【课堂新坐标，同步备课参考】2013-2014学年高中英语外研版选修八教师用书Module1DeepSouth.doc

【美文阅读】　被称为“最后的大陆”的南极洲自十九世纪初被发现以来以它的神秘吸引着人们对它的关注留下了人类探索的脚步体现了人类的智慧和勇气。16 February 1904－Discovery Escapes the Ice during the Discovery expedition had been unsuccessful.They had been forced to turn back 770 kilometres from their goal and the return journey was a race against starvation. When they finally reached their base at Hut Point in February 1903，they found that their ship，Discovery，was trapped by the ice that had built up over the winter.The ship sent to relieve them，Morning，had arrived，but the Discovery could not leave.There were eight kilometres of ice between the ship and open water. Morning took some of the Discovery crew home，and Scott and his men prepared for another winter on the ice. Next summer，Morning returned with a second ship，Terra Nova，and instructions for Scott to abandon Discovery if it could not be freed.Scotts ship was now blocked by more than 30 kilometres of ice.The ships crews began sawing at the ice，or blasting(击毁摧毁)it with explosiveslittle progress was made. Then，in late January，the ice started to break up.The men continued their blasting，and by 12 February，there were only three kilometres between the Discovery and open sea.The relief ships joined in，butting(顶；撞)into the iceand at 10：30 p．m. on 16 February the 【诱思导学】　1．How many ships went to relieve the trapped ship? ________________________________________________________________________ 2．For what reason did the trapped ship escape the ice eventually? ________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】　1.Two ships.　2.Because the ice started to break up and the relief ships joined inPeriod ⅠPreviewing ●教学目标本课时主要是通过学生对学案所给出的内容的学习了解本课文中所出现的词汇初步了解课文以及相关的教学地位这节课是介绍南极洲的一些情况以及探险家的探险活动。通过本节课能够让学生了解南极大陆的神秘和发挥对南极的想象力从而激发他们热爱科学、克服困难的探险精神。 ●新课导入建议播放一些南极洲风光和南极动物的图片引起学生的好奇心问学生一些简单的问题然后引入一个quiz活动。rn Module 1.This module is a common knowledge about Antarctica.It was the last continent to be discovered.It is its unique natural features and scientific research value that attra