《deep south》ppt课件之五.pptVIP

外研版选修八模块一 Reading and vocabulary(1) * Five international agreements Agreed Measures for the Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and Flora (1964) Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals(1972) Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (1980) Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities (1988) Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (1991) Fast Reading Read the passage and choose a heading for each paragraph. 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 Fast Reading 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 Careful Reading Parts Detailed information 1 2 3 with annual rainfall close to zero, is technically a desert, mountains and not very active volcanoes, covered with ice, 2 km thick, a depth of 5 km different types of penguins, flying birds, seals, and whales, and only two types of flowering plants found, no trees on the continent, the rest of the plants most of ice there, thousands of years, become window on the past, gases and minerals, volcanic dust trapped in the ice, so ice, gases and minerals, valuable objects for investigation Detailed Reading Parts Detailed information 4 5 the aim of the treaty, to prevent the commercial and military use of the continent, in particular, to keep Antarctica free from unclear tests and radioa