Unit 10 B课件.ppt

Text B Antarctic Ice Gets thicker;Pre-reading Tasks;In Antarctica,The landscape is reduced to its barest elements: ice, rock, water and sky. But within those elements are surprising variations, both subtle and dramatic. Ice appears in endless shapes, forms, colors----from floes and bergs to sheets and shelves. Ice, volcanoes, snow, birds (including albatross), mountains, penguins (seven species), elephant seals, glaciers, whales and fascinating barren scenery are Antarctica’s main attractions. ;New Words and Expressions ;;concern;global;sheet;sea level;theory;challenge;finding;publish;mapping;satellite;radar;flow;image;greenhouse;gas;carbon;harmful;atmosphere;natural;case;polar;cap;expert;continent ;speed up;1. Guess What? The ice in west Antarctica is getting thicker. 2. In recent years, scientists have been concerned about global warming. They worried that higher temperatures could turn the large ice sheets to water. This would cause a rise in sea levels worldwide and change the weather on earth. ;Text B (continued 1);Text B (continued 2); 9 To make matters even more difficult, global warming can cause ice sheets to grow. The warmer they get, the more water goes into the atmosphere, and the more snow falls over the polar ice caps. 10. Some experts have even suggested that what begins as warming will start another ice age on earth. 11. The scientists said west Antarctica is the only continent that is cooling. In other parts of Antarctica, the ice streams are speeding up and the ice is thinning.;be concerned about;worldwide;The theory is now being challenged.;with ice flowing down “ice streams”;By studying the satellite images;present;…build up….;be removed from…;the warmer…the more…;suggest;what begins as …;课文译文;课文译文; 6 过去，人们认为导致温室效应的气体在削薄南极冰层。这些人为气体，特别是二氧化碳，会损坏大气层。 7 然而，约翰斯认为是其他自然力量正在使南极产生变化。 8 “我觉得这个情况与全球变暖无关，”约翰斯说。“冰层根据自己的时间规律变化。” ; 9 更麻烦的是全球变暖能使冰层增厚。冰层越热，进入大气层的水分就越多，下到南极冰层上的雪也就越多。 10 有些专家甚至提出，起初的全球变暖将是地