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上教版英语必修二
Unit 1Cultural focus
Eyewitness account: Scott’s Hut
Warm-up
(1) The Antarctic is ____________than the Arctic.
a colder b less cold
(2) Thousands of ____________lived there.
a polar bears b penguins
(3) The Inuit people have_____________ live there.
a never b always
(4) It's dark __________________
a all year round b for half the year
(5) It's the ________________ place on Earth.
a wettest b driest
Warm-up
Warm-up
(1) The Antarctic is ____________than the Arctic.
a colder
b less cold
(2) Thousands of ____________lived there.
a polar bears
b penguins
(3) The Inuit people have_____________ live there.
a never
b always
Warm-up
(4) It's dark __________________
a all year round
b for half the year
(5) It's the ________________ place on Earth.
a wettest
b driest
Pre-reading
1.What is the passage about?
It is about Scott’s Hut.
2.Where is it?
It is in Antarctica.
3.Who are the characters in the passage?
Brita Harding, Robert Scott and Roald Amundsen.
Pre-reading
4. What can you see in the picture?
It is Scott’s Hut. There are many things inside such as old books, a table, a chair, a bed, etc.
5. Who once used the hut?
Scott.
Its name is Scott’s Hut.
Pre-reading: prediction
Q: Can you imagine what the risks for Captain Scott might be?
There might be great danger as Antarctica is extremely cold. He might come across a lot of snowstorms. It was hard for him to keep warm and carry his equipment.
While-reading:
Task 1 Scan the passage and check answers.
1. What are the two people mentioned in the first paragraph and what do they have in common?
Brita Harding and Captain Robert Scott. They are all related to Antarctica and Scott’s Hut.
While-reading:
Task 1 Scan the passage and check answers.
2. Who is Brita Harding? What is she doing?
She is a scientist who is working in