(
课件网) Unit 4 adversity and courage Learning about Language Learning Objectives Ernest Shackleton Learn the new words with strategies including using context to guess the meaning, paying attention to affixes and roots; Understand and use the key words and expressions in this unit in different contexts; Deepen the awareness of how important it is to persevere in face of adversity. Step 1： Context clues: When you meet with new words, look at the other words and use what you know about the topic to guess their meanings. WORD LEARNING STRATEGIES DICTIONARIES PREFIXES, SUFFIXES, AND ROOTS CONTEXT CLUES Introducing word learning strategies Step 2: Guessing words and learning language points Sb happened to do sth 某人碰巧做某事 Sth happened to sb 某事发生在某人身上 …Well, it so happened that one morning I bought a newspaper and read the advertisement about the Antarctic expedition. 1) You _____ (碰巧在外面) when I came to your house. 2) _____ (真巧) I know someone who might be able to help. 3) It’s the best thing that has ever _____ (发生在我身上). happened to be out It (so) happens that happened to me DIARY I 1914.10.31 How he joined Sir Shackleton’s expedition. At the age of 19, I am fit and full of vigour. However, when I applied to join the expedition Shackleton turned me down because he thought I was too young and wasn't qualified. What do the red-bolded words mean and why full of vigour: fit -> The word “vigour” means health and energy. Synonym同义: The word means the same as a word I know, and it appears in the context. applied->too young and wasn't qualified->so->The phrase “turned…down” means to reject or refuse something or someone. Inference推断（cause and result） text clues + general knowledge+logic Step 2: Guessing words and learning language points Step 2: Guessing words and learning language points The ice froze around us and we were well and truly stuck! We saw the ship get crushed by the ice. And when the ship sank, our hearts sank with it. ship: stuck in the frozen ice-> by the ice->sank Inference推断（cause and result）The word “crushed” means to be squeezed until damaged. DIARY II 1915.11.21 The crew had to abandon Endurance which was stuck and crushed by ice. be sunk in sth.: to be in a state of unhappiness or deep thought 陷入不快（或沉思）中 sink sink-sank/sunk-sunk move slowly downwards below the surface of the sea sing-sang-sung 唱 ring-rang-rung 响铃 spring-sprang-sprung 跳起；反弹 drink-drank-drunk 饮 swim-swam-swum游泳 v. 下沉；沉没；沉降；下陷 adj. 位于贫穷地区的；贫民窟的 n. 洗碗槽 Step 2: Guessing words and learning language points But to our surprise, he allowed Hussey to keep his banjo. Hussey often plays it to keep our spirits up. play the banjo->up Inference推断(common sense&referential relation) The phrase “keep our spirits up” means to stay positive usually in a bad situation. Step 2: Guessing words and learning language points Step 3: Match the ... ...
