课件23张PPT。2岁北极看熊4岁南极看企鹅 杭州boy或创下世界纪录!A news story抵达南极洲拍摄帽带企鹅一家人在南极露营画作：野生动物是朋友 Why do you think the boy wanted to go to Antarctica?ThinkingWords for reference:impressive, mysterious, inhospitable, beautiful, heart-shaking, rare, vast, enormous, abundant, violent, harsh, various Why do you think the boy wanted to go to Antarctica?ThinkingWords for reference:impressive, mysterious, inhospitable, beautiful, heart-shaking, rare, vast, enormous, abundant, violent, harsh, various Antarctica: the Last ContinentRead the passage and match the headings with each paragraphRead for general ideaAttention :When we read for general idea, we go through the passage quickly to get the general idea of the whole passage and each paragraph. We don’t need to read word by word.A great place for researchers
Plants and animals
The Antarctic Treaty
The discovery of Antarctica
The landPara 1
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Para 5Read the passage and match the headings with each paragraphRead for general ideaRead for detailed informationSince we know the general idea of the passage, let’s find some useful details one part by one part while the second reading. Attention : When reading for details, we read the useful parts word by word and make sure to understand the meanings. Please read Part 1 again and finish Exercises 1& 2
For para. 1& 2 , brainstorm proper adjectives to describe Antarctica.
For para. 3, why is Antarctica a great place for researchers? Read for detailed information
--- Part 1 The basic information of Antarctica (para. 1- 3) 1. Brainstorm proper adjectives for the blanks an inhospitable placecoldest, driestrarevasthigh/ enormousinactive frozenabundant/ thickstrong/ harshvariouslong/ continuousrare/ adaptablea nature reserve2.For para.3, why is Antarctica a great place for researchers?①_________________________________________
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___________________________________________ The ice has become a window on the past, and give researchers lots of useful information Gases and minerals can tell us a lot about what the world’s climate was like in the past ages.
Most of Antarctic rocks are meteorites from outer space and may contain evidence of extra-terrestrial life. Please read part 2 again and think about the following questions.
For para. 4, summarize what happened in the times.
2. For para. 5, why is the Antarctic Treaty important?Read for detailed information
--- Part 2 People’s activities (para. 4& 5) 1. Summarize what happened in the times James Cook crossed the Antarctic Circle late 18th centuryCarstens set foot on Antarctic mainlandin 1895South Pole was finally reached!On 11th December, 1911Antarctica got its name.Europeans discovered America2. For para. 5, why is the Antarctic Treaty important? The treaty shows that a spirit of international friendship has replaced the rivalry. The general aim of the treaty is to prevent the commercial and military use of the continet.
The treaty make Antarctica the most successful symbol of man’s efforts to work together for progress and peace.The decrease of wildlifeThe melting iceThe destruction of continentAntarctica is being threatened!
3. Write a possible measure for the following problems in your own words.Read for detailed information
Have a try!Possible measures①For the decrease of wildlife, we can carry out some programs to raise and release more animals into Antarctica.
②For destruction of continent, _________________
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③For pollution, ______________________________
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④ For melting ice, ___________________________
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Critical thinking we can set a limit on the number of people travelling across Antarctica. we can help raise the awareness of protecting Antarctica. we can live a low-carbon life to stop the process of global warming. If you have a little brother and after learning about the news story he really longs to travel across Antarctica, what will you do?
① If you support your little brother, how would you persuade your parents to agree?
② If you don’t support your little brother, how would you persuade him to give up the idea?Discussion and presentationAttention:
Please combine your own ideas with information from the passage.1. We won’t have a society if we destroy the environment. (Margaret Mead)
2. Only to obey nature in order to overcome nature. (Charles Darwin)
3. You will never enjoy the world aright, till the sea itself flows in your vein, till you are clothed with heavens, and crowned with stars. (Thomas Traherne)
4. Nature is kind of a loving mother, but also a butcher in cold blood. (Victor Hugo)
Extended view--- Voice from Great Men★★ We should live in harmony with nature！1. some words to describe Antarctica
2. some information related to Antarctica
3. some real-life sentences
4. the awareness of “live in harmony with nature”What we have got in class Based on what you have learned in class, try to enrich and better your opinions on your litter brother’s longing to travel across Antarctica and write a composition about it. (100- 120 words)Homework
