1、 Lesson 3 Race to the Pole (2) Reading Race to the Pole Roald Amundsen Scott What made Amundsen win? Good _ and careful _ of time contributed to Amundsens success. preparation planning lead to 1.What problems did Scott and his team meet on the way to the Pole? Scotts Odyssey 2. What happened on thei
2、r return journey? 3.What was peoples opinion towards Scott and his team? 1. What problems did Scott and his team meet on the way to the Pole? Scotts Odyssey 2. What happened on their return journey? 3. What was peoples opinion towards Scott and his team? a long journey full of experiences 1.What pro
3、blems did Scott and his team meet on the way to the Pole? Scotts Odyssey His two sledges broke down, and then the horses began to have difficulties with the snow and the cold. They had to push the sledges themselves. Scotts Odyssey 2. What happened on their return journey? They were soon very tired
4、and were running out of food. The weather conditions were terrible. All five men died. Scotts Odyssey 3. What was peoples opinion towards Scott and his team? The news of Scotts death shocked the world. Scott had failed to win the race to the Pole, but the great courage shown by Scott and his men mad
5、e them heroes. Fill in the blanks using the proper form of the given words and phrases. ambition explore bravery prove break down base The great expedition began in the polar summer of 1911, Captain Scott, the British _ and his Norwegian counterpart (对手) Roald Amundsen set off for the race to the So
6、uth Pole. Before the journey, both parties organised food _. On the way to the destination, Amundsen made rapid progress. The journey to the Pole ambition explore bravery prove break down base The journey to the Pole ambition explore bravery prove break down base Captain Scott, on the other hand, so
7、on had problems. His two sledges _. They had to push the sledges themselves. Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole first. He left a letter to Scott and headed back. Scott came to the destination one month later. When he saw the letter and the Norwegian flag, he and his men were disheartened. The jou
8、rney to the Pole ambition explore bravery prove break down base On their way back, Scott and his men carried twenty kilos of rocks with them all the time. These rocks _ that the continent of Antarctica was covered by plants once. Both Amundsen and Scott were _ enough to conquer the South Pole. Their
9、 _ and strong will made them heroes. The great expedition began in the polar summer of 1911, Captain Scott, the British _ and his Norwegian counterpart (对手) Roald Amundsen set off for the race to the South Pole. Before the journey, both parties organised food _. On the way to the destination, Amunds
10、en made rapid progress. The journey to the Pole ambition explore bravery prove break down base explorer bases The journey to the Pole ambition explore bravery prove break down base Captain Scott, on the other hand, soon had problems. His two sledges _. They had to push the sledges themselves. Roald
11、Amundsen reached the South Pole first. He left a letter to Scott and headed back. Scott came to the destination one month later. When he saw the letter and the Norwegian flag, he and his men were disheartened. broke down The journey to the Pole ambition explore bravery prove break down base On their
12、 way back, Scott and his men carried twenty kilos of rocks with them all the time. These rocks _ that the continent of Antarctica was covered by plants once. Both Amundsen and Scott were _ enough to conquer the South Pole. Their _ and strong will made them heroes. proved brave ambition Read the unde
13、rlined sentences from Scotts diary and letter. Work out the implied meaning of these sentences. Write your inferences below. implied meaning : meaning that is not directly expressed Read the underlined sentences from Scotts diary and letter. Work out the implied meaning of these sentences. Write you
14、r inferences below. making inferences Sometimes things are not stated directly in the text. To understand what is meant, we need to read between the lines. This is called “making inferences”. Read the underlined sentences from Scotts diary and letter. Work out the implied meaning of these sentences.
