Module 1 Deep South
Reading and vocabulary
【學(xué)習(xí)目標(biāo)】 Deal with Reading and Vocabulary – Antarctica: the Last Continent
【學(xué)習(xí)重點(diǎn)和難點(diǎn)】1. Reading ability 2. Key words and some sentence patterns
【學(xué)習(xí)策略指導(dǎo)】借助多媒體引導(dǎo)學(xué)生自主學(xué)習(xí)，合作探究
【預(yù)習(xí)自學(xué)】完成課本2-4頁1-4題
【教學(xué)環(huán)節(jié)設(shè)計(jì)】
Step 1. Lead in
長久以來，南極一直被科學(xué)家們稱為是地球上的“不毛之地”，終年冰封，毫無生氣。而科學(xué)家對(duì)南極的深海和陸地的最新調(diào)查顯示，南極并非“不毛之地”，其物種的種類已經(jīng)達(dá)到了1 224種。
New Discovery in the Antarctic
The list of sea and land animals around the Antarctic has grown to 1, 224 species according to scientists’ new research.
A team from the British Antarctic Survey and the University of Hamburg spent seven weeks’ studying life on the Antarctic Peninsula（半島）.
Scientists recorded marine and land species, including sea urchins（海膽）, free-swimming worms and birds. They also examined over 100 years of historical records about the species that live in this area. Five species were found to be completely new to science.
The scientists believed that the study provides an important standard to monitor how animals respond to the climate change.
The temperature of the ocean around the Antarctic has increased by about 1°C in the last fifty years. The temperature on the Antarctic Peninsula has increased by 2. 5°C over the same period. The Antarctic is one of the most rapidly warming parts of the earth.
A scientist said, “We were surprised to find so many animals on these islands. Using this survey we can monitor how they will respond to the climate change. ”It is believed that the number of different species is very great in the tropics（熱帶） and decreases throughout the temperate（溫帶的） areas. At the polar areas, there is almost no life. According to a scientist, we don’t find species because we only look for life on the land. When we see the Arctic and the Antarctic, we just see ice. But below the surface of the sea, there is a rich environment.
Another scientist said, “We never knew there were so many different species on and around these islands. They prove that the Antarctic is not short of biodiversity（生物多樣性）. ”
Step 2. Fast-reading
Read the passage quickly and match the main idea for each paragraph.
Para. 1 a. A great place for researchers
Para. 2 b. Plants and animals
Para. 3 c. The Antarctic Treaty
Para. 4 d. The discovery of Antarctica
Para. 5 e. The land
Step 3. Careful-reading
Read the passage again and choose the best answer.
1. Which of the following descriptions of Antarctica is true?
A. Only two types of plants are found in Antarctica.
B. It is cut in two by the Trans-Antarctic range.
C. There are many kinds of trees on the continent.
D. All Antarctic rocks are meteorites from outer space.
2. Antarctica _______.
A. holds 98% of the world’s ice
B. is covered in the ice cap that is 2, 000 metres thick on average
C. is full of wildlife except penguins
D. covers about 14 square kilometres around the South Pole
3. The race to the pole had begun when _______.
A. Europeans discovered the continent of America
B. the Antarctic Treaty was signed by 12 countries
C. a spirit of international friendship was established
D. Carstens Borchgrevink first set foot on the Antarctic mainland
4. The aims of the Antarctic Treaty are to _______ .
A. prevent the commercial and military use of the continent
B. keep Antarctica free from nuclear tests and radioactive waste
C. promote international scientific projects and end arguments about who owns the land
D. all of the above
Step 3. Language Points
1. Yet Antarctica is full of wildlife, which has adapted to its extreme conditions. （P2）
然而南極洲卻充滿了野生生命，它們已經(jīng)適應(yīng)了南極極其惡劣的條件。
① The disabled boy adapted himself to his new school life. （翻譯）
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②孩子們將這個(gè)舊谷倉改造成了俱樂部用房。
The boys ____________ the old barn __________ use by the club.
③據(jù)說這部新影片是根據(jù)簡•奧斯汀的一本小說改編的。
This new film is said to _________________ a novel by Jane Austen.
④新生對(duì)于那些規(guī)定適應(yīng)得很慢。
The new students are very slow to _____________ the rules.
⑤ The good thing about children is that they _______ very easily to new environments.
［2009浙江高考］
A. adapt B. appeal C. attach D. apply

(1)adapt to (使)適應(yīng)
adapt 使適應(yīng)，使適合；改編，改裝
adapt oneself to sth. 使自己適應(yīng)或習(xí)慣于某事
adapt sth. to 使某事物適應(yīng)或適合
adapt sth. for. . . ..