新概念第二冊(cè)-lesson43

1、GAME TIMESTORY-TELLING GAME Theme: exploration/adventure Lesson 43 Over the South PoleTopics for discussionWhat famous explorers do you know about?What are the main differences between modern expeditions and those of fifty years ago or more? What do you know about the South Pole?The map of the world

2、南極洲：Antarctica Latin/South/North AmericaAntarctica South Pole The last mainland discovered : AntarcticaThe southernmost point: South pole (pole light)Antarctic penguins are the most representative animal , a symbol of the Antarctic. There are a total of 21 species of penguins .Along the coast , at l

3、east six kinds of seals (海豹) live .Antarctica :Antarctica is the worlds most isolated continent, surrounded by a vast ocean .Antarctica is the worlds coldest continent, where the worlds lowest recorded temperature of -89.2 degrees is observed so far.Antarctica is the worlds highest continent, Antarc

4、tica, the average altitude is 2350 meters.Antarctica is the worlds driest continent, near the South Pole, the annual precipitation 降水量 is close to zero, forming dry white desert.Antarctica has the largest amount of snow and ice, greater than 95% of the worlds total ice and snow .最偏遠(yuǎn)的最冷的最高的最干燥的最多數(shù)量的冰

5、雪The Antarctic is the most difficult continent to approach. Its not only far apart from other continents , but also surrounded by a number of kilometers of ice shelves; the waters around the Antarctic continent are also covered by thousands of huge floating icebergs, causing great difficulties and d

6、angers for maritime navigation. 最難到達(dá)的大陸ExplorationFor hundreds of years, in order to reveal its mysterious veil, thousands of explorers have headed for Antarctica .The first people to reach the South Pole Roald Amundsen (羅爾德亞孟森) and his entourage, arrived on December 14, 1911. While, Amundsens compe

7、titor, Scott and his companions , on the return trip, were unable to bear hunger and almost extremely cold to death. 羅伯特斯科特Robert Falcon Scott 羅爾德亞孟森Roald E. G. Amundsen We took risks, we knew we took them; things have come out against us, and therefore we have no cause for complaint, but bow to the

8、 will of Providence, determined still to do our best to the last . Had we lived, I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance, and courage of my companions which would have stirred the heart of every Englishman. These rough notes and our dead bodies must tell the tale, but surely, su

9、rely, a great rich country like ours will see that those who are dependent on us are properly provided for.我們這么做是冒險(xiǎn)的，我們深知這點(diǎn)，運(yùn)氣沒(méi)有在我們這邊，這都是天意，我們沒(méi)什么可抱怨，只能努力到最后一刻.如果我們得以幸存，我將向世人講述我的同伴的毅力、進(jìn)取和勇氣，并將以此激勵(lì)每一個(gè)英國(guó)人。我們的遺骸和這些潦草的便條也將一定會(huì)講述我們的故事，而且我們富強(qiáng)的祖國(guó)會(huì)證明，一定會(huì)證明，那些支持者我們的人的信心沒(méi)有被辜負(fù)。羅伯特斯科特Era Of Scientific Expedition

10、Assignment Surf the internet and search for the information about a person who was regarded as the “first person” in the human history. Briefly extract(摘錄) his/her story (within 50 words.) Prepare to share it with other fellow classmates next week. No Columbus please. Lesson 43Over the South Polepol

11、e n.（地球的）極flight n. 飛行 (fly)explorer n. 探險(xiǎn)家lie v. 處于serious adj. 嚴(yán)重的point n. 地點(diǎn)seem v. 似乎crash v. 墜毀sack n. 袋子clear v. 越過(guò)aircraft n. 飛機(jī)endless adj. 無(wú)盡的plain n. 平原【New words and expressions】Polen. 桿；極點(diǎn)；電極vt. 用竿支撐North Pole, South PoleUnder bare pole 海不張帆Pole apart (or asunder) 分離的，截然相反的，南轅北轍的Up the p

