Reading and vocabularyOceaniaAntarcticaIcebergsPenguinsTry the quick quiz on p1Reading Paragraph 1 and fill in the blanks.Reading Paragraph 1 and fill in the blanks.Read Paragraph 3 and check the true statements: ( ) ( ) Most of the ice has been in Antarctica for Most of the ice has been in Antarctica for hundreds of years.hundreds of years. ( ) Gas and minerals,which are in the form of coal,are ( ) Gas and minerals,which are in the form of coal,are trapped in the ice.trapped in the ice. ( ) Most of the Antarctica rocks are meteorites from ( ) Most of the Antarctica rocks are meteorites from outer space.outer space. ( ) There are lots of useful white rocks in Antarctica. ( ) There are lots of useful white rocks in Antarctica.Read Paragraph 5 and answer the questionsRead Paragraph 5 and answer the questions1. 1.What has replaced the rivalry that existed between many What has replaced the rivalry that existed between many of the earlier explorers?of the earlier explorers?2.How many countries signed the Antarctica Treaty?List 2.How many countries signed the Antarctica Treaty?List some of them.some of them.3.What is the aim of the treaty?3.What is the aim of the treaty?A spirit of international friendship.A spirit of international friendship.12 12 countries including Britain, France,and the USA.countries including Britain, France,and the USA.It is to prevent the commercial and It is to prevent the commercial and military use of the continent.military use of the continent.Translate the sentence into Chinese. Antarctica has become perhaps the most successful symbol of mans efforts to work together for progress and peace.南极洲或许已经成为人类为了和平与发展而共同南极洲或许已经成为人类为了和平与发展而共同努力的最后成功的标志。努力的最后成功的标志。Heading main idea The land Antarctica is an inhospitable place to live in because it is the and the _ continent on earth and is permanently covered with ice. Plants and animalsAs a result of its extreme conditions only few types of plants can survive there, but it is_.A great place for researchers Antarctic ice and _can give researchers lots of useful information.The discovery of Antarctica Antarctica was the last continent to be discovered and Carstens Borchgrevink was the first man to _ the Antarctic mainland. coldestdriestfull of wildliferocksset foot onHomework1.Find useful expressions and complicated structure.2.Preview the language pointsGas and minerals,which are in the form of volcanic dust are trapped in the ice.Most of the ice has been in Antarctica for thousands of years.There are lots of useful dark rocks in Antarctica1.It exists alone in the south of the 1.It exists alone in the south of the earth.earth.2. 2.It is surrounded by Atlantic It is surrounded by Atlantic Ocean,Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean.Ocean,Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean.3.It is cut in two by the Trans-Antarctic 3.It is cut in two by the Trans-Antarctic mountain range.mountain range.Set foot on(in)踏上踏上,进入进入,涉足涉足e.g.Nobody has ever set foot on the lonely island.从未有人踏上过那座孤岛从未有人踏上过那座孤岛从未有人踏上过那座孤岛从未有人踏上过那座孤岛. .