1、新北师大版高中英语必修二Unit5 Humans and NatureRace to the PoleThe South Pole It is located on Antarctica,one of the Earths seven continents.It is the southernmost point on the Earth.The South Pole has low temperatures and humidity and high elevation,making it an outstanding place to study astronomy.Look at the
2、 photos of Antarctica.What difficulties do you think explorers may face there?l temperaturel transportationl weatherl terrainl.trenn.地形What preparations do the explorers need to make?Try to think:How would they get food?Whats their way of transportation?How would they get over the harsh weather?carr
3、y or depot enough food,build food bases.sledges,skis.carefully choose the optimal travel time.Here is an account of two teams journeys to the South Pole.Read the text and find out when the two journeys began and what happened to the two teams.On 1 June,1910,Captain Robert Falcon Scott left London to
4、 begin his journey to Antarctica.While he was on the way to Antarctica,he received a message from the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen which said he was going south,too.Then the race to the South Pole began!During the polar summer of 1910 1911,both teams organised food bases in preparation for thei
5、r journeys the next year.Then came the total darkness of the polar winter.Scott and Amundsen waited anxiously for spring.Amundsen was the first to leave on 8 September,1911.He had teams of dogs pulling the sledges and all his men were on skis.Because of this,he made rapid progress.Scott left on 1 No
6、vember and soon had problems.First,his two sledges broke down and then the horses began to have serious difficulties with the snow and the cold.After a while,Scott and his men had to push the sledges themselves.Amundsen reached the Pole on 14 December,1911 and put a Norwegian flag there.Then he prep
7、ared for the return journey.Amundsen and his team arrived safely back to their starting base on 25 January,1912,ten days ahead of their planned schedule.Scott finally arrived at the Pole with four team members on 17 January,1912.They were shocked when they saw the Norwegian flag.Scott wrote in his d
8、iary:“Well,we have now lost the goal of our ambition and must face 800 miles of hard pushing and goodbye to most of our dreams.”The return journey was one of the worst in the history of exploration.The men were soon very tired and were running out of food.The weather conditions were terrible.Scott s
9、tarted to realise their hopeless situation:“We are very cheerful,but what each man feels in his heart I can only guess.Putting on our shoes in the morning is getting slower and slower.”However,on their way back they found time to look for rocks.They carried twenty kilos of rocks all the way with the
10、m.Later,these rocks proved that at one time in the distant past,the continent of Antarctica was covered by plants.Then disaster came.Edgar Evans had a terrible disease and died after a bad fall.The next to go was Captain Oates,who was having great difficulty walking.Scott recorded his death:“He said
11、,I am just going outside and may be some time.We knew that poor Oates was walking to his death,but though we tried to stop him,we knew that it was the act of a brave man and an English gentleman.We all hope to meet the end with a similar spirit,and certainly the end is not far.”Scott and two of his
12、team members carried on and got within eleven miles of one of their food bases.But then a terrible storm started and they could not leave their tent.Scott spent some of his last hours writing.He wrote a letter full of sadness to his wife Kathleen:“I could tell you lots and lots about this journey.Wh
