Unit5HumansandNatureLesson3Racetothepole课件-高中英语北师大版(1).pptx

ExploringNature——RacetothePoleExploringtheunexploredisanexcitingbutdangeroustask.Buttherearestillsomebravepioneerswhohaveneverstoppedexploration.They’vemadegreatcontributiontoscience,expandingourknowledgeoftheworld.Today,wewilllearnabouttwoexplorationteams’journeystotheSouthPole.

TheSouthPoleisthesouthernmostpointontheEarth.TheSouthPoleislocatedonAntarctica,oneoftheEarthssevencontinents.

WhatdifficultiesdoyouthinkAntarcticaexplorersmayface?ActivateandShareharshandextremeweatherpropermeansoftransportation(pullsledges,ski)lackoffooddiseases...

1.Readthetextandputthefollowingdescriptionsinthecorrectorder.ReadandExplorea.Intheend,theworldwasmovedbythegreatcourageshownbyCaptainScottandhismen.b.Tocelebratethis,heplantedhiscountrysflagattheSouthPole.c.Departing(离开)AntarcticaprovedtobedeadlyforScott’steam:theydidn’tmakeitbacktotheUKalive.d.Thepolarsummerof1901-1911wasveryspecialforatleasttwopeople:RoaldAmundsenfromNorwayandCaptainScottfromtheUK.e.Despitetheselosses,theteamdidcollectaheavyloadofrocks,whichprovedtobeusefulforscientificresearchlater.f.ScottandhismenarrivedlaterandweresaddenedwhentheylearntthatAmundsenhadbeatenthem.g.Amundsenstartedhisjourneyearlierandhisteamarrivedfirstafternearlytwomonths’travelling.h.BothofthemhadtheambitiousgoalofbeingthefirsttoreachtheSouthPole.Correctorder:__________________________________d,h,g,b,f,c,e,a

2.Readagainandanswerthefollowingquestions:ReadandExplore(1)Whywasn’tScott’steamthefirsttoarrivethePole?A.Becausetheydidn’torganizefoodbases.B.Becausetheyhadtransportationproblems.C.Becausetheyhadonlyfourteammembers.D.BecausetheyforgotputtingaflagatthePole.

2.Readagainandanswerthefollowingquestions:ReadandExplore(1