高一英語Great Women教案
高一英語great women教案
unit 17 great women
period3 reading
step1:lead-in
1. q1: is the south pole beautiful ? would you like to travel there ?
q2: imagine you are travelling alone to the south pole . what will you take with you ? why ?
key:
warm clothes / gloves / cap --to keep warm
dried food --to offer your body energy
tent / sleeping bag--used for sleeping and having a rest
boots / snowshoes--to walk easily in snow or on ice
compass / map--to tell you the directions
backpack
cellphone--to keep in touch with your family or friends
radio--to enjoy yourself by listening to music or learning about the outside world
sled
stove--to cook food and keep warm
match--to light fire
sunglasses--to protect you from the sun
rope
ice pick--to dig and pick up ice
medicine--when you are ill , you can take some medicine so that you can get well soon.
flag--don’t forget to bring your national flag to the south pole .
2. animals living on the north pole
polar bear / reindeer / moose / wolf / walrus / whale / seals
3. animals living on the south pole
whale / sea lions / seals / penguins / walrus / dolphins / fish
4.do you know the names three countries that are part of the north pole? what about the south pole?
--countries that are part of the north pole :
norway , sweden , finland ,
russia , us , canada , greenland .
--countries that are part of the south pole :
chile , argentina , south africa ,
australia , new zealand .
5. why do polar bears never eat penguins ?
because polar bears only live on the north pole while penguins only live on the south pole.
step2: pre-reading
1. background information about antarctica
area:
total: 14 million sq km
note: fifth-largest continent, following asia, africa, north america, and south america, but larger than australia and the subcontinent of europe
land: 14 million sq km (280,000 sq km ice-free, 13.72 million sq km ice-covered) (est.)
no indigenous inhabitants, but there are seasonally staffed research stations
2. background information about helen thayer(new zealand)
the first woman to travel solo to any of the world’s poles(south pole and north pole).
step3: careful reading
1. answer the following questions:
1.where is antarctic?
(1.antarctic is another name for the south pole .)
2. who travel alone to antarctic?
(2. helen thayer.)
3. how did the writer celebrate her 60th birthday?
(3. the writer travelled alone to the south pole to celebrate her 60th birthday.)
4. has she ever been to the north pole? when?
(4. yes . at 50 she travelled alone to the north pole .)