课件13张PPT。Antarctica: the Last ContinentAntarctica: the Last Continent Look through the whole passage and find out the main idea of each paragraphPara 1
Para2
Para3
Para4
Para 5Plants and animals
The discovery of Antarctica
The Land
The Antarctic Treaty
A great place for researchersFast-readingPara 1 The Land
Location: around the __________
Area: ________ square kilometers; the 5th_______ continent in the world
Climate: coldest and______ on Earth
Numbers: 90% of_________ ____, 70% of fresh water is in____________,98% is covered in_________
South Pole14 millionlargestdriestthe world’s icea frozen statethe ice capCareful-readingPara 2 animals & plants
What are the animals and plants in Antarctica?
What are the animals and plants in Antarctica?
ANIMALS:
PLANTS:
different types of penguins, flying birds, seals, and whales.two types of flowering plants, mosses, algae, and lichen.Para 2 animals & plantsWhaleFlying BirdsSealMossLichenPara 3 A great place for researchers
1.Why is ice important to researchers?
2. How do gases, minerals and Antarctic rocks help the researchers?
It has become a window of the past, and can give researchers lots of useful informationGases & minerals can tell what the world’s climate was like in the pastMost of Antarctic rocks are meteorites from outer space Careful-readingKunlun Station,China on Antarctica2018-10-2Para 4 How was Antarctica discovered?Process of DiscoveryTheory15th
century
189511th December, 1911Greek geographers
There is a land mass in the south which balances the land in the northEuropean discovered the continent of AmericaJames Cook crossed the Antarctic CircleThe first man set foot on the Antarctic mainlandThe South Pole was reached18th centuryPara 5 The Antarctic TreatyIn 1961 12 Britain France the USAcommercial militarynuclear testradioactive wastescientific projectsargumentsPost-Reading Discussion
What might have happened to Antarctica if there were not an international treaty to protect it?
What might happen to Antarctica if there wasn't an international treaty to protect it?
Disscussion
Use Antarctica peacefully
Save Our Earth Themed “Antarctica: the last continent”, a lecture is to be given .You are expected to write a letter to invite your foreign friend ,Peter, to attend the lecture with you. Details are as follows.Time: May 25th
Place: Beijing Museum
Words:100words LimitedHomeworkThank you allModule 1 Deep South
Reading—Antarctica：the Last Continent
Teaching Procedures
Pre-reading
Lead-in
Questions1：Have you ever seen videos like this one on the Internet？
Questions2: What leads to this phenomenon?
Questions 3:Where can we see the most beautiful view of this kind in the world?
[Purpose: Arouse students’ learning interest and introduce the topic of the class Antarctica.]
While-reading
Fast reading
Look through the whole passage and find out the main idea of each paragraph.
Para 1 Plants and animals
Para.2 The discovery of Antarctica
Para.3 The Land
Para.4 The Antarctic Treaty
Para.5 A great place for researchers
Keys: Para 1 Plants and animals
Para.2 The discovery of Antarctica
Para.3 The Land
Para.4 The Antarctic Treaty
Para.5 A great place for researchers
[Purpose: To make the students grasp the structure of the passage to understand the text better.]
Careful reading
Para 1 The Land
Location: around the __________
Area: ________ square kilometers; the 5th_______ continent in the world
Climate: coldest and______ on Earth
Numbers: 90% of_____________,70% in____________,98% is covered in_________
Keys: the South Pole; 14million; largest; driest; the world’s ice; a frozen state; the ice cap
Para.2 Animals &Plants
What are the animals and plants in Antarctica?
Keys: animals: different types of penguins, flying birds, seals, and whales.
plants: two types of flowering plants, mosses, algae, and lichen.
[Purpose: To get the information about Antarctica itself and the wildlife living on it;
To make preparations for the following studying of other three paragraphs.]
Para.3 A great place for researchers
1.Why is Antarctica a great place for researchers?
