高二英语外研版选修8课件：Module1Introductionreadingvocabulary1.pptVIP

3. Writing purpose: Provide __________________________. Focus on the ___________ and research of Antarctic. 4. What can we learn form it? information about Antarctic. protection It’s a mysterious place on the earth. People have done a lot in the discovery and protection of Antarctic. We should carry on with the responsibility of protecting the last continent. 1. There are mountains and volcanoes in Antarctica. 2. Not many animals live there. 3. There aren’t many plants. 4. There are lots of white rocks in Antarctica. T F T F Reading and Vocabulary 3– Do true or false 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 Antarctica Treaty. 8. The treaty has three main aims. T F T T adapt depth explore gravity mineral nuclear radioactive rainfall surface trap treaty Reading and vocabulary 4—words Complete the sentences with words in the box. 1. The _______ of something is the top or outside part of it. 2. If you ______ a place, you hope to discover something new. 3. If you ______ to a new situation, you change. surface explore adapt 4. A _______ is a substance that is formed naturally in the earth. 5. A ______ is a special written agreement between different countries. 6. _______ is the amount of rain which falls in a particular place. 7. ________ is a force which makes things fall to earth. mineral treaty Rainfall Gravity 8. If you ____ something or someone, they can’t move. 9. _______ energy comes from the center of an atom. 10. _____ means how deep something is. 11. __________ refers to a dangerous form of nuclear energy. trap Nuclear Depth Radioactive Reading and Vocabulary 5-- Choose the correct meanings. 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 the ice covering the North or South Pol