Unit18 Great Women

s7 : dishonest the boy is dishonest , who often tells lies .
t : well done .
step 2 pre-reading
t : now ,look at the map of the world ,try to find where antarctica is
 then discuss the questions on page 31 , ok ?
ss : ok
step 3 presentation
first show the students some pictures of antarctica in order to arouse the student’s interest there.
then ask some questions about the lonely continent.
1. imaging if you are traveling alone to the south pole. what will you take with you? why?
2. can you name out some typical animals or plants there?
3. tell out the animals on the picture which animals live on the north pole? and which on the south pole?
step 4 fast-reading
t : today we are going to read a text about an expedition . it’s about helen thayer’s expedition to the south pole , who is a brave woman , before we read it ,let’s deal with the new words in the period .
t : ok .open your books and turn to page 31 .let’s look at reading , read the passage quickly .get the general idea and answer the following questions
1. how did the writer celebrate her 60th birthday ?
2. has she ever been to the north pole when ?
3. what happened to her during the journey ?
4. why did she say it was an experience she would never forget and would value for the rest of her life ?
step 5 post-reading
t : well , read the passage carefully and try to get as much as information as you can . after a while , we will do ex.1 in post-reading
students read the text fast to find the answer to the questions in the part
the answers are: 1. b  2. b  3. b  4. d  5. c
step 6 . language study
now you’re familiar with the passage , but you should pay attention to some useful phrases
1. struggle through
eg the soldiers struggled through the snowstorm .
2. threaten to do sth.
eg it threaten to rain
3. lie down
eg the wind finally lay down .
4. be thankful ( to sb. ) for
eg i’m thankful to you for all this help .
5. be in good /bad /poor /health
eg she was in poor health when she was young .
6. make a decision
eg she made a decision to travel alone to the great wall .
explain the language points in the text.
be about to 正要;
find sb. doing發現某人做某事
threaten to do sth 威脅要做某事
somehow 以某種方法
step 7 interview
ask the students to work in pairs --- one plays as the writer, one as the reporter.
the reporter may ask the following questions:
1. why do you plan a trip to antarctica?
2. what’s the weather like there?
3. how do you celebrate your birthday?
4. have you had any bad accident?
5. what do you think of your trip to antarctic?