Book 8 Module 1 Deep SouthPeriod 1 Introduction and Reading -- Antarctica: the Last Continent ▇Goals●To learn something about the North pole and South pole●To learn to read with strategies●To learn and master some useful words and expressions in the textProceduresStep 1: Warming up1. Warming up by questionsHello, class. Today we’re going to learn Module 1. This module is a common knowledge about Antarctica. Well, do you know the differences between the South Pole and the North Pole? Now let’s try a quick quiz. Work in pairsBefore we read the text, we should firstly study some new words which appear in the passage. Well, look at these1. Do you know the ______(一年的) course of the sun?2. The well is ten meters in d______.3. France made a peace t________ with a neighboring country.4. She left her purse on the table as a t_____ of the child’s honesty.5. The house was in a dirty _____(状况)6. The football team was ____(晋升) to the first division.Step 2: Reading1. Reading and find a heading for each paragraph3. Reading and answering questions1. Which of the following sentences is WRONG about Antarctica?A. Antarctica is not only the coldest place but also the driest place on earth.B. Antarctica is the fifth largest continent in the worldC. A high mountain range, the Trans-Antarctica range, cuts the continent in twoD. Antarctica holds 70% of the world’s ice and 90% of the world’s fresh water.2. Which of the following descriptions is RIGHT about the wild life in Antarctica?A. There are flying birds, seals, whales and one type of penguins.B. The long Antarctica winter night, the extreme cold and lack of rainfall make few types of penguins.C. There are some trees on the large continent.D. Only two types of flowering plants are found and no forms of algae can grow on ice.3. Antarctica rocks are very important for research because ______.A. the rock has become a window on the pastB. gases and minerals trapped in the rocks can tell us a lot about the weather in the pastC. most of the rocks are meteorites from outer spaceD. most Antarctica rocks are dark in color4. _________crossed the Antarctica Circle in the late 18th century.A. The British explored James CookB. The explorer called NorwegianC. The explorer called Carstens4. Complete the article with one word in each blankAntarctica is the coldest and driest place in the world. It is technically a _______. It _____ 90% of the world’s ice and most of its fresh water is in a frozen _______. In some places it reaches a ________ of five kilometers.The wildlife in Antarctica has ____ its extreme conditions, but few types of plants can survive there because of the long winter night, the extreme cold and _____ of rainfall.Researchers can get a lot of ________ from the ice, gases, minerals and rocks there. Rocks in dark color which______ ______ against the white are easy to find and collect.In 1895, a Norwegian called Carstens Borchgrevink became the first man to ____ ___ _____ the Antarctica mainland. Today scientists from many countries travel to Antarctica to study its _________. A spirit of international friendship has replaced the _________. In 1961, 12 countries signed a ________, making Antarctica the world’s biggest nature reserve. Antarctica has become perhaps the most successful symbol of man’s efforts toStep 4: After reading1. Why is Antarctica an important place?2. Do you think the Antarctica Treaty is a good idea? Why / Why not?3. What might happen to Antarctica if there wasn’t an international treaty to protect it?4. What other international treaties do you know about ?5. What other international treaties do you think the world needs?Period 2 Grammar and Usage -- Review of subjectsGoalsTo review and master the use of subjects and verbsProceduresStep 1: Review subjects1.主语的定义：主语是一个句子所叙述的主体。

主语一般位于句首，但在there be结构、疑问句（当主语不是疑问词时）和倒装句中，主语位于谓语、助动词或情态动词后面。

2.主语的表现形式：1)名词Antarctica is the coldest place on Earth.2)代词We often speak English in class.3)数词One third of the students in this class are girls.4)不定式To swim in the Lijiang river is a great pleasure.To master a foreign language is necessary.5)动名词Smoking does harm to the health.Playing football in the street is dangerous.6)名词化的形容词The rich are not always happy.The beautiful is not always good.7)主语从句When we are going to have an English test has not been decided yet.What the treaty aims to do is to prevent the commercial and military use of the continent.8)作形式主语It is necessary to master a foreign language.It is a pity that he can’t come to the party.3. 主谓一致主谓一致是指：1)语法形式上要一致，即主语为单数形式，谓语动词用单数形式；主语为复数形式，谓语动词用复数形式2)意义上要一致，即主语意义上的单复数要与谓语的单复数形式一致。