13、at stories you would have for the boy.but what a price to pay.”Scotts diary also told the story of their end:“We are getting weaker and weaker and the end cant be far.It seems a pity,but I do not think I can write more.”The news of Scotts death shocked the world.Even Amundsen was moved by Scotts dea
14、th saying“Captain Scott left a record,for honesty,sincerity,for bravery,for everything that makes a man”.Scott had failed to win the race to the Pole,but the great courage shown by Scott and his men made them heroes.Part 1(Para 1 Para 5)Part 2(Para 6 Para 10)Part 3(Para 11)How many parts can the tex
15、t be divided?The return journeyRace to the South PoleScott and his men as heroesIt is organized in two lines.One is about the race to the pole.The other one is about the change of the feelings on Scotts return journeyHow is the story organized?Read again.Complete the information about the two explor
16、ation teams.Scotts teamAmundsens teamNationality of the two teamsBefore the journeyJourney to the destinationArrival at the destinationThe return journeyRead again.Complete the information about the two exploration teams.Scotts teamAmundsens teamNationality of the two teamsBefore the journeyJourney
17、to the destinationBritishNorwegianThey organised food bases.They organised food bases.Two sledges broke down.The horses had difficulties with the cold.Scott and his men had to push the sledges themselves.He had teams of dogs pulling the sledges and all his men were on skis.Because of this,he made ra
18、pid progress.Scotts teamAmundsens teamArrival at the destinationThe return journeyScott arrived at the Pole with four team members on 17 January,1912 and was disheartened.Amundsen reached the Pole on 14 December,1911 and put a Norwegian flag there.Then he prepared for the return journey.Men were ver
19、y tired and were running out of food.The weather conditions were terrible.They brought rocks back for scientific evaluation.All members died.Amundsen and his team arrived safely back to their starting base on 25 January,1912,ten days ahead of their planned schedule.Read the underlined sentences from
20、 Scotts diary and letter.Work out the implied meaning of the sentences.Sometimes things are not stated directly in the text.To understand what is meant,we need to read between the lines.This is called“making inferences”.Read the sentence/paragraph carefully.Read the lines before and after it.Use you
21、r logic and knowledge to understand the implied meaning of the text.Making inferencesRead the underlined sentences from Scotts diary and letter.Work out the implied meaning of the sentences.Line 21 “Well,we have now lost the goal of our ambition and must face 800 miles of hard pushing and goodbye to
22、 most of our dreams.”They lost the reason for the journey.Line 26 The return journey was one of the worst in the history of exploration.The men were soon very tired and were running out of food.The weather conditions were terrible.Scott started to realise their hopeless situation:“.We are very cheer
23、ful,but what each man feels in his heart I can only guess.Putting on our shoes in the morning is getting slower and slower.”The men were getting weaker.Line 33 The next to go was Captain Oates,who was having great difficulty walking.Scott recorded his death:“He said,I am just going outside and may b
24、e some time.We knew that poor Oates was walking to his death,but though we tried to stop him,we knew that it was the act of a brave man and an English gentleman.We all hope to meet the end with a similar spirit,and certainly the end is not far.”He is going to walk into the cold and die away from the
25、 team.Line 42 Scott spent some of his last hours writing.He wrote a letter full of sadness to his wife Kathleen:“I could tell you lots and lots about this journey.What stories you would have for the boy but what a price to pay.”The journey cost the men their lives.Think and share.Even though Scott a
