北師大版高中英語必修3 Unit8 Lesson4精品課件

1、land: 14 million sq km (280,000 sq km ice-free, 13.72 million sq km ice-covered) note: fifth-largest continent, following Asia, Africa, North America, and South America, but larger than Australia and the subcontinent(次大次大陸陸) of Europe Location: continent mostly south of the Antarctic Circle Geograph

2、y:the coldest, windiest, highest (on average), and driest continent; during summer, more solar radiation(輻射線輻射線) reaches the surface at the South Pole than is received at the Equator(赤道赤道) ; mostly uninhabitable(不適于不適于居住的居住的 )penguinsealsalangane 海燕海燕explorationRoald Amundsen, born in 1872 near Oslo

3、, Norway, left his mark as one of the most successful polar explorers ever born. On December 14th 1911, he stood victoriously(勝利地勝利地) at the South Pole. He reached a goal that was the dream of many men. For the first time, human voices broke the awesome(可怕的可怕的) silence of the worlds southernmost(最南的

4、最南的) point. Robert Falcon Scott was born at Outlands on June 6, 1868. He had a race with Roald Amunsden to the South Pole, and he and his four companions(同伴同伴) arrived one month later thanScott. But unfortunately,on their way back, all of them died of hunger and extremely cold.L to R: Wilson, Evans,

5、 Scott, Oates and Bowers Task 1 Fast readingRead the text quickly and find 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 Task 2: Careful reading:(A) Read the text carefully and choose True or Fals

6、e.1. Scott and Amundsen started their journeys in the polar spring.2. Scotts use of sledges and horses was a success.3. Amundsen travelled more quickly than Scott.4. When they got to the Pole, Scotts team had a celebration.5. Captain Oates went for a walk and died in a storm.6. Scotts last letter wa

7、s to his wife.( T )( F )( F )( T)( T )( T )( B ) Answer these questions according to the text.1. Why did Amundsen succeed and Scott fail?2. What did Scotts team achieve?Amundsen succeeded because he made rapid progress because he had teams of dogs pulling the sledges and his men were on skis.They re

8、ached the Pole although they didnt win the race and they became heroes because of their courage. They collected rocks that proved Antarctica had once been covered by plants.3. Why did Scott and his men become heroes?4. How did you feel after you read the story?They became heroes because although the

9、y died on the return journey, they showed extraordinary courage all the time. 1.Then he prepared for the return journey.prepare for 為為而準(zhǔn)備而準(zhǔn)備Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.Please prepare a table for dinner.We must prepare the room for the meeting. 我們我們必須為會(huì)議準(zhǔn)備好房間。必須為會(huì)議準(zhǔn)備好房間。 ,both teams o

10、rganised food bases in preparation for their journeys the next year.preparation n. You cannot pass an examination without preparation. 你不準(zhǔn)備就不可能通過考試。你不準(zhǔn)備就不可能通過考試。 in preparation for getting ready for something為為作準(zhǔn)備作準(zhǔn)備He packed his bags in preparation for the journey. 他打好提包，為旅行作準(zhǔn)備。他打好提包，為旅行作準(zhǔn)備。 in pre

11、paration 在準(zhǔn)備中在準(zhǔn)備中 The book is still in preparation. 書仍在編寫中。書仍在編寫中。 2.Because of this, he made rapid progress. progress n. moving forward 前進(jìn)前進(jìn) make progress in/with sth. progress n. getting better 進(jìn)步；進(jìn)展進(jìn)步；進(jìn)展 He made no progress in learning to write. 他在學(xué)習(xí)他在學(xué)習(xí)寫作方面沒有進(jìn)步。寫作方面沒有進(jìn)步。 Are you making any progr

12、ess with your study?Have you made rapid progress since you entered school? 進(jìn)學(xué)校以來你進(jìn)步快嗎？進(jìn)學(xué)校以來你進(jìn)步快嗎？ 3. break down go wrong and stop working出出毛??；不運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)毛?。徊贿\(yùn)轉(zhuǎn) The machine broke down. 機(jī)器壞了。機(jī)器壞了。 Then the car I was in broke down. 這時(shí)我乘坐這時(shí)我乘坐的汽車壞了。的汽車壞了。 stop; pause 中斷中斷 The conversation broke down at this poi

13、nt. 這時(shí)候談話中斷了。這時(shí)候談話中斷了。 break in 蹩腳英語蹩腳英語break in on/upon 非法進(jìn)入非法進(jìn)入,強(qiáng)行進(jìn)入強(qiáng)行進(jìn)入break out 使人心碎使人心碎break ones heart 爆發(fā)爆發(fā),突然講出突然講出broken English 打攪打攪,使停頓使停頓4. The next to go was Caption Oats, who was having great difficulty walking. have difficulty/problem with sth. have difficulty/problem (in) doing sth. I

14、 dont have much difficulty with English grammar. I once asked him if he had any difficulty in keeping five children in school. 有一次我問他有一次我問他供五個(gè)孩子上學(xué)是否有什么困難。供五個(gè)孩子上學(xué)是否有什么困難。 I had a great deal of difficulty in reading the text. 5. spend sb. spend on sth. sb. spend (in) doing sth.e.g. He doesnt spend muc

15、h time on his homework. He spent much time correcting my grammar. .6. He had failed to win the race to the Pole, .fail vi. 失敗失敗e.g. All our plans failed.fail in sth. 在在不足不足,在在失敗失敗.e.g. He has failed in his mathematics. She failed in her last English exam.fail to do sth. 沒有能夠沒有能夠,沒有沒有e.g. He fails to

16、 understand its real significance. When I failed to find you ,I sent you a note by messenger(通信員通信員).7.The men were soon exhausted and were running out of food. be exhausted (by/with /from)adj. 因因而而疲憊的疲憊的,筋疲力竭的筋疲力竭的 We were exhausted by the climb up the hill. 我們因爬上那座小山而筋疲力竭。我們因爬上那座小山而筋疲力竭。 We were f

17、elt quite exhausted with the toil. 我們因那件辛苦的工作而感到十我們因那件辛苦的工作而感到十分疲憊。分疲憊。 run out of= be used up, finished 用完用完, 耗耗盡盡The petrol is running out./We are running out of petrol. 汽油快用光了汽油快用光了我們的汽油快用我們的汽油快用光了光了. Our time is running out./We are running out of time. 我們剩下的時(shí)間不多了我們剩下的時(shí)間不多了.run out失效失效, 過期過期My pa

18、ssport has run out. 我的護(hù)照已失效我的護(hù)照已失效.The lease on our flat runs out in a few months. 我們公寓的租約還有幾個(gè)月就到期了我們公寓的租約還有幾個(gè)月就到期了.But the extraordinary courage shown by Captain Scott and his men made them into heroes.Show courage 表現(xiàn)勇敢,表現(xiàn)勇氣/膽識(shí)He showed great courage in battle. 他在戰(zhàn)斗中表現(xiàn)得十分勇敢.Trevor showed great courage when he saved the child from the burning house. 特里弗在烈火中把孩子從屋里搶救出來時(shí)表現(xiàn)得非常英勇。 lose courage 失去勇氣 recover (=regain) courage 恢復(fù)勇氣 summon up courage 一鼓作氣 拉雪橇拉雪橇 pull the sledge 推雪橇推雪橇 push the sledge 過去；曾經(jīng)過去；曾經(jīng) at one time 失去目標(biāo)失去目標(biāo) lose the goal 抽時(shí)間抽時(shí)間 find time 筋疲力竭筋疲力竭 be exhausted