人教修订版高中一年级 ( 下 )

Unit 17

Unit 17 Great womenUnit 17 Great womenReading Reading

Alone in AntarcticaAlone in Antarctica

Great WomenGreat WomenSimilarities:

Song Qingling

Madame Curie

Mother Teresa

Pearl S. BuckHelen Thayer

Pre-reading

1.1.Lead—in Lead—in 1) Let the students search for information 1) Let the students search for information about Antarctica on the internet about Antarctica on the internet before before

class in groups of 4. class in groups of 4. 2) 2) Answer each of the questions below. Answer each of the questions below. When you talk about When you talk about AntarcticaAntarctica ,what occur ,what occur

to you?to you?CompetitionCompetition Which group can get the answers to the Which group can get the answers to the

questions of pre-reading most quickly?questions of pre-reading most quickly?

some questions about the lonely some questions about the lonely continent.continent.

• 1. Imaging if you are traveling alone to the South Pole. 1. Imaging if you are traveling alone to the South Pole. What will you take with you? Why?What will you take with you? Why?

• 2. Can you name out some typical animals or plants 2. Can you name out some typical animals or plants there?there?

• 3. Tell out the animals on the picture which animals live 3. Tell out the animals on the picture which animals live on the North Pole? And which on the South Pole?on the North Pole? And which on the South Pole?

Showing Showing an picture of Antarcticaan picture of Antarctica

•

Antarctica ( South Pole )

Temperature :

1) average: -50 ℃

2) coldest: -80℃

Wind speed :

1) average: 200km/h

2) strongest: over 300km/h

                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                                 

                                                                        

penguin(on the south pole)

polar bearon the north pole

                                                                

The dog team is pulling the sled.

a group of dogs

(a dog team)

North Pole

Polar bear

whaleArctic fox

Penguins

South Poleseals

dolphins

Sea lions

compascompasss

radio transmitter

boots

backpack

Sleeping-bag

tent

sled

skis

ice pick

ReadingReading Fast reading

Find out the information and summarize the main idea

Who…; where…; when…; what…; why…;

Do Reading Exercise on P32•Choose the best answer for the following

questions.

* Check answers in class.

                                                                            

1) Antarctica is another name for A. Australia B. the South Pole C. the North Pole D. Canada2)The sun does not go down in Antarctica, so Helen’s workdays were

usually____________. A.2 hours B. over 12 hours C. less than 12 hours D.Canada3)Helen Thayer was born on_____________. A.1 Nov. 1937 B.12 Nov. 1937 C. 22 Nov. 1947 D.1 Nov. 19974)On the 22nd day of the expedition Helen Thayer had an accident.

What happened? A.She was attacked by a polar bear. B.Her tent was blown away by the storm C. She fell into a hole that was a few hundred feet deep. D.The sled knocked her over and hurt her leg.5)What decision did Helen take after the accident? A.She spent a whole day in her tent. B. She waited till she got better and continued her journey. C. She gave up and went back home. D.She was thankful for all the training she had had.

2) 2) Intensive reading Intensive reading a) Listen to the tape (students imitate the pronunciation and intonation) b) Underline difficult language points or sentences at the same time. Discuss the difficult language points Discuss the difficult language points or or sentences in groups of 4.sentences in groups of 4.             (1) (1) What else, but a journey at the opposite What else, but a journey at the opposite

end of the world.end of the world.= What I want to do is = What I want to do is nothing but have a journey at the opposite nothing but have a journey at the opposite end of the world – Antarctica.end of the world – Antarctica.

(2) But changes were just around the corner.(2) But changes were just around the corner. = But changes are likely to happen soon= But changes are likely to happen soon..

True or False questions1. She celebrated her 50th birthday by traveling to the South Pole. 2. She went to Antarctica with the dog team pulling her sled.3. During the next week, the wind grew so strong that blew away her tent.4. She had an accident after her birthday.5. It was all her training that helped her out of danger.

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F

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1.1.What was the weather like?What was the weather like?2.How was the wind later?2.How was the wind later?3.How many hours did she 3.How many hours did she travel when the winds travel when the winds increased? increased?

The first days The first days of the journeyof the journey 22

1.1.What did she do at 50?What did she do at 50?2.What would she do at 60?2.What would she do at 60?3.When did she begin her journey3.When did she begin her journey??

