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课件网) Unit 5 Lesson 3 Race to the Pole How abou the weather conditions in Antarctic Do you like winter What do you think the weather of winter Lead in Do you want to go there Think about it Lead in What difficulties do you think explorers may face there What preparations do they need to make Difficulties on the way. Scott and his men’s deaths and influence. Read the passage and match the main idea of each part. Paras. 1-2 Paras. 3-6 Paras. 7-11 Describe the process to the Pole. 1. Amundsen was a (an) _____explorer. A. Italian B. Norwegian C. British D. French 2. Amundsen succeeded because_____. A. his men was much more healthier. B. his men arrived there by plane. C. dogs pulled his sledges and his men were on skis. D. his men did not meet with snow and cold. 3. In the return journey Scott met with the following except_____. A. lack of food B. exhaustion C. lack of fresh water D. bad weather 4. Why did Scott and his man become heroes A. Because they achieved their goal of their ambition. B. Because they returned from their exploration safely. C. Because they won the race to the Pole. D. Because they showed great courage all the time. 5. Which of the following statements is true A. Amundsen won the race to the Pole. B. Amundsen and his men had to push the sledges themselves. C. Amundsen and his men carried some rocks with them. D. Egar Evans had difficulty walking. Amundsen Scott Starting time Arriving time Method of travel Sep. 8 Nov. 1 Dec. 14 Jan. 17 Be on ski Sledges pulled by dogs Be on horses Broken sledges pushed by people Read the passage again and complete the blank. Scott's team Amundsen's team Nationality Before the journey Journey to the destination British Norwegian They organised food bases. They organised food bases. Two sledges broke down, the horses had difficulties with the cold. Scott and his men had to push the sledges themselves. He had teams of dogs pulling the sledge. All his men were on skis. Because of this, he made rapid progress. Scott's team Amundsen's team Arrival at the destination The return journey Scott arrived at the Pole with four team members on 17 January, 1912, and was disheartened. Amundsen reached the Pole on 14 December, 1911 and put a Norwegian flag there. Then he prepared for the return journey. Men were very tired and were running out of food. The weather conditions were terrible. They brought rocks back for scientific evaluation. All members died. Amundsen and his team arrived safely back to their starting base on 25 January, 1912, ten days ahead of their planned schedule. Q1: What did Scott mean “Putting on our shoes in the morning is getting slower and slower”in line26 He meant that each one wanted to encourage the other, but no one was really sure what's going to happen. They were getting weak. Analyse the text. Guess what is the implied meaning of each sentence in the text. He fully understood that they couldn't pull through and they came ... ...
