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课件网) Humans and Nature Unit 5 Lesson 3 Race to the Pole Antarctica How much do you know about Antarctica Think and Share It is the southernmost point on the Earth. It is the fifth largest continent in area. Area: 1400km The coldest month: July Average temperature: -51.5℃ It is the coldest, driest, and windiest continent. It has the highest average elevation (海拔) of all the continents. Suppose you are an explorer of Antarctic. What difficulties do you think you may face there What preparations do you need to make Questions 1. What difficulties explorers may face there 2. What preparations do they need to make temperature transportation(交通) weather terrain(地形) Equipment: sledges, ski, dogs/wolves Careful plan: Travel time, supply(warm coat and food), living(build food base) canned food compass ski (滑雪板) sledge (雪橇) A team of dogs tents (帐篷) warm clothes map What information can you get from the title (What is the competition What is it for ) Competition The South Pole Competitors （Who are they ） Race to the Pole Roald Amundsen Norway Captain Scott Britain Race to the Pole What happened to his team Careful-reading – complete the information Scott’s team Amundsen’s team The race began A S 1911.9.8 1911.11.1 1911.12.14 1912.1.17 1912.1.25 all died Arrival at the south pole Arrival at the starting base safely Scott’s team Amundsen’s team Before the journey Journey to the destination Arrival at the destination The return journey P38 3 Read and complete the information about the two exploration teams. Both teams organized food bases. Careful-reading – complete the information Scott's team Amundsen's team Journey to the destination 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 sledges and all his men were on skis. Because of this, he made rapid progress. Scott arrived at the Pole with four team members on 17 January, 1912, and was heartbroken. Amundsen reached the Pole on 14 December, 1911 and put a Norwegian flag there. Then he prepared for the return journey. Arrival at the destination Men were very tired and were running out of food. The weather conditions were terrible. They brought rocks back for scientific research. 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. The return journey Careful-reading What result in the misfortune of Scott’s team Careful-reading What result in the misfortune of Scott’s team internal cause(内因) external cause(外因) insufficient preparation (plan) food transportation(horse) terrible and unexpected weather conditions diseases travel time the South Pole food bases events feelings Read and summarize Read the part of Scott’s return journey and analyze the change of Scott’s team’s feelings and find evidence to support your idea. The men w ... ...
