Unit4 Adversity and courage Opening Page & Reading and Thinking学习单 2022-2023学年高中英语人教版选择性必修第三册

学习任务单 课程基本信息 学科 英语 年级 高二 学期 春季 课题 Unit 4 Adversity and courage Opening Page & Reading and Thinking 教科书 书 名：普通高中教科书英语选择性必修第三册教材 出版社：人民教育出版社 出版日期：2020年03月 学生信息 姓名 学校 班级 学号 学习目标 In this class, you will 1. read about Shackleton’s Antarctic expedition; 2. find out information about hardships and solutions during the expedition; 3. talk about the change of Blackborow’s feelings and the qualities that the main characters exhibited. 课前学习任务 无(本节课无需学生提前预习课文) 课上学习任务 【学习任务一】 Warming-up 1. How do you understand the following quote? Nothing ventured, nothing gained. （不入虎穴，焉得虎子） 2. Look at the picture and answer the questions. （1） Where do you think the ship was ? （2） What happened to the ship? （3） How would you feel and what would do if you were on the ship? 【学习任务二】 Prediction Look at the title, the introduction part and pictures within the text. What do you expect to read? A SUCCESSFUL FAILURE Perce Blackborow joined an expedition with Sir Ernest Shackleton to Antarctica on the ship Endurance in 1914. Shackleton was one of the most famous explorers of his day and it was considered a great honour to be part of his expeditions. Below are some of Blackborow’s diary entries. 【学习任务三】 Reading for main ideas 1. What is writing style of the text? 2. What is the structure of the text? 【学习任务四】 Reading for details Read this advertisement that was posted by a famous British explorer. Discuss the questions with your group members. 1. According to the advertisement, what kind of men was Ernest Shackleton looking for? 2. Would you like to join an expedition like this? Why or why not? MEN WANTED for a dangerous journey: small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, and safe return uncertain. Honour and reward will follow if it is successful. Ernest Shackleton 【学习任务五】 Mind mapping Read the diary entries and describe the hardships and their solutions. 【学习任务六】 Further thinking Read the text again and discuss the