12、ole 俚進(jìn)退兩難，處于困境（=trap in dilema）explorern. 探測(cè)者，探測(cè)器；探險(xiǎn)家 Internet Explorer IE瀏覽器 The explorer organized an expedition to the North Pole .那位考察者組織了一個(gè)去北極的探險(xiǎn)隊(duì)。Christopher Columbus Cheng Ho(Zheng He)navigator趴著 lie on ones stomach仰臥 lie on ones back處于，位于/ 躺著lie 過(guò)去式 lay （過(guò)去分詞）lain (現(xiàn)在分詞）lying放置/下蛋 lay （過(guò)去式）l

13、aid （過(guò)去分詞）laid (現(xiàn)在分詞）laying別惹事生非/別自找麻煩。Let sleeping dogs lie.lay v.放置，下蛋 ( laid,laid,laying )lie v. 躺,位于 (lay , lain，lying )lie v. 撒謊 ( lied , lied,lying )1. He _ down for a rest. 他躺下休息一會(huì)。 2. He_ about his age. 他在年齡上撒了謊。 3. Please _ the packages on the table. 請(qǐng)把包裹放在桌上。 4. The black hen _ an egg a da

14、y. 那只黑母雞每天生一個(gè)蛋。 5. His hat and gloves were _ on the table. 他的帽子和手套都放在桌上。6. Japan _ to the east of China. 日本在中國(guó)的東面。 layliedlaylayslyinglies serious:1.I heard youre injured, is it serious?2.Are you serious? I cant believe it.3. My father is a serious man, we seldom make jokes in front of him.嚴(yán)重的，認(rèn)真的，

15、嚴(yán)肅的現(xiàn)在來(lái)說(shuō)正經(jīng)的 and now to be serious當(dāng)真 take for serious seriousThis is a serious ceremony, stop fidgeting. （莊重的）Mayday! Mayday! This is serious matter. （危急的）point : v. / n. 地點(diǎn)， 要點(diǎn)，重點(diǎn)1. The river turns north at this point.2. I dont see the point of her last remark. 我不明白她最后那句話的意思。3. Im in a hurry, so come

16、 to the point. 我趕時(shí)間，直接了當(dāng)說(shuō)出來(lái)吧。在某個(gè)地方 at one point優(yōu)點(diǎn) strong points 他事業(yè)的轉(zhuǎn)折點(diǎn) a turning point in his career離題 beside the point 言歸正傳 get to the pointpoint at / to 指向 近處物體/遠(yuǎn)處物體point out 指出point v. 指出，指向1. (to be) + n/adj.2. seem+to do 3.It seems/seemed +that從句 It seems so.= So it seems.似乎是那樣seem v.似乎，好像seem

17、 暗示有一定根據(jù)的判斷（往往接近事實(shí)）look 著重由視覺(jué)得出的結(jié)果appear 強(qiáng)調(diào)外表給人的印象（有時(shí)指實(shí)質(zhì)并非如此）crash krvt. & vi. (使)猛撞, (使)撞毀 The plane crashed shortly after takeoff.n.撞車(chē)事故, 失事= collision (car/air/train)一場(chǎng)汽車(chē)碰撞事故 a car crash 飛機(jī)墜毀 a air/plane crashcrashCar/aircraft/train crash= car/aircraft/train collisionThe first two carriages of th

18、e train telescoped (疊嵌) in the crash. The investigation into the crash is focusing on the pilots carelessness. sack n. 麻袋, 包; 一袋的量 Coal used to cost 3 shillings a sack. 以往一袋煤值三先令。 I bought three sacks of rice. 我買(mǎi)了三袋米。Hit the sack = go to sleepclear v. (凌空、不接觸地) 越過(guò), 跳過(guò) clear the mountain 飛躍山峰 cleared

19、 the fence 越過(guò)籬笆clear away 把清除掉，收拾干凈 Have you cleared away your books from the table? adj. 清楚的， 明確的be clear about “對(duì)明白，對(duì)明確” Im not clear about where they live. Have I made myself clear? endless adj. 無(wú)止境的; 沒(méi)完沒(méi)了的The childs endless crying made me mad.Your endless talking hinders me from my work. 你們談話沒(méi)完沒(méi)

20、了，都妨礙我工作了。Endless complaint/journey/arguments -less 是后綴，表示否定意味. hopeless; helpless; aimless; childless; tireless Phrases1.能做某事:be able to2.飛越:flight over = fly over3.第一次:for the first time4.首先:at first5.拍照:take a photograph = take a picture6.大量的:a great many of7.陷入困境:run into trouble = get into trou

