Unit 5 Humans and nature Lesson 3 A race to the pole 学案-2024-2025学年高中英语北师大版（2019）必修第二册

Unit 5 Lesson3 学案 Race to the Pole Part 1: Activate and Share Objective: Brainstorm challenges in Antarctica and necessary preparations. Task 1: Group Discussion Look at the photos of Antarctica below (imagined). Discuss with your group: 1. What difficulties might explorers face in Antarctica? (e.g., extreme cold, isolation, blizzards) 2. What preparations should they make before the journey? (e.g., warm clothing, food supplies, navigation tools) Write your answers here: 1. Difficulties: ________________________ ________________________ 2. Preparations: ________________________ ________________________ Part 2: Read and Explore Objective: Extract key information about Scott and Amundsen’s journeys. Task 2: Complete the Table Read the text and fill in the table with details about the two teams. Category Scott’s Team Amundsen’s Team Nationality Before the Journey Journey to Destination Arrival at Destination The Return Journey Part 3: Analyze Emotions and Infer Meanings Objective: Understand emotional changes and implied meanings in Scott’s diary. Task 3: Summarize Feelings Summarize the changes in Scott’s team’s emotions during their return journey. Provide evidence from the text. Stage Emotions Reasons (Quotes/Evidence) After reaching the Pole Running out of food Death of team members Final days in the tent Task 4: Inference Practice Read the underlined sentences from Scott’s diary. Write the implied meaning for each. 1. Line 21: “Well, we have now lost the goal of our ambition…” Implied meaning: ________________________ 2. Line 26: “Putting on our shoes in the morning is getting slower…” Implied meaning: ________________________ 3. Line 33: “We all hope to meet the end with a similar spirit…” Implied meaning: ________________________ 4. Line 42: “It seems a pity, but I do not think I can write more.” Implied meaning: ________________________ Part 4: Group Discussion Objective: Reflect on the explorers’ legacy and moral courage. Task 5: Critical Thinking Questions 1. Were Scott and his team “losers”? Why or why not? 2. What does Amundsen mean by “Captain Scott left a record for honesty, sincerity, bravery…”? Discuss in pairs and write key points: 1. ________________________________________________________ 2. ________________________________________________________ Part 5: Language Focus – Suffixes Objective: Practice forming nouns and adjectives using suffixes. Task 6: Word Builder Complete the table with correct suffixes. Root Word Suffix New Word situate tion situation hope less ____________ cheer ful ____________ explore ation ____________ anxious ly ____________ sad ness ____________ Task 7: Sentence Completion Use the correct form of the words above to fill in the blanks. 1. Amundsen had done more __________ (prepare) before the journey. 2. Scott’s team faced a __________ (hope) situation. 3. They tried to stay __________ (cheer) despite difficulties. 4. Scott felt deep __________ (sad) after losing the race. Part 6: Express Yourself Objective: Develop speaking and writing skills through reflection. Task 8: Diary Analysis Choose one sentence from Scott’s diary and discuss: What was he trying to express? Which part impresses you most? Why? Example: “I could tell you lots and lots about this journey…” Analysis: Scott wanted to share his experiences but regretted the cost. Your turn: Sentence: ________________________________ Analysis: ________________________________ Part 7: Research and Reflection Objective: Connect the lesson to realworld exploration. Task 9: Online Research Search for China’s Antarctic exploration milestones. Answer: 1. List 3 key events. 2. Why do people explore Antarctica despite the dangers? Write your findings: 1. Events: ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ 2. Reasons: ________________________ ________________________ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ Answers Task 2: Complete the Table Category Scott’s Team Amundsen’s Team Nationality British Norwegian Before the Journey Organized food bases; delayed departure Organized food bases; efficient prep Journey to Destination Sledges broke; horses struggled Dogs and skis; rapid progress Arrival at Destination 17 Jan 1912 (after Amundsen) 14 Dec 1911 The Return Journey Starvation, deaths, trapped in storm Safe return; 10 days ahead Task 4: Inference Practice 1. Scott’s team felt defeated and heartbroken. 2. Physical exhaustion made even simple tasks difficult. 3. They accepted death bravely and with dignity. 4. Scott was too weak to continue writing; death was near. Task 6: Word Builder 1. hopeless 2. cheerful 3. exploration 4. anxiously 5. sadness Task 7: Sentence Completion 1. preparation 2. hopeless 3. cheerful 4. sadness 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$