高一英语Unit17 Great women reading课件.pptVIP

* Unit 17 Great women Reading (P31) Look at the pictures and answer the questions below. 1.Lead-in What’s her name? Who is she? (What does she do?) Is she young or old? How old is she? Do you think she is great? Why? 1. 2. 3. Have something in common: --- very young. --- great women. ---old. ---70 years old now. ---Helen Thayer. ---a brave explorer. ---Yes. --- first and only woman who traveled solo to the polar regions. Is she young or old? How old is she? What’s her name? Who is she? Do you think she is great? What makes her great? alone 2. Background information: In 1997, when Helen Thayer traveled alone to Antarctica, she was already 60 years old. Can you imagine your grandmother traveling alone to this kind of place? Challenge!! Alone in Antarctica ------ Helen Thayer 3. Fast-reading Read the article quickly and try to finish exercise 1 of Post Reading.(P32) 1. Antarctica is another name for______. A Australia B the South Pole C the North Pole D Canada 2. The sun does not go down in Antarctica , so Helen’s workdays were usually ______. A 2 hours B more than 12hours C less than 12hours D 24 hours Choose the best answer (P32) B B 3. Helen Thayer was born on ______. A 1 November 1937 B 12 November 1937 C 22 November 1947 D 1 November 1997 4. On the 22nd day of the expedition Helen Thayer had an accident. What happened?______ A She was attacked by a polar bear . B Her tent was blown away by the storm. C She fell into a hole that was a few hundred feet deep. D The sled knocked her over and hurt her leg. B D 5. What decision did Helen make after the accident? ______ A She spent a whole day in her tent. B She waited till she got better and continued her journey. C She gave up and went back home. D She was thankful for all the training she had had. C Listen to the tape and try to finish the chart below. (During the listening, you can look at t