高一英语UNIT17READING课件.ppt

Reading,Unit17 Great Women,Pre-reading,the North Pole,the South Pole,Equator,Penguin,South Seal,South dove,Aurora australis,南极考察站,North Pole,Pole bear,Pole fox,Reindeer,Pole wolf,Pole seal,Pole sea-ox,Aurora borealis,Discussion,Imagine you are traveling alone to the South Pole. What will you take with you?,dark sunglasses,rope,a backpack,gloves,a sleeping bag,a warm coat,boots,matches,maps,dried food,skis,sled,a cellphone,compass,a tent,ALONE IN ANTARCTICA,Helen Thayer,In 1988 New Zealand born Helen Thayer became the first woman to walk and ski to any of the worlds poles when she trekked solo to the Magnetic North Pole without dog sled or snowmobile. She was the first woman and first American to circumnavigate the Magnetic North Pole.,Discussion,Do you know the names of countries that are part of the North Pole and South pole?,North: Norway, Russia, Finland, Canada. South: Argentina, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand,Why do polar bears never eat penguins? Polar bears live only on the North Pole, while penguins live only on the South Pole.,Fast-reading,1. How did Helen plan to celebrate her 60th birthday? She went to the South Pole to celebrate her 60th birthday.,2. Why did Helen want to make November 12th special? How did she celebrate the day? Because it was her birthday. She thawed a frozen cake over her fire, placed a candle on the top, lit it and sang “happy birthday to me” at the top of her voice.,True or False,1. She spent her 50th and 60th birthday in Antarctica. 2. During her first days in the expedition, the weather was very good though the wind was icy.,F,T,3. Every November there was bright sunshine 24 hours a day. 4. Her birthday fall on the 22th day when she began her journey to the South Pole.,F,F,5. She had got self-rescue training before the expedition. 6. She will never forget her solo travel in the South pole.,T,T,Multiple-choice,1. Antarctica is another name for _. A. Australia B. the South Pole C. the North Pole D. Canada,B,2. The sun does not go down in Antarctica, so Helens workdays were usually _. A.2 hours B. more than 12 hours C. less than 12 hours D. Canada,B,3. Helen Thayer was born on _. A. 1 November 1937 B. 12 November 1937 C. 22 November 1947 D. 1 November 1997,B,4. On the 22nd day of the expedition Helen Thayer had an accident. What happened? A. She was attacked by a polar bear. B. Her tent was blown away by the storm.,C. She fell into a hole that was a few hundred feet deep. D. The sled knocked her over and hurt her leg.,D,5. What decision did Helen take after the accident? A. She spent a whole day in her tent. B. She waited till she got better and continued her journey. C. She gave up and went back home. D. She was thankful for all the training she had had.,C,Main ideas,Para. 1 Para. 2-3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Para. 6-7 Para. 8,The journey of challenge and danger began.,The first days of the journey.,Her birthday in Antarctica.,Self rescue.,A bad accident.,Making a decision.,Discussion,1. What kind of woman is Helen Thayer? Describe her in a few sentences. Helen Thayer is a special woman. She has a very strong will. She enjoys great challenges.,She is brave and very active. She also knows that the people in her life, such as her family, are more important than her personal achievement.,2. Do you admire Helen Thayer? Why? Yes. Because she is a brave woman. It is unusual for women of her age to do things like that. The description of the terrible weather and the way she deals with,her accidents show that Helen Thayer is a very strong woman. She is a responsible person. She demonstrates this by her good decision to stop and not risk her life after her accident. The description of her journey also shows that she is an honest woman.,Language points,1. At 50 I was the first woman to travel alone to the North Pole. 表示时间先后或顺序用动词不定式作定语。,e.g. She is the last to come. China was one of the first countries in the world to study the science of farming. 2. What else, but a journey at the opposite end of the world, Antarctica. = What else would I do but.? But在此处是介词“除了”的意思。,3. But changes were just around the corner. = about to happen just around the corner : likely to happen soon 即将来临 e.g. Victory was just around the corner. A big storm was just around the corner.,4. On the third day I was struggling through stormy weather and during the next week I find myself spending a whole day in my tent. 1) struggle against 和斗争,后接斗争对象 struggle for 为斗争 struggle to ones feet 挣扎着站起来,2) find oneself不知不觉地; 发 现自己(处于某中状态) e.g. Dick found himself walking in the direction of Mikes place. Suddenly I found myself at the waters edge.,5. threaten: vt. 恐吓, 威胁, 预示(危险), 似有发生或来临的可能, 可能来临 e.g. Noisy traffic threatens our peaceful way of life. They threatened to make it public. He was threatened with death if she refused.,6. On November 12th the storm died down. die down 减弱、平息 die away (声音等)消失 die out (火)熄灭; (动植物, 习俗) 灭绝,e.g. The wind has _ a bit. Those animals have already _ . The sound of the car _ in the distance.,died down,died out,died away,7. I had travelled only two hours one day when the winds increased so much that I had to put my tent up before the winds became too strong. 一天, 我刚走了两个小时, 突然狂风大作,我只好趁风力还不算太大之前支起帐篷. when 表示过早发生某事, 或突然发生某事。,e.g. I had hardly opened the door when the dog barked. 我刚一开门, 狗就叫起来. A few days later, I was moving forward over a slope that seemed safe when suddenly without warning my world dropped,out from under my skis. 几天以后,我正在一个似乎安全的斜坡上前行,突然,毫无预兆,滑雪板下的大地陷下去了。,8. I thawed a frozen cake over my fire, placed a candle on the top, lit it and sang “happy birthday to me” at the top of my voice. thaw 融化，解冻,e.g. He made a fire to thaw out the frozen earth. at the top of ones voice 高声地;大声地,9. when suddenly without warning my world dropped out from under my skis. drop out 掉落 One of his teeth had dropped out. 弃权 Three of the runners have dropped out.,10. I had fallen into a hole and was hanging on the ropes tied to the sled. = the ropes which were tied to the sled.,e.g. - Is this raincoat yours? - No, mine _ there behind the door. A. is hanging B. has hung C. hangs D. hung,A,11. stand on: 用站立 stand on ones head 倒立 stand on one leg like a cock 金鸡独立 12. Wait to get better or give up