2. 1. 在世界的另一端 2. 一段 400 英里的旅程 3. 一次充满危险和挑 战的旅程 4. 即将来临 5. 支起帐篷 6. 怒吼的狂风 7. 把 … 吹走 8. 高声地 9. 平息 10. 毫无预兆 11. 正被挂在 … 上 12. 绑着雪橇的绳子 13. 感激 … 很健康 14. 用左脚站立 15. 趴着 16. 挣扎着跪 / 站起来 17. 毫不后悔 18. 面对 … 的挑战 19. 脑袋撞地后发晕 20. 单独旅行

3. 1.All of the students were ______ by the ______ speech given by the headmaster. A.inspired, inspired B. inspiring ; inspiring C. inspired; inspiring D. inspiring; inspired 2. He was successful ____ English study. A. in B. with C. to D. on 3. How do you ___ a car accident when it happens? A. do about B. do with C. deal with D. deal about C A D

4. 1.be known as / for/ to/ in Pearl S. Buck ___________ a writer. He __________ all in our village. Guilin __________her beautiful mountains and rivers. He __________ the town where he was born. You’ll __________ an artist. It ___________ all that the moon travels around the earth. is known as is known to is known for is known in be known as is known to 2. It is said that = people say that It is hoped /believed / reported/ thought/ known that… ;

5. 据说大火将会很快被扑灭。 人们认为他是一个诚实的孩子。 3. as it is(was) 根据现在情况看，就现在这个 样子。用于句子开头或结尾 Don’t move the books. Leave them as they are. As it is,we can beat them. 4. 表倍数的几种句型 1 ） A+be+ 倍数 +as+ 形容词原级 +as+B 2 ） A+be+ 倍数 + 形容词比较级 +than+B

6. Women can hold up half of the sky. A Chinese saying goes:

7. Alone In Antarctica

8. Do you know where the North Pole and the South Pole lie? the North Pole the South Pole -----the Arctic (Ocean) -----Antarctica

11. Pre-reading 1.What will you take with you? Why? 2. Do you know the names of three countries that are part of the North Pole? What about the South Pole? 3.Which animals live on the North Pole? And which on the South Pole? 4.Why do polar bear never eat penguins?

12. boots backpack sleeping-bag tent Imagine that you are traveling alone to the south pole.What will you take with you? gloves

13. sled skis ice pick compass

14. Do you know which animals live on the North Pole?

15. Polar bear

16. Do you know which other animals also live on the North Pole? snow fox wolf killer whale reindeer （驯鹿） rabbit seal

17. Do you know which animals live on the South Pole?

18. penguin

21. whale seal walrus

22. Oh, I’ ll never eat you Why does the polar bear says so? Because polar bears live only on the North pole while penguins live only on the South Pole.

23. Alone in Antarctica

24. a group of dogs (a dog team) The dog team is pulling the sled.

26. Helen Thayer born and educated in New Zealand, went to America later a ski racer and instructor and climbing instructor climbed many high mountains in the world, including in China world adventurer, first woman to travel alone at the North Pole at 50 and the South Pole at 60 wrote a book about her journey to the Pole titled Polar Dream world adventurer

27. Let’s learn some new words mile n. 英里 sled n. 雪橇 stormy adj. 暴风雨的 threaten vt. 威胁； 预示 thaw vt. 解冻 slope n. 斜坡 bottom n. 底部 optimistic adj. 乐观的 expedition n. 远征 woozy adj. 眩晕的 shelter n. 掩蔽 regret n. 遗憾；悔恨 solo adj. 单独的 extreme adj. 极端的 extremely adv. 非常地 climate n. 气侯 value vt. 重视；估价 ; n. 价值

28. Time Ways Result Destination Reason Process: Antarctica celebrate her 60th birthday November 1st-23rd, 1997 walk and ski alone an experience of solo travel

29. Time WeatherWhat happened to her? The first days The 3rd-11th day November 12th A few days later The 22nd day The next morning The process ： fine,icy, not strong Begin her journey Stormy, windy Continue her journey The storm died down Celebrate her birthday Fall into a hole, get out increase the workday had a bad accident; hurt leg, struggle to feet

30. Main ideas of each paragraph: Par1 The journey of challenge and danger began Par 2 &3 The first days of the journey Par 4 Her birthday in Antarctica Par5 Self rescue Par 6&7 A bad accident Par 8 Making a decision

31. The first 2 days the weather was _____. The wind ___ but not very _____ and there was bright ________ 24 hours a day. But changes were just _________________. good icy strong sunshine around the corner the first 2 days

32. On the 3rd day I was struggling through _____________ and during the next week the wind grew ________ and I found myself spending ____________ in my tent. stormy weather stronger a whole day the 3rd day

33. The winds increased so much that I had to put my tent up before the winds became too ______. howling stormthreaten to blow … away, but… strong howling storm

34. On Nov. 12 the storm _________. I wanted to make that day _____ because… I ______ a _____ cake over my fire,_____ a candle on the top,___ it and sang “Happy birthday to me”____________. died down special thawedfrozen placed lit at the top of my voice her birthday in Antarctica

35. My world _____________ from under my skis. I had fallen into a hole and was ________ on the roped tied to the ____. dropped out hanging climb out/be thankful for self rescue sled

36. On the _____ day I had a bad accident with the sled and hurt my ____. I couldn’t ______ on my left leg and my head was _____ from hitting the ground. 22nd legstand woozy struggle/get the tent up/drag/lie/make a decision a bad accident

37. Retelling ski alone icy stormy wind tent

38. wind/howling/blow away birthday / thaw / sing fall/hang on the rope/climb out hurt leg/woozy/climb into/ die

39. Post-reading  What kind of woman is Helen Thayer? What kind of woman is Helen Thayer?  Do you admire Helen Thayer? Why?  What should we learn from Helen Thayer?

