1、 Lesson 4Journey to the Antarcticland: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(次大陆)of Europe Location:continent mostly south of the Antarct
2、ic CircleGeography:the coldest,windiest,highest(on average),and driest continent;during summer,more solar radiation(辐射线)reaches the surface at the South Pole than is received at the Equator(赤道);mostly uninhabitable(不适于居住的)penguinsealsalangane海燕explorationRoald Amundsen,born in 1872 near Oslo,Norway,
3、left his mark as one of the most successful polar explorers ever born.On December 14th 1911,he stood victoriously(胜利地)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)silence of the worlds southernmost(最南的)point.Robert Falcon Sc
4、ott was born at Outlands on June 6,1868.He had a race with RoaldAmunsden to the South Pole,and he and his four companions(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,Scott,Oates and BowersTask 1 Fast readi
5、ngRead 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.AmundsenTask 2:Careful reading:(A)Read the text carefully and choose True or False.1.Scott and Amundsen started their journeys in the
6、 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 was to his wife.(T)(F)(F)(T)(T)(T)(B)Answer these questions a
7、ccording 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 reached the Pole although they didnt win the race and they became heroes beca
8、use 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 they died on the return journey,they showed extraordinary courage all the time.1.
9、Then he prepared for the return journey.prepare for 为而准备Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.Please prepare a table for dinner.We must prepare the room for the meeting.我们必须为会议准备好房间。,both teams organised food bases in preparation for their journeys the next year.preparation n.You cannot pass a
10、n examination without preparation.你不准备就不可能通过考试。in preparation for getting ready for something为作准备He packed his bags in preparation for the journey.他打好提包，为旅行作准备。in preparation 在准备中The book is still in preparation.书仍在编写中。2.Because of this,he made rapid progress.progress n.moving forward 前进make progres
11、s in/with sth.progress n.getting better 进步；进展He made no progress in learning to write.他在学习写作方面没有进步。Are you making any progress with your study?Have you made rapid progress since you entered school?进学校以来你进步快吗？3.break down go wrong and stop working出毛病；不运转 The machine broke down.机器坏了。Then the car I was
12、 in broke down.这时我乘坐的汽车坏了。stop;pause 中断 The conversation broke down at this point.这时候谈话中断了。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 ones heart 爆发,突然讲出broken English 打搅,使停顿4.The next to go was Caption Oats,who was having great difficulty walking.have difficulty/problem with sth.have
13、 difficulty/problem(in)doing sth.I dont have much difficulty with English grammar.I once asked him if he had any difficulty in keeping five children in school.有一次我问他供五个孩子上学是否有什么困难。I had a great deal of difficulty in reading the text.5.spendsb.spend on sth.sb.spend (in)doing sth.e.g.He doesnt spend m
14、uch time on his homework.He spent much time correcting my grammar.6.He had failed to win the race to the Pole,.fail vi.失败e.g.All our plans failed.fail in sth.在不足,在失败.e.g.He has failed in his mathematics.She failed in her last English exam.fail to do sth.没有能够,没有e.g.He fails to understand its real sig
15、nificance.When I failed to find you,I sent you a note by messenger(通信员).7.The men were soon exhausted and were running out of food.be exhausted(by/with/from)adj.因而疲惫的,筋疲力竭的We were exhausted by the climb up the hill.我们因爬上那座小山而筋疲力竭。We were felt quite exhausted with the toil.我们因那件辛苦的工作而感到十分疲惫。run out o
16、f=be used up,finished 用完,耗尽The petrol is running out./We are running out of petrol.汽油快用光了我们的汽油快用光了.Our time is running out./We are running out of time.我们剩下的时间不多了.run out失效,过期My passport has run out.我的护照已失效.The lease on our flat runs out in a few months.我们公寓的租约还有几个月就到期了.But the extraordinary courage
17、shown by Captain Scott and his men made them into heroes.Show courage 表现勇敢,表现勇气/胆识He showed great courage in battle.他在战斗中表现得十分勇敢.Trevor showed great courage when he saved the child from the burning house.特里弗在烈火中把孩子从屋里抢救出来时表现得非常英勇。lose courage 失去勇气recover(=regain)courage 恢复勇气summon up courage一鼓作气 拉雪橇
18、pull the sledge 推雪橇push the sledge 过去；曾经at one time 失去目标lose the goal 抽时间find time 筋疲力竭be exhausted 在遥远的过去in the distant past 生病have a disease 继续；进行；经营carry on 开始,进行be on 遇到麻烦have problems 走向死亡walk to ones death 勇敢者的举动the act of a brave man 使某人成为英雄make sb into a hero 赢得南极的比赛win the race to the pole以
19、结束生命meet the end with Match Column A with Column B.sledge break down run out of ambition hopeless cheerful distant carry on within shocked stop functioning without hope inside equipment used for moving on snow continue extremely surprised happy far away something you want to achieve having nothing left AB Revise the text and the words.Do Ex.6.Homework
