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Unit 17 Great Women

Period3 Reading

Step1:Lead-in

1. Q1: Is the South Pole beautiful ? Would you like to travel there ?

Q2: Imagine you are travelling alone to the South Pole . What will you take with you ? Why ?

Key:

warm clothes / gloves / cap --To keep warm

dried food --To offer your body energy

tent / sleeping bag--Used for sleeping and having a rest

boots / snowshoes--To walk easily in snow or on ice

compass / map--To tell you the directions

backpack

cellphone--To keep in touch with your family or friends

radio--To enjoy yourself by listening to music or learning about the outside world

sled

stove--To cook food and keep warm

match--To light fire

sunglasses--To protect you from the sun

rope

ice pick--To dig and pick up ice

medicine--When you are ill , you can take some medicine so that you can get well soon.

Flag--Don’t forget to bring your national flag to the South Pole .

2. Animals living on the North Pole

polar bear / reindeer / moose / wolf / walrus / whale / seals

3. Animals living on the South Pole

whale / sea lions / seals / penguins / walrus / dolphins / fish

4.Do you know the names three countries that are part of the North Pole? What about the South pole?

--Countries that are part of the North Pole :

Norway , Sweden , Finland ,

Russia , US , Canada , Greenland .

--Countries that are part of the South Pole :

Chile , Argentina , South Africa ,

Australia , New Zealand .

5. Why do polar bears never eat penguins ?

Because polar bears only live on the North Pole while penguins only live on the South Pole.

Step2: Pre-reading

1. Background information about Antarctica

Area:

total: 14 million sq km

note: fifth-largest continent, following Asia, Africa, North America, and South America, but larger than Australia and the subcontinent of Europe

land: 14 million sq km (280,000 sq km ice-free, 13.72 million sq km ice-covered) (est.)

no indigenous inhabitants, but there are seasonally staffed research stations

2. Background information about Helen Thayer(New Zealand)

The first woman to travel solo to any of the world’s poles(South Pole and North Pole).

Step3: Careful reading

1. Answer the following questions:

1.Where is Antarctic?

(1.Antarctic is another name for the South Pole .)

2. Who travel alone to Antarctic?

(2. Helen Thayer.)

3. How did the writer celebrate her 60th birthday?

(3. The writer travelled alone to the South Pole to celebrate her 60th birthday.)

4. Has she ever been to the North Pole? When?

(4. Yes . At 50 she travelled alone to the North Pole .)

5. When did she begin her journey to Antarctic?

(5. On November 1st , 1997 .)

6. Did she have a dog team to pull her sled?

(6. No , she didn’t . )

7. What is the weather like in Antarctic during the journey?

(7. The first days the weather was very good .

The wind was icy but not very strong .

There was bright sunshine 24 hours a day .

On the third day it became stormy .

During the next week the wind grew stronger .

On November 12th the storm died down .)

8. What happened to her during the journey?

Time Weather What happened to her?

Nov.1-2,1997 fine,  icy,  not

strong began her almost 400-mile journey

3rd-11th storm, strong

wind spent a whole day in her

tent

Nov. 12th storm died down celebrated her birthday