课件17张PPT。Unit 8 AdventureLesson 4
Journey to the AntarcticObjectives By the end of the class, you will be able to
1. understand the meanings of the new words and expressions in the context.
2. solve some reading problems under skimming and scanning;
3. talk about the spirit of exploration of human beings.How much do you know about the Antarctic?Location: continent is mostly within south of the Antarctic Circle
Geography:
fifth-largest continent
14 million sq km(280,000sq km ice-free,13.72 million sq km ice-covered);
the coldest, windiest, highest (on average), and driest continent;
mostly uninhabitable the cute sealthe clever penguins salanganeAntarctica has no permanent residents. It is the one place in the world that is owned by no one and is owned by everyone.The Race to the PoleA competition to see who is the fastestCaptain ScottRoald AmundsenThe leader of each teamPara.1
Para.2&4
Para.5&8
Para.9Read the text quickly and match the headings The race to the South Pole was on. Scott and his companions became heroes because of great courage.The return journey which was of great difficulty.
Amundsen’s team won the race.
Scott and Amundsen started their journeys in the polar spring.
2. Scott’s use of motor sledges and ponies(小马) was a success.
3. Amundsen traveled more quickly than Scott.
4. When they got to the pole,scotte's team had a celebration.
5. Captain Oates went for a walk and got lost in a snow storm.
6. Scott’s last letter was to his wife.True or FalseMatch the words with these definitions. sledge,shocked,ambition,hopeless,exhausted, run out of, cheerful, anxiously,distant,carry on,within,break down,worriedly;
stop functioning;
extremely surprised;
sth.you want to achieve;
extremely tired;
equipment used for moving on snow; have nothing left/use up;
without hope;
happy;
far away;
continue;
inside;Detailed reading: The race to the pole1 Why did Amundsen succeed and Scott fail?2 What did Scott's team achieve?3 How did you feel after reading the story?Amundsen succeeded because
Scott failed because 1 Why did Amundsen succeed and Scott fail?Detailed reading: The race to the polehe made rapid progress . He had teams of dogs pulling the sledges and his men were on skis. he and his men had to push the sledges themselves when the motor sledges broke down and the ponies had difficulties with the snow and the cold.They reached
They collected
They became heroes because of 2 What did Scott's team achieve?3 How did you feel after reading the story?the Pole although they didn't win the race .rocks that proved Antarctica had once been covered by plants.their courage. I feel ……
I think they were …… On one hand, even if they arrived late, they overcame all the difficulties and arrived eventually.
On the other hand, they carried 20 kilos of rocks all the way with them on their way back, which proved that at one time in the distant past the Antarctic was covered by plants. This is a great contribution to the world!
Finally, faced with the coming death, they could “walk” to their death without fear. Such extraordinary courage made them into real heroes even if they failed to win the race.Voice your opinion L to R: Wilson, Evans, Scott,
Oates and Bowers What makes a person risk his/her life for adventure? Is it worth risking your life for adventure?