(
课件网) Unit 4 Adversity and Courage FSH Lesson 2 Reading and thinking (2)+ Build up your vocabulary At the end of this lesson, you will be able to: learn the new words with strategies including using context to guess the meaning, referring to a dictionary and 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. Learning objectives INTRODUCTION It's Perce Blackborow's story about an expedition to Antarctica with Sir Ernest Shackleton in August 1914. DIARY I 1914.10.31 How he joined Sir Shackleton’s expedition. DIARY II 1915.11.21 The crew had to abandon Endurance which was stuck and crushed by ice. DIARY III 1916.5.20 How the crew managed to survive on ice while Sir Shackleton left to seek help. A SUCCESSFUL FAILURE Step1: Review the passage 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. (图片来自网络) WORD LEARNING STRATEGIES DICTIONARIES PREFIXES, SUFFIXES, AND ROOTS CONTEXT CLUES Step2: Introducing word learning strategies It (so) happens that… 事情碰巧发生；真巧= As it happens, ... Eg. It happens that his elder sister is a good friend of mine. …Well, it so happened that one morning I bought a newspaper and read the advertisement about the Antarctic expedition. DIARY I 1914.10.31 How he joined Sir Shackleton’s expedition. 形式主语 真正主语 Step3: 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 Step3: Guessing words and learning language points 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. 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 Step3: Guessing words and learning language points What do the red-bolded words mean and why 1. I would appreciate it a lot if you could _____ the volume. 如果你将音量_____，我将十分感激。 2. It's particularly difficult for me to _____ your request this time. Under other circumstances, I would be very happy to assist you. 这次_____你的要求，对我来说特别困难。不过在其他情况下，我会乐于协助。 v ... ...
