英语选修8外研版Module1精品课件(17张)

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1.climate: Coldest
Driest-----annual rainfall close to zero
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2.area: 14million ,Fifth largest
The land 3.mountain: Trans-Antarctica mountain range from east to west Cut the continent in two 4.ice: 90% of the world”s ice,Two km thick----5km
5.wind: From the pole to the coastline
Round the coast
Conclusion:Not a more inhospitable place
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Full of wildlife: Adapt to Few types of Plants:
Paragraph5,after”...the world”s biggest nature reserve.” • 2.Over the nest 15years a number of unsuccessful journeys to
the pole were made by explorers such as Ernest Shackleton and Robert Scott.
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Rocks--- meteorites from outer space
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--- evidence of extea-terrestrial
life
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• What happened in the following years? • 1.Two thousand years ago:
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• 7.France was one of the first countries to sign the Antarctic Treaty.
• 8.The treaty has three main aims.
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c.end arguments about who owns the land
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Post reading
• Finish activity5 on page4. Decide where the sentences go in the passage.
• 1.Since then another 32 countries have signed the treaty.
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• 4.There are lots of white rocks in Antarctica.
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• 5.People guessed that Antarctica existed before it was discovered.
• 6.The first person to land on Antarctica was British.
• What make it a great place for reseachers?
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Ice--- thousands of years
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--- a window on the past
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--- information
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Gases and minerals--- volcanic dust
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--- what weather like
two types of flowering plants No trees Mosses,algae and lichen
long winter night -----182 days
Reason: Extreme cold
Lack of rainfall
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• 2.In the 15th century;
• 3.Until the late 18th century;
• 4.on 11th December,1911
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when: 1961
• the treaty countries: 12 countries
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aims:To prevent the commercial and military use of the continent
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in particular:
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a.To keep Antarcticar free from nuclear tests and radioactive waste
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b.To promote international scientific projects
something.
Fast reading true or false
• 1.There are mountains and volcanoes in Antarctica.
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• 2.Not many animals live there.
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• 3.There are not many plants.
• Are they cute? • Do you like them? • Do you know where
they live?
Module one Reading and vocabulary(1)
Antarctica: the last Continent
Scenery in Antarctica
Animals in Antarctica
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Have you ever thought that one day you’ll go to the South Pole? If you go, do you know what you should pay attention to? Study the passage and learn about