课件12张PPT。WelcomeDong Qing高青二中董清Antarctica: the Last Continent Complete the sentences with words in the box.
adapt explore gravity nuclear trap (v.) treaty inhospitable rivalry permanently
If you ________a place, you hope to discover something there.
2. If you ______to a new situation, you change.
3. A______ is a special written agreement between different countries.
4. _______is a force which makes things fall to earth.
5. If you ______ something or someone, they can’t move.
6. ________energy comes from the centre of an atom.
7. It is an____________ desert .
8. There is great_______ between the two sisters.
9. 98% of the surface is____________ covered in the ice cap.exploreadapttreatyGravitytrapNuclearinhospitablerivalrypermanentlyFast Reading: Read the passage and find out the
main idea of each paragraph
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Para2
Para3
Para4
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It tells us something about the plants and animals in Antarctica.It tells us how Antarctica was discovered.It generally introduces the vast land, such as its
rainfall, size …Antarctica is a great place for researchers.It tells us the background and aims of the
Antarctica Treaty.Check the true statements.
There are mountains and volcanoes in Antarctica.
2. Not many animals live there.
3. There aren’t many plants.
4.There are lots of white rocks in Antarctica.
5. People guessed that Antarctica existed before it was
discovered.
6. The first person to land on Antarctica was British.
7. France was one of the first countries to sign the Antarctica Treaty.TTTTFFFRead the passage and answer the questions:
What is mentioned in the first paragraph about Antarctica? Such as weather ,rainfall,…
What are the animals and plants in Antarctica?
What are important for research in Antarctica?
Who are the 3 important persons that discovered Antarctica?
What’s the aims of the Antarctica Treaty?James CookCarstens BorchgrevinkRoald AmundsenFill in the blanks with the right words.
Antarctica was the ____continent to be discovered. James
Cook, Carstens Borchgrevink and Roald Amundsen were the most important persons to ________ the Antarctica.
Antarctica is the coldest and ______ place on earth. It is also the fifth______ continent in the world. A high mountain, _______ from east to west, cuts the continent into two. In Antarctica, 98% of the surface is covered ___________in the ice cap, _____ on average is two kilometers thick . So its fresh water is in a ______state. Antarctica is a most inhospitable place, as strong winds hit the place frequently.
Yet Antarctica is____ of wildlife, which has _______ to its extreme conditions. There are many kinds of animals, but ___ kinds of plants because of the long winter night, extreme cold and ____ of rainfall.
Antarctica is a great place for researchers. In 1961, a _____ was signed, which made Antarctica the word’s biggest
_______. Now more and more countries has signed the treaty.lastdiscoverdriestlargestrunningpermanentlywhichfrozenfulladaptedfewlacktreatyreserveRetell the text according to the questions and
the short passage in your free time.Discussion:
What can you learn from the explorers to
Antarctica?1. Be brave. 2. Never give up.3. Do co-operation.4. Keep the world peaceful.5. Protect the environment. Homework:
1. Retell the text.
2. Find out some words ,phrases and
sentences that you think important.See you!
