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课件网) 上教版英语必修二 Unit 1Cultural focus Eyewitness account: Scott’s Hut Warm-up (1) The Antarctic is _____than the Arctic. a colder b less cold (2) Thousands of _____lived there. a polar bears b penguins (3) The Inuit people have_____ live there. a never b always (4) It's dark _____ a all year round b for half the year (5) It's the _____ place on Earth. a wettest b driest Warm-up Warm-up (1) The Antarctic is _____than the Arctic. a colder b less cold (2) Thousands of _____lived there. a polar bears b penguins (3) The Inuit people have_____ live there. a never b always Warm-up (4) It's dark _____ a all year round b for half the year (5) It's the _____ place on Earth. a wettest b driest Pre-reading 1.What is the passage about It is about Scott’s Hut. 2.Where is it It is in Antarctica. 3.Who are the characters in the passage Brita Harding, Robert Scott and Roald Amundsen. Pre-reading 4. What can you see in the picture It is Scott’s Hut. There are many things inside such as old books, a table, a chair, a bed, etc. 5. Who once used the hut Scott. Its name is Scott’s Hut. Pre-reading: prediction Q: Can you imagine what the risks for Captain Scott might be There might be great danger as Antarctica is extremely cold. He might come across a lot of snowstorms. It was hard for him to keep warm and carry his equipment. While-reading: Task 1 Scan the passage and check answers. 1. What are the two people mentioned in the first paragraph and what do they have in common Brita Harding and Captain Robert Scott. They are all related to Antarctica and Scott’s Hut. While-reading: Task 1 Scan the passage and check answers. 2. Who is Brita Harding What is she doing She is a scientist who is working in the Scott’s Hut, trying to preserve it. /pr z v/ maintain (something) in its original or existing state e.g.保护历史建筑 preserve the historic building While-reading: Task 1 Scan the passage and check answers. 3. Why there are no native people Why don’t tourists stop off to visit Because Antartica isn’t the best place to live and work and it’s freezing at the moment! 4. Why do they want to save the hut Because the hut brings Scott’s expedition to life. a journey undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, scientific research. While-reading: The race Task 2 Read the rest parts of the passage and answer questions1. Who won the race to the South Pole in the end a. Brita Harding. b. Robert Scott. c. Roald Amundsen. d. None of them. 2. Scott's team planned to get to the South Pole by _____. a. walking there b. riding motorized sleds and horses c. driving motorbikes d. riding sleds pulled by dogs 3. Brita wants to save Scott's Hut because_____. a. it contains many interesting things b. it used to be a base for expeditions c. it can bring Scott's expedition to life d. the things in the hut are all frozen While-reading: The race Task 2 Read the rest parts of the ... ...
