Unit 5 Lesson3 Race to the Pole Reading （ppt课件）-2023新北师大版（2019）《高中英语》必修第二册.pptx

1、Sea at storiesSea at storiesThe Race to the PoleSouth Pole/the AntarcticHow much do you know about it?the Antarcticthe southernmost continent14 million sq km(280,000 sq km ice-free,13.72 million sq km ice-covered)Whats the area of it?mostly uninhabitablethe coldest,windiest,and driest continent If y

2、ou have a chance to go there,would you enjoy going there?What difficulties do you encounter?What preparations do you need to make?What aspects will be mentioned in the race?Activity1.Free TalkThe race to the poleActivity1 Read&match Para.1-2 Cause and preparations for the race Para.3 Arrival at the

3、destination Para.4-5 The return journey Para.6-10 Other people comments.Para.11 Race to the destination Why did the author write about the return journeys?Time orderActivity2 Read&collect(para1-para5)AmundsenScottSept.8,1911SledgesDogs Dec.14,1911winning the gameNov.1,1911SledgesHorsesJan.17,1912los

4、ing the gameTime to startPreparationsTime to arrivalResultQ：Why did Scott lose the race?What about their return journey?It was one of the worst in the history of exploration.Why?The Return Journey(1)The process of their return journey:Their first hopeless situation:The men were_ and the weather cond

5、itions were _.Then came a disaster:Edgar Evans_.Another disaster:Captain Oates_.The last disaster:Scott and his members couldnt leave their tent to their food bases because_.The ending of the return journey:_soon very tired and were running out of foodterriblehad a terrible disease and died after a

6、bad fallhad great difficulty walking and died a terrible storm startedScott died Scott recorded his deathone of their food bases was only within 11 miles awaytheir return journey is full of sadnessChallenges FeelingsLosing the race Being tiredRunning out of foodTerrible weatherTerrible diseasesFar f

7、rom the food baseshopelessdiscourageddepressed disappointedcalmproudregretfulheart-brokensorrowful desperateActivity3 Read&infer The return journey(para6-para9)Putting on our shoes in the morning is getting slower and slowerI am just going outside and may bebut what a price to payand goodbye to most

8、 of our dreamsQ：Why did author use the quotes from Scotts diary?1.Why did author write about the return journey?how do you understand the word“race”in the title?2.Why didnt Scotts team survive?Is Scott loser in your opinion?Why?3.Why does the text feature Scotts team?Activity4 think and share Things

9、 I learned from the race to the pole The most impressive sentences Id like to remember and use from this class Self-assessment HOMEWORK Compulsory:If you were Scott who had the second chance to explore Antarctica,what would you do for the exploration?Optional:Write a short story to introduce the Scotts journey.