Unit8 lesson4 Journey to the Antarctic

Warm up Let’s enjoy the wonderful Antarctic

the clever penguins

the cute seals

What do people do in the wonderful Antarctic?

sailing

Setting station for researching

Japanese catch and kill the whales there

Vocabulary Norwegian n. 挪威人 Norwegian n. 挪威人 preparation n. 准备，预备 preparation n. 准备，预备 sledge n. 雪橇，雪车 sledge n. 雪橇，雪车 shock n. 震惊，惊骇 shock n. 震惊，惊骇 goal n. 目的，目标 goal n. 目的，目标 ambition n. 志向，抱负 ambition n. 志向，抱负 exhausted a. 疲惫的 exhausted a. 疲惫的 hopeless a. 没有希望的 hopeless a. 没有希望的

cheerful a. 愉快的，高兴的 distant a. 远处的，久远的 within prep. 在。。。里面， 在。。。内部 sadness n. 悲哀，忧伤 function n. 运转，起作用 patience n. 耐心，忍耐力 nationality n. 国籍 aim n. 目标，目的

on one’s way 在途中 break down 损坏，不能运转 run out of 用完，耗尽 carry on 继续做某事

Why is the passage entitled The Race to the Antarctic ? It’s about the race between one group of______ explorers led by Scott and one group of _______ ones led by Amundsen,who tried to get the honour to be the first to make it to Antarctica. English Norwegian Pre-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 reached the Pole first? The South Pole Amundsen.

Read fast to get the main idea of each part Para 1 Para 2-4 Para 5-8 Para 9 A. The return journey which was of great difficulty. B. The race to the South Pole was on. C. Scott and his companions became heroes because of great courage. D. Amundsen’s team won the race.

Reading Strategies: Dealing With Difficult Words Read the sentence the word is in and decide what kind of word it is. 找出词语所在的句子, 并判断词语的词性. Read the paragraph the word is in and try to work out the meaning from the context. 阅读词语所在的段落，并从上下文猜出词语的 词义。

Reading Strategies: Dealing With Difficult Words Check the context to see if the meaning fits. 从文章判断词义是否符合上下文意思。 Now use a dictionary to check the exact meaning of the word. 查字典看看词的准确含义。

Read the text carefully. Are these statements true or false? Scott and Amundsen started their journeys in the polar spring. Scott’s use of sledges and horses was a success. Amundsen traveled more quickly than Scott. When they got to the Pole, Scott’s team had a celebration. Captain Oates went for a walk and died in a snow storm. Scott’s latest letter was to his wife. T F T F T T

1.Why did Amundsen succeed while Scott failed? A.Because Amundsen reached the Pole first. B.Because Scott’s companions died half way. C.Because it was too cold in Antarctica. D.Because Scott’s sledges broke down and his horses disagreed with the cold and the wind there. Choose the best answer.

2. What did Scott’s team achieve? A.They became rich for the trip. B. They got nothing but pity. C. They became the first to reach the Pole. D. They collected rocks that proved Antarctica had once been covered by plants.

3. Why did Scott and his men become heroes? A.They showed great courage all the time. B.They collected valuable rocks. C.They died for the expedition. D.They made great contributions to the world.

4. Did Scott and his men survive at last? A. Yes, they did. B. No. They all died a heroic death. C. All died but Scott. D. Only Scott died at last.

5. What’s the writer’s attitude towards Captain Scott and his team? A. He is mildly critical. B. He is strongly critical. C. He has full of respect for them. D. His attitude is not clear.

Read and find the following expressions Para 1- Para 3 收到 … 的短信 receive a message from… 向 … 进发的竞赛开始了 the race to … is on 食物储备 food bases 为 … 做准备 in preparation for… 极地冬夜 polar winter 第一个做 … the first to … 拉雪橇 pull the sledges 前进速度很快 make rapid progress 遇到 … 的麻烦 have serious difficulties with..

Para 4- Para 5 准备回程 prepare for the return journey 感到震惊 be shocked 雄伟目标 goal of ambition 探险史 history of exploration 很快就筋疲力尽 be soon exhausted 食物短缺 run out of food 天气状况 weather conditions 绝望境地 hopeless situation 感到愉快 be cheerful

Para 6 在返程途中 on one’s way back 在返程途中 on one’s way back 一路带回了 … carry…all the way with s.b. 一路带回了 … carry…all the way with s.b. 证实 prove that… 证实 prove that… 在遥远的过去 in the distant past 在遥远的过去 in the distant past 曾经一度 … at one time 曾经一度 … at one time 接下来 the next to … 接下来 the next to … 行走艰难 have great difficulty walking 行走艰难 have great difficulty walking 走向死亡 walk to one’s death 走向死亡 walk to one’s death … 的举动 it is the act of… … 的举动 it is the act of… 希望做 … hope to … 希望做 … hope to …

Para 7 – Para 8 继续向前 carry on 继续向前 carry on 用最后的时间做 … spend some of one’s 用最后的时间做 … spend some of one’s last hours doing… last hours doing… 充满悲伤的信 a letter full of sadness 充满悲伤的信 a letter full of sadness 付出了多大的代价啊 !What a price to pay! 付出了多大的代价啊 !What a price to pay! 震惊了世界 shock the world 震惊了世界 shock the world 输掉了向南极进发的比赛 fail to win the 输掉了向南极进发的比赛 fail to win the race to the Pole race to the Pole 使 … 成为英雄 make…into heroes 使 … 成为英雄 make…into heroes

Find these words in the text and decide what kind of words they are sledge Noun break down run out of Adjective ambition hopeless Phrasal Verbs cheerful distant Prep carry on within shocked

Match the meanings ! sledge 1.stop functioning break down 2.without hope run out of 3.inside ambition 4.equipment used for moving hopeless on snow cheerful 5.continue distant 6.extremely surprised carry on 7.happy within 8.far away shocked 9.something you want to achieve 10.having nothing left

Vocabulary: Word Building Complete the sentences. Make nouns or adjectives from the words in brackets. 1.They had done so much ______ (prepare) that the actual task was easy for them. 2.Without food, water, or a map, their situation was ______ (hope). 3.Even with all her problems, she is still ______ (cheer) every day. preparation hopeless cheerful

Vocabulary: Word Building He wanted to get away from everything so he moved to a _______ (distance) land. Everyone experienced _______ (sad) at the terrible news. All the exams have different levels of _______ (difficult). distant sadness difficulty

Word Building AdjectiveVerbNounAdverb explore pole organisation patience preparation ambition courage success exploredexploreexploration polar organisedorganiseorganisation patientlypatient prepared preparepreparation ambitiousambitiously courageous courageously successful succeedsuccess successfully