M1B8-ReadingandVocabulary.pptVIP

Module 1Deep South Reading Vocabulary Five international agreements 1. Agreed Measures for the Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and Flora (1964) 2. Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals(1972) 3. Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (1980) 4. Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities (1988) 5. Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (1991) Fast Reading 1. Matching-- headlines A great place for researchers Plants and animals The Antarctic Treaty The discovery of Antarctica The land Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 2. Check the true statements. There are mountains and volcanoes in Antarctica. Not many animals live there. There aren’t many plants. 4. There are lots of white rocks in Antarctica. T F T F Fast Reading 2 . Check the true statements. 5. People guessed that Antarctica existed before it was discovered. 6. The first person to land on Antarctica was British. 7. France was one of the first countries to sign the Antarctic Treaty. 8. The treaty has three main aims. T F T T Do the careful reading and learn the new words 1. surface 2. explore 3. adapt 4. mineral 5. treaty 6. rainfall 7. gravity 8. trap 9. nuclear 10. depth 11. radioactive 1. continent A. a large area of land B. a small area of land 2. permanently A. most of the time B. all of the time 3. ice cap A. the ice covering the North or South Pole B. a thin area of ice choose the correct meanings. Do the careful Reading and 4. inhospitable A. exciting B. unpleasant or difficult to stay 5. seals and whales A. fish B. sea mammals 6. mass A. a high area B. an area without a clear shape choose the correct meanings. Do the careful Reading and 7. reserve A. An area of protected land B. Land for building 8. rivalry A. Working together B. Being in competition Choose a word with the meanings. Careful Reading---4 Read the Summary of the text and fill in the blanks with th