Learning guide to module 1 Deep South

Learning guide to Module 1 Deep south
By Han Hongjiao Apr.7, 2009
Step1.Do you know
Five international agreements:
Agreed Measures for the Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and Flora (1964) Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals(1972)
Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (1980) Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities (1988) Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty (1991)
Step2. Reading
1.Read the passage and choose a heading for each paragraph
A great place for researchers Paragraph 1
Plants and animals Paragraph 2
The Antarctic Treaty Paragraph 3
The discovery of Antarctica Paragraph 4
The land Paragraph 5
2. Check the true statements.
1)There are mountains and volcanoes in Antarctica.
2)Not many animals live there.
3)There aren’t many plants.
4)There are lots of white rocks in Antarctica.
5) People guessed that Antarctica existed before it was discovered.
6) The first person to land on Antarctica was British.
7)France was one of the first countries to sign the Antarctic Treaty.
8)The treaty has three main aims.
3. Complete the sentences with words in the box.
adapt depth explore gravity mineral nuclear
radioactive rainfall surface trap(v.) treaty
1).The ________ of something is the top or outside part of it.
2).If you ________ a place, you hope to discover something there.
3).If you ______ to a new situation, you change.
4).A _______ is a substance that is formed naturally in the earth.
5). A _______ a special written agreement between different countries.
6)._________is a force which makes things fall to earth.
7).________ is a force which makes things fall to earth.
8). If you ______ something or someone, they can’t move.
9).________ energy comes from the centre of an atom.
10)._______ means how deep something is.
11)._____________ refers to a dangerous form of nuclear energy.
4. Choose a word with the meanings.
1). continent
A. A large area of land
B. A small area of land
2). permanently
A. Most of the time
B. All of the time
3). ice cap
A. The ice covering the North or South Pole
B. A thin area of ice
4). inhospitable
A. exciting
B. Unpleasant or difficult to stay
5). seals and whales
A. fish
B. Sea mammals
6). mass
A. A high area
B. An area without a clear shape
7). reserve
A. An area of protected land
B. Land for building
8). rivalry
A. Working together
B. Being in competition
Step3. Find out the phrases
1. 接近
2. 横贯南极洲的山脉_________
3.在冰冻状态____ _______
4.冰盖
5. 平均___
6.厚达…________
7. 适应__
8.长达________
9. 由…组成10.以…形式_______________11. 储存在…中
12. 与…相比显眼13. 使大陆保持平衡__ _________________
14. 与…相反15. 美洲______________________________ 16. 进入，到达__________17. 一种国际友谊精神________________
18. 使南极洲成为世界最大自然保护区___________________________
19. 签署合同20.致力于_ _________________
21.使… 免受___ 22. 通力合作___________________________ Step4.Work in pairs and answer the questions.
1.Why is Antarctica an important place?
2.Do you think the Antarctic 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 think the world needs?
Writing
plete these sentences with your ideas.
1.Antarctica is an important place because ____.
2.I think the Antarctic Treaty is / isn't necessary because ____.
3.If there weren't an international treaty, ____.
4.Other parts of the world that need to be protected are ____, because ____. Step6.Homework 1) Review the “Reading and vocabulary (1)”.
2) Finish your writing task above.。