ModuleoneAntarctica:theLastContinent•Trueorfalse1.TherearemountainsandvocanoesinAntarctica.2.Notmanyanimalslivethere.3.Therearen’tmanyplants.4.TherearelotsofwhiterocksinAntarctica.5.PeopleguessedthatAntarcticaexistedbeforeitwasdiscovered.6.ThefirstpersontolandonAntarcticawasBritish.7.FrancewasoneofthefirstcountriestosigntheAntarcticaTreaty.8.Thetreatyhasthreemainaims.TFTFTFTT•Para1------__________•1.climate:2.area:Theland3.mountain:4.ice:5.wind:ThelandColdestDriest14millionFifthlargest—annualrainfallclosetozeroTrans-AntarcticamountainrangefromeasttowestCutthecontinentintwo90%oftheworld’siceTwokmthick—5kmFromthepoletothecoastlineRoundthecoastConclusion:Notamoreinhospitableplace•Phrasesinthispart.•1.withannualrainfallclosetozero•2.cuttingthecontinentintwo•3.inafrozenstate•4.amoreinhospitableplace•Para2-------________________•Fullofwildlife:•FewtypesofPlants:Reason:PlantsandanimalsAdapttoLongwinternight—182daysExtremecoldLackofrainfallTwotypesoffloweringplantsNotreesMosses,algaeandlichen•世界上约有20种企鹅，全部分布在南半球，以南极大陆为中心，北至非洲南端、南美洲和大洋洲，主要分布在大陆沿岸和某些岛屿上。•南极企鹅有7种：帝企鹅、阿德利企鹅、金图企鹅（又名巴布亚企鹅）、帽带企鹅（又名南极企鹅）、王企鹅（又名国王企鹅）、喜石企鹅和浮华企鹅。这7种企鹅都在南极辐合带以内繁殖后代。•南极地区以外的企鹅有加岛环企鹅、洪氏环企鹅、麦氏环企鹅、斑嘴环企鹅、厚喙企鹅、竖冠企鹅、黄眼企鹅、白翅鳍脚企鹅和小鳍脚企鹅等10多种，属于温带和亚热带种类，其个体都比南极企鹅小，有的背部带有白色斑点。南极企鹅加岛环企鹅麦士环企鹅巴布亚企鹅白鳍企鹅斑嘴环企鹅凤冠企鹅洪士环企鹅皇企鹅•Para3-----______________•Whatmakeitagreatplaceforreseachers?AgreatplaceforreseachersIce–-thousandsofyears---awindowonthepast---informationGasesandminerals—volcanicdust---whatweatherlikeRocks—meteoritesfromouterspace---evidenceofextra-terrestriallifePhrases:1.Intheformof2.Standout•Para4---_________________•Whathappenedinthefollowingyears?•1.Twothousandyearsago:•2.Inthe15thcentury:•3.Untilthelate18thcentury:•4.On11thDecember,1911ThediscoveryofAntarcticaPhrases:ThelasttobediscoveredThefirstmantosetfootonPara5--____________when:•Thetreatycountries:aimsTheAntarcticaTreaty196112countriesAims:Topreventthecommercialandmilitaryuseofthecontinent.Inparticulara.TokeepAntarcticafreefromnucleartestsandradioactivewaste.b.Topromoteinternationalscientificprojects.c.Toendargumentsaboutwhoownstheland.•Summary•WhathaveyoulearnedaboutAntarctica?Theland—climate/mountain/ice/windWildlifeImportanceDiscoveryTreaty--aim
