Unit 5 Humans and nature Lesson 3 Race to the Pole 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语北师大版（2019）必修第二册

Lesson 3 Race to the Pole UNIT 5 HUMANS AND NATURE By the end of this period, students will be able to: read and talk about the difficulties that explorers face; read for deep understanding; summarise information. CONTENTS Pre-reading I While-reading II Post-reading III Sentences analysis IV Look at the video of Antarctic. What difficulties do you think explorers may face there? What preparations do they need to make? Pre-reading What’s the text mainly about? A. Amundsen reached the South Pole successfully. B. The way to the South Pole can be too hard. C. The lesson from Captain Scott. D. A story of the race to the South Pole. √ Captain Scott Roald Amundsen While-reading Activity 1 Fast-reading for main ideas 2. What’s the main idea of each part? Part 1: The race to the South Pole began. Part 2: Amundsen’s team won the race. Part 3: Scott’s return journey was challenging. Part 4: Scott’s team members are seen as heroes. 1．Why did Scott and his men have to push the sledges themselves? A．Because they were interested in sledges. B．Because they were very strong. C．Because all the horses had died. D．Because the horses had serious difficulties with the snow and the cold. 2．How long did it take Amundsen and his team to get to the South Pole? A. More than two months. B. Less than one month. C. More than three months. D. Less than two months. √ √ Part 1 (Lines 1－4) & Part 2 (Lines 5－21) Activity 2 Careful-reading for details The Race to the Pole People Amundsen Scott Time of start Equipment Speed Time of arrival Time of returning home / 15 October, 1911 1 November, 1911 sledges pulled by teams of dogs two sledges horses fast/rapid slow 14 December, 1911 17 January, 1912 25 January, 1912 3. Fill in the form according to Part 1 & Part 2 4．What can we know from “and goodbye to most of our dreams”? A．Scott was satisfied with the result. B．Scott was disappointed to have lost the race. C．Scott had lost his drive to go back. D．They