1、Section Introduction & Reading and VocabularyWarming Up,预习多维感知,Section ,预习多维感知,Step One：Ask and discussion 1What do you know about the Antarctic? _ 2What do you think about the tomorrow of the Antarctic? _,Step Two：Fast reading 1Scan the text and do some true or false questions. (1)Antarctica is the
2、 driest and coldest place on Earth.( ) (2)Only two types of flowering plants and many tress are on the Antarctica.( ),(3)Most Antarctic rocks are dark in color.( ) (4)The American explorer James Cook crossed the Antarctic Circle in the late 18th century.( ) (5)A Norwegian called Carstens Borchgrevin
3、k was the first man to land on the Antarctic.( ),(6)In 1961，a treaty signed by 10 countries made Antarctica the worlds biggest nature reserve. ( ) 答案：(1)T (2)F (3)T (4)F (5)T (6)F,2Choose the best answer according to the text. (1)This passage is mainly about_. Aplant and animals of the Antarctic BTh
4、e discovery of Antarctica CThe Antarctic Treaty DA general description of the Antarctic,(2)How much of the surface is covered permanently in the ice cap? A90%. B70%. C98%. D80%.,(3)Which plants can NOT be found on Antarctica? AFlowering plants. BPine. CMosses. DLichen.,(4)What was the aim to make th
5、e treaty in 1961? ATo stop the use of commercial and military affairs. BTo prevent the research in the Antarctic. CTo keep the hunters from killing the penguins. DTo avoid the war between the advanced countries.,(5)From the text，we can know the wildlife in Antarctica_. Afinds itself unable to adapt
6、to the extreme conditions Bcan survive the extreme cold and lack of rainfall Cmainly includes penguins，flying birds，seals，trees and so on Ddoesnt like living in the sunlight 答案：(1)D (2)C (3)B (4)A (5)B,Step Three：Careful reading 1Listen to the tape and answer the following questions. (1)Which senten
7、ce in the passage is the closest in meaning to the following one? Because of annual rainfall close to zero，Antarctica is nothing but a desert. _,With annual rainfall close to zero，Antarctica is technically a desert.,(2)Why Antarctica is an important place? _ _,Because it has become a window on the p
8、ast and can give researchers lots of useful information.,(3)Translate the sentence into Chinese. Not until the late 18th century did the British explorer James Cook cross the Antarctic Circle，but he never saw land. _,直到18世纪末，英国探险家詹姆斯库克才穿越南极圈，但他却从未发现任何陆地。,2Read the text and fill in the blanks.,coldes
9、t,driest,covered,extreme conditions,wildlife,ice,rocks,discovery,last,set foot on,Step Four：Summary Antarctica is the coldest and driest place on Earth.98% of the surface is 1._ permanently in the ice cap，with biggest fresh water.,covered,On 2._ the ice is two kilometres thick；in some places it reac
10、hes a 3._ of five kilometres.Yet full of wildlife has 4._ to its extreme conditions，such as penguins，mosses.The ice which has been there for thousands of years can give researchers lots of useful 5._.,average,depth,adapted,information,Gases and minerals 6._ in the ice can tell us a lot about what th
11、e worlds 7._ was like in past ages. James Cook 8._ the Antarctic Circle in the late 18th century.The first man to set foot on the mainland was a Norwegian in 1895.Now Antarctica was 9._ the worlds biggest nature reserve，,trapped,climate,crossed,made,which has become the most successful 10._ of mans efforts to work together for progress and peace.,symbol,Step Five：Discussion In order to protect Antarctica，what should we do? _ _,