2. How does gases, minerals and Antarctic rocks help the researchers?
Keys: 1. It has become a window of the past, and can give researchers lots of useful information
2. Gases & minerals can tell what the world’s climate was like in the past;
most of Antarctic rocks are meteorites from outer space
Para.4 The discovery of Antarctica
Keys: Theory: Greek geographers believe that there is a land mass in the south which balances the land in the north
15th century: European discovered the continent of America
18th century: James Cook crossed the Antarctic Circle
1895: The first man set foot on the Antarctic mainland
11th,December,1911: The South Pole was reached
Time
Countries
_________countries, including_______,________and _________.
to prevent the____________and________ use
Aims
to keep it free from____________and_______________
promote international______________
end about who owns the land
Para 5 The Antarctic treaty(条约)
Keys: In 1961; 12, Britain, France, USA; commercial, military; nuclear test, radioactive waste; scientific research; argument
[Purpose: To know the influences of humans’ activities have on the Antarctica ]
Post-reading
Discussion
What might happen to Antarctica if there wasn't an international treaty to protect it?
[Purpose: To improve students’ ability of expressing themselves by using the vocabularies and phrases in the text]
Homework
Themed “Antarctica: the last continent”, a lecture is to be given .You are expected to write a letter to invite your foreign friend ,Peter, to attend the lecture with you. Details are as follows.
Time: May 25th ; Place: Beijing Museum ; Words:100words Limited
Module 1 Deep South
Reading—Antarctica：the Last Continent
Teaching Procedures
Pre-reading
Lead-in
Questions1：Have you ever seen videos like this one on the Internet？
Questions2: What leads to this phenomenon?
Questions 3:Where can we see the most beautiful view of this kind in the world?
[Purpose: Arouse students’ learning interest and introduce the topic of the class Antarctica.]
While-reading
Fast reading
Look through the whole passage and find out the main idea of each paragraph.
Para 1 Plants and animals
Para.2 The discovery of Antarctica
Para.3 The Land
Para.4 The Antarctic Treaty
Para.5 A great place for researchers
Keys: Para 1 Plants and animals
Para.2 The discovery of Antarctica
Para.3 The Land
Para.4 The Antarctic Treaty
Para.5 A great place for researchers
[Purpose: To make the students grasp the structure of the passage to understand the text better.]
Careful reading
Para 1 The Land
Location: around the __________
Area: ________ square kilometers; the 5th_______ continent in the world
Climate: coldest and______ on Earth
Numbers: 90% of_____________,70% in____________,98% is covered in_________
Keys: the South Pole; 14million; largest; driest; the world’s ice; a frozen state; the ice cap
Para.2 Animals &Plants
What are the animals and plants in Antarctica?
Keys: animals: different types of penguins, flying birds, seals, and whales.
plants: two types of flowering plants, mosses, algae, and lichen.
[Purpose: To get the information about Antarctica itself and the wildlife living on it;
To make preparations for the following studying of other three paragraphs.]
Para.3 A great place for researchers
1.Why is Antarctica a great place for researchers?
2. How does gases, minerals and Antarctic rocks help the researchers?
Keys: 1. It has become a window of the past, and can give researchers lots of useful information
2. Gases & minerals can tell what the world’s climate was like in the past;
most of Antarctic rocks are meteorites from outer space
Para.4 The discovery of Antarctica
Keys: Theory: Greek geographers believe that there is a land mass in the south which balances the land in the north
15th century: European discovered the continent of America
18th century: James Cook crossed the Antarctic Circle
1895: The first man set foot on the Antarctic mainland
11th,December,1911: The South Pole was reached
Time
Countries
_________countries, including_______,________and _________.
to prevent the____________and________ use
Aims
to keep it free from____________and_______________
promote international______________
end about who owns the land
Para 5 The Antarctic treaty(条约)
Keys: In 1961; 12, Britain, France, USA; commercial, military; nuclear test, radioactive waste; scientific research; argument
[Purpose: To know the influences of humans’ activities have on the Antarctica ]
Post-reading
Discussion
What might happen to Antarctica if there wasn't an international treaty to protect it?
[Purpose: To improve students’ ability of expressing themselves by using the vocabularies and phrases in the text]
Homework
Themed “Antarctica: the last continent”, a lecture is to be given .You are expected to write a letter to invite your foreign friend ,Peter, to attend the lecture with you. Details are as follows.
Time: May 25th ; Place: Beijing Museum ; Words:100words Limited
