2020-2021学年高二下学期英语外研版选修八 Module1Reading and vocabulary 课件

Module 1 Deep South Reading & Vocabulary Scenery in Antarctica Do you have any idea of Antarctica after watching the pictures? Animals in Antarctica Position China 3.Complete the sentences with words in the box. 1.The ________ of something is the top or outside part of it. 2.If you ________ a place, you hope to discover something there. 3.If you ______ to a new situation, you change. 4.A _______ is a substance that is formed naturally in the earth. adapt (to) depth-deep explore gravity mineral nuclear radioactive rainfall surface trap(v.) treaty surface explore adapt mineral 5. A _______ a special written agreement between different countries. 6._________is the amount of rain which falls in a particular place. 7.________ is a force which makes things fall to earth. 8. If you ______ something or someone, they can’t move. Rainfall Gravity trap treaty 9.________ energy comes from the centre of an atom. 10._______ means how deep something is. 11._____________ refers to a dangerous form of nuclear energy. Nuclear Depth Radioactive 1. Matching-- headlines A great place for researchers Plants and animals The Antarctic Treaty The discovery of Antarctica The land Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 2. Check the true statements. • There are mountains and volcanoes in Antarctica. • Not many animals live there. • There aren’t many plants. 4. There are lots of white rocks in Antarctica. T F T F 5. People guessed that Antarctica existed before it was discovered. 6. The first person to land on Antarctica was British. 7. France was one of the first countries to sign the Antarctic Treaty. 8. The treaty has three main aims. T F T T 1. Antarctica covers an area of _______ square kilometers. 98% of its surface is permanently covered in the ______ with a depth of two kilometers ______. It holds 90% of the ________ and most of its fresh water is _________. It is the _______ place on Earth. As the ____________ is close to zero, it is technically a desert. The Trans-Antarctica range runs from _____ to ______, cutting the continent in ______. Strong winds driven by _______ blow from the pole to the ________, while other winds blow round the coast. It is difficult to imagine a more _________ place. 14 million ice cap on average coldest annual rainfall east west two world’s ice in a frozen state gravity coastline inhospitable 2.Yet it is full of ___________, which __________________ its extreme conditions, such as ____________, flying birds, _________, and whales. But the long winter night as well as the extreme cold and lack of rainfall means that ________ types of plants can __________ there. wildlife has adapted to penguins seals few survive 3.Most of the ice has been there for thousands of years. It has become a _________ on the past. By studying gases and _______ in the form of volcanic dust ___________, researchers can find information about what the world’s ________ was like in past ages. Antarctic ______ are easy to _______________with dark________against the ________________. They are also very important for research, for most of them are meteorites from __________, and __________ of extra-terrestrial life may be contained. window minerals trapped in the ice climate rocks identify and collect in colour white background outer space evidence 4.Although Antarctica , also called Anti-Arktikos in Greek, was the last continent ______________, ancient Greek _____________ believed that there was a large __________ in the south to ______ the land in the north. With the great age of __________ in the 15th century, their prediction proved to be true. But the progress to the South Pole was ______. The British explorer James Cook first _______ the Antarctic Circle in the late _________. Then in _______, a Norwegian called Carstens Borchgrevink first ________ on the mainland. Another Norwegian Roald Amundsen __________ there on11th December, 1911. to be discovered geographers land mass balance exploration slow crossed 18th century 1895 set foot reached 5.Today scientists from many countries travel to Antarctica to study its _________. A spirit of ___________________ has replaced the rivalry to explore the ice land. In 1961, the first ______ was _______ by 12 countries and Antarctica was made the world’s biggest ____________. Today countries _____________ 80% of the world’s _________ have signed the treaty. The aim of the treaty is to __________ the _________and __________use of the continent. __________________, it aims to _________ Antarctica ______________ nuclear tests and ____________________; to __________ international scientific projects; to ____________ about who ______ the land. Fortunately, Antarctica has become the most successful ________ of man’s efforts to work together for progress and peace. resources international friendship treaty signed nature reserve representing population prevent commercial military In particular keep free from radioactive waste promote end arguments owns symbol “Antarctica” comes from the ________ word “Anti-Arktikos” It was the __________ to be discovered. It is the fifth ______ continent with an area of 14 million square kilometers around ______________. It is cut in two by a high mountain ______. It is the _______place on Earth. Though it _____90% of the world’s ice, it is technically a desert with ____________ close to zero and 70% of fresh water in a _______ state. Because of the low temperature and strong winds from the _____ to the coastline, it is an __________ place for man. Yet it is full of ________, such as penguins, seals, which has __________ its extreme conditions. As the result of the long Antarctic __________, as well as the extreme cold and ______ of rainfall, few types of plants can _______ there. Europeans made great contributions to the _________ of Antarctic continent. For example, James Cook _______ the Antarctic Circle. Then a Norwegian explorer became the first man ___________ it. Greek last continent largest the South Pole range coldest holds annual rainfall frozen pole inhospitable wildlife adapted to winter night lack survive discovery crossed to set foot on Antarctica is a great place for __________. Today scientists travel to Antarctica to study the ice, gases, ________ and rocks to know about the past of the continent and the world’s ________ in the past ages. In order to explore it scientifically, a ________ was signed by many countries. Now it has been made the world’s _____________. It is confirmed that the continent doesn’t belong to any country and the ___________ and military use is forbidden there. Antarctica has become the most success ________ of man’s efforts to ____________ for progress and peace instead of the _________ between the earlier explorers. researchers minerals climate treaty biggest reserve commercial symbol work together rivalry • 1. continent • A. A large area of land • B. A small area of land • 2. permanently • A. Most of the time • B. All of the time • 3. ice cap • A. The ice covering the North or South Pole • B. A thin area of ice 4. P4 • 4. inhospitable • A. exciting • B. Unpleasant or difficult to stay • 5. seals and whales • A. fish • B. Sea mammals • 6. mass • A. A high area • B. An area without a clear shape • 7. reserve • A. An area of protected land • B. Land for building • 8. rivalry • A. Working together • B. Being in competition • What is the climate like ? • And what about its terrain地形？ • Why can few types of plants survive there? • Why do many researchers come to Antarctica? • What did the people referred to in the paragraph 4 do? • What is the aim of the Antarctic Treaty? • Why is Antarctica an important place? Discussion