1、Unit8 lesson4Journey to the AntarcticWarm up Lets enjoy the wonderful Antarcticthe clever penguinsthe cute sealsWhat do people do in the wonderful Antarctic?sailingSetting station for researchingJapanese catch and kill the whales therePre-reading1.Can all of us go to the Antarctic?2.Who is the first
2、 person to go to the South Pole?VocabularyNorwegian n.挪威人挪威人preparation n.准备,预备准备,预备sledge n.雪橇,雪车雪橇,雪车shock n.震惊,惊骇震惊,惊骇goal n.目的,目标目的,目标ambition n.志向,抱负志向,抱负exhausted a.疲惫的疲惫的hopeless a.没有希望的没有希望的cheerful a.愉快的,高兴的愉快的,高兴的distant a.远处的,久远的远处的,久远的within prep.在。里面,在。里面,在。内部在。内部sadness n.悲哀,忧伤悲哀,忧伤fun
3、ction n.运转,起作用运转,起作用patience n.耐心,忍耐力耐心,忍耐力nationality n.国籍国籍aim n.目标,目的目标,目的on ones way 在途中在途中break down 损坏,不能运转损坏,不能运转run out of 用完,耗尽用完,耗尽carry on 继续做某事继续做某事Reading Strategies:Dealing With Difficult WordsRead 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 t
4、he 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 WordsCheck the context to see if the meaning fits.从文章判断词义是否符合上下文意思。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。查字
5、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.Scotts use of sledges and horses was a success.Amundsen traveled more quickly than Scott.When they got to the Pole,Scotts team had a celebration.Captain Oates went for a
6、 walk and died in a snow storm.Scotts latest letter was to his wife.TFTFTTRead and find the following expressionsPara 1-Para 3收到收到的短信的短信 receive a message from向向进发的竞赛开始了进发的竞赛开始了 the race to is on食物储备食物储备 food bases为为做准备做准备 in preparation for极地冬夜极地冬夜 polar winter第一个做第一个做 the first to 拉雪橇拉雪橇 pull the
7、sledges前进速度很快前进速度很快 make rapid progress遇到遇到的麻烦的麻烦 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 cheerfulP
8、ara 6 Para 6 在返程途中 on ones way back一路带回了 carryall the way with s.b.证实 prove that在遥远的过去 in the distant past曾经一度 at one time接下来 the next to 行走艰难 have great difficulty walking走向死亡 walk to ones death的举动 it is the act of希望做 hope to Para 7 Para 8继续向前 carry on用最后的时间做 spend some of ones last hours doing充满悲伤
9、的信 a letter full of sadness付出了多大的代价啊!What a price to pay!震惊了世界 shock the world输掉了向南极进发的比赛 fail to win the race to the Pole使成为英雄 makeinto heroes Find these words in the text and decide what kind of words they aresledge Nounbreak down run out of Adjectiveambitionhopeless Phrasal Verbscheerfuldistant P
10、repcarry onwithin shockedMatch the meanings!sledge 1.stop functioningbreak down 2.without hoperun out of 3.insideambition 4.equipment used for moving hopeless on snowcheerful 5.continuedistant 6.extremely surprisedcarry on 7.happywithin 8.far awayshocked 9.something you want to achieve 10.having not
11、hing left41109278536Vocabulary:Word BuildingComplete 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 _(chee
12、r)every day.preparationhopelesscheerfulVocabulary:Word BuildingHe 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).distantsadnessdifficultyWord BuildingAdjectiveVerbNounAdverbexplorepoleorganisationpatiencepreparationambitioncouragesuccessexploredexploreexplorationpolarorganisedorganise organisationpatientlypatientpreparedprepare preparationambitiousambitiouslycourageouscourageouslysuccessfulsucceedsuccesssuccessfully