Senior High English

Module3 Unit8

Lesson 4

Journey to the Antarctic

Senior High English

Module3 Unit8

Lesson 4

Journey to the Antarctic

No.3 Middle School

Huafei Lin

14 million sq km (280,000 sq

km ice-free, 13.72 million sq

km ice-covered)

the fifth-largest continent,

following Asia, Africa, North

America, and South America,

but larger than Australia and

the subcontinent of Europe

land:

note:

location: south of the Antarctic

Circle

the coldest, windiest, highest (on

average), and driest continent;

during summer, more solar radiation

reaches the surface at the South Pole

than is received at the Equator;

mostly uninhabitable

Geography

penguin

seal

salangane

expedition

Roald Amundsen

Roald Amundsen, born in 1872

near Oslo, Norway, left his mark as

one of the most successful polar

explorers ever born. On December

14th, 1911, he stood victoriously at the

South Pole. He reached a goal that was

the dream of many people. For the

first time, human voices broke the

awesome silence of the world's

southernmost point.

L to R: Wilson, Evans, Scott,

Oates and Bowers

Robert Falcon Scott was born at

Outlands on June 6, 1868. He had a

race with Roald Amunsden to the

South Pole, he and his four

companions arrived one month later

than Roald. But unfortunately, on

their way back, all of them died of

hunger and extreme coldness.

(1) Which Pole did they race to?

The South Pole.

(2) When did they go?

1910-1911.

(3) Who reached the Pole first?

Amundsen.

(1) Which Pole did they race to?

The South Pole.

(2) When did they go?

1910-1911.

(3) Who reached the Pole first?

Amundsen.

Loot at the title and photos and

guess the answers to these questions.

Loot at the title and photos and

guess the answers to these questions.

Read the text carefully. Are these

statements true (T) or false (F)?

1. Scott and Amundsen started their

journeys in the polar spring.

2. Scott’s use of sledges and horses

was a success.

3. Amundsen travelled more quickly

than Scott.

T

F

T

4. When they got to the Pole, Scott’s

team had a celebration.

5. Captain Oates went for a walk and

died in a snow storm.

6. Scott’s last letter was to his wife.

F

T

T

Read the text again and answer

these questions.

(1) Why did Amundsen succeed and

Scott fail?

Amundsen succeeded because he

made rapid progress and had teams

of dogs pulling the sledges and

his men were on skis. Scott failed

because he and his men had to push

the sledges themselves when the motor

sledges broke down and the ponies had

difficulties with the snow and the cold.

(2) What did Scott’s team achieve?

They reached the Pole although they

didn’t win the race and they became

heroes because of their courage. They

collected rocks that proved Antarctica

had once been covered by plants.

(3) Why did Scott and his men become

heroes?

They became heroes because,

although they died on the return

journey, they showed remarkable

courage all the time.

1. expedition

go on an expedition 去探险 make an expedition 远征，探险 a polar expedition 极地探险队

Language points

探险 ; 远征 ; 探险队

2. prepare v.

prepare …for…

e.g. Please prepare a table for

dinner.

Hope for the best and prepare

for the worst.

preparation n.

in preparation for 为……作准备

They put chairs in the school hall in

preparation for the concerts.

Joe is training in preparation for the

next football match.

Plans for selling the new product

are now in preparation.

3. wait for sb. / sth.

e.g. He waited impatiently for an

answer.

wait to do sth.

e.g. I can tell you something you’ve

been waiting to know.

4. pull the sledge

push the sledge

拉雪橇推雪橇

5. make progress in / with sth.

progress 不可数名词 e.g. Are you making any progress

with your study?

They are making slow

progress in the construction of

the new road.

6. break down

a. 机器 , 车辆等坏了 We are sorry to arrive late, but

the car broke down.

b. 身体跨了 His health broke down.

c. 失败 , 坚持不去了 Negotiations between the two sides

have broken down.

break in 蹩脚英语

break in on/upon 非法进入 , 强行进入

break out 使人心碎break one’s heart 爆发 , 突然讲出broken English 打搅 , 使停顿

7. have difficulty/problem with sth.

have difficulty/problem (in) doing sth.

e.g. I don’t have much difficulty

with English grammar.

He has some difficulties

understanding the boy’s accent.

p.s. difficulty

可数名词 / 不可数名词

8. spend

sb. spend…on sth.

sb. spend…(in) doing sth.

e.g. He doesn’t spend much time on

his homework.

He spent much time correcting

my grammar.

9. fail vi.

e.g. All our plans failed.

fail in sth.

e.g. He has failed in his mathematics.

She failed in her last English

exam.

失败

在……不足 , 在……失败

fail to do sth.

e.g. He fails to understand its real

significance.

When I failed to find you, I sent

you a note by messenger.

失败；未能做到

10. run out (of)

e.g. The supply of our food almost

ran out and we felt helpless.

We can see that his patience was

running out little by little.

用尽，没有了

11. at one time

e.g. At one time he lived with his

uncle.

It was said that at one time a

mysterious woman lived in this

house.

一度，曾经

12. carry on

e.g. They are determined to

carry on the struggle for

freedom and democracy ( 民主 ).

One person carried on what the

other had left off.

进行下去，继续下去

Make adjectives, verbs or adverbs from these nouns.

noun adjective verb adverb

explorer --

pole -- --

organisation --

polar

organised

explored explore

organise

noun adjective verb adverb

patience --

preparation --

ambition --

courage --

success

courageous

successful succeed successfully

patient

prepared

ambitious

prepare

patiently

ambitiously

courageously