unit 17 antarctica.pptVIP

* Polar bears penguins Are they tasty? Do you know anything else about Antarctica? Pre-reading Ninety-seven per cent of Antarctica is covered by ice and snow year round. Coldest continent Helen Thayer An adventurer, a ski racer,a kayak(皮船）racer, high altitude（纬度）mountain climber and climbing instructor. the first woman to solo the Pole Try to tell if the following statements are right or wrong Helen made her Antarctic expedition in December 1987 The weather there was too bad and everything was in the dark which added to her difficulty. Sometimes the winds there increased so much that Helen had to spend a whole day in the tent. On her birthday, the storm grew stronger and stronger. During the journey, she once fell into a hole which was a few hundred feet deep. On the 22nd , she had a terrible accident and hurt her right leg. 7) She finally struggled to put up the tent and survived. F F T F F T T Raging blizzards Windiest continent 22nd A few days later 12th One day… 3rd-11th Begin her 400-mile journey Nov.1st –2nd, 1997 How to solve the problem (solution) What did she do/ What happened to her (danger) Time Put up the tent before… birthday Cake, candle, sang Slope, fell into…, hang on… Climbed out Accident, leg… head… tent, lay down… What do you think of Helen Thayer? Describe her in a few sentences based on the details. Ending of the journey *