外研版 选修八 Module 1 Deep South Reading Practice 课件(15张ppt)

(共15张PPT)
P4
Reading Practice
Welcome to the South Poles
快速上完8册又紧跟高考考点的上法
Pre-reading
Discussion:
What preparations should you do if you plan to make a visit to the South Pole
2. Look at the title of the passage, why does the writer say “the South Poles” instead of “ the South Pole”
Reading tasks
P.12 EX.3
P.12 EX.4
Fast-reading
Read the passage and decide where you might find it.
encyclopedia
scientific report
information leaflet for visitors
handbook for experienced polar explorers
☆
Careful reading
Read the passage again and choose the best answers in activity4 on Page12.
1. A
2. B
3. D
4. B
5. D
Proof-reading
The South Pole scientific station is situated on a platform of ice, 3,000－4,000 metres high, but under only a few millimetres of snow. They have a minimum of 28 people live here in the winter and a maximum of 125 in the summer. The living quarters were modest with few luxuries, but cosy. There’s a comfortably dormitory for sleeping, the canteen serves great food, but there's a well-stocked library of DVDs and videos. But showers and laundry is limited, so water is very valuable. We discourage you smoking except in specific area. Medical assistance is available in the case of an emergency.
Language Points
Key phrases and sentences:
1. a high altitude site
2. If you don’t, there is a severe risk that you’ll
damage your eyesight or get badly sunburnt.
3. in the open air
4. minus 21℃
高纬度地区
that是同位语从句
在户外
零下21°
5. You can become numb with cold without realising.
6. We’re totally isolated except for radio and electronic communications
7. The South Pole scientific station is situated on a platform of ice
8. We discourage you from smoking except in specific areas.
失去知觉
除了
位于，坐落在
阻止…做某事
summary
In fact, there are three South Poles: a ______________ Pole, a ________________ or true Pole, and a magnetic Pole. If you go out in the South Pole, do remember to wear ____________ and use _______________ because the glare of the sunlight is very __________ and it is also ____________ by the snow. So it is unwise to take a ___________________ damaging your eyesight or getting badly ____________. The temperature is often _________ 21℃ and there is heavy ________ even in the summer. When are in the open air, you must be careful. You can become _________ with cold without ______________. So if you leave the scientific station, __________________ and carry dry clothing and a __________ radio. Opposite to our previous ideas, The weather is not always bad. It doesn’t _________ very much and there’s very little __________. The air is very _________ and the sky is usually _________, so it is a quiet and _________ place on Earth.
ceremonial
geographical
sunglasses
suncream
reflected
intense
severe risk
sunburnt
minus
frost
numb
realising
dress warmly
potable
snow
wind
pure
clear
calm
Sunrise and ___________ come once every 6 months, and in the winter the total ____________ of daylight can be _____________ and __________. You will be totally isolated _________________ radio and electronic communications, as no ___________ can fly for about 8 months. As a result, life is quite _____________. At the South Pole scientific station, the living quarters are __________ with few ____________, but __________. The dormitory is ___________ for sleeping, great food is ___________ in the canteen, and the library is ____________. Medical assistance is _______________ in case of an ________________. But showers and laundry are _____________, because water is very _____________. You are _______________ from smoking except in ___________________. Because of the extreme cold, _________________ equipment doesn’t work properly. Remember the ecology of Antarctica is very ______________, so don’t leave any _____________ or take any ____________ home with you. It is a _______________ not a right to come to this ___________________ place for visitors.
sunset
absence
tiresome
depressing
except for
aircraft
abnormal
modest
luxuries
cosy
comfortable
served
well-stocked
available
emergency
limited
valuable
discouraged
specific areas
conventional
delicate
rubbish
souvenirs
privilege
extraordinary
P.94 workbook
reading tasks
1.choose the headings for 4 paragraphs
2.write your own heading for the paragraph which does not have one
3. Handout 七·阅读理解
headings
C
B
D
A
Food along the journey
七、阅读理解 (workbook p94)
2. The Ross Ice shelf is ___________.
A. an enormous flat piece of floating ice
B. bigger than any iceberg in France
C. 750 square kilometres in size
D. the station where their ship is waiting for them
3. The world know where the two women explorers are ___________.
A. because many reporters follow them exactly
B. they use satellite phone to communicate with the rest of the world
C. schoolchildren surf the Internet and tell what happen to the women
D. many people make friends with them by using the internet
A
B
4. The most dangerous challenge in the polar exploration is __________.
A. the falls of giant piece of ice
B. the temperature of minus 34℃
C. the dead silence of the polar area
D. the sunburn for lack of clouds or pollution
5. It will take the two women __________ to cross the Antarctica.
A. about five months B. more than 100 days
C. over two months D. less than half a year.
D
B
Useful expressions
set off on a journey
A well-educated man heard of a mysterious and distant land.
A befriend B
A be intimate with B
Tell in great detail
in the idea of
sb inhabit splace=
spl. is inhabited by sb
8.be no comparison with
9.leave behind
出发去旅行
一个受过良好教育的人听说（有一个）神秘而遥远的地方。
A与B交朋友
A与B关系密切
以详细的细节告知
有...想法
某人居住在某地
没有比较
留下，遗留