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Optional required Book3 Unit 4
——Reading and Thinking
A Successful Failure
In this class,we will be able to
read about Shackleton’s Antarctic expedition.
learn about explorers and other outstanding people and how they overcome adversity.
learn the good qualities of a person, showing genuine
concern for others and persevere to solve the difficulties.
By the end of the class, you will be able to
Learning Objectives:
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
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烈。
It was a glorious defeat(虽败犹荣).They were all heroes because of their perseverance and courage.
It’s a long journey.
Events occur in a specific time order.
Who wanted men?
Who is he? Why did he post the ad?
Would you like to join an expedition like this? Why?
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
3
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The introduction
Setting 故事背景
(who/when/where/how/what)
The title
who
where
what
how
when
who
Setting(背景)
theme
Reading for main ideas
Skim the three dairy entries and fill in the table.
Tip1 For skimming, take a quick look at the title, pictures, key words and phrases, and topic sentences.
Diary Main idea
1 How the author joined the_____________________.
2 How Sha