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Is it beautiful?

where is it?

What’s the weather

like there?

How is the living

condition there?

What animals live

there?

Questions

Alone In Antarctica

Listen to the tape and try to finish task 1

She spent her 50th and 60th birthday in Antarctica.

2. During her first days in the expedition , the weather was very good though the wind was icy.

3.Every November there was bright sunshine 24 hours a day.

4. Her birthday fall on the 22th day when she began her journey to the South Pole.

5.She had got self-rescue training before the expedition.

6.She will never forget her solo travel in the South pole.

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True or false exercise:

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Read the passage quickly and then finish task 2—multiple choices

Antarctica is another name for

A. Australia B. the South Pole C. the North Pole D. Canada

2)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.Canada

3)Helen Thayer was born on_____________.

A.1 Nov. 1937 B.12 Nov. 1937 C. 22 Nov. 1947 D.1 Nov. 1997

4)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.

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Read the passage carefully and then fill in the form

1.What was the weather like?

2.How was the wind later?

3.How many hours did she travel when the

winds increased?

The first days

of the journey

2

1.What did she do at 50?

2.What would she do at 60?

3.When did she begin her

journey?

The journey of challenge and danger began

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Details

Outline

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Alone in Antarctica

Title

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

2.How did she rescue herself?

Self rescue

4

1.When was it?

2.How did she spend her birthday?

Her birthday in Antarctica

3

Detail

Outline

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Alone in Antarctica

Title

1.How did she hurt herself?

2.What’s the result of the accident?

A bad accident

5

How did she make

a decision?

Making a decision

6

Detail

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Alone in Antarctica

Title

Gap-filling

I wanted to ________ my birthday in a special way. After making the necessary __________, I started the journey of _________ on Nov. 1st, 1997. The weather in Antarctica was _____. Sometimes the wind was too ______ for us to pace any inch; sometimes terrible snow storm came ________ and I had to use my tent as a _______. Besides, I once fell into a hole and fortunately ________ myself out. The worst was that I had a bad _________ with the sled, which forced me to _____ up my journey.

celebrate

preparation

challenge

bad

strong

suddenly

shelter

rescued

accident

give

Post-reading

What kind of woman is Helen Thayer?

Do you admire Helen Thayer? Why?

What should we learn from Helen Thayer?

What do you think is needed in order to be a successful woman?