Unit17GreatwomenReading:AloneinAntarctica授课人:黄秀娟Whataretheseanimals?Penguins(onthesouthpole)Pre-reading•ImagineyouaretravellingalonetotheSouthPole.Whatwillyoutakewithyou?Why?awarmcoat,gloves,snowshoes,acap,abackpack,atent,sled,driedfood,cookingfuel(solidalcohol),matches,etc.DoyouknowthenamesofcountriesthatarepartoftheNorthPole?•Norway,Russia,Finland,CanadaCountriesthatarepartoftheSouthPole:Argentina,SouthAfrica,Australia,NewZealandQuizWhydopolarbearsnevereatpenguins?PolarbearsliveonlyontheNorthPolewhilepenguinsliveonlyontheSouthPole.•HowdidHelenplantocelebrateher60thbirthday?•WhydidHelenwanttomakeNovember12thspecial?Howdidshecelebratetheday?ShewenttotheSouthPole,Antarctica,tocelebrateher60thbirthday.Becauseitwasherbirthday.Shethawedafrozencakeoverherfire,placedacandleonthetop,lititandsang“happybirthdaytome”atthetopofhervoice.FastreadingReadthepassagecarefullyandthenchoosethebestansweraccordingtothepassageandcompletethetable.1)AntarcticaisanothernameforA.AustraliaB.theSouthPoleC.theNorthPoleD.Canada2)ThesundoesnotgodowninAntarctica,soHelen’sworkdayswereusually____________.A.2hoursB.over12hoursC.lessthan12hoursD.24hours3)HelenThayerwasbornon_____________.A.1Nov.1937B.12Nov.1937C.22Nov.1947D.1Nov.19974)Onthe22nddayoftheexpeditionHelenThayerhadanaccident.Whathappened?A.Shewasattackedbyapolarbear.B.HertentwasblownawaybythestormC.Shefellintoaholethatwasafewhundredfeetdeep.D.Thesledknockedheroverandhurtherleg.5)WhatdecisiondidHelentakeaftertheaccident?A.Shespentawholedayinhertent.B.Shewaitedtillshegotbetterandcontinuedherjourney.C.Shegaveupandwentbackhome.D.Shewasthankfulforallthetrainingshehadhad.Listentothetapeandthenreadthefollowingstatementsanddecideiftheyaretrue(T)orfalse(F).TrueorFalse1.ShetravelledtoAntarcticawithherdogteamtopullhersled.2.Duringthefirstweek,theweatherwasalwaysfine.3.Althoughthewindsweregettingstrongerandstronger,hertentwasnotblownaway.4.Thankstoallthetrainingshehadhadbefore,shewasabletogetoutofdanger.FFTTDiscussion•WhatkindofwomanisHelenThayer?Describeherinafewsentences.•DoyouadmireHelenThayer?Why?•HelenThayerisaspecialwoman.TogoonsuchdifficultanddangerousjourneysatherageprovesthatHelenThayerhasaverystrongwill.Sheenjoysgreatchallenges.Sheisbraveandveryactive.Shealsoknowsthatthepeopleinherlife,suchasherfamily,aremoreimportantthanherpersonalachievement.Homework•1.Readthispassageagainafterclass.•2.FinishLanguagestudy:wordstudy&grammar.•3.Recitethewordsofthisunit.