1、 To read and talk about the difficulties that explorers face and the preparations for them To read for deep understanding To summarise information To learn to read for the implied meaning of sentencesAntarctica(南极南极)the coldest and driest continent on the Earth,90%of which is made of ice;its inhabit
2、ed by penguinsHow much do you know about Antarctica?Do you want to explore Antarctica?Why or why not?If Tom want to explore Antarctica,can you give him some advice on what he can prepare for the exploration?mapfoodcompass skisledge A team of dogstentswarm clothesLook at the photos of Antarctica.What
3、 difficulties do you think explorers may face there?What preparations do they need to make?It is very cold there.dress warm clothes difficultiessolutionsYou cannot drive a car there.use sledges or skisIt is easy to lost there.Here is an account of two teams journeys to the South Pole.Read the text q
4、uickly and complete the table blow.Teamswhen the journey beganwhat happened to themScotts teamAmundsens teamOn 1 November,1911On 8 September,1911Reached the pole first and then returned safely.Arrives at the South Pole later than Amundsens team,and did not returnRead again.Complete the information a
5、bout the two exploration teams.Then talk about the journeys based on your notes.Scotts teamAmundsens teamNationality of the two teamsBefore the journeyJourney to the destinationBritish.Norwegian.They organised food bases.They organised food bases.Two sledges broke down,the horses had difficulties wi
6、th the cold.Scott and his men had to push the sledges themselves.He had teams of dogs pulling the sledges and all his men were on skis.Because of this,he mad rapid progress.Scotts teamAmundsens teamArrival at the destinationThe return journeyScott arrived at the Pole with four team members on 17 Jan
7、uary,1912,and was disheartened.Amundsen reached the Pole on 14 December,1911 and put a Norwegian flag there.Then he prepared for the return journey.Men were very tired and were running out of food.The weather conditions were terrible.They brought rocks back for scientific evaluation.All members died
8、.Amundsen and his team arrived safely back to their starting base on 25 January,1912,ten days ahead of their planned schedule.Summarise the change of feelings on Scotts teams return journey.Give reasons for the words or phrases you have chosen.hopeless and helpless(The men were tired and were runnin
9、g out of food.)Determined and devoted(They found time to look for rocks and carried twenty kilos of rocks all the way with them.)Sad but courageous(Edgar Evans had a terrible disease and died.The next to go was Captain Oates.We all hope to meet the end with a similar spirit.)Read the underlined sent
10、ences from Scotts diary and letter.Work out the implied meaning of these sentences from the context.Write your inferences below.Skill BuilderMaking inferencesSometimes things are not stated explicitly(明确明确地地)in the text.To understand what is meant,you need to read between the lines.This is called“ma
11、king inferences”.Read the sentence/paragraph carefully.Read the lines before and after it.Use your logic and knowledge to understand the implied(暗含的暗含的)meaning of the text.line 21They lost the reason for the journey.line 26The men were getting weaker.line 33He is going to walk into the cold and die
12、away from the team.line 42The journey cost the men their lives.1.Would you say that Scott and his team were losers?Why or why not?Even though Scott and his team lost the race to the Pole,they showed true determination and strength of character which is seen in heroes.Scott and his team are inspirati
13、onal and not losers.Scotts team had always kept their goals in mind.They carried the rocks even in extremely difficult situations.The spirit and what they have done helped followers do further research.2.How do you understand Amundens saying about Scotts death“Captain Scott left a record,for honesty
14、,sincerity,for bravery,for everything that makes a man”?Captain Scott wrote a diary detailing his journey,each entry was truthful and honest.He was honest about the feelings of his team and his fears.Captain Scott and his team brought back rocks for research,they did not only think about themselves
15、but also about the greater good of humankind and the effect of the research.Read the sentences from Scotts diary and letter again.1 Discuss what he was trying to say in each one.Lines 20-21:Finding Amundsens team had arrived early,Scotts team felt defeated and despaired.Lines 25-26:Each one wanted t
16、o encourage the other,but no one was really sure about whats going to happen.They were getting weak.Lines 33-36:Although they were facing extreme difficulties,no one wanted to show the weakness.All the team members wanted to act like a gentleman and die bravely.Lines 41-42:Scott fully understood tha
17、t they could not pull through and they came to their final time.He thought the exploration was worthwhile,but it just cost too much.Lines 44-45:These were Scotts last words.Read the sentences from Scotts diary and letter again.2 Highlight the parts that impress you most and explain why.Discuss the f
18、ollowing questions.Read the text again if necessary.1 Why do you think the writer of the text used the word“race”in the title?The word“race”may have the following meanings in the text:Its a race between Scotts team and Amundsens team to see who can get to the Pole first.For Scotts team,its a race be
19、tween survival and death.For Scotts team,its also a race between the terrible condition the team face and their perseverance and bravery.2 Why was the world shocked by Scotts death?People were shocked by Scotts death possibly because:Scott and his team members died so bravely.They didnt give away the stones even in such bad conditions.They got within just 11 miles of one of their food bases.They died in the way of a gentleman.Search online the main events in Chinas Antarctica exploration.Why do people try to explore the toughest part of the Earth?
