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高中英语沪教版2020必修第二册
Unit 1 No limits
E :Cultural focus
Learning objectives
1. Understand the cultural connotation of "No limits" in Western and Chinese contexts.
2. Identify typical examples of "breaking limits" in global cultural figures/events.
3. Compare cultural differences in expressing perseverance and ambition.
4. Express personal insights on cross-cultural "limit-breaking" values briefly.
Contents
1. Lead in
2. Pre-reading
3. While-reading
4. Post-reading
5. Summary
6. Assessment
7. Homework
01. Lead in
Lead-in
Lead in
(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
Work in pairs and do the quiz about the Antarctic. Then read the passage and check your answers.
02. Pre-reading
Lead-in
Pre-reading
Lead-in
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.
Lead-in
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.
Lead-in
Pre-reading
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.
03. While-reading
Lead-in
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.
Lead-in
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 the Scott’s Hut, trying to preserve it.
/prɪˈzɜːv/
maintain (something) in its original or existing state
e.g.保护历史建筑
preserve the historic building
Lead-in
While-reading
Task 1 Scan the passage and check answers.
3. Why there are no native people? Why don’t tourists stop off to visit?
Because Antartica isn’t the best place to live and work and it’s freezing at the moment!
4. Why do they want to save the hut?
Because the hut brings Scott’s expedition to life.
a journey undertaken by a group of people with a particular purpose, especially that of exploration, scientific research.
Lead-in
While-reading
Task 2 Read the rest parts of the passage and answer questions1. Who won the race to the South Pole in the end?
a. Brita Harding. b. Robert Scott.
c. Roald Amundsen. d. None of them.
2. Scott's team planned to get to the South Pole by ___________.
a. walking there b. riding motorized sleds and horses
c. driving motorbikes d. riding sleds pulled by dogs
3. Brita wants to save Scott's Hut because___________.
a. it contains many interesting things
b. it used to be a base for expeditions
c. it can bring Scott's expedition to life
d. the things in the hut are all frozen
Lead-in
While-reading
Task 2 Read the rest parts of the passage and answer questions1. Who won the race to the South Pole in the end?
a. Brita Harding. b. Robert Scott.
c. Roald Amundsen. d. None of them.
2. Scott's team planned to get to the South Pole by ___________.
a. walking there b. riding motorized sleds and horses
c. driving motorbikes d. riding sleds pulled by dogs
3. Brita wants to save Scott's Hut because___________.
a. it contains many interesting things
b. it used to be a base for expeditions
c. it can bring Scott's expedition to life
d. the things in the hut are all frozen
Lead-in
While-reading
2. Scott's team planned to get to the South Pole by ___________.
a. walking there b. riding motorized sleds and horses
c. driving motorbikes d. riding sleds pulled by dogs
wooden skis
a wooden sled
a motorized sled
motor n.发动机,马达
Lead-in
While-reading
Task 3 Compare the two teams in the aspects of preparation, transport vehicle, weather and results.
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While-reading
Task 3 Compare the two teams in the aspects of preparation, transport vehicle, weather and results.
Preparation Transport vehicle Weather Results
Roald Amundsen’s expedition prepared for many months sleds pulled by dogs good Amundsen’s team reached the South Pole before Scott’s team.
Robert Scott’s expedition prepared for many months motorized sleds and horses bad weather; terrible snowstorms Scott’s team ran into terrible snowstorms. Their slides broke down.Their horses died. They ran out of food.They got lost in snowstorms.They didn’t make it.
English explorer
Captain Robert Scott
Norwegian explorer
Captain Roald Amundsen
Lead-in
While-reading
Complete the information below according to the passage.
Lead-in
While-reading
Read the passage again and complete the information about Scott’s Hut.
Facts about Scott’s Hut
Age: Location:
Use of the hut:
Things found in the hut:
Reasons for preserving the hut:
Over 100 years
On Ross Island, Antarctica
A base camp for polar exploration
Books, wooden skis, biscuits, penguins’ eggs, a pair of Scott’s boots and many other interesting things
Captain Robert Scott used it as a base camp in 1911. His expedition to the South Pole was an amazing achievement, which encouraged people to be hardworking, ambitious, courageous and persistent. The hug brings Scott’s expedition to life. Thus, it deserves to be preserved.
04. Post-reading
Lead-in
Post-reading
Work in groups and discuss the questions.
Do you think it is important to preserve historic buildings like Scott's Hut? Why or why not?
______________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________
Lead-in
Post-reading
Do you think it is important to preserve historic buildings like Scott's Hut? Why or why not?
They remind us of the past...
We can pass it on to future generations.
By..., we understand more about...
Without ..., we can only learn...
Many of these buildings provide important information about...
Lead-in
language points
• 重点词汇:beyond(超出)、pioneer(先驱)、unlimited(无限的)、achieve(实现)、innovation(创新)、perseverance(坚持不懈)等。这些词汇能够帮助学生准确表达与“无极限”主题相关的概念。
• 重点句型:“They have achieved great success in their fields.”(他们在各自的领域取得了巨大的成功。)“Their innovations have changed the world.”(他们的创新改变了世界。)“Their stories inspire us to pursue our dreams.”(他们的故事激励我们追求梦想。)“No limits exist except those we set for ourselves.”(除了我们为自己设定的限制之外,不存在其他限制。)等。通过学习这些句型,学生可以更好地描述不同领域的突破者及其成就,表达对“无极限”这一主题的理解。
05. Summary
Lead-in
Summary
文化概念
• “无极限”的文化内涵:在不同文化中对“无极限”的理解,如西方文化中强调个人主义的自我突破,中国文化中注重集体与个人梦想的结合。
相关案例
• 中外名人故事:如Malala Yousafzai为女性教育权利而奋斗,体现西方对个人价值追求的文化;中国古代“精卫填海”等神话故事,反映中华民族坚韧不拔的精神。
• 文化现象:西方的极限运动文化,展现对身体和能力极限的挑战;中国的航天事业发展,体现集体力量下的突破极限。
学习收获
• 语言知识:掌握与“无极限”相关的词汇和表达方式,如limitless, beyond limits等。
• 跨文化意识:增强对不同文化背景下价值观的理解,提高跨文化交流能力。
• 个人启示:激励学生在学习和生活中勇于挑战自我,突破极限,同时尊重不同文化的观点和方式。
06. Assessment
Lead-in
Assessment
Learning Objectives Score(1-5)
1.重点词汇、短语
2.阅读技巧和方法
3.课堂上的表现
5-完全能;4-基本能;3-不确定;2不太能;1-完全不能
07. Homework
Lead-in
Homework
Do you think it is important to preserve historic buildings like Scott's Hut? Why or why not?
Please write a passage about it.
Thank you
for your listening
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