1、 M3 Unit8 Adventure Lesson4 说课Unit 8 Lesson 4Journey to the AntarcticReading Period 2 ReviewBoth Scott and Amundsen_ their journey to the Antarctic.Amundsen won _.Scott and his men suffered a worst _in the history of _Scott and his men _heroes for their_.were in preparation forthe race to the Pole.r
2、eturn journeyextraordinary courageMain ideaexplorationwere regarded as 1.Why did Amundsen succeed while Scott failed?2.Why did Scott and his men still carry 20 kilos of rocks all the way on their return journey since they failed the race?3.What does“the similar spirit”refer to when Scott said“We all
3、 hope to meet the end with a similar spirit”while recording Captain Oatess death?Inferential-reading 1.Why did Amundsen succeed while Scott failed?Inferential-readingAmundsen used dogs to pull the sledges and all his men were on skis while Scott used motor sledges and horses,which were not available
4、 in the extremely cold temperature.Amundsen spent years planning his expedition and went over the details again and again.Scott did plan,but he was unprepared for the unexpectedly cold temperatures he and his team would face,which slowed their expected progress.While Scotts team took nearly 2,000 ph
5、otographs,Amundsens took only ten-and these only once theyd reached the Pole.Amundsen had one goal,and one goal only:to be the first to reach the South Pole.The rocks proved later at one time in the distantpast the Antarctic was covered by plants,which provided strong evidence for human to explore t
6、he Pole.So we can infer that they musthave had a scientific goal.Why did Scott and his men still carry 20 kilos of rocks all the way on their return journey since they failed the race?Question 2Further-reading Dr.Edward Atkinson,part of Scotts scientific team.The scientific prong of Scotts mission m
7、ade their expedition more complicated,while Amundsen was able to focus all of his energy and efforts on being the first to reach the Pole.Focus on One Goal at a Time What does“the similar spirit”refer to when Scott said“We all hope to meet the end with a similar spirit”while recording Captain Oatess
8、 death?Question 3It refers the courage to face their last moment of life bravely and calmly.Its the spirit of man-gentleman-manliness(男子气概；勇敢；刚毅).1.Further understand the spirit of explorers.2.Sense the pronunciation and intonation.Post-reading What was extraordinary courage shown by Scott and his m
9、en?In what ways can you see?Read,think and discuss In my opinion,the extraordinary courage shown by Scott and his men was never to give up ambition of goals when facing many difficulties,such as extremely cold weather,their broken sledges,their loss of horses,their running out offood,their spirit of
10、 meeting their end like English gentlemen.Their rocks,their notes and their courage of exploring the unknown world still encourage one generation to another.References http:/.hk/#newwindow=1&q=the+race+to+the+pole&safe=strict Scott of the Antarctic:The Definitive Biographyby David Crane 作者:Pipe,Jim出
11、版社:School Specialty Pub出版年:2006-11页数:48定价:$7.85装帧:PapISBN:9780769647029 Adventure 艾丽斯梦游仙境绿野仙踪刘易斯卡罗尔(Lewis Carroll)莱曼弗兰克鲍姆(L.Frank Baum Adventures of Huckleberry FinnAdventures of Tom Sawyer Treasure Island The Lord of Flies Robinson Crusoe Alices Adventure in the Wonderland The Wonderful Wizard of O
12、Z Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Adventures of Tom Sawyer Journey to the Center of the Earth Time Machine Journey to the West Choose your assignment Option 1 Write a short passage about one of the major questions well talk about in class in 100 words.The deadline for handing in:tomorrow.Option 2 Rea
13、d a book about Captain Scott.Option 3 Read any novel about adventure to be recommended or one you like.The deadline should be at the end of this month-April 30.English learning is also a journey.How we can get ahead with our English depends on our own resolution to success.Unit 8 Lesson 4Journey to
14、the AntarcticPeriod 3 Vocabulary Word-building Useful Expressions 开始某人的南极之旅 收到来自某人的短信 为做准备 第一个出发 拉雪橇 损坏 在做上有困难 过了一段时间 插上国旗 begin ones journey to the Antarctic receive a message from in preparation for the first to leave pull the sledges break down have difficulty with sth.after a while put a flagSte
15、p 1 失去了雄伟的目标 筋疲力尽 断粮 在返回途中 曾经，一度 行走艰难 继续前行 lose the goal of ones ambition be exhausted run out of food on ones way back at one time have difficulty(in)walking carry onUseful Expressions Language points1.prepare v.prepare forPlease prepare a table for dinner.preparation n.in preparation for 为作准备They
16、put chairs in the school hall in preparation for the concerts.Step 2 2.wait for sb./sth.He waited impatiently for an answer.wait to do sth.I can tell you something youve beenwaiting to know.3.pull the sledge push the sledge 拉雪橇推雪橇 4.make progress in/with sth.progress 不可数名词Are you making any progress