40. Summary: What kind of woman is Helen Thayer?  Helen Thayer is a special woman.  She has a very strong will.  She enjoys great challenges.  She is brave and very active.  She also knows that the people in her life, such as her family, are more important than her personal achievement.

41. What proverbs can you think of after learning this passage? Where there is a will,there is a way. Nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his heart on it.

44. stormy weather stronger wind howling storm thaw a cake, place a candle, light and sing optimistic fall into a hole self rescue calm hurt left leg hit the head get up strong-willed solo travel in an extreme climate courageous birthday weather accidents without regret decisive struggle & stay experience Step 4 Post-task

45. Answer the following questions: When was she born? Where did the writer decide to celebrate her 60 th birthday? When did she begin her 400-mile journey? What was the weather on the first days? What about the third day? 5. Did she fall into the bottom of a hole? 6. What happened on the 22 nd day of the expedition? 7. What decision did Helen make after the accident?

46. Questions 1.What was the whether like during her expedition? 2.Where did she stay when the wind grew stronger? 3.How did she spend the day of November 12? 4.What happened when she was moving forward over a slop? 5.What happened on the 22 nd day of the expedition?

47. Destination: Reason: Time: Ways; Result Process: The first days:weather,good and bright sunshine. The third day:weather,stormy and windy. November12th:storm died down - a special day A few days later:fall into a hole; get out The 22 nd day: increase my workday The next morning: had a bad accident; hurt leg; struggle to my feet.

51. “ T ” or “ F ”. 1.She spent her 50 th and 60 th birthday in Antarctica. 2. During her first days in the expedition, the weather was very good though the wind was icy. 3.Every November there was bright sunshine 24 hours a day. F T F

52. “ T ” or “ F ”. 4. Her birthday fall on the 22th day when she began her journey to the South Pole. 5.She had got self-rescue training before the expedition. 6.She will never forget her solo travel in the South pole. F T T

53. Choices 1)Antarctica is another name for A. Australia B. the South Pole C. the North Pole D. Canada

54. 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.Canada

55. 3)Helen Thayer was born on_____________. A.1 November 1937 B.12 November 1937 C. 22 November 1947 D.1 November 1997

56. 4)On the 22 nd day of the expedition Helen Thayer had an accident. What happened? A.She was attacked by a polar bear. B.Her tent was blown away by the storm C. She fell into a hole that was a few hundred feet deep. D.The sled knocked her over and hurt her leg.

57. 5)What decision did Helen take 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.

58. R ead and understand the text

60. Is it beautiful? Where is it? What’s the weather like there? How is the living condition there? What animals live there? Questions

62. 1. Do you know anything about the writer? Helen Thayer was born and educated in New Zealand. She went to America later. She was a ski racer and instructor and climbing instructor. She climbed many high mountains in the world. She also climbed in China. She wrote a book about her journey to the Pole titled Polar Dream.

65. at the opposite end of the world 在世界的另一端在世界的另一端 a 400—mile journey 一段400英里的旅程一段400英里的旅程 a journey full of challenge and danger 一次充满危险和挑战的旅程一次充满危险和挑战的旅程 around the corner 即将来临即将来临 put up a tent 支起帐篷支起帐篷 a howling storm 怒吼的狂风怒吼的狂风 blow..away 把…吹走把…吹走 at the top of one’s voice 高声地高声地 die down 平息平息 without warning 毫无预兆毫无预兆 be hanging on … 正被挂在…上正被挂在…上 the rope tied to the sled 绑着雪橇的绳子绑着雪橇的绳子 be thankful for 感激…感激… be in good health 很健康很健康 stand on one’s left leg 用左脚站立用左脚站立 on hands and knees 趴着趴着 struggle to one’s knees/ feet 挣扎着跪/站起来挣扎着跪/站起来 without regret 毫不后悔毫不后悔 meet the challenge of 面对…的挑战面对…的挑战 My head was woozy from hitting the ground 脑袋撞地后发晕脑袋撞地后发晕 solo travel 单独旅行单独旅行 at the opposite end of the world 在世界的另一端 a 400—mile journey 一段 400 英里的旅程 a journey full of challenge and danger 一次充满危险和挑战的旅程 around the corner 即将来临 put up a tent 支起帐篷 a howling storm 怒吼的狂风 blow..away 把 … 吹走 at the top of one’s voice 高声地 die down 平息 without warning 毫无预兆 be hanging on … 正被挂在 … 上 很健康 the rope tied to the sled 绑着雪橇的绳子 be thankful for 感激 … be in good health stand on one’s left leg 用左脚站立 on hands and knees 趴着 struggle to one’s knees/ feet 挣扎着跪 / 站起来 without regret 毫不后悔 meet the challenge of 面对 … 的挑战 My head was woozy from hitting the ground 脑袋撞地后发晕 solo travel 单独旅行

66. Q1. A warm coat, gloves, a cap, wool pants, boots, dark sunglasses, rope, skis or snowshoes, a tent, sled, a cellphone, dried food, compass, maps, a sleeping bag, matches, cooking fuel. Drinking water Q2: Norway, Sweden, Russia, Finland, US, Canada and so on. Q3: South Africa, Australia, New Zealand

68. Unit17 Great women Reading Alone In Antarctica