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新人教版高中英语选择性必修三Unit4 Adversity and Courage
Reading and Thinking
1. Where is the photo taken from?
2. What do you know about it?
Free talk
Name:___________
Location:___________
Animal:___________
Climate:___________
Other notable things:
____________________
Antarctica(南极洲)
in the south
of the earth
Penguin
seal
bitter cold
windy
long month of darkness
Who posted the ad?
Why did he post the ad? What kind of man would he like to recruit?
Would you like to join an expedition like this? Why?
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
not care much about money
accustomed to the extreme weather conditions, healthy
show perseverance, not afraid of loneliness
be optimistic, be positive
have courage, cooperate with others,
be experienced
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How do you understand the meaning of the title A Successful Failure? Watch the video and share your opinion.
As an expedition, it was a _______.
But it was a _________ survival story.
failure
successful
1
Reading for text type and structure
1
What is the structure of the passage?
introduction+diary entry
2
What are the language features of diary entries?
Person:
Tense:
the first
past
n. 记录;条目
What is the type of the text?
A. exposition
B. argumentation
C. narrative
C
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How do you understand the meaning of the title A Successful Failure?
As an expedition, it was a _______.
But it was a _________ survival story.
failure
successful
Oxymoron
(combines two opposite
qualities or ideas and therefore seems impossible)
How do you interpret the title?
“A SUCCESSFUL FAILURE”?
Failure: the Endurance became stuck in the ice, crushed and sank, which made a failure.
Success: Inspired by Shackleton, the crew didn't give up and survived, which was a great success.
矛盾修辞法(Oxymoron)是一种修辞手段,它是用两种相反的词语来形容一件事物,起到一种强烈的修辞效果,使得所表达的语义更强