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Humans and Nature
Unit 5
Lesson 3 Race to the Pole
Antarctica
How much do you know about Antarctica
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It is the southernmost point on the Earth.
It is the fifth largest continent in area.
Area: 1400km
The coldest month: July
Average temperature: -51.5℃
It is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent.
It has the highest average elevation (海拔) of all the continents.
What preparations do the explorers need to make
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Try to think:
How would they get food
What’s their way of transportation
How would they get over the harsh weather
carry 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.
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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 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 their journeys the next year. Then came the total darkness of the polar winter. Scott and Amundsen waited anxiously for spring.
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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 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. 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 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.
Why did you choose the words in bold
How to write a brochure？
Work with your partner and answer the following questions.
1. What is the main feature of a brochure
2. What kind of language should you use to write a brochure
3. What should be included in a brochure
4. How to make your brochure more impressive
Pair work: How to write a brochure？
1. What is the main feature of a brochure
Clear and direct.
2. What kind of language should you use to write a brochure
Simple and clear language
Imperatives （祈使句）
Present tense （现在时）
What information can you get from the title
(What is the competition
What is it for )
Competition
The South Pole
Competitors
（Who are they ）
Race to the Pole
Roald Amundsen
Norway
Captain Scott
Britain
Race to the Pole
What happened to his team
Careful-reading – complete the information
Scott’s
team
Amundsen’s
team
The race began
A
S
1911.9.8
1911.11.1
1911.12.14
1912.1.17
1912.1.25
all died
Arrival at the south pole
Arrival at the starting base safely
Read and Explore
The news of Scott’s death shocked the world. Even Amundsen was moved by Scott’s death 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 text be divided
The return journey
Race to the South Pole
Scott and his men as heroes
It is organized in two lines.
One is about the race to the pole. The other one is about the change of the feelings on Scott's return journey
How is the story organized
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Read again. Complete the information about the two exploration teams.
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Scott’s team Amundsen’s team
Nationality of the two teams
Before the journey
Journey to the destination
Arrival at the destination
The return journey
Among all the natural disasters mentioned, which ones might we meet in our daily life in Beijing
Earthquake
Fire
Flood
Strong wind
Choose a disaster and write a survival brochure.
Edit your brochure
Does the writer focus on a clear topic 1 2 3 4 5
Does the writer make clear and direct points 1 2 3 4 5
Does the writer use simple and clear language 1 2 3 4 5
Does the writer give advice with reasons for different situations 1 2 3 4 5
Does the writer use the present tense and imperatives 1 2 3 4 5
Mark any spelling, punctuation or grammar errors. Mark any unclear expressions. Give suggestions if you can. Underline the expressions you ments:
the South Pole
food bases
events
feelings
Pair work. Summarise the change of feelings on Scott's team's return journey. Give reasons for the words or phrases you have chosen.
Careful-reading
What result in the misfortune of Scott’s team
internal cause(内因)
external cause(外因)
insufficient preparation
(plan)
food
transportation(horse)
terrible and unexpected weather conditions
diseases
travel time
the South Pole
food bases
events
feelings
Read and summarize
Read the part of Scott’s return journey and analyze the change of Scott’s team’s feelings and find evidence to support your idea.
The men were soon very tired and were running out of food. The weather conditions were terrible.
However, on their way back they found time to look for rocks. They carried 20 kilos of rocks all the way with them.
Edgar Evans had a terrible disease and died after a bad fall.
The next to go was Captain Oates, who walked to his death.
Scott and two of his team members carried on but then a terrible storm started and they could not leave their tent. They finally died.
within eleven miles
the South Pole
food bases
events
feelings
hopeless helpless
determined devoted
sad
courageous
full of sadness
completely hopeless
Read the underlined sentences from Scott’s diary and letter. Work out the implied meaning of the sentences.
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Line 21 “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.”
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 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.”
The men were getting weaker.

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