Unit 4 Reading and Thinking 教案-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第三册

Unit4 Reading and thinking教案 Learning aims: To read about Shackleton's Antarctic expedition's experience To learn to infer something based on the evidence To learn the good qualities of a person,which is to be genuine concern for others and persevere to solve the difficulties Warming up Supposing you are going on an expedition to Antarctica,what are the conditions there like?What qualities are needed to survive the extremely tough conditions? Pre-reading Read this advertisement that was posted by a famous British explorer.Discuss the questions with your group members. 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 Who was Ernest Shackleton?Why did he put such an advertisement? Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton was an Irish-born British explorer who was one of the giants of Antarctic exploration in the Heroic Age in the early years of the 20th Century. Discussion 1.What does "small wages"mean?Do you think there could be many people who would work hard but not caring much about wages?Why? 2.What is the meaning of "bitter cold"here?What kind of men do you think could overcome the bitter cold? 3.What kind of men was Ernest Shackleton looking for?Use your own words to describe them. Answer the questions. 1.According to the advertisement,what kind of men was Ernest Shackleton looking for? According to the advertisement,Shackleton was looking for men who were not interested in money or comfort,but in honour and achievement,which cannot be bought. 2.Would you like to join an expedition like this?Why or why not? I would like to join an expedition like this.Although it would be extremely tough,the sense of achievement I would get from doing it would be worth it.I don't think I could get the same feeling from anything else. Reading What is the passage talking about? It is some of the diary entries of Perce Blackborow,in which he