Lesson 4 Journey to the Antarcticppt课件

1、,Lesson 4 Journey to the Antarctic,How much do you know about the Antarctic?,the Antarctic the southernmost continent,mostly uninhabitable,penguin,seal,salangane,Geography,Land:,14 million sq km (280,000 sq km ice-free, 13.72 million sq km ice-covered),Location:,the southern most continent,the colde

2、st, windiest, and driest continent,mostly uninhabitable,penguin, seal, salangane,Climate:,Inhabitation:,Animals:,What do you think of the Antarctic? Can you use some adjectives to describe it?,beautiful,fantastic,amazing,freezing,dangerous,mysterious,Antarctica is so fascinating that people always t

3、ry to explore it. But can you imagine how dangerous it is to go to the Antarctic?,on ones way Norwegian preparation sledge break down shock goal ambition exhausted run out of,在途中 n. 挪威人 n. 准备，预备 n. 雪车，雪橇 损坏，不能运转 vt. 震惊，惊骇 n. 目的，目标 n. 志向，抱负 adj. 疲惫的 用完，耗尽,Vocabulary,hopeless cheerful distant carry on

4、 within sadness function patience nationality aim,adj. 没有希望的 adj. 愉快的，高兴的 adj. 远处的，久远的 继续做(某事) prep. 在里面 n. 悲哀，忧伤 vt. 运转，起作用 n. 耐心，忍耐力 n. 国籍 n.目标，目的,Vocabulary,Reading,Look at the title and photos and guess the answers to these questions. 1.Which Pole did they race to? 2.When did they go? 3.Who reac

5、hed the Pole first?,The Race to the Pole,Amundsen,Amundsen, Norwegian, the first man to break the awesome silence of the worlds southernmost point in 1911,L to R: Wilson, Evans, Scott, Oates and Bowers,Scott and his four companions had a race with Amunden to the South Pole, but they arrived one mont

6、h later.,1.The South Pole 2. 1910-1911 3. Amundsen,Answers to the questions,Skim the passage to get main ideas,1. Whats the writers attitude towards Captain Scott and his team? He is mildly critical. He is strongly critical. He is in favor of them. His attitude is not clear.,Reading Comprehension I,

7、2. The author quoted Scotts words in order to make the article _. better-known B. better-organized C. more persuasive D. more interesting,Read the passage carefully to solve difficult points,1. expedition go on an expedition 去探险 make an expedition 远征，探险 a polar expedition 极地探险队,Language points,探险; 远

8、征; 探险队,2. break down a. （机器, 车辆等）坏了 We are sorry to arrive late, but the car broke down. b. （身体）跨了 His health broke down.,break in 蹩脚英语 break in on/upon 非法进入, 强行进入 break out 使人心碎 break ones heart 爆发, 突然讲出 broken English 打搅, 使停顿,3. have difficulty/problem with sth. have difficulty/problem (in) doing

9、sth. 干某事有困难 e.g. I dont have much difficulty with English grammar. He has some difficulty (in) understanding that mans accent.,Amundsens team won the race.,The return journey which was of great difficulty.,Scott and his companions became heroes because of great courage.,Get the main idea of each par

10、t.,Scan the passage to get detailed information,Scott and Amundsen started their journeys in the polar spring. 2. Scotts use of motor sledges and ponies was a success. 3. Amundsen traveled more quickly than Scott. 4. When they got to the Pole, Scotts expedition had a celebration. 5. Captain Oates we

11、nt for a walk and got lost in a snow storm. 6. Scotts last letter was to his wife.,T,F,T,F,F,T,True or False.,Reading Comprehension ,1.Why did Amundsen succeed while Scott failed? Because Amundsen reached the Pole first. Because Scotts companions died half way. Because it was too cold in Antarctica.

12、 Because Scotts sledges broke down.,Choose the best answer.,Reading Comprehension ,2. What did Scotts team achieve? They became rich for the trip. They got nothing but pity. They became the first to reach the Pole. They collected rocks that proved Antarctica had once been covered by plants.,3. Why d

13、id Scott and his men become heroes? They showed great courage all the time. They collected valuable rocks. They died for the expedition. They made great contribution to the world.,Quiz,Vocabulary: Wordbuilding,Make nouns or adjectives from the words in brackets.,Key: 1. preparation 2. hopeless 3. ch

14、eerful 4. distant 5. sadness 6. difficulty,Quiz,Make adjectives, verbs or adverbs from these nouns.,polar,organized,explored,explore,organize,courageous,successful,succeed,successfully,patient,prepared,ambitious,prepare,patiently,ambitiously,courageously,encourage,Quiz,Translation.,First, his two sl

15、edges _(坏了), and then the horses began to_ (应付不了) the snow and the cold. The men were_(精疲力竭) and were _(食品也快吃完了).,broke down,have serious difficulties with,exhausted,running out of food,3. Later, these rocks proved that _. (在遥远的过去，南极洲曾经被植被覆盖） 4. The news of Scotts death _(震惊)the world. He had _ (南极之旅未能夺冠), but the extraordinary courage shown by Captain Scott