3. The beauty of the polar landscape

4. The wildlife in Antarctica

5. vocabulary on one’s way Norwegian preparation sledge break down shock 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

6. goal ambition exhausted run out of hopeless cheerful distant n. 目的，目标 n. 志向，抱负 adj. 疲惫的 用完，耗尽 adj. 没有希望的 adj. 愉快的，高兴的 adj. 远处的，久远的

7. carry on within sadness function patience nationality aim 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

8. What do you think of Antarctic? Can you use some adj. to describe it? beautifulfantasticamazing cold What do you think of Antarctic now? freezingterribledangerous

9. IQ Quiz 1. In which polar season should u go? 2. Which equipments should you take? summer √ dog fire sledgemotorbikehorse water food radio down jacket 羽绒服 jeans 牛仔裤 swimsuittent compass √ √ √ √ √√√

10. 3. What difficulties will you face? stormcoldness run out of fresh water 淡水 run out of foodequipment break down sand stormloneliness fire break out frostbite 冻伤 √√ √ √ √

11. Can you imagine how dangerous it is to go to Antarctic? penguin polar bear grass Plants & flowers whale seal iceberg skyscraper Eskimo 爱斯基摩人 √ √ √ √ 4. What will you see there?

12. sledge pony fossil

13. Scott base at the South Pole Scott

14. 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 reached the Pole first? The South Pole 1910_1911 Amundsen

15. 1.Why did Amundsen succeed and Scott fail? 2. What did Scott’s expedition achieve? 3.Why did Scott and his men become heroes? Line 11~ line 17 Line 63~ line 66 (Line 35~ line 37). Reached Antarctic and collect fossils and rocks that proved Antarctic had once been covered by plants

16. 1. Scott and Amundsen started their journeys in the polar spring. 2. Scott’s use of motor sledges and ponies was a success. 3. Amundsen travelled more quickly than Scott. 4. When they got to the Pole,Scott’s expedition had a celebration. 5. Captain Oates went for a walk and got lost in a snow storm. 6. Scott’s last letter to his wife. T F T F F T

17. Reading Strategies: Dealing with difficult words R e a d t h e s e n t e n c e t h e w o r l d i s i n a n d d e c i d e w h a t k i n d o f w o r d i t i s ( e. g. a d j., n o u n, e t c.) Read the paragraph the word is in and try to work outthe meaning from the context.Read the paragraph the word is in and try to work outthe meaning from the context.

18. C h e c k t h e c o n t e x t t o s e e i f t h e m e a n i n g f i t s, e. g. e x p e d i t i o n i s p o s s i b l y a k i n d o f j o u r n e y. ( T h i s m e a n i n g f i t s c o n t e x t o f t h e s e n t e n c e.) Now use a dictionary to check the exact meaning of the word.Now use a dictionary to check the exact meaning of the word.

19. A. expedition B. depots C. devastated D. bitterly 1.Shocked and sad 2.angrily and unhappily 3.a journey organised for a special purpose 4.a place where things are stored C D A B

20. E. ambition F. desperate G. cheerful H. frostbite I. spirit J. remarkable 1.very bad or serious 2.in a good mood 3.something you want to achieve 4.courage and strength 5.extraordinary 6.frozen fingers and toes F G E I J H

21. Read the text once again and note down everything that you don't understand.