The journey The journey of challenge of challenge and danger and danger beganbegan

11DetailDetail OutlineOutline ParPar

Alone in AntarcticaAlone in AntarcticaTitle Title

1.1.What happened when she was moving What happened when she was moving forward over a slope?forward over a slope?

2.How did she rescue herself? 2.How did she rescue herself? Self rescueSelf rescue 44

1.1.When was her birthday?When was her birthday?2.How did she spend it? 2.How did she spend it?

Her birthday in Her birthday in Antarctica Antarctica

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1.1.How did she hurt herself?How did she hurt herself?2.What’s the result of the accident? 2.What’s the result of the accident? A bad accidentA bad accident55

How did she makeHow did she make a decision? a decision?

Making a Making a decisiondecision 66

Detail Detail Outline Outline ParPar

Alone in AntarcticaAlone in AntarcticaTitle Title

1.The journey of challenge and danger began.

2.The first days of the journey.(Para.2-3)

3.Her birthday in Antarctica.(para4)

4.Self rescue.(Para 5-6)

5. A bad accident.(para7)

6.Making a decision.(para8)

Main idea:

On November 1st,1997, I began my travel to ___________ in order to celebrate my _____ birthday. The first days the weather was very _____. There was bright _________ 24 hours a day. But soon, the weather became _______ and the wind grew _________. On November 12th, I celebrated my _________ in a special way. During my expedition. I came _______ some accidents: I once _____ into a hole; the next morning, I had a bad accident with the _____ and hurt my ____. At last, I thought of my _______, so I decided to ___ _____.

Antarctica 60th

sunshinegoodstormy

strongerbirthday

acrossfell

sledleg

family go home

Creation Free talk Discussion in groups of four a) What personalities do you think Helen has? (some examples such as brave/careful/romantic/crazy/ sensible/ calm) b) Can you describe Helen? old or young/fat or thin/tall or short/ eyes/ hair/face/

Helen Thayer had an accident after which she decided to give up. Some people would think of that as a failure.Do you think Thayer’s trip was a failure?Can you imagine your grandmothers doing something like this?What does this show us about Helen Thayer’s character?

If you have a goal without a plan, it’s only a dream. Once you set a goal, you have to keep going. There have been a lot of times where I was determined to just take the next step. Those who can take that next step are the successful people in the world.

---------Helen Thayer

Destination:

Reason:

Time:

Ways:

Outline:

Antarctica

Celebrate her 60th birthday

Walk and ski alone

An experience of solo travel

November 1st,1997

summary

Make up a story based on the pictures and Make up a story based on the pictures and key words. key words.

ski alone icy stormy wind tent

wind howling blow away birthday thaw

sing 

fall hang on the rope climb out hurt leg woozy climb into die

Language points

Do you know a woman who really inspires you? inspire vt. 鼓舞，激发；启示，给予灵感 1.~ sth./sb with sth. 2. ~sb to do sth. What he said ~d our hope/us with hope. The good result ~s us to win greater success. inspiration n. inspired a. inspiring a.

Describe her and explain why you admire her. admire vt. 赞美，钦佩，羡慕，欣赏 ~ sb for sth I admire him for his success in study. She is going to ~ the view in our school. admiration n. admirer n. 赞赏者，爱慕者

cheerful

generous

dishonest

tense

miserable

dull

champion

happy , in a good mood

not mean with things,esp. money

not honest

nervous,become nervous

very unhappy or uncomfortable

slow in understanding; boring, lacking interest

winner ,esp. of the first place

1. It has often been said that life is difficult as it is. 人们常说现实生活已经够艰难的了。1 ）“ It is said that …” 是常见的句型“据说，人们说” ,

例如： It was said that the population of males is larger than that of females in china. 这种句型是“ People say that…” 的被动语态。 类似结构还有： It is thought that…; It is reported

that…; It is believed that…; It is hoped that… 等。2 ） as it is 也是固定的结构，常用于句子开头或结尾。 意思是“根据现在情况看；就以现在的样子”，例如： I thought things would get better, but as it is they are

getting worse. 我原以为情况会好转，但照现在的样子看， 只会更

糟。

2. For women it sometimes seems twice as difficult. For women life sometimes seems twice as difficult as it is for men.

倍数的表示法： 1)a. /ad This room is twice larger than that one. This room is three times as large as that one. This room is three times the size of that one. the length /size / weight / width / height of…

2) n. 的比较级 … 倍数 +more +n. +than …There are four times more books in our library than in theirs. … 倍数 +as many /much +n. + 其他 +as…There is three times as much water in this bottle as in that one.

many more 多得多的 , 还有许多 +pl.There are many more students in class 1 than in our class.

