e.g. All our plans failed.fail in sth. 在在不足不足,在在失败失败.e.g. He has failed in his mathematics. She failed in her last English exam.fail to do sth. 没有能够没有能够,没有没有e.g. He fails to understand its real significance. When I failed to find you ,I sent you a note by messenger.Homework: Finish exercises on page 72.