17、 withyour study?They are making slow progress in the construction of the new road.5.break downa.机器,车辆等坏了We are sorry to arrive late,but the carbroke down.b.身体跨了His health broke down.c.失败,坚持不去了Negotiations between the two sides havebroken down.break in蹩脚英语break in on/upon非法进入,强行进入break out使人心碎break o
18、nes heart 爆发,突然讲出broken English 打搅,使停顿 6.run out(of)The supply of our food almost ran outand we felt helpless.We can see that his patience was running out little by little.用尽，没有了 7.at one timeAt one time he lived with his uncle.They are working against time to try and get people out of the flood ali
19、ve.We finished 15 minutes ahead of time.The letter was in my pocket all the time.Our representatives are ready to help you at all times.一度，曾经争分夺秒提前一直总是，随时 1.We had to go and see the principal one at a time.2.He can be really bad-tempered at times.3.I have no time for lazy people like Steve.4.The kid
20、s will be leaving home in no time.5.Its about/high time you cleaned your room.6.Theres no rush take your time.7.Youll get a perfect result time after time if you follow these instructions.1.逐一，一次2.有时，间或3.不喜欢4.立刻5.是该的时候6.慢慢来一次又一次 8.have difficulty/problems with sth.have difficulty/problems(in)doing s
21、th.I dont have much difficulty with English grammar.He has difficulty(in)understandingthe boys accent.the difficulties of English grammarHe spoke slowly and with great difficulty.难题难事艰难，费劲 9.carry onThey are determined to carry on the struggle for freedom and democracy(民主).One person carried on what
22、 the other had left off.进行下去，继续下去 10.spendsb.spendon sth.sb.spend(in)doing sth.He doesnt spend much time on his study.He spent much time correcting my grammar.11.fail vi.All our plans failed.fail in sth.He has failed in his mathematics.She failed in her last English exam.失败在不足,在失败fail to do sth.He f
23、ails to understand its real significance.When I failed to find you,I sent you a note by messenger.失败；未能做到 Translate the sentences1.先是，他的两个摩托雪橇坏了，后来马匹开始应付不了大雪和严寒的天气。2.不久他们筋疲力尽，而且随身所带的干粮就要吃光了。3.接下来离开的是欧茨上校，他行走都很艰难。4.斯科特上校和两名同伴继续向前，到达距离食物储存处不足 11英里的地方。5.尽管他们输掉了奔向南极的竞赛，但斯科特上校和他的伙伴们所表现的非凡勇气足以使他们成为英雄。Firs
24、t,his two sledges _,and then the horses began to have serious _with snow and the cold.They were soon _ and were _ the food which they brought withthem.The next to go was Captain Oates,who was _ walking.Scott and two of his team members_ and got within eleven miles of one oftheir food bases._they had
25、 failed to win the race to the Pole,the _shown by Captain Scott and his men _ them_ heroes.broke down difficultyexhaustedrunning out ofhaving great difficulty incarried onextraordinary couragemadeAlthoughinto Roald AmundsenCaptain ScottStep 3Review the text.“explore”For example:(explore)He was a gre
26、at explorer in the world.He once explored the Antarctic.His exploration will be remembered forever.1.What do you think of Amundsens expedition?(success)Possible answers:He succeeded(in)exploring the Antarctic.His expedition was a great success.He explored the Antarctic successfully.Possible answers:
27、Because he made full preparations before he started.Because he prepared a lot of food and good sledges before starting.Because he was fully prepared before starting.2.Why could he succeed?(prepare)3.Captain Scott was not the first to arrive in the Antarctic,but what made him carry on his return jour
28、ney?(courage)Possible answers:His courage made him carry on his return journey.He was so courageous that he carried on his return journey.He did not want to give up and he continued his journey courageously./with great courage.I am now preparing for the coming English exam,which means I am making a
29、full preparation for it because I believe one can pass it if he or she is fully prepared.Conclusion:We can change the form of a word by adding a _or a.Step 4Underline the different forms of the same word.prefixsuffix Look at the following word forms and try to figure out the rules how they change in
30、to another form.Complete the word forms below.difference(n.)=different(adj.)distance=adj.home(n.)=homeless(adj.)hope(n.)=(adj.)Task 1distanthopeless beauty(n.)=beautiful(adj.)cheer(n.)=(adj.)busy(adj.)=business(n.)sad(adj.)=(n.)cheerfulsadness prepare(v.)=preparation(n.)explore(v.)=(n.)danger(n.)=da
31、ngerous(adj.)courage(n.)=(adj.)ambition(n.)=(adj.)explorationcourageousambitious Exercise 6 on P29.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)
32、.preparationhopeless 3.Even with all her problems,she is still(cheer)every day.4.He wanted to get away from everything so he moved to a (distance)land.5.Everyone experienced(sad)at the terrible news.6.All the exams have different levels of(difficult).cheerfuldistantsadnessdifficulty Task 2n.adj.v.adv.explorerpoleorganiza-tionexploreexploredpolarorganizedorganizeXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXEx.7 on P29 n.adj.v.adv.patiencepreparationambitioncouragesuccesspatientXXXXXpatientlyprepared prepareXXXXXambitiousambitiouslyXXXXXcourageouscourageouslyXXXXXsuccessfulsucceedsuccessfully 谢谢倾听
