Senior High English Module3 Unit8 Lesson 4 Journey to the Antarctic Senior High English Module3 Unit8 Lesson 4 Journey to the Antarctic No.3 Middle School Huafei Lin

14 million sq km (280,000 sq km ice-free, million sq km ice-covered) the fifth-largest continent, following Asia, Africa, North America, and South America, but larger than Australia and the subcontinent of Europe land: note:

location: south of the Antarctic Circle

the coldest, windiest, highest (on average), and driest continent; during summer, more solar radiation reaches the surface at the South Pole than is received at the Equator; mostly uninhabitable Geography

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expedition

Roald Amundsen

Roald Amundsen, born in 1872 near Oslo, Norway, left his mark as one of the most successful polar explorers ever born. On December 14th, 1911, he stood victoriously at the South Pole. He reached a goal that was the dream of many people. For the

first time, human voices broke the awesome silence of the world's southernmost point.

L to R: Wilson, Evans, Scott, Oates and Bowers

Robert Falcon Scott was born at Outlands on June 6, He had a race with Roald Amunsden to the South Pole, he and his four companions arrived one month later than Roald. But unfortunately, on their way back, all of them died of hunger and extreme coldness.

(1) Which Pole did they race to? The South Pole. (2) When did they go? (3) Who reached the Pole first? Amundsen. (1) Which Pole did they race to? The South Pole. (2) When did they go? (3) Who reached the Pole first? Amundsen. Loot at the title and photos and guess the answers to these questions.

Read the text carefully. Are these statements true (T) or false (F)? 1. Scott and Amundsen started their journeys in the polar spring. 2. Scott’s use of sledges and horses was a success. 3. Amundsen travelled more quickly than Scott. T F T

4. When they got to the Pole, Scott’s team had a celebration. 5. Captain Oates went for a walk and died in a snow storm. 6. Scott’s last letter was to his wife. F T T

Read the text again and answer these questions. (1) Why did Amundsen succeed and Scott fail? Amundsen succeeded because he made rapid progress and had teams of dogs pulling the sledges and

his men were on skis. Scott failed because he and his men had to push the sledges themselves when the motor sledges broke down and the ponies had difficulties with the snow and the cold.

(2) What did Scott’s team achieve? They reached the Pole although they didn’t win the race and they became heroes because of their courage. They collected rocks that proved Antarctica had once been covered by plants.

(3) Why did Scott and his men become heroes? They became heroes because, although they died on the return journey, they showed remarkable courage all the time.

1. expedition go on an expedition 去探险 make an expedition 远征，探险 a polar expedition 极地探险队 Language points 探险 ; 远征 ; 探险队

2. prepare v. prepare …for… e.g. Please prepare a table for dinner. Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. preparation n. in preparation for 为 …… 作准备

They put chairs in the school hall in preparation for the concerts. Joe is training in preparation for the next football match. Plans for selling the new product are now in preparation.

3. wait for sb. / sth. e.g. He waited impatiently for an answer. wait to do sth. e.g. I can tell you something you’ve been waiting to know. 4. pull the sledge push the sledge 拉雪橇 推雪橇

5. make progress in / with sth. progress 不可数名词 e.g. Are you making any progress with your study? They are making slow progress in the construction of the new road.

6. break down a. 机器, 车辆等坏了 We are sorry to arrive late, but the car broke down. b. 身体跨了 His health broke down.

c. 失败, 坚持不去了 Negotiations between the two sides have broken down.

break in 蹩脚英语 break in on/upon 非法进入, 强行进入 break out 使人心碎 break one’s heart 爆发, 突然讲出 broken English 打搅, 使停顿

7. have difficulty/problem with sth. have difficulty/problem (in) doing sth. e.g. I don’t have much difficulty with English grammar. He has some difficulties understanding the boy’s accent. p.s. difficulty 可数名词 / 不可数名词

8. spend sb. spend…on sth. sb. spend…(in) doing sth. e.g. He doesn’t spend much time on his homework. He spent much time correcting my grammar.

9. fail vi. e.g. All our plans failed. fail in sth. e.g. He has failed in his mathematics. She failed in her last English exam. 失败 在 …… 不足, 在 …… 失败

fail to do sth. e.g. He fails to understand its real significance. When I failed to find you, I sent you a note by messenger. 失败；未能做到

10. run out (of) e.g. The supply of our food almost ran out and we felt helpless. We can see that his patience was running out little by little. 用尽，没有了

11. at one time e.g. At one time he lived with his uncle. It was said that at one time a mysterious woman lived in this house. 一度，曾经

12. carry on e.g. They are determined to carry on the struggle for freedom and democracy ( 民主 ). One person carried on what the other had left off. 进行下去，继续下去

Make adjectives, verbs or adverbs from these nouns. nounadjectiveverbadverb explorer-- pole-- organisation-- polar organised explored explore organise

nounadjectiveverbadverb patience-- preparation-- ambition-- courage-- success courageous successfulsucceedsuccessfully patient prepared ambitious prepare patiently ambitiously courageously