(
课件网) the last continent Antarctica Hello, everyone! learning aims: To get to know about Antarctica. To learn some rending skills. To use the skills in practice. great continents in the world Asia Africa South America Europe North America Oceania Antarctica Let’s start our exploration in Antarctica! HI! Penguin 企鹅 speak out what you see Seal 海豹 萌萌哒 what’s it Whale 鲸 Antarctica : the last continent Step 1: Read for main idea Task 1 Read the passage quickly and find a proper title for each part Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 A great place for researchers The discovery of Antarctica Plants and animals The Antarctic Treaty The land task 2 The style of the passage is : narration 记叙 argumentation 议论 exposition 说明 biography 传记 step 2： read for details part 1 Task 1. Match the number with correct meaning Zero 14 million 5th 90% 70% 98% 2km 5km The area it covers Its ranking among the continents Annual rainfall The deepest point of ice Average thickness of ice The amount of fresh water is holds The amount of ice it has The area covered by ice cap Task 2. Choose the right answer In the following statements, which one is not true about Antarctica Antarctica is a desert because there is no rainfall. It holds most fresh water of the world. All the surface of Antarctica is covered by ice. Wind on the land is caused by more than one reasons. tip: 细节理解题的解题技巧 part 2 read part 2 and finish the chart Wildlife animals plants penguins Flying birds Seals whales Two flowering plants Simple plants: mosses, algae, lichen Causes Coldness Long winter night Lack of rainfall part 3 Read this part ,what can you infer from it There are mountains and volcanoes in Antarctica. There used to live extra-terrestrial life in Antarctica. The rocks are all easy to find on the ice. Researchers can know the history of the earth through Antarctica. tip: 推断题的答题技巧 part 4 Which of the following is in the right order of time a. James Cook crossed the Antarctica Circle. b. Carstens Borchgrovink set foot on the land. c. The age of exploration began. d. Roald Amunden reached the pole. e. The Greek’s hypothesis(假说) about Antarctica. e—a—c—b—d B. e—c—a—b—d C. a—b—d—e—c D. c—e—a—d—b part 5 Tick the purpose of the treaty mentioned in the passage. To discuss how to explore Antarctica. To prevent the commercial and military use. To keep Antarctica free from nuclear tests and radioactive waste. To develop tourism in Antarctica . To end argument about who owns the land. To make it suitable for humans to live. To promote international scientific projects. 注意： 回答问题要以文章内容为基准 Step 3 SUMMARY Antarctica is a place many want to foot on, where there is much , which has to its conditions. Antarctica is the world’s biggest nature . Many countries now have signed a＿ to prevent the and military use of the＿ and to international scientific projects. explorers wildlife adapted treat ... ...
