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Unit5 Humans and Nature
Lesson3 Race to the Pole
To read and talk about the difficulties that
explorers face and the preparations for them
To read for deep understanding
To learn to read for the implied meaning of
sentences
Learning Objectives
暗示的
1. What’s this
2. Where is it from
Lead in
Antarctica
Do you know about Antarctica
Lead in
It is the________ ,
_______, and _________continent.
It is the ____________
continent on the Earth.
southernmost
coldest
driest
windiest
Task1. Now look at the photos of Antarctica and answer two questions:
What difficulties do you think explorers may face there
What preparations do they need to make
harsh and extreme weather
①weather
② food
③ people
lack of food
There is no people to help them.
clothes；
food；
some useful vehicle
Here is an account of two teams' journeys to the South Pole.
The race to the ______ Pole was between _________________ from _______ and _____________ from ________.
South
Roald Amundsen
Norway
Captain Scott
Britain
Task2. main idea：
Read for main idea
Part 1 (Para 1)
Part 1 (Para 2 — Para 5)
Part 2 (Para 6 — Para 10)
Part 3 (Para 11)
Task3. How many parts can the text be divided And summarize the main idea of each part.
Scott’s return journey was hard
Amundsen’s team won the race
Scott and his men are seenas heroes
Read for main idea
The race to the South Pole began
Amundsen’s team Scott’s team
Nationality（国籍）
Time of start
Before the journey
Journey to the destination（终点） (Equipment/speed)
Arrival at the destination
The return journey
Task4. Read for details
Scott’s team Amundsen’s team
Nationality
Time of start
Before the journey
Journey to the destination Equipment speed
P38 3
British
Norwegian
organised food bases.
organised food bases.
▲Two sledges ________, the horses began to __________with the cold.
▲ Scott and his men had to push the sledges _________.
▲He had_________
and all his men were______.
▲He made ______.
8 September, 1911
1 November, 1911
teams of dogs pulling the sledges
on skis
rapid progress
broke down
have serious difficulties
by themselves
Read for details
Scott’s team Amundsen’s team
Arrival at the destination
The return journey
▲Scott arrived at the Pole with four team members on _____.
▲Amundsen reached the Pole on _____
and put a Norwegian flag there.
▲Men were very _____
and were ___________food.
▲The weather conditions were _____.
▲All members _____.
▲Amundsen and his team arrived safely back to their starting base on _____.
14 December, 1911
17 January, 1912
25 January，1912
tired
running out of
terrible
died
1.What did Scott’s team achieve
A. They became rich for their trip.
B. They got nothing but pity.
C. They became the first to reach the Pole.
D. They collected rocks that proved Antarctica had once been covered by plants.
2.Why was the return journey one of the worst in the history of exploration
A. All team members were very tired and were running out of food.
B. The weather conditions became terrible.
C. Two of the team had terrible disease and the rest met with a terrible storm and couldn’t leave the tent till they died.
D. All of the above.
3.Why were Scott’s team regarded as heroes
A. Their braveness, perseverance and the extraordinary courage moved the world.
B. They collected valuable stones.
C. They died for the expedition.
D. They made great contributions to the world.
4.The author quoted Scott’s words in order to make the article__________.
A. better-known B. better-organized
C. more real D. more interesting
5.What’s the writer’s attitude towards Captain Scott and his team
A. He is mildly critical. B. He is strongly critical.
C. He is in favour of them. D. His attitude is not clear.
Task5. Find the time about the two teams finishing their travel.
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
Task6. Work out the implied（暗示的） meaning of these sentences. sentences from the context.
Line 21: and goodbye to most of our dreams.
___________________________________________________________
Line 26: Putting on our shoes in the morning is getting slower and slower.
___________________________________________________________
Line 33: I’m just going outside and maybe some time.
____________________________________________________________
Line 42: but what a price to pay.
___________________________________________________________
They lost the race(the reason for the journey).
The men were getting weaker.
He is going to walk into the cold and die away from the team.
It cost the men their lives
Task7. Debate
Positive Side
(Not Losers)
Scott and his team were losers. Do you agree
Negative Side
(Losers)
VS
The spirit of Scott's team
extraordinary courage
strong will
the spirit of contribution
bravery
team work
perseverance
Scott's team
A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.
(Joseph Campbell)
英雄是那些把自己的生命献给更伟大事业的人。
——坎贝尔
Homework
Think about what you would do to win the race if you were one of the team members.Write a short passage with 100 words. e.g. preparations to be made; qualities needed to be developed.
Thank you!

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