unit 8 adventure lesson 4 journey to the antarctic
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课件33张PPT。 Unit 8 Lesson 4
Journey to the AntarcticPeriod 1Teaching objectives At the end of the class, you will be able to
① understand the text generally and in detail.
② learn some important words or phrases from the context.
③ write about the heroes in the story.Lead inWhat are they ?
Where do they live ?② What is the weather like in such a place?
③ Have you ever thought of taking a journey there ? Why or why not?Look at the pictures on P28 & the title .
① Which pole did they go to?
② When / In which season did they go?
③ Who reached the Pole first?Prediction!1. Get the meaning of the words based on the pictures or descriptions.
race sledge disasterPre-readingThe tortoise and the hare are racing. 赛跑race ？a motor sledge. reindeer sledge. sledge？雪车，雪橇disasters 灾难2. words that you need to know in the text.
polar summer / winter
=> 极地夏天/冬天
food bases
=> 食物储备3. Guess the meaning from the given sentences. Pay attention to the red words.
break down ?出故障，坏了★ Scott left on 1 November and soon had problems. First, his two sledges broke down, and then the horses began to have serious difficulties with the snow and the cold. They had to push the sledges themselves. ★ The return journey was one of the
worst in the history of exploration. The
men were soon exhausted and were
running out of food. exhausted ?run out of ?吃光了，没有了very tiredRead the passage very quickly and check your prediction. 1st Reading
check the predictionWhile-readingTaskⅠ. T or F exercise. Correct the mistakes.
Task Ⅱ. Choose the best answer according to the text.
Task Ⅲ. Guess the meaning of the new words or phrases from the context.2nd Reading: read for detailed information. TaskⅠ. T or F exercise ① Scott and Amundsen started their journey in the polar spring.
② Scott’s sledges and horses helped them succeed.
③ When they got to the Pole, Scott’s team were very excited and had a celebration. TFFTask Ⅱ. Multiple Choices① was the first to leave for the Antarctic?
A. Amundsen B. Captain Scott
C. both of them D. neither of them② How did Captain Scott’s team feel when they saw the Norwegian flag there?
A. They felt excited.
B. They felt extremely surprised.
C. They felt exhausted.
D. They felt terrified.
③ What can we infer from the passage?
A. On their return journey, Scott and his men were tired and their food was run out.
B. The Antarctic used to be covered with water at one time in the distant past.
C. Scott wrote to his wife sadly that their end would not be far.
D. In the end, only two people on Scott’s team managed to come back.④ Which statement about Captain Oates is correct?
A. He did not want to die.
B. He did not fear death.
C. He was the first to die in the return journey.
D. He had great difficulty in breathing so he died in the end.Task Ⅲ. Word guessing (Ex.4 on P29.) => find the sentences with the following words or phrases in the text; (blanks)
=> decide what kind of words they are;
=> choose the right definitions according to the context.
1. ambition (line22) 2. hopeless (28) 3. cheerful (line29) 4. distant (line35) 5. meet the end (line44)
6. carry on (line46) definitionsA. something you want to achieve.
B. far away
C. continue
D. end one’s life.
E. without hope
F. happy◆ We have now lost the goal of our
and must face 800 miles of hard pushing—and goodbye to most of our dreams.
◆ Scott started to realize their
situation.
◆ “…we are , but what each man feels in his heart I can only guess.”ambitionhopelesscheerful n. adj. adj. sth. you want to
achievewithout hopehappy◆ Later, these rocks proved that at one time in the past the Antarctic was covered by plants.
◆We all hope to with a similar spirit.
◆ Scott and two of his team members
and got within 11 miles of one of their food bases. distantmeet the endcarried onfar awayadj.end one’s lifecontinue ① Why did Amundsen succeed？
② Why did Scott’s team fail?
③ What did Scott’s team achieve while Amundsen’s did not?
④ Why did Scott and his men become heroes?
⑤ How did you feel after reading the story?3rd Reading read for understanding. ① Why did Amundsen succeed?Amundsen succeeded because he made rapid progress and because he had teams of dogs pulling the sledges and his men were on skis. ② Why did Scott’s team fail?Scott failed because he and his men had to push the sledges themselves when the motor sledges broke down and the horses had difficulties with the snow and the cold.
③ What did Scott’s team achieve while Amundsen’s did not?
Scott’s team collected rocks ,which proved the Antarctic had once been covered by plants on their return journey.
④ Why did Scott and his men become heroes?They became heroes because of their remarkable courage although they didn’t win the race. ④ How did you feel after reading the story?(Option 1) : Write the draft for a biography.
According to the story, only two people on Scott’s team survived the expedition. Now they are to write a biography telling the world what they experienced and how they felt during the exploration. Suppose you are one of them. Write a draft of your biography. Try to use some of the new words or phrases in TaskⅢ. . Post-readingReference questions: 1. When did your team led by Captain Scott start the journey to the Antarctic ?
2. What happened to your sledges and horses on the way to the Antarctic?
3. What trouble did you experience on the way to the destination?
4. Why did you feel shocked when your team finally arrived in the Antarctic?
5. How did you feel when your companions lost their lives?
6. When you came back from the expedition, how did the people in your country and even the whole world think of you and your team?
Optional question:
7. What do you want to say to those who love exploring the world?( Option 2) : Try to analyze who is the winner of the race to the Antarctic based on the following table and represent your reasons why you think he was the winner.Post-readingHOMEWORK1. Read the text and underline the sentences with the following important words or phrases first. Then put the sentences in Chinese. Last, look them up in the dictionary for their usages. ( write them down in the notebooks)
preparation / break down / shock / run out of / carry on / make someone into (heroes)
2. Write the draft.
Journey to the AntarcticPeriod 1Teaching objectives At the end of the class, you will be able to
① understand the text generally and in detail.
