高一英语下学期unit8-lesson-4--北师大版.pptVIP

Unit 8 Lesson 32 Antarctic Expedition land: 14 million sq km (280,000 sq km ice-free, 13.72 million sq km ice-covered) note: fifth-largest continent, following Asia, Africa, North America, and South America, but larger than Australia and the subcontinent of Europe Location: continent mostly south of the Antarctic Circle Geography:the coldest, windiest, highest (on average), and driest continent; during summer, more solar radiation reaches the surface at the South Pole than is received at the Equator; mostly uninhabitable penguin seal salangane expedition 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 at the South Pole. He reached a goal that was the dream of many men. For the first time, human voices broke the awesome silence of the worlds southernmost 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 Amunsden to the South Pole, and he and his four companions arrived one month later than Roald. But unfortunately,on their way back, all of them died of hunger and extremely cold. L to R: Wilson, Evans, Scott, Oates and Bowers True (T) or false (F) 1.Scott and Amundsen started their journeys in the polar spring. 2.Scott’s use of motor sledges and ponies was a success. 3.Amundsen travelled more quickly than Scott. 4.When they got to the Pole, Scott’s expedition had a celebration. 5.Captian Oates went for a walk and got lost in a snow storm. 6. Scott’s last letter was to his wife. T F T F F T 1. prepare V. prepare …for… e.g. Please prepare a table for dinner. Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. Language points preparation n. in preparation for 为…作准备 They put chairs in the school hall in preparation for the concerts. Joe is training in preparation for the next football match. in preparation 在准备中 Plans for selling the new produ