Unit8Lesson4概要.ppt

The Race to the Pole The captain of each expedition Captain Scott Roald Amundsen Roald Amundsen, born in 1872 near Oslo, Norway, left his mark as one of the most successful polar explorers ever born. On December 14th, 1911, he stood victoriously (胜利地) at the South Pole. He reached a goal that was the dream of many men. For the first time, human voices broke the awesome (可怕的) silence of the world’s southernmost (最南的) point. L to R: Wilson, Evans, Scott, Oates and Bowers Robert Falcon Scott was born at Outlands on June 6, 1868. He had a race with Roald Amundsen to the South Pole, and he and his four companions(同伴) arrived one month later than Amundsen. But unfortunately,on their way back, all of them died of hunger and extremely cold. Task 1 Fast reading Journey to the Antarctic (1)Match the topic with each part: Part 1(Para1--Para4) The return journey Part 2(Para5--Para8) Race to the South Pole Part 3(Para9) Scott and his men as heroes (2)The author quoted Scott’s words in order to make the article__________. A. better-known B. better-organized C. more persuasive D. more interesting (3) What’s the writer’s attitude towards Captain Scott and his team? A. He is mildly critical. B. He is strongly critical. C. He is in favor of them. D. His attitude is not clear. Task 2 Careful reading The race to_______________ Who? ? ? When to start? ? ? How about the starting journey? ? ? When did they finish the journey? ? ? What’s the result? ? ? Part 1: the Antarctic Captain Scott Roald Amundsen 15 October, 1911 1 November,1911 Made rapid progress Had problems, sledges broke down, horses had difficulties with the snow and the cold 14 December 17 December First Second Part 2: The Return Journey (1) The process of their return journey: Their first hopeless situation: The men were____________ and the weather cond