3.become of “ （命运等）降临，使遭遇”， 解释“发生…情况；…怎么啦” become of sb.= happen to sb. eg: what will become of him if he becomes bankrupt suddenly? 要是他突然破产，他会怎么样呢？

4.Mean a. 卑鄙的，吝啬的 be ~ with sth. 吝啬某物 be ~ to sb. 对某人刻薄 The old man is very ~ with money. The step-mother was mean to her.v. 意思是，意味着（ ~ doing ），打算（ ~ to

do ） What do you ~ by saying that? China ~ s to send human beings to space again one or two years from now. Missing this bus ~s waiting for another hour.

5. I had traveled only two hours one day when the winds increased so much that I had to put my tent up before the winds became too strong. 一天 , 我刚走了两个小时 , 突然狂风大作 , 我只好趁风力还不太大之前 , 支起帐篷。 When 表示过早发生某事，译为“还没（刚刚）…就”。例如： I had hardly entered the classroom when it rained. 我还没 / 刚刚走进教室，就下起雨来了。 The students hadn’t played football long when the bell rang. 学生们足球没踢一会儿，铃就响了。

When 还表示突然发生某事，常译为“…正在…忽然”。例如： A few days later, I was moving forward over a slope that seemed safe when suddenly without warning my world dropped out from under my skis. 几天后，我正在一个似乎安全的斜坡上前行，突然，毫无预兆，滑雪板下的大地陷下去了。 I was reading an interesting novel when Mr. Liu came into the classroom, but luckily he didn’t find this.

6. Another journey of challenge and danger was about to begin. be about to 即将，不与具体时间状语连用 . I was about to go out when he called on me.

7. But changes were just around the corner. (just) around the corner = near, likely to happen soon. ( 即将来临 ) eg. Victory was just around the corner. 胜利即将在眼前。 A big storm was just around the corner. 一场大风暴即将来临。8.struggle through 挣扎着进行；艰苦进行eg The soldiers struggled through the snowstormstruggle with /against 挣扎 ; 与、、、博斗Struggle for 为、、、而挣扎 / 努力

9.…I found myself spending a whole day in my tent. 我只得整天躲在帐篷里。 find oneself … 的意思是 “ 发现自己（处于某状态）；不知不觉地…”。 例如： Suddenly I found myself lost in the forest. 突然我发现自己在森林里迷路了。 Then he found himself at the edge of the water. 然后他发现自己站在水边了。 Dick found himself walking in the direction of Mike’s. Dick 不知不觉地朝 Mike 的住处走去。

10. threaten 威胁；恐吓； 预示危险，似将发生 ~ sb with sth 用…威胁某人 threaten to do sth 威胁说要做某事 The man threatened his boss with a gun. He threatened to kill them all if they did not do as he required. The dark clouds threatened rain.

1 1. die down （风，雨等）逐渐平息， （车辆等）慢慢停下来； （植物等）渐渐凋零；（火等）熄灭， 强——弱 die out 灭绝，不流行，消失 die away （风雨声等）渐渐消失 The wind has obviously died down. The flames die down. This kind of bird has died out in this area. The custom of wearing vests( 马甲 ) seems to be dying out. His footsteps died away in the darkness.

12.drop out (of)掉出；落出；脱落；退出；退学One of his teeth had dropped out.He dropped out of college.I had fallen into a hole and was hanging on the ropes （ which were ） tied to the sled. 我掉进了洞，挂在绑在雪橇上的绳子上。13.be in good /bad /poor /health She was in poor health when she was young.14.make a decisioneg She made a decision to travel alone to the Great Wall .

