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 Norwegian n.n. 挪威人挪威人 preparation preparation n.n. 准备，预备准备，预备 sledge sledge n.n. 雪橇，雪车雪橇，雪车 shock shock n.n. 震惊，惊骇震惊，惊骇 goal goal n.n. 目的，目标目的，目标 ambition ambition n.n. 志向，抱负志向，抱负 exhausted exhausted a.a. 疲惫的疲惫的 hopeless hopeless a.a. 没有希望的没有希望的
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.
1910-1911.
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.
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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 expressionsRead and find the following expressionsPara 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 在返程途中 on oneon one’’s way backs way back 一路带回了一路带回了…… carrycarry……all the way with s.b.all the way with s.b. 证实 证实 prove thatprove that…… 在遥远的过去 在遥远的过去 in the distant pastin the distant past 曾经一度曾经一度…… at one timeat one time 接下来 接下来 the next to the next to …… 行走艰难 行走艰难 have great difficulty have great difficulty walkingwalking
走向死亡 走向死亡 walk to onewalk to one’’s deaths death ……的举动 的举动 it is the act ofit is the act of…… 希望做希望做…… hope to hope to ……
Para 7 – Para 8继续向前 继续向前 carry oncarry on用最后的时间做用最后的时间做… … spend some of one’s spend some of one’s
last hours doing…last hours doing…充满悲伤的信 充满悲伤的信 a letter full of sadnessa letter full of sadness付出了多大的代价啊付出了多大的代价啊 !What a price to pay!!What a price to pay!震惊了世界 震惊了世界 shock the worldshock the world输掉了向南极进发的比赛 输掉了向南极进发的比赛 fail to win thefail to win the
race to the Polerace to the Pole使使……成为英雄 成为英雄 make…into heroesmake…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
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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
hopelesscheerful
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).
distantsadness
difficulty
Word BuildingAdjective Verb Noun Adverb
explore
poleorganisation
patience
preparation
ambition
courage
success
explored explore explorationpolar
organised organise organisation
patiently patient
preparedprepare preparation
ambitious ambitiously
courageous courageously
successful succeed success successfully
