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Unit 6 Survival
Starting out and Listening
新标准《英语》高中选择性必修第二册
To get the main idea of the video and train the listening skills to get specific information
To learn and use some expressions related to survival crisis through some audio and video learning
To learn how to deal with survival crisis and protect the human living environment
To learn to be calm in the face of crisis and cultivate the spirit of courage to overcome difficulties
Learning objectives
Where are they
Let’s watch a video and learn more about how people live and work in Antarctica.
Activity 1
Watch the video and answer the questions.
1 What difficulties do they face How do they overcome
those difficulties
2 What part of the life there would be most challenging for you Why
2
What is Antarctica like
It is the ______________, _______, _______, __________ continent.
southernmost
coldest
driest
windiest
Why do scientists live in Antarctica
Scientists expect to make new __________ by studying its unique ____________, _________ and ____________.
discoveries
geography
geology
biodiversity
Activity 1 Listen and check
What difficulties do they face
How do they overcome those difficulties
Listening &blanks-filling
extreme weather
long days and nights
No fresh produce
loneliness
Difficulties Solutions
________ temperature, __________ winds strong blizzards Wear special clothes for __________ from ________ temperatures
Unpredictable _________ of weather conditions Carry a _________ bag containing a tent, sleeping bags and other survival ____________
Issues about scientists’ ___________caused by endless days and nights The population of around 5,000 in summer _________ around 1,000 in winter
The darkness makes most outdoor research ____________ No ________ produce and ________ diet ________ food
Too much time spent __________ Offer _______________ activities and entertainment
Freezing
fierce
protection
freezing
changes
survival
equipment
body clocks
falls to
impossible
fresh
varied
Import
indoors
a variety of
What part of the life there would be most challenging for you Why
earthquake
disease outbreak
shipwreck
jungle
space
water shortage
shipwreck: a ship got destroyed and was about to sink
Activity 2 What difficulties would people have surviving in the following situations
1. What does each picture show
2. What difficulties would people have surviving in these situations
The first picture shows that an earthquake has happened. The road is cut off.
The second picture tells us that a disease has broken out and is probably spreading.
In the third picture, we can see a ship sinking.
The fourth picture shows us a dense jungle.
In the fifth picture, we can see an astronaut in space.
The sixth picture shows us a severe drought.
2. What difficulties would people have surviving in these situations
Activity 3 Facing crisis
How much do you know about the novel
The novel Robinson Crusoe tells the story of a young Englishman Robinson Crusoe went on an adventure by ship. The ship was lost and he stayed on an island for 28 years. He tried to survive by cooking, farming, harvesting the crops. But he felt very lonely on the island. Finally Crusoe left the island by a British ship and returned to England.
Before-listening---Background information(背景)
Before-listening---Surviving on an island
Necessary things for survival
Living
a cave
a hut(a small house)
build a fence(栅栏、篱笆)
Clothing
sew animal skins together
tree leaves
Cooking
raw(uncooked)
make a fire
rub wood together
Others
herb
tools for survival
Listen to the conversation and choose the ideas NOT conveyed by the speakers.
1. The story of Robinson Crusoe is a very sad survival story.
2. It takes great patience for Robinson Crusoe to survive on the island.
3. Robinson Crusoe is a clever and optimistic man.
4. Robinson Crusoe’s words are good suggestions when we are faced with a crisis.
5. The most important reason for Robinson Crusoe’s survival is his calmness.
While listening
P87 6
positive attitude
lose his head
gets necessary things
lives in a cave
builds a fence
makes a fire
out of wood
sewing animal skins together
knowledgeable
widen and deepen his cave
ruined by a landslide / ruined by a fall of earth
feel depressed
redoes the work, using wooden posts to make the cave stronger than before
looks more upon the bright side of his condition, and less upon the dark side
Listen again and complete the diagram
Imagine you have to survive in a dangerous place. Write a survival story.
Homework