21、ble8.在某一個(gè)地方:at one point9.似乎肯定:it seems certain that10.丟棄:throw out11.在視線中:in sight比較can和beableto表示成功地做了某事時(shí)，只能用was/wereableto，不能用could。 Hecouldswimhalfwaybeforehegottired.(not correct) Hewasabletoswimhalfwaybeforehegottired.(correct) can用于表示“能力”時(shí)是指現(xiàn)在的能力，過(guò)去或?qū)?lái)的能力通常用was/wereableto或will/shallbeableto表示

22、。 比較can 和be able to1) cancould 表示能力;可能 (過(guò)去時(shí)用could)，只用于現(xiàn)在式和過(guò)去式 (could)。be able to可以用于各種時(shí)態(tài)。They will be able to tell you the news soon. 他很快就能告訴你消息了。2)只用be able toa. 位于助動(dòng)詞后。b. 情態(tài)動(dòng)詞后。c. 表示過(guò)去某時(shí)刻動(dòng)作時(shí)。d. 用于句首表示條件。e. 表示成功地做了某事時(shí)，只能用was/were able to， 不能用could。He was able to flee Europe before the war broke out

23、。= He managed to flee Europe before the war broke out。注意：could不表示時(shí)態(tài)1)提出委婉的請(qǐng)求，(注意在回答中不可用could)。- Could I have the television on? - Yes, you can. / No, you cant。2)在否定，疑問(wèn)句中表示推測(cè)或懷疑。He couldnt be a bad man. 他不大可能是壞人。She could/was able to swim when she was five years old. (ability)She swam the Channel whe

24、n she was eleven. (statement of fact)The weather was bad, but she was able to swim the Channel. (completed action in the past)He couldnt/wasnt able to go to London yesterday because his wife was ill. (incomplete action in the past)選詞填空：We _(could finally /were finally able to ) win the match because

25、 the other team became very tired and slow ._ (Can I / Am I able to ) use your phone for a moment please ?Some children_ (couldnt /arent able to ) speak before they are two .were finally able to Can I arent able to/couldnt R.E. Byrd (Richard Evelyn Byrd): He was an American airman and polar explorer

26、 (極地探險(xiǎn)家）. He was a pioneer in transatlantic and transpolar flights and flew to the North Pole in 1926 and to the South Pole in 1929. He made other expeditions to the Antarctic in 1933-5, 1939 and 1946-7.First listen and then answer the question:listen and answer:1. Who successfully flew over the Sou

27、th pole for the first time according to the text?2. When did the man successfully fly over the North Pole?3. What were Byrd and his men able to do at first?4. How was the plane able to clear the mountains?5. Why did Byrd now know that he would be able to reach the South Pole ?Read and judgeThe Ameri

28、can explorer, R. E. Byrd, successfully flew over the North Pole first time.2. Byrd and his team were able to take a lot of photographs of the mountains that lay below.The plane could only get over the mountains if it rose to 10,000 miles. After Byrd ordered his men to throw out two heavy food sacks,

29、 the plane was able to rise.TTFF【課文講解】1、In 1929, three years after his flight over the North Pole, the American explorer, R.E. Byrd, successfully flew over the South Pole for the first time. fly over = clear 飛越 for the first time 第一次（time :“次，回”，this time，last time，next time，another time， each time，

30、for the last time等） I remind you for the last time that if you dont hurry, youll miss the train. Give him these photos next time you see him. 美國(guó)探險(xiǎn)家R.E.伯德在飛越北極3年之后，于1929年第一次飛越了南極。2、Though, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take a great many photographs of the mountains that lay below, they soon

31、 ran into serious trouble. though “雖然，盡管”Although/Though I felt sorry for him ,I could do nothing. take a photograph of 拍的照片 (take a picture of) He took a photograph of his house before he left home. run into trouble = get into trouble 遇到麻煩，陷入困境Each time he ran into trouble, he asked his parents for