② learn some important words or phrases from the context.
③ write about the heroes in the story.Lead inWhat are they ?
Where do they live ?② What is the weather like in such a place?
③ Have you ever thought of taking a journey there ? Why or why not?Look at the pictures on P28 & the title .
① Which pole did they go to?
② When / In which season did they go?
③ Who reached the Pole first?Prediction!1. Get the meaning of the words based on the pictures or descriptions.
race sledge disasterPre-readingThe tortoise and the hare are racing. 赛跑race ？a motor sledge. reindeer sledge. sledge？雪车，雪橇disasters 灾难2. words that you need to know in the text.
polar summer / winter
=> 极地夏天/冬天
food bases
=> 食物储备3. Guess the meaning from the given sentences. Pay attention to the red words.
break down ?出故障，坏了★ Scott left on 1 November and soon had problems. First, his two sledges broke down, and then the horses began to have serious difficulties with the snow and the cold. They had to push the sledges themselves. ★ The return journey was one of the
worst in the history of exploration. The
men were soon exhausted and were
running out of food. exhausted ?run out of ?吃光了，没有了very tiredRead the passage very quickly and check your prediction. 1st Reading
check the predictionWhile-readingTaskⅠ. T or F exercise. Correct the mistakes.
Task Ⅱ. Choose the best answer according to the text.
Task Ⅲ. Guess the meaning of the new words or phrases from the context.2nd Reading: read for detailed information. TaskⅠ. T or F exercise ① Scott and Amundsen started their journey in the polar spring.
② Scott’s sledges and horses helped them succeed.
③ When they got to the Pole, Scott’s team were very excited and had a celebration. TFFTask Ⅱ. Multiple Choices① was the first to leave for the Antarctic?
A. Amundsen B. Captain Scott
C. both of them D. neither of them② How did Captain Scott’s team feel when they saw the Norwegian flag there?
A. They felt excited.
B. They felt extremely surprised.
C. They felt exhausted.
D. They felt terrified.
③ What can we infer from the passage?
A. On their return journey, Scott and his men were tired and their food was run out.
B. The Antarctic used to be covered with water at one time in the distant past.
C. Scott wrote to his wife sadly that their end would not be far.
D. In the end, only two people on Scott’s team managed to come back.④ Which statement about Captain Oates is correct?
A. He did not want to die.
B. He did not fear death.
C. He was the first to die in the return journey.
D. He had great difficulty in breathing so he died in the end.Task Ⅲ. Word guessing (Ex.4 on P29.) => find the sentences with the following words or phrases in the text; (blanks)
=> decide what kind of words they are;
=> choose the right definitions according to the context.
1. ambition (line22) 2. hopeless (28) 3. cheerful (line29) 4. distant (line35) 5. meet the end (line44)
6. carry on (line46) definitionsA. something you want to achieve.
B. far away
C. continue
D. end one’s life.
E. without hope
F. happy◆ We have now lost the goal of our
and must face 800 miles of hard pushing—and goodbye to most of our dreams.
◆ Scott started to realize their
situation.
◆ “…we are , but what each man feels in his heart I can only guess.”ambitionhopelesscheerful n. adj. adj. sth. you want to
achievewithout hopehappy◆ Later, these rocks proved that at one time in the past the Antarctic was covered by plants.
◆We all hope to with a similar spirit.
◆ Scott and two of his team members
and got within 11 miles of one of their food bases. distantmeet the endcarried onfar awayadj.end one’s lifecontinue ① Why did Amundsen succeed？
② Why did Scott’s team fail?
③ What did Scott’s team achieve while Amundsen’s did not?
④ Why did Scott and his men become heroes?
⑤ How did you feel after reading the story?3rd Reading read for understanding. ① Why did Amundsen succeed?Amundsen succeeded because he made rapid progress and because he had teams of dogs pulling the sledges and his men were on skis. ② Why did Scott’s team fail?Scott failed because he and his men had to push the sledges themselves when the motor sledges broke down and the horses had difficulties with the snow and the cold.
③ What did Scott’s team achieve while Amundsen’s did not?
Scott’s team collected rocks ,which proved the Antarctic had once been covered by plants on their return journey.
④ Why did Scott and his men become heroes?They became heroes because of their remarkable courage although they didn’t win the race. ④ How did you feel after reading the story?(Option 1) : Write the draft for a biography.
According to the story, only two people on Scott’s team survived the expedition. Now they are to write a biography telling the world what they experienced and how they felt during the exploration. Suppose you are one of them. Write a draft of your biography. Try to use some of the new words or phrases in TaskⅢ. . Post-readingReference questions: 1. When did your team led by Captain Scott start the journey to the Antarctic ?
2. What happened to your sledges and horses on the way to the Antarctic?
3. What trouble did you experience on the way to the destination?
4. Why did you feel shocked when your team finally arrived in the Antarctic?
5. How did you feel when your companions lost their lives?
6. When you came back from the expedition, how did the people in your country and even the whole world think of you and your team?
Optional question:
7. What do you want to say to those who love exploring the world?( Option 2) : Try to analyze who is the winner of the race to the Antarctic based on the following table and represent your reasons why you think he was the winner.Post-readingHOMEWORK1. Read the text and underline the sentences with the following important words or phrases first. Then put the sentences in Chinese. Last, look them up in the dictionary for their usages. ( write them down in the notebooks)
preparation / break down / shock / run out of / carry on / make someone into (heroes)
2. Write the draft.