5.18-Antarctica-the-Last-Continent

Module1DeepSouthLearningaims1.GettoknowthegeneralintroductionaboutAntarctica.2.LearnsomewordsaboutAntarctica.3.Improvereadingability.Vocabularypolaradj.inhospitableadj.balancev.penguinn.extremeadj.explorationn.explorern.flowerv.setfootonAntarctican.mossn.rivalryn.annualadj.algaen.treatyn.rainfalln.lichenn.commercialadj.staten.adapt(to)v.nuclearadj.depthn.meteoriten.testn.gravityn.extraterrestrialadj.promotev.trapv.massn.radioactiveadj.Pre-readingWatchthevideoandanswerthequestion.Q:Whatisthevideoabout?ThevideoisaboutAntarctica.视频Fastreading1.Matchthemainideasofeachparagraph.Tips:Readthefirstsentenceandlastsentenceofeachparagraphtogetthemainidea.a.Plantsandanimalsb.ThediscoveryofAntarcticac.BriefintroductionofAntarcticad.TheAntarcticTreatye.AgreatplaceforresearchersPara1Para2Para3Para4Para5Readpara.1andfillintheblanks.Name:__________Location:aroundthe__________Area:__________squarekilometers;the5th_______continentintheworldClimate:________and_______onEarthNumbers:90%of______________,70%in_____________,98%iscoveredin_________.AntarcticaSouthPole14millionlargestdriesttheworld’siceafrozenstatetheicecapcoldestTips:Searchtheanswersaccordingtothekeywords.Carefulreading1Readpara.2-3anddecideifthesentencesaretrue(T)orfalse(F).①ThelongAntarcticawinternight,whichlastsfor183days.()②Onlytwotypesoffloweringplantsarefound,whiletherearemanytreesonthelargecontinent.()③Mostoftheicehasbeenthereforthousandsofyears.()④Mostofgasesandmineralsaremeteoritefromouterspace.()Carefulreading2FFFT182noAntarcticarocks1.Antarcticawas__continenttobediscovered.A.thefirstB.thesecondC.thethirdD.thelast2.Morethan2thousandsyearsago,Greekgeographersbelievedtherewasalarge___massexistinginthesouth.A.rockB.landC.lakeD.tree3.In1895,a_____becomethe1stmantosetfootonAntarctica.A.BritishB.AmericanC.NorwegianD.FrenchAccordingtothepara.4,choosethecorrectanswers.BDCCarefulreading3Readthepara.5andanswerthequestions.Tips:Usethewholesentencetoanswerthequestion.Q1.Whenwasatreatysigned?Q2.Whatistheaimofthetreaty?①___________________________________;②___________________________________;③___________________________________;④___________________________________.Atreatywassignedin1961.TheaimofthetreatyisCarefulreading4toendargumentsaboutwhoownsthelandtopreventthecommercialandmilitaryuseofthecontinenttopromoteinternationalscientificprojectstokeepAntarcticafreefromnucleartestsandradioactivewasteSummaryPara.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5BriefintroductionofAntarcticaPlantsandanimalsAgreatplaceforresearchersThediscoveryofAntarcticaTheAntarcticTreatyHomework1.FinishActivity2&3onpage2.2.Readthispassageagainandfindouttheimportantlanguagepoints.