3. Antarctic Arctic

4. North Pole Where is it?

5. South Pole How about this picture?

6. North Pole (Arctic) (Arctic) South Pole South Pole(Antarctica)

7. iceberg

8. ice cave

9. ice flowers

10. hills

11. polar lights

12. sunset

14. sled

17. boots backpack sleeping-bag tent

18. compass radio transmitter

19. Which animals live on the North Pole? polar bear walrus seal reindeersnow fox killer whale

20. Which animals live on the South Pole? walrus seal penguin whale

21. polar bear penguin Why do polar bears never eat penguins?

22. Alone in Antarctica Helen Thayer

23. Listening : What is solo travel? Why did the writer want to travel in Antarctica?

25. Decide whether the following statements are true or false. 1. She spend her 50 th and 60 th birthday in Antarctic. 2. She already traveled 400 miles on Nov.1st, 1997. 3. During her expedition in Antarctica, the weather was very good though the wind was icy. 4. During the expedition, the weather was very changeable. 5. Every November there is bright sunshine 24 hours a day. 6. The wind was so strong that her tent was blown away.

26. 7. Her birthday fell on the 22 nd day when she began her journey to the South Pole. 8.She fell into the bottom of the hole but managed to climb out. 9. She had got self-rescue training before the expedition. 11.The challenges of the travel earned the writer a lot of money. 12. She will never forget her solo travel in the South Pole.

27. smart generous loyal out-going warm-hearted active honest experienced friendly aggressive hardworking helpful cheerful strong optimistic open-minded adventurous Choose some words to describe Helen Thayer and explain why

28. “My journey was like life itself. We all have our problems as we travel to our goals, but we can all reach our goals just as I did, one step at a time, never giving up on ourselves. If we reach for the top and believe we can do it, we can all make our dreams come true.” “A goal is only a dream if you don’t have a plan.” ----Helen Thayer

29. alone stormy celebrate drop out struggle to give up IV.Retell the text: (Key words)

30. Famous women