新概念第二册第43课.ppt

Lesson 43 Over the South Pole ??????????????????????????????????????????????????? F Four oceans in the world the Pacific Ocean the Indian Ocean the Arctic Ocean A the Atlantic Ocean New words and expressions pole n. （地球的）极 flight n. 飞行 explorer n. 探险家 lie v. 处于 serious adj. 严重的 point n. 地点 seem v. 似乎 crash v. 坠毁 sack n. 袋子 clear v. 越过 aircraft n. 飞机 endless adj. 无尽的 plain n. 平原 First listen and then answer the question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 How was the plane able to clear the mountains? The American explorer ordered his men to throw out two heavy food sacks so the plane rose to10000 feet. Ask and answer: 1. When did the man successfully fly over the South Pole for the first time ? 2.Who successfully flew over the South pole for the first time ? 3.Would the plane crash? 4.How did they clear the mountain? 5.Why did Byrd now know that he would be able to reach the South Pole ? 6.Was there any difficulties? The American explorer, R. E. Byrd, successfully flew over the North Pole first time. 2. Byrd and his were able to bake a lot of photographs of the mountains that lay below. The plane could only get over the mountains if it rose to 10,000 miles. After Byrd ordered his men to throw out two heavy food sacks, the plane was able to rise. In 1929, three years after his flight over the North Pole, the American explorer, R.E. Byrd, successfully flew over the South Pole for the first time. Though, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the mountains that lay below, they soon ran into serious trouble. At one point, it seemed certain that their plane would crash. It could only get over the mountains if it rose to 10,000 feet. Byrd at once ordered his men to throw out two heavy food sacks. The plane was then able to rise and it cleared the mountains by 400 feet. Byrd now knew that he would be able to reach the South Pole which was 300 miles away, for there were no more mountains in sight. The aircraft was ab