Special qualities of great women:

strong will perseverance endurance optimistic brave active responsible smart honest cheerful generous hard-working

Helen Thayer , who was born on Nov.12th ,1937 in New Zealand , is a world adventure. She is the first woman to solo the North Pole. She walked and skied alone to the magnetic North Pole in 1988 at the age of 50. In 1997, she spent her 60th birthday alone in Antarctica.

Helen Thayer

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Which animals live on the South Pole?

Why do they never eat penguins?

Because they live only on the North Pole.It’s impossible for them to meet with each other.

Read this passage quickly and silently;find out the main idea of each part

Part 1.

Part 2.

Part3.

Beginning :

Development :

A decision to travel to Antarctica

Her travel experience

End :

A decision to stop the travel

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Listen to Part1 and do some “T” or “F” exercises;if wrong,please correct it:

1.When Helen was 50,she traveled alone to the North Pole.

2.On Nov.1st,1997,she began her anothe

r journey with her dog team. 3.Helen’s 400-mile journey was full of

challenge and danger.

T

F

T

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Listen to Part2 and read after the tape;then fill in the blanks:

Time Weather What did she do?/What happened

to her?Nov.1-2,1997

began her almost 400-mile journey

3rd-11th struggled through strong wind

12th 21st cold

22nd

cold

stormy,stronger

celebrated her 60th birthdayfell into a hole and managed to get out

had a bad accident and hurt her leg

fine,icy, not strong,bright

The storm died down

Read part3 and discuss to answer the following question:

What decision did Helen make after the bad accident?

Why?

Read the passage again by yourselves and choose the correct answer

1.Which season was it in Antarctica when Helen began her journey in 1997?

A.Spring B.Summer C.Autumn D.Winter

2.What does “around the corner” mean in the sentence “But changes were just around the corner”?

A.Very near B.Out of sight C.Position of the angle where two lines meet D.Beyond the topic

D

A

3.Which of the following is true according to the text?A.The winds blew Helen and her tent away. B. On the 22nd day of the expedition Helen had an acci

dent.C. Antarctica is another name for the North PoleD. Helen hadn’t had any training before.

4. Which can be used as another title?A.First woman to the North Pole. B.Journey of Challenge And Danger to the South Pole.C.Natural Disasters.D.The 60th Birthday in Antarctica.

B

B

5.From the text we can see that Helen is a person who is ____.

A.young and cleverB.wise and healthyC.brave and determined D.optimistic and generous

C

Discuss in pairs and finish the following passage :

In order to c________ my 60th birthday , I decided to travel alone to A__________ on Nov.1st,1997.During the first few days,I s______ through stormy weather. On Nov, 12th the storm d___ down. I t______a frozen cake to make my birthday special. Unfortunately, I fell into a hole when I was moving forward over a s____ a few days later. I was t______ for all the training which saved me many times. I finally got out .

The next morning I hurt my leg and my head was w____ from hitting the ground. For my family, I gave up without r______. I shall never forget this solo travel in an e______ climate.

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Discussion:What can we learn from Helen Thayer?

Helen Thayer .

Life is not easy for any of us . We must work , and above all we must believe in ourselves. We must believe that each one of us is able to do something well , and that,when we discover what this something is,we must work hard at it until we succeed.------Madame Curie------Madame Curie

Homework:

Read this passage as often as you can;Underline the phrases that are difficult for you to understand;Try to retell the story with your own words.

So much for today! Thank you!Good bye!