2020-2021学年高二下学期英语外研版选修八 Module1 Reading and vocabulary 课件 (2)

外研版 选修8 Module1 Antarctica: the Last Continent Antarctica Antarctica: the Last Continent Choose a heading for each paragraph. The land Plants and animals A great place for researchers The discovery of Antarctica The Antarctic Treaty Task 1: Read paragraph 1 and fill in the blanks. • 1. Antarctica is the coldest and ______ (dry) place on earth. It is the fifth _________ continent in the world. It holds 90% of the world’s ______. There are volcanoes too, but they are not very _______. It is difficult to imagine a more ______________ place. driest largest ice active inhospitable • 1. Which is NOT TRUE about Antarctica? • A. Antarctica is full of wildlife and the wildlife has adapted to the extreme conditions. • B. The extreme cold and lack of rainfall make few types of plants can survive there. • • C. The Antarctica winter night is very long and it lasts for 182 days. • D. There are only two types of trees which are found on the large continent. Task 2: Read paragraph 2 and choose the correct answer. • 3. Why has the ice become a window on the past? • A. Because it looks like a window. • B. Because it can not provide researchers lots of useful information. • C. Because gases and minerals trapped in the ice is useless. • D. Because it has been in Antarctica for thousands of years. The discovery of Antarctica Two thousand years ago Greek geographers believed that there was a large __________ in the south. Until the late 18th century The British explorer James Cook ________ the Antarctic Circle, but he never saw ______. In 1895 A Norwegian called Carstens Borchgrevink became the first man to ________________ the Antarctic mainland. On 11th December, 1911 The Norwegian Ronald Amundsen finally ___________ the south pole. land mass crossed land set foot on reached • 1. Which is not the aim of the treaty? • A. to prevent the commercial and military use of the continent. • B. to keep Antarctica free from nuclear test and radioactive waste • C. to promote international scientific projects • D. to start arguments about who owns the land. end （Each group chooses one paragraph to make a mind- map. ） 达标检测 • 根据文中所获取信息与词 汇，围绕以下要点进行口 头表述。 • 1）南极简介. • 2）想去南极或不想去南极 的理由(would/wouldn’t like to go to the South Pole)。 • 要求：至少5句话。 有关南极的电影 • 《南极大冒险》 • 《极地重生》 • 《南极物语》 • 《南极日记》 • 《世界尽头的奇遇》 • 《雪地狂奔》 • 《帝企鹅日记》 • 《雪盲》 • 《极地跨域之一走出 南极》系列 Homework • 1. 用括号内所给词的适当形式填空，并说明理由。 • Antarctica is the coldest and (1)______(dry) place on earth. It (2)_____(hold) 90% of the world’s ice and most of its fresh water is in a (3)_______(freeze) state. Thus, the surface is covered (4)_________(permanent) in the ice cap. It is difficult to imagine a more (5)_________(hospitable) place. However, Antarctica is full (6)_____ wildlife, which has adapted (7)_____ its extreme conditions. Antarctica was the last continent to (8)_________(discover). Nowadays many scientists from many countries travel there to study its (9)_________(resource). In order to avoid unnecessary arguments, the Antarctica is (10)________(protect) by the treaty. • 2. 写作：根据文中所获取的信息与词汇，围绕以下要点写一篇至少120字的 短文。 • 1）南极简介.（ at least five sentences） • 2）想去南极或不想去南极的理由(would/wouldn’t like to go to the South Pole)。