Module3-Unit8-Lesson4-Journey-to-the-Antarctic 学案

1、.*;The Students SheetModule3 Unit8 Lesson4 Journey to the Antarctic班级： 姓名： Read the Background Information and ignore忽略 new words in it:I.The introduction of The Antarctic:1.The area of the Land: 14 million sq km 280,000 sq km ice-free, 13.72 million sq km ice-covered 2.Size: the fifth-largest conti

2、nent, following Asia, Africa, North America, and South America, but larger than Australia and the subcontinent of Europe3.Location: continent mostly south of the Antarctic Circle4.Geography: the coldest, windiest, highest on average, and driest continent; during summer, more solar radiation reaches

3、the surface at the South Pole than is received at the Equator; mostly uninhabitableII.The famous explorers to the Antarctic:1.Roald Amundsen'a:mndsn, born in 1872 near Oslo, Norway, left his mark as one of the most successful polar explorers ever born. On December 14th 1911, he stood victoriousl

4、y at the South Pole. He reached a goal that was the dream of many men. For the first time, human voices broke the awesome silence of the world's southernmost point.2.Robert Falcon Scottskt was born at Outlands on June 6, 1868. He had a race with Roald Amunsden to the South Pole. StepI: Predictio

5、nLook at the title and photos on P28 and guess the answers to these questions.1. Which Pole did they race to?2. Who reached the Pole first?Step II: Read to learnWhile-reading 1: Now read the first four paragraphs within 3 minutes to check your guesses.While-reading 2: Read the following paragraphs a

6、nd divide the paragraphs into four parts and match the parts with their topics within six minutes.Part1 Para_ -_ a the heroich'rk spiritPart2 Para_ -_ b the doomedcertain to fail dumd returnPart3 Para_ -_ c reaching the polePart4 Para_ d preparations,prep'ren for the raceWhile-reading3: Scan

7、寻读 the text. Are these statements true T or false F?1 Scotts use of sledges and horses was a success. 2 Amundsen travelled more quickly than Scott. 3 When they got to the Pole, Scotts team had a celebration. 4 Captain Oates went for a walk and died in a snow storm. 5 Scotts last letter was to his wi

8、fe. While-reading 4:Read the Reading Strategies as fast as possible: Dealing With Difficult Words Read the sentence the word is in and decide what kind of word it is e.g. adjective, noun etc. Read the paragraph the word is in and try to work out the meaning from the context. Check the context to see

9、 if the meaning fits, e.g. “sledge is possibly a kind of equipment on snow. This meaning fits the context of the sentences. Now use a dictionary to check the exact meaning of the word.1. Find out the following words in the text:sledges，broke down, ambition, distant.2.Read the Paragraph the word is i

10、n and try to work out the meaning from the context.3.Choose the correct meaning of the underlined words.1 L10: He had dogs pulling the sledges and all his men were on skis. A. carriage B. equipment used for moving on snowPart of speech词性: nounClue线索: Meaning : 2 L14: Scott soon had problems. First,

11、his two sledges broke down and then the horses began to have serious difficulties. After a while, they had to push the sledges. break down: A. stopped functioning运转 B. lost in snowPart of speech: phrasal verb成语动词Clue: Meaning : 3 L20-22 They were shocked when they saw Norwegian flag. And he wrote sa

12、dly in his dairy: we have now lost the goal of our ambition and goodbye to most of our dreams. ambition A. way back home B. sth. you want to achievePart of speech: Clue: Meaning : 4 L34 These rocks proved that at one time in the distant past the Antarctic was covered by plants A. far away B. deep un

13、der the snow Part of speech: Clue: Meaning : Practice阅读专项训练-猜测词义题1. Children are always boasting. They say things like “My Dads car is bigger than your Dads, “My Mom is smarter than yours. and “My family has more money than yours.The word “boasting means _.A. 骄傲 B. 吹牛 C. 顽皮 D. 幼稚2. The old woman has

14、 a strange habit to keep over 100 cats in her house. Her neighbor all call her an eccentric lady. The word “eccentric means _. A. 爱猫的 B. 古怪的 C. 闲不住 D. 动物保护主义者3. He is a resolute man. Once he made up his mind to do something, he wont give it up halfway. The word “resolute means _. A. weak B. firm C.

15、kind D. clever4.Today young couples often spend lots of their money on appliances, for instance, washing machines, refrigerators and color televisions. The word “appliances means _. A.家具 B.汽车 C.家用电器 D.住房5. When he reached the place with his army, he found an impassable river in front of him. A.可通过的

16、B.不可通过的 C.被冻住的 D.污浊的HomeworkARead plenty of good books. When you come across a new word, or a new meaning of an old word, stop and see if you can understand it from its context. If you can't, and if you can manage without interrupting the thought of the book too much, look it up in a dictionary

17、or ask somebody and then repeat its meaning to yourself a couple of times. If you are really conscientious认真的, write the word and its meaning in a personal vocabulary list preferably using it in a sentence, or you can keep a special vocabulary notebook. Go over the list from time to time. Further, t

18、ry to use a new word in writing or conversation a few times over the next several days. Listen to good talks and be alert to new words you hear or to new meanings of words you already know. Then treat them just as you treat the new words you read. Learn and be alert to the parts of words: prefixes,

19、suffixes'sfks后缀 and roots. Knowing them enables you to make intelligent guesses about the meaning of words. If you are studying a foreign language, be alert to words in that language which relate to words in English. English has inherited继承 or borrowed much of its vocabulary of 500 000600 000 wo

20、rds from Latin, Greek, French, Spanish and German. 1. The phrase “be alert to in the second paragraph may best be replaced by “_. A. look at B. pay attention toC. write down D. learn by heart2. In the third paragraph, the word “them refers to _. A. the parts of wordsB. prefixesC. suffixesD. rootsBDo

21、reen Sykora is now a junior at McGill University. She had a difficult time when she first began college. She said, “I was always well prepared for my examinations. But when I go into class to take the exam, I would fall apart. I could just blank out because of nervousness and fear. Hitoshi Sakamoto,

22、 an anthropology人类学 student at Temple University in Tokyo reports similar experiences.These two young students were experiencing something called test anxiety. Because a student worries and is stressed加压力于 about a test, his or her mind does not work as well as it usually does. The student cannot wri

23、te or think clearly because of the severe tension and nervousness.3. The phrase “blank out in Paragraph 1 refers to “_. A. lose interest in the exam B. refuse to take the examC. get an extra paper D. be unable to think clearlyCMy father was a foreman of a sugar-cane plantation in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. My first job was to drive the oxen that ploughed the cane fields. I would walk behind an ox, guiding him with a broomstick. For $ 1 a day, I worked eight hours straight, with no food bre