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A SUCCESSFUL FAILURE
What is the figure of speech in the title? How do you understand the title?
Critical thinking
Oxymoron (矛盾修辞法)
◆The ship Endurance: be stuck→ be crushed by the ice → sank
◆ The crew: be trapped in the ice→ failed to realize their goals of crossing the Antarctic continent…
◆ overcome difficulties
◆ survive in the awful conditions
◆ develop teamwork spirits and friendship
◆ adopt a positive attitude to life…
Definition: Apparently contradictory terms are combined.
Functions: To create humour, to make the narration surprising and impressive, or to deepen the readers’ understanding of the text.
theme: ________ and______
courage adversity
Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.
— Samuel Johnson
If one wants to succeed, one must have the will to continue and face all odds.
the quality of continuing to try to achieve a particular aim despite difficulties
A synonym for “perseverance” is “endurance”, the name of Shackleton’s ship.
ecent
osy
ad-tempered
iserable
itter
enuine
resolved
was turned down
aboard
cupboard
assigned
crew
voyage
sank
abandon
set off
Unit 4 Adversity and Courage
Using Language
The Reward for Perseverance
I think ES and his team must ___________(face) many challenges.
I can see snow and ice everywhere in this ____________(mountain) area.
It seemed hard for them __________(identify) their location because all terrains looked same.
Above all, they met with mental challenge as well because they didn’t know ______ was in store for them.
have faced
mountainous
to identify
what
six
wrong
arrived at
Elephant
still alive
Listen for the detail.
Answer the questions.
Why was it necessary for Shackleton to travel to South Georgia lsland?
Shackleton had to travel to South Georgia Island to get help to rescue the rest of his crew.
We had stayed on Elephant Island for only a day, but Shackleton was already worried. He realized that many of us were too ill to survive very lon