(
课件网) Reading and Thinking: UNIT 4 ADVERSITY AND COURAGE Explore the spirit of adventure 1 2 CONTENTS 1. Lead in 2. Pre-reading 3. While-reading 4. Post-reading CONTENTS Lead in 3 Titanic sank in _____ How much do you know Endurance(坚忍号） the Atlantic 4 Pre-reading 5 According to the picture What happened to the ship in the photo Possible answer: This ship in the photo looks like it has got stuck in some ice. What story did it tell An expedition to Antarctica on a ship “Endurance” in 1914. a difficult or unpleased situation 6 Read this advertisement that was posted by a famous British explorer. Ernest Shackleton According to the advertisement, what kind of men was Ernest Shackleton looking for According to the Activity 1, try to finish the form. Conditions Requirements Are you qualified small wages bitter cold long months of complete darkness constant danger safe return uncertain not care much about money accustomed to the extreme weather conditions, healthy show perseverance, not afraid of loneliness have courage, cooperate with others, be experienced be optimistic, be positive (Q1-Q2) In conclusion, Shackleton was looking for men who were not interested in money or comfort,but in honour and achievement, which cannot be bought. 8 The “Endurance” has set sail. Will we reach our destination smoothly What will happen Let’s read a new passage. (P38-39) 9 While-reading 10 11 1914-1916 Endurance Your title expedition Introduction Diary 3 Diary 1 Diary 2 Antarctica Figure out the structure of the passage. Activity 1: 12 Q1：What are the language features of the diary entries Person: Tense: Q2：What is the type of the text A. exposition B. argumentation C. narrative the first past 13 Main characters Perce Blackborow, the author of the diary . Ernest Shackleton, a famous explorer. Oxymoron (combines two opposite qualities or ideas and therefore seems impossible) How do you understand the meaning of the title A Successful Failure As an expedition, it was a _____ . But it was a _____ survival story. failure successful 14 Basic information about the expedition Time Destination Leader The author’s name The ship 1914.10.31→1915.11.21→1916.5.20 To Antarctica Sir Ernest Shackleton Perce Blackborow Endurance where who how when Activity 2: 16 Dairy 1 I _____ the ship Endurance and joined the _____. expedition went aboard Diary 2 We _____ the ship and _____ the most essential supplies. rescued abandoned Diary 3 We struggled on _____ while Shackleton left to _____. Elephant Island find help Main ideas Read for detailed information Diary 1 How did Blackborow come to join the expedition turn down =reject; refuse energy, force or enthusiasm Key sentences: Activity 3: Diary 1 …Well, it so happened that one morning I bought a newspaper and read a advertisement about the Antarctic expedition. An expedition to the South Pole with the great Sir Ernest Shackleton--this is the adventure that I have been d ... ...