26、nd his team lost the race to the Pole,they showed true determination and strength of character which is seen as in heroes.Scott and his team are inspirational and not losers.Scotts team had always kept their goals in mind.They carried the rocks even in extremely difficult situations.The spirit and w
27、hat they have done helped followers do further research.Is Scott a loser in the race?Why?On 1 June,1910,Captain Robert Falcon Scott left London to begin his journey to Antarctica.While he was on the way to Antarctica,he received a message from the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen which said he was
28、going south,too.Then the race to the South Pole began!on用在具体某天前旅行journey:长途旅行，或到国外或远方旅行。travel:泛指旅行的行为，而不特指某次具体的旅行。tour:往返旅行，可长可短。voyage:航海、航空旅行trip:短距离旅行。从收到一条消息南极During the polar summer of 1910一1911,both teams organised food bases in preparation for their journeys the next year.Then came the total
29、 darkness of the polar winter.Scott and Amundsen waited anxiously for spring.polar adj.极地的polar day 极昼polar night 极夜food bases 食品基地base n.基地、基础 v.以为基础为准备the next year:是以过去的或未来的某个时间点作为时间计算的起点，从那个时间点算起的明年。wait for 等待adv.焦急地，修饰动词，做状语倒装句，主语为the total darkness of the polar winterAmundsen was the first to
30、 leave on 8 September,1911.He had teams of dogs pulling the sledges and all his men were on skis.Because of this,he made rapid progress.Scott left on 1 November and soon had problems.First,his two sledges broke down and then the horses began to have serious difficulties with the snow and the cold.Af
31、ter a while,Scott and his men had to push the sledges themselves.because of 由于=due to=on account of=thanks to=owing to=as a result of快速发展有困难抛锚have difficulties/troubles with sth.=have difficulties/troubles in doing sth.做某事有困难过了一会儿Amundsen reached the Pole on 14 December,1911 and put a Norwegian flag
32、 there.Then he prepared for the return journey.Amundsen and his team arrived safely back to their starting base on 25 January,1912,ten days ahead of their planned schedule.reach v.到达reach after 努力谋求reach back回顾reach for 伸手去抓reach out 伸手拿；追求 准备 arrive 达到arrive in 到达大地点arrive at 到达小地点 在前面；早于 计划表 Scott
33、 finally arrived at the Pole with four team members on 17 January,1912.They were shocked when they saw the Norwegian flag.Scott wrote in his diary:Well,we have now lost the goal of our ambition and must face 800 miles of hard pushing一 and goodbye to most of our dreams.finally 最终，最后=at last=eventuall
34、y=at length 震惊的（修饰人）in ones story 在某人的日记中v.面对face difficulties 面对困难goodbye to 向再见The return journey was one of the worst in the history of exploration.The men were soon very tired and were running out of food.The weather conditions were terrible.Scott started to realise their hopeless situation:归途中最
35、坏的一个（最高级）run out of 用完；用光，主语为人；run out 用光；用完，主语为时间、金钱、食物等无生命名词。weather condition 天气条件hope+less否定后缀=没有希望的“We are very cheerful,but what each man feels in his heart I can only guess.Putting on our shoes in the morning is getting slower and slower.cheer+ful形容词后缀=高兴的，愉悦的what each man feels in his heart为
36、guess的宾语，为了强调被放到了主语之前越来越慢However,on their way back they found time to look for rocks.They carriedtwenty kilos of rocks all the way with them.Later,these rocks proved that at onetime in the distant past,the continent of Antarctica was covered by plants.However 然而，副词在他们回去的路上look for寻找look about/round
37、环顾四周look back on 回顾look down on sb./sth.看不起一路上曾经，一度at a time 一次at no time 决不被覆盖Then disaster came.Edgar Evans had a terrible disease and died after a bad fall.The next to go was Captain Oates,who was having great difficultywalking.Scott recorded his death:die after+死前发生的事件die from+原因die in+地点die of+