32、 help. ( run / get into debt (負(fù)債）， run /get into difficulties （陷于困難）， run/get into danger (陷入險(xiǎn)境）雖然開(kāi)始時(shí)伯德和他的助手們拍下了飛機(jī)下面連綿群山的大量照片，但他們很快就陷入了困境。3、At one point, it seemed certain that their plane would crash. at one point 在某一地方，在某一時(shí)刻 At one point, he made up his mind to become a painter. 他曾一度下決心要當(dāng)個(gè)畫(huà)家。 it s

33、eemed certain that 看起來(lái)肯定 It now seems certain that the meeting is going to be put off. “ it +系動(dòng)詞+ 形容詞/名詞+ that 從句” It was obvious that the snake could not tell the difference between Indian music and jazz. It is important that you have talked to her. It is a great surprise that he got married to Jan

34、e.4、It could only get over the mountains if it rose to 10,000 feet. get over = fly over , clear 飛越 rise to 上升至 5、The plane was then able to rise and it cleared the mountains by 400 feet. by 表示“相差，以之差”的意思 I missed the train by ten minutes. 我晚了10分鐘，沒(méi)趕上火車(chē)。 He is younger than me by two years. 他比我小兩歲。于是飛

35、機(jī)可以上升了，它在離山頭400英尺的高度飛越了過(guò)去。6for there were no more mountains in sight. 因?yàn)榍懊嬖贈(zèng)]有山了。for 表示“因?yàn)椤薄?in sight 表示在看得見(jiàn)的范圍內(nèi)、在可看見(jiàn)之處： No man was in sight. 一個(gè)人也看不見(jiàn)。I kept my car in sight while fishing by a stream我在小溪邊釣魚(yú)時(shí)，把汽車(chē)停在看得見(jiàn)的地方。 Follow that man and keep him in sight all the time.要跟著那個(gè)人,一直盯著他. out of sight 南極北

36、極第一次起初拍的照片遇到麻煩,陷入困境看起來(lái)肯定立刻，馬上許多，大量在視野中毫不費(fèi)力地在某一個(gè)位置上the South Polethe North Polefor the first timeat firsttake photographs ofrun /get into troubleIt seems certain thatat once a great many in sight without difficulties at one pointKey structuresover, on, above can, could, be able to 區(qū)別 explorer, explos

37、ion at first at/in/on 詞組 a great many lie, lay, lain / lay, laid, laid / lie, lied, lied run into seem to do sth. / seem to be + adj. / seem + adj. / It seems that rise, raise by in sight / out of sight without difficultySpecial Difficulties:at first 首先，開(kāi)始at once 立刻， 馬上at last 最后at any rate 不管怎么說(shuō)at

38、heart 從本質(zhì)上講at least 至少at times 有時(shí)at a loss 困惑at the moment 此刻將短語(yǔ)和它們所表達(dá)的意思對(duì)應(yīng)起來(lái)at a loss at any rate at first at heart at home at last at least at once at present at times a.in the end bin the house c.immediately d.now e.sometimes f.not know what to do g.when it began h.really, in fact i.no matter wha

39、t may happen j.not less than Retell the story:1929- American explorer- Byrd South Pole first timeAt first- many photographs- mountains- soon- serious troubleone point- certain- crashonly get over- rose-10,000 feetordered-throw out- food sacksable to rise- cleared- by 400 feetknew- reach- South Pole-

40、300 miles- no more mountains- sightIn 1929, three years after his flight _the North Pole, the American explorer, R.E. Byrd, successfully flew over the South Pole _. Though,_, Byrd and his men _take _photographs of the mountains that lay below, they soon ran _serious trouble. At ne point, it seemed _

41、 that their plane would _. It could only get over the mountains if it _to 10,000 feet. Byrd at once ordered his men to _two heavy food sacks. The plane was then able to rise and it_ the mountains _400 feet. Byrd now knew that he would be able to_ the South Pole which was 300 miles away, for there we

42、re no more mountains_. The aircraft was able to fly over the endless white plains_.overfor the first timeat firstwere able toa great manyintocertaincrashrosethrow out clearedby reachin sightwithout difficultyIn 1929, three years after his flight over the North Pole, the American explorer, R.E. Byrd, successfully flew over the South Pole for the first time. 2.Though, at first, Byrd and his men were able to take