1、He found all the directions were north no matter where he faced.the South Pole The continent is named Antarctica.Quizzes about Antarctica1.Its probably the coldest place on the Earth.2.It is covered with ice and snow,so its a boring palce.3.It is,on average,the highest continent.4.Its windiest conti
2、nent on the Earth.5.Its driest place on the Earth.6.The continent remains dark throughout the winter season.Lowest recorded on earth -89.2C/-128.6FAverage summer temperature at South Pole-27.5C/-17.5FAverage winter temperature at South Pole -60C/-76FAbout 95 percent of Antarctica is covered by ice.Q
3、uizzes about Antarctica1.Its probably the coldest place on the Earth.2.It is covered with ice and snow,so its a boring palce.3.It is,on average,the highest continent.4.Its windiest continent on the Earth.5.Its driest place on the Earth.6.The continent remains dark throughout the winter season.900650
4、560300235005001000150020002500AsiaAmericaAfricaEuropeAntarcticamean elevation Quizzes about Antarctica1.Its probably the coldest place on the Earth.2.It is covered with ice and snow,so its a boring palce.3.It is,on average,the highest continent.4.Its windiest continent on the Earth.5.Its driest plac
5、e on the Earth.6.The continent remains dark throughout the winter season.Wind:Mawson station in Antarctica is the windiest place on earth.Average wind speed:37 kmh/23 mphMaximum recorded:248.4 kmh/154 mphQuizzes about Antarctica1.Its probably the coldest place on the Earth.2.It is covered with ice a
6、nd snow,so its a boring palce.3.It is,on average,the highest continent.4.Its windiest continent on the Earth.5.Its driest place on the Earth.6.The continent remains dark throughout the winter season.The average annual rainfall in Antarctica is lower than that in deserts.Quizzes about Antarctica1.Its
7、 probably the coldest place on the Earth.2.It is covered with ice and snow,so its a boring palce.3.It is,on average,the highest continent.4.Its windiest continent on the Earth.5.Its driest place on the Earth.6.Most of the continent remains dark throughout the winter season.The polar day and night ar
8、e special phenomena that occur within the Antarctic circle.Quizzes about Antarctica1.Its probably the coldest place on the Earth.2.It is covered with ice and snow,so its a boring palce.3.It is,on average,the highest continent.4.Its windiest continent on the Earth.5.Its driest place on the Earth.6.Th
9、e continent remains dark throughout the winter season.Antarctica is so fascinating that people always try to explore it.But can you imagine how dangerous it is to go there?Unit 5Lesson 3 陈玉珍 Roald Amundsen(1872-1928)Norwegian explorer of polar regions Robert Falcon Scott(1868-1912)British Royal Navy
10、 officer and explorer Two PartsPart 1:_Part 2:_the racethe return journey Para.1-5Para.6-11Scanning-fast reading for specific and accurate information the Race to the PoleBeginning ProcessEndingBefore the journeyJourney to the destinationArrival at the destinationThe return journeyA _ from Amundsen
11、marked the beginning of the race.messageBefore the journeyBoth teams _and _organised food baseswaited for springJourney to the destinationSADeparture time:Departure time:Sept.8,1911 Nov.1,1911 teams of dogs puling the sledges and all his men were on skis Transportation:Transportation:horses puling t
12、he sledges Problems:Problems:Two sledges broke down.The horses had difficulties with the cold.Scott and his men had to push the sledges themselves.Arrival at the destinationArrival time:Dec.14,1911 Arrival time:Jan.17,1912 put a Norwegian flag;prepared for the return journeyWhat he did:Their feeling
13、s:shocked,.AS“Well,we have now lost the goal of ambition and must face 800 hundred miles of hard pushing-and goodbye to most of our dreams.”(Line 21)The return journeyScotts teamAmundsens team arrived back.ten days ahead of their Food _Weather _The return journeyScotts teamAmundsens team arrived bac
14、k.ten days ahead of their Food _Weather _“Putting on our shoes in the morning is getting slower and slower.”(L26)The rocks proved later at one time in the distant past,Antarctica was covered by plants.In fact,these rocks turned out to be fossils of great significance,which provided strong evidence f
15、or humans to explore and research the South Pole.Obviously,we can infer they knew the importance of the rocks.Why did Scott and his team still carry 20 kilos of rocks all the way on their return journey even if they had faced such hopeless situation?EndingAmundsen team-_ to reach the South PoleScott
16、 team-All the members _“He said,I am just going outside and I 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 certainly the end
17、is not far.”(Line 33)What does“the end”refer to?What does“a similar spirit”refer to?The bodies of Scott and his companions were discovered by a search party 8 months after his death.Their final camp became their tomb(坟墓).Think&share1.Would you say that Scott and his team were losers?Why or why not?2
18、.As the saying goes,“Winners take all.”But why did the author give such a detailed account of Scotts team?Think&shareWould you say that Scott and his team were losers?Why or why not?They showed determination and strength of character which is seen in heroes.They are not losers but inspirational figu
19、res.They kept their goals in mind.They carried the rocks even in the hopeless situations.The spirit and what they did helped the followers do further research.They did not only think about themselves but also about the greater benefits of humankind.They created what is called“the heroic age of Antar
20、ctic exploration”.Since then,humans have never stopped exploring Antarctica.Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station China has built four Antarctic research bases,namely the Great Wall,Zhongshan,Kunlun and Taishan stations.Have Have you you NoticedNoticed In fact,In fact,In the worldthere are always some p
21、eopleadvancing with pushed by their for knowledge They are full ofjust to explore and make the world They shoulder the They are so that we can live easilyYou can choose either item from the following:1.Write a passage to introduce Scott and his teams journey to Antarctica and how you feel after reading the story.2.If you had been a member of Scotts team,what would you have done during the return journey?
