外研版选修8 Module 1 Deep South Reading 课件（23张PPT）

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外研版选修八 Module1 Reading
Antarctica: the last continent
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Asia
North
America
Europe
Africa
South
America
Oceania
Antarctica
Arctic Ocean
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2
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5
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A
A
B
C
D
Asia
Antarctica
What
What
is the world’s largest continent?
is the world’s coldest and driest continent?
Antarctica
the North Pole
has more ice
has penguins
has the longest period of total darkness
has no inhabitants
is protected by an international agreement
has mountains and volcanoes
Module1 Deep South---- Reading
Antarctica: the last continent
To get general ideas
1. Read the passage and choose a
heading for each paragraph.
A great place for researchers
Plants and animals
The Antarctic Treaty
The discovery of Antarctica
The land
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
To get detailed information
1. Which sentence in the text can be
replaced by the following one?
Strictly speaking, Antarctica is a desert
since there is almost no rain or snow
there all the year round.
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Task 1: Read Para. 1 and finish:
With annual rainfall close to zero, Antarctica is technically a desert.
2. Fill in blanks.
Inhospitable: It’s the coldest and the _____ on Earth and 98% of the surface is covered with __________.
driest
the ice cap
Task 2: Read Para. 2-3 and finish:
1. 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.
2. True or false
a. There are lots of white rocks in
Antarctica.
b. Gases and minerals, in the form of
volcanic dust trapped in the ice, can
tell us a lot about what the world’s
climate was like in past ages.
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3. What are mentioned as important
evidences for researchers in
Antarctica? (多选)
A. Ice.
B. Rocks.
C. Flowering plant.
D. Gases and minerals.
Task 3: Read Para. 4-5 and finish:
last
first
1. Fill in the blanks.
It was the _____ continent to be discovered and the _____ person to set foot on its mainland was Carstens Borchgrevink.
Carstens Borchgrevink
the first man to set foot on the
Antarctic mainland
2. Which of the following is NOT true
about the aim of the Antarctic Treaty?
A. To prevent the commercial and military use of the continent.
B. To prevent Antarctica from nuclear
tests and radioactive waste.
C. To promote international scientific projects.
D. 80% of the world's population have signed the treaty.
D
The summary of the text:
The nature state of Antarctica and process of discovery, as well as the spirit of international friendship under the Antarctic Treaty
1. Let us receive much information about Antarctica. 2. Focus on the protection and research of Antarctica.
1. It’s a mysterious place on the earth.
2. Human beings did much for discovering and protecting Antarctica.
3. We should go on researching and protecting the last continent.
Main idea
Writing purpose
What we can learn from it
Would you like to go to the Antarctica? Why or why not?

Write a description about Antarctica.(根据课文内容写一篇关于南极洲的说明文)（120字左右）