15、 Write your inferences below. read between the lines : to figure out the hidden meaning in the context Read the underlined sentences from Scotts diary and letter. Work out the implied meaning of these sentences. Write your inferences below. Read the sentence / paragraph carefully. Read the lines bef
16、ore and after it. Use your logic and knowledge to understand the implied meaning of the text. “Well, we have now lost the goal of our ambition and must face 800 miles of hard pushing and goodbye to most of our dreams.” line 21 _ _ “Well, we have now lost the goal of our ambition and must face 800 mi
17、les of hard pushing and goodbye to most of our dreams.” line 21 _ _ “Well, we have now lost the goal of our ambition and must face 800 miles of hard pushing and goodbye to most of our dreams.” line 21 _ _ They lost the reason for the journey. The men were soon very tired and were running out of food
18、. The weather conditions were terrible. Scott started to realise their hopeless situation: “. 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.” line 26 _ _ The men were soon very tired and were running out
19、of food. The weather conditions were terrible. Scott started to realise their hopeless situation: “. 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.” line 26 _ _ Why? The men were soon very tired and were
20、running out of food. The weather conditions were terrible. Scott started to realise their hopeless situation: “. 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.” line 26 _ _ Why? The men were soon very tir
21、ed and were running out of food. The weather conditions were terrible. Scott started to realise their hopeless situation: “. 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.” line 26 _ _ Why? They were gett
22、ing weaker. The next to go was Captain Oates, who was having great difficulty walking. Scott recorded his death: “He said, I am just going outside and I may be some time. We knew that poor Oates was walking to his death.” line 33 _ _ The next to go was Captain Oates, who was having great difficulty
23、walking. Scott recorded his death: “He said, I am just going outside and I may be some time. We knew that poor Oates was walking to his death.” line 33 _ _ For how long? The next to go was Captain Oates, who was having great difficulty walking. Scott recorded his death: “He said, I am just going out
24、side and I may be some time. We knew that poor Oates was walking to his death.” line 33 _ _ For how long? The next to go was Captain Oates, who was having great difficulty walking. Scott recorded his death: “He said, I am just going outside and I may be some time. We knew that poor Oates was walking
25、 to his death.” line 33 _ _ For how long? He is going to walk into the cold and die away from the team. Scott spent some of his last hours writing. He wrote a letter full of sadness to his wife Kathleen: “I could tell you lots and lots about this journey. What stories you would have for the boy But
26、what a price to pay.” line 42 _ _ Scott spent some of his last hours writing. He wrote a letter full of sadness to his wife Kathleen: “I could tell you lots and lots about this journey. What stories you would have for the boy But what a price to pay.” line 42 _ _ to what extent? Scott spent some of
27、his last hours writing. He wrote a letter full of sadness to his wife Kathleen: “I could tell you lots and lots about this journey. What stories you would have for the boy But what a price to pay.” line 42 _ _ to what extent? Scott spent some of his last hours writing. He wrote a letter full of sadn
28、ess to his wife Kathleen: “I could tell you lots and lots about this journey. What stories you would have for the boy But what a price to pay.” line 42 _ _ to what extent? The journey cost the men their lives. Now, do you know how to make inferences in the context? Read the content on P37, summarise
29、 the changes of feelings on Scotts teams return journey. The return journey was one 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: “. We are very cheerful,
30、 but what each man feels in his heart I can only guess. Putting on our shoes in the morning is getting slower and slower.” The return journey was one 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 sta
31、rted to realise their hopeless situation: “. 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.” The return journey was one of the worst in the history of exploration. The men were soon very tired and were ru
32、nning out of food. The weather conditions were terrible. Scott started to realise their hopeless situation: “. 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.” hopeless helpless The return journey was one
33、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: “. We are very cheerful, but what each man feels in his heart I can only guess. Putting on our shoes in the
34、morning is getting slower and slower.” hopeless helpless The return journey was one 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: “. We are very cheerful,
35、 but what each man feels in his heart I can only guess. Putting on our shoes in the morning is getting slower and slower.” Showing an optimistic attitude under severe conditions hopeless helpless However, on their way back they found time to look for rocks. They carried 20 kilos of rocks all the way
36、 with them. Later, these rocks proved that at one time in the distant past the Antarctic was covered by plants. However, on their way back they found time to look for rocks. They carried 20 kilos of rocks all the way with them. Later, these rocks proved that at one time in the distant past the Antar
37、ctic was covered by plants. However, on their way back they found time to look for rocks. They carried 20 kilos of rocks all the way with them. Later, these rocks proved that at one time in the distant past the Antarctic was covered by plants. determined devoted However, on their way back they found
38、 time to look for rocks. They carried 20 kilos of rocks all the way with them. Later, these rocks proved that at one time in the distant past the Antarctic was covered by plants. determined devoted Still devoted to science and their missions after the shock of failure However, on their way back they
39、 found time to look for rocks. They carried 20 kilos of rocks all the way with them. Later, these rocks proved that at one time in the distant past the Antarctic was covered by plants. If you were Scott, would you do the same thing? determined devoted Still devoted to science and their missions afte
40、r the shock of failure The next to go was Captain Oates, who was having great difficulty walking. Scott recorded his death: “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 br
41、ave man and an English gentleman. We all hope to meet the end with a similar spirit, and certainly the end is not far.” The next to go was Captain Oates, who was having great difficulty walking. Scott recorded his death: “He said, I am just going outside and I may be some time. We knew that poor Oat
42、es 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 is not far.” The next to go was Captain Oates, who was having great difficulty walking. Scott re
43、corded his death: “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
44、 is not far.” sad The next to go was Captain Oates, who was having great difficulty walking. Scott recorded his death: “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 spi
