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单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Born and educated in New Zealand,she likes traveling,especially solo any of the worlds poles.In 1975,she won the USA national,luge,championship,gained all American honors.,Helen Thayer,In 1988,at the age of 50,she walked along to the North Pole,where she celebrated her fiftieth birthday.In 1997,she began her another solo travel to Antarctica for her 60,th,birthday.Her famous book is“Pole Dream”,ALONE,IN ANTARCTICA,Unit17 ReadingAlone in Antarctica,Provide Ss with chances to read about,adventures,Imagine Antarctica,the countries around it,weather,animal life,travel there,Read the text and get the main idea,Describe Helen Thayer and evaluate her,Discuss what we learn from this text,Destination,Reason,time,Ways,Process,Result,Alone In Antarctica,Destination,Reason,Time,Ways,Process,Result,Celebrate my 60,th,birthday,November 1,st,1997,Walk and ski alone,The first days:good and bright sunshine.,The third day:stormy windy.,Nov.12,th,:storm died down,a special day,my birthday,A few days later:fall into a hole;get out The22nd day:increase my workday,The next morning:had a bad accident;hurt,leg;struggle to my feet,Antarctica,An experience of solo travel,Language Point,1.“,what else,”=what else would I do but a,journey at the opposite end of the,world,Antarctica,2.“sled”:sledge,a travel tool on snow,3.“icy”:like ice,eg,.icy winds,4.“But changes were just around the corner”,=but changes were likely to happen soon,“On the third day,I found myself spending a whole day in my tent.,”:,“,find,sb,.doing,sth,.”,Suddenly I found myself at the waters edge.,“,die down”:,指“（风，雨等）逐渐平息；,（植物等）渐渐凋零”,区别:“,die out,die away”,Eg,.,(1).The flames die down,(2)This kind of bird has died out in this,area.,(3)His footsteps died away in the darkness.,6.,“,I had,travelled,only two hours one day when the winds increased,”.”when”,表示,突然发生某事（常译为“正在忽然”）,Eg,.,We were having an English class when it began to rain.,8.“,I had fallen into,on the ropes tied to,the sled,”:,“the ropes tied to the sled,=“the ropes which were tied to the sled,”,9.“,I struggled to my knees knowing that somehow,”:,“somehow,”.adv.“,以某种,方式;莫名其妙地;不知怎么地”.它可用在句首,也可用在句中,句末.,eg,(1).Somehow I must leave for Paris.,(2)I dont feel I can trust him,somehow.,10.“,Wait to get better or up?”,=“Should I wait to get better or should I,give it up?”,11.,“,It is an experience I shall never forget,and shall value for the rest of my live.”,“experience”n.,U“,经验,体验,”,C“,经历,体会,感受,”,eg,.(1).We all learn by experience,(2).She had many interesting experiences,while,travelling,in Africa,“value”,vt,.“,珍视,重视,估价,”,n.“,价值,”,eg,.(1).He valued my advice.,(2).We valued the house at$3,500,(3).This work has no value,Reading carefully and telling them“True”o“False”,a.,The writer traveled to Antarctica for the first time on,Nov.1,st,1997.,b.She decided to spend her 60th birthday on South Pole.,c.She traveled 400 miles on Nov.1,st,1997.,d.On the third day she could not travel because the sun never,shone for 24 hours the next week.,e.The wind there were so strong that her tent was blown away,but luckily she was safe.,f.She made an ice cake and lit some candles for her birthday.,g.She fell into the bottom of a hole about a few hundred feet,deep and hurt her leg but managed to climb out.,h.After the accident the writer decided to give up and go home.,i.The challenge of the travel earned the writer a lot of money.,Describing Helen Thayer,unusual .old,solo travel,optimistic,Honest,perseverance,Successful,organized,A super-achiever,active,Self-responsible,brave,.,strong,adventurous,challenger,first,woman,What should we learn from Helen Thayer?,What should we do from now on?,Discussing,Do you admire Helen Thayer?,We should learn from Helen Thayer and become one like her!,Thank you,Good-bye,
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