Alone in Antarctica Made by Wei haiyang

The South Pole Penguin( 企鹅 ) Whale( 鲸 ) Seal( 海豹 ) Walrus( 海象 )

The North Pole Polar BearArctic Wolf Caribou( 鹿 ) Arctic Fox

Why do polar bears never eat penguins? Polar bears live on the North Pole, while penguins live on the South Pole, so they never meet each other.

True or false: ( ) 1. She spent her 50 th and 60 th birthday in Antarctica. ( ) 2. During her expedition in Antarctica, the weather was very good though the wind was icy. ( ) 3. Helen used to practise self rescue in the mountains. ( ) 4. Helen thawed a frozen cake and sang“Happy birthday”at the low of her voice. ( ) 5.She regretted traveling to the South Pole. ( ) 6.She will never forget her solo travel in the South Pole. F F F T T F 60th The first days top didn’t regret

Task1 Read the first paragraph to answer the following questions. 1.Why did she travel to Antarctica? 2.How did she travel? To celebrate her 60 th birthday. She walked and skied alone without her dog team. Reading

Task 2 Read the second and third paragraphs to answer the question. ----What was the weather like? The wind was icy. The sunshine was bright but sometimes it was stormy. In all, it was changeable.

Task 3 Read the fifth to the seventh paragraphs to answer the questions. ----How many dangerous accidents did she meet and what were they? Two. Falling into the hole ; Getting her leg hurt.

Task 4 Read the last paragraph to answer the question How did her travel end? She made a decision to give up her trip.

Listening: Listen to the text and put these sentences in the right order.

( ) I made a decision without regret. ( ) I practiced self rescue many times in mountains. ( ) I sang “Happy birthday to me”. ( ) I was struggling through the stormy weather. ( ) I hurt my leg and my head was woozy. ( ) I had fallen into a hole and was hanging on the ropes. ( ) I began my journey on November 1 st,

1. Antarctica is another name for ____________ A. Australia B. the South Pole C. the North Pole D. Canada 2. The sun does not go down in Antarctica, so Helen’s workdays were usually ____________ A.2 hours B. more than 12 hours C. less than 12 hours D. 24 hours. 3. Helen Thayer was born on ________. A.1 November 1937 B. 12 November 1937 C. 22 November 1947 D. 1 November 1997 Choices

4. What decision did Helen make after the accident? A. She spent a whole day in her tent. B. she waited till she got better and continued her journey. C. She gave up and went back home. D. She was thankful for all the training she had had. 5.Which can be used as another title for the text? A. First woman to the North Pole. B. Journey of challenge and danger to the South Pole. C. Natural disasters. D. The 60th birthday.

Purpose Weather Way Accident 1 Accident 2 Result Key points: Retelling

Purpose: In order to __________her ____th birthday, Helen decided to travel to the South Pole. 60 celebrate

Weather : The first days the weather was very ____ and there was bright _______ 24 hours a day.On the third day it was _____ and during the next week the wind grew _______. goodsunshine stormy stronger

Way : She walked and _____ alone without ____ team. skied dog

Accident 1: When she was moving forward over a _____, She had _____ into a hole and was hanging on the ropes ____ to the sled. slopefallen tied

Accident 2: She had a bad accident with the ____ and hurt her ____and her head was ______. sledleg woozy

Result : At last, she had to think of her_______ and decided to _______. family go back

Reading In order to celebrate her 60th birthday, Helen decided to travel to the South Pole. The first days the weather was very good,and there was bright sunshine 24 hours a day. On the third day it was stormy and during the next week the wind grew stronger. On the way two accidents happened. When she was moving forward over a slope, she had fallen into a hole and was hanging on the ropes tied to the sled. She had a bad accident with the sled and hurt her leg and her head was woozy. At last, she had to think of her family and decided to go back. It was an experience she shall never forget and value for the rest of her life.

Discussion What kind of woman is Helen Thayer? Describe her in a few sentences. What can we learn from the text?

Discussion What kind of woman is Helen Thayer? Describe her in a few sentences. What can we learn from the text?