38、疾病名字death n.死亡die v.死dead adj.死了的dying adj.奄奄一息的He said,I am just going outside and may be some time.We knew that poor Oates was walking to his death,but though we tried to stop him,we knew that it was the act of a brave man and an English gentleman.We all hope to meet the end with a similar spirit,
39、and certainly the end is not far.go outside 出去尽管，引导让步状语从句though=although=even though=even ifScott and two of his team members carried on and got within eleven miles of one of their food bases.But then a terrible storm started and they could not leave their tent.Scott spent some of his last hours wri
40、ting.He wrote a letter full of sadness to his wife Kathleen:继续，坚持，开展spend.(in)doing sth.花时间做I could tell you lots and lots about this journey.What stories you would have for the boy.but what a price to pay.Scotts diary also told the story of their end:We are getting weaker and weaker and the end can
41、t be far.It seems a pity,but I do not think I can write more.“关于这次旅行我有太多太多的事情想告诉你。很多你愿意给孩子讲的故事但付出了多大的代价啊。”看似The news of Scotts death shocked theworld.Even Amundsen was moved byScotts death saying Captain Scott left a record,for honesty,sincerity,for bravery,for everything that makes a man.Scott had
42、failed to win the race to the Pole,but the great courage shown by Scott and his men made them heroes.be moved by 被感动fail to do sth.失败做某事1.explorer n.探险者探险者 explore v.探索探索 exploration n.探索探索 a journey of exploration into China 去中国探险的旅程去中国探险的旅程【语境应用语境应用】1)The _(explore)into deep space has never stoppe
43、d?exploration【归纳拓展归纳拓展】(1)in preparation for为为作好准备作好准备make preparations for为为作准备作准备 to do sth准备做某事准备做某事(2)prepare v.准备准备prepare sth准备某物准备某物prepare sb for sth使某人对某事有所准备使某人对某事有所准备prepare.for./be prepared for 为为作好准备作好准备be prepared to do sth愿意做某事愿意做某事2.preparation n.预备;准备单句填空单句填空(1)Sorry,Mom!I failed th
44、e job interview again.Oh,its too bad.You should have made full (prepare).(2)Ive prepared all kinds of food the picnic.Do you mean we neednt bring anything with us?(3)We wont start the work until all the preparations _ _ _(make).(4)There was no news and we (prepare)for the worst.(5)They are prepared
45、(leave).preparationsforhave beenmadehad preparedto leavesledge n.雪橇雪橇ski n.滑雪板滑雪板 vi.滑雪滑雪tent n.帐篷帐篷pitch a tentboot靴子靴子captain队长队长polar极地的极地的3.base V.以以.为基础为基础 n.基地基地 basic adj.基本的基本的 basically adv.基本地基本地 be based on 基于基于.基于事实，他提出了三条建议基于事实，他提出了三条建议.Based on facts,he put forward 3 suggestions.This n
46、ovel _ historical facts.这部小说是以历史事实为根据的。这部小说是以历史事实为根据的。_(base)speaking,Many languages have Latin as their base.许多语言都以拉丁语为基础。许多语言都以拉丁语为基础。is based on Basically the base of avenger4.anxiously adv.焦虑地焦虑地 anxious adj.焦虑的焦虑的/渴望的渴望的 anxiety n.焦虑焦虑 be full of anxiety 充满焦虑充满焦虑 be anxious about 对对.感到焦虑感到焦虑 be
47、 anxious for sth.渴望渴望.be anxious to do.渴望去做渴望去做.1)当孩子们没有回到家时当孩子们没有回到家时 我担忧他们。我担忧他们。I am anxious about children,when they dont come back home.2)Lily has been most anxious for your return.(翻译翻译)莉丽非常急切地盼望你回来。莉丽非常急切地盼望你回来。3)His _(anxious)for knowledge is to be praised.4)After exams,we always wait for th
48、e results _(anxious)anxiety anxiouslybreak down 停止运转，出故障；分解My car broke down.The machine broke downbreak up with分手分手 break up 打碎，使破裂打碎，使破裂break v.打破打破 n.休息休息take a break休息一下休息一下7.distant adj.久远的久远的;遥远的遥远的;不太友好的不太友好的;冷漠的冷漠的【归纳拓展】【归纳拓展】distance n.距离距离;远处远处at a distance隔一段距离隔一段距离;距离稍远距离稍远in the distanc
49、e在远方在远方at a distance of.在在远的地方远的地方within walking distance在步行可及的距离内在步行可及的距离内单句填空单句填空(1)The doesnt make us to each other.(distance)(2)It snows all the year round in that(distance)little village.(3)Take your timeits just short distance from here to the restaurant.(4)We saw lights the distance.distanced
50、istantdistantain8.honesty n.诚实诚实 honest adj.诚实的诚实的 to be honest/honestly speaking 老实说老实说 Honesty is the best policy.诚实为上策。诚实为上策。Tom is _honest boy who is trusted by his teachers and classmates.9.sincerity n.真诚真诚 sincere adj.真诚的真诚的 sincerely adv.真诚地真诚地I sincerely wish you have a good time during your