15. It is an experience I shall never forget and shall value for the rest of my life. 这段经历令我毕生难忘，要一辈子珍惜。 value vt.----- to think that sth. is important to you “珍视，重视”。 eg: I will value our friendship forever. 我将永远珍视我们的友谊。 value 还有“估价”之意 (to decide how much money sth. is worth) He valued the house at $3,900. 他估价该房子值 3,900 元。 value n. 价值 values n. 价值观念 valuable a. 有价值的 valueless a. 无价值的

Fill in phrases and translate these sentences into Chinese.1. Changes were just ____________________.2. On the third day I was ________________ stormy weather.3. The winds threatened to _____ me and my tent____.4. I sang “happy birthday to me”_________________.5. My world __________ from under my skis.6. I was ___________ all the training I had had.7. I _______________ and all my equipment was working well.8. I got the tent up and ______ my sleeping bag___the tent.

around the cornerstruggling through

blow awayat the top of my voice

dropped outthankful for

was in good health

dragged into

Word studyWord study1. cheerful

2. inspires/ inspired

3. mean

4. miserable

5. threatened

6. slopes

7. optimistic

8. shelter

9. solo

10. value

Grammar

1 is 2 do 3 is 4 is / are 5 is

6 have 7 has / have 8 have / has

Exercise 1

Exercise 21 They / We are preparing for a party.

2 Yes, they seem to enjoy themselves. / Yes, everyone seems to be enjoying themselves.

3 Yes, if they finish the work today.

4 Tell them there will be a meeting this morning.

5 Tell them to phone this morning.

ExercisesExercises• Complete the sentences with the correct form Complete the sentences with the correct form

of the words. Then translate the sentences into of the words. Then translate the sentences into Chinese.Chinese.

• Helen __________ to get on her feet after the Helen __________ to get on her feet after the __________ with two robbers.__________ with two robbers.(struggle)(struggle)

• There is an _________ in the winds. Do you There is an _________ in the winds. Do you think they will ________ to a storm? think they will ________ to a storm? (increase)(increase)

• In the big fire, the woman saved a boy but lost In the big fire, the woman saved a boy but lost her son. When asked if she ___________ not her son. When asked if she ___________ not saving her son, she said she made the choice saving her son, she said she made the choice without ________. without ________. (regret)(regret)

struggledstruggle

increaseincrease

regretted

regret

• “It is going to rain, but there are no _________ nearby.” “Don’t worry. We can _______ under a tree.” (shelter)

• The necklace may not be of great ________, but I shall _______ it for the rest of my life because it is the only gift from my late grandmother. (value)

sheltersshelter

value value

Consolidation 1Consolidation 1

1.1. ____ ____ is the richest man in our city?is the richest man in our city? A.Whom do you think B.Who do you thinkA.Whom do you think B.Who do you think C.Do you think who D.Who you thinkC.Do you think who D.Who you think2. We are often asked ____ the possible result will be.2. We are often asked ____ the possible result will be. A.what we think B.that we thinkA.what we think B.that we think C.what do we think D.who you thinkC.what do we think D.who you think3. There can be no doubt_____the woman is fit for the3. There can be no doubt_____the woman is fit for the work.work. A.that B.if C.what C.becauseA.that B.if C.what C.because4.He happened ___ ill ___ the morning of the meeting.4.He happened ___ ill ___ the morning of the meeting. A.fall;on B.to feel;in C.to fall;on D.to be;inA.fall;on B.to feel;in C.to fall;on D.to be;in

5. The films produced by Disney ___all over the world.

A.are used to show B.used to be shown

C.are used to be shown D.used to show

6. This new dress was too large for him, but it

happened ____ me.

A.to dress B.wear for C.to fit D.fitting

7. Tom doesn’t ____Ted’s plan for the party.

A.think well about B.think good over

C.think better of D.think highly of

8. How do you ___ a car accident when it happens?

A.do about B.do with C.deal with D.deal about

9. What ____ of blood does Tom have?

A.kind B.type C.sort D.category

10. ____plastics, the machine is not heavy.

A.Made of B.To be made of

C.Having made of D.To make of

11. Her second novel, the Mountain Lion, _____

Colorado where she grew up.

A.was popular with B.was put on

C.was considered to be D.was set in

12. The restaurant serves meals at ____ prices for the

general public like you and me.

A.popular B.expensive C.especial D.common

13. It’s no use ____ a lot without doing anything.

A.to talk B.talking C.to talk about D.A and C

14. He has made another wonderful discovery, _____

of great importance to science.

A.which I think is B.which I think it is

C.I think which is D.of which I think it is

15.Tables can be made ____ wood and paper can also be made ____wood. That is, wood can be made___ paper and tables. A.of;of;of B.from;from;in C.of;from;into D.from;of;by16. The ____ of the examination will be published early in May. A.cause B.reason C.result D.effect17.By the time he came,I ____everything ready for the trip. A.was got B.had got C.was getting D.would get18.Please show me the watch you want _____. A.to have it repaired B.it repaired C.to have repaired D.to repaired it