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WELCOME

WELCOME. Madame Curie. Song Qingling. Pearl S.Buck. Mother Teresa. Special qualities of great women:. strong will perseverance endurance optimistic brave active responsible smart honest cheerful generous hard-working.

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WELCOME

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  1. WELCOME

  2. Madame Curie Song Qingling Pearl S.Buck Mother Teresa

  3. Special qualities of great women: strong will perseverance endurance optimistic brave active responsible smart honest cheerful generous hard-working

  4. Helen Thayer , who was born on Nov.12th ,1937 in New Zealand , is a world adventure. She is the first woman to solo the North Pole. She walked and skied alone to the magnetic North Pole in 1988 at the age of 50. In 1997, she spent her 60th birthday alone in Antarctica. Helen Thayer

  5. Alone in Antarctica ice.swf

  6. Which animalslive on the South Pole?

  7. penguin

  8. sea lion

  9. dolphins

  10. seal

  11. whales

  12. Why do they never eat penguins? polar bears Because they live only on the North Pole.It’s impossible for them to meet with each other. snow fox

  13. Read this passage quickly and silently;find out the main idea of each part (pgh1) A decision to travel to Antarctica Beginning : Part 1. Part 2. Part3. (pgh2-7) Her travel experience Development : A decision to stop the travel (pgh8) End :

  14. Listen to Part1 and do some “T” or “F” exercises;if wrong,please correct it: 1.When Helen was 50,she traveled alone to the North Pole. 2.On Nov.1st,1997,she began her another journey with her dog team. 3.Helen’s 400-mile journey was full of challenge and danger. T F without T

  15. Listen to Part2 and read after the tape;then fill in the blanks: fine,icy, not strong,bright stormy, stronger The storm died down celebrated her 60th birthday fell into a hole and managed to getout had a bad accident and hurt her leg

  16. Read part3 and discuss to answer the following question: What decision did Helen make after the bad accident? Why?

  17. Read the passage again by yourselves and choose the correct answer 1.Which season was it in Antarctica when Helen began her journey in 1997? A.Spring B.Summer C.Autumn D.Winter 2.What does “around the corner” mean in the sentence “But changes were just around the corner”? A.Very near B.Out of sight C.Position of the angle where two lines meet D.Beyond the topic D A

  18. B 3.Which of the following is true according to the text? A.The winds blew Helen and her tent away. B. On the 22nd day of the expedition Helen had an accident. C. Antarctica is another name for the North Pole D. Helen hadn’t had any training before. 4. Which can be used as another title? A.First woman to the North Pole. B.Journey of Challenge And Danger to the South Pole. C.Natural Disasters. D.The 60th Birthday in Antarctica. B

  19. C 5.From the text we can see that Helen is a person who is ____. A.young and clever B.wise and healthy C.brave and determined D.optimistic and generous

  20. Discuss in pairs and finish the following passage : elebrate ntarctica truggled In order to c________ my 60th birthday , I decided to travel alone to A__________ on Nov.1st,1997.During the first few days,I s______ through stormy weather. On Nov, 12th the storm d___ down. I t______a frozen cake to make my birthday special. Unfortunately, I fell into a hole when I was moving forward over a s____ a few days later. I was t______ for all the training which saved me many times. I finally got out . The next morning I hurt my leg and my head was w____ from hitting the ground. For my family, I gave up without r______. I shall never forget this solo travel in an e______ climate. ied hawed lope hankful oozy egret xtreme

  21. Discussion: • What can we learn from Helen Thayer? Helen Thayer .

  22. Life is not easy for any of us . We must work , and above all we must believe in ourselves. We must believe that each one of us is able to do something well , and that,when we discover what this something is,we must work hard at it until we succeed. ------Madame Curie

  23. Homework: • Read this passage as often as you can; • Underline the phrases that are difficult for you to understand; • Try to retell the story with your own words.

  24. So much for today! Thank you! Good bye!

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