unit 17 教学演示 ii (nx).pptVIP

Unit 17 Famous women Pre-reading Reading Post-reading Home Lead-in Imagine you are travelling alone to the South Pole. What will you take with you? why? Pre-reading Do you know which animals live on the North Pole? And which on the South Pole? Pair work ★Describe the extreme weather conditions in South Pole and how they threaten human existence at the South Pole. What are the dangers and risks? Background Helen Thayer is a Explorer, Author, International Athlete, First Woman to Travel Alone to the North Pole. Helen Thayer, the author of the best-selling book, Polar Dream, is the first woman to travel alone to the magnetic North Pole. In 1988 at the age of 50, she walked there pulling her own sled without resupply or support of dog teams or snowmobiles. Skimming ★ Read the text carefully and answer the following question: When did Helen Thayer begin to travel alone to the North Pole? Skipping Finish the following exercises after reading the text. True T or false F 1. Antarctica is another name for the North Pole. 2. The sun does not go down in Antarctica, so Helen’s workdays were usually more than12 hours. 3. Helen Thayer was born on 22 November 1947. Listening Listen to the passage and discuss the following questions: Helen Thayer did not complete her journey to the South Pole. She had an accident after which she decided to give up. Whether do you think of that as a failure? How did Helen Thayer reach her decision? Post-reading What kind of woman is Helen Thayer? Describe her in a few sentences. Oral practice Do you admire Helen Thayer? Why? Discussion What does Helen Thayer’s story show us? Language points Be about to so much that … within increase to none of Die down at the top of my voice Exercises Translate the following sentences into Chinese. 1.An optimistic person is always hopeful about the future. 2. Do you dare meet the challenges of extreme sports? 3. It doesn’t bother me what I look like. 4. He is a man who values friendship beyond