M1
Deep South
外研新标准
第八册 选修8
Reading and Vocabulary
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• 预习情况反馈
B.
5. __________________ 以…的形式
• 6. _______________引人注目，突出，显眼
8. _____________ 尤其
9. _____________________处于…状态
10. keep … free________ 使…免受…
in the form of
stand out
in particular
in a(n) …state
from
penguins
The South Pole
the North Pole
The North Pole
has no land.
has more ice.
has polar bears.
has penguins.
has the longest period of total darkness.
has no inhabitants.
was reached first by explorers.
is protected by an international agreement.
has the longest period
of total darkness.
was reached first
by explorers.
is protected by an
international
agreement.
M1
Deep South
外研新标准
第八册 选修8
M1
Reading
and
Vocabulary
The goals of this period
• 1. Read and learn about Antarctica .
• 2. Improve the students’ reading skills,
especially skimming and scanning.
a general
idea
information
titles and headings
the first and last
sentences of paragraphs
the first and last paragraphs
pictures and charts
Scan the text for
key words and phrases, dates, etc.
Do not need to
read the whole
text.
To get general ideas
Read the passage quickly and
silently and choose a heading for
each paragraph.
• A. A great place for researchers: paragraph ___
• B. Plants and animals: paragraph ___
• C. The Antarctic Treaty: paragraph ___
• D. The discovery of Antarctica: paragraph ___
• E. The land: paragraph ___
To get detailed information
Read the passage again carefully
and choose the right answers.
• 1. How much of the surface is covered
permanently in the ice cap?
• A. 90℅ B. 70℅ C. 98℅ D. 80℅
• 2. How long does the long Antarctic
winter night last?
• A. 12 centuries B. 15 days
• C. 11 centuries D. 182 days
• 3. Why are the Antarctic rocks easy to
see?
• A. because they are white while the
background is black.
• B. because they are black while the
background is white.
• C. because they are useful while the
background is useless.
• D. because they are useless while the
background is useful.
• 4. Who was the first to land on the
Antarctic mainland?
• A. James cook
• B. Roald Amundsen
• C. Greek geographers
• D. Carstens Borchgrevink
• 5. What is the aim of the treaty signed in
1961?
• A. to prevent the commercial and military
use of the continent
• B. to prevent the research in the Antarctic
• C. to keep the hunters from killing the
penguins
• D. to avoid the war between the advanced
countries
Decide whether the statements are
true (T) or false (F).
1. There are mountains and volcanoes in
Antarctica.
2. Not many animals live there.
3. There aren’t many plants.
4. People guessed that Antarctica existed
before it was discovered.
5. France was one of the first countries to
sign the Antarctic Treaty.
Class test
Antarctica, the coldest place on earth, is
the fifth 1.___________(large) continent in
the world. The 2.___________( condition)
there are quite extreme with
3.________(near) no rainfall. 98 percent of
the surface is covered permanently by ice
and strong winds 4._________(drive) by
gravity blow from the pole to the coastline.
However，it is full of wildlife like the
famous penguins，5.______ can
adapt to its hard conditions. The ice there
6.________ (become) a window on the past
with gases and minerals 7._______(trap) in
it. It was not until 1895 8. ______ the
Norwegian explorer called Carstens
Borchgrevink set foot 9.________the
Antarctic mainland. In 1961，12 countries
signed a treaty to make it the world's
biggest nature reserve. Today scientists
from all over the world go there to study its
resources 10.________ to work together
for progress and peace．
Class test
• 1. largest
• 2. conditions
• 3.nearly
• 4.driven
• 5.which
6.has become
7.trapped
8. that
9. on
10. and
Summary
What have you learnt in this class?
1. About reading skills
2. About the passage
Discussion As we all know, the ice on Antarctica is melting
because of global warming. As a result, the
number of penguins is decreasing. What should
we do to prevent global warming then protect
penguins?
Where is our home?
1. Read the passage
loudly after class.
2. Finish the exercises
in reference book on
page 